Speculative ideas... it only appears for me when logged in.
This is good, because it means that only people who have registered, and are thus have been vetted by the mods as completely rational, can contribute.
I'm unsure those two go together!
Speculative ideas... it only appears for me when logged in.
This is good, because it means that only people who have registered, and are thus have been vetted by the mods as completely rational, can contribute.
Speculative ideas... it only appears for me when logged in.
Yes, access to this forum is only for those with five or more posts.Is this intentional, because it's rather annoying if you use multiple computers?
I wonder if there should be some thought given to whether it is necessary to have separate sections for "Buses & Coaches" and "Other Public Transport"? Some forums based in other countries combine all local public transport in one section. Obviously British culture has dictated that buses are very distinct from trams and this demarcation is reflected in having separate sections, but it could be seen to be further entrenching the lack of integration in British urban transport.
I wonder if there should be some thought given to whether it is necessary to have separate sections for "Buses & Coaches" and "Other Public Transport"?
Why does the Speculative Ideas forum only appear when logged in? When not logged in I can see the other four fora under 'Other Rail & Transport', but not that one.
Think there's a previous thread
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/a-few-changes-to-the-forum-structure.169005/page-2
It is intentional, and IMO a good thing too, given some of the posts there (oops - that might include mine...).
Mods, that was a quick move
Indeed. There is always a lot going on under the surface that most of us never have to see. The hard work and dedication of a few makes things straight-forward for the rest of us.A toast (tea for me, I’m afraid, at this time of day) to the Moderators here for the work they do, much of it unseen I am sure. Having woken up in the wee small hours the other day I sneaked a look at the New posts and there were dozens if not hundreds of spam posts. By morning they had been removed. I am sure there is much that (thankfully) the rest of us never have to look at.
As if we ever sleep!(Remember you can report spam posts: it's a helpful signpost to the moderators when they wake up!)
Hear hear.A toast (tea for me, I’m afraid, at this time of day) to the Moderators here for the work they do, much of it unseen I am sure. Having woken up in the wee small hours the other day I sneaked a look at the New posts and there were dozens if not hundreds of spam posts. By morning they had been removed. I am sure there is much that (thankfully) the rest of us never have to look at.
A toast (tea for me, I’m afraid, at this time of day) to the Moderators here for the work they do, much of it unseen I am sure. Having woken up in the wee small hours the other day I sneaked a look at the New posts and there were dozens if not hundreds of spam posts. By morning they had been removed. I am sure there is much that (thankfully) the rest of us never have to look at.
I used the "Contact Us" facility at some unearthly very early morning hour when I logged on, to see a whole plethora of Cyrillic script new threads....far too many to use the "report button" on each individual thread.
If there's a substantial infestation then just report one and let us know that there's loads of it. We have ways of tracking it all downI used the "Contact Us" facility at some unearthly very early morning hour when I logged on, to see a whole plethora of Cyrillic script new threads....far too many to use the "report button" on each individual thread.
That's fine, so long as I'm not making things difficult for you.Doesn't particularly make a difference. Sorry!
Just like on the real railway with bus services, if that's the only offer, I will choose not to travel, uh, chat!I love the idea of a "forum replacement bus service"! But actually there is an alternative still chugging along - the uk.railway newsgroup on Usenet.
Indeed. There is always a lot going on under the surface that most of us never have to see. The hard work and dedication of a few makes things straight-forward for the rest of us.
(Remember you can report spam posts: it's a helpful signpost to the moderators when they wake up!)
Very well put tbtc. I’m putting a virtual ‘thumbs up’ emoji next to your post for that one.^^ wot @krus_aragon said ^^
This is a huge/ busy website with lots of people passionately arguing about things yet has very little drama, very little seems to go wrong (in the eyes of this humble user, who doesn't see all of the behind the scenes stuff that may not be fit for public consumption!)
There are a few people put on "moderation", but thankfully very few bans (of posters that I've recognised anyhow), plus the Mods seem to want to use any surplus funds for donating to preservation groups (rather than funding a lavish lifestyle of jaunts on the Orient Express!)
It doesn't get said often enough, but the way things work on here is a credit to the people who put the hours in keeping everything sweet (and, in my experience, "moderating" is often like sausages, in that it's nicer to appreciate the end result rather than seeing every step of the process up close!)