Mrs Roops

Give it a rest you little creep, churning out well worn forum tropes doesn't convince anyone.

Talking abject bollox clearly a requirement to being a snide-piece these days... Stay warm!

Careful, such loose talk recently cost the Dirty Digger $780 million. I'm guessing that would put a dent in this year's dead tree profits.

Oh I've grasped the entirely baseless notion you're trying to push. This has nothing to do with your bogus concern into how the site is run and everything to do with kicking the coals over some previous beef between you and I. Your post neatly encapsulates your own ignorance, insecurities, fears and prejudices. The businesses I visited were manufacturing units where my employers (a private equity partnership) had either a controlling or significant interest of same. These were not some small mom & pop entities but substantial assets which were under-performing due to poor UK-based decision-making and coordination at director level management. Sorting that particular dog's breakfast wasn't going to be solved by Zoom meetings. One can't gauge factory floor morale by pointing a camera. The costs of my tour were pretty small potatoes in the grand scheme of things. As for your ignorant assessment about countries full to brim with Muslims one of the countries (India) is officially secular, in fact secularism is enshrined in the country's constitution. In any case India has a Hindu majority. Dubai business is cosmopolitan and welcomes all faiths. In fact the admittedly autocratic authorities assists other faiths to flourish and financial assistance is available for the building of churches, temples, synagogues and mosques. Dubai needs business talent and if that means attracting other faiths then so be it. Turkey is developing into a manufacturing powerhouse. Some of you who are into boating will know that many luxury boat builders have moved their manufacturing base to Turkey. I've always found the Turks to be respectful and deferential. Muslims after all are pragmatic people. I've never come across a "sexist stance and [a] general reluctance to treat women as equals, esp. with business" in countries "brimming" with Muslims. Its not Afghanistan after all. I have come across such stances and reluctance in the UK, interestingly enough not with the older or younger generations but with British men my own age who have realised they have missed the prosperity boat yet lack the wherewithal and fire to do anything about it. Ring any bells?

No Raas, I've been rebutting whinges instigated by you and two other divs.

Precisely nothing. Now if that upsets your chakra, bowel movements, general sense of well being or whatever then that's your problem not mine. Jeez, bitching about being away, fretting about logging in during business hours or being vexed over a post made outside an imaginary designated half-hour slot I'd say some of you self-important Bufton-Tuftons need to find a life instead of whinging about something of no importance. Seriously.

You still haven't explained what living in Llandudno has to do with how the site is moderated. I thought your prime concern was the management of The Corner or perhaps there is something else going on with you? As for Fiddler, no harm came to you, aside hurt feelings, and no harm, legal or otherwise, was done to the site as his entire discourse was removed together with his account. As for "loving the power" I made it quite clear that modding CC ranks pretty low in my list of priorities. Sorry that you're not important enough to be protected from another punter's words 24/7. I recently suggested that you run the vote of confidence. I'm really not fussed either way. Put up or shut up.

Whilst Fiddler was running rampant, did you experience any pain? Did you feel alarmed and distressed? If so, then precious snowflakes have no business being on The Corner. I'm sure why Llandudno, which we left about two years ago, comes into the equation either. Would you feel better if I lived in Alderley Edge? Of course not - where I live has no relevance to whatever your whinging about. You keep on banging about me as the "chief moderator". Who said I was chief moderator? Certainly not me - on the contrary I've described my self as a small cog in the grand scheme of things, a mere apparatchik if you will. Other people formulate Corner policy, I dispose the bodies - ironically enough what I do here is a microcosm of my life in the real world but that's by the by. In short I owe you nothing. I'm not responsible for pastoral care, though on very rare occaisions I will protect individuals who I think are not mentally robust enough to look after themselves. My main role is prevent the site legally harming itself. Anything else is extra given by me as a kindness. Experience has taught me that dealing with a group middle-aged man-children requires an imperious style. Frankly, you're so up your arse its off the scale. Barking about leaving contingency plans indeed. As for apologies I think I last proffered same back in 2018 not that it did any good - as one of m'learned colleagues would oft repeat, "never apologise". Have you had words with him about it? No, thought not... As for egotism, well colour me incredulous but you do know that the site is brimming with ego, including yours?

