What a shame.

[srw]

Anyway, what do points make?

A token but inexplicably popular mechanism to reward the needy with meaningless but attractive rewards and so ensure their loyalty.

 

[Markymark]

A token but inexplicably popular mechanism to reward the needy with meaningless but attractive rewards and so ensure their loyalty.

Cool. Can I buy some please?

 

[MacB]

it's a personality they've developed for their online life and one they wouldn't use if they met other posters face to face.

Don't have a clue what this thread is about but every thread has the potential to throw up the odd little gem

 

[MacB]

A token but inexplicably popular mechanism to reward the needy with meaningless but attractive rewards and so ensure their loyalty.

Many years ago, during corporate cutbacks(read pay and bonus freeze) I remember the introduction of a sort of certificate or voucher thingy. So that we could be officially thanked and recognised for efforts in the absence of financial reward. As far as I am aware it died a quick death and no-one ever had the nerve to actually issue any...I always wondered if the genius behind it got a voucher or a financial reward.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I wonder why the contact the staff section had to be removed....

Unfortunately it was because many people don't like to be moderated and a few saw Contact the Staff as somewhere to abuse the moderators out of the public eye and where they knew we couldn't ignore it. This is not what Shaun intended the feature to be used for at all.

I've just been back to the archive to have a browse and I'd forgotten just how nasty some of the stuff in there was.

It's a shame because when used as intended we managed to do some really good and helpul work sorting out problems.

 

[Bollo]

Many years ago, during corporate cutbacks(read pay and bonus freeze) I remember the introduction of a sort of certificate or voucher thingy. So that we could be officially thanked and recognised for efforts in the absence of financial reward. As far as I am aware it died a quick death and no-one ever had the nerve to actually issue any...I always wondered if the genius behind it got a voucher or a financial reward.

I've liked this post, but only in an ironic way.

 

[Markymark]

[QUOTE 4949100, member: 43827"]Proof positive of the pointlessness of Londoners.[/QUOTE]
Bless

 

[MacB]

I've liked this post, but only in an ironic way.

Hurts, doesn't it

 

[Bollo]

Lastpostbeforethethreadgetslockedwinner!!!!!

 

[MacB]

also to for moderators to abuse their power and threaten members for merely having the audacity to complain, this was done with impunity as it was away from the public eye, it also encouraged the turning of a blind eye to such abuse from those expected not too.
funny how you only speak of one side and not the other, says alot about why that section was removed.

This does start to seem rather like the religious debate, rather pointless and lacking much in the way of fun

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

also for moderators to abuse their power and threaten members for merely having the audacity to complain, this was done with impunity as it was away from the public eye, it also encouraged the turning of a blind eye to such abuse from those expected not too.
funny how you only speak of one side and not the other, says alot about why that section was removed.

Untrue and don't forget that you contacted us, not the other way around.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Okay. I'm not willing to have a public slanging match. Locking this one.