Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ftp on January 10, 2010, 08:55:03 am
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I was forced to take a break from the internet for a month, so was cured from ciu addiction.
Having returned it all looks different - just full of back stabbing, stupid posts, repeated posts and general drivel. Has the section on 'anything but windowcleaning' been moved?
Is it me or maybe lack of mods?
If it's me then maybe it's time to move on. :-\
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Yes I blame the mods
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the O"JAYS sAng that record - BACKSTABBERS ;D
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Good for you FTP I agree ;) see my reply to this thread http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=87917.0
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Hi Jeff, have to admit I've been in the "I give up!" camp for nearly three weeks now. However I popped out to buy a cheap fan heater yesterday 'cos my tube heater is having no effect. I'm going to turn my van into a sauna later then wrap the duvet over everything to try and trap some heat then repeat every morning next week ready for a chance to get out.
Maybe this weather is the blame for the atmosphere on here but it doesn't feel the same these days.
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I was forced to take a break from the internet for a month, so was cured from ciu addiction.
Having returned it all looks different - just full of back stabbing, stupid posts, repeated posts and general drivel. Has the section on 'anything but windowcleaning been moved'?
Is it me or maybe lack of mods?
If it's me then maybe it's time to move on. :-\
Ftp, its always been this way, the forum hasn't changed at all. I can think of loads of 'big fights' over the years and remember loads of people deleting their accounts in a temper. Maybe your perception of the forum has changed, but everything you describe has always went on pretty much, and I've been here since the forum started.
But amongst all the bad stuff you posted about is a lot of good stuff too. I guess you can just take what you need and ignore the stuff that annoys you. Or you could delete your account, the forum would just carry on as normal. I had a two-or-three month break early last year and was quite surprised to find out that the forum survived my absence; I'm still unsure how that happened. ???
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This time of year is a bit dead normally but this year even more so. People have nothing to talk about because nothing is happening and nobody is buying any kit.
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Yawn, were not all sole traders you know.
Is there a taboo about mentioning those words you mentioned.
People who employed long before me really gave me the inspiration to emuilate them, no harm in that.
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I'll tell you what we don't get on here anymore. Those marketing 'experts' with their Oh so superior attitude who really did believe they knew how to build a business using killer leaflets and looked down on the rest of us for actually doing the job instead of just talking endlessly about it.
They had read a few motivational books and believed they were a higher form of life. They have all gone now. Back into their little holes, they probably learned the hard way that in this business there is no easy way. Like the couple of franchise vans that I used to see around here but have now vanished again.
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In all honesty I think there is more help on here than any other forum,it's like the weather,you take the good with the bad
All in all I think it's the best forum,loads of help and information :)
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Isn't this thread EXACTLY the same as other threads and the individuals that participate in them?
People have differing opinions and voice them, whats wrong with that?
Perhaps I should have said nothing in this thread for fear of annoying someone.
Regarding Jeffs reference to a previous thread I cant see anything wrong with the replies, those that posted in it seemed to be simply asking questions or clearing up doubts they had about the topic being discussed, there was no back-stabbing or nastiness in it. Was there?
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I think jeff was refering to his reply, so as not to type it again
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Oh I dont ??? I get confused here.
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On reflection & after a good turnout ;D I've deleted my posts. There are subjects that arn't my cup of tea but I have no right to slate them. It's a window cleaning forum for anyone to use & has helped & entertained me greatly to be honest, but, there is only so much that can be spoken & only so many issues discussed so from time to time it will get a bit boring for some.
So, I'm off my high horse, for today at least! :-*
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How deeps the snow Tony now?
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How deeps the snow Tony now?
LOL. I think we're all going cabin crazy! ;D
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There's no problem with disagreement, after all that's what forums are about.
What isn't acceptable is rudeness and personal remarks.
I feel that any personal attacks should be immediately deleted by the mods.
Keep it friendly guys and keep up the humour - I've had many a good laugh reading some of the posts.
Just my view. :)
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How deeps the snow Tony now?
