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Post by bigtj on Mar 9, 2012 8:09:04 GMT
May I say that the forum is an excellent way to communicate for bar billiards, and provokes healthy discussion among members.
It is surely not meant to be a place to use to slag others off or make derogatary remarks. I know the moderators do an excellent job of stopping such threads, but surely with a bit of decorum and prehaps some old fashioned face to face communication this could be avoided.
We all know that circumstances sometimes upset people and they feel aggrieved, but in such cases is it not best to sit back a while and collect your thoughts before engaging the brain or in this case the finger.
Please remember the game ofbar billiards is generally thought of as a game played in a sporting and gracious manner, and to the whole in the 40 years I have been attempting to play this is generally the case. You will always get differences of opinion, but please do not go out of your way to openly offend or slag people off.
Our founder Glen started a great way to communicate bar billiards, but am sure did not intend people to bring the game into disrepute.
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Post by barbelman on Mar 9, 2012 8:34:34 GMT
Well said, TJ!
Tony
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Post by H on Mar 9, 2012 9:40:19 GMT
Well said TJ, and as someone who gets a little hot-headed from time to time, which I will openly admit, I will always try and be courteous and fair, while speaking my mind in general. I know I am an offender of being overly-critical of tables from time to time, but I try and do it to be honest and open, not ever offensive.
I have been a member of the forum since more or less the beginning, have seen a lot of people come and go, but also watched it grow hugely in numbers. I thoroughly enjoy the contact on here with people from around the bar billiards community, some who I have met, some who I haven't, and long may it continue!!
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Post by BB Warrior on Mar 9, 2012 9:59:52 GMT
Couldn't agree more with all of the comments above.... 8-)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2012 11:05:56 GMT
Endorsed by the Forum Staff, but it's only the tiny minority who don't stick to the rules, such as they are, and, all things considered, it's very rarely that we have to step in.
The Forum exists as a rich source of information and a vehicle for communication, and is designed to add to the enjoyment of our wonderful game. Long may it continue.
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Post by BB Warrior on Jun 29, 2012 11:11:14 GMT
The Forum exists as a rich source of information and a vehicle for communication, and is designed to add to the enjoyment of our wonderful game. Long may it continue. As you will all know, I have been a very keen and active member of the Forum for the past few years and I firmly believe that the Forum is a great source of information and a wonderful place for discussion. 8-) I freely admit that there have been times that I have over-stepped the mark and upset people with some of my views on certain subjects.... for that I will apologise now, that was certainly never my intention however I am passionate about the game and I still love playing it and meeting the many friends that I have made through this around the country. 8-) Sadly however, certain things have happened recently that have made me lose my belief and trust in the Forum. :'( Some of the recent "issues" have reached the stage where I no longer feel able to express my views about things honestly.... which surely has to be one of the main reasons for having a discussion Forum.... and that is the main reason that I have been far less active recently as a member. ::) I also believe that there may be a problem linked to the security of my computer as a result of "visible membership" of the Forum, which is one of the reasons that I chose to become "invisible" recently, although sadly this facility was removed by the staff earlier this week. >:( Due to this decision, I will now be terminating my membership of the Forum and this will be my last message that I will post here.... I would like to thank the members of staff that have been supportive during my time on the Forum and I wish them and all members of the Forum every happiness in the future, I am sure that we will meet up somewhere fairly soon and I will still be looking in to find out information about what is going on around the country. ;D Best wishes, Dave Subnote by Q: Invisibility has no effect on the security of this site and as far as we can tell there is no threat (nor has there ever been) to anyone using this forum, I suggest that it is in fact the security of Daves computer that is in question and should be addressed with immediate effect.
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Post by Sir Chancelot on Jun 29, 2012 11:22:29 GMT
The Forum exists as a rich source of information and a vehicle for communication, and is designed to add to the enjoyment of our wonderful game. Long may it continue. I also believe that there may be a problem linked to the security of my computer as a result of "visible membership" of the Forum, which is one of the reasons that I chose to become "invisible" recently, although sadly this facility was removed by the staff earlier this week. >:( Dave Knowing Dave he would not have taken this decision easily or lightly and the fact that Invisibility can be removed by someone on the Forum on another's computer would be a concern to all users. I await with interest an official statement or response to Dave's recent post.
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Post by Q on Jun 29, 2012 11:47:31 GMT
Dont worry Norman, invisibility CANNOT be removed by another forum user, it has been agreed by staff that the invisibility option should be recinded and when members modify their own profile their option to become invisible will no longer be there.
As far as we can tell this forum is no more (probably less) of a security risk than most 'social networking' sites, and being invisible makes no difference to the security.
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Post by Sir Chancelot on Jun 29, 2012 13:04:27 GMT
Dont worry Norman, invisibility CANNOT be removed by another forum user, it has been agreed by staff that the invisibility option should be recinded and when members modify their own profile their option to become invisible will no longer be there. As far as we can tell this forum is no more (probably less) of a security risk than most 'social networking' sites, and being invisible makes no difference to the security. There has obviously been a clash of personalities and it is sad to see the loss of Dave's input on this Forum as he is as skilled and as eloquent on the keyboard as he is skilled on a Bar Billiards table. Without taking sides, it is a great pity no one else has stepped in to smooth things over before the situation we now find ourselves in has arisen. Moderators fine, Dictators not fine.
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Post by Colemanator on Jun 29, 2012 13:26:06 GMT
Without taking sides, it is a great pity no one else has stepped in to smooth things over before the situation we now find ourselves in has arisen. Moderators fine, Dictators not fine. Well, I can tell you that there are many in depth discussions that take place in the staff section over many issues. It's when I see statements like that that make me realise what a thankless task it can be. The directors and moderators take running this site seriously, and with help of members it does just that.
