An apology

YoungBlueEyes

Exactly so. Short-sighted and dumb.

FreeBear

canaldumidi said: I know we have to be welcoming and kind to newbies, but it does seem unjust and counter-productive when someone with half a dozen posts takes umbrage at a reply they dislike often because it's not the answer they wanted, complains, and someone with several K posts who has helped countless people gets penalised.

Or a new poster that wades in accusing a long standing and respected member of being unqualified (i.e. no university degree or accredited body membership), therefor the advice offered is worthless. A clue bat and wet kipper applied to the back of the head would be a good idea, but that will most certainly get me a ban. So in its place, the first name to be put on my ignore list...

Slinky

Doozergirl said:

There's a poster I often think about but I can't remember his name.  Used to always tell people on the In My Home board that everything builder related was partially their fault for not doing due diligence.   He was usually right, but someone would have taken offence eventually although I'd worried until this thread that he'd died. 😟

Was it a plumber or electrician chap Rig-something?

Niv

Doozergirl said:

What is a bit upsetting is that I think some people that have disappeared might be neurodivergent and a bit blunt in their nature, with no harm intended. 

People like PasturesNew who was almost totally isolated in the real world.  I think she may have found a home on a forum that sprung up as a result of some
boards here being shut during lockdown, but I forgot the name of it.  

https://moneyskiversarms.createaforum.com/index.php This one? @Doozergirl

Doozergirl

Slinky said:

Doozergirl said:

There's a poster I often think about but I can't remember his name.  Used to always tell people on the In My Home board that everything builder related was partially their fault for not doing due diligence.   He was usually right, but someone would have taken offence eventually although I'd worried until this thread that he'd died. 😟

Was it a plumber or electrician chap Rig-something?

I think you're thinking of Risteard?  I think he's still around.  

I genuinely cannot remember and I've been trying to remember for ages.  

Scotbot

Skiddaw1 said:

I worry about what regular posters such as Adrian will do with themselves if permanently banned. Adrian was on here just about all the time (I imagine that he was another 'neurodivergent' member). It's like being banned from your local pub or community centre and could potentially be really damaging for some. 

I am now trying to work out whether I am neurodivergent...

Ramouth

I think people sometimes come on here expecting to have their view backed up and get angry when it isn’t.  One of the great things about this forum is that you are often given the advise you need to hear rather than what you want to here.  

It has probably saved me a lot of money and time in the past and helped me to not be too much of a brat when things weren’t going my way.

I an very sorry to see any contributors go - the forum would be very boring if everyone had the same opinions!

Skiddaw1

Scotbot said:

Skiddaw1 said:

I worry about what regular posters such as Adrian will do with themselves if permanently banned. Adrian was on here just about all the time (I imagine that he was another 'neurodivergent' member). It's like being banned from your local pub or community centre and could potentially be really damaging for some. 

I am now trying to work out whether I am neurodivergent...

Actually, I did realised when it was too late that my post may have sounded horribly patronising. I hope no one (Adrian particularly if he's still reading) was offended. I only really meant that for many people, forums are a bit of a lifeline and banning a regular poster can be detrimental to their health especially if they're unable to get out & about much.

Slinky

Doozergirl said:

Slinky said:

Doozergirl said:

There's a poster I often think about but I can't remember his name.  Used to always tell people on the In My Home board that everything builder related was partially their fault for not doing due diligence.   He was usually right, but someone would have taken offence eventually although I'd worried until this thread that he'd died. 😟

Was it a plumber or electrician chap Rig-something?

I think you're thinking of Risteard?  I think he's still around.  

I genuinely cannot remember and I've been trying to remember for ages.  

Yes that's who I was thinking of.

Doozergirl

Slinky said:

Doozergirl said:

Slinky said:

Doozergirl said:

There's a poster I often think about but I can't remember his name.  Used to always tell people on the In My Home board that everything builder related was partially their fault for not doing due diligence.   He was usually right, but someone would have taken offence eventually although I'd worried until this thread that he'd died. 😟

Was it a plumber or electrician chap Rig-something?

I think you're thinking of Risteard?  I think he's still around.  

I genuinely cannot remember and I've been trying to remember for ages.  

Yes that's who I was thinking of.

Okay, so I ran a search on keywords that I thought he'd use and got a hit on the third result.  I wasn't expecting it to work.  

Furts. 

Except his account still exists and he hasn't logged in since 2018 after 6 years of regular posting.  😕

Hopefully he just found something more interesting to do.