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  • #493517
    Neil Wyatt
    Moderator
      @neilwyatt

      I'm pleased to announce we have two new moderators, who will be a big help to manage the increased volume of activity on the website.

      They are Mike Poole and SllyOldDuffer (whose real name is Dave).

      Please treat them gently as it will take a while for them to learn what the new buttons do.

      Many thanks to Dave and Mike for agreeing to help out.

      Neil

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      Neil Wyatt
      Moderator
        @neilwyatt
        #493519
        Howard Lewis
        Participant
          @howardlewis46836

          Welcome to Mike and Dave.

          I am sure that your assistance will be most appreciated.

          Howard

          #493522
          gary
          Participant
            @gary44937

            welcome mike and dave, treat us gently. gary

            #493525
            SillyOldDuffer
            Moderator
              @sillyoldduffer
              Posted by gary on 31/08/2020 14:55:19:

              welcome mike and dave, treat us gently. gary

              Incredible, I developed Super-Powers whilst typing a post! What could possibly go wrong?

              Cheers,

              Dave

              #493526
              Brian H
              Participant
                @brianh50089

                Welcome Mike and Dave, thanks for taking on the role.

                Brian

                #493531
                Nicholas Farr
                Participant
                  @nicholasfarr14254

                  Hi, I'd better get me coat ready. face 1

                  Seriously, good on yah chaps.

                  Regards Nick.

                  #493553
                  Daniel
                  Participant
                    @daniel

                    Yes,

                    Well done both of you, for taking on the roles.

                    That's no small undertaking.

                    Bon courage laugh

                    ATB,

                    Daniel

                    #493555
                    Michael Gilligan
                    Participant
                      @michaelgilligan61133
                      Posted by Neil Wyatt on 31/08/2020 14:19:43:

                      They are Mike Poole and SllyOldDuffer (whose real name is Dave).

                      .

                      Aha ! … SillyOldDuffer is in the process of metamorphosing into SlyOldDuffer ^^^

                      Congratulations to both Mike and Dave

                      MichaelG.

                      #493558
                      JasonB
                      Moderator
                        @jasonb

                        I was thinking more along the lines of Sillyoldmoderatorwink 2

                        Welcome aboard

                        #493568
                        Alan Jackson
                        Participant
                          @alanjackson47790

                          Welcome Mike & Dave, well done by you.

                          Alan

                          #493571
                          Thomas Cooksley
                          Participant
                            @thomascooksley79020

                            Congratulations to Dave and Mike hope you both enjoy your new roles. Tom.

                            #493573
                            Mike Poole
                            Participant
                              @mikepoole82104

                              Hello everybody, hopefully we can relieve Neil and Jason of some of the burden of keeping the forum a safe and harmonious place to be. In an ideal world you will hear little from us but there are plenty of undesirables always probing a forums defences.

                              Mike

                              #493582
                              Anonymous
                                Posted by Mike Poole on 31/08/2020 18:25:09:

                                ………there are plenty of undesirables always probing………

                                Oh dear, as an undesirable I'd better leave now before I get banned by SoD for pointing out defects in his posts. sad

                                Andrew

                                #493587
                                JA
                                Participant
                                  @ja

                                  Welcome. I will try to behave myself.

                                  To be controversial, should a moderator post a profile of himself?

                                  JA

                                  #493591
                                  SillyOldDuffer
                                  Moderator
                                    @sillyoldduffer
                                    Posted by Andrew Johnston on 31/08/2020 19:13:41:

                                    Posted by Mike Poole on 31/08/2020 18:25:09:

                                    ………there are plenty of undesirables always probing………

                                    Oh dear, as an undesirable I'd better leave now before I get banned by SoD for pointing out defects in his posts. sad

                                    Andrew

                                    There would be no-one left If people got banned for spotting defects in my posts!

                                    angel

                                    Dave

                                    #493612
                                    Anonymous
                                      Posted by JA on 31/08/2020 19:55:17:

                                      To be controversial, should a moderator post a profile of himself?

