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Mod elections Again

Mod elections Again

Mr Loathsome said:
Surely we need our amazing admin to bother to log in, for something like that to happen. Asking a bit too much I think considering how 'fixing the site in the close season' has gone.

Anyway, I don't think they're doing a bad job. If it has been good enough for however long it's been since the last election, they must still be good enough now. Just because they've upset you, which isn't exactly hard with you being a precious type, it doesn't mean a mod election is suddenly required.

Hope that helps, Raef. ) 🙂
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Whilst I agree the lack of updates on this is frustrating without our amazing admin the site wouldn't exist at all which is worth remembering.

Thanks for the compliments of the current mod team (I think). They are all doing a grand job. Whilst I can't comment officially on annoying raefil being a sign of excellence I know for many forum users it is a standard which is easily met 😉
 
JK said:
Whilst I agree the lack of updates on this is frustrating without our amazing admin the site wouldn't exist at all which is worth remembering.

Thanks for the compliments of the current mod team (I think). They are all doing a grand job. Whilst I can't comment officially on annoying raefil being a sign of excellence I know for many forum users it is a standard which is easily met 😉
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Joking aside JK, if you need a lift modding or running the site just give me a shout.
 
JK said:
Whilst I agree the lack of updates on this is frustrating without our amazing admin the site wouldn't exist at all which is worth remembering.

Thanks for the compliments of the current mod team (I think). They are all doing a grand job. Whilst I can't comment officially on annoying raefil being a sign of excellence I know for many forum users it is a standard which is easily met 😉
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I agree that the role played by the admin is vital, but it's only as vital as the money is that comes from patrons, who in my opinion deserve more in the way of updates on issues such as this.

Even something like the yearly update that there used to be on the financial position of the forum, would be preferable to the complete lack of Admin presence on the site now.

Personally, my patronship just recently expired, and rather than automatically renewing like usual, I'm going to hold off for a while. The forum clearly has enough surplus funds and people on auto-renew that it's in no immediate danger. So with that and because the impression given by those run the site that they are always looking to improve the user experience no longer exists, there's no real reason to bother.
 
Regardless said:
I noticed that, but wasn't going to say anything for a while, because I presume a mod will soon notice that they've have just pressed a wrong button... presumably!
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jakehake said:
Sorry on train. I thought it was unlocked as couldn't see any symbol on it via tapatalk but it's allowed me to unlock it so evidently was. Think it was in error as there were some spam threads deleted earlier
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I think the fact that you sorted this out from a train illustrates quite some commitment. Thanks.

Nobber said:
Joking aside JK, if you need a lift modding or running the site just give me a shout.
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Did you mean to say "Joking front and centre, if you need a lift modding.... ? 🙂 Actually, I'd have no issue with you being involved again. Especially if raefil was in the same team too.
 
Regardless said:
I think the fact that you sorted this out from a train illustrates quite some commitment. Thanks.



Did you mean to say "Joking front and centre, if you need a lift modding.... ? 🙂 Actually, I'd have no issue with you being involved again. Especially if raefil was in the same team too.
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To be frank, it was the worst time of my life when I was mod due to family illness reasons..... I was totally off the rails at the time. I certainly didn't put in the time or utilise the position in the correct manner. However it was certainly 'interesting' and would offer to help now life is calm and groovy 🙂
 
Mr Loathsome said:
I agree that the role played by the admin is vital, but it's only as vital as the money is that comes from patrons, who in my opinion deserve more in the way of updates on issues such as this.

Even something like the yearly update that there used to be on the financial position of the forum, would be preferable to the complete lack of Admin presence on the site now.

