Muar_Chee, listen up. Quit spamming.

Accept your explanation and let tone down here. No one had mention the name of that forum. We are just giving an example what will happened as we have experience it. It is a good life example if one take it in a different prospective.

I do not mean to be rude too

brother Getz and Pak Slicer


tone down..

both of you are nice brothers... i know both of you...

each other dun mean harm...

cheers

Slicer51 wrote:

Accept your explanation and let tone down here. No one had mention the name of that forum. We are just giving an example what will happened as we have experience it. It is a good life example if one take it in a different prospective.

I do not mean to be rude too

No worry bro, we shall have a game if you free some other days.
Cheers

Thanks Slicer51. We should all be like you.

No names were mentioned, as such, there was no need to moderate.

BestofTheBest wrote:

Birdman wrote:

Thanks Andrew.

He was, wasn't he?

I saw the movie too.

So Sunny and Moon....

Surely that's not the point of your inappropriate joke?

define "inappropriate"

Thanks but no thanks Andrew, I've moved on.

Birdman wrote:

BestofTheBest wrote:

Birdman wrote:

Thanks Andrew.

He was, wasn't he?

I saw the movie too.

So Sunny and Moon....

Surely that's not the point of your inappropriate joke?

define "inappropriate"

Thanks but no thanks Andrew, I've moved on.

great.. just an innocent joke.. thats my point

Cheers to u, hubert

kopi next time ya

Tourswing , I also thought of incorporating minimum membership period but it is too technical to implement as this feature is not supported yet and need too much custom coding. But would definitely implement it once the feature is made available.

For the rest, I guess we have heard enough from those who are passionate enough to voice out.

Let me share something from the bottom of my heart.

It had been a few years since GR was created. Not many people can remember what happened and many new comers do not know much about our history. This is a good opportunity to tell the story.

We exist because another of our favorite forum was shut down by the owner. I don't know about you but I felt lost for a while. I must have refreshed it at least 100 times each day during that period hoping for a miracle. Did I miss Toonshouse? For sure I did. Not because of the forum but because of the friends I had met.

During the early days of GR, we had some issues with the stability of the servers. The forum went offline for hours periodically. I actually have SOS phone calls from many of the old timers here during my client meetings to fix the forum. I do not blame them for interrupting menor calling my phone non-stop. To them it is an emergency, almost a life and death situation for these friends can't live without our humble forum. I feel likewise too. But what do I miss about the forum? Nothing to do with the wts threads. What I miss are some of the dunno wanna make you laugh or cry junk posts from our self proclaimed trolls like WMF, Muarchee, mervyntan and his numerous alter egos, the advices that our pros have given, the friends I have made, and the opportunity to debate. While I may disagree with some forumers and may engage in debates, I appreciate their support for the forum as well(else they won't be here right?) and those debates actually make things more interesting.

Today, as mentioned by tourswing, we have gained a lot more popularity and members. But honestly, we never care about the number. We are not here to create an advertisement board or to look for money making opportunity and hence these numbers doesn't matter. What matters to us is you, those who have come in, contribute and form a part of our community like what the great Duval said in his touching speech in the t-shirt thread. GR exists because of you.

For those who are here just to sell items, I would do what I have to do and tell them you are not welcome again and again if I have to. Good riddance and nobody will miss you. The people who we will miss if this forum is gone are the people who have come in and made an impact in the forum and our lives. To these people, I wish to thank you for all the support and may we work hard together to make this forum a better one.

I think I have said enough on this topic and we would not be removing the min post criteria. If there is a need, we may even increase it or add other criteria. Lets move on.

Birdman wrote:

Thanks Slicer51. We should all be like you.

No names were mentioned, as such, there was no need to moderate.

You mean we can talk OBOB other ppl thread and moderator won't fault us?
Pls enlighten me.

TourSwing wrote:

sunny wrote:

I know the USA forums set it at 50 posts.

But we are trying to be more lenient. In fact, it is quite easy for us to spot those 20 junk posts to start a wts thread as most of them don't have patience to post good stuff and either do senseless greeting or lol on those jokes thread within an hour.

Most people are mindful of the forum rules and have good social ettiquette(golfers should have) and the bad eggs are occasional. We'll monitor the situation and if it gets any worse, we will take other measures.

Sunny, I love this forum and think you guys have done a great job with it! Congrats

However, lately more than ever, it is becoming incrementally difficult filtering through all the "noise" ... this is only inevitable as the forum gains popularity and the no. of members increase ...

Plz consider increasing the min. no of posts to something like 50, and if at all possible, also require the individual to have been a member for a min. amount of time, e.g. 3 months. This is not foolproof, and no solution ever will we ...

oh, and an ambitious after thought: how difficult would it be to incorporate a rating system? Probably not feasible ...

I agree with this idea of 3 months n maybe 50 posts...

Most of the time when someone trying to sell something, it will be at that moment of hurry :

At the moment, they register, then clock 20 posts in 3 days, they can sell their things... But 3 months...

BestofTheBest wrote:

great.. just an innocent joke.. thats my point

Cheers to u, hubert

kopi next time ya

Absolutely, look forward to it bro.

