2786murphy
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I am going to cancel my GTD order and get a Leon unless The Bruce reinstated!
I am going to cancel my GTD order and get a Leon unless The Bruce reinstated!
just be respectful. Act like you would face to face.. these moderators work this place and deal with spam and jackoffs.. .
The Bruce hails from Deutschland, after I discovered this I was more understanding of his somewhat abrasive manor, from my experience was a fairly common trait from our German cousins, or at least how it comes across.
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If people read the posts where he wasn't just sarcastic but down right rude especially to golfdave then we don't need that kind of person no matter how knowledgeable he thought he was. If you come on a public forum and someone offers a different opinion to your own you then can't resort to petty name calling and being totally disrespectful towards other members. Why would you want someone like that back on a generally friendly forum?
Not speaking English as a first language is no reason to be rude (or as some may call it, "direct")... I have nothing to do with him going either but a couple of his replies to me on threads where I was trying to find help were less than helpful and in one case downright rude, I had to severely cut my original reply to one of his comments before posting it! They made me wonder if I, as a newbie, was actually welcome or just cannon fodder...
Those of you who have known him for ages may cut some slack, but when you are new first impressions (replies!) count...
The Bruce hails from Deutschland, after I discovered this I was more understanding of his somewhat abrasive manor, from my experience was a fairly common trait from our German cousins, or at least how it comes across.
He has quite a wealth of knowledge regarding all things vehicular, I sure hope he comes back.
As someone who exports from the UK to Germany on a weekly basis I have agree with what Tyler has said totally.
Some days with certain customers you get an email...... what !!....... take a sharp intake of breath, read it again in a calmer manner.
Or make a phone call and the emotion is gone.
I have never been sure if it is translation programs causing the problem ?
Or just the way Germans write emails (or forum posts) in English.
I did not see what caused this to happen.
It is very easy to be lazy when your first language is English.
Things are often lost in translation.
Cheers,
Terry
How would a moderator respond to this thread?
Will we ever find out? Come on guys, there is an issue here!
I was worried about stereotyping Germans, I am merely conveying my experience.
Why say that? I notice some of my posts have been removed, and even some posts from this very thread from other posters have been removed too.
So what are you saying, that moderation by stealth, with no justification, is OK? Anyway, removing posts, or relocating threads, is quite a step away from removing a member.