I'm not the only mod here who volunteers his/her time here so STFU with the selective snidey snivelling, fan boi

Gosh, nine posts from Dumb & Dumber in response to my one, and they say I'm rattled... small fry first then the clownfish; This from a poncing house-husband as well . No trawling required with a fully functioning notification system, in any case as per your usual snivelling snidekick pedantry you've taken a previous 'trawl' comment out of context. So, no rebuttal to being exposed as a lying fantasist, just reams of deflections from you and that weirdo who seems to be living rent-free betwixt your flabby arse-cheeks. The reason you have again ended up in a vat of egg powder is not just because you're incompetent and gullible, you simply haven't learned to shut your idiot mouth. I did warn you...

Ok, small fry first... ...an absurd exaggeration of the actualité from the site's simpering fan-boi. Well, no shit Sherlock Ooh, a scary drive in your low rental Kia Picanto, was it? Would the low rent B&B/timeshare be located at the same Valsendero-Las Madres that's a 12.7 mile drive to the nearest coastal road (CG-2) and a further 5 miles to the nearest popular chav-infested beach? That's a bit different from the original "30 to 40 miles" away. As for your red herring fallacy masquerading as low-rent satire, I don't think I'll be taking "advice" from a gullible low-rent commentator who thus far, has never got anything right. As it happens, the group COO was dismissed without notice two weeks ago. So as not to spook investors I suspect the CEO will be leaving in six months.

Oh dear indeed. The timeshare touts saw you coming. As for the nearest beach being "30 to 40 miles" from your off-peak week house, that's a pretty neat trick being the island is approx thirty miles in diameter from all points of the compass. No matter, Billy - one day you'll get something right. Enjoy your investment, Schmuck.

That's a lotta words for someone who alludes to not caring about criticism . Just run your threat to call a vote or pipe down.

Talking of sun, I see you spent your hols at some low rent Spanish Costa. Only a few months ago you were showboating about paying 480 quid for various inoculations to go on an African safari or was that just another porkie to substantiate you weren't anti-vax? The onion-peeling tears of "mRNA killed my best friend" spring to mind...

FYI, Ol' Cocky has made about a dozen attempts to get back in post-expulsion, all of them without success. Without going into technicalities, its actually fairly easy for certain undesirables to slip in under the radar but once exposed are removed. I have to say that despite your bouts of synthetic bonhomie you're actually an unpleasant piece of work who clearly has issues. My absence is of no concern to you, needless to say no bereavement, illness etc was involved. Quite simply, and at short notice, I've been flitting between Turkey, Dubai and India clearing up a mess caused by my employer's Group COO (Chief Operating Officer). Strange as it may seem but sorting out a bunch of overgrown children at The Corner ranks pretty low in life's priorities so I suggest you hold your "vote" as I'm really not that fussed.

Stop snivelling.

The only alarmist talk I've seen so far is from you two bozos. In fact early last May the WHO downgraded the Covid pandemic as, "no longer qualifies as a global emergency". The only thing happening here are health agencies doing their job, monitoring new variants much in the same way they keep an eye on new strains of seasonal flu. Ironic that you're now doing what you accused others of doing - fear mongering.

Phew! I was worried my response was too detailed.

No

Well, put it like that, I'll ignore your directive. As previously intimated I'm really not interested, suffice to say like everything else about your car-crash life you are the author of your own misfortune.

...and you're not? - you dropped the subject quickly enough only to fall back on tired forum debating tropes. You're clearly not amused, just desperate.

Obviously an idiomatic expression, you little snide. Fucking hell, its like talking to a petulant child who, in order to save face, would make out that molehill is in fact a mountain. Seriously, grow up you petty, pedantic pratt.

Crash and burned? Just listen to yourself...Jeez, what a tool...

Transhumanism Would've thort the SCI-Fi aficionados amongst you would be up to speed on this...

Too true, squire - unshattered and intact. Compare and contrast to the three chumps' broken egos mixed in an emulsion of tears and impotent rage. Stay warm.