I've been a member of ECF since Jan 2010 and have over 3,000 posts there.
I've not been banned and I've only received one warring in all my time there.
I one warning I received was for 'buying and selling outside of the classifieds section' There was a new member who had not been verified. He was short on cash and didn't have a PV. I offered to send him something I never use for free and I would even pay for shipping. My post was deleted and I was warned.
About a year ago it started getting bad with the clicks and gangs that have taken the place over. Some members are allow to hurl personal attacks, put downs and name calling because they are friends with the moderators. This empowers these members to continue acting poorly because they know there is no backlash.
In my time there I've seen members, who are not in the click, gang, or friends with moderators, get banned and railroaded for far less that what these 'in the click with the moderators' members have done and said. Recently it's getting to the point of no return. It's only about 10 or so members (that I've noticed) but they operate with impunity and they know they can do as they please all the while their moderator buddies look the other way.
I'm not really interested in dropping names or calling people out as that's not really the point of my post. I see there are plenty of ECF horror stories here and the names that have popped up in them are similar to the ones I have seen as being in a click and / or out of control.
I'm looking for a new place to hang my hat as I'm pretty fed up with the crap, clicks and gangs that roam ECF.
Thanks for letting me vent and I've clicked the donate to the forum button. Hope that helps with the server fees!
I've not been banned and I've only received one warring in all my time there.
I one warning I received was for 'buying and selling outside of the classifieds section' There was a new member who had not been verified. He was short on cash and didn't have a PV. I offered to send him something I never use for free and I would even pay for shipping. My post was deleted and I was warned.
About a year ago it started getting bad with the clicks and gangs that have taken the place over. Some members are allow to hurl personal attacks, put downs and name calling because they are friends with the moderators. This empowers these members to continue acting poorly because they know there is no backlash.
In my time there I've seen members, who are not in the click, gang, or friends with moderators, get banned and railroaded for far less that what these 'in the click with the moderators' members have done and said. Recently it's getting to the point of no return. It's only about 10 or so members (that I've noticed) but they operate with impunity and they know they can do as they please all the while their moderator buddies look the other way.
I'm not really interested in dropping names or calling people out as that's not really the point of my post. I see there are plenty of ECF horror stories here and the names that have popped up in them are similar to the ones I have seen as being in a click and / or out of control.
I'm looking for a new place to hang my hat as I'm pretty fed up with the crap, clicks and gangs that roam ECF.
Thanks for letting me vent and I've clicked the donate to the forum button. Hope that helps with the server fees!
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