A Big Thank You to the Moderators of TMC

[justgary]

Moderators -

I have spent some time on other web forums that either do not have rigid terms of use or do not have active moderation to enforce them.  Having also spent quite a bit of time on this forum, I am always shocked at how little respect the average user shows other users on other sites.  Name calling and general lack of courtesy are the norm on those sites, and it makes the whole experience more disappointing than enlightening.  I will admit that from time to time I have stretched the TOU here, but generally those instances are more about politics or innuendo than about common courtesy.  You have always handled it with a curt professionalism that I have come to appreciate.

Anyway, I would like to personally thank all of you (the owners and the moderators) for putting up with a huge bunch of rowdy users and teaching all of us that we can always be civilized to each other no matter what our beliefs happen to be.  If any of you happen to wander through Northwest Florida, please let me know and I will do what I can to give you a pull (or maybe just a personal boat tour of the area if it is what we know as cold here).

Thank You! 

- Just Gary

[Murphys]

Agreed. Visit tundras.com for how not to behave on a forum.

[ahopkins22LSV]

Thanks Gary. I think I can speak for the rest of us, but at minimum for myself, we do it because we love boating and specifically Malibu boats. Just trying to give back to what we love. 

[braindamage]

Woohoo moderators!!

[martinarcher]

10 hours ago, ahopkinsVTX said:

Thanks Gary. I think I can speak for the rest of us, but at minimum for myself, we do it because we love boating and specifically Malibu boats. Just trying to give back to what we love. 

Agreed!  Thanks Gary, appreciate the nod! 

Sometimes moderating is like peeing your pants in a black suit....you get a warm feeling but no one notices.   

[macdaddy]

This site is awesome!!  Thank you to the moderators for all your hard work!!  Much appreciated.

 

Mac

[dwc032]

Agreed, this site is pretty awesome!!  Only problem is, I spend to much time on it and do not get any of my work done…lol 

Edited May 20, 2022 by dwc032

[SmoothbrainA22]

22 minutes ago, dwc032 said:

Agreed, this site is pretty awesome!!  Only problem is, I spend to much time on it and do not get my work done…lol 

I only joined a few months ago and it's literally the first thing I do in the morning. Lol. I always have it open throughout the workday. I feel you.

[braindamage]

On 5/20/2022 at 7:29 AM, martinarcher said:

Sometimes moderating is like peeing your pants in a black suit....you get a warm feeling but no one notices.   

The worst part about this is that eventually it turns cold and irritating!! 😁

[martinarcher]

  Nah, this is a great board to moderate!

[MalibuNation]

Thank you Gary.

MN aka Jim

[aliye01]

A huge thank you to the dedicated and hardworking moderators of TMC, Your tireless efforts in ensuring a safe and respectful environment for all members do not go unnoticed. Your commitment to maintaining the quality of discussions and upholding the community guidelines is greatly appreciated. You make TMC a better place for everyone, and we're grateful for your unwavering support.

[dalt1]

Biggest thing I miss about no longer having a Malibu, my new brand is all Facebook for this type of stuff. The forum for other brands is not used. I still visit TMC Daily.

[Ronnie]

Thanks again to the Mods and the community for making this a great place.

 

 

About TheMalibuCrew.com

Where everybody knows your name.

And now for a TMC history lesson.

From around 2001-2005, Malibudude, Ronnie and WakeGirl were moderators for an online community called MalibuBoatOwners.com, a site that was owned by a fourth person, who went by the user name of skicrave. Early that year, skicrave informed the other three of his intent to transform MBO into a site that was to be named WakeSideRides.com. While this article will not go into details over the differences between MBO and what it was about to become, suffice it to say that WSR was going to be a very different experience for the members of the MBO community.

While none of the three could fault the decision to take MBO in a new direction, they felt that a significant, if not greater, part of the community that they had worked so hard to help build would be lost. It is human nature to like what we know and know what we like, and the greater the change the greater the resistance will normally be to that change. Additionally, it was important not just to keep the community intact, but for it to also retain the autonomy that it had always enjoyed and which appeared to be in jeopardy. And so the three embarked on an ambitious project: to build a place to land for the community members that could not or did not want to adapt to WSR.

To help the original three, there were three others that were instrumental in the construction of TMC: administrator WakeAndSnow, and moderators CarveItUp and chathamsolutions. Unfortunately those three have moved on to other endeavours in their lives and no longer participate on TMC at those same levels. Their work and efforts were invaluable, but moreover their humor, good nature, and wisdom are greatly missed. D-GOOSE was promoted to "Swag King" in the spring of 2008 and Murphy8166 in 2019, in recognition of their hard work with discounts and group buys. MalibuNation and martinarcher joined the moderation team in October of 2011, along with Ahopkins22LSV in 2019 and formulaben in 2021, bringing a great attitude and exuberance to the community that is infectious and appreciated by all. And so as it currently stands, the complete team is comprised of the following people: Ronnie, WakeGirl, MalibuNation, martinarcher, Ahopkins22LSV, Murphy816 and formulaben, with Ronnie running the show.

