A community update?

[cee-dee]

Hiya folks, long time no see but have to seen the update to the UK boards? Have a look at my links eh? One is to the Round Table, the other is to the Community Update.

Do you fancy having the same down here? It hasn't had a good reception in the UK so as your board layout is the easy-to-use layout I wondered what you thought of it?

The Round Table - The eBay Community

Community Updates - The eBay Community

[imastawka]

I was sure you were , but....

Was the other you know the one with the giraffe sheep?

[lyhargr_0]

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@imastawka wrote:

This board Community Spirit is destined for the rubbish pile at some stage.

It was to be discarded some 4 years ago.

At that time a few members of the boards were invited to a private discussion, by an ebay employee, to discuss th changes they wanted to make to the boards, and they wanted / needed some input.

I was one of those invited.    Davewil and Lyndal were also amongst the invited. Sorry for dobbing, guys, but the time for secrecy has long passed.

I argued at the time that Community Spirit was necessary for some peoples lives. At the time, there were 2 women posting from their beds, tackling breast cancer.  They needed some place of comfort.   And that was here.

One of those women has since succumbed and passed.

A lot of people are housebound and need some company as well.

And so Community Spirit stayed, but moved to Groups, where a lot of people couldn't find it and gave up.

I see this new fiddling as the death knell here.

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Why the need for SECRECY ?    ...........  I find that tad weird

[lyndal1838]

I agree Stawks.....it is a pity that ebay ignored to opinions given by posters in that private discussion.

It has certainly destroyed the boards.....I can remember a time when you could come here any time and find a thriving discussion in full swing.

Because of the location of various posters there would be someone round 24/7 if you wanted company.

Another problem as I see it is the different standards of Moderation.   A new poster can come here and get away with saying the most outrageous things......things that would have the regular posters on an extended holiday.

I have definitely curtailed my posting here because of one or two posters who can be most unpleasant.

[lyhargr_0]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

I agree Stawks.....it is a pity that ebay ignored to opinions given by posters in that private discussion.

It has certainly destroyed the boards.....I can remember a time when you could come here any time and find a thriving discussion in full swing.

Because of the location of various posters there would be someone round 24/7 if you wanted company.

Another problem as I see it is the different standards of Moderation.   A new poster can come here and get away with saying the most outrageous things......things that would have the regular posters on an extended holiday.

I have definitely curtailed my posting here because of one or two posters who can be most unpleasant.

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As can YOU Lyndal  .............

[lyndal1838]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

I was never invited. I know one person who was, but that wasn't Lyndal.

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I was there Dave, and so was k1ooo.....not 100% sure about the owner of the giraffe sheep but I think she was.

[imastawka]

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@lyhargr_0 wrote:

Why the need for SECRECY ?    ...........  I find that tad weird

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Because they didn't want 200 opinions jumping all over each other probably

Lyndal, thanks for acknowledging that particular thread.

[imastawka]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

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@davewil1964 wrote:

I was never invited. I know one person who was, but that wasn't Lyndal.

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I was there Dave, and so was k1ooo.....not 100% sure about the owner of the giraffe sheep but I think she was.

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The sheep owner was there, but I was referring to the Irish giraffe sheep owner.

I forgot about K1000

[domino-710]

He'll love that - IGSO. lol

[lyndal1838]

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@lyhargr_0 wrote:

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@imastawka wrote:

This board Community Spirit is destined for the rubbish pile at some stage.

It was to be discarded some 4 years ago.

At that time a few members of the boards were invited to a private discussion, by an ebay employee, to discuss th changes they wanted to make to the boards, and they wanted / needed some input.

I was one of those invited.    Davewil and Lyndal were also amongst the invited. Sorry for dobbing, guys, but the time for secrecy has long passed.

I argued at the time that Community Spirit was necessary for some peoples lives. At the time, there were 2 women posting from their beds, tackling breast cancer.  They needed some place of comfort.   And that was here.

One of those women has since succumbed and passed.

A lot of people are housebound and need some company as well.

And so Community Spirit stayed, but moved to Groups, where a lot of people couldn't find it and gave up.

I see this new fiddling as the death knell here.

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Why the need for SECRECY ?    ...........  I find that tad weird

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That was one of the conditions imposed by the ebay member who convened the discussion.   Those of us who were invited had no say in the matter.

I believe it should have been an open discussion personally.

[lyndal1838]

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@lyhargr_0 wrote:

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

I agree Stawks.....it is a pity that ebay ignored to opinions given by posters in that private discussion.

It has certainly destroyed the boards.....I can remember a time when you could come here any time and find a thriving discussion in full swing.

Because of the location of various posters there would be someone round 24/7 if you wanted company.

Another problem as I see it is the different standards of Moderation.   A new poster can come here and get away with saying the most outrageous things......things that would have the regular posters on an extended holiday.

I have definitely curtailed my posting here because of one or two posters who can be most unpleasant.

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As can YOU Lyndal  .............

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Can't say you are my favourite poster either but I was not referring to you in my post.