Reply to: Recommend any contractors' fora?

[Pogle]

And LinkedIn Groups are no better, I'm afraid most groups in my specialism are now being overrun by Indian people asking for hooky training material and basic 101 starters advice...

ditto

[Gonzo]

Maybe removing "Not worth listening to" alongside newbies names might be a start to making things a bit friendlier. Or maybe Im just feeling sensitive with this hangover...

This forum is certainly not the place for people that feel sensitive.



In the olden days, posts in the Light Relief forum were included in post counts so it was possible to rise above the level of Not worth listening to very quickly without any effort to be serious.

Nowadays I am afraid, you will need to contribute twenty (? I think) quality posts demonstrating your superior levels of insight and analytical skills in any of the other forums before you can be taken seriously.

Have a look in the General forum for examples of what are considered quality posts around here.

[TheFaQQer]

Maybe removing "Not worth listening to" alongside newbies names might be a start to making things a bit friendlier. Or maybe Im just feeling sensitive with this hangover...

Some years ago, someone suggested a hierarchy of posters based on other CUK members, e.g.

newbies = milan
> 5k posts = AtW

and something in between.

Looking at those two extremes, I would guess that AtW suggested it

[dkennedy1001]

Maybe removing "Not worth listening to" alongside newbies names might be a start to making things a bit friendlier. Or maybe Im just feeling sensitive with this hangover...

[MarillionFan]

I hear Mumsnet is the place to be.

[Fred Bloggs]

TBH, I find Shout99 a friggin' awful website and the way that the posts are threaded is dreadful.

[Fred Bloggs]

And LinkedIn Groups are no better, I'm afraid most groups in my specialism are now being overrun by Indian people asking for hooky training material and basic 101 starters advice...

Yes, same here.

[RichardCranium]

I know what you mean about this place being a bit harsh for new users and some changes needing to be made. Plans are afoot and new mods in place is just the first part of this.

Oh good. I'll behave myself too.

NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25
Banned

I certainly won't miss my stalker.

[NotAllThere]

... and they don't attack newbies or the naive.

Ah, that's why you spend time here.

I'm fairly sure that when I were a member, in the early 00s, we regularly beat up the naive, and were quite robust with newbies. Maybe things have changed since 2006.

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

Can you recommend any useful forum worth trying for IT contractors? (Because this one is now pointless. Link.)

Are there any useful contractor's fora out there? Once that doesn't scare of newbies and consist of personal attacks?

I won't pay for PCG membership again (and when I was a member their fora were an utter shambles). So that rules out theirs.

I have heard of Shout99 - is that any good?

Any others?

Or anyone thinking of setting one up as a Plan B?

(I suspect Troll's 'moderation' tag is meant to be funny since the five sub-forums on CUK do NOT list him as an actual moderator, but it would not surprise me either.)

Oh please you have the nerve to complain about us, yet youre the one who's paranoid ....... off you go, dont let the door hit your ar$ e on the way out.

[malvolio]

Yeah, that's the problem with facts. They do rather tend to bugger up your preconceptions.

[expat]

I love this - we haven't been there for years, but that doesn't matter since they are run for the locals, thay have no value, I won't pay to read them, we own them anyway.

Jeez, will you listen to yourselves? There is more solid, informed and experienced advice on the PCG boards than you ever get on here, and they don't attack newbies or the naive.


HTH

Damn. I was wrong to come back. This proves the point.

[administrator]

Can you recommend any useful forum worth trying for IT contractors? (Because this one is now pointless. Link.)

Are there any useful contractor's fora out there? Once that doesn't scare of newbies and consist of personal attacks?

I won't pay for PCG membership again (and when I was a member their fora were an utter shambles). So that rules out theirs.

I have heard of Shout99 - is that any good?

Any others?

Or anyone thinking of setting one up as a Plan B?

(I suspect Troll's 'moderation' tag is meant to be funny since the five sub-forums on CUK do NOT list him as an actual moderator, but it would not surprise me either.)

Hi Richard,

Sorry if you took the joke with Troll the wrong way. I have fessed up to it being a joke. He hit 5k posts and was due a custom title, this has since been removed. As well as him not being on the forum leaders list (which you noticed) he also had the word "NOT" next to his mod tag, it was in white though but thought that it may have given some clues to show that this was just a prank...

I know what you mean about this place being a bit harsh for new users and some changes needing to be made. Plans are afoot and new mods in place is just the first part of this.

Hope you stick around as I value your comments and experience.

[malvolio]

I love this - we haven't been there for years, but that doesn't matter since they are run for the locals, thay have no value, I won't pay to read them, we own them anyway.

Jeez, will you listen to yourselves? There is more solid, informed and experienced advice on the PCG boards than you ever get on here, and they don't attack newbies or the naive.


HTH

[cojak]

And LinkedIn Groups are no better, I'm afraid most groups in my specialism are now being overrun by Indian people asking for hooky training material and basic 101 starters advice...