news, announcements, forum rules http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:01:07 +0000 0 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2678-shout-problems-read-this/
If you find your shout box is not working the way to fix it is as follows

1. Sign Out (Top Right near your name bar)

2. Scroll to the bottom and click the "Delete My Cookies" link

3. Sign back in again and you should be able to shout.

If that does not work PM me

Thanks

Jonah]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:01:07 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2678-shout-problems-read-this/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2676-forum-upgrade/
Just wanted to let you know that we will be undertaking a major upgrade of the forum software this evening.

This includes a brand new look for WNG (though not too radical), and will enable some new and improved features which we will bring online in due course.

Sorry for the short notice, but this place will be unavailable from about 10pm tonight while we make the changes. I'm sure you've all got better things to be doing on a Friday night anyway... Should hopefully only take an hour or so, then all will be revealed.

Thanks in advance for your patience - we hope you like the new look

Cheers,
Bro]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:18:44 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2676-forum-upgrade/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2380-a-statement-from-the-admin-team/
whyitsguernsey has NOTHING to do with this site, it was setup following one member falling out with the admin team of this site (he broke some rules). They have been joined by one other member from here providing some tech. support.

This site was setup in January 2009 after the old and original whyguernsey.com site was closed by its founder and the members wanted a new home.

We appreciate that people are free to do as they wish and there is plenty of room on the internet to cater for all tastes.

However, it is a little bit sad that the new site could not come up with its own unique name and ensured that the two sites kept their own identity.

Please be assured that WhyNotGuernsey is and will continue to be here and grow for all our members - we still have a number of enhancements planned for the site in the near future.

If you have any concerns or comments please either post them on a topic or please PM me or any of the admin team.

Thank you
WNG Admin Team]]> Sun, 02 May 2010 21:29:55 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2380-a-statement-from-the-admin-team/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2339-wng-is-now-on-twitter/ You can now follow us on twitter. We will post news and updates on here and lots more is planned... Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:44:40 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2339-wng-is-now-on-twitter/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1579-martini/
Most of the admin team worked alongside Marty on the precursor to this site and knew him personally.

Many of our members will remember him and his posts on WhyGuernsey although may not have knowingly met or known him in real life. It is however, without doubt that Marty had a direct and far reaching influence on the personality and success of WhyGuernsey and the online community which developed during its time, which has continued into the membership and success of WhyNotGuernsey this year.

Martini's influence extended beyond his role as a moderator - under his alter-ego of Suicide Jockey, he was also responsible for the galleries of pub and nightlife pictures which featured on WhyGuernsey which helped to bring many more members to the forum.

We offer our heartfelt condolences to Martini's family and friends for this sad and untimely loss and would like to acknowledge our sincere thanks for the difference he has made to our online lives.]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:49:02 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1579-martini/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1420-server-problems/
This morning, our Webserver decided to stop serving web pages from about 04:50, making WNG unavailable.

This was fixed at 11:00 this morning in true IT fashion with a press of the virtual big red button to restart it!

There is no indication that we have been hacked or anything else sinister - it seems to be just one of those things. However, if you do notice anything strange or out of place, please let me or another of the Admins know.

Apologies for the break in service!

BigBro]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:13:17 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1420-server-problems/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1172-what-the-paper-says-new-section-on-wng/
The idea is to review what the Guernsey Press have on their front page. Discuss the subject and also comment on the standard and the way it has been written.

You can also in this new section start threads on anything in the Paper or indeed in the other media outlets.

Anyone can start topics, if linking or using data off the paper's site (www.thisisguernsey.com) please provide a link back. Be useful to post the link once the story is online for those that do not have access to the Press.

Reason for this? Just trying to encourage some debate.

Hope you enjoy this, any ideas do please let me know via PM.

Link

Thanks]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:47:18 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1172-what-the-paper-says-new-section-on-wng/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/668-pm-spam/
The software used on our forum has recently been the subject of attacks by spammers. A patch has been recently released to overcome this, which we have installed on the WNG site.

One side effect of this however is that there is now flood-control on the sending of PMs within the forum. You will now only be able to send a Private Message once every 2 minutes - however hopefully this won't disadvantage too many of you.

Fortunately WNG has not been subject to any SPAM attacks. However we have noticed a couple of dodgy registrations recently which have been clear attempts to exploit this potential loophole.

We will remain vigilant for these attempts, but if you notice any abuse of the PM system or anything else strange (other than Stroppy's posts), please notify any of the Admin team.

Thanks,
Bigbro]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:14:45 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/668-pm-spam/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/598-wng-promotion/ I just saw someone that was on WhyGuernsey and she commented that it was gone now, she did not know about WNG..If you know anyone who was on WG and is not yet on here, please tell them about us, we lost a few in the relocation!! Some of them will not know about us. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:17:45 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/598-wng-promotion/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/195-regular-polls/ We are looking at holding regular polls for items that crop up in the news. These will be every two weeks. if you have a subject that you would like to put to the vote of WNG members then please send me a PM or email me at gorilla@whynotguernsey.com Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:28:12 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/195-regular-polls/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/78-pictures-please-read/ http://www.tinypic.com then we would be grateful

