Admin wrote:
As a temporary measure the Retreat has been removed.
With the New Year approaching, we feel that everyone must have trust in each other and work together.
Please at anytime let me know your thoughts.
We appreciate your help in this matter.
Trust is the key. No more hiding. No more backstabbing in a closed category. All forums for the time being will remain open with no closed categories.
It doesn't say
"except the Ladies Heads". I have no strong feelings about it, but it does fly in the face of the above statements.
I was one of the originals in the Bunker and Retreat, but was never entirely happy with the concept. Elitism and a tiered system didn't really sit well with me. But I was happy to 'go with the flow', as long as it wasn't abused. Unfortunately the Oxford English Dictionary definition of 'nano-second' is:
The time it takes from the point when someone is given power or privilege, to the point when he/she abuses it. So no sooner had The Retreat opened than the 'W***** o* t** W***' thread was started. I rarely posted in there and only ever nominated one person - myself.
Also the Retreat had a foot note declaring that it was a place to get 'away from the
nobbers'! Implying that if you weren't a member, then you must be a nobber. Not great people skills.
You are correct about the 'daft' questions though, I can see why some people do a get a bit frustrated. But that is one of the reasons we have moderators; to guide new members through the early stages.
I think this has been mentioned before, but perhaps a FAQ section might help.
Or the mods get to-gether and come up with some stock/generic answers to the most frequently asked and daftest questions. Type them all down and store them, either in a word document or on the forums. When one of the questions is asked. The stock answer could be delivered without having to type it out in full (complete with an expanation on how to use the search button). It would certainly make a refreshing change to some of the sarcastic and sometimes malicious answers that are given by some members, often accompanied by a little yellow face rolling its eyes.
