acr
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Post by acr on Jul 17, 2021 16:00:27 GMT 1
So if I've got this right, Char has started the France in Focus forum, having previously set up WayDowninFrance, which the new forum is a replacement for?
ATS2 has gone into retirement and Mysty has a finger in all sorts of pies in a supportive capacity but isn't running any of them!
Please correct me if I've got that wrong - I'm a bit slow today 1 Yes Charlotte has started France in Focus .. she's very into photography. The new forum is not a replacement forum, it is an additional forum as she likes experimenting. 2 In my view Susan was keen to take a (short) break, no talk of retirement yet 😊. She and Mysty helped a few members get the right advice on how to register here. Mysty does his own thing. Golly - Charlotte's a brave person. I can't imagine running more than one forum In fact I can't imagine running any forums at all.... It's hard enough getting my head round posting on one
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Post by suein56 on Jul 17, 2021 16:11:19 GMT 1
1 Yes Charlotte has started France in Focus .. Golly - Charlotte's a brave person. I can't imagine running more than one forum In fact I can't imagine running any forums at all.... It's hard enough getting my head round posting on one Totally agree .. brave indeed.
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Post by FFS on Jul 17, 2021 17:33:48 GMT 1
So we have been giving out the address to this forum when we have been contacted but you need to get a "contact us" on this site. An eminently sensible suggestion, mysty, if only I could work out how to do it!
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Post by leclairon on Jul 17, 2021 17:46:22 GMT 1
I am just so happy that someone has taken it on - thanks!. Not for the faint hearted, I reckon.
I have picked up so many amazingly helpful points on TNFF, either by signing in and reading others' questions/replies or getting answers to my own queries. I am not a huge contributor but am very appreciative of the help I have received in the past and am grateful it is going to continue.
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Post by gigi on Jul 17, 2021 17:52:28 GMT 1
I’m really glad to be a member of this shiny new forum and thank those who were part of setting it up.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 18:25:34 GMT 1
So we have been giving out the address to this forum when we have been contacted but you need to get a "contact us" on this site. An eminently sensible suggestion, mysty, if only I could work out how to do it! If I knew how to tell you I would, try google.
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Post by ajm on Jul 17, 2021 18:27:31 GMT 1
So good that so many have joined. What I don't understand is that FFS was a member of TNFF ( and regrets its demise) so why not continue just running the old site?
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Post by Crystal on Jul 17, 2021 18:34:23 GMT 1
So am I (glad to be a member) - but I'd like to think that if Mysty knew that Char was starting up another forum, FFS was told about it before taking the brave decision to sacrifice his spare time and put himself through the hell of starting up this one....which he did just for us...to keep us together and give us a new home. I think to have a forum up and running so well, in such a short time is an absolutely incredible feat! Thank you FFS ...I LOVE my new home!
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Post by houpla on Jul 17, 2021 18:53:27 GMT 1
So good that so many have joined. What I don't understand is that FFS was a member of TNFF ( and regrets its demise) so why not continue just running the old site? Perhaps because of it's history of banning anyone and everyone that didn't conform to the owners' opinions. There was far too much non-objective manipulation and downright censorship. Things that the majority of members didn't even realise were going on. I've got every confidence that they won't be allowed to happen here. You're doing a fantastic job, FFS!
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Post by Crystal on Jul 17, 2021 19:12:41 GMT 1
So good that so many have joined. What I don't understand is that FFS was a member of TNFF ( and regrets its demise) so why not continue just running the old site? Perhaps because of it's history of banning anyone and everyone that didn't conform to the owners' opinions. There was far too much non-objective manipulation and downright censorship. Things that the majority of members didn't even realise were going on. I've got every confidence that they won't be allowed to happen here. You're doing a fantastic job, FFS! That's very unfair...if not untrue. The owners were much more tolerant than others would be and I don't believe there was any 'censorship'....in any case, what is to be gained by slagging them off now? I guess that it just wasn't possible to do a straightforward take over of the old site, otherwise FFS wouldn't have gone to the bother of starting from scratch.
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Post by houpla on Jul 17, 2021 19:34:35 GMT 1
I'm not 'slagging-off' anyone....just stating facts. Your perception of how it was run rather proves what I wrote about the majority of members not having any idea of what was going on behind the scenes, because it was manipulated to ensure that that was the case. But it's ancient history, not important. I was just trying to clarify why I think FFS's decision to start afresh was very sensible. Let's wish 'Long life and lots of fun along the way' to The Other French Forum
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FFS
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Post by FFS on Jul 17, 2021 19:49:19 GMT 1
I started this forum because mysty and AtS had decided to stop TNFF. There wasn't the possibility to 'take over' TNFF from them and I thought it was too hard for those who'd contributed so well to making TNFF what it was to no longer have a place to call home (it sounds trite, I know, but that's how I saw it). I would have happily taken on TNFF if I could have, but that wasn't an option, so something new had to be found and this, a poor relation as it is for the moment, is it. Don't start criticising how TNFF was run and just accept that TOFF is now what it is.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 20:56:35 GMT 1
So good that so many have joined. What I don't understand is that FFS was a member of TNFF ( and regrets its demise) so why not continue just running the old site? Perhaps because of it's history of banning anyone and everyone that didn't conform to the owners' opinions. There was far too much non-objective manipulation and downright censorship. Things that the majority of members didn't even realise were going on. I've got every confidence that they won't be allowed to happen here. You're doing a fantastic job, FFS! Why did we not just hand over the forum which can be reactivated anytime, because members like yourself and garibaldi destroy forms. Your post would have been taken down on TNFF. All you do is cause divide and trouble. You just caused this forum it's link to this forum. I only found out about Chars new forum on Thursday. Noz
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FFS
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Post by FFS on Jul 17, 2021 21:00:02 GMT 1
Where's the snowman gone, mysty?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 21:03:54 GMT 1
Perhaps because of it's history of banning anyone and everyone that didn't conform to the owners' opinions. There was far too much non-objective manipulation and downright censorship. Things that the majority of members didn't even realise were going on. I've got every confidence that they won't be allowed to happen here. You're doing a fantastic job, FFS! Why did we not just hand over the forum which can be reactivated anytime, because members like yourself and garibaldi destroy forms. Your post would have been taken down on TNFF. All you do is cause divide and trouble. You just caused this forum it's link to this forum. I only found out about Chars new forum on Thursday. Noz I thought TNFF was well run with the right balance and I’m sad it’s gone but what FFS is doing is admirable and I hope it works even though I don’t always agree with his views any more than I always agreed with the views of mysty and ATS2. I sincerely hope the troublemakers banned on TNFF will not try to disrupt this forum.
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