I would just like to say to everyone on the forum goodbye, I have enjoyed my time on here and I shall miss you all, certain things that have happened have made me pack my bags and leave you all, I just hope every one has a happy life modelling.

Wot? Nowt I said, I hope? Geoff please send me a PM!

George

Be very sad to see you go Geoff, won't you reconsider?

It's a real shame that some of the Mods on here are forgetting what their role on this forum is meant to be and getting heavy handed.
George, your constant off topic posts are annoying enough but then you reprimand members for doing the same, double standards.
Caz, as a Mod all you seem to do is lock or threaten to lock threads.
Sprintex, well where do we start......
This used to be a really friendly forum where a bit of banter and pulling of one's leg was a great part of it. I appreciate the need for Mods and thank most of them for the work they do on here, sometimes a thankless task I guess, but can the others please lighten up and stop upsetting members to the stage that they leave.
Rob.

My 'sense of humour' (term used advisedly) is often misunderstood; a lot of seeds fall on stoney ground. Some people just can't allow themselves to smile.
Don't be put off by them; it's their loss.
Take a day or two out and then come back and regale us with your anal ogies (sic)



Best wishes

Mitch

Sorry to see you go Geoff but I think you are taking Bealmans joke to far and you perhaps will re think about leaving after a couple of days I personally have had the mods No Names No Packdrill tell me off a couple of times for things I tried to post and I realise that they have a very difficult job to do for which they don't get paid .Sometimes things are said which another person takes in the wrong context and I'm sure that's what's happened here . So as I said please don't leave us I think that this is one of the best Forums going I really am glad I joined and have a great time learning new things an how others solve problems and seeing other people layouts I'm sure you will miss the Forum if you leave and hope if you do you will come back soon.
Regards
Bob

I have no idea what all of this relates to and I'm not particularly interested.

What does concern me is the loss of "friends"!

Whatever anyone says or does on the internet or elsewhere is entirely for them to judge whether it is good or bad or simply indifferent.

I sincerely hope that Geoff reconsiders but if not then in the same vein I wish you well Geoff.

Warmest regards, Peter.

Rob:

This IS the friendly forum. It's the reason I joined in the first place, and you only have to read the comments from new members to appreciate that is a major drawcard.

As to your comments regarding the moderating team, you cotradict yourself. You say that "pullings one's leg... and a bit if banter..." was part of the friendly forum, but then start blasting us for doing so!!!

All the very best,

George 

No I didn't contradict myself, telling members that they've gone off topic when you are usually the one that goes off topic first, threatening to lock threads, constantly moving threads unnecessarily is not banter or leg pulling, sorry you don't know the difference !!
Rob

Oh Gawd, another Toytown punch up....

Quote from: Rob H on December 03, 2014, 11:15:52 AM
No I didn't contradict myself, telling members that they've gone off topic when you are usually the one that goes off topic first, threatening to lock threads, constantly moving threads unnecessarily is not banter or leg pulling, sorry you don't know the difference !!
Rob

Rob:

There should be an 'if' between the "you" and "don't" 

George 

Quote from: Bealman on December 03, 2014, 11:06:01 AM
As to your comments regarding the moderating team, you cotradict yourself. You say that "pullings one's leg... and a bit if banter..." was part of the friendly forum, but then start blasting us for doing so!!!

If you work with children and teens, one of the things you have to explain to them is that there's a very fine line between banter and bullying. It's also a moveable line. What's banter to you can be bullying to someone else, and of course vice versa. Exhibit one: Jeremy Clarkson. Some find him hysterical; others obnoxious. He delivers banter, but whether you find it charming or insulting depends on your point of view.

Being funny in person isn't a guarantee you'll be funny when you write something. There are plenty of standup comics who're hopeless at writing sitcoms, and lots of sitcom writers who're not at all funny in person. The problem with writing is that it lacks the tone we add to verbal jokes -- so what was delivered by one person in a lighthearted way can be taken by the other person as an insult or a mean-spirited putdown.

I'm not saying don't try to be funny here (there's plenty of humour here) but at the same time it's worth reflecting on what you're about to write before pressing "post", and in return, if someone writes something that you think was insulting, think for a moment about whether it was genuinely meant that way. Chance are, no.

Now, shall we get back to our model trains???

Cheers, NeMo

There should be an 'if' between the "you" and "don't"  - " you if don't",sorry that's too clever for me !!

Goodbye George 

A most intelligent post from an acomplished N gauge modeller.

I stand down! 

Really George if you're going to insult me at least try and get the spelling right ! I seem to recall that when you've had "differences" with other members in the past you have to have the last word so fire away, the stage is all yours, I've had my say.