We're just now having our first thaw in over 3 weeks!! on the ground is still 2.5ft but it's at least coming off the roofs, cars, trees etc. ;)
Feen (who posts on here) brought me some heat logs for our multifuel stove yesterday after reading my post the other day. It's our source of central heating & hot water. he has a 4x4 for his wfp work & it saved my butt!! Big thanks to him. ;)
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Saved me a job then ;D
Thanks Feen
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How deeps the snow Tony now?
We're just now having our first thaw in over 3 weeks!! on the ground is still 2.5ft but it's at least coming off the roofs, cars, trees etc. ;)
Feen (who posts on here) brought me some heat logs for our multifuel stove yesterday after reading my post the other day. It's our source of central heating & hot water. he has a 4x4 for his wfp work & it saved my butt!! Big thanks to him. ;)
This is what a forum is about??? Helping each other ;) Nice one Feen.
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I was forced to take a break from the internet for a month, so was cured from ciu addiction.
Having returned it all looks different - just full of back stabbing, stupid posts, repeated posts and general drivel. Has the section on 'anything but windowcleaning' been moved?
Is it me or maybe lack of mods?
If it's me then maybe it's time to move on. :-\
Having read this thread, I have to say yes ;D.
We need more fighting, more Stephen (ph not a v) S, more Gary Mallett, more posters pretending to be women......
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;D
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How deeps the snow Tony now?
We're just now having our first thaw in over 3 weeks!! on the ground is still 2.5ft but it's at least coming off the roofs, cars, trees etc. ;)
Feen (who posts on here) brought me some heat logs for our multifuel stove yesterday after reading my post the other day. It's our source of central heating & hot water. he has a 4x4 for his wfp work & it saved my butt!! Big thanks to him. ;)
thats jolly decent of him ;) he will have good karma ;)
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i dont think this forum has changed, it goes through phases
sometimes its full of humorous drivel, then sometimes its on 90 % of humorous drivel
long may it continue
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How deeps the snow Tony now?
We're just now having our first thaw in over 3 weeks!! on the ground is still 2.5ft but it's at least coming off the roofs, cars, trees etc. ;)
Feen (who posts on here) brought me some heat logs for our multifuel stove yesterday after reading my post the other day. It's our source of central heating & hot water. he has a 4x4 for his wfp work & it saved my butt!! Big thanks to him. ;)
thats jolly decent of him ;) he will have good karma ;)
He got a good cup of tea & a kitkat mind. :D
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;D
There`s nothing wrong with having an alter ego but Inch High Private Ives caught you out ;). Those meddling kids!
Regards,
Barbara.
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Pesky would have sounded better ;)
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Pesky would have sounded better ;)
Cheers. I`ll pass that on to Hannah-Barbera.
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How deeps the snow Tony now?
We're just now having our first thaw in over 3 weeks!! on the ground is still 2.5ft but it's at least coming off the roofs, cars, trees etc. ;)
Feen (who posts on here) brought me some heat logs for our multifuel stove yesterday after reading my post the other day. It's our source of central heating & hot water. he has a 4x4 for his wfp work & it saved my butt!! Big thanks to him. ;)
thats jolly decent of him ;) he will have good karma ;)
He got a good cup of tea & a kitkat mind. :D
in the best china cups i hope ;)
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It does go in phases.
It was good years ago, then last year went downhill, only to pick up again recently.
Now it's looking on the slide again.
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As a relative newbie,there seems much less bitching and bullsh*t than many other forums I've been on.It's pretty obvious that there's 'history',shall we say,between one or two members,but whenever I've needed advice somebody's always come up trumps. :)
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As a relative newbie,there seems much less bitching and bullsh*t than many other forums I've been on.It's pretty obvious that there's 'history',shall we say,between one or two members,but whenever I've needed advice somebody's always come up trumps. :)
Trumps ;D ;D ;D
Downhill? Naah.
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I'm a bit of a newcomer. Only been on here 18 months or so. I was addicted at first. Now I dip in from time to time.
Personally, I think it's a bit like mining for diamonds. You've got to shift an awful lot of crap before you find the few gems you're looking for.
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I don't think it has changed either. It just cycles.
