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As A Vendor This Really Pisses me off....Im sure that all of the members agree
Really All this Flippen SPAM Crap!!!!
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Admins need to get a grip on this. It is about to the point that I won't bother to visit the forums anymore. Who has time to sort the crap to find anything of value? Surely not this guy! Oh and let me add that visiting this site had be a direct influence on multiple items I have purchased for my R3. If I was a vendor, I would be pressing this issue for sure.
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Its as mundane as which slip on exhaust, fender eliminator, flush mount indicators and 'Do you think my anodised turds look good?' 'Can 250's go on the highway?' "Is the R3 fast enough for me?' threads haha.
This forum is going the way cbr250.net did when it started (Before MotoMike took over)
Ninjette is the finest example of a USA based forum, in time hopefully this will be in control.
This forum is going the way cbr250.net did when it started (Before MotoMike took over)
Ninjette is the finest example of a USA based forum, in time hopefully this will be in control.
I would like to see this place grow into something similar to the kawasakininja300.com forum i frequented when i was looking to get the Ninja before the R3 launched. I think in time it will get a lot bigger as more and more R3's hit the streets and we get a few more years of growth under our belt. I want to be a part of helping this place grow into something bigger and even better than it is now.
However for that to happen we need to clean up our own back yard. That means an anti spam filter and giving some of the bigger and trusted users admin rights.
The guns and ammo shooting forum i have been a member of for over 10 years took this approach. All admins are volunteers and normal members that have been there for a while. It runs smoothly and professionally and if spam or BS threads do make it to the board they usually last less than 5 minutes before the posts are removed and the user is banned.
I strongly encourage the admins here to look into this format as it just plain works and you have people that have a passion for the site and what we represent policing the place.
No new members are going to want to join a site when they look around and see spam everywhere, they will look elsewhere for a forum to call home. More members means more clicks on ads, more vendors, more members to buy from those vendors and more money for the site. I am a member of a lot of forums and unless you have a huge site like AR15.com where admins are assigned to certain forums because the place is so big, then this is the format that works the best. There is no reason that 6 or 7 senior members here could not keep this place under control if they were given admin rights.
However for that to happen we need to clean up our own back yard. That means an anti spam filter and giving some of the bigger and trusted users admin rights.
The guns and ammo shooting forum i have been a member of for over 10 years took this approach. All admins are volunteers and normal members that have been there for a while. It runs smoothly and professionally and if spam or BS threads do make it to the board they usually last less than 5 minutes before the posts are removed and the user is banned.
I strongly encourage the admins here to look into this format as it just plain works and you have people that have a passion for the site and what we represent policing the place.
No new members are going to want to join a site when they look around and see spam everywhere, they will look elsewhere for a forum to call home. More members means more clicks on ads, more vendors, more members to buy from those vendors and more money for the site. I am a member of a lot of forums and unless you have a huge site like AR15.com where admins are assigned to certain forums because the place is so big, then this is the format that works the best. There is no reason that 6 or 7 senior members here could not keep this place under control if they were given admin rights.
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I second the notion. Long-time and/or High-Posting/Frequent Visiting Members should get the chance to be a lower-level or partial admin to help police this stuff up. This spam crap is ridiculous.
While some people might get annoyed at the redundant posts or mundane topics like "Can R3 go fast enough on the highway threads" they are pertinent questions and informative riders. The R3 is an entry level bike and a seasoned rider's bike as well so you're going to get a lost of threads with new riders who know little on riding or the topic. No matter how long we've been riding, we still continue to learn new things. You can ignore those posts if you don't like them. Those threads arent the problem.
The problem is the spam. Also, the admins have created enough sub-forum subjects that ebverything is broken down pretty well. So you can really avoid some of the more mundane subjects by virtue of sub-forum.
My 2 cents.
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Apparently, this horsesh!t has been going on for months. I joined and for a while, I really enjoyed getting to know everyone and learned a few things along the way but with the admins not giving one single fvck, I don't know how much more I'll be hanging around.
The forum and the members are great... it just needs moderation.
@YamahaR3Admin Please get this nonsense fixed already!
