[spotless2000]

Steve K

Sorry to see you go.

Your photo diaries (see below) were pure inspiration.

You started posting these snapshots of your working day when I was still planning my new venture into window cleaning.  Your posts gave me, and I’m sure others, the confidence to start up and give it a go.

Well it's approx 4 months since you posted these diaries and my business is growing well.

So thank you for sharing your thoughts and I hope you change your mind and come back to the forum.

All the best

Steve

For those that never got a chance to read the posts, the links are here:-

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=15539.0

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=15361.0

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=15424.0

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=15211.0

[Morph]

What a shame Steve K has gone.  I hope he at least reads this thread.  I'm sure a lot were grateful to him for his genuine desire to help.  If I saw his name on a thread I would always check it out, because he made good sense. 
I also agree entirely with his reasons for signing off.  I do my share of clowning on here, but if I ever cause offense I apologise.
Some just don't think they are ever wrong!
Sorry to see a useful and indeed inspirational pro go, just because of time wasting offensive idiots.
I'm sure Mike Boxall would agree.

[matt]

i agree Steve K only brought informative posts to this forum

the forun scene is a funny 1, you get the guttless people who snipe behind a keyboard (on the football forums they are called Keyboard warriors), these people wouldnt even dare say 1/4 of the stuff in real life

the abuse i got last year was just imense, yet these people who dished it out are still "the professional's of the scene"  : :

i can understand why people pack them in, i did a while back, took myself off and did something different with my evening time

good luck steve

[Morph]

the abuse i got last year was just imense, yet these people who dished it out are still "the professional's of the scene" : :

Do I come into this category Matt?
If so, time to clear things up..

[matt]

the abuse i got last year was just imense, yet these people who dished it out are still "the professional's of the scene" : :

Do I come into this category Matt?
If so, time to clear things up..

no, not at all, you made a remark, i didnt like it, you aplogised for it, job done

[windows_chepstow]

Guys,

I've got stuff to do, so this is an 'off the cuff' post (probably ill-thought out), before I lock the subject; but I think a large portion of the blame must lie at the 'mods' door.

It's a difficult line to tread when it comes to enforcing a strict 'window cleaning only' rule, or having a 'window cleaning forum', allowing a bit of banter too.

I've also had a couple of e-mails regarding this matter, and I personally don't think anyone was 'too close to the knuckle', and judging by the e-mails; one of them from a person from Liverpool; there was no major crime committed.

Let it lie. 

This hasn't been the first time someone has taken offence and deleted their account; then re-emerged a little later!  (Steve K has done this before and admitted that he may have been a little... I can't remember exactly, but if challenged, I'll dig his explanation out).

I suggest we don't make too much of a fuss, otherwise it'll be harder for someone in that position to return if they have a change of heart!