Quote from: George on February 20, 2015, 05:57 PMIf anyone else here thinks they'd like to take over the role of moderator, be warned! This is the type of thing anyone trying to carry out this role, would need to suffer - insult after insult

George, I've got the skin of a well-aged pachyderm and a back so slippery no duck can match it for water repulsion.

Gissajob!   ;D

Such as your inability to effectively moderate this board? A problem is, George, that you want both the freedom that an 'ordinary' poster has, and the 'authority' that a modrator has. If you stood aloof and let us all make fools of ourselves, you would probably be respected; until stepping in, impartially, impersonally, and disinterestedly to point us in the right direction.
No worries; if you don't- we won't  

Mod could have just deleted the offending words (if any) then sent a PM,
simple and professional.

However saying that...
Last time I sent a member "George" a PM he copied and posted
my private message from his private inbox into the forum for all to see.

I am just telling the truth people.

Make what you wish of my post above and decide for yourself
the integrity of some members on this site.

We also have some really helpful members who go all
out to help, thank you to each and every one of you.

Regards Graeme.

Quote from: Sverige on February 21, 2015, 08:53 AM
Where's that replacement moderator we were all promised a while ago?

If the (very few) members who persistently go out of their way to cause trouble on this forum were either to moderate their behaviour or (better) pack their bags and leave, we would not need a moderator at all, let alone a replacement one.  George does his very best to keep things under control, but the persistent sniping to which he is continually subjected must make him wonder whether it is really worthwhile.  Give George your support, rather than the benefit of your snide attacks, and all will benefit.

** Phil.

Quote from: Graeme on February 21, 2015, 07:44 AM
Mod could have just deleted the offending words (if any) then sent a PM,
simple and professional.

I think it would be better if instead of just replacing the offending word or sentence with "moderated" George could briefly write why the offfending article was moderated.

For example "Stop being such a XXXX" could be moderated to "Stop being such a moderated to remove swear word"

That way no one is left in any doubt as to why there was moderation.

And I think George does a fine job of mostly hands-off moderation. He's perfectly right that if unprovoked comments such as that made by Jerry, in this instance, were not made in the first place the forum would be a whole better place for it.