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Why do new members post and get a lot of welcomes, but do not seem to post anymore. Do we scare them off?

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Why do fish swim? its always been the case, just human nature i imagine.:)

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I think some people must like reading the posts without wanting to contribute to the topics. Either that or they lost interest and don't bother anymore. Their loss!

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Perhaps its due to threads like Globe bowling club and the reaction the newish members are getting from that

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Doubtful, some new members never post, some new members come on post and have respect for the site and it's members (they usually contribute the most to the site), some new members come on and want the site running THEIR way, some new members only join to take advantage of buy and sell, events and nightlife and never contribute anything to other threads (which is essential to keep the site alive) and then there are the new members that post in a controversial manner either out of bad taste or because they are attention seekers (these always apologise and promise not to do it, then do exactly the same thing in their very next post).
:)

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Doubt it very much Dave, That particular member aint n example at all, as far as contributing to the site, check his posts if yeh doubt it.;)

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Oh, there are some that come on and want to walk over everyone elses beliefs, they can be as devout as they like so long as they don't ram it down other people's throats.

Might I also suggest that the members now start taking some of the responsibility themselves?
How many times has someone posted on a thread, 'why haven't the mod's done anything?'.

Well if you don't report it they can't do anything, YOU can police the site, YOU can make a difference, me? I would love to go back to sitting in the 'Anything Goes' section and wasting my life away there.
:)

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Maybe it's because they feel like they might get singled out by some of the established members.
Maybe they have a quick look through the site and see there are certain members who talk like their 8ft tall,arms and legs like oak trees and have death rays coming from their eyes.
Maybe they think there are members who are just waiting to sting a new member like a angry wasp.

Perhaps they think there are members who will jump to assumptions about their intent,gender, and personal life.
Perhaps they think folk might discuss these assumptions rather than discussing the actual topic in question and they don't want the attention.
Perhaps they think if they write a comment that doesn't fit into certain members 'bubbles' they'll be challenged and if they hold their own, reinforcements in the form of other members (angry wasps) might also jump in and overwhelm them.

I've seen some of the things listed and I'm amazed that the offenders feel justified in attacking new(er) members somehow rationalising to themselves that their not bullying new(er) members but that their actually doing some sort of service for the site.
And the best thing is those members who take part in these bullying activities assume that the new(er) members don't have a life,when in most cases it's those members themselves that spend all day sat playing with toy train sets,on the internet etc and never really get out.

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I am a member on several forums that I have never posted on. I just like to read the info and on some had to join to see posts

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And maybe there are some dickheads that just annoy people that get stick?

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Well, I wonder who those members could be? I also wonder why such a rant as yours would come from such a well established and stable member as yourself? I know you did accuse one member in particular, in several of your other posts but, a whole wasps nest of members? Surely not?
I also noticed you attempting to join in these actions you claim to be so terrible, (perhaps hoping to gain some kudos from other members?) on a certain religious thread and had to have an image you put on removed (It seems the mods thought it unworthy even for this nasty little site and it's members), now as everyone knows I'm not attempting to get a reaction from you but some how whilst reading the above one of your favourite words attempted to cross my mind, (it wasn't travelling very fast so I was able to read it and here it is).
:D
hypocrite  

hyp·o·crite [hip-uh-krit] Show IPA
noun
1.
a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
2.
a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
Hypocrite | What is the Definition of Hypocrite? | Dictionary.com

;)

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Maybe you are making only one point ... restating it in different words (far too many words) doesn't make the point any sharper.:rolleyes:

I was a new member once. Can't remember any serious hazing. Stating that certain members of some infamous (and non-existent) clique are lying in wait, ready to pounce, claws out, on those making tentative steps into an unfamiliar environment is a crock of horse manure.

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^^^ Sting sting sting ^^^ :D

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Already looking forward to the next of your apologies, as insincere as it may be could you direct it towards Maxthecollie? It's his thread your trampling on.

After all, until you posted I thought we (the members) were having a reasonable conversation.
:)

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I was a new member once as well. I don't remember having a tough time of it at all.
Maybe that was because I dipped my toes in the water cautiously.
I watched to see how the land lay before jumping in. I don't recall telling the people who were already on the site, how things should be done...or could be done better.
I reckon that if you need to do that then this is not the right forum and you should search a bit longer until you find one which meets your rugged criteria.