                                      Probably not, it might be like asking Gavin Williamson to mark his own homework. smile

                                      Andrew

                                      #493615
                                      Nick Clarke 3
                                      Participant
                                        @nickclarke3
                                        Posted by Andrew Johnston on 31/08/2020 22:07:39:

                                        Posted by JA on 31/08/2020 19:55:17:

                                        To be controversial, should a moderator post a profile of himself?

                                        Probably not, it might be like asking Gavin Williamson to mark his own homework. smile

                                        Andrew

                                        While getting students to mark their own work can save effort on the part of their teacher – after more than 35 years in eduecation and training from early years to post graduate and adult ed. I have never yet known any Secretary of State for Education do anything but make extra work for teachers!

                                        #493618
                                        Enough!
                                        Participant
                                          @enough

                                          Just for the sake of full disclosure, does this mean there are now 4 (5?) moderators who have access to our personal data by logging on as any one of us?

                                          #493622
                                          David Noble
                                          Participant
                                            @davidnoble71990

                                            Many thanks to both for taking this on and good luck

                                            David

                                            #493628
                                            derek hall 1
                                            Participant
                                              @derekhall1

                                              Thanks to both of you for stepping up to the lofty heights of moderator!

                                              Hopefully we will all behave ourselves…

                                              By the way who moderates the moderators?……!

                                              Regards to all

                                              Derek

                                              #493631
                                              JasonB
                                              Moderator
                                                @jasonb
                                                Posted by Bandersnatch on 31/08/2020 22:35:07:

                                                Just for the sake of full disclosure, does this mean there are now 4 (5?) moderators who have access to our personal data by logging on as any one of us?

                                                At the moment the new moderators don't have access to that part of the system, in the same way that I did not when first press ganged. Even then existing mods don't need to log in as you to see data such as e-mail and address, logging in as you would only allow access to PMs which is something I very much try to avoid doing.

                                                Also worth noting that a lot of members don't enter much info, it is only those with a subscription where we can get a full address etc. by looking up their subs details.

                                                Edited By JasonB on 01/09/2020 07:01:42

                                                #493632
                                                Mike Poole
                                                Participant
                                                  @mikepoole82104
                                                  Posted by Bandersnatch on 31/08/2020 22:35:07:

                                                  Just for the sake of full disclosure, does this mean there are now 4 (5?) moderators who have access to our personal data by logging on as any one of us?

                                                  The basic moderator role does not have the powers of site administrator so no need to worry about data access. Moderation of posted content is our concern so we only see what has been shared with the world already and can edit inappropriate content or correct formatting errors. I hope that addresses your concerns.

                                                  Mike

                                                  While I was thinking, Jason explained.

                                                  Edited By Mike Poole on 01/09/2020 07:21:27

                                                  #493646
                                                  not done it yet
                                                  Participant
                                                    @notdoneityet

                                                    Nothing to add from me but to offer our two new mods my best wishes for a long and happy future in their new roles. We may well miss their daytime postings on the forum if they get loaded with the ‘graveyard shifts’ for a while🙂 .

                                                    I’m not sure how the forum has coped with just 2 active mods, what with all the hackers, trolls and such-like around these days – keeping a close eye on the forum must be quite time consuming, even if they have software assistance (and much faster computers than I have!).

                                                    #493654
                                                    Neil Wyatt
                                                    Moderator
                                                      @neilwyatt
                                                      Posted by derek hall 1 on 01/09/2020 06:39:35:

                                                      Thanks to both of you for stepping up to the lofty heights of moderator!

                                                      Hopefully we will all behave ourselves…

                                                      By the way who moderates the moderators?……!

                                                      Regards to all

                                                      Derek

                                                      The Administrator (which is me).

                                                      Neil

                                                      Edited By Neil Wyatt on 01/09/2020 10:12:38

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