Forum changes - your views please

[northernladuk]

When NM has contracted for more than 12 months and not only as a call centre advisor he may come to appreciate somewhere to come and unwind!

Sorry.. Am I the one with a post on here crying about my role? I think not.

[DiscoStu]

Sorry.. Am I the one with a post on here crying about my role? I think not.

[MarillionFan]

You don't suggest who specifically this is aimed at, but I can guess a few CUKers that you may be referring to.

In the 4.5 years that I've been posting on this board, I haven't reported a single post or asked for a single person to be banned.

I'd like to think that I am far from the only one.

I have never reported a post for moderation. I leave it for the mods. On the other hand I'd hate to think how many times some flouncy monkey has hit their keyboard on me recently.

If u get offended easily you are in the wrong profession

[MarillionFan]

Sorry.. Am I the one with a post on here crying about my role? I think not.

Nope. Your the aggressive wannabe contractor with a massive chip with northern gravy on your shoulder

[original PM]

I would say there are a few small issues

1) When someone posts a newb question in one of the 'serious' forums they are often flamed for not reading the available info - which is kind of fair enough BUT if I want to find out about something I will do my research but then ask some people who ahve the experience to give me the benefit of that. If in real life I asked them a question and they responded with a condesending rant, I would not ask them again -- I would go and find someone else.

Maybe in this case if you have nothing positive to say to the newb then say nothing at all.

2) General is fine - it is (from my pov) a place to come and talk bobbins about well General things -- maybe the rule in that forum is to keep it at a level you would be comfortable sitting in an office discussing. So some good natured barracking is fine -- down right insults are not. RFeasoned arguments with Facts are fine - blatantly inflmatory statements are not -- you know that sort of thing

3) Maybe Light Relief should be changed to something to indicate if a thread gets to 'Hot' for general it ends up there.

Any thats my 2 cents.

[DiscoStu]

Nope. Your the aggressive wannabe contractor with a massive chip with northern gravy on your shoulder

you're

And if your post about your current gig doesn't constitute having a flounce I'm not sure what does

[MaryPoppins]

you're

And if your post about your current gig doesn't constitute having a flounce I'm not sure what does

Cut him some slack. You know what these office admin types can get like.

[cojak]

I would say there are a few small issues

1) When someone posts a newb question in one of the 'serious' forums they are often flamed for not reading the available info - which is kind of fair enough BUT if I want to find out about something I will do my research but then ask some people who ahve the experience to give me the benefit of that. If in real life I asked them a question and they responded with a condesending rant, I would not ask them again -- I would go and find someone else.

Since I have added CUK Netiquette: a guide for newbies that has been happening less often (at least in B/C).

They just needed a bit of information.

[MarillionFan]

you're

And if your post about your current gig doesn't constitute having a flounce I'm not sure what does

To be fair, I held my keyboard above my head, shouted FLOUNCE and retired to the Safe Area.

[northernladuk]

I am up for a re-ordering of the topics as has been mentioned. Possibly something tiered to guide new people down a tree of experience or something...

FAQ's first
Contract related area
Tech/General/light Relief at bottom

By time newer people have started at FAQ's then moved to the contract related areas and they will be ready for the social element towards the bottom.