I really do appreciate that new members come on with a fresh approach.....different viewpoints and ideas....but how they put these ideas and viewpoints across is crucial to how they will be accepted.

And when things get heated(as they sometimes do) I have found that it is best to withdraw, to wait until the pan has cooled before trying to drink the soup.

Accyweb is like a family......there are some members of your family that you are grateful you only see at High days and Holidays...there are some that you get on with.
Just don't let an outsider try to come in and do some kicking, because when you kick one of us we all limp!

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Exactly Margaret,i didn't know a soul on here when i joined,apart from the guy that told me about the site, n he aint been on fer years, I dont think i have changed me style since day one? Have had some big disagreements wi some people on here, But don't recall bleating about it? Many of those i have argued wi, are now good friends, Probably cos same as me, they aint whined about disagreements either.

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Same old same old...every so often for as long as I can remember we've had the occasional new member pitching up who decides that the forum isn't up to their exacting standards and proceeds to lecture us on what we must do to improve...and yet...and yet...Accyweb is one if the most popular local forums in the area, far more well-used than other forums from bigger towns. Funny that.

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As opposed to those members who cry 'wasp' or 'clique' then chuck their toys out of the pram when they can't get their own way?

If you are going to be controversial just for the hell of it and not for your real beliefs....expect a backlash when you are unmasked as a troll.

And like Neil...I'm a member of countless forums, but only post on four. Some people just like to browse.

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When i first came on here it was to comment on only one thread, but after time i made posts on other threads . What i have learned since the early days? Well its this talk sense stick to your guns and you will be ok, the most important part of this is in my opinion is TALK SENSE.;) Oh and to the whingers for gods sake GROW A PAIR........:p

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You two must be members of this clique.:D

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Thanks cashy at last i'm in, its the best day of my accyweb career:D (so far) >but i thought the clique membership was a secret . MY GOD i have just been outed:D

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Well don't let it go to your head Walkinman or us junior members might feel intimidated. :D

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They won't be if they've been black balled!
;)

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OH NO my hopes dashed again by the Grand Wizard:D

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Thats the point puny and pointless new member (laughs manically):D

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Dashed? You told me after the ceremony you enjoyed the smell of boot polish and that it was the first time you could see your face in them.
:confused:

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True but dont tell everyone, that boot polish took some getting off by the way you really must have used some elbow grease rubbing it in:juggle2::Banane51:

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Is that a part of the ceremonial induction and do you have to wear gloves?

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If you want gloves are an option you have just to remember that the inductee may have allergies:D

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And a pinny.:D

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Now your getting kinky..:D

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Latex? :rolleyes:

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Not me, I was on the throne at the time, one of the lesser, female members wearing a mask (to hide her identity) performed the task and although there aren't many ladies in the clique, this one agreed that her lips should be sealed.
:eek:

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Yes thats the one, the clique does have a strict health and safety policy that includes method statements which must be adhered to at all times. Its members ( whoever they are ) safety is paramount:D

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I feel quite let down that the grand wizard himself didnt attend to my induction it seems that my new membership is a bit tarnished:D:D

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Time's a great healer! ::)

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I'm sure that if you can find out who she is and if you ask her nicely, she would even be willing to give that a rub down with her buffer.

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Yes, Margaret - it IS like a family. I joined Accyweb initially as I had come across this forum in my research re family history and I found that I was able to get answers from members to some of my queries re my husband’s Accrington connection. I was overwhelmed by the quick response and the help so generously given.

By that time I felt I was part of the Accyweb family and there was no way I was leaving it, at least not willingly! I was addicted!!!! Since then I have enjoyed some very interesting threads and postings – admittedly sometimes controversial (but isn’t that what makes a good discussion so much more interesting) – many chuckles, felt shared sadness over illnesses and loss, learnt a wealth of knowledge about the area and so much more.

I am one of those who enjoy putting my bit in when I have an opinion or a comment to make (as may have been noticed!!!), but most of all I enjoy reading the postings from other members. I must admit that sometimes I get rather hot under the collar over some postings (and the odd member or two – oops!) but that’s another story. Although I have never met any of the members personally I feel I do know so many of them.

So right now I am enjoying my morning coffee and a good read to start the day…..

