The Admin Zone

[CyberFreak]

I have been notified that some users have been causing a few issues over at The Admin Zone seemingly from here. While you may not agree with the way they run their site, signing up and annoying them will not encourage them to change the way they run the site.

As someone who spends alot of my time here daily sorting out troublesome users, ban evaders and general idiots, I would like to say don't sign up or visit with the intention of being an idiot and causing trouble. Don't agree with their decision or ban? Move on, stop visiting and complain elsewhere if you feel the need. Usually the people the deal mostly with the trouble caused is not the the person/people responsible for coming up with the rule you disagree with. In the case of this site, the CT have their time wasted by banned users that set up more accounts... Did they ban them in the first place? No!... Why cause the innocent people problems? On TAZ, You can be just annoying and wasting time of people who may themselves not agree with the rule about similar forums not being promoted. I am sure not all staff support that rule but are required to follow it as part of their job on TAZ.

You can talk here about why you disagree and your previous experience but this is in no way and invitation for people to just go there and cause issues deliberately. We certainly don't encourage that behavior. Having users come from here or use this site over there as a way to annoy them does not help our reputation.

 

[Zenrer]

I used to go on TAZ a lot quite a few years ago. My experience isn't as bad as others have had, but at the time I wasn't promoting my forum.

 

[Teejay23]

I use TAZ quite abit - was before i found this site. But i do find this site being more active and more helpful overall.

 

[Ryan R]

You can add my name to the list of those banned for running a competitor to TAZ. Years ago I owned an admin forum and added a link to it in my signature at TAZ. Didn't take long for them to ban me, and like others, I wasn't even pushing the signature link - just had it there while making friendly discussion in the forum.

Anyways, TAZ management are bozo's. I can completely understand not allowing advertising of direct competitors. I'm not saying that I particularly agree that it's the right decision to make, but I do understand that some feel that it's the best policy, and I'm okay with that. However, the way in which TAZ goes about it is ludicrous...Their method of handling it is outright banning anybody who even comes close as a competitor, regardless of whether or not they are advertising their own website. The right way to do it is to censor and warn competitors, not ban them.

TAZ is big, yes, however, they would be much bigger if they weren't so ban happy. They've lost a lot of good users over the years, myself included.

 

[Bluezone777]

Personally I don't feel sorry for them as they bring it upon themselves with their inane rules. Perhaps the people creating a stir over there are trying to point out that maybe their rules need to be revised to include a little thing I like to call logic which they seem to be very uncomfortable with apparently.

I am not a member there and don't plan to change it as they clearly don't deserve anything other then a dead board if that's the way they acct around there. The only thing banning anyone and everyone who runs a competing board does is say that the admins are very insecure about their own board and their leadership. If they were truly confident of their forum and their abilities then they wouldn't be afraid of competing boards being advertised there.

 

[Fait]

i agree like my board in my sigature i register it took them 2 minutes to ban me just becuse i had a simslar forums to theirs i think there big enough

 

[AnAccount]

Personally I don't feel sorry for them as they bring it upon themselves with their inane rules. Perhaps the people creating a stir over there are trying to point out that maybe their rules need to be revised to include a little thing I like to call logic which they seem to be very uncomfortable with apparently.

I am not a member there and don't plan to change it as they clearly don't deserve anything other then a dead board if that's the way they acct around there. The only thing banning anyone and everyone who runs a competing board does is say that the admins are very insecure about their own board and their leadership. If they were truly confident of their forum and their abilities then they wouldn't be afraid of competing boards being advertised there.

You know, now that I look at it that way, you're probably right. Sure it's an active forum and they got loads of members, but in actuality, are they really doing as good of a job as they think they are? Not quite. Sure, the site's been up for quite some time and looks really nice. But not giving new members a chance to even try and blend in and make friends, I wouldn't exactly have any, if any, sympathy for them myself. As BlueZone said, they're bringing all this drama and crap on themselves, and yet they wonder why they aren't getting any new members, or that some new members aren't being active?? Give me a break! Who wants to be active on a forum where they are ban happy all because you own and run a "competitor" site. It's downright ridiculous. It's one thing to have a rule about advertising a competitor site, but to actually ban someone for doing so is way below the belt. Really, just a friendly warning and trashing out the possible offending topic would be fine, not just automatically showing someone the back door.

 

[Jerlene]

TAZ sucks. I've been a member there for years, even a staff member, but I just hated the dynamic and the way some of the other staff members there "worked".

 

[victory1]

So far I've had a great experience with TAZ. Joined last year and have never had any issues. I'll also admit that I'm semi active at TAZ and enjoy the interaction. Anyway for competing sites, it's stated clearly in the guidelines what they can and cannot do. You might disagree with them but you have to respect their guidelines.

