New Moderators

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Just to add, moderators (including me) can't access any financial information like bank accounts etc.

Jason and I can check if subs are up to date or addresses are correct, that sort of thing.

Neil

[Anonymous]

Posted by JasonB on 01/09/2020 06:57:38:

……..logging in as you would only allow access to PMs which is something I very much try to avoid doing.

That is deeply concerning…………….

Andrew

[MK_ChrisParticipant @mk_chris]

Excellent recruitment in my opinion. What's not to like ?
A regenerated “ModeratelyOldDuffer” combined with a “Poole of Knowledge”.

I see no problem with the “Who moderates a Moderator” question.
Readers are fully familiar with our old acquaintance (and nuisance) the Backlash.
A powerful weapon in the hands of the Forum cognoscenti.

Dave and Mike. Welcome and enjoy.
Maybe keep a tin hat nearby just in case?

Chris.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Posted by Andrew Johnston on 01/09/2020 10:32:06:

Posted by JasonB on 01/09/2020 06:57:38:

……..logging in as you would only allow access to PMs which is something I very much try to avoid doing.

That is deeply concerning…………….

Andrew

What that I only do it in very few cases, do you think we (mods) should be looking at PMs more?

[Anonymous]

Posted by JasonB on 01/09/2020 13:03:19:

What that I only do it in very few cases…………….

No, the fact that you do it at all. I've been operating under the illusion that private messages were just that, private.

Andrew

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by Andrew Johnston on 01/09/2020 14:48:43:

Posted by JasonB on 01/09/2020 13:03:19:

What that I only do it in very few cases…………….

No, the fact that you do it at all. I've been operating under the illusion that private messages were just that, private.

Andrew

Rest assured I won't be inspecting PMs! The only circumstance where I might read a PM is if a member complained about being sent inappropriate content. Even then I might not actually read it because that sort of issue is in my 'refer to Neil' category.

Dave

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

That is why I said I try to avoid it. I think the last time I did was a few years ago when we had a new young female (assumed so) member who started PMing several members and this was reported to us so I felt was a appropriate reason to do it. From what was in the PMs it confirmed what we felt about them and they were promptly deleted.

I mentioned it as the question of access to personal details was raised, I certainly have PMs with my e-mail address in and have been sent other members e-mail addresses by the same method so they do contain details and it is possible though unlikely that they could be viewed by a moderator..

[Anonymous]

That's interesting, a thread I started last night seems to have disappeared. I'm not that bothered as it had answered the question I had and I wasn't expecting any replies. Which was what happens in a post if one uses a picture from an album and then deletes that picture from the album. But having had a post edited recently it would have been courteous to have had confirmation that the post had been deleted.

Andrew

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I deleted the whole thread which took the deleted post with it so could not put a comment or post in it.

We do have a TEST THREAD for just that sort of thing.

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by JasonB on 03/09/2020 12:23:27:

I deleted the whole thread which took the deleted post with it so could not put a comment or post in it.

We do have a TEST THREAD for just that sort of thing.

Same thread went on my to-do list yesterday because it looked like a dead-end single post experiment of no interest to other members. I intended to delete the thread today unless value was added overnight but Jason got in first!

Nothing wrong with the thread other than zero content being an unnecessary distraction.

Would have been my first major moderation, So far my reign of terror consists of deleting one empty post and rotating a photo!

Dave

[I.M. OUTAHEREParticipant @i-m-outahere]

I’m waiting for the moderator bitch fight – it is inevitable 🤣

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

It wood bee nice too sea if the knew modderaters can corect speling missteaks.

[Mike PooleParticipant @mikepoole82104]

Spelling is not a concern, it is usually considered impolite to criticise spelling on forums as there are many people who struggle with spelling and to point it out could be off putting to people who still have interesting things to say or questions to ask.

Mike

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Luckily good spelling and a grasp of the English language is not a requirement to becoming a moderator as I would never have got a look in!

Most members seem to be able to follow what I'm on about which is the main thing that matters to me and as Mike says I would not want someone who has difficulty being put off posting because of it..

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

can I aks a question please, if somebody posts something and its removed by a moderator does the postee get sent the reason why it was/will be removed or is he deemed guilty without a trial.

Martin P

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Not often, more likely to put a comment on the thread eg "link removed against CoC"

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by martin perman on 03/09/2020 17:11:50:

can I aks a question please, if somebody posts something and its removed by a moderator does the postee get sent the reason why it was/will be removed or is he deemed guilty without a trial.

