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Numbers as usernames has to be the stupidest idea ever. Oh hang onKeep it simple just give everyone a number
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Numbers as usernames has to be the stupidest idea ever. Oh hang onKeep it simple just give everyone a number
christ spoon, you got more medals/badges than the chelsea pensioners..
Funny how derogatory terms are not used when anonymity is removed isn’t it?.....Yes, I've heard it on other forums but not from the sparkies at the wholesalers or on other jobs. It seems to be an internet thing.
@telectrix how do you manage to get Trainee Access without being either a Trainee, or a Mentor?christ spoon, you got more medals/badges than the chelsea pensioners..
He is a trainee, it's the 60th year of his apprenticeship@telectrix how do you manage to get Trainee Access without being either a Trainee, or a Mentor?
christ spoon, you got more medals/badges than the chelsea pensioners..
I'm having a look see who's got what. And then reorganising the usergroups to get rid of a lot of the tags but keep the usergroup access right.So is this to see how many tags we loose if the tags are removed. Only yesterday I only had 'Forum Mentor' being shown. Not sure why the others have appeared again.
Maybe the decision have been made to keep them after all....
Youv'e been a very respectful Pirate my my reckoning.I quite like the labels...when I see respected member ....
. Of course, we cannot condone outright attacks, racism and so on, but I really can't see why we are even ...
Yes, I've heard it on other forums but not from the sparkies at the wholesalers or on other jobs. It seems to be an internet thing.
Funny how derogatory terms are not used when anonymity is removed isn’t it?.....
I think Badegg's point may have something to do with this, but also the context is important.
If I worked in a large firm where guys came and went and varying levels of training were held by those guys, then talk might be be more forthcoming about issues pertinent to levels of training.
As it is I work by myself and have brief chats in the wholesalers at best, so the term is not likely to crop up. I am however a member of several internet discussion platforms where the issue of training levels crops up more often than in my day to day doings.
So you can see how the context and likelihood of these terms being used is important when deciding whether or not this forum is at fault or to blame for the use and or perpetuation of this
It's not the forum. It's the members. We've never had a tag saying that. And never really allowed it.
Don't bring the forum into it lol
I even banned the wording at one point so it starred out but then we had word war 3 about it.
The forums stance is me. I've never liked the term. And never encouraged that language.The members are the forum. Without one there would be no other.
It's has the same. Your reaction points are like counts.In a previous incarnation the forum had the thanks button along with a thanked x times in x posts counter.
For me this worked well as an indicator.
For example 99% of my posts are just general chat very few of them are actually giving technical advice, probably best that way , so a quick look at the thanks count would give weight to different advice from different members.
It's has the same. Your reaction points are like counts.
See my edited post above.Unless i'm misunderstanding the reaction point system then I get reaction points for posting general chat and blether that people like and or find amusing.
The Thanks button is/was much more likely to be used after someone provided good sound advice that helped someone out.
No system is perfect but I think that some sort of system to give weight to advisory posts is good.
The forums stance is me. I've never liked the term. And never encouraged that language.
Its members are the ones using it.
I can block it now in seconds. But it doesn't change the members view of it. They need learn how to get along with new members and new guys in the industry / or on the forum.
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