Personally, my patronship just recently expired, and rather than automatically renewing like usual, I'm going to hold off for a while. The forum clearly has enough surplus funds and people on auto-renew that it's in no immediate danger. So with that and because the impression given by those run the site that they are always looking to improve the user experience no longer exists, there's no real reason to bother.
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I like you Loathsome. Not a lot. But I like you. However, in this case you're off the mark. "Improve the user experience" - where does that come from? Some marketeers handbook? It's a forum. It does what it needs to. It functions very well and doesn't need to look a million dollars to be effective. I agree that the funding situation should be transparent, but at the very least your money is going to hire the webspace.
 
jcfartpants said:
I like you Loathsome. Not a lot. But I like you. However, in this case you're off the mark. "Improve the user experience" - where does that come from? Some marketeers handbook? It's a forum. It does what it needs to. It functions very well and doesn't need to look a million dollars to be effective. I agree that the funding situation should be transparent, but at the very least your money is going to hire the webspace.
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It's not my words. In general the people running the site, I feel, made a more concerted effort to say that they were always looking to improve the site in the past, especially for patrons. They generally delivered as well as this site has always steadily improved in small ways. I don't expect much, because obviously it's just a forum, and at the moment as some have said it 'does the job' still, since the hacking.

I'm not expecting bells and whistles. My main gripe is, if you just want a site that functions as a basic looking forum, then just plaster the place with ads because surely it'd still 'do the job'. In my opinion, if you say something's going to get done, then there's an obligation to the people who help fund the site to get it done, or at the very least provide updates. Even the lack of mod elections for the past year or so, despite not being important, demonstrates that nobody seems to have a clue what's going on.
 
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Mr Loathsome said:
It's not my words. In general the people running the site, I feel, made a more concerted effort to say that they were always looking to improve the site in the past, especially for patrons. They generally delivered as well as this site has always steadily improved in small ways. I don't expect much, because obviously it's just a forum, and at the moment as some have said it 'does the job' still, since the hacking.

I'm not expecting bells and whistles. My main gripe is, if you just want a site that functions as a basic looking forum, then just plaster the place with ads because surely it'd still 'do the job'. In my opinion, if you say something's going to get done, then there's an obligation to the people who help fund the site to get it done, or at the very least provide updates. Even the lack of mod elections for the past year or so, despite not being important, demonstrates that nobody seems to have a clue what's going on.
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I'm happy to pay to keep the site ad free.

I take your general points though.
 
Maybe the admin dude has other things in his life at the mo that have to take priority.

As long as people can log in on a daily basis to see opinion, chat a while, then agree that my opinion is right, then everyone is happy.
 
Nobber said:
Maybe the admin dude has other things in his life at the mo that have to take priority.

As long as people can log in on a daily basis to see opinion, chat a while, then agree that my opinion is right, then everyone is happy.
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Aye whatever grumbles I have I guess we take very much for granted that we can log on here virtually without interruption.
 
Mr Loathsome said:
It's not my words. In general the people running the site, I feel, made a more concerted effort to say that they were always looking to improve the site in the past, especially for patrons. They generally delivered as well as this site has always steadily improved in small ways. I don't expect much, because obviously it's just a forum, and at the moment as some have said it 'does the job' still, since the hacking.

I'm not expecting bells and whistles. My main gripe is, if you just want a site that functions as a basic looking forum, then just plaster the place with ads because surely it'd still 'do the job'. In my opinion, if you say something's going to get done, then there's an obligation to the people who help fund the site to get it done, or at the very least provide updates. Even the lack of mod elections for the past year or so, despite not being important, demonstrates that nobody seems to have a clue what's going on.
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Just pay the flim you tight fisted twat...... Respectfully of course.
 
To us relative newbies, how do we become a patron if we'd like to contribute to the costs of running this forum? Or was is only a one time offer when the site needed an injection of cash?
 
PNE Plungy said:
To us relative newbies, how do we become a patron if we'd like to contribute to the costs of running this forum? Or was is only a one time offer when the site needed an injection of cash?
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Logon
Settings (Top Right)
My Settings (Left hand side)
Paid Subscriptions - you take it from there.

If you're short of brass, talk to Nobber (The Loan Arranger), he'll sort you out.
 
PNE Plungy said:
To us relative newbies, how do we become a patron if we'd like to contribute to the costs of running this forum? Or was is only a one time offer when the site needed an injection of cash?
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No it's still open to all to contribute to the running of the site. £50 to sort code 98-58-41, Acct No 86512475.
 
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