Martin P

3. CONTENT SUBMITTED TO THE WEBSITE

You acknowledge that MyTimeMedia does not always monitor Content (as defined below) submitted by users, but that MyTimeMedia shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content that is available via the Website.

That's what the T&Cs say.

It isn't possible to commit to always giving an explanation and in many cases that might be more embarrassing for the poster than simply having their content disappear by drawing attention to their indiscretion. It can also defeat the purpose of a deletion, if an explanation just draws attention to something.

Note that it's not a matter of guilt; it's a matter of making a judgement that what's posted is best removed. Inevitably the original poster will almost always think what they posted was a reasonable thing to post – at least at the time – or they would not have posted it, although they can usually guess why it was removed.

If not they can, and sometimes do, ask the moderators for clarification.

Neil

[ChrisHParticipant @chrish]

Bazyle posts a comment about spelling.

I have long maintained that no real engineer worth his weight can spell correctly through a whole phrase, let alone a whole sentence.

JasonB in his posts confirms my theory. Often has spelling mistakes, but as an model engineer producing superb models ………. am in awe of what he produces! And his experience in machining and advises given are invaluable to many of us less mortals. So no worries about spelling stuff correctly. Just JDI!

Chris

[Anonymous]

Posted by ChrisH on 05/09/2020 21:42:12:

I have long maintained that no real engineer worth his weight can spell correctly through a whole phrase, let alone a whole sentence.

So that's where I've been going wrong.

I take the time to read what I've written before posting and try and correct spelling errors and grammar. So I must be a lousy engineer. Of course Chris is confused; engineering and model making are not the same thing at all. A good engineer might be good model maker and vice versa, but one doesn't automatically infer the other.

Andrew

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

I'm sure that most of the spelling mistakes that we see are the result of using touch screens on phones and tablets and the consequent attempts from the spellchecker at interpretation, not ignorance.

Well, that's my excuse anyway.

Rod

[David Davies 8Participant @daviddavies8]

Yesturday I cudnt spel injuneer, 2day i are wun.

Dave

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Let he who without sin cast the first stone!

People are good and bad at different things. Circumstances like dyslexia, amusia, educational gaps, and dyscalculia are not stupidity. Nor is struggling with unfamiliar technology, getting the wrong end of the stick, or posting in a hurry. Einstein-level genius Paul Dirac was famously incompetent in social situations, I suspect autism. Asked at a meal where he was going for his holidays, he thought silently for 15 minutes before replying: 'why do you want to know?'. Nobel Prize Winner fails simple social interaction despite being off-the-scale clever. I expect he drank red wine with fish too.

I admire skilled work in all forms. While I know how to calculate the depth of foundation needed to support a brick wall, I couldn't build a good one myself. My metalworking skills are below average too. Being clumsy and impatient in the workshop, I'm not qualified to criticise someone asking advice about bioler making.

In a friendly forum it's not polite to carp at trivial mistakes. Doing so invites retaliation and going too far makes you a bully. Errors of fact are different because our shared interest is Engineering. If I post Ohms Law as V=I/R, I should be corrected and I shouldn't take offence if the error is reported robustly!

Not about political correctness. It's about manners and tact. Please don't fart in church…

Dave

[blowlampParticipant @blowlamp]

Posted by SillyOldDuffer on 07/09/2020 09:48:03:

Let he who without sin cast the first stone!

…I admire skilled work in all forms. While I know how to calculate the depth of foundation needed to support a brick wall, I couldn't build a good one myself. My metalworking skills are below average too. Being clumsy and impatient in the workshop, I'm not qualified to criticise someone asking advice about bioler making…

Dave

Bingo!

[Ron ColvinParticipant @roncolvin83430]

Posted by blowlamp on 07/09/2020 10:00:21:

Posted by SillyOldDuffer on 07/09/2020 09:48:03:

Let he who without sin cast the first stone!

…I admire skilled work in all forms. While I know how to calculate the depth of foundation needed to support a brick wall, I couldn't build a good one myself. My metalworking skills are below average too. Being clumsy and impatient in the workshop, I'm not qualified to criticise someone asking advice about bioler making…

Dave

Bingo!

Bioler is a combination of letters that looks like it should be an actual word. I Google searched it to see if it was, Googles reply, "do you mean boiler".

My first thought on what a bioler could be, was, a musical instrument controlled by biorhythms.

Then I found out that there appears to be a US patent for such a device.

My final conclusion, I spend far too much time Googling trivia.

[VicParticipant @vic]

Just out of interest but can mods see who is on a users Ignore list?

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