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Post by mildred on Oct 29, 2016 14:48:44 GMT
"I use a different name on CWDF and have posted very little" Welcome, Dan! LOL. I remember reading of your trip on the ? Rochdale Canal over Christmas and New Year when there was extensive flooding. Last year or the one before? Nobody was calling you names then were they (or at least not in public)?
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Post by Telemachus on Oct 29, 2016 15:19:15 GMT
Nick - Concerning the 2 screen grabs you posted. I have to say I suspect they are mainly just badly written. However the first one rather than answering the question hints that there was more to it than was posted publicly, though that would presumably be a reference to the trigger that caused your suspension in the PM/email you had with Dan. The second one was in fairness to LM was I think mainly answering the question regarding the general case of banning a member because of what was in private. That an abusive pm could result in an immediate ban. Though LM did not say so, I have no reason to think LM was referring specifically to you. LM did start the reply stating that individual and specific cases would not be discussed and hence ignored the last line in the post relating to yourself. You may be right. But since there is doubt, and it's a serious matter (for me, anyway) why not just clarify the point when it was raised? Remember that Goodgurl posted my complaint on open forum, but it was swiftly deleted (this was a couple of days ago). So it is no as though the mods are unaware of my objection.
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Post by naughtyfox on Oct 29, 2016 15:23:20 GMT
LOL. I remember reading of your trip on the ? Rochdale Canal over Christmas and New Year when there was extensive flooding. Last year or the one before? Nobody was calling you names then were they (or at least not in public)? Yes, it's a bit hit and miss with my jokes. I don't think I have called anyone any names, though. I probably have. Last time I greeted Dan here it was someone else who threw the abuse (although it was funny). I sometimes wish there was someone beside me here to give me a good kick when I'm about to post something silly - it can be sensible to leave something for a while before posting, but then you lose the spontaneity. It was last Christmas/Boxing Day when the River Calder began pouring into the Rochdale Canal, one of the spots being at Lock 12. I have already moaned about the residents of the Calder Valley being a bit lazy, as even today the trees are still garnished in rubbish, showing how high the waters rose. I've just looked and I still have the photos on my Google Photos account, so here's the link again if you're interested in having another look. Looking back, it was a laugh, I was accompanied by a very nice bloke, PeterX whom I met on Canalworld - we were the only moving boat on the canal at the time, and luckily all the lock gates still worked so we got back to Sowerby Bridge. Having been based in that town for a year, we do miss it, now it is so far away. Here's the link: goo.gl/photos/xpu81L4Tu393AR4w5
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Post by Gone on Oct 29, 2016 15:36:15 GMT
Nick - Just a guess, but you are a very articulate and knowledgeable person and they may simply be wary of engaging with you as there is a real risk for them that they will look to be in a weak position or maybe even to have to admit that they over reacted and this would further inflame the situation encouraging others to join in. Dan is possibly trying to damp down the dissent either to give him time to change the forum rules or in the hope the problem goes away by people losing interest. Likewise, earlier - if I remember correctly - you were puzzled as to the point of a 2 week ban/suspension as when they came to review what would have changed? Well for the forum managers it buys them time to damp down dissent. I fully believe you were not intentionally stirring up dissent, but by publicly raising the forum failings you were raising expectations amongst a significant number of active forum participants who also joined you in wanting change.
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Post by Bad-Bitch on Oct 29, 2016 16:17:58 GMT
Nick - Concerning the 2 screen grabs you posted. I have to say I suspect they are mainly just badly written. However the first one rather than answering the question hints that there was more to it than was posted publicly, though that would presumably be a reference to the trigger that caused your suspension in the PM/email you had with Dan. The second one was in fairness to LM was I think mainly answering the question regarding the general case of banning a member because of what was in private. That an abusive pm could result in an immediate ban. Though LM did not say so, I have no reason to think LM was referring specifically to you. LM did start the reply stating that individual and specific cases would not be discussed and hence ignored the last line in the post relating to yourself. You may be right. But since there is doubt, and it's a serious matter (for me, anyway) why not just clarify the point when it was raised? Remember that Goodgurl posted my complaint on open forum, but it was swiftly deleted (this was a couple of days ago). So it is no as though the mods are unaware of my objection. it won't have been deleted only hidden, dan dont like stuff being deleted because he wont have a reference to refer back to if needed.
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Post by Telemachus on Oct 29, 2016 16:46:30 GMT
You may be right. But since there is doubt, and it's a serious matter (for me, anyway) why not just clarify the point when it was raised? Remember that Goodgurl posted my complaint on open forum, but it was swiftly deleted (this was a couple of days ago). So it is no as though the mods are unaware of my objection. it won't have been deleted only hidden, dan dont like stuff being deleted because he wont have a reference to refer back to if needed. Sorry yes I know i should have said "hidden" but from the point of view of us plebs, it's the same thing!
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Post by Graham on Oct 29, 2016 16:52:12 GMT
You may be right. But since there is doubt, and it's a serious matter (for me, anyway) why not just clarify the point when it was raised? Remember that Goodgurl posted my complaint on open forum, but it was swiftly deleted (this was a couple of days ago). So it is no as though the mods are unaware of my objection. it won't have been deleted only hidden, dan dont like stuff being deleted because he wont have a reference to refer back to if needed. The trouble is I suspect the very posting of that will be seen as an attempt to access the forum and a failure to obey the suspension or whatever.
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