Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:I read both your original "Challenge" thread, and the "So sad" one that you followed it up with, and in both cases you seem to have set out to challenge them in a way that is never very nice to submit to as a moderator, doing a thankless job voluntarily for no reward. Phrases such as "I'm wasting my time though, aren't I", and "time to go and look for somewhere more libertarian" suggest that you have a preconception about the moderating team, that they were happy to fulfil for you when you pushed hard enough. I've been a moderator on a large car forum, and this sort of thing happens regularly. Perhaps the PH team were more sensitive than most in this case, but sometimes a hard line is the best policy - dragging out the process just means they have to listen to more abuse. It's a bit like being a policeman subjected to derogatory names, initially just annoying, eventually annoying enough to make them do something about it.
I don't see why the Moderators had to get involved, I posted a challenge to the 'site admin, ie, Haymarket motoring journalists, in the relevant subforum.
Part of the point was to see if they would respond, in that subforum, thus showing whether they ever looked there.
I also moderate on a forum, albeit not motoring and there Moderators' only concern is with regard to law and spamming.
Then, I started my motoring forum involvement, way back, on ScoobyNet, then a lively, fun place covering all aspects of owning Subarus with discussion of many other things. SN was then sold to a commercial organisation and it became a shadow of its former self.
So, as suggested by some on SN, I migrated to PH, which then, shortly after, was also bought by a commercial organisation.
There's a pattern here perhaps.
I used to, on SN, try to push the AD message giving my view that it's all about the thinking approach, not the blind adherence to technique.
Thing is, unless the mainstream motoring influences get behind some form of AD, we will see much more restrictions upon the use of cars.
The videos of the jounalists, sideways on track, will be used by such as BRAKE in their presentations to Government.
Come on, we all here could write BRAKE's presentation for them.
Those who are pro driving need to wake up and recognise the potential future.
Always a commentary, spoken or not.
Keeps one safe. One hopes.