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03 January 2016, 12:15
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My guess is he sold the boat to a friend for vastly more than he paid for it and doesn't want them to find his thread on it.
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03 January 2016, 15:36
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Town: Southampton
Boat name: no name yet
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Some members wish to leave. For no reason or reasons known only to them.
However by asking for an account to be closed could mean please make the account unusable again by the person asking.
This forms some sort of closure for the person that asked for it...
To remove all the past posts they have made may well not mean close the account.
More people join than leave but there are many many more members that have joined but never posted or in most cases never made another forum visit for their own reasons.
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03 January 2016, 19:31
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Just for clarity, having consulted the higher authorities at head office, we will close accounts on request but will not delete old posts.
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03 January 2016, 19:38
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Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
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Originally Posted by John Kennett
Just for clarity, having consulted the higher authorities at head office, we will close accounts on request but will not delete old posts.
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Taking the long view John I do think it will save you some angst in the future from the people who wish to leave us for whatever reason.
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03 January 2016, 20:45
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Yep, it's no problem to us and if it makes people happier then there's no reason not to do it.
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03 January 2016, 21:27
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Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
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Originally Posted by John Kennett
Yep, it's no problem to us and if it makes people happier then there's no reason not to do it.
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Am I missing something (second time I've said that today, It must be age  ) If you close the account, but leave the post "footprint", then bu66er all has changed other than the dear departed can no longer post, which is the same as err, not posting  Everything the poster has ever done is still there for posterity, so what's the point apart from an empty gesture 
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03 January 2016, 21:46
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#67
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RIBnet admin team
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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave
Am I missing something...
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I think you've underestimated the "empty gesture" bit Pikey., As Sonar said, some may just want closure - the idea perhaps that there is no more to be said as no more can be said. Until HQ smoothed the road there was nothing that could be done. Now we'll be able to provide some with what they need doing - ultimately it's about keeping people happy.
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03 January 2016, 22:07
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Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
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Engine: DF140a
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Originally Posted by willk
- ................ultimately it's about keeping people happy.
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 Oh aye! good luck with that one
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04 January 2016, 08:51
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Country: UK - England
Town: Littlehampton, W Sx
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Can't you just change the name of closed/frozen accounts to 'Stroppy_b*gger', 'MoodyBloke', 'PatheticWhiner', etc? 
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04 January 2016, 14:05
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: no name yet
Make: Still building it..
Length: 5m +
Engine: 115 hp
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'Stroppy_b*gger', 'MoodyBloke', 'PatheticWhiner
People leave forums for their own reasons.
Some that have left may well be the names you have mentioned above.
But as for closed/frozen accounts being named any of the above .
Comments like that make members feel the need to leave..
Every member is a valued member..
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04 January 2016, 14:54
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Town: Littlehampton, W Sx
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It was tongue in cheek.
I, sir, take exception to you taking exception to my post. Now, how does one close an account?
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04 January 2016, 14:55
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: no name yet
Make: Still building it..
Length: 5m +
Engine: 115 hp
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Ask admin
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04 January 2016, 15:02
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
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Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HughN
It was tongue in cheek.
I, sir, take exception to you taking exception to my post. Now, how does one close an account?
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You have to flounce & thcweam & thcweam until someone takes notice of you😄
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04 January 2016, 15:20
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Country: UK - England
Town: Littlehampton, W Sx
Length: no boat
MMSI: 235101591
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Originally Posted by Sonar
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John / Willk,
Please can you oblige?
Thks
Hugh
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04 January 2016, 15:37
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HughN
John / Willk,
Please can you oblige?
Thks
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Er, I can't but JK might be keen to test his latest Device? That said, seeing as how you won't be needing that dog anymore, I'll have it.
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04 January 2016, 16:20
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
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Engine: DF140a
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Given JK's new power, & the assumption that there will now be a raft of folk queuing up to be deleted, why not put a "self destruct" button on the profile page? That way , people will be able to quietly self-immoliate without any histrionics or final "point to prove" statements. They'll be able to shuffle off the Ribnet coil at their leisure, a sort of Ribnet Dignitas👍
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Rule#3: Tha' can't educate pork.
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04 January 2016, 16:29
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#77
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: north ayrshire
Boat name: charlie girl
Make: S/R5.4/regal3760
Length: 10m +
Engine: Suzukidf70 2x6lp 315
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Renaming deleted accounts to maintain anonymity isn't realy a bad idea to keep the post continuity it could be a serial no eg "account no12345 no longer a registered user"
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04 January 2016, 16:36
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
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Beamishken, the downside to that is that its not always obvious who replies like this are to. If someone has a genuine reason to change username then the techies in the US have ability to do this.
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04 January 2016, 16:41
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#79
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: north ayrshire
Boat name: charlie girl
Make: S/R5.4/regal3760
Length: 10m +
Engine: Suzukidf70 2x6lp 315
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I don't see it as a big issue but thought it may keep some happy
But you can't please all the folks all the time can you!
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04 January 2016, 16:46
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RIBnet admin team
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Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
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Quote:
Originally Posted by beamishken
I don't see it as a big issue but thought it may keep some happy
But you can't please all the folks all the time can you!
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You certainly can't - anyone that really wants to disappear probably doesn't want to know about https://web.archive.org/
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