Kris
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The forum was originally created by myself (as the techie) and my friend Elefan. Elefan had a child on the spectrum and was seeking answers to questions.
It just went from there. Like many things it was born from a need at the time and grew to serve so many other people through the years. It continues to do so and I guess that is its purpose now
Lufty took over with the costs, admin and care and maintenance of the forum after I moved onto other interests some years back. I still pop by from time to time and will try and do so a little more in the future to support the moderating team.
Kris
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Which Operating system are you using?
I'm assuming its Vista if its a new laptop?
Are you using the Vista supplied NVidia driver or have you downloaded the latest driver pack direct from Nvidia?
Kris
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All,
The member known as Frangipani was banned from this forum on July 30th 2008 for repeated rule breaking despite previous numerous warnings. For obvious reasons I will not go into the specific nature of this rule breaking suffice to say that the admins and moderators agreed that banning the member was the only suitable course of action left to us.
Whilst we wouldn't normally advertise the fact that we have had to ban a member it was brought to my attention today that Frangipani had rejoined this forum just before Christmas and started posting under the name Yendy .
This account has now been deleted and we will be paying particular care when approving new members from the same ISP in future.
Best regards,
Kris
Admin
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Hi all,
Whilst I dont know how you came to be receiving email to the username Enid I can tell you that nobody can get your email address from the forum and that forum email is disabled.
Hope this reassures you a bit,
Merry Krismas,
Kris
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Doh!! So much for keeping on-topic then.
Topic closed and apologies to those of you denied the opportunity to reply because of this.
Kris
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Just to clarify something,
The moderators are members and have a right to express their opinion providing they themselves stay within the rules. I believe the tone of the forum is set by the members posts. Moderators can take the moderating hat off whenever they like, however then they cannot (unless in extreme circumstances) moderate a thread that they have personally been involved in. Flora has chosen to express her opinion in this thread, now she wont be able to moderate the thread. Thats the price a moderator pays for 'taking the hat off' - I think thats fair.
If a moderator says something as an individual which you dont like then feel free to challenge them as an individual, not as a moderator.
Now, deep breaths all round and lets get back on topic please so that I dont have to close this.
Kris
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Hi Debbie,
Great to hear from you again and good to know you are doing well
Make sure you stay in touch
Kris
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Depression, Mental Health and Crisis Support
Depression and other mental health difficulties are common amongst people on the autistic spectrum and their carers.
People who are affected by general mental health difficulties are encouraged to receive and share information, support and advice with other forum members, though it is important to point out that this exchange of information is generally based on personal experience and opinions, and is not a substitute for professional medical help.
There is a list of sources of mental health support here: Mental Health Resources link
People may experience a more serious crisis with their mental health and need urgent medical assistance and advice. However well intentioned, this is not an area of support that the forum can or should be attempting to offer and we would urge members who are feeling at risk of self-harm or suicide to contact either their own GP/health centre, or if out of hours contact NHS Direct on 0845 4647 or to call emergency services 999.
We want to reassure members that they have our full support in offering and seeking advice and information on general mental health issues. Members asking for information in order to help a person in their care are seeking to empower both themselves and those they represent, and we would naturally welcome any such dialogue on the forum.
However, any posts which are deemed to contain inference of personal intent to self-harm and/or suicide will be removed from the forum and that person will be contacted via the pm system with advice on where to seek appropriate help.
In addition to the post being removed, if a forum member is deemed to indicate an immediate risk to themselves, and are unable to be contacted via the pm system, the moderating team will take steps to ensure that person's safety. This may involve breaking previous confidentiality agreements and/or contacting the emergency services on that person's behalf.
Sometimes posts referring to self-harm do not indicate an immediate risk, but they may contain material which others find inappropriate or distressing. This type of post will also be removed from the public forum at the moderator's/administrator's discretion, considering the forum user base as a whole.
If any member receives a PM indicating an immediate risk and is not in a position (or does not want) to intervene, they should forward the PM to the moderating team, who will deal with the disclosure in accordance with the above guidelines.
We trust all members will appreciate the reasoning behind these guidelines, and our intention to urge any member struggling with suicidal feelings to seek and receive approproiate support from trained and experienced professional resources.