Perhaps a game too, haven't had the pleasure of playing with you yet.

Birdman wrote:

BestofTheBest wrote:

great.. just an innocent joke.. thats my point

Cheers to u, hubert

kopi next time ya

Absolutely, look forward to it bro.

Perhaps a game too, haven't had the pleasure of playing with you yet.

yes haha

let me settle my putting issue.. its killing me...

gezt_ho wrote:

Birdman wrote:

Thanks Slicer51. We should all be like you.

No names were mentioned, as such, there was no need to moderate.

You mean we can talk OBOB other ppl thread and moderator won't fault us?
Pls enlighten me.

Gezt, as a senior golfer, I think you've been here long enough to know the answer, right?

If not, perhaps a read of Sunny's heartfelt post above might help you see a little more of the light.

gezt_ho wrote:

No worry bro, we shall have a game if you free some other days.
Cheers

Thanks for the invitation, bro. I have just put your name on my list. I will love to have a game with you too.

Let move on, bro. I am sure every member here just wanted the best for this GR forum.

Slicer51 wrote:

gezt_ho wrote:

No worry bro, we shall have a game if you free some other days.
Cheers

Thanks for the invitation, bro. I have just put your name on my list. I will love to have a game with you too.

Let move on, bro. I am sure every member here just wanted the best for this GR forum.

Bro slicer, can you put me on your wanted list also..

ok guys lets move on. and talk about other stuff ok. rather than saying this and that.

Birdman wrote:

There's theory (the suggestions), and then there's the practical (real world).

I'm not sure that we appreciate how many times Sunny and Moon have to come in and repeat the same explanations over and over and over again, yet they do it tirelessly. And I applaud them for their patience in taking the time to repeat themselves till it's almost a mantra.

Please spare them a thought, they have a life too.

The moment every one of us one logged onto Golf Republic for the first time, we were greeted with the notice to read the regulations, including the minimum of 20 posts to sell. In red no less, how to miss it?

I confess I didn't take the time to read the house rules of Golf Republic before signing up, did you? Perhaps only TS because of his profession, the rest of us?

And the reason we signed up without bothering to read the house rules? Our overwhelming desire for fellowship with like-minded golfers and a round or two of this game we love.

Correct me if I'm wrong.... please!

So why are we letting something as insignificant as this in the bigger scheme of things get in the way of the one real reason we are here?

Especially since it doesn't affect us as we have already clocked the necessary posts for the marketplace?

Perhaps we should pause and reflect on Colonel Nathan Jessep's words from "A Few Good Men".

To loosely quote -

"You rise and sleep under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then question the manner in which I provide it."

Move on please.

anyone spare a thought for me? coming in as a newbies but instead was accused of being a seller. haiz what a disappointment! this shouldn't be the way of treating a newbies.

[quote="rt"]

Birdman wrote:

There's theory (the suggestions), and then there's the practical (real world).



anyone spare a thought for me? coming in as a newbies but instead was accused of being a seller. haiz what a disappointment! this shouldn't be the way of treating a newbies.

rt

Welcome to GR..

Please feel at home here.. Read whatever you want.. But, don't sell anything yet ! Cos you only has 17 posts !!!!

golfchowmk wrote:

Bro slicer, can you put me on your wanted list also..

Not wanted list but rather buaya list, bro I looking forward to learn something about golf from you too, just be gentle on me, ok?

Slicer51 wrote:

golfchowmk wrote:

Bro slicer, can you put me on your wanted list also..

Not wanted list but rather buaya list, bro I looking forward to learn something about golf from you too, just be gentle on me, ok?

bro slicer, iam not a buaya lar. if you want to learn to play golf i cant &if you want learnhow to drink beer i can hahhahahah. make a date.

rt wrote:

anyone spare a thought for me? coming in as a newbies but instead was accused of being a seller. haiz what a disappointment! this shouldn't be the way of treating a newbies.

Hi newbie rt,

Welcome!

Try to look beyond any single unhappy incident. Perhaps you can read other post with more interests such as the sharing post that sunny spent so much time typing.. Understand GR better and you will enjoy yr stay here much more. In case you miss it earlier, I paste it here below for you.

However, if you like to sell something on marketplace, hmmm I suggest a more sophisticated site for yr consideration.. eBay.

sunny wrote:

Let me share something from the bottom of my heart.

It had been a few years since GR was created. Not many people can remember what happened and many new comers do not know much about our history. This is a good opportunity to tell the story.

We exist because another of our favorite forum was shut down by the owner. I don't know about you but I felt lost for a while. I must have refreshed it at least 100 times each day during that period hoping for a miracle. Did I miss Toonshouse? For sure I did. Not because of the forum but because of the friends I had met.

During the early days of GR, we had some issues with the stability of the servers. The forum went offline for hours periodically. I actually have SOS phone calls from many of the old timers here during my client meetings to fix the forum. I do not blame them for interrupting menor calling my phone non-stop. To them it is an emergency, almost a life and death situation for these friends can't live without our humble forum. I feel likewise too. But what do I miss about the forum? Nothing to do with the wts threads. What I miss are some of the dunno wanna make you laugh or cry junk posts from our self proclaimed trolls like WMF, Muarchee, mervyntan and his numerous alter egos, the advices that our pros have given, the friends I have made, and the opportunity to debate. While I may disagree with some forumers and may engage in debates, I appreciate their support for the forum as well(else they won't be here right?) and those debates actually make things more interesting.