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By the way, for all those interested in joining the only true clique on AccyWeb, The Fellowship of the Hat:alright:, application forms are available from me, or from DiG. Fill them in, and return them. If you are sending them to me, please remember to complete them in both official languages.

Oh, by the way, if you have never been drunk, wasted, trashed, pee'd as a rat (or newt, if you prefer), totalled, smashed, impaired (this for the posh folks) etc. in the great city of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, don't bother applying.;) Those who qualify, but who had the misfortune to do the technicolour yawn all over the table and/or the bar, will be accepted on probation. If you puked on the bouncer while making an unplanned exit from the bar, this counts in your favour.:D

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I am ineligible.....Never been to Medicine Hat. I have been trashed , totalled, wasted, cabbaged(mainly downunder, Kaiserstuhl has a lot to answer for))...but not there.......and it was a long time ago.
I couldn't fill in the application form in both official languages.
I speak three languages......English, rubbish and gibberish(I am most fluent in the last two).
It saddens me that I am very unlikely to ever be in this club that has such celebrated members as Eric...and the lad from Germany(alright Son?).
Such is life...full of disappointments!

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But this probation period can be waived if it can be confirm that Officer Trudish (or one of his colleagues), while tutting disappointedly at you as his German Shepherd "Officer Max" was growling & sinking his teeth into your arse cheek while you were widdling up the wall! :eek: :D

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I'm illegitimate, well, according to some on here, though that wasn't quite the term they used.

So could I be a dishonourable member?

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Less, if you get in by that means then I am going to appeal.....I can be very appealing when I set my mind to it. :)

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No what you'll do is offer a bribe, yet another picture of home cooking just to get Eric dribbling down his cheeks and checking the international flights timetable.

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Less......I didn't say how I was going to be appealing.....but home cooking had to be in the equation. Though the person who said that the way to a mans heart was through his stomach was aiming to high.:)

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You need to be way, way below the stomach!

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Oooh look Margaret, you've been liked by a newbie, see everyone, not all newbies register and have nothing to say. (Though some do take a large number of posts to say nothing).
:)

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Have I? Well, I never!

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Please note : This Hat fellowship thing is a club for amateurs..

The real clique are those of us who have done the crawl between the top end of Ossy to the bottom in the 1970's, when there was a pub on every corner...1/2 of proper beer ( not the chemical crud) in each pub, in the 3.5 hours of legal drinking time of the day..then walk back to the Greyhound for after time for a game of killer...

Damn Canucks..think they invented the art of being a ''''head :p

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I tried that in 60s but with 1 pint in each pub.........................FAILED.:D was more pubs then though.

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I also failed on more occasions than I can count the hangovers from, now I would probably still fail, but it would be because I would die of dehydration walking from the first pub to the second one.

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See..even us ale cans learn from the 'old folk'.... a pint in each pub was an impossibility, unless you had hollow legs, so we adjusted it to 1/2 pint and conquered.

Pity that some can't learn that the 'old folk' of the forum really do have a handle on what works and adjust accordingly

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But, no doubt, failed gloriously.:D

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I never knew that it is/was compulsory to comment on posts once you became a member, mind you after reading some of the comments made on the subject I don't blame people not posting. It still is a free world isn't it ?

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Considering that the last 2 pages in a 4 page thread has been gentle banter, I fail to see the point that you are making....join in and poke fun

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Well, parts of the world can be considered free, nowhere near the 95% mark that AccyWeb likes to guesstimate totals to though.
However this is a website, to enable your need to post you have to sign away certain freedoms by agreeing to abide by the rules.
There we are, is that serious enough for you?
(Why am I tempted to consider how many happy hours of debate we might get out of this one).
But, I won't give in to the temptation, so, back to the banter.
;)

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I can't remember the last time a mosquito landed on my testicles. I'll have to check my diary.

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Is not compulsory,but if you don't there's no chance if joining the clique...sorry "family".
Have a non family 'like' for your comment .;)

Anyway,I hope my post didn't give the family too much of a limp,it was only a suggestion as to why new members might steer clear of posting on site :D

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Congratulations on the way you manipulate that high horse of yours.

Perhaps you should consider the last couple of pages as the way we like to act when not. Interrupted by prigs & god botherers?

It would seem you really will carry on with your unwanted rantings until we let you have the last word.

Perhaps we should sign some sort of pledge?