Competing Sites
The internet is a big place, and it's no surprise that from time to time a site will come along whose mission is to occupy the same niche as TAZ. We have no issue with that. However, it would be against our best interests, and therefore the best interests of our members, for us to allow such sites to build upon our popularity by promoting themselves on TAZ. Therefore, no competing site may attempt to gain traffic from TAZ in any way, including but not limited to, links in posts, signatures, profile information, PM's, emails, or IM's.

 

[Gizmo]

Bloody hell Admin Zone!

Hey;

I'm sorry but I've removed your thread requesting a post exchange and announcing a competition.

After taking a look at your site, there are too many similarities to TAZ so as I'm sure you're aware we can't allow it to be linked to from TAZ.

Could you also please remove the links in your signature as well.

Kind Regards
--Matt

 

[Jerlene]

Wow. I wouldn't even bother with them anymore. I'm sure you don't get much traffic from them anyway.

 

[AnAccount]

Bloody hell Admin Zone!

Hey;

I'm sorry but I've removed your thread requesting a post exchange and announcing a competition.

After taking a look at your site, there are too many similarities to TAZ so as I'm sure you're aware we can't allow it to be linked to from TAZ.

Could you also please remove the links in your signature as well.

Kind Regards
--Matt

Too much like TAZ? Are you serious?? Your site doesn't look a thing like TAZ, it looks just like how many of today's promotion sites looks, and you have very similar services such as that of this forum and whatever, but to remove a post exchange thread is just going way below the belt.

Suggestion: If they're that stubborn about it, they should just ditch advertising all together and just make it one of those resource forums like PHPBBC is.

 

[Gizmo]

Bloody hell Admin Zone!

Hey;

I'm sorry but I've removed your thread requesting a post exchange and announcing a competition.

After taking a look at your site, there are too many similarities to TAZ so as I'm sure you're aware we can't allow it to be linked to from TAZ.

Could you also please remove the links in your signature as well.

Kind Regards
--Matt

Too much like TAZ? Are you serious?? Your site doesn't look a thing like TAZ, it looks just like how many of today's promotion sites looks, and you have very similar services such as that of this forum and whatever, but to remove a post exchange thread is just going way below the belt.

Suggestion: If they're that stubborn about it, they should just ditch advertising all together and just make it one of those resource forums like PHPBBC is.

I'm not sure how worse TAZ needs to be to be able to match up to PC.

 

[InFiNiTy™]

Their activity has dropped so far down that only the staff goes on there now. :lol:

 

[jank858]

I guess I won't post my advertising forum link anymore. lol

 

[AnAccount]

Their activity has dropped so far down that only the staff goes on there now. :lol:

Oh God, things are really going bad for them now aren't they? Well, all I can say is that's what they get for being ban happy and being really super strict!

I guess I won't post my advertising forum link anymore. lol

lol, You shouldn't stop promoting all together, bud. Just don't promote your site at places that are strict on where you can promote and even what you can promote. So just because one site is this bad, doesn't mean they all are.

 

[jank858]

I understand Ashley. I just won't post it on TAZ.🙂


Nonetheless, I still think TAZ has some interesting discussions and resources.

 

[AnAccount]

thats a bit unfair if you are refferring to the poutine, or the bunnies. i find that stuff funny and it gives the forum some humour

Nope. I'm referring to other stuff. One of the admins bumped a five-year-old topic to voice an opinion (which was basically to try forum software for yourself), as a more specific example.

Bumping a five year old topic about a newly released forum software? That's crazy! I know here at FP, once a software has been officially released and is no longer in Beta stages or whatever, the topic in question is almost always locked, especially if the version of the software in question has already been around for a while.

 

[Nebulous]

I went posting around there today and it was alright. Although I have noticed a drop of activity.

 

[AnAccount]

i think i'll do it now, see if i get banned (if i do, its ridiculous)

You most likely wont as you are just discussing it and you dont own it. I was banned for running an Admin Forum - A Direct competitor.

Yeah, but he's a staffer on here, though. Sure, he doesn't own or co-own this site by any means, but wouldn't just holding a staff position be enough to get you in hot water as well? Like I said, as a package team member, The Reverend isn't helping with any major decisions by any means, but at the same line, he is working for a competitor site, so naturally, even by just pointing out that he works here, and the fact that FP and TAZ are rivals, wouldn't just holding a staffing position alone on a site like this be enough to get a person banned? I know that sounds way below the belt, but when you consider the logical aspect of it, it makes sense in a way.