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« Reply #285 on: 22:39:50, 01-10-2007 » |
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Well, excuse_me_mister_smartie_pants 227-year_old! I bow to your greater experience.  You missed one.... excuse_me_mister_smartie_pants _227-year_old aka Tommo x |
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« Reply #286 on: 22:49:51, 01-10-2007 » |
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...227-year-old, shurely?
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« Reply #287 on: 22:50:52, 01-10-2007 » |
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« Reply #288 on: 22:52:29, 01-10-2007 » |
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Yeah?_Well_I_just_corrected_it. Yeah?! But not Ollie's, and he's right. Mr Sudden - we are not worthy. Tommo |
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« Reply #289 on: 23:01:06, 01-10-2007 » |
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...227-year-old, shurely?
Ollie, I hate to have to break this to you; but it's 'surely'. Stop reading silly magazines. |
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« Reply #290 on: 21:34:02, 02-10-2007 » |
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Worryingly ambiguous quote of the day, spotted in the terms and conditions of the gym I've just joined: "You must only wear a swimming costume that is appropriate in public when you use the swimming pool."  |
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Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf' entflossen,
Ein süßer, heiliger Akkord von dir
Den Himmel beßrer Zeiten mir erschlossen,
Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür!
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« Reply #291 on: 20:35:45, 03-10-2007 » |
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What do you call a fish with no eyes? Or a ghot, presumably (if you're George Bernard Shaw). But there's only one 'i' in 'ghoti', surely? And also for "fish". So a fish with no 'i' then? |
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« Reply #292 on: 12:02:32, 04-10-2007 » |
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The city is a process which always veers away from the form envisaged and desired, ... whose revenge upon its architects and planners undoes every dream of mastery. It is [also] one of the sites where Dasein is assigned the impossible task of putting right what can never be put right. - Rob Lapsley
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« Reply #293 on: 18:22:55, 04-10-2007 » |
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Or was the Member's childhood appetite sated rather by a a cunning
Presumably this is the line to which you meant to refer? "i picked you as an apple is picked by the little peasants for their girls" |
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« Reply #294 on: 18:48:12, 04-10-2007 » |
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...227-year-old, shurely?
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« Reply #295 on: 04:26:19, 09-10-2007 » |
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You may find it difficult to grasp the idea of the R3ok owners staying in charge whatever happens, but it allows people to act with their feet as it were, and they have, and good luck to them.
Now I don't know if this is just me nit-picking or not, so I'm putting it somewhere where it'll be clear that I don't attach a large importance to this point in and of itself, but neither you nor Michael are the 'owners' of R3OK; you are the moderators of the community. Using that sort of terminology is not good! |
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« Reply #296 on: 09:42:53, 09-10-2007 » |
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Inky,
I was thinking just the same thing. My belief was that the board was owned by all posters, and that the moderators were custodians of the board - looking after it on behalf of the members.
But, Michael dif set it up, and in the early days I am sure we acknowledged we were playing in 'his' playground.
A crucial difference the new board founders should contemplate.
Tommo
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« Reply #297 on: 10:19:49, 09-10-2007 » |
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Inky,
I was thinking just the same thing. My belief was that the board was owned by all posters, and that the moderators were custodians of the board - looking after it on behalf of the members.
But, Michael dif set it up, and in the early days I am sure we acknowledged we were playing in 'his' playground.
A crucial difference the new board founders should contemplate.
Tommo
The trouble is this surely: the actual person who sets up a forum must abide by the Terms and Conditions of their use of it, and be personally liable for any litigation that arises from misuse. The following is clearly stated as one of the Terms to which this individual is required to be responsible: Indemnification Policy:You agree to use all MyForum365** services and facilities at your own risk. MyForum365** specifically disclaims all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall MyForum365** be liable for any loss, or loss of data, or other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential or other damages. Customer agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, save and hold MyForum365** harmless from any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs and claims, including reasonable attorney’s fees asserted against ForumForFree, its agents, its customers, officers and employees, that may arise or result from any service provided or performed or agreed to be performed or any product sold by customer, it’s agents, employees or assigns. http://myforum365.com/terms.php It therefore must be the case that the said individual holds PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for all damages or loses arising out of the use of the Forum. In that sense, this individual surely therefore must assume ownership of the Forum as a 'going concern'. Baz |
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« Reply #298 on: 10:35:49, 09-10-2007 » |
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As a follow-on to my previous posting, it seems to me that if Michael does (as John suggested might be the case in another posting) decide to surrender this forum, it is likely that it will be necessary to close it down. It is difficult to see how another person (in this case John W) could simply take it over (with all the legal liabilities involved) - though this may be possible (I don't really know).
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« Reply #299 on: 11:00:10, 09-10-2007 » |
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The subject of 'ownership' of messageboards is an interesting one. I'm not going to pretend to understand the legal issues just discussed but hope that Michael does stick around to preserve this forum.
I am a member of several forums, all music-based or radio-based or both. Every one of them has an owner and none of them have more than 2 mods. Michael made it very clear to me,when he offered me a mod position here, that he owned the forum but from day 1, from thread 1, his intention was to create a community.
Through it's history the level of moderation at R3ok has been light, there have really only been 2 or three troublemakers on this forum during the eight months, and when I compare their behaviour with that of the owner then I for one am happy that the owner has made certain choices. As moderator I have worked as a partner to the owner, I have a lot of spare time, he doesn't, and the stance I took as moderator on Sunday and Monday was as acting for the owner and acting for the community that was formed on day 1.
I hope that my recent actions have restored R3ok to essentially the place it was on day 1. I very much enjoy this place, the discussions have expanded my interest and knowledge of Radio 3's music immensely. We've had some arguments at R3ok and the owner has resolved them with a firm hand. Rather than endure a regular cycle of disruption the owner and myself decided that there was just one choice, to split the group. It's early days but I sincerely hope the split will be good for both groups and I like to think we will all still be held together through those with a shared membership.
Visiting the M&S group I am very much taken by the Mayflower spirit expressed in one thread. I hope their community grows and gets world-wide recognition.
As for R3ok I hope it continues to grow. I will continue to moderate lightly and act for the owner and for the community, will listen to the members and try to deal with issues firmly but fairly.
John W
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