JSF... get over it and return

JSF... get over it and return

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cgt2

5,138 posts

175 months

Friday 17th March
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To be fair I didn't notice he was gone until I saw this thread but his withering arrogance was more amusing than offensive to me. Let him back in!

2fast748

1,027 posts

182 months

Friday 17th March
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I think like GinettaG15Girl over in Planes... JSF was obviously very knowldgable you just had to choose your words carefully!

Niponeoff

839 posts

14 months

Friday 17th March
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People leaving, forced or otherwise is the start of a decline. It might seem funny and "sod him" in the moment, but over time the more interesting contributors are whittled away.

Seen it happen on other forums.

vaud

47,334 posts

142 months

Friday 17th March
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cgt2 said:
To be fair I didn't notice he was gone until I saw this thread but his withering arrogance was more amusing than offensive to me. Let him back in!
I don't think he was banned, I think he exercised his right to be forgotten and ask for his content to be deleted.

LukeBrown66

3,763 posts

33 months

Friday 17th March
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People rarely use forums these days, especially in a niche area. Social media has taken over that vocation sadly, and I can take or leave that.

It is sad as they are often a place for great discussion and also finding information, I have used forums for info gathering to either confirm something I thought or find out more about something.

They are remarkable useful as a tool.

I have experience all sorts, from bullying, over zealous moderation to remove people that simply knew how to argue from all out verbal war. To being contacted by forum owners to carry on winding people up as the numbers increase hugely when you do!!

4.7AMV8

2,053 posts

153 months

Friday 17th March
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2fast748 said:
I think like GinettaG15Girl over in Planes... JSF was obviously very knowldgable you just had to choose your words carefully!
There is a name from the past. Yes, you got on the wrong side of her then woe betide!

TheDeuce

Original Poster:

16,996 posts

53 months

Friday 17th March
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Niponeoff said:
People leaving, forced or otherwise is the start of a decline. It might seem funny and "sod him" in the moment, but over time the more interesting contributors are whittled away.

Seen it happen on other forums.
That's basically why I bothered to start this thread. You can't attract new people that have interesting things to say if a forum community declines beyond a certain point.

I hadn't actually realised he had been ejected when I posted, I thought he had just left. If the former is true however, unless he caused some huge upset I'm totally unaware of, it just seems a bit OTT to ban him as a user.


LukeBrown66

3,763 posts

33 months

Friday 17th March
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Some people simply have a vendetta because they do not like you, I would imagine you would do the same if you were admin about me. there is a difference between being offended and being wrong, some people are passionate about things and come at them from very different sides, others simply sit and watch and rarely post. As long as nothing offensive is being done, I see no issue.

It happens all the time on forums sadly and often people are dumped from simply being opinionated and good at arguing without overstepping the mark. If you annoy an admin they will find a way of banning you.


angrymoby

2,073 posts

165 months

Friday 17th March
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if he did get randomly banned (even if was a temporary one) i can easily envisage him losing patience with a mod & PH- as he didn't suffer fools lightly

he's still on type-ra (where i occasionally lurk)- so he's not given up on forums completely

marine boy

701 posts

165 months

Friday 17th March
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LukeBrown66 said:
People rarely use forums these days, especially in a niche area. Social media has taken over that vocation sadly, and I can take or leave that

It is sad as they are often a place for great discussion and also finding information, I have used forums for info gathering to either confirm something I thought or find out more about something.

They are remarkable useful as a tool.
Didn't follow JSF as such but the posts I did read it came across that he knew his stuff

Agree with LB66 100% that forums are a great place for finding information

One of my favourite F1 jobs while working for a top team was compiling 'Competitor Design Reports'

My reports after each test and race were extremely effective at improving performance in so many different ways, on so many levels too

I was far better at the job than I could have ever been on my own as I used a forum to help me. The forum was my 'secret weapon' that not even the team knew about biggrin

It's not this one and maybe one day I'll go on it to spill the beans and thank everyone for their help

Teddy Lop

7,340 posts

54 months

Saturday 18th March
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2fast748 said:
I think like GinettaG15Girl over in Planes... JSF was obviously very knowldgable you just had to choose your words carefully!
Maybe he eloped with her!

I think when you have specialist knowledge on a subject it's very easy to find the ignorant assertions and absurd claims quite irritating, especially when everyone's equal on a forum and they seemingly carry the same weight as your own. I'm a sparky and can tell you that some of the diarrhea that gets typed into DIY forums under the guise of advice is mind blowing, and given the context quite worrying.

Basically you need to take a chill pill, and recognise you're on a sub forum of a car fanciers website with lots of blokes talking themselves up and not a private access controlled forum for industry experts, and either not take the clashes personally or step back. I think a lot of posters on various sub-forums struggle with this.

Stan the Bat

8,073 posts

199 months

Saturday 18th March
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Must admit I miss both G15 girl and JSF.

Made the forum more interesting.

BrettMRC

3,182 posts

147 months

Saturday 18th March
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Has he been totally removed then? Including posts?

Odd way of doing things unless it was by request?

cgt2

5,138 posts

175 months

Saturday 18th March
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I'm sure he's out there somewhere. One thing I know, knowing quite a few of them personally and edging in that direction myself gradually, curmudgeons gonna curmudgeon smile

Might be worth sending out an APB on a few fishing, cake baking and sailing forums?

vaud

47,334 posts

142 months

Saturday 18th March
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BrettMRC said:
Has he been totally removed then? Including posts?

Odd way of doing things unless it was by request?
Removing all your posts is done by request of the user, as is the application of "anonymous-user" - it's about "the right to be forgotten"

Jordie Barretts sock

1,155 posts

6 months

Saturday 18th March
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How do you do that if you're banned? No means of contact?

Anyway I suspect JSF and 500 Torques are one in the same.

TheDeuce

Original Poster:

16,996 posts

53 months

Jordie Barretts sock said:
How do you do that if you're banned? No means of contact?
You can simply email the admin team - in fact that's the only way you can generally reach them - unless you're friends with one or more of them.

If I were booted, given the choice, I think I'd opt to have my posts pulled tbh. Who wants an ever outdated echo of their past presence in a forum slipping from relevance without the ability to address future comments on those thoughts? Either you're present or you're not.


DocJock

7,986 posts

227 months

Tuesday
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I know JSF in 'real life'. He is a good bloke with no 'side' to him. He is very knowledgeable about cars, both racing and roadgoing. He is straight talking and doesn't tolerate BS, which upsets some people, especially those whose fragile egos don't like their errors being pointed out.

PH is poorer without his contributions.

MustangGT

10,225 posts

267 months

Tuesday
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DocJock said:
He is very knowledgeable about cars, both racing and roadgoing. He is straight talking and doesn't tolerate BS, which upsets some people, especially those whose fragile egos don't like their errors being pointed out.

PH is poorer without his contributions.
Whilst I do not know JSF personally I agree with this post.

PhilAsia

2,519 posts

62 months

Tuesday
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MustangGT said:
DocJock said:
He is very knowledgeable about cars, both racing and roadgoing. He is straight talking and doesn't tolerate BS, which upsets some people, especially those whose fragile egos don't like their errors being pointed out.

PH is poorer without his contributions.
Whilst I do not know JSF personally I agree with this post.
DItto.