Goodbye

[NinOz]

Geoff, if you are still here.
Please consider who you are dealing with on this forum, mostly old men with toys; get a bit cranky when they haven't had a nap (its bloody worse when they try to crack jokes).
How can you get angry with such innocent chaps?   Aren't they cute, little temper tantrums, wander right off topic, etc.
George is nice , Rob is nice , I'm ni..  (well I try to be).
Please reconsider.

CFJ

[Tank]

Geoff, it would be very sad if you did go.  I don't like it when any member decides to leave as I feel like I have personally failed.  Hopefully you will reconsider.

Can everyone else just chill out.  I'm getting sick to death of petty arguments and people stirring the pot - which is really ruining the forum for me, as well as others I'm sure.  Let us just get along and enjoy the hobby, which is what this forum is for.  You ALL make this website what it is.  If there are problems then report them to me.

Thank you.

[Newportnobby]

Cripes!
When exactly does the season of 'Peace & Goodwill to all' kick in?
It's all getting waaayyyyy too personal and I think it's time for some backing off and considering before committing to 'paper'.
It's not for me to comment on the reason(s) for Dave & Geoff deciding to leave although I'd much rather they didn't, but there are ways and means of getting 'humour' across and it can be very hit and miss.
If it carries on in this vein I'm sure it will be locked and that will just push folks further so I'd just ask everyone to calm down please.

Oops - sorry, Tank.
We must have hit the 'Post' button relatively same time

[Geoff]

First of all I would like to thank you very much for your kind reply s, and Bealman if that was a joke you go the wrong way in showing it stating that you will close the thread then for another moderator stating it was out of sorts and gone to far, but hey people need to have a soap box to stand on sometimes and just talk about there experiences and I do not think it was offensive, some members only go on one forum to chat I know I am one that only used this forum for my much needed input of N Gauge model railways, I am a bit of a loner and yes sometimes maybe need to lighten up, I work in a place where there is only 3 of us and 4 days out of 5 I am on my own holding the fort to speak, I find it hard to get out with the way my wife is with her disabilities so I tend to put all of my spare time into my hobby when I can.

I am going to take a couple of days away from the forum to rethink what all of you have said, I have spent a few years on this forum and respect all of you, Tank I shall reconsider if to stay or not by the weekend.

[REGP]

Hi Geoff
Glad you are taking a few days off to consider the position, I hope it means we still be entertained by some of your posts in the future.

Ray

[Geoff]

Just to let you all know I am staying I am full of a cold and things got to me earlier I have sent a message to Tank to remove this thread.

[austinbob]

Just to let you all know I am staying I am full of a cold and things got to me earlier I have sent a message to Tank to remove this thread.

Good decision - welcome back

[longbridge]

Geoff thanks for your PM I am very happy that you decided to stay on the forum.

Because of my weird Aussie  humour I feel respnsible for what has happened here, no man I know likes having a digital rectal examination so I just made a light hearted comment instead of going into details.

George you know that I helped you make the decision about becoming a moderator on this forum and I still have the PMs that we shared at the time.

As you know I was also  moderator on this forum and as such do not take the threat of having a thread locked lightly, having any thread locked is a hard thing to decide but having the threat of being responsible for having a thread like the Angry Thread with 225 pages is not funny.

If I need to be put in place for what I consider to be a harmless reply I would like it to come from Tank, in the meantime I will stay on as a forum member of this great forum.

Once again hang in there Geoff and thanks for the backup.

[Geoff]

Geoff thanks for you PM I am very happy that you decided to stay on the forum.

Because of my weird Aussie  humour I feel respnsible for what has happened here, no man I know likes having a digital rectal examination so I just made a light hearted comment instead of going into details.

George you know that I helped you make the decision about becoming a moderator on this forum and I still have the PMs that we shared at the time.

As you know I was also  moderator on this forum and as such do not take the threat of having a thread locked, having any thread locked is a hard thing to decide but having the threat of being responsible for having a thread like the Angry Thread with 225 pages is not funny.

If I need to be put in place for what I consider to be a harmless reply I would like it to come from Tank, in the meantime I will stay on as a forum member of this great forum.

Once again hang in there Geoff and thanks for the backup.

You are a good man Dave and thanks for staying.

[Bealman]

Point taken, gentlemen. You are both valued forum members and I am sincere when I say that I'm glad you are staying with us. Personally speaking, the issue is closed.

Let's get on with the forum! The old Model Railroader magazine catchphrase....

Model Railroading is fun!   

George

[Trainfish]

Good to hear that everyone is staying. I was part of the thread concerned and admit I probably was close to the line too but hey, it wasn't anywhere near as off topic as some threads on here. Apologies if anything I said upset anyone. I believe this to be the best and most informative forum for my hobby and would be lost without it so I'm afraid you're stuck with me until the day I am withdrawn from service (or Tank throws me out). Oh and I promise to try not to mention anything which enters my ......................... No, let's not go there!

Anyway, I hope we're all friends again and I think we'll all probably think twice about whether a witty remark is likely to be taken the wrong way or not. Unfortunately as someone else said in this thread, sometimes the written word doesn't come over as well as the spoken word, or something to that effect.

[Pengi]

Just like to add that banter, humour, irony and jokes are one of the toughest things to moderate - particularly with written words as there is no indication of facial expressions, tone of voice etc which would give the clues as to whether something is light-hearted or not. Smilies can help  but they are also open to mis-interpretation 

I can be 'picky Pengi'  because, as a Mod, we have a duty to be picky at times - particularly if there is something that is not family friendly or could break a law, e.g. copyright, libel etc.

With regard to moving posts, this is done with the aim of making it easier for our members to find and retrieve stuff. From time to time we do have a 'spring clean' of the forum.

As you will appreciate all this is often a fine judgement call, hopefully we have got the balance right and that we are not 'over-sanitising' the forum. If there are some of our actions that you do not understand or agree with, then feel free to report the post and we will look into it further.

[longbridge]

Another point Pengi as a Moderator one has to and should show respect to the forum membership, I know how hard it is to moderate a forum as I have been a moderator on other forums including a camera forum which was a total headache , I think if a forum member steps out of line a PM can defuse an otherwise volatile situation , I remember this was done on several occasions during the early days on this forum, I might add I was not one of the recipients

[DesertHound]

Geoff / Longbridge - I'm glad you are both staying.

Dan

[Geoff]

I want to thank every one for there possitive replies.

I just wondered if the mods could lock this post off now as it has had its day.

Thanks

Geoff