kidneystone 23 #97 Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, geared said: There's new owners now? Yes... and a change of direction regarding the thought police. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
denlin 12 #98 Posted July 19, 2021 On 07/04/2021 at 02:05, DUFFEMS said: Mr Duffems is also pleased to be reading the banter on here, we come as a matching pair, like salt and pepper, Laurel and Hardy, fish and chips, chalk and cheese, maybe not that but, you get the gist. We're like a pair of tree penguins, rare and unique. Regards, Duffems Eyup Duffems. How are you diddling? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
the_bloke 17 #99 Posted July 23, 2021 On 19/04/2021 at 22:45, kidneystone said: Yes... and a change of direction regarding the thought police. In all honestly, that change was well needed. The forum has a set of rules that are clear and well defined, so to have moderators banning people and locking and deleting threads as they worked to their own personal set of rules was frankly a farce. 'Take it to the helpdesk' should no longer be the last post on a thread on SF anymore - hopefully. I've spotted some of the most fragile posters who tried to report people all the time no longer seem to be active since the change in ownership. This is also a good thing; this isn't 2003 anymore and an internet forum needs new blood and new posts to keep it alive, the previous cliquey environment wasn't welcoming in any form. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
The_DADDY 3,349 #100 Posted July 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, the_bloke said: In all honestly, that change was well needed. The forum has a set of rules that are clear and well defined, so to have moderators banning people and locking and deleting threads as they worked to their own personal set of rules was frankly a farce. 'Take it to the helpdesk' should no longer be the last post on a thread on SF anymore - hopefully. I've spotted some of the most fragile posters who tried to report people all the time no longer seem to be active since the change in ownership. This is also a good thing; this isn't 2003 anymore and an internet forum needs new blood and new posts to keep it alive, the previous cliquey environment wasn't welcoming in any form. Nail.... Head.... Smashed it 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
the_bloke 17 #101 Posted July 23, 2021 As a sign of the times, this thread would have been locked by now back in 2016 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
DUFFEMS 51 #102 Posted July 24, 2021 On 19/07/2021 at 19:24, denlin said: Eyup Duffems. How are you diddling? Eeyup denlin, We're very well thank you, how are you two? I look on here several times a day but, I rarely post nowadays, nothing to say on any of the subjects and, I don't like arguments! I still enjoy the ex pats section and the memories the posts evoke. I first found SF way back when I was doing my family history Norton/Aspinall/ Goodison lines over 16 years ago. Lovely to see your name again, no longer see Alcoblog etc. though, maybe gone over to FB of which I don't subscribe. Regards, Duffems Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
websters gue 16 #103 Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) I haven’t got the foggiest why I get banned and neither does the moderator who let me back on here, it seems some of us were very harshly treated by the old regime. Edited September 5, 2021 by websters gue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Martin C 81 #104 Posted September 6, 2021 10 hours ago, websters gue said: I haven’t got the foggiest why I get banned and neither does the moderator who let me back on here, it seems some of us were very harshly treated by the old regime. You probably (innocently enough like most of us) typed some "hurty words" that offended a snowflake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
HeHasRisen 3,323 #105 Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Martin C said: You probably (innocently enough like most of us) typed some "hurty words" that offended a snowflake. Leave Crookesey out of this! Edited September 6, 2021 by HeHasRisen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
HumbleNarrator 286 #106 Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) On 23/07/2021 at 16:02, the_bloke said: In all honestly, that change was well needed. The forum has a set of rules that are clear and well defined, so to have moderators banning people and locking and deleting threads as they worked to their own personal set of rules was frankly a farce. 'Take it to the helpdesk' should no longer be the last post on a thread on SF anymore - hopefully. I've spotted some of the most fragile posters who tried to report people all the time no longer seem to be active since the change in ownership. This is also a good thing; this isn't 2003 anymore and an internet forum needs new blood and new posts to keep it alive, the previous cliquey environment wasn't welcoming in any form. I got sick and tired of threads getting closed just because posters were "bickering." What's wrong with bickering? most people enjoy a good bicker and most people get the popcorn out and watch a good bicker on forums like this; so long as no one is swearing or using threatening language its all good, it's all juicy web traffic for the owners. There was always the ignore feature, but far too often the nuclear option of closing the thread or banning posters was used. Certain mods were drunk with power and it almost killed this forum. Edited September 9, 2021 by HumbleNarrator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mr Bloke 1,445 #107 Posted September 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, HumbleNarrator said: I got sick and tired of threads getting closed just because posters were "bickering." What's wrong with bickering? most people enjoy a good bicker and most people get the popcorn out and watch a good bicker on forums like this; so long as no one is swearing or using threatening language its all good, it's all juicy web traffic for the owners. There was always the ignore feature, but far too often the nuclear option of closing the thread or banning posters was used. Certain mods were drunk with power and it almost killed this forum. Hmmm... Cue the music... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...