NGF forum v NGF facebook !

Started by Mr Sprue, April 19, 2022, 08:08:10 PM

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Mr Sprue

Is it just me? But lately I am now finding the NGF facebook group more appealing. Why? I'm sick and tired of the Russian roulette with the odd posts and topics either getting deleted or merged!

I can accept that not all contributions are perfect to the forum (mine too!), but diversity is what makes good reading. However regrettably its now reached the point where I find my enthusiasm is dwindling to be involved with posting any more content.

Apologies if this offends, but I speak as I feel and will be taking a back seat from now on if nothing changes!

Yours sincerely
Dave




Tank

I don't allow political posts on here and never have.  This is a model railway forum.  I allow general talk, jokes etc, but the rules have been the same for over ten years.  If you want to put items about soldiers drowning, ships sinking, Putin showing his anatomy on here then it will be removed.

Bigmac

at least i can post photos on the facebook site.
i used to be indecisive...but now i'm not so sure.

exmouthcraig

I will admit to never even looking at the Facebook page but do certainly share your frustration with the forum but not with the way posts are merged but by the constant bombardment of threads and topics by individuals who clearly see themselves as superior knowledge on EVERY TOPIC and obviously have ideas of grandeur in becoming a mod.

I have had private conversations with other members and even mods regarding this and without incriminating anyone we were all in agreement that this in itself was having a detrimental effect on the enjoyment of the forum.

The lack of content being submitted by some highly skilled N gaugers has also concerned me of late.

Like you Dave, this may be deemed offensive but I can honestly say this is certainly a different forum to what I joined. Sadly!!

Tank

I'd be grateful if you PM'd me with more detail.  Strictly confidential of course.  Thanks!

Mr Sprue

Quote from: Tank on April 19, 2022, 08:43:42 PM
I don't allow political posts on here and never have.  This is a model railway forum.  I allow general talk, jokes etc, but the rules have been the same for over ten years.  If you want to put items about soldiers drowning, ships sinking, Putin showing his anatomy on here then it will be removed.

Chris I accept the rules on political content, but this go's further!

Tank

Ok, if you let me know which threads, and I'll happily look into it for you tomorrow.  I'll see if there was good reason for what you're saying.   :thumbsup:

Tank

Nothing further received from anyone at 10:40pm.  Anyone with any issue, as I always say, please PM me.  All will be confidential.

NinOz

Quote from: Mr Sprue on April 19, 2022, 08:08:10 PM
... odd posts and topics either getting deleted or merged!
I've never noticed. ??? 
I must be in La La Land. :laugh3:
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I tried so hard to be snobbish and haughty.

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Bealman

It is, of course, always disappointing to hear that members are annoyed about the forum. However, we try to strike a reasonable balance of moderation, and to be honest, I don't think our track record for the last 10 years is too bad.
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Chris Morris

From experience I know that being a mod is  often a difficult and thankless task. The NGF is a nice place to spend a while and that is down to good members and good moderation. So far as I can see the mods seem to be getting it about right. I say thank you to the mods for the work they do.

I like to contribute where I can. I hope I am not one of those who comes under the classification of  "the constant bombardment of threads and topics by individuals who clearly see themselves as superior knowledge on EVERY TOPIC and obviously have ideas of grandeur in becoming a mod."
Working doesn't seem to be the perfect thing for me so I'll continue to play.
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GrahamB

It's hard to come up with specifics - especially when threads have been deleted/locked a while back. I can recall an outcry when a thread was locked. It had passed me by until then and, having found it, I had trouble understanding why it had been locked. The justification as I recall was that "it had run it's course." I believe it was subsequently unlocked but I really can't remember where it was or what it was about.

What I do find difficult is posting photos. Facebook is very simple but I find FB to be very much "of the moment" wheras I can (reasonably) easily do a search on the forum for a long forgotten tutorial and refresh my fading memory.

At the end of the day, being a moderator is a thankless task and, although I may raise an occasional eyebrow, I am grateful to them. After all, without them I wouldn't be able to type this now.
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Bob Tidbury

As Graham B said I also find it difficult to post pictures on the main Forum though I have done a few times and many members have shown me over the years  ,I just forget what order to do things . ,I find its so easy on the Facebook page .
I have only heard of one case of a thread being locked or banned and I THANK Tank and the mods for all their hard work .I love some of the threads and even some of Danyboys jokes and just delete anything that doesn't interest me such as anything D C C .We get to see some very nice layouts and pick up some good tips.
LONG LIVE THE N GAUGE FORUM .
Bob Tidbury

Train Waiting

I'm very happy with our Forum and am especially grateful to @Tank , the moderators and technical people, all of whom, as far as I'm aware, act in an entirely voluntary capacity so that we can enjoy reading and writing about little trains.

I've never had any problems with anything I have contributed being deleted or merged.  I'm especially grateful for all the positive and encouraging comments I have received since I joined our Forum almost five years ago.  Without a doubt, our Forum has been a massive influence on my enjoyment of our hobby and I'm having more fun with model railways than ever (well, almost ever!).

I make every effort only to post where I can, hopefully, contribute something helpful and encouraging, or to express my gratitude.  I was a bit doubtful about a recent post which involved my starting a new thread in a specialist area of our Forum and I asked a moderator for advice.  I received a quick, friendly and especially encouraging reply for which I am grateful.

I'm very glad our Forum has the range of topics it has, although there are some areas I never look at - the 'Angry/Unhappy' threads being a good example.  But, if fellow Forum members find these useful, I think it is a really good thing to have them.

Strangely enough, for a Luddite like me, I can post photographs.  I'm not sure I'm doing it the best way, but I can do it.  Maybe we could have a video tutorial on this at some point - I'd be glad to contribute to any costs involved.

One final point, financial contributions to our Forum are entirely voluntary and I think this is a wonderful arrangement.

With my profound thanks to everyone who contributes to my enjoyment of our Forum.

All best wishes

John
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Tank

Thanks so much for your kind words everyone.  I hate reading negative posts, but more importantly, I listen and want to improve the forum.  I'm yet to hear back from those above with any actual threads/posts/members, so I can look into it.

I don't really understand the hardship with the photo's.  There is a quick and easy way, with 4 clicks to get an image in a post.  Or, a slightly longer way if you want to store them in an album of your own.  Facebook doesn't do this through the Groups (unless you're sharing from your personal profile.

Anyway, here is the page with the tutorial - https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=33436.0



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