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Post by Q on Jun 29, 2012 13:55:57 GMT
Moderators fine, Dictators not fine. If only you knew.... the dictators are NOT the forum staff >:(
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Post by Sparky on Jun 29, 2012 21:04:47 GMT
I also believe that there may be a problem linked to the security of my computer as a result of "visible membership" of the Forum, which is one of the reasons that I chose to become "invisible" recently, although sadly this facility was removed by the staff earlier this week. >:( Hi Norman, I hope that David Ingram's idea that visibility has affected his security has not made you, or any other members, wary of using the Forum, as Proboards themselves say that because of the way the 'invisibility' function works it has no influence on hacking. Which means therefore that any security problems anybody is, or has, experienced are not related. I know from Jersey, last year, that you are friends with Sav and expect you can get a more personal reassurance from him, when he returns. Cheers Graham
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2012 23:20:07 GMT
The problems that Dave reported he encountered prompted me to do conduct some experiments in the course of which I discovered to my amazement that I have been permanently logged on for several months ! :o
This has caused me no adverse affects, however when I tried to log out, I couldn't ! >:(
Having consulted ProBoards Support, it has become apparent that at some stage (probably when setting up a rapid-entry bookmark) I selected "stay logged on forever". D'oh! ::)
ProBoards Support (which covers hundreds of Boards) also keeps a log of unresolved issues - and at present there isn't a single one !
My issue was indeed resolved by means of deletion of a bookmark which I had set via BT Yahoo!
In the meantime, all Staff had been asked to test the log in/log out system and report any problems. Most have given me an answer back already and unerringly the answer has been "no problem, everything working fine!"
In view of the above, I am able to endorse previous comments that ProBoards is working exactly as it should. Please continue to use as normal.
Anyone who still has concerns about their own security should simply perform the usual housekeeping, delete you cookies and browsing history on a regular basis and make sure that you are protected with a good anti-virus and anti-malware program. If you are unsure on this, you can start a thread on the Help and Support Board and a member of Staff will respond.
tommo
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Post by milko on Sept 18, 2012 13:30:40 GMT
May I say that the forum is an excellent way to communicate for bar billiards, and provokes healthy discussion among members. It is surely not meant to be a place to use to slag others off or make derogatary remarks. I know the moderators do an excellent job of stopping such threads, but surely with a bit of decorum and perhaps some old fashioned face to face communication this could be avoided. We all know that circumstances sometimes upset people and they feel aggrieved, but in such cases is it not best to sit back a while and collect your thoughts before engaging the brain or in this case the finger. Please remember the game of bar billiards is generally thought of as a game played in a sporting and gracious manner, and to the whole in the 40 years I have been attempting to play this is generally the case. You will always get differences of opinion, but please do not go out of your way to openly offend or slag people off. Our founder Glen started a great way to communicate bar billiards, but am sure did not intend people to bring the game into disrepute. I thought I'd show this brilliant post by our "New" moderator again for some of our Oxfordshire members to read. 8-) ;)
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Post by BigPhilMac on Sept 18, 2012 14:56:11 GMT
May I say that the forum is an excellent way to communicate for bar billiards, and provokes healthy discussion among members. It is surely not meant to be a place to use to slag others off or make derogatary remarks. I know the moderators do an excellent job of stopping such threads, but surely with a bit of decorum and perhaps some old fashioned face to face communication this could be avoided. We all know that circumstances sometimes upset people and they feel aggrieved, but in such cases is it not best to sit back a while and collect your thoughts before engaging the brain or in this case the finger. Please remember the game of bar billiards is generally thought of as a game played in a sporting and gracious manner, and to the whole in the 40 years I have been attempting to play this is generally the case. You will always get differences of opinion, but please do not go out of your way to openly offend or slag people off. Our founder Glen started a great way to communicate bar billiards, but am sure did not intend people to bring the game into disrepute. I thought I'd show this brilliant post by our "New" moderator again for some of our Oxfordshire members to read. 8-) ;) are you hinting at something keith? :p ;D ;) fantastic post mind :) :D
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Post by bigtj on Sept 19, 2012 12:28:47 GMT
Thanks for the compliment Keith and I still stand by that sentiment. Debate is healthy but am fed up with the way politics and personal issues rather than pure bar billiards related matters.
On the Oxford points, a lot of the goings on are outside of what can be resolved as they are matters for the AGM, which nowadays are so poorly attended.
It does seem to be people who do not attend have a lot to say for themselves afterwards. A very interesting post comes from Simons opponent highlighting that the so called aggrieved is not actually aggrieved.
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Mar 30, 2013 21:24:40 GMT
Just wondering, i've not been about for a few days due to Computer problems and i see that theres been a bit of a spurt on posting recently, which is great, but as a "recent posts" fan how hard would it be to increase from 100 to 200 as the default
regs cs
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Post by Chris_Sav on Mar 30, 2013 22:06:37 GMT
100 is the maximum Colin, and that has to include the quizzes even though they are not displayed.
That is one of the things which will not change for the better when we move to version five of Proboards in three months as I will not be able to exclude the quizzes until I understand the new programming language and that will take time.
You can get more than 100 now by using the search function, but that will not exclude display of quizzes.
Sav
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2013 22:23:18 GMT
We only run the Quizzes from Jan to June each year, Sav, so after 30/6/2013 there will be nothing till Christmas, which should help. ;)
tommo
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Post by BigPhilMac on Mar 31, 2013 11:25:30 GMT
We only run the Quizzes from Jan to June each year, Sav, so after 30/6/2013 there will be nothing till Christmas, which should help. ;) tommo Do you get made redundant as quizmeister afterward tommo? ;D
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2013 12:31:49 GMT
Do you get made redundant as quizmeister afterward tommo? ;D It's more to do with "getting a life", Phil. ;)
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