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    • "We suffer more in imagination than in reality" - really pleased this all happened. Settled by TO, full amount save as to costs and without interest claimed. I consider this a success but feel free to move this thread to wherever it's appropriate. I say it's a success because when I started this journey I was in a position of looking to pay interest on all these accounts, allowing them to default stopped that and so even though I am paying the full amount, it is without a doubt reduced from my position 3 years ago and I feel knowing this outcome was possible, happy to gotten this far, defended myself in person and left with a loan with terms I could only dream of, written into law as interest free! I will make better decisions in the future on other accounts, knowing key stages of this whole process. We had the opportunity to speak in court, Judge (feels like just before a ruling) was clear in such that he 'had all the relevant paperwork to make a judgement'. He wasn't pleased I hadn't settled before Court.. but then stated due to WS and verbal arguments on why I haven't settled, from my WS conclusion as follows: "11. The Defendant was not given ample evidence to prove the debt and therefore was not required to enter settlement negotiations. Should the debt be proved in the future, the Defendant is willing to enter such negotiations with the Claimant. "  He offered to stand down the case to give us chance to settle and that that was for my benefit specifically - their Sols didn't want to, he asked me whether I wanted to proceed to judgement or be given the opportunity to settle. Naturally, I snapped his hand off and we entered negotiations (took about 45 minutes). He added I should get legal advice for matters such as these. They were unwilling to agree to a TO unless it was full amount claimed, plus costs, plus interest. Which I rejected as I felt that was unfair in light of the circumstances and the judges comments, I then countered with full amount minus all costs and interest over 84 months. They accepted that. I believe the Judge wouldn't have been happy if they didn't accept a payment plan for the full amount, at this late stage. The judge was very impressed by my articulate defence and WS (Thanks CAG!) he respected that I was wiling to engage with the process but commented only I  can know whether this debt is mine, but stated that Civil cases were based on balance of probabilities, not without shadow of a doubt, and all he needs to determine is whether the account existed. Verbal arguments aside; he has enough evidence in paperwork for that. He clarified that a copy of a DN and NOA is sufficient proof based on balance of probabilities that they were served. I still disagree, but hey, I'm just me.. It's definitely not strict proof as basically I have to prove the negative (I didn't receive them/they were not served), which is impossible. Overall, a great result I think! BT  
    • Seeking further advice now. The 33 days in which the defendant has to submit a defence expires at 16:00 tomorrow. The defendant has submitted an acknowledgement of service but looking to get the claim awarded by default in failure to submit the defence. This is MoneyClaim Online and can see an option to request a default judgement but believe that is for failure to acknowledge the claim within 14 days??  So being MoneyClaim Online, how do I request the claim be awarded in my favour?
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However, you have to build up reputaion giving power yourself by being a user for a certain number of days and having a certain number of posts.

 

The idea is to give an indication to newcomers as to whose posts they should pay particular attention to.

 

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How many posts must a user have before his reputation hits count on others?

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How much reputation must a user have before his reputation hits count on others?

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I'm not a statistician so I can't work it out but I am trying to perceive a line of logic which does favour quite high quality posting. We'll see how it works over the next weeks and adjust as necessary.

 

I want it to be a useful forum tool for newcomers to depend on and not merely a competition for promotion goals.

 

Hopefully it will help to raise the whole quality of the forum information as newcomers will tend to get an idea of the more useful contributions and take notice of them and repeat them in their own posts

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Ooooooh, I wondered what those little scales were for!

 

For weighing out delicious bowls of hot creamy justice! (Hi, I'm Kent Brockman!)

 

Looks like a good idea, BF. It'll certainly mean people will be able to spot which posts are useful more easily. Although I'll probably end up with -5,000 reputation points by the end of the week...

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How do you find out what someone's reputation is?

 

(Please don't give me a negative if the answer to this is really obvious!)

Robertxc v. Abbey - £3300 Settled in full

Robertxc v. Clydesdale - £750 Settled in full

Nationwide v. Robertxc - £2000 overdraft wiped out, Default removed by order of the sheriff

Robertxc v. Style Card - Default removed by order of the sheriff

Robertxc v. Abbey (1) - Data Protection Act action. £750 compensation

Robertxc v. Abbey (2) - Data Protection Act action. £2000 compensation, default removed

 

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The little green dots by your posts.

