I joined Sift Media in February 2008 as content management assistant. I was then promoted to content manager (cover maternity leave) and I also began to look at managing the communities of AccountingWEB.co.uk and UK Business Forums. Feel free to contact me about anything in relation to this site as your community manager. Enjoy! And don't forget to add your comments and blogs etc!
Does anyone have any tips on how to achieve 'quality sleep'? Often it's thought a bit 'girly' to have a lavender bath and read by candlelight before you sleep but it works a treat for me! Having said that I find I am more sluggish during the day at the moment, but I think that is more to do with the heat than lack of quality sleep.
I have had to heavily moderate this thread for a number of reasons. I know this will not go down well with some of you, but it was necessary.
I have kept records of all the comments I have edited and/or deleted should anyone want to see them, but in the main comments have been deleted for being unsubstantiated, provocative and/or off topic (in line with new rules).
This discussion should not be about CheapAccounting - any issues you may have with this company should be taken up with them direct and NOT via AccountingWEB. We will not allow our space to become a battlefield for personal grudges.
If you want to criticise the campaign then do so in a constructive and professional manner, do not resort to name-calling and unsubstantiated opinion please.
I have re-enabled comments on this thread for you to voice your opinion about the campaign but NOT about moderation please - if you wish to discuss this or complain then please get in touch with me privately.
And while I am at it, I'm going to lock this thread to allow me time to read ALL the comments. I have a lot of catching up to do across this site today, so no more comments will be allowed on any contentious threads I find until I have time to check they all comply with the new rules.
And before anyone begins bleating about 'free speech', I would just like to assert that we are not here to provide a platform for people to be spiteful and vitriolic under the guise of 'free speech'. Anyone who thinks that a privately run forum is a space for them to behave as they wish is sadly mistaken.
This is a coding issue with copying content over from Word although our author has been in touch with us and there seems to be a different problem which we are looking into. Thanks to the author for calling us about this, hopefully we can get it fixed so it won't happen next time.
Hop Farm, Global gathering, Sonisphere, Boomtown Fair, Rebellion, Brecon Jazz Fest, Guilfest, Camden Crawl, Glade, Bath Fringe, Nas, Rockness, Lovebox weekender, Big Chill and Shambala...
Sorry for the delayed response. I am having no trouble accessing it, can you please give more details about what is happening? I can get someone to look into it then.
I just wanted to say this is a great way to use the facilities we have provided for the community to share stories, thoughts, ideas and advice, so nice one. I hope you get good reads and stimulate the debate further.
I thought I should hop on here and outline my thoughts about this particular thread. First of all, I will not be editing or deleting any of the above posts at this point in time - you ALL have a right to express your views and to disagree with each other, and so far I see nothing above that warrants any action from me, least of all any banning of members. I will however gently remind you all to play nicely please.
The anonymous poster has a right to express their opinion, and has done so fairly and accurately, although it should be noted that calling someone a 'prat' was possibly a step too far but let's face it, other members have taken their views much further before.
CD - you then come on and make a valid and fair counterpoint.
Thanks go now to OGA who at least tries to restore some normality, and also for having the compassion, understanding and decency for apologising for any offence he may have caused - I favour this approach, obviously, to me having to step in and slap wrists.
CD - unfortunately you seem to descend into the 'humour loss' that you earlier accuse another member of; try to retain some perspective.
We value all contributions from all members and hope that you can sort disagreements out amongst yourselves. We are all different and have differing views, please respect this, it is what makes the world such a wonderful place. In light of recent accusations from members about censorship, I am taking a more light-hearted view to what I remove from the site, and as such, and for the reasons I have outlined here, no action will be taken on this thread. However, this does not give anyone licence to go mental now, so please take my suggestions on board and try to appreciate the wealth and beauty of diversity.
Let's all try and have a pleasant rest of the week; there are bigger things going on in the world to fight for and be passionate about.
I've been dreaming about such a thing! Is it true? A pick n mix style paperclip stand? This I have to see! Reckon you could get us a pic so we can all drool at it?
My answers
An interesting read...
