You should hear the cb radio repeaters here they are so bad people arguing and making threats and people driving around trying to find other people swearing and being racists. But ham radio is more strict seeing as it is licensed only network. Here you can use cb radio up to 5 watts.
+1
I think this button is ripe for abuse, but what do I know?
Possibly. But it’s also very easy for me to see who is abusing it and to permanently ban those users. So a warning to the wise: if you value your account on BLF, please don’t try to game the system.
I don’t know why there is so much fear around ‘abuse’ of this feature. It doesn’t ban anyone, it just brings SB’s attention. I think we are all agreed SB does a good job of moderating.
I doubt there are dissenting opinions on this score. SB has alway been a gracious and fair host, no doubt.
However, it has been my experience, both online and in real life, that the bullies are the first to complain about other people’s behavior. For example, the first one to the principal’s office is often presumed to be the victim. I’m sure anyone with grade school aged kids has seem this play out in RL.
Amen to that brother!!
Nuh-UHHH! You’re just wrong!
(JK, JK!!! JUST KIDDING, JOSHK!!!)
I actually didn’t want to just say “ditto” again, on the finest flashlight forum on Earth.
Because I (for one of a whole lot of ‘many’) agree with you 110%, wholeheartedly, unabashedly, unashamedly completely. And I’m glad you said it! Except I’d want to work the word “AWESOME” in there somewhere.
But that’s just me. And you know how Dim I can be…
Haha, thanks I’ll check those “scores” out.
Thanks!
I don’t want to game the system, i want the system to be a game. Perhaps thats why playstations sell so well 
In my short time on this forum everyone has been very helpful and willing to share their knowledge.
I have yet to see a rude post. Kudos to the mods as they are the ones who set the tone of the forum and many thanks to the members who make the forum what it is.
Bob
Hi Bob, thanks for posting, I’m really glad to hear you’ve had a good experience so far. The truth of the matter is that there are precisely 0 moderators and only 1 semi-incompetent administrator on this forum, so many thanks to the large percentage of people that behave themselves so well around here. 
If only there was a button for posts that convince me to spend money I had not planed on.
We need a moderator SB. How about DB Custom? He's perfect for the job and is here often enough to keep things in line.
And, everybody loves him.
That is amazing and a great testament to the members.
Bob
Is that like “if you want something done, ask a busy person”? Being a moderator is a pretty big obligation.
I doubt BLF really needs a moderator. It already does pretty well as-is, and just got a new tool for self-management. Let’s see how things go for a while and re-evaluate after the results are in.
Your right on all counts. However, it was getting a little sketchy here for a few days. I was not aware of any results coming in.
By “results” I think she means waiting to see if things calm down with this new arrangement. I’m pretty sure they will. Sorry that things haven’t been too pleasant recently. Again, as I mentioned, it was really due to a very small number of rude members that were starting fights and instigating otherwise friendly members. I don’t really think that anything short of a 24/7 x 365 paid moderator team could have done much to quell the flames when they were at their worst. Instead of adding more moderators, I prefer to concentrate on the root of the problem and reason with rude members and eliminate them if they refuse to be peaceable. I just sometimes need a gentle nudge via PM, or now with the help of the “rudeness meter”, to notice who is causing the trouble.
I’m ok with a benevolent dictatorship if SB is at the helm. He’s present but remote enough to have a mantle of impartiality. Any more active members, even one as well liked and respected as Dale would not have this.
SB, your the kind of person I would like to share a meal with and talk to. Your just a really good person deep down, it obvious. We are so lucky to have you.