Today, as mentioned by tourswing, we have gained a lot more popularity and members. But honestly, we never care about the number. We are not here to create an advertisement board or to look for money making opportunity and hence these numbers doesn't matter. What matters to us is you, those who have come in, contribute and form a part of our community like what the great Duval said in his touching speech in the t-shirt thread. GR exists because of you.

For those who are here just to sell items, I would do what I have to do and tell them you are not welcome again and again if I have to. Good riddance and nobody will miss you. The people who we will miss if this forum is gone are the people who have come in and made an impact in the forum and our lives. To these people, I wish to thank you for all the support and may we work hard together to make this forum a better one.

I think I have said enough on this topic and we would not be removing the min post criteria. If there is a need, we may even increase it or add other criteria. Lets move on.

rt wrote:

Birdman wrote:

There's theory (the suggestions), and then there's the practical (real world).

I'm not sure that we appreciate how many times Sunny and Moon have to come in and repeat the same explanations over and over and over again, yet they do it tirelessly. And I applaud them for their patience in taking the time to repeat themselves till it's almost a mantra.

Please spare them a thought, they have a life too.

The moment every one of us one logged onto Golf Republic for the first time, we were greeted with the notice to read the regulations, including the minimum of 20 posts to sell. In red no less, how to miss it?

I confess I didn't take the time to read the house rules of Golf Republic before signing up, did you? Perhaps only TS because of his profession, the rest of us?

And the reason we signed up without bothering to read the house rules? Our overwhelming desire for fellowship with like-minded golfers and a round or two of this game we love.

Correct me if I'm wrong.... please!

So why are we letting something as insignificant as this in the bigger scheme of things get in the way of the one real reason we are here?

Especially since it doesn't affect us as we have already clocked the necessary posts for the marketplace?

Perhaps we should pause and reflect on Colonel Nathan Jessep's words from "A Few Good Men".

To loosely quote -

"You rise and sleep under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then question the manner in which I provide it."

Move on please.

anyone spare a thought for me? coming in as a newbies but instead was accused of being a seller. haiz what a disappointment! this shouldn't be the way of treating a newbies.

RT, with all due respect, you have 17 posts in total ... 7 of which are " " and all made within 12 minutes of each other ... just a suggestion ... you could leave the welcoming duties for the more seasoned GR members ... and try to contribute to the forum in a more productive manner ... trust me , if your intentions are good, people here will welcome you with open arms ... this misunderstanding good easily be avoided

can we juz move on?!

TourSwing wrote:

RT, with all due respect, you have 17 posts in total ... 7 of which are " " and all made within 12 minutes of each other ... just a suggestion ... you could leave the welcoming duties for the more seasoned GR members ... and try to contribute to the forum in a more productive manner ... trust me , if your intentions are good, people here will welcome you with open arms ... this misunderstanding good easily be avoided

+1 from me. Like the analysis and stats!
Very good suggestion too...

suirattigas wrote:

can we juz move on?!

Ok can.. Sagittarius..

TourSwing wrote:

rt wrote:

Birdman wrote:

There's theory (the suggestions), and then there's the practical (real world).

I'm not sure that we appreciate how many times Sunny and Moon have to come in and repeat the same explanations over and over and over again, yet they do it tirelessly. And I applaud them for their patience in taking the time to repeat themselves till it's almost a mantra.

Please spare them a thought, they have a life too.

The moment every one of us one logged onto Golf Republic for the first time, we were greeted with the notice to read the regulations, including the minimum of 20 posts to sell. In red no less, how to miss it?

I confess I didn't take the time to read the house rules of Golf Republic before signing up, did you? Perhaps only TS because of his profession, the rest of us?

And the reason we signed up without bothering to read the house rules? Our overwhelming desire for fellowship with like-minded golfers and a round or two of this game we love.

Correct me if I'm wrong.... please!

So why are we letting something as insignificant as this in the bigger scheme of things get in the way of the one real reason we are here?

Especially since it doesn't affect us as we have already clocked the necessary posts for the marketplace?

Perhaps we should pause and reflect on Colonel Nathan Jessep's words from "A Few Good Men".

To loosely quote -

"You rise and sleep under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then question the manner in which I provide it."

Move on please.

anyone spare a thought for me? coming in as a newbies but instead was accused of being a seller. haiz what a disappointment! this shouldn't be the way of treating a newbies.

RT, with all due respect, you have 17 posts in total ... 7 of which are " " and all made within 12 minutes of each other ... just a suggestion ... you could leave the welcoming duties for the more seasoned GR members ... and try to contribute to the forum in a more productive manner ... trust me , if your intentions are good, people here will welcome you with open arms ... this misunderstanding good easily be avoided

bro tourswing, how do you check someone's post with all those details?