First and foremost, thanks for hanging out here. I believe our common interest in dogs, relationships, and looking at pictures of my wifey staking kage is what makes this place great. I’ve very proud of GDF.
I strongly believe that GDF will continue to grow and thrive! I’ve put countless hours into creating the site. You all spend tons of time hanging out. Our moderators spend enormous amounts of time thumbing through each post made. Although we get upset from time to time, one thing is for sure. We will always do everything possible to do what’s fair and right. There are no hidden agendas on this board. No ones getting rich, trying to promote any specific products, or anything. GDF is purely independent.
One fallacy is that GDF moderators and myself only tolerate ideas that correlate with our own ideas. Totally not true. GDF is not a dictatorship. That would suck, as most of you laugh at my opinions. The only thing I ask is not to be rude, hateful, etc. In my personal life, I detest rude people, and they have no membership here. All I ask for is for members to be polite when sharing comments. I guess the good part is that rude and hateful folks seem to be far and few between on this board.
Just so you know, here my rules for the Mods.
grant wrote:Moderator Guidelines:
Overall, here’s my goal:
We should keep:
GDF a fun and friendly place to be.
GDF a place where people who ask questions get answers in a helpful manner.
GDF a place where experienced members can provide various solutions to questions.
I really count on moderators to help maintain a positive image for GDF. I know we all have different personalities and styles, but we’re held to a higher standard as moderators and should always be kind and friendly.
Typical Scenario:
Member posts rude message.
Any moderator copies and pastes text from post into a thread in this section
All moderators provide comments on text.
If needed, temporarly lock thread.
Majority of votes make the decision to warn or ban.
One person will send a PM as warning or to ban member.
Moderator will go to the respective post and replace the text with << edited: reason >>
I'll then move the edited text to an archive for future reference.
Other Stuff:
Members can get ONE warning. On the second time, they’re banned.
Feel free to add comments, improvements, or correct me where I’m wrong…
Grant
One side note is that our mods keep each other in check. We have a hidden section where we discuss issues as necessary. If you feel anyone on this board, including mods and myself, have stepped out of line, PM me. We’ll eventually work things out and do the right thing. I will admit though that GDF moderators are extremely valued and appreciated in my eyes. They volunteer not only time, but money to keep GDF running. Thank you Steven, ezzy, and Pear! Y’all rock!
I think we agree on more than one might think, Jim, I just think we have crossed paths on one particular issue. I see you as a fella who likes what he has and says what it is, and I hope I am the same way. 