TMC was a huge success even from the launch in April of 2005, but the intent was always to exist alongside of WSR. The two sites were so completely different that most agreed that there was no reason that they could not exist alongside each other. One member put it best in his thread titled The PUB vs. The LIBRARY.

   On 4/17/2005 at 7:32 AM,  doughickey said: 

TMC is like my local Pub. It's where I hang out with my pals. It's the first place I want to go. It's where I make great friends. We laugh, and squabble and bicker and tell horror stories and share neat ideas and help each other out. I know the owners. They are my friends as well. They own the Pub, but they come out to our tables and talk with us. Feels like family. I just hope my buddies can afford to keep the Pub running.

....

So.... me thinks now that most of my pals have found the new "Pub".... I think I'll find my favorite chair (just like Norm in Cheers), and have a round with the guys and gals at TMC.

And THAT, guys and gals, is the very essence of TheMalibuCrew. Some here can say with deep conviction that they have met some of their very best friends, people that they consider to be family as a direct result of this community. And note the use of the word community. Not site, website, forum, or board. When you strip away all of the DIY articles, discounts and resource material.... at its core, community is what this place is all about.

Queue the Cheers theme music, "Where everybody knows your name."

[Nick55]

Like Dalt said, I came here looking for information when I was shopping for a different boat this year.  The only difference between Dalt and myself, I came from the brand he switched too but I bought an Malibu, and I agree, the boats are great…. But the community is all Facebook and I’m not part of that circle(fine by me!).  TMC is a wealth of knowledge and variety of crew that makes it unique and fun.  I can honestly say a small portion of my buying decision (after making sure my Admiral liked the boat) was knowing the support and community I found here was available. 

[bcoppess23]

1 hour ago, Ronnie said:

Thanks again to the Mods and the community for making this a great place.

 

 

About TheMalibuCrew.com

Where everybody knows your name.

And now for a TMC history lesson.

From around 2001-2005, Malibudude, Ronnie and WakeGirl were moderators for an online community called MalibuBoatOwners.com, a site that was owned by a fourth person, who went by the user name of skicrave. Early that year, skicrave informed the other three of his intent to transform MBO into a site that was to be named WakeSideRides.com. While this article will not go into details over the differences between MBO and what it was about to become, suffice it to say that WSR was going to be a very different experience for the members of the MBO community.

While none of the three could fault the decision to take MBO in a new direction, they felt that a significant, if not greater, part of the community that they had worked so hard to help build would be lost. It is human nature to like what we know and know what we like, and the greater the change the greater the resistance will normally be to that change. Additionally, it was important not just to keep the community intact, but for it to also retain the autonomy that it had always enjoyed and which appeared to be in jeopardy. And so the three embarked on an ambitious project: to build a place to land for the community members that could not or did not want to adapt to WSR.

To help the original three, there were three others that were instrumental in the construction of TMC: administrator WakeAndSnow, and moderators CarveItUp and chathamsolutions. Unfortunately those three have moved on to other endeavours in their lives and no longer participate on TMC at those same levels. Their work and efforts were invaluable, but moreover their humor, good nature, and wisdom are greatly missed. D-GOOSE was promoted to "Swag King" in the spring of 2008 and Murphy8166 in 2019, in recognition of their hard work with discounts and group buys. MalibuNation and martinarcher joined the moderation team in October of 2011, along with Ahopkins22LSV in 2019 and formulaben in 2021, bringing a great attitude and exuberance to the community that is infectious and appreciated by all. And so as it currently stands, the complete team is comprised of the following people: Ronnie, WakeGirl, MalibuNation, martinarcher, Ahopkins22LSV, Murphy816 and formulaben, with Ronnie running the show.

TMC was a huge success even from the launch in April of 2005, but the intent was always to exist alongside of WSR. The two sites were so completely different that most agreed that there was no reason that they could not exist alongside each other. One member put it best in his thread titled The PUB vs. The LIBRARY.

   On 4/17/2005 at 7:32 AM,  doughickey said: 

TMC is like my local Pub. It's where I hang out with my pals. It's the first place I want to go. It's where I make great friends. We laugh, and squabble and bicker and tell horror stories and share neat ideas and help each other out. I know the owners. They are my friends as well. They own the Pub, but they come out to our tables and talk with us. Feels like family. I just hope my buddies can afford to keep the Pub running.

....

So.... me thinks now that most of my pals have found the new "Pub".... I think I'll find my favorite chair (just like Norm in Cheers), and have a round with the guys and gals at TMC.

And THAT, guys and gals, is the very essence of TheMalibuCrew. Some here can say with deep conviction that they have met some of their very best friends, people that they consider to be family as a direct result of this community. And note the use of the word community. Not site, website, forum, or board. When you strip away all of the DIY articles, discounts and resource material.... at its core, community is what this place is all about.

Queue the Cheers theme music, "Where everybody knows your name."

Thanks @Ronnie for this lesson today!  I frequent this site daily and always enjoy reading along and learning from so many others here.  Thanks to all the moderators for making it great!

[REHinH20]

Bosses day, secretaries day...why is there no Moderators day?!?!  We could shower them with cards, flowers and love!!!