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Hi forum members, moderators and guests,
Well, here is the new forum. At first, it might not seem better, but the main gripes with the old forum will be gone. That is:
- Speed (will be quicker to load and post)
- Reliability (will freeze less and should be more accessible)
- Cleaner (spam should be gone and easier to control)
I'm very sorry to read and hear that some posters are causing trouble, and this new software gives me much better power to investigate this type of situation. Also, with the new software, I will give the moderators the power to control this type of situation. I hate hearing about this kind of thing, because the whole point of the forum is to be an open resource that helps the diabetic community. My plan is to spend much more time on here in the next couple of months, to make sure everything is running smoothly and to keep a tighter rein on things. I can 100% assure people that the reasons for allowing free speech are not to do with apathy, both I and the other people who make up the team at Diabetes.co.uk work exceptionally hard. However, I realise that if this forum is to continue to be as good as it promised to be, I need to be here more.
I'd like to say a big thankyou to the moderators, who have done a huge and thankless task in fighting spam whilst we transferred to this software. Sugarless Sue, Kareeeta and Dennis have all been exceptional, and have taken up the reins whilst the forum has drifted in the last month. Thanks also to the posters far and wide who have helped people. Helping people is the name of the game here, and I was sad to see that people were thinking of leaving. In time, we are going to introduce a medical seal of approval from a qualified professional that we can apply to posts.
Can we use this thread to discuss resolving the problems on this forum, I'm all ears.
Best regards to you all,
Dan
Well, here is the new forum. At first, it might not seem better, but the main gripes with the old forum will be gone. That is:
- Speed (will be quicker to load and post)
- Reliability (will freeze less and should be more accessible)
- Cleaner (spam should be gone and easier to control)
I'm very sorry to read and hear that some posters are causing trouble, and this new software gives me much better power to investigate this type of situation. Also, with the new software, I will give the moderators the power to control this type of situation. I hate hearing about this kind of thing, because the whole point of the forum is to be an open resource that helps the diabetic community. My plan is to spend much more time on here in the next couple of months, to make sure everything is running smoothly and to keep a tighter rein on things. I can 100% assure people that the reasons for allowing free speech are not to do with apathy, both I and the other people who make up the team at Diabetes.co.uk work exceptionally hard. However, I realise that if this forum is to continue to be as good as it promised to be, I need to be here more.
I'd like to say a big thankyou to the moderators, who have done a huge and thankless task in fighting spam whilst we transferred to this software. Sugarless Sue, Kareeeta and Dennis have all been exceptional, and have taken up the reins whilst the forum has drifted in the last month. Thanks also to the posters far and wide who have helped people. Helping people is the name of the game here, and I was sad to see that people were thinking of leaving. In time, we are going to introduce a medical seal of approval from a qualified professional that we can apply to posts.
Can we use this thread to discuss resolving the problems on this forum, I'm all ears.
Best regards to you all,
Dan
