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Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 09 8:04 pm Post subject:

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 09 8:05 pm Post subject:

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 09 8:07 pm Post subject:
Does that make Gervase Desomond Wilcox and MJ......Nooooooo.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 09 8:10 pm Post subject:
That's what our Consumer Survey says ...

Silas

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 6848
Location: Staffordshire

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 09 8:11 pm Post subject:
Well, its just now a much smaller team, which is a GOOD THING as it looks more accountable and less cliquey, but it is, never the less a little odd that some really good people have left leaving a situation where a couple who probably think the same and would probably vote the same (assuming they have voting in the staff room) makes it a bit like a block vote really.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45715
Location: Essex

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 09 9:50 pm Post subject:

Silas wrote:

Well, its just now a much smaller team, which is a GOOD THING as it looks more accountable and less cliquey, but it is, never the less a little odd that some really good people have left leaving a situation where a couple who probably think the same and would probably vote the same (assuming they have voting in the staff room) makes it a bit like a block vote really.

As one of the leavers I have absolute confidence in the people left running the site, I hope that we're all behind them. For what it's worth I was probably the main instigator in slimming down the staff room.

I may as well say thanks to all the mods, current and ex for everything they've done for the site, as I never really said so before I left. This was never meant to be an "us and them" site, and I hope it never will be, it's open for anyone to participate in whatever manner they see fit, Downsizer would defintely be a lesser place without the articles, recipes, and social networking, and that's pretty much all down to "ordinary" members.

So shaddapaya face, it's business as normal.

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 09 9:53 pm Post subject:
Well said, that squirrel!

bagpuss

Joined: 09 Dec 2004
Posts: 10507
Location: cambridge

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 09 9:59 pm Post subject:

Silas wrote:

a couple who probably think the same and would probably vote the same (assuming they have voting in the staff room) makes it a bit like a block vote really.

From experience any couples which used to be and still are in the staffroom were as likely to disagree with each other as with anyone else (Not that we disagree of course, its all sweetness and light in there

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Silas

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 6848
Location: Staffordshire

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 09 10:36 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Silas wrote:

Well mate, as the person who 'recruited' me to this site in the first place, I am happy to take your word for it - it's a good time to be looking forward, there is no future in the past.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 09 10:39 pm Post subject:

Silas wrote:

Well mate, as the person who 'recruited' me to this site in the first place, I am happy to take your word for it - it's a good time to be looking forward, there is no future in the past.

Tahir has a lot to answer for.

The future is often in the past.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 09 10:48 pm Post subject:

vegplot wrote:

Silas wrote:

Well mate, as the person who 'recruited' me to this site in the first place, I am happy to take your word for it - it's a good time to be looking forward, there is no future in the past.

Tahir has a lot to answer for.

The future is often in the past.

Indeed. Glad I never took the poisoned chalice

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 09 11:48 am Post subject:

If I hadn't resigned I would have locked this thread by now.

Joking aside, slimming down the moderation team is a good idea, hopefully people will give it a chance to work. At the same time our lives and priorities change which is why I decided to move on, seeing as the jonnyboy household will be increasing by +1 in the not too distant future. So there is no reason why the structure and members should not be fluid, one day it may contain none of the original team.

For the record, anyone who thinks they are going to be moderated differently because the structure has changed should remember that the people who started this up did so in part because they wanted a less ''controlled'' environment. If people don't want an RC type forum they can help the mods through this transistion by being extra good, after all, Christmas is almost here!

Last edited by Jonnyboy on Wed Dec 02, 09 11:51 am; edited 1 time in total

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 09 11:49 am Post subject:

cab wrote:

Anyway, just for clarity, do you guys think an updated sticky with the structure of the site (admin, management group, moderation group, 'staff room') may be in order?

(yes, I know, replying to my own post; seems to me the only thing obviously missing is the above clarification)

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45715
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 09 11:50 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

If people don't want an RC type forum they can help the mods through this transistion by being extra good, after all, Christmas is almost here!

Ooh look, a pig just flew past my window

Barefoot Andrew
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 21 Mar 2007
Posts: 22780
Location: In the 17th century

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 09 11:50 am Post subject:
@Cab - it's in hand. A.

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