Weekend Weather Forecast

[Nickel]

Quite an unbelievable response to such a great contributor as Simonjk. I'm speechless!!! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[rodwhite]

simon i bet your canteen staff are having a laugh /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Goldie]

Simon, your unique contribution is valued by the majority on what, after all, is a sailing forum; and sailing is a largely weather dependent pastime. Many thanks for all your contributions to date and I hope for many more in the future.

 

[JKay]

Have you ever thought about Marketing or even PR /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

cheers Joe

 

[graham]

I think some people are overreacting now and being offensive to Louise busby is pretty low IMHO.

Simon doesnt seem to be banned yet and his posts havent been pulled yet.

Lets wait for a measured response from YBW before going over the top with this.

I have allready added my name to the list of Simons supporters time to wait and see now.

 

[JKay]

Sorry if you thought my comments rude

just a bit of humor to lighten the situation

I am sure it will come to a suitable to all conclusion

cheers Joe

 

[Richard Shead]

And to add to that Lousie works very hard behind the scenes on the whole of ybw so not a good idea to have a dig at her.

Cheers

 

[Danny_Labrador]

Simply the WRONG decision - needs to be reversed and quickly.

Please stop this nonsense.

 

[Richard Shead]

Last from me...

Just wait till the morning before it all gets rather silly.

Night!

 

[graham]

I think your right that a compromise will probably evolve.

Cheers Graham

 

[B175Chris]

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Somewhat Freudian, Richard?

Hehe only joking, I agree we should wait until the morning /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Beadle]

Hi Louise

A remarkable evening.

You would appear to have upset more forumites with one post than even GC1/grumpy/happy could ever manage.

And he got thrown out!

I understand that its difficult having gone public to reverse your position, but in this instance I think it would be the wise move.

We all make mistakes and the one lesson I've learned over the years is not to compound them.

As Denis Healy put it - "when you're in a hole - stop digging."

Have a rethink

Piers managed to create a problem where none existed - don't allow yourself to be drawn in to make it worse.

 

[Plomong]

No I don't understand.

Rules are made to be broken when the circumstances and the benefits make the rule an unwanted and unnecessary problem.

I could not until now use Simon's forecast as I'm too far south, but if I was living in the UK I'd be anxiously awaiting his forecast each Thursday. I consider it a gift from Simon to the forum.

To try to stop that weekly post is just plain stupid, whatever the rules state. I couldn't care less, in this case, about those rules.

As for anarchy, what a thin excuse !!!

I note that with the new format, the charts reach down here in the Bay!!

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

Hi Simon.
Yes we do appreciae your forecasts, and I hope it lasts.

 

[FullCircle]

Support the weather bloke.
I do hope Piers has sent a PM to Simon to apologise for the mess.



(Shakes head in rueful wonderment at how this came to pass)

 

[JKay]

Well said Mr Circle

Cheers Joe

 

[JoeQ]

Another plus vote from me. Keep the weatherman.

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Louise,

Not a vitriol laden post, as thats unhelpful, rude and not neccessary, but hopefully one of considered construction....

Simon, while breaking the letter of the law, has added such huge value to the forum over the last few years, that to do anything other than to continue the wisely turned blind eye, would surely do YBW far more harm than good?

I won't join the 'i'm off if he's off' band until ybw has had a reasonable chance to review its position, but would be sorely dissapointed in your motivations and methods should his much appreciated input be stopped, and would undoubtedly review my options

 

[bilbobaggins]

I completely endorse the comments by Boatmike and many others - 'I'm Spartacus ' - in that I place considerable value, in a boating safety sense, on the forecasts which Simon Keeling regularly provides to us here - completely free of charge.

There is nothing at all wrong with us being aware that SimonJK is a professional meteorologist, and a good one. Those who may want more detail, or a tailored service, from his small company may readily go and get such, but it is no imposition on us to have him provide something so highly valued.

I have been happy to pay for specific and detailed forecasts from him on several occasions, and they figured significantly in advice sought and proffered to other forum users - and to some safety decisions made in consequence.

His free service is an asset to us here, and it should not be constrained.

.

 

[boguing]

Piers, I have met you in real life. You are not somebody that I would ever try to do business with again. You do not understand ethics.

Don't you dare to 'turn' somebody in when your own moral compass has never been swung.

ps. Nobody send me a pm. This is personal, and I will not divulge the details.