There has got to be loads more abuse heaped onto someone before it beats the personal abuse that matt had received from the 'professional wfp'ers.'
I think he even now heads the personal attack charts. And he's had an easy ride this last 3 or 4 years. ;D
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I think this forum has down a great job. Its alive and kicking. There will always be controversity as we are all coming from different places in out lives and business .Each need is different.We to bring different experances, skills and knowlage to the table. I spend time on other forums and believe me they would give there left knack for even half the volume of traffic. I thing there is a need for a next step on the rung of this forum for advanced window cleaning guys ,but then we will miss out on all the experience of the long serving members. there comes a time were we ash yourself what we want out of this forum and a break might be in order. The are other forums that will not discuss what newbie’s need to know and that defeats the objects.
I think we do need more than 2 Mods it’s a lot of time for any sainwqell balanced person to be on this forum all the time,but I do feel the mods do a great job. I will be first to compliment them on a task well down.
THE QUESTION IS WHAT CAN YOU BRING TO YOUR FORUM ,not what you can take ( that’s a bonus)
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I don't think it has changed either. It just cycles.
There has got to be loads more abuse heaped onto someone before it beats the personal abuse that matt had received from the 'professional wfp'ers.'
I think he even now heads the personal attack charts. And he's had an easy ride this last 3 or 4 years. ;D
they didnt like it did they ;)
how dare a guy make it easy to get a WFP system without it costing the earth
oh and i wore jeans aswell ;D ;D ;D
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I don't think it has changed either. It just cycles.
There has got to be loads more abuse heaped onto someone before it beats the personal abuse that matt had received from the 'professional wfp'ers.'
I think he even now heads the personal attack charts. And he's had an easy ride this last 3 or 4 years. ;D
they didnt like it did they ;)
how dare a guy make it easy to get a WFP system without it costing the earth
oh and i wore jeans aswell ;D ;D ;D
Well wearing Jeans Matt is a step just to far, you will be using fishing poles next ::)
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Not sure if this Forum ever went very far up the hill in the first place to go downhill. :-\
I've given a little and taken a little from it over the years. There's been many useful exchanges, and some good humour.
I would miss it if it was gone...
But I wouldn't pay to join it ;D
I've met some nice guys from here.
Some are very articulate on here, some not. It's not possible to judge the real character just from here.
For instance, when Dave Morris met me he said he expected me to be a bit of a nerd, but as it turned out he's a bit of a nerd! ;D
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Not sure if this Forum ever went very far up the hill in the first place to go downhill. :-\
I've given a little and taken a little from it over the years. There's been many useful exchanges, and some good humour.
I would miss it if it was gone...
But I wouldn't pay to join it ;D
I've met some nice guys from here.
Some are very articulate on here, some not. It's not possible to judge the real character just from here.
For instance, when Dave Morris met me he said he expected me to be a bit of a nerd, but as it turned out he's a bit of a nerd! ;D
Good point well made
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I think we could do with another mod. Over on non-cleaning issues we've had Sarah Sarill named for years but shes never here posting let alone moderating.
Nothing against Sarah mind, perfectly pleasant lady but just never here!
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He's advertising for an admin person, these duties would presumably, after revenue streams, include the appointment or otherwise of mods.Getting rid of the 'deadwood' is always a newboys first job.Some might be able to stay on possibly after ' a good squareing up'.
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I think Gold would make a good mod. He's got good communication skills, seems fair to me, and doesn't get involved in the bitch fights.
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I think Gold would make a good mod. He's got good communication skills, seems fair to me, and doesn't get involved in the bitch fights.
I was thinking more along the lines of Terry Waite or David Frost or even comic book guy from the Simpsons :)
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I think Gold would make a good mod. He's got good communication skills, seems fair to me, and doesn't get involved in the bitch fights.
I was thinking more along the lines of Terry Waite or David Frost or even comic book guy from the Simpsons :)
I do bear a certain similarity to all three!
The patience and fortitude of Terry Waite [/] check!
The incisiveness and wit of David Frost [/] check!
The looks and charm of Simpsons ' "The Comic Book Guy" [/] check!