Does anyone have any tips on how to achieve 'quality sleep'? Often it's thought a bit 'girly' to have a lavender bath and read by candlelight before you sleep but it works a treat for me! Having said that I find I am more sluggish during the day at the moment, but I think that is more to do with the heat than lack of quality sleep.
After moderation
I have had to heavily moderate this thread for a number of reasons. I know this will not go down well with some of you, but it was necessary.
I have kept records of all the comments I have edited and/or deleted should anyone want to see them, but in the main comments have been deleted for being unsubstantiated, provocative and/or off topic (in line with new rules).
This discussion should not be about CheapAccounting - any issues you may have with this company should be taken up with them direct and NOT via AccountingWEB. We will not allow our space to become a battlefield for personal grudges.
If you want to criticise the campaign then do so in a constructive and professional manner, do not resort to name-calling and unsubstantiated opinion please.
I have re-enabled comments on this thread for you to voice your opinion about the campaign but NOT about moderation please - if you wish to discuss this or complain then please get in touch with me privately.
There will be no poll on CD
And while I am at it, I'm going to lock this thread to allow me time to read ALL the comments. I have a lot of catching up to do across this site today, so no more comments will be allowed on any contentious threads I find until I have time to check they all comply with the new rules.
And before anyone begins bleating about 'free speech', I would just like to assert that we are not here to provide a platform for people to be spiteful and vitriolic under the guise of 'free speech'. Anyone who thinks that a privately run forum is a space for them to behave as they wish is sadly mistaken.
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This is a coding issue with copying content over from Word although our author has been in touch with us and there seems to be a different problem which we are looking into. Thanks to the author for calling us about this, hopefully we can get it fixed so it won't happen next time.
A few more for you to consider...
Hop Farm, Global gathering, Sonisphere, Boomtown Fair, Rebellion, Brecon Jazz Fest, Guilfest, Camden Crawl, Glade, Bath Fringe, Nas, Rockness, Lovebox weekender, Big Chill and Shambala...
Enjoy this thread!
@ricardo1
That's a good idea Richard; does anyone else think this would be useful? If so, I can easily set up a discussion group dedicated to this topic.
We can trial this and see how it goes - Richard, let me know your thoughts, perhaps you would like to manage the group?
Document management group
Sorry for the delayed response. I am having no trouble accessing it, can you please give more details about what is happening? I can get someone to look into it then.
Thanks in advance
Great use of our community
Hi Adrian
I just wanted to say this is a great way to use the facilities we have provided for the community to share stories, thoughts, ideas and advice, so nice one. I hope you get good reads and stimulate the debate further.
Your comments are duly noted by AWEB
I thought I should hop on here and outline my thoughts about this particular thread. First of all, I will not be editing or deleting any of the above posts at this point in time - you ALL have a right to express your views and to disagree with each other, and so far I see nothing above that warrants any action from me, least of all any banning of members. I will however gently remind you all to play nicely please.
The anonymous poster has a right to express their opinion, and has done so fairly and accurately, although it should be noted that calling someone a 'prat' was possibly a step too far but let's face it, other members have taken their views much further before.
CD - you then come on and make a valid and fair counterpoint.
Thanks go now to OGA who at least tries to restore some normality, and also for having the compassion, understanding and decency for apologising for any offence he may have caused - I favour this approach, obviously, to me having to step in and slap wrists.
CD - unfortunately you seem to descend into the 'humour loss' that you earlier accuse another member of; try to retain some perspective.
We value all contributions from all members and hope that you can sort disagreements out amongst yourselves. We are all different and have differing views, please respect this, it is what makes the world such a wonderful place. In light of recent accusations from members about censorship, I am taking a more light-hearted view to what I remove from the site, and as such, and for the reasons I have outlined here, no action will be taken on this thread. However, this does not give anyone licence to go mental now, so please take my suggestions on board and try to appreciate the wealth and beauty of diversity.
Let's all try and have a pleasant rest of the week; there are bigger things going on in the world to fight for and be passionate about.
With thanks in advance,
Your community manager
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I've been dreaming about such a thing! Is it true? A pick n mix style paperclip stand? This I have to see! Reckon you could get us a pic so we can all drool at it?