Private/members only space ?

how? I didn't make any judgement. It was a question. ( although I did missthe question mark - whoops. ) - And you can call me smeggs or smeggy - Although 'Mr Pants' is cool. Might get a T-shirt with that printed on it.


but as bforbes says it wouldn't make it a private area. you either have a private area, which requires not only registration but also some kind of active vetting or it's public, registration or not

Why? Is your command of the English language so poor that you need to use profanity to get your point across?

So you're saying only the words in the English dictionary are ok?
People have been banned for using words out of that book.

Seriously, the language changes, and even if you want to argue over what words are acceptable, you'll then have a forum to open up debate on which images are acceptable as some wi probably try to push boundaries that edge towards nudity to pornography.
I don't think you have to agree with the moderators policies.... but people that strongly disagree have the option of leaving and starting their own forum.

I'm for having an adult section. I think that as an individual, I come from a disadvantaged background, grew up in some mean streets and while kind and generous by nature, I am a little rough around the edges.
Be a shock for somebody to get to know me on a "Moderated" forum and meet up in person and find out I don't talk as politely as I type.
to quote Maroni from "Johnny Dangerously":
Not a single real bad word there.
Moderate that.

Lighten up people, it's their house try respect their rules.

^^ Word snobbery

Words considered by some to be 'profane' have their uses and the usage of them doesn't exclusively indicate a poor command of language.

But oh I forgot. Nudity and profane words can kill children.

If you have just nailed your hand to the bench then by all means drop the F bomb.

The need to use one while discussing is symptomatic of poor use of language.

If "snobbery" is a like of doing things properly, then I plead guilty.

(By the way starting a sentence with "but" is wrong.:wink

But language is art and as with any art there are no rules. There is no 'properly'

The snobbery is thinking yours is the only 'correct' way.

IMHO of course.

What derogatory, descriptive words would you use to describe someone that compulsively has to be oppositional and defiant, with no regard for the majority? Some people are just a little more ODD than others...
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the bottom line is
it's thier house, thier rules.
not about who is right.
typin unlike speaking, you have time to edit... it isn't like you can SAY oops, that slipped off my tongue.

Plenty for anyone deliberately and childishly misdiagnosing the condition in someone else in order to patronise/insult them.


"regard for the majority" - being part of a majority allows no one any increased deservedness of respect over anyone in a minority

Appeal to Popularity is one of my favourite logical fallacies.


Ya don't say.

And as I've also said in the past I couldn't agree more.





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TBH as much as I appreciate and may even tend to agree with TT in parts, I do not really see it as necessary to have a 'private area'.
I know of the power the internet can be and I did not use this forum for these purpose but I needed a vent last night and I knew that quite a few may have an interest in a case like this.
However I also know that I would never post any sensitive information as this could backfire on me badly.
I keep everyone informed of how things are progressing but I have to keep things vague for the time being.
Any outcome will be posted unless I will be advised not to do so. My solicitor is great and I had already lots of discussions via the phone with him and he knows of the tread.
I know the idea of a 'private' area may come from the tread but really it would be not 'private' as everyone can just register and then carry on snooping about.
A 'private' area may even have a backwards effect as members may think because it is 'private' it may just be a bit more aggressive in there and that would really take away the 'family' here.
Like I say, no matter what, I will keep all of you updated as far as I can disclose 'things'. Most will probably anyway in the public domain already and it just may be links that not this well known to deal with problems like this.

OK Mr pants - why do you have to use profanity here?

1/. It's the only way you can express yourself.

2/. You are indulging in some inverse snobbery where it is considered clever to be less than clever.

3/. You wish to come across as unpleasant and rude and offend people? (Your username speaks volumes on this count.)

Please explain.

In response to the Original post, there is already a private way to lend support if required.
Send a PM.
This remains between you and the receiver and avoids anyone joining the forum for a nose...

My thought are with Bernard, and I hope he gets this outrageous situation suitably cleared up, but I fail to see how going over it continuously will do anything to help him get it sorted - and could just make it more awkward.

Hmmmmm? I've given your strange post a bit of thought and I'm still not sure whether you are asking a question or making assertions.

There's a certain straw man element to your post. i.e you start by asking why I have to use profanity here. Well I neither publish profanity here or have asked to use profanity here. I respect the rules here.

Well this is clearly not true so I'm not sure what motivated you to make that statement.

I'm not sure about this one either. Kind of comes out of nowhere.

Ahhh, a personal attack on my username. But then the assert link between my username and some alleged wish to come across as "unpleasant and rude and offend people?" doesn't make any sense. I doubt many people would assert that the use of a light hearted comedic Red Dwarf'esque 'bit of fun' username like Smeggypants would be an indication that the user would have any agenda to be "unpleasant and rude and offend people".

I think your post says an awful lot about yourself to be honest. It's one thing respecting the rules of an establishment, but it's another thing to look down upon those who choose to use a wider palette of shades to their language.

Same here. I can't believe someone can be treated this badly by officials in a supposed civilised country.

Clearly the destruction of the personal files in immediately accessible form should never have taken place, but I take a somewhat different perspective on all this, and find the veil of silence that has descended on the other thread regrettable.

Reading between the lines it doesn’t take much imagination to guess what sort of investigation the poster got himself entangled in. Ordinarily these types of operations must by definition be held confidential; they are rightly outside the scope of public scrutiny and likely also conventional forms of executive branch oversight.

This is to a large extent predicated on the public’s trust that the officers so employed are skilled and work diligently behind the scenes, but here we lean that they appear more akin to oafish, blundering thugs. This is hardly reassuring, and something I would have thought certainly not in the public interest to hush up.

The OP tells me that he will update us when there is something to tell and we have just respected his wish to end speculation for now until we have some facts. No doubt it will all unfold in due course.