CH Advertising in the papers
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Re: CH Advertising in the papers
I would deem the original advert posted as a falsehood, and misrepresentation.
As moderators we VERY rarely moderate anything - but in this case there was a definite risk that this could have been picked up by others as a genuine advert (well done to whoever doctored it for their photoshop skills.)
I would not moderate a comment such as "Maybe the headline should have read.....", accompanied by the original advert, - clear then that it's an opinion, not a misrepresentation of the school's advert.
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As moderators we VERY rarely moderate anything - but in this case there was a definite risk that this could have been picked up by others as a genuine advert (well done to whoever doctored it for their photoshop skills.)
I would not moderate a comment such as "Maybe the headline should have read.....", accompanied by the original advert, - clear then that it's an opinion, not a misrepresentation of the school's advert.
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Re: CH Advertising in the papers
Well done Moderator !
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I can see where you're coming from as a moderator because it is such a huge responsibility.I suppose you have to guess and decide whether the original poster was 'having a laugh' in the context of all parents who pay fees joke about the hardship even though they choose to do it or if it was a snipe at CH particularly which undermines its reputation and therefore brings it into disrepute.
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What an interesting thread this turned out to be!
I'm a member of this forum and one other (a local one for expats in Hua Hin). They are very different. The moderators here have very little need to interfere (and long may that be the case).
The Thailand forum can get quite heated occasionally, and the mods need to step in.
The bottom line, of course, is that this is effectively Julian's forum. It's largely a benevolent dictatorship. I don't mean that in any way unkindly, but he started it, he runs it, he makes the rules and he invites people to be moderators to see that those rules are respected.
I imagine that must be the case with any forum started by an individual. If it grew to the extent that it became unwieldy things might change, but that's unlikely with a site like this.
Ordinarily I'd disagree with the sort of editing that took place earlier, but in this case the OP was being disingenuous. A satirist would have made it clear that this was a deliberate 'joke', but the OP chose to claim he'd come across it as it was. A shame, because he could have made his (perhaps valid) point so much more effectively with just a little... moderation.
It's a fine line, but I think this forum has demonstrated on plenty of occasions that it is not a question of "my school, right or wrong".
I'm a member of this forum and one other (a local one for expats in Hua Hin). They are very different. The moderators here have very little need to interfere (and long may that be the case).
The Thailand forum can get quite heated occasionally, and the mods need to step in.
The bottom line, of course, is that this is effectively Julian's forum. It's largely a benevolent dictatorship. I don't mean that in any way unkindly, but he started it, he runs it, he makes the rules and he invites people to be moderators to see that those rules are respected.
I imagine that must be the case with any forum started by an individual. If it grew to the extent that it became unwieldy things might change, but that's unlikely with a site like this.
Ordinarily I'd disagree with the sort of editing that took place earlier, but in this case the OP was being disingenuous. A satirist would have made it clear that this was a deliberate 'joke', but the OP chose to claim he'd come across it as it was. A shame, because he could have made his (perhaps valid) point so much more effectively with just a little... moderation.
It's a fine line, but I think this forum has demonstrated on plenty of occasions that it is not a question of "my school, right or wrong".
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Re: CH Advertising in the papers
Er....What's an IB Diploma?
Is it a qualification in playing snooker?
(I'm trying very hard indeed not to post a spoof CH advert on this thread, but I may not be able to hold out much longer....)
Is it a qualification in playing snooker?
(I'm trying very hard indeed not to post a spoof CH advert on this thread, but I may not be able to hold out much longer....)
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I somehow doubt the world is waiting with bated breath...Spoonbill wrote:(I'm trying very hard indeed not to post a spoof CH advert on this thread, but I may not be able to hold out much longer....)
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No, seriously. Please don't goad me into doing it.
Sometimes I just can't help myself, see. Diminished responsibility etcetera.
Sometimes I just can't help myself, see. Diminished responsibility etcetera.
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No, the adjective has an "i" in it, but will he take the baited hook? Will the barb catch? Can he be landed and recourse to the priest required? Will the priest be man enough for the job? Now the world does wait with bated breath.Ajarn Philip wrote:I somehow doubt the world is waiting with bated breath...Spoonbill wrote:(I'm trying very hard indeed not to post a spoof CH advert on this thread, but I may not be able to hold out much longer....)
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I don't think it does? Surely "bated breath" is correct?sejintenej wrote:No, the adjective has an "i" in it, but will he take the baited hook?Ajarn Philip wrote:I somehow doubt the world is waiting with bated breath...
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I am usually delighted with "Spoonbill"'s contribution to this Forum.
I have not, on this occasion, changed my mind.
Unless the content reflects different views, and, sometimes, infuriating ones ---- then it becomes banal !
"Notorious" is not an epithet which is easily achieved, and has been a lifetime's work.
Some of us can, also, be conservative (Note the small "c" !) and I,for one, tend to the opinion of "My School --- right or wrong"
Unless I disagree with it !!
I have not, on this occasion, changed my mind.
Unless the content reflects different views, and, sometimes, infuriating ones ---- then it becomes banal !
"Notorious" is not an epithet which is easily achieved, and has been a lifetime's work.
Some of us can, also, be conservative (Note the small "c" !) and I,for one, tend to the opinion of "My School --- right or wrong"
Unless I disagree with it !!
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bluegrunt wrote:I don't think it does? Surely "bated breath" is correct?sejintenej wrote:No, the adjective has an "i" in it, but will he take the baited hook?Ajarn Philip wrote:I somehow doubt the world is waiting with bated breath...
Oh dear.
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Bate- to lessen in force or intensity, now chiefly in - 'to bate one's breath'. Shorter O.D.
There are a number of other meanings.
There are a number of other meanings.
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DavidRawlins wrote:Bate- to lessen in force or intensity, now chiefly in - 'to bate one's breath'. Shorter O.D.
There are a number of other meanings.
Don't even go there !!
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Yes --- I have to say I find this one of the "Less interesting" Threads
I am sure that it is bated breath ----- but I am not holding my breath !
(What would a Geography Dep know ???)
I am sure that it is bated breath ----- but I am not holding my breath !
(What would a Geography Dep know ???)
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Hopefully where Khartoum and Marrakesh are. I mention the latter because I once heard an International Division (or whatever they call it) SVP of one of the largest American banks ask in which state Marrakesh is.NEILL THE NOTORIOUS wrote:
(What would a Geography Dep know ???)