For those who need help using third party hosts a tutorial is provided here

http://www.fastfs.com/help_pages/tinypics.htm

Thank you for your anticipated help.]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:00:23 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/78-pictures-please-read/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/70-using-the-shoutbox/ New members can only use the shoutbox once they have posted 10 messages Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:16:20 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/70-using-the-shoutbox/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/31-your-assistance-with-the-forum/
The admin team would be eternally grateful if all members could take time to explore the forum and PM us with any issues / errors or suggestions that you wish to make.]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:58:27 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/31-your-assistance-with-the-forum/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/6-advertise-on-the-forum/
For example, should you wish for a banner to be placed on the forum but you aren't familiar with design software we can provide a service to you for a fixed fee which would include banners and posting of information and images.]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:59:43 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/6-advertise-on-the-forum/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/3-forum-rules-and-terms-of-use/ WhynotGuernsey rules
WhynotGuernsey is a forum for all ages, where people can meet to discuss anything Guernsey related. There are certain areas of the forum available for global discussion, but primarily this forum aims to provide a good representation of what the island has to offer. WhynotGuernsey requests that members consider the content of their posts before they make them and in particular, pay attention to the following terms of use:


Terms of Use - for WhynotGuernsey forum and additional components (chatroom, personal messaging, email etc. (“the forum”)

Members shall not:

• Transmit any information, data, text, files, links, software, chat communication or other materials that are unlawful, harming, threatening, abusive, invasive of another's privacy, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, or racially or otherwise objectionable.
  
• Harass, undertake personal attacks, profanity and excessive vulgarity anywhere on the forum. Contact in any form with members of the forum for sexual purposes will not be tolerated. If you are found to have broken the above rules you will be banned from the forum.
  
• Post pornographic material and/or references to it including those of a violent nature are not allowed in posts, member profiles or signatures. Any such material or references will be removed. The member will receive notification of such removal.
  
• Banning of a member from anywhere within the forum by any of the admin or moderator team is binding and the decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into nor will the admin / moderator team be obliged to explain the reasons behind the ban. It is noted that the deletion of a member is not something that is taken lightly and is discussed by all admin / moderators before a decision is made.
  
• Post threads that cause a distraction to the purpose and mission of the forum. Such posts will be removed or closed. These include but are not limited to - rudeness, personal attacks or purposeless inflammatory posts, one line posts of the 'I agree' category and posts which are off topic.
  
• Add business postings without the prior permission of the admin team. Unauthorised business posts and website links will be deleted. Should a member wish to advertise on the forum on a continual basis, they are requested to contact an admin team who will provide them with terms and information on payment for advertising which is given at preferential rates.
  
• The forum uses warning points. Warning points are given when a member consistently abuses the rules of the forum. When a maximum of 100% has been gained by a member they will have restricted posting privileges. No negotiation will be entered into by the admin / moderator team with regards to the distribution of warning points. The removal of warning points is undertaken following a suitable period of time whereby that member has ceased to abuse the rules of the forum. Moderators are not obliged to remove warning points. It is solely at their discretion.
  
• Attempt to set up multiple registrations unless they have a commercial or acceptable reason for doing so. Whilst the forum does not bar members from setting up multiple registrations, should a member come across or become suspicious of other members using a number of member id's they should report to the admin / moderators who will delete / suspend those member logins until such times at the member involved is able to provide suitable rationale for having such logins
  
• Should not impersonate someone else or register under multiple user names for the purpose of appearing to be a different person.
  
• The 'outing' of members on the board is forbidden and can lead to removal of membership. Any requests by outside authorities, companies or persons for personal details, email addresses or IPs of members will be strongly resisted with the exception of the Courts and the Police.
  
• Spamming will not be tolerated, should a member be found spamming by any means, they will be banned from the forum

]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:09:15 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/3-forum-rules-and-terms-of-use/ http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2-legal-information/ Defamation, libel and slander

Defamation is a term used to describe libel and slander a brief description of each follows:

Defamation is the communication of a false statement, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may cause an individual, business, product or group to suffer harm.
Libel is classed as written, printed or fixed medium defamatory statements, often seen in magazines and newspapers and more recently in emails, websites and online forums.
Slander involves the making of defamatory statements by a transitory (non-fixed) representation (usually oral (spoken word))

Under the UK defamation law a person is defamed if someone makes a statement about them that would then cause a ‘right-thinking’ person who read that statement:

• to think worse of the person whom the statement is about;
• to expose that person to hatred, ridicule or contempt;
• to cause that person to be shunned or avoided

Examples of defamatory statements about a person: gold-digger, adulterer, alcoholic, drug user, racist, insanitary, insolvent, diseased, corrupt, bully

Prosecution
In terms of prosecution, if a person wishes to bring a case of libel against an individual they need not show that they have suffered actual loss. In the case of slander, that person would need to prove that they have suffered actual loss. I.E. loss of job or loss of business.


What does that mean to you as a member?
You must be aware that when posting, if your statements or comments are not founded on truth or justifiable, that you may be subject to prosecution. In the past members of forums have hidden behind their login / usernames but the courts will look to ISPs in order to obtain IP addresses used and ultimately the person behind the IP address.

A guilty verdict could lead to a very hefty fine and possible imprisonment.


Whynotguernsey.com accepts no liability for any of the posts on the forum and will co-operate with the courts should a request for information be received. We ask that all members consider their comments before posting to the site.

Any comment found to be of a defamatory nature will be removed at the earliest opportunity. As whynotguernsey.com is intended as a community forum we ask all members to remain vigilant and use the report function available to them on the forum, should they come across any posts from other members which they consider to be defamatory. ]]> Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:37:19 +0000 http://whynotguernsey.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2-legal-information/