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MSE_Martin
MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
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in Debate House Prices & the Economy
Thought regular forum users would like to see this...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1820261

PLEASE FEEDBACK THERE NOT HERE
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  • Cleaver
    Cleaver Posts: 6,989 Forumite
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    MSE_Martin wrote: »
    For that we're considering introducing a new system, to give people a legitimate expectation of cautions.... involving yellow card (official caution), red card (two week suspension) and black card (PPR). Obviously two yellow cards gets you a red etc.

    Will there be a panel of video referees that we can appeal to?
  • Cat695
    Cat695 Posts: 3,647 Forumite
    so it will turn into a case of bulls and bears competing to see who can get who banned the quickest

    there will be only one!
    If you find yourself in a fair fight, then you have failed to plan properly


    I've only ever been wrong once! and that was when I thought I was wrong but I was right
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    Thanks for remembering us Martin. We dont see many people from "outside" any more. A few of the renting and selling lot who get lost and wander in by mistake, they dont stay long though.

    And they never come back.
  • bluey890
    bluey890 Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    MSE_Martin wrote: »
    Some RSI short clarifications.
    2. We are removing thanks in the non MS boards from the thanks count not removing thanks from there
    3 . By Non-moneysaving boards I ONLY mean the MS Arms boards (inc discussion time) and possibly House prices board (tba) so things like techie board, competition time etc are MoneySaving boards

    Please be aware of these clarifications.

    The thanks count in relation to the board, may be wiped.
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  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    bluey890 wrote: »

    Please be aware of these clarifications.

    The thanks count in relation to the board, may be wiped.

    Jolly good thing IMO.
  • Cleaver
    Cleaver Posts: 6,989 Forumite
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    Jolly good thing IMO.

    I've thanked your post. For a sense of irony, obviously.
  • bluey890
    bluey890 Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    lostinrates wrote: »
    Jolly good thing IMO.

    I am going to stop writing my long insightful posts if the thanks are to be 'forgotten'.
    I guess that at least I won't get RSI from thanking posters anymore. :)
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  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    bluey890 wrote: »
    I am going to stop writing my long insightful posts if the thanks are to be 'forgotten'.
    I guess that at least I won't get RSI from thanking posters anymore. :)

    I never get thanks for serious posts or insight. :confused::o

    Anyway, I'm glad there are going to be rules to be nice to newbies too.
  • bluey890
    bluey890 Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    edited 16 July 2009 at 11:50PM
    lostinrates wrote: »
    I never get thanks for serious posts or insight. :confused::o

    This happens to me too. The thanks idea might be O.K. Perhaps MSE towers could temporarily remove/hide the thanks count for a while to see what happens.
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  • sidefx
    sidefx Posts: 1,235 Forumite
    lostinrates wrote: »
    I never get thanks for serious posts or insight. :confused::o

    Anyway, I'm glad there are going to be rules to be nice to newbies too.

    I know what you mean :(

    I often see advice posted by newbies unthanked, but then a long standing poster gives the same advice 2 posts later and gets lots of thanks:confused:

    No cliques my @rse
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