 

 

...I think.

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It's not that intuitive - you need to count them up, and whilst most people are currently on 'one green dot' it is hard to tell who's green dot is better...!!! Numbers may be a better idea!

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Possibly, although it's a restriction of the forum software.

 

I'm wondering if the "Thanks" button such as on Martin Lewis' site mightn't be a bad idea?

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In all honesty, I think my favourite feature would be allowing me to turn off mine, as the mods can, because I personally find it distracting...

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Sadly, you can only turn it off for usergroups.

 

To turn it off for "Registered Users" would turn it off for everyone.

 

I think it's a good idea.

 

Newcomers to the site would have an indication of peoples experience this way.

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Assuming, that is, that they can figure it out...

Robertxc v. Abbey - £3300 Settled in full

Robertxc v. Clydesdale - £750 Settled in full

Nationwide v. Robertxc - £2000 overdraft wiped out, Default removed by order of the sheriff

Robertxc v. Style Card - Default removed by order of the sheriff

Robertxc v. Abbey (1) - Data Protection Act action. £750 compensation

Robertxc v. Abbey (2) - Data Protection Act action. £2000 compensation, default removed

 

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I wonder who thought up the names of the different levels? As a 'novitiate' I feel like I should be wearing a hassock or something.

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Robertxc v. Abbey - £3300 Settled in full

Robertxc v. Clydesdale - £750 Settled in full

Nationwide v. Robertxc - £2000 overdraft wiped out, Default removed by order of the sheriff

Robertxc v. Style Card - Default removed by order of the sheriff

Robertxc v. Abbey (1) - Data Protection Act action. £750 compensation

Robertxc v. Abbey (2) - Data Protection Act action. £2000 compensation, default removed

 

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My off button isn't working ... hint hint lol

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth. :D

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...well...I've always wanted to be a flagellant...and now I can be...I wonder what the next level is...Grand Inquisitor?...Banksmeller Pursuivant...?...

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From what I can gather (sorry if I've got it wrong) you can get points for every forty days you post, every forty posts you, well, post, and so on.

 

If this is correct you can get extra points just for posting regularly, it might be any old drivel. Or extra points just for being here?

 

I might be missing something but surely that is no indicator of the quality of the posts? Feel free to disregard this drivel, of course!

I only mouth my opinion, please look elsewhere for sensible advice! :)

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You can give people extra points by clicking on the picture of the scales at the top of a post, or you can take points away the same way. The ammount of points you give depends on how many you've got.

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From what I can gather (sorry if I've got it wrong) you can get points for every forty days you post, every forty posts you, well, post, and so on.

 

If this is correct you can get extra points just for posting regularly, it might be any old drivel. Or extra points just for being here?

 

I might be missing something but surely that is no indicator of the quality of the posts? Feel free to disregard this drivel, of course!

That is exactly the way I interpret BFs description...and as you say, regularity is no indicator of usefulness...still, I think that people will judge differently anyway - if a poster has a query, and your response is easier to grasp than the next, equally valid, response, then the poster will hunt down your answers in the future...

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Well, at least give it a chance, it will take time to establish. It's a good idea for newbies to be able to guage who on here is of some use.

 

It's a little pessimistic to be thinking that the system won't work, will be abused etc, when you good folks on here can actually aid the system. It seems to me that if regular and helpful users use the scales system, after a while, you'll all have given each other a nice few points (and gained more to give each other more points on more good threads), and others will give too. Then newbies will see how nice and helfull you lovely people are and you gain more points.

 

I think if anyone's going to abuse the system it will be spotted and the mods will sort it. That's what they're there for, right?

 

I've only £45 to claim back, but I'm damn well making the effort, and any effort to improve this site is good in my book.

 

I'm in. I'll play. I think it will be appreciated by newbies. :)

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It seeme to work well on other sites that I post on. I think at the moment people have not got enough points themselves to make any difference when they add to peoples reputation. I think that as people use the system it will change and give a more accurate picture of who is giving good advice. Maybe the mods, who tend to pick up more points, could give out to those who are giving good advice to "seed" the process.

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Don't get me wrong, I wasn't "knocking" it, in fact generally I think it's a great idea but in the context of things I just thought it was a little bit strange to give points just for being here!

 

It's not an idea I have come acroos before, but i can see the potential benefits.

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