lisa thompson said:
the site is far from perfect and i am willing to discuss anything that people are not happy with BUT in a nice way.Lisa
I guess some of them still have not got over our kicking there buts back in the late 1700’s.
Well Geoff, I sincerely hope that THIS boy is not included in your comment. In the late 1700’s my dad’s family were starving to death in Ireland, and my mom’s family were being flayed alive by the French. The survivors could only get as far as England on what they had left, else we would have ALL been American by now.
Ask most British people today about the events of 1776 and after and you are likely to be met with a blank stare. At best, you’ll be told that it was either the Battle of Hastings [actually 1066] or the death of King Henry VIII - no coconut there either. I’d bet that many would tell you that it is the date on a bottle of a famous beer maker [Stella Artois, actually 1664].
You give far too much credit to a people who have forgotten so much of their own history that asking about what they see as somebody else’s is a complete waste of time and effort.
tac
www.ovgrs.org
lisa thompson said:
wow i have got feelings running high. Good that was my attention.its not nice full stop when people say things others dont like. this is exactly what i do not want on GSC
i am sorry but if people start on me I will respond. there are many points i could go on about but hey i have so much going on i simply dont have the time or the inclination, with the exception of 2 points.
i have been to the USA to watch nascar but not just for that and think that the hospitality i received there was out of this world and loved every person and friend i have met there.
when anyone joins GSC it does say you have to be 13+ so all adults who read the opening bit are aware of it. It is not just for children it is for anyone over 13 who is interested in G SCALE RAILWAYS, this being the key. the whole point is for this hobby. that both this site and GSC are there to talk about and encourage others to join
as far as i am concerned the matter is over. but if people on here want to have a go at me then please have the decency to do it via a PM on GSC and not on here. I have no issue what so ever with people communicating with me direct about any issue on GSC and on the site it does say that in a number of places. I want it to be an open friendly place for all G SCALE RAILWAY things. the site is far from perfect and i am willing to discuss anything that people are not happy with BUT in a nice way.
Lisa
As the moderator/admin/owner (aka he who pays the bills) of yet one more model railway forum I had a good laugh reading your posts. Especially in view of my rather shortish participation on good old GSM; you see, my writing style was apparently not up to the unstated standard of that site. 
Not being a native English speaker and having had a “curious upbringing” - would you believe that instead of drilling the old mantra “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing” into me, my mother told/taught me “The truth never hurts”. A most inconvenient approach when combined with my acerbic sense of humour.
In any case, if you like to keep your forum squeaky clean you’ll need to vet your applicants first - real names instead of monikers etc. etc. - , state the rules of participation in a crystal clear manner. In which case everyone knows what’s up and the sailing is smooth.
This may not be to every applicants taste, nor is the fact that their application may be nixed. Life is tough and that’s all there’s to it.
Oh … why would I tell you this in yet one more reply on LSC instead of a PN on GSC? Welllll, I have no intention to sign up at GSC since my writing style would probably need a lot more improvement and I’m too old to work on that, besides, what would my friends say, eh? 
Mistress Lisa’s reply is like that other famous reply from the moderator of another forum a few months ago, in that he ‘instructed’ both us and our moderator on how a forum should be run. I think that it is a case of clean up your own house before you go dust-hunting in someone else’s place. Maybe Bob should be honourably addressed as Master Bob?
Gazing into my crystal ball I believe that our Mistress Lisa will not be house-mistress for very long and that GSC will become very parochial, with membership limited to those inside her national borders. If you cannot control them, then ban or exclude them! Ironic that the brandname that caused all the furore, in the first instance, has priced itself out of the market and the Salt Lake city store seems to be hardly selling any stock at all, going on available stock numbers.
The continual photo stream of unwrapping boxes from the post office, would not work on this forum, as firstly, most who post elsewhere would quickly consume their ‘free’ photo uplift limit and secondly, the guy in the brown delivery truck is not as kind to parcels as postman Pat in his little red delivery truck.
Terry A de C Foley said:
Well Geoff, I sincerely hope that THIS boy is not included in your comment. In the late 1700's my dad's family were starving to death in Ireland, and my mom's family were being flayed alive by the French. The survivors could only get as far as England on what they had left, else we would have ALL been American by now.Ask most British people today about the events of 1776 and after and you are likely to be met with a blank stare. At best, you’ll be told that it was either the Battle of Hastings [actually 1066] or the death of King Henry VIII - no coconut there either. I’d bet that many would tell you that it is the date on a bottle of a famous beer maker [Stella Artois, actually 1664].
You give far too much credit to a people who have forgotten so much of their own history that asking about what they see as somebody else’s is a complete waste of time and effort.
tac
www.ovgrs.org
Lisa,
If you are still following this thread, I am a relatively new comer to this forum, and generally have been lurking around here for about a year. I have spend many hours reading the posts here, and stopped reading the the old GSM forum for many of the reasons alluded to here. Until this evening, reading this thread and your comments, I felt no need to look into your GSC.
Above you state ‘2. when anyone joins GSC it does say you have to be 13+…’
Please clarify where. I have read the ‘Term of Usage’ (Registration Step 1) without locating such a statement. Registration Step 2 requests personal information, including a birthdate, but no indication of minimum age here either. I would have thought these would have been the most obvious places to locate such a restriction. I did not continue past this Registration Step 2 as I am not interested in becoming a member at this time, but depending…maybe in the future.
