Getting Drawn in

[mgcjag]

Hi All.....As regular members are aware many topics are becoming long and drawn out and drifting way off topic...Please remember it takes 2 to make a thread long winded......so can i please ask everyone to stay on topic....dont get dragged into these point scoring discussions.......Thanks... Steve

[ralphr1780]

fair and square

[Heuer]

I have asked Steve and Angus to consider using the Delete post they have at their disposal. It is quite friendly in that the post is soft deleted from the thread, gives a reason, says who did it and also allows users to display the deleted post if they want to. This should keep threads tight without decrying the poster for their thoughts, albeit maybe unnecessary thoughts. Looks like this:



If you spot a candidate for soft delete please PM one of the Mods.

[JagWaugh]

I have asked Steve and Angus to consider using the Delete post they have at their disposal.
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If you spot a candidate for soft delete please PM one of the Mods.

Speaking as a mod on another forum... It's a lot less time consuming if listers just take a moment to look at their post before they hit reply, and evaluate if they're answering the original question, asking a point of clarification (a new question belongs in another thread), if their tone is commensurate with being a gentleman who drives a Jaguar etc, etc.

Moderating a forum takes time and effort. It's unpaid and mostly thankless.

[golfnut324]

Moderating a forum takes time and effort. It's unpaid and mostly thankless.

Not wanting to contribute to thread drift but if I could be so bold as to step into this thread accompanied by the "Hall of Fame" of forum moderators and go on the record to say "Thank You All"


(Now if only PeterC would chime in?)

[PeterCrespin]

(Now if only PeterC would chime in?)

Uh oh! What have I done now? (Apart from ten years Admin on various J-L forums?)


S

[golfnut324]

(Apart from ten years Admin on various J-L forums?)

Exactly! By chiming in you rounded out the "Hall".

[AussieEtype]

It looks like optimism is alive and well - or is it wishful thinking

[chrisfell]

It looks like optimism is alive and well - or is it wishful thinking

Nope, there are many of us who wish listers who contribute to this forum will continue to use netiquette: decorum, moderation, focus, inquiry, information, humour, respect. And E-Type Jaguars.