The forum guidlines have been updated to reflect the above.
regards,
The mod/admin team
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Topic closed as its going nowhere.
Kris
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Agreed, im using Opera at the moment and everything is rendering absolutely perfectly.
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Tim,
Have you tried viewing the site using Internet Explorer? How does it look to you then?
Im not aware of any other user having these sorts of problems I'm afraid so I doubt its some sort of general issue with the site. When I get home I'll give Opera a try and see how it looks to me.
regards,
Kris
Admin
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All,
Following a number of requests from members and lengthy discussion between the admins and moderators we have decided to decrease the amount of time that members are able to edit their own posts.
The current limit of 24hrs will be decreased to 4hrs meaning that you will only be able to edit the content on your own posts for 4 hours after creating it.
This is to stop posts being substantially changed (or even deleted) after having had a number of replies from other members, which renders the entire topic useless.
Moderators will still be able to edit posts on requests but will only do so in very exceptional circumstances so please ensure that you think carefully before hitting that send button.
Regards,
Kris
Admin
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Keep digging
That sentence was actually in reply to Mumble's joke about bickering over which hand to show!
But you posted in between so it looks like I was saying it to you, which I wasn't...
Honest...
But of course the more I try to explain, the less convincing it sounds...
See, see...it's all Mumble's fault!
Can I just throw myself on your mercy?
Boho
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Er-hem, we can decide whether the time limit is reduced to an hour or 30 mins??Er-hem, no you cant!
As I said, we'll discuss and get back to you.
Now behave or I'll set Robbie on you
Kris
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So...are we having a show of hands to reduce the time limit for edits to 30 mins to an hour (we can bicker over which
)??Have to say that it sounds like a good idea to me but all the mods and admins need to talk about it before making a decision.
Kris
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But you just never know who's out there, do you Kris!
Indeed, some very odd people
Kris
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Well, hearty apologies from me as I seem to have upset peeps with my concerns about internet safety!
Boho
Considering some of the stuff on the forum I'd think that somebodies height is the least of the information they could have posted
However you can never be too safe on the internet, remember that folks.
During the course of the day I have shrunk to a mere 5ft 8", tomorrow I may be even smaller, or will I?
Kris
p.s. seeing the smiley reminds me, whatever happened to Jester?
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Deep breath time folks.
If you dont like the question that was asked then dont answer it. It's really simple and nothing that needs to be made into a big deal.
Frang >> I think the 'smug' reference was meant as a joke, the nuance is lost when posted on a forum. No need to take offence.
As for me, 5ft 10", fabulouse sense of style, model looks, compulsive liar. <and yes, that was a joke>
Kris
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All,
This topic is now well and truly off the rails and is being closed.
Kris
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Blimey! Mountains and molehills.................
I think Warren has pretty much summed this up, although if its alright with you I'll skip the cuddling bit.
Since I'm the admin I get to have the final word on this (see what a little bit of power can do to a person mwahahahaha)
The mods here do a very sensitive and time consuming job. They have to make difficult decisions and know that when moderating they will never be able to please everybody all of the time. If you happen to be the one that isnt pleased then by all means challenge the mods or admins but please consider that PMs might be better than airing the laundry in public. You only have to look at this thread to see the affects of that.
Bid >> Karen has not resigned because you challenged her over a modding decision, sorry if you thought that. Nobody wants to see you go but Im sure everyone will accept your decision.
Karen >> Next time you resign as a moderator please ensure that you do so in strict accordance with the rules and regulation laid down for such things. (Page 21, para 12, sub section 1a of the Guidelines for Effective Moderating)
Baddad >> Whatever happened to the Baddad/Jester double act? I miss those days when everyone was being too silly to have any time to fall out.
Everyone take a deep breath, large glass of wine or whisky, think happy thoughts and remember its Friday.
And thus it came to pass that the supreme ruler of the forum did close the topic and decreed that his members should go about their daily lives with a loud "MOVE AWAY FROM THE TOPIC. THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE HERE"
Kris
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We were very upset to hear about this and our thoughts and prayers go out to Mrs P and family.
Lufty and Elefan are away at the moment but I know they would want me to pass on their sympathies at this time.
Kris
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Favourite Shakespeare Quotes.
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Moved to Off Topic which seems to be the best place for it.
Kris