This was really weird ...

[mechs]

I was replying in a post of mine and came out and saw this above TheConsumerActionGroup site title. Yes! It was this big! This is the link http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/halifax-bank/7872-mechs-wife-vrs-halifax-2.html#post99410

 

Mechs & Wife vrs Halifax Card Services

 

Edit: Hmmm interesting ... I copied and pasted it but when I closed this post it is no longer big etc., etc. Must be gremlins!

[Guest Lueeze]

I saw it I saw it!!11 *jumps up and down!*

 

Must be Admin sorting the settings out of something!;-)

[Bookworm]

Yes... must also be why every new person who joins is now saying hello in the Bear garden, and I then move their blooming post to the right forum!

[mechs]

I saw it I saw it!!11 *jumps up and down!*

 

Must be Admin sorting the settings out of something!;-)

 

glad you saw it too, Lueeze ... thought I was going CAG crazy lol

 

Yes... must also be why every new person who joins is now saying hello in the Bear garden, and I then move their blooming post to the right forum!

 

not sure what to say on that, Bookworm ... hmmm never rains but it pours new members? hmm there must be an appropriate quotation to fit somewhere

[BankFodder]

It was the Northern Lights

[mechs]

It was the Northern Lights

 

but we're in the south pmsl

[katesage]

Yes... must also be why every new person who joins is now saying hello in the Bear garden, and I then move their blooming post to the right forum!

what is going on with that??! there's dozens of 'em in there, did something change? cos its only been the last couple of days!

 

ps who was the boxer you won the mouthing off punch up with? please let it be our wonderful local brighton celebrity nutter!

[Guest Zooman]

bloody hell they have gone and put a welcome forum up now.

 

Knowing what a hard job the CAG team already have I think those of us who can spare a few Min's should go a long and welcome the newbies (a sort of welcoming committee) and take the pressure of the CAG team.

 

Well I'm going to do it I may not be able to help answering questions of law but I can certainly welcome newbies and point them to information on the site.

[pmhread]

Where have all these newbies come from??

 

My fingers are getting tired typing "Read the FAQ's"

[Guest Zooman]

Where have all these newbies come from??

 

My fingers are getting tired typing "Read the FAQ's"

Mine to but I think yours more . It worth it. Don't get drawn into answering detailed questions.

[thewifeandI]

The newbie forum is a great idea - perhaps it could be improved by having another sticky (in a big bold font) that points to the FAQs, Template letters & Spreadsheet with an brief explanation of what they should do as soon as they start (as in read all of the links here first BEFORE asking questions, jumping in feet first, etc.).

[mechs]

bloody hell they have gone and put a welcome forum up now.

 

Knowing what a hard job the CAG team already have I think those of us who can spare a few Min's should go a long and welcome the newbies (a sort of welcoming committee) and take the pressure of the CAG team.

 

Well I'm going to do it I may not be able to help answering questions of law but I can certainly welcome newbies and point them to information on the site.

 

good suggestion, Zooman! The CAG team deserve all the help they can get as they must be under one hell of a lot of presure trying to help everyone!

[katesage]

good suggestion, Zooman! The CAG team deserve all the help they can get as they must be under one hell of a lot of presure trying to help everyone!

 

I agree, how is it possible for the moderators to cope with the growth we are experiencing at the mo' at the beginning of june it was 22000, now its 38000.

the concern is that disproportionate time has to be spent newbie hand holding, this may be irritating to experienced users but it is essential to make everyone feel welcome and included in the positive drive of the site. i asked the stoopidest q's when i first joined, we all did in some way!

The concern tho is that as more people get toward moneyclaim simultaneously then the need for technical advice grows, that is the time when the advice can be critical. I guess more experienced users will help out and advise especially if they have completed their claims successfully.

are there more mods in training?

in the meantime i'm off for some newbie action, i like the new forum but i wondered, doesn't that now mean virtually all newbies threads will have to be manually intervened(!) to put them on their own banks thread? creating more work for the mods??

however they are coping, they're doing a fantastic job.