can the moderator please explain?
Moderators don't explain, they moderate. Think of it like when your parents said "because I said so".
No, seriously though, its important that we keep the discussion professional, and as windows_chepstow has rightly pointed out, mods cant be everywhere at once. There are three mods on this board, and there will be times when things get missed.
If you find something offensive that you think we've missed, you'll notice there's a little "report to moderator" button at the bottom of every post. Click on that and an email will be sent to us with space for a comment by you. Some have already used this, and thanks for that.
I know you might sometimes think that I'm being too strict about things, but if the discussion gets out-of-hand then it discourages people from commenting, especially newcommers. When I first discovered this forum, I was genuinely surprised at the professional attitude and conversation of the members. Had I seen risque or offensive comments, I wouldn't have bothered coming back and I'm sure that's the same for others.
Actaully, I have had PM's from people saying that they feel the forum has gone downhill and they dont want to be a part of it anymore. I'm sure you'd agree with me that's a real shame, and will eventually result in a poorer forum for all of us.
All of your comments are welcome, and we can all benefit from other people's experience.
I know you might sometimes think its amusing, but please try not to be tempted to make comments that are risque or have a double meaning. Come on, we don't need that here, and it lowers the tone. It also causes otherwise good threads to get locked, and that's a bit selfish.
Help me out by not pushing the boundries, I dont like having to delete things. I think some things lately have been posted by people who want to "see what they can get away with". Yawn. Please stop it. This isn't school, and thats rather selfish.
We have a good group here, and some very interesting discussions. Lets not spoil it with risque comments and whingeing about the moderation. There's enough window cleaning stuff to talk about without that!
He's a canny lad though, has the guts to disagree openly with opinions and does some good posts himself. He's good for our industry and more importantly, this forum; so lets give him a bit of lee-way. He's beaten me up enough times, and Duke often feels the 'wrath of Philip'. So it's not like we're best friends in a select 'clique'.
I think from what little exposure I have had with the forums, I find the moderators doing a fantastic job. I fully respect their judgment
Thank you, its nice to be appreciated. Its not easy being green.
-Philip
PS Just noticed windows_chepstows avatar. I'm not that bad am I?!!