In case of zombie apocalypse

[JR]

Oh dear , what appeared to me to be a misinterpretation of the forum rules in saying something political then blows up into John becoming involved.
I hope this is the end of the matter , but before I go wouldn't it have been better if a pm to Rick had been better from Allen rather than it discussed openly ?
Some times a quiet word is better.

[rtfoe]

Oh dear , what appeared to me to be a misinterpretation of the forum rules in saying something political then blows up into John becoming involved.
I hope this is the end of the matter , but before I go wouldn't it have been better if a pm to Rick had been better from Allen rather than it discussed openly ?
Some times a quiet word is better.

Yep...British etiquette seems to have been thrown out the door for this one.....hmmm. Nuff said.

Cheers,
Richard

[Tim Marlow]

Oh dear , what appeared to me to be a misinterpretation of the forum rules in saying something political then blows up into John becoming involved.
I hope this is the end of the matter , but before I go wouldn't it have been better if a pm to Rick had been better from Allen rather than it discussed openly ?
Some times a quiet word is better.

Yep, that would be applying the “moderate” part of “moderator” from my viewpoint. I have no issues with mods deleting a post that falls foul of the rules. However, a quietly worded private mail to the person who’s post has been deleted with an explanation pointing out which rule has been broken to make this removal necessary would seem a polite way of proceeding. In effect I’ve found that to treat others the way you would like to be treated yourself is a good rule of thumb in life.

[PaulTRose]

In effect I’ve found that to treat others the way you would like to be treated yourself is a good rule of thumb in life.

on this forum?....good luck!....ive been here a pretty long time and have seen things change as the forum has grown

ive been a moderator on a few forums, including getting the thankless task of 'GB Moderator' somewhere and it is not an easy job

always seems to a case of 'indifferent and ineffective' or 'vindictive fascist' depending on who isnt happy at that precise moment

its a hard job that is taken for granted by the members and this is a fairly active forum (you should try it on a forum that would often have 300+ members online at any one time....now that was hard!) so they will have plenty to do.........the rank and file have no idea what goes on behind the scenes.......i can imagine how busy the Moderator Lounge is

a Mod Team is simply a forum police force, doing as they see fit to keep things running smoothly.........and they want to come here and post and have fun and build models too but sometimes being a Mod is like having a real job!

[Tim Marlow]

I get all that Paul, but there are regions between “do nothing” and “total hardarse“ that are worth exploring occasionally….after all, would any of us really use this full on dictatorial approach in the real world when managing staff or fielding customer expectations in a “face to face” environment?

[AlanG]

Whilst this thread has now gone FAR off topic. I would like to point out that it has INDEED been sorted out in PM between myself and Rick. It was also discussed in Admin section too hence why John made a comment.

Thank you all for your concern. I sometimes wonder why I bother with all this.

[minitnkr]

Because.

[Tim Marlow]

I, for one, am glad that you do Alan.

[Jim R]

Moderators:smiling: Most of the time they work away behind the scenes and nobody gives them a thought - I certainly don't. The forum just "works" and we all enjoy it.
If they feel the need to 'moderate' then people either agree with what's done or they don't. Those who agree tend to think the moderators have done a fine job and those who don't agree think the moderators have over reacted.
I think this forum is a good one and I thank the members and the mods for making it so.
Jim

[Ian M]

(in an attempt to bring this back on topic, and away from a discussion on gun laws, and if the moderaters are 'jolly good chaps' or total ducks).

They are some very impressive replicas (aka models) you have built there Rick. Had me fooled to, I thought they where the real McCoy.

[scottie3158]

I remember building a replica .44 magnum as a kid. I don't think you can buy the kits anymore because they were so lifelike.

[Mini Me]

Sorry Ian, it was Paul E. that posted up the replicas.......my posts are the "real" deal. I did build custom sporting rifles for about 10 years.....lots more fun than building replicas, you get to try 'em out when you're done and see if they shoot well, or not. Cheers, Rick H.