We the undersigned members of AccringtonWeb do solemnly swear that we are all wrong and the only person that should be allowed to post on the site is accyexplorer.

Signed.

Less.

Next please, form an orderly queue,no pushing at the back, you'll get your turn.

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Some people just have one purpose in mind signing up to a forum.

Examples for signing up to a forum like this

Buy & Sell section - Some just want to use this portion of the site - A good example of this would be this user. O2Hudsond(i think) this dude must sell a phone everyday

Lost family / friend - There has been many a user sign up for this purpose. Many have moved on from accy and so do not feel the need to keep visiting the site.

Technical Help - Some that need help fixing a problem with their computers for example might visit such a forum substituting tech forums for local forums... Once they have fixed their problem, forum is forgotten.

Music - Myself, this is how I found the site. I was looking for like minded people that maybe wanted to start a band. There was a few musicians on here... but not many. However I stuck around. But perhaps many with the same purpose do not.

Some sign up just to comment on one thread, but actually visit the forum more than others.

Some might sign up to read about local sports. Accrington Stanley and such. You don't notice them because they use that part of the forum and seldom any other part. Likewise. I never read that section, because I am not a sports fan...

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One definition of the word ‘forum’ according to the Oxford Dictionary, is ‘An Internet site where users can post comments about a particular issue or topic and reply to other users' postings; a message board’. While I shouldn’t think it’s imperative that every member makes comments, on the other hand if no one did then it wouldn’t be the interesting, sometimes controversial and often very amusing forum that it is – but would simply be a club……

…and while on the subject of definitions, the word ‘clique’ (again according to the Oxford Dictionary) is ‘a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them’. Accyweb on the contrary always extends a warm welcome to new members, and new and old alike can put their bob’s worth in at any time. Therefore, Accyexplorer, the word ‘clique’ does not apply.

Anyway, do you know any family that lives in perfect harmony and agrees on every subject all the time…I don’t! It would be very boring.

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Hey, Guiness - read your post re the 'old folk' with interest, and me being in that category all I can say is that they don't make drinkers like they used to. Those were the days when 'hollow legs' were the norm. Some old timers would have put you to shame (and I'm not confessing to anything!).

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I agree,I've never said I don't like the site D or that I want anything to change etc (well maybe less's attitude to some members) ,In fact I enjoy the site just the way it is.My posts may seem like I'm whining about the forum but I can assure you and others that's not the case.
I also like adding my "bobs worth" now and again (for those who hadn't noticed) :D

On a side note,MP also assures me it's not a "clique"......it's a "family" so from now on I won't be using the C bomb :)

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You are going to be waiting for quite some time for that to happen, you made a grand speech the other day you know the one, you finished it with 'sod off'.
Well I did as you asked, I ignored you all day it was easy. Then you came back on and started all over again, so may I just say, no, YOU sod off.

Not all your posts make you seem like you are whining, some of them make you seem a complete moron.

All of your input to this thread can be used as an example of this.

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I thought it was a sensible question because there is reasonable answers. There is no need for all of this clique crap yet again.

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If it was a clique.....I am sure that after almost ten years as a member......I would have inveigled myself in by now.
I get quite upset when people talk about a clique.....why?
Because I'm not in it......and if there was one......I would want to be in the sacrosanct inner circle.....I'm fed up of being just a pleb(goes away to sulk).

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Apparently you don't spend enough time down the railway on a sat afternoon for that ;)

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Neither do I!

I keep dropping hints to Mick but so far he hasn't obliged.

Perhaps when he no longer classes me as a Newbie?
:(

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Maybe your right C,however I don't think less means to be annoying it's just a natural talent of his :D

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Don't worry about it less, as acccyex so kindly pointed out. You still have your trainset to play with :D

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I will try and be in the Railway today with the initiation set including the limp celery and the moldy cheese:D

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Wow, how nearly funny!


How long are you going to ignore the comments of others in your quest to prove yourself our village idiot?
:confused:

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Being a lover of attention that he is and the way he goes about getting it, you can expect a like from him, you read all of that post.:)

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If that is all you've got - limp celery(the devils food) and mouldy cheese.....I'll stay a pleb a bit longer :)

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Tapatalk is great. Gives something to do whilst taking a number 2 :)

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Now now less,don't get your knickers in a twist so early in the morning,it's not good for your blood pressure.
Eric's entitled to his opinion as are all our members (family or not).

