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Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)
Hi,
John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.
I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.
With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.
I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.
If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.
I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.
I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.
Thank you
Darragh Sherwin
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06 May 2010 19:47 - 06 May 2010 19:51 #31
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as you can see not all agree wit them, i feel they are twisted and changed 2 suit certain people, (please don't take offence as i know your doing a great job and you've the forums interest at heart) i love wen others repost on treads it keeps it alive and bumps it back to the top, editing does not and vital information can be missed unless we constantly go over posts to a point where we lose interest, it also forms bonds between members tru conversation (how long will it go before we're only allowed edit it once). "after a host of complaints"? if the complainers don't want to read a thread or lose interest they dont have to read it, and on the noobs selling tanks, equipment and showing no interest, wat about a wanted section only, where members post wat they need and potential sellers dont have to join but reply via email, i know this is not the buy and sell but on the buy and sell and gumtree it says "email this contact/seller" witout giving the email address, could this be a possible option? don't mind me im just a fry in this big ol'pond (an arowana fry small but wit a big mouth)
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06 May 2010 20:04 #32
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If you put that much effort into typing a post about fish, your posts might be worth reading.
You are registered for 14 months, but only gracing us with your presence for the last couple of weeks, already you seem to know exactly what everyone else wants.
When I was admin, I kept it simple if you didn't like the rules, tough. Don't post, plenty of other forums.
I come here to read or post about fish, I am not interested in reading what you are watching on TV, at least if it was in the Social and Rubbish section, I now whether to bother reading or not, but that was in the "News" section, which was the correct place for the original poster, not for your reply.
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You are registered for 14 months, but only gracing us with your presence for the last couple of weeks, already you seem to know exactly what everyone else wants.
When I was admin, I kept it simple if you didn't like the rules, tough. Don't post, plenty of other forums.
I come here to read or post about fish, I am not interested in reading what you are watching on TV, at least if it was in the Social and Rubbish section, I now whether to bother reading or not, but that was in the "News" section, which was the correct place for the original poster, not for your reply.
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06 May 2010 20:09 - 06 May 2010 20:13 #33
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it was a thread about television, and have my fish related posts not been informative? or not interesting enough for you?
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darrencurry wrote:
The thread you are posting in was NOT about television, but about the revised guidelines.
OK, some people don't agree with all the amendments but more do, and it's for the benefit of the majority that they were revised.
Daragh Owens is right, if you don't like them, don't stay. Of all the PMs and phone calls I have received on the subject not one has rushed to your defence.
You can say whatever you like about me, I really am thick-skinned, but when you start inferring that the Forum Rules are to "benefit a minority" without clarifying that statement accurately then you are casting aspersions at others on the Forum - to which any member would take exception so we regard this as insulting to other unnamed members.
So you can regard this as a public warning - your next transgression will result in a month-long ban from the Forum.
John
it was a thread about television
The thread you are posting in was NOT about television, but about the revised guidelines.
OK, some people don't agree with all the amendments but more do, and it's for the benefit of the majority that they were revised.
Daragh Owens is right, if you don't like them, don't stay. Of all the PMs and phone calls I have received on the subject not one has rushed to your defence.
You can say whatever you like about me, I really am thick-skinned, but when you start inferring that the Forum Rules are to "benefit a minority" without clarifying that statement accurately then you are casting aspersions at others on the Forum - to which any member would take exception so we regard this as insulting to other unnamed members.
So you can regard this as a public warning - your next transgression will result in a month-long ban from the Forum.
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06 May 2010 20:48 #35
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is this how we treat people who voice their opinions? but then i questioned you before and got a threatening response, hence my tag line
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God give me my Admin log-in for 30 seconds and you would be out of here.
John, you must have the patience of a saint.
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John, you must have the patience of a saint.
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06 May 2010 21:02 #37
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ah ok guys it's not a discussion wen people resort to threats, i'l back down and offer my apologies 2 both of you and any other members who might have been offended by my opinions
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06 May 2010 23:47 #38
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You're a great man with the smug answers - the fuse is still burning away though.
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excuse me? i apologised, wat more do you want
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darrencurry wrote:
What I want doesn't really matter - what the people who have contacted me about you would like to see is a more mature approach from you to the Forum, for you to remember that first and foremost this is a Fish Forum first and a social Forum second. As has been said to me today, if you want to contribute to a forum which enjoys your sense of humour then find one as those who have contacted me do not appreciate it on this Forum.
I do not want to ban you, but if you continue down the route you seem intent upon I will have no choice but to go along with the requests of my correspondents.
Think carefully before typing another smug one-line reply.
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excuse me? i apologised, wat more do you want
What I want doesn't really matter - what the people who have contacted me about you would like to see is a more mature approach from you to the Forum, for you to remember that first and foremost this is a Fish Forum first and a social Forum second. As has been said to me today, if you want to contribute to a forum which enjoys your sense of humour then find one as those who have contacted me do not appreciate it on this Forum.
I do not want to ban you, but if you continue down the route you seem intent upon I will have no choice but to go along with the requests of my correspondents.
Think carefully before typing another smug one-line reply.
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07 May 2010 00:30 #41
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I must say i got alot of enjoyment out of this topic but i think its going a bit far at this stage.
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07 May 2010 00:33 #42
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well i thought apologising would be a step in the right direction, you publically warned me and i publically apologised to yourself, darragh and the others who might have took offence
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Alright then, let's hope your (hardly sincere) apology proves to be the start of a new Forum member...because, believe me, a lot of long-standing Forum regulars did not like the other one.
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07 May 2010 00:49 #44
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cheers johnh
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