The forum and the members are great... it just needs moderation.
@YamahaR3Admin Please get this nonsense fixed already!
The owners are MIA on this issue. Maybe they are somehow making $ on the spam. That's the only reason I could see for this continuing. When I joined back in Sept. it was an issue then. I can't believe that they could not find a solution by now. I often visit other forums, various topics and have yet to see this problem on those boards. There IS a reason that it's allowed to continue here and it somehow benefits the owners.
I agree. This forum has been an amazing platform for the reasons you mentioned. The fact that admins have been able to do nothing about it and don't bother replying to members who are ready to volunteer to be moderators makes it even worse. Clearly their interest lies elsewhere.
I truly hope @skids initiative takes off and we can have a growing community (-) all the Bull sh!t.
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All this spam is because our bikes are made in Indonesia. Joking aside, I often just use the search bar and find all the relevant information I'm looking for. This forum has helped me become a budding rider, and I appreciate all the information the community has provided. I don't frequent here to have casual conversations; if I wanted that, I'd give people my cell phone number so we could text.
I can understand that if I was a vendor, I'd be upset about the spam too. But trust that if you supply quality products and provide coherent information, it will be found by searching for it. Between this forum and youtube, I've become completely confident in working on my bike and I've had it for less than a week at this point. My levers were replaced and the clutch cable adjusted to compensate, and I put on a new windscreen. Granted, I did do a fair amount of modifying my own car prior to owning an R3, so I was comfortable turning a wrench. I look forward to installing my crash protection this week once it comes in.
I don't believe for one second that the admins want the spam-bots here. It's obviously a problem for everyone and I do believe it will be solved, whether it's through a passive filter or pro-active policing by the community. There's more than one way to skin a cat, but it's all about finding the most efficient and effective way of doing so.
I can understand that if I was a vendor, I'd be upset about the spam too. But trust that if you supply quality products and provide coherent information, it will be found by searching for it. Between this forum and youtube, I've become completely confident in working on my bike and I've had it for less than a week at this point. My levers were replaced and the clutch cable adjusted to compensate, and I put on a new windscreen. Granted, I did do a fair amount of modifying my own car prior to owning an R3, so I was comfortable turning a wrench. I look forward to installing my crash protection this week once it comes in.
I don't believe for one second that the admins want the spam-bots here. It's obviously a problem for everyone and I do believe it will be solved, whether it's through a passive filter or pro-active policing by the community. There's more than one way to skin a cat, but it's all about finding the most efficient and effective way of doing so.
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Our main concern is that we have been reaching out for months and nothing has been done. At first, they told us to report the spam posts and they would remove them. Problem is, you can only report one thread per 60 seconds and I'm not going to spend 3 hours reporting spam, especially when I know that nobody is reading my complaints anyway.
This place needs rules, structure and moderation. If the current parties are overwhelmed, unwilling or outnumbered, they should just speak up and ask for help. Many of us have moderated in other places and none of us have dealt with this nonsense.
Something, besides nothing, needs to be done
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I just got a message. They are working on something, stand by
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Standing by
I'll say this though... I've lost all respect for the parties in charge of this place and it's going to take more than a quick clean up to earn it back.
Hopefully, (A) they put an end to this nonsense once and for all and (B) become a heck of a lot more responsive when we need their assistance in the future.
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The clever ones are at Ninjette. We're on to you, Alex.
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I'm new here but still find it odd that the admins and mods are nowhere to be found. Seems to point to these guys not being R3 enthusiasts or even riders probably. They just have the forum for ads. I understand the need for revenue but this is disappointing.Standing by
I'll say this though... I've lost all respect for the parties in charge of this place and it's going to take more than a quick clean up to earn it back.
Hopefully, (A) they put an end to this nonsense once and for all and (B) become a heck of a lot more responsive when we need their assistance in the future.
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Oh goodness no, they are here for ad revenue. They claim URLs at the mere hint of a new model. Many of these bike forums are all owned by the same ad entity. Many once independent forums sold out to offers from the same ad entity.
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You guys are welcome at http://r3fans.com
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