I take it the answer to my question in on your profile guest list is a no? ;)
And there was me thinking you might actually be a alright guy after reading your blog :)

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Sorry Rob that is just TMI!
Remember me? I'm the one with the pictorial imagination...and the picture I have in my head right now...well, let's just say, it's not pretty!

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Indeed, it allows you to talk it at the same time as you do it.

Though the advertisers could give it a slight boost:-

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I agree, if he had said "Having a good crap" yeh probably wouldn't have pictured it.:D Naughty Restless.

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You really do repeat yourself don't you? Why not ask your carer for some help with your next witticism?


Eric's opinion is possibly one that you should, really consider worthwhile.

Here for those that would like to see his question it is below, if you would rather give him the benefit of the doubt and hope that he isn't so stupid, look away now.
Well, to be honest with you I hadn't seen it, you see there are two or three ways into the profile I don't nip in on the one where idiots can attempt yet another way of showing themselves up. Don't worry though I won't be deleting it, I'll leave it there so that other members can see how easily you make a pillock of yourself.

Please excuse me, I'm just going to take my own advice and report you.

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http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/s...ons/report.gifDone.

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This may help you less :D

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Quote:
Might I also suggest that the members now start taking some of the responsibility themselves?
How many times has someone posted on a thread, 'why haven't the mod's done anything?'.

Well if you don't report it they can't do anything, YOU can police the site, YOU can make a difference.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OgFK5PJSLUo

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It certainly has, it's proving what I reported you for, cheers for that.

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Sir, I beg to differ, you're simply jealous you can't enter its' exulted ranks. :D

Marvellous, utter randomness, wherever did that come from? Just what makes this place such an enriching experience. :)

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Thats not true, we don't only react to reports and we don't always agree with the things people report

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I'd be banned if that 'was' the case Neil.
I have no problem with how you and the other mods moderate this site.
I was only quoting Less, who is now playing the victim because someone has stood up to his online antics.
Feel free to go through my private messages and confirm it's not only me who thinks he can act like a bit of a tit.

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Neil can you read users PMS as an mod or admin of a forum? Surely not

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I've been going down Accy every week for the past couple of years, Ive yet to see these human fish swimming down Broadway.:rolleyes:

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I have some Sweet Grass I could send over ... no, not that kind, the real stuff from the Rez. You guys could have a real Pow Wow, and Less could spring for the beer.:alright:

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Sour grapes make lotsa whine.;)

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Not sure about the springing, but he'd definitely jump at the chance of free Ale! (C'mon now who wouldn't) :D :thepint:

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Kevin, maybe.

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Me! Currently still abstinent from alcohol. Though temptation due to feeling this weekend is a little higher than usual.

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No PMs are just that PRIVATE no member of staff can read your private messages
Now can we all stop acting like children and get this forum back to the informative and family friendly site it used to be.
Thanks

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Hi Eric – Think that might be just what the doctor ordered – some of that green, green grass of home (apologies for taking poetic license here) and a good old Pow Wow. However, because of the unavailability of both of these right now I will settle for reading this thread and my cup of caffeine. Enjoying both immensely……..

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Meh! I'd take you guys more seriously if either of you lived in a country that sold beer that had actually seen barley, hops or yeast :D

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I can't and Mick has told me before that he can't as admin. The only way it could be done is by accessing the database on the server and the only person with that access is Roy. He has told me in the past that he has no interest in reading PM's and does not do. From memory it's not quite straight forward to do anyway.

All the forum data - posts, messages, pictures, settings etc are all stored in a MySql database and the forum runs on php and templates. As far as I know the only thing not plain text in the database is user passwords, they are encrypted by the users browsers using a one way algorithm before being sent to the server, only the encrypted password is stored. This is a standard internet way of handling passwords.

Well you did ask :rolleyes:

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Thanks. I was hoping for a more in depth answer as some users seem to think moderators can just look through a users PM's and since I have neither moderated or administrated a forum before I couldn't just reply to accyex and say that it wasn't possible(though I was fairy sure you couldn't)

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Just goes to show how much I know about these technical things :D
I honestly thought if you was a mod/admin,it would be a case of click,click and your in (everyday is a school day) :o

I could copy and paste the PMs but obviously I won't out of courtesy,You'll just have to take my word Neil (I'm sure you already know anyway :D).