In your ‘Terms of Usage’ you state:
“Be civil.
No personal attacks. Do not feel compelled to defend your honour in public. Posts containing personal attacks may be removed from the server.Statements pertaining to 3rd parties, be they companies or individuals, that may be construed as defamatory, potentially slanderous or give rise to any possible liability on the part of the author of said statement shall be removed in order to protect all concerned”
Who is it that makes these monumental decisions? WHO is it that decides WHAT falls into the aforementioned categories? Do you have a legal retainer available? Obviously the UK appears to have considerably different views on freedom of speech (based on your above Terms of Usage) than the USA.
Or is this just an ego trip, having the power to remove something you personally may not like.
I sadly disagree with your statements on education. I believe you are confusing ‘education’ and ‘well traveled/worldly’. A persons education has nothing to do with where he was born, or whether he/she ever left his home town. I have met in my life, people with multiple college degrees who don’t have enough common sense to come inside when it is raining. I have also worked for an individual who is 10 years my junior, who has become a friend of mine, and I consider him to be one of the smartest people I know. He has NO COLLEGE DEGREE. If you are so ‘worldly’ then you will know the truth of the statement that “Redneck is not a location”.
Bob C.
Before one jumps to attention and assumes gender assignation, please recall that several on the old GSM site, either posted their avatar as a young female, or posted under a female signin name. The intent was, one would suppose, to attract attention to oneself. When thinking below the beltline , you may find all is not as it seems.
Sigh
Bob Cope said:
"Redneck is not a location".Bob C.
EDIT: Here = where I live, not the fourm before any other conclusions are drawn.
Guy’s you can all give your support or non-support by canceling your subscription or taking yourself off the site or leaving yourself there so to speak!! Regal
I’m sorry Gerry, I dont quite follow. Could you please explain further?
Thanks
Rod
Steve Featherkile said:Alan Lott said:
Snip.Luckily I speak with friends in the States most days and can ask there advice.
So Alan, how would your pronounce “Spokane,” “Wenatchee,” “Yakima,” “Sequim,” and my personal favorite, “Puyallup?”:lol: :lol: :lol:
As I mentioned in an earlier post my American friends in Wisconsin can give me their advice when asked. Don’t forget we have had well over half a century of American place names presented to us in movies and tv shows. lol
Rod Hayward said:
I’m sorry Gerry, I dont quite follow. Could you please explain further? Thanks Rod
Rod it means simply if you don’t like what you are seeing reading or hearing don’t participate in the website that would be showing your support for or against it. In live we all make choices “to be or not to be” that is the question! Hah LOL Regal
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Well, guys, I was waiting for this, and it arrived while i was out playing trains with friends down the road -
'Thank you for your lengthy email.
I really have too little time to spend on going through such a long email
and see no point. It is Christmas and my family come first, followed by
hobby.
If you wish to use your experience of GSCALE Railways to good use then post
helpful items and pictures etc on GSC they are more than welcome. If you
wish not to share then that is fine.
All the best
Lisa’
My late and much-missed Uncle Micky, a WW2 vet on the losing side who had been a Company Sergeant Major [Hauptfeldtwebel] in the Wehrmacht, used to note on the odd occasion when things got too much for him - ‘Ohne mich…’
I’ll stay here, where I belong, and not chance my arm on any British toy train forum in future. They are just waaaay too furrin for me.
Best wishes to all.
tac
www.ovgrs.org
Just so you guys know, I have been in PM contact with the managment and will continue over there, but I will not post beyond my projects or giving advice.
My sense of humor wont work over there so I just wont try that avenue, so that means you guys will have to endure my poor tastes :lol:
Like this:
LAPD Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N-myg4QTFA&feature=related
Would be a third strike over there, here its just a annoyance :lol:
Some people have a weird sense of humour. Just as well I suppose. It would be a dull old World without eccentricities.
Thank you Gerry. I am still finding the English a little difficult to follow. I think what you are saying is that if one is a member at a GSC then they should not also be welcome here ?
Yippee-ei-oh-ki-ay! Readin’ (with my good eye) this here thread-thingy is more fun that a dumped 'tater sack of raccoons at a pig-roast. Truth is we here in the USA have 50 different country/states (sort of like the EU only twice as big) to travel within, most folks here speaking some form of American-English. Carry on!
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David Hill said:
Yippee-ei-oh-ki-ay! Readin’ (with my good eye) this here thread-thingy is more fun that a dumped 'tater sack of raccoons at a pig-roast. Truth is we here in the USA have 50 different country/states (sort of like the EU only twice as big) to travel within, most folks here speaking some form of American-English. Carry on!(http://www.lscdata.com/users/lastmanout/_forumfiles/popcorn.gif)
I was going to say the same thing basicaly. The US is so big their is no need for me to go to other countries yet. Their is so much of my own I want to see first plus Canada and Mexico. Plus each region of the US is unique from the south east, New Orleans etc…
Rod Hayward said:Rod, Jerry is saying.....to each his own. If you are unhappy with GSC, do not support it. If you like GSC, fine. Many here also post on other forums, including GSC. Ralph
Thank you Gerry. I am still finding the English a little difficult to follow. I think what you are saying is that if one is a member at a GSC then they should not also be welcome here ?
