New Message for Newbies, and another for those with 50+ posts

[Dan]

I've set a notice up for newbies that's global. (In all forums and pages). Telling them to report posts they found unhelpful or insulting. We will get a few doing it when they are actually a *****. But some will come through where they're right, a regular has made the forum off-putting for them. So those need looking on an individual basis.

I don't mind you messaging the person who has been reported and say that Dan has said yada yada yada - Rather than it coming from you sort of thing. If you want to leave it to me, assign the owner of the report to as me and leave it. I'll then be able to see how many you've assigned to me when I login each day. Don't close the reports off if they're mine then.

I know nobody should touch Gas pipes. And nobody should touch boilers. But everything else on the system can be maintained by the homeowner. It's their property. Their radiators. Their pumps on the system. It's totally upto them.

And then from general plumbing, taps and baths and whatnot, that's free reign. If it's a problem with the industry standards that is wrong, in letting people do that, then that's not something we can fix at forum level.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yep no worries if I get any queries will send you a message

I don’t know if you want to put this up somewhere or make your own up etc just a thought

https://www.User PlumbersForums.net...legally-work-on-a-gas-appliance-factsheet.pdf

 

[Harvest Fields]

Yep no worries if I get any queries will send you a message

I don’t know if you want to put this up somewhere or make your own up etc just a thought

https://www.User PlumbersForums.net...legally-work-on-a-gas-appliance-factsheet.pdf

Sure I have put that pdf on here before. But looked for it earlier and cannot find it. Great shout though.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Sure I have put that pdf on here before. But looked for it earlier and cannot find it. Great shout though.

Think it was in a thread ages ago maybe don’t know tbh

 

[Harvest Fields]

Are we still going with the same advice that no boiler advice is given at all? I was always happy to help if it was not gas or case seal orientated but stopped so that all 3 mods were on the same page?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Are we still going with the same advice that no boiler advice is given at all? I was always happy to help if it was not gas or case seal orientated but stopped so that all 3 mods were on the same page?

It’s a hard one to find out what type of case seal type it is but to date all the ones we’ve advised them to get a pro in have been case sealed eg not decretive / requiring tools to remove

 

[Harvest Fields]

Will stick with the standard response. Let me know if you see anything that I comment on that is wrong.

 

[Dan]

I don't want to link to GSR much. And certainly not base the forum around their rules.

I'm hoping we end up international. It's certainly working on the sparky forum.

So the GSR will eventually only apply to a group of users. A large group given our foundations in the UK but still.

I think stupid people will always want gas advice. Regardless of a message.

So we just need treat it on a case by case basis. And country by country.

If we find some weird African member on here who's got a problem with Gas and it's somehow causing pressure issues and he asks how to stop it (poor example perhaps I don't know) and we can tell him turn the gas valve off in the road. Or something. Rather than putting him off asking. We might save a life.

So it's not always good to push them away.

We need to be helpful. And sod the commercial GSR which will change owners over time. As we've seen already.

Wasn't it Certsure than ran Corgi. Whos business model is to charge tradesmen?

I don't like their model. And I don't like plumbers getting up their arse about being GSR. It's putting off people asking about Taps when we just reply 'get a plumber in'. It's not what we're here for.

There's a line in the middle somewhere. We're not on it yet. But we're way way over it one side and very offputting at the moment IMO.

So hang in there. I'm coming over here once I've got rid of a few more members who are not helping the spakry forum. They're being quiet while I'm on there so I'm hiding now. lol

 

[ShaunCorbs]

It’s one of them I believe a fine line

And agree people should be able to ask questions freely

 

[Dan]

We wont ever be perfect mate. And we wont ever have it right for all members. But this response we've got by some members, and it's usually the same half a dozen, as I've found with three forums to be the case (it's always just a few very outspoken members and not all members) is off-putting.

 

[Harvest Fields]

As long as we keep giving them the Plumbing advice hopefully they will eventually get the message and just help out. (Hopefully)

 

[Dan]

I've setup a reward for good content on the sparks forum, testing it out before I add it here.

Want to get your reaction ratio up? - Try to get the new 'Winner' reaction (+ 3 Reaction Points!!)

Want to get your reaction ratio up? - Try to get the new 'Winner' reaction (+ 3 Reaction Points!!) Okay, so I've just setup the 'Winner' reaction. Which for the moment, can only be used by the Esteemed Members. That's to stop abuse. So an Esteemed member can click it on any post. Other users...

www.electriciansforums.net

Will see what happens.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Looks decent mate. Worth a shot.