If you are a new reader or new member please read this.

As with all forums this one attracts members from all walks of life, usually the only constraint is the ability to use the internet. Recently on the history forum there has been an issue with one member whose posts have caused minor arguments. Can I please make it clear to all readers that**, Limestone, bengunn, bluecross and johnsmith are all one person. He is obviously a person this forum can do without, at this moment in time all his aliases are banned. No one should have more than one sign on, that is one of the main rules. When it gets to the point where that person is even supporting and/or replying to himself you have to worry why he does it, of course giving support to himself makes him look a credible person and new readers may not realise that. One recent post even stated he had been warned not to become a member, when he obviously has been for ages, anyone who can lie like that is a clear menace. So please ignore any messages from the five characters/names/aliases above

Can I make it clear that this person's main aim is to discredit and harm the work that certain members put into this wonderful forum, and I don't include myself in that list. I know nothing of Whaley's history, that is why I am on this site. I cannot add to it but I love to read it. My love for it will get me into arguments against such evil people who wish to destroy it, and I don't apologise for that. 

Please join and post, and do your best to ignore any minor skirmishes, unfortunately they happen on forums now and again.

There are some extremely strange coincidences in life!!

Having finished writing my rant the other evening, to calm down I went to read an article about Traction Engines used in Southern Rhodesia on the construction of the Beira Railway.

Imagine my total shock to discover they were based at a place called** !! !!  That magazine very nearly ended up on the fire, I can tell you

I am sorry to be so blunt, but I am hugely dismayed by this thread. I understand that some may have reason to have been annoyed by some of the contributions to the forum, but to describe an individual as evil, and to post information that may allow this person to be identified goes well beyond the bounds of propriety and does nothing to encourage  new members.

I am also dismayed by this post. I think new readers should be warned about his posts, to ignore them is like supporting him and the harm he has done. Also by your comment about identification it is obviously clear that you have not read his posts, therefore I don't think you are in a position to comment.  

As I said in #2 I don't want to dwell on this, but my reply in #6 was to #5 to clear the matter of identification. Post #5 did, in my eyes, give the impression that people that people were posting new info about the identity of a member which is not true.

So to hopefully clear it up for new readers.

1. This is about a past member who had multiple member names which is against the rules, which he used to disrupt the forum.

2. He did tell all about who he was, no one has posted info that may allow this person to be identified.

3. He was not a nice person, maybe not evil but not nice.

So there is nothing that should alarm new members.

Norm

Edited by user 12 September 2011 21:57:35(UTC)  | Reason: Grammar

He's back.

Att: Buggyite