Language on this Forum

[Jenny Manchester]

I have found a lot of people are using very foul mouth language on this forum, is this really necessary, its especially aimed at car users. I personally think if people want to use their cars let them, they know the circumstances, we don’t need tell them or educate them or use abusive language from people that can only just ride a bike with staplelisers on it to eff and jeff at car users.
What people do forget is that some car users might have to break off their walk to take a child to school etc. please think before you hit the send key folks

I'm a bit confused with this post.
Is it about foul language, is it about personal abuse on the forum or is it about using private cars on delivery?
Foul language i have no problem with although i do appreciate not every one feels the same way so i try to keep it to a minimum.
Personal abuse i have no time for although to be honest i have seen very little of it on this forum.
Using private cars on delivery..No i don't accept it and your example of taking your child to school during your work hours does not sit well either.

Typical Single Male ..

[Jenny Manchester]

I have found a lot of people are using very foul mouth language on this forum, is this really necessary, its especially aimed at car users. I personally think if people want to use their cars let them, they know the circumstances, we don’t need tell them or educate them or use abusive language from people that can only just ride a bike with staplelisers on it to eff and jeff at car users.
What people do forget is that some car users might have to break off their walk to take a child to school etc. please think before you hit the send key folks

I was told when I was employed by royal mail that I would be working in a 'male-dominated' environment. This was given to me with a lot of shrugging and eyebrow twitching; basically if you can't stand the heat etc etc. I've always considered this forum the same.

and what utter ... baubles to say 'some car users' might have to break off from their walk. jeez louise. ('you' here is used as me making an example, not personal) would you just walk out of work if you were sat at a till in the supermarket or on reception because you had to collect your kid? You know what your working hours are BEFORE you start a job. and anything after your working day you either book or cut off. don't think just because you're unsupervised you can do what you like. I hate this 'kid' excuse it doesn't wash with me.

... I keep thinking I should get knocked up to have an easy life

Stupid Person saying >> would you just walk out of work if you were sat at a till in the supermarket or on reception because you had to collect your kid? You know what your working hours are BEFORE you start a job.
There is a procedure at Royal Mail where you can break off from your walk not necassary car on delivery but anytime to collect your children as long as yoyu return and complete your walk, this must be agreed with your D.O.M.. Typical stupid single males with no children making silly comments...

[chunk]

I disagree with the use of personal cars.
Thats an opinion and a statement of fact as to what i believe.not a personal attack.!
On the other hand stating that people who hold that opinion ride bikes with staplisers
is an attack (see the difference) i also choose not accuse you of poor education or stupidity just because your spelling failed you.
a typo is just that.
Also im sure you didn't mean to imply that fishtank was single.....unloved or unlovable
wow! your out of control! girl with these personal attacks!

id better lie down in a darkened room
im shocked to the core.

[billyhayes]

So... Lets see here.... Hmmmm.

Ok. Here goes...

Jenny is a postperson.

Jenny is a car driver.

Jenny uses her car on delivery.

Jenny has most probably dropped off/picked up on the school run.. DURING DUTY TIME!

But it seems very odd that this scenario was mentioned in the OP as 'just an example'.

Usually, an individual will use their own 'life experiences' as 'just an example', ie, "not me, but a friend of mine..."

I would even go as far to say that;
Jenny was caught off route,
during duty time,
in a car,
by a fellow postperson,
who was on a bike,
(without stabilisers),
who most likely made a comment that Jenny didn't like...

And here we all are!

I could be wrong on any or all of the above. And if I am... Well... I don't care.

There's an 83% likelihood that I am correct.

I thought long and hard before I hit the send key. Did you?

[islfor]

Jenny was a friend of mine !!

[baldrick]

Jenny was a friend of mine !!

Was??

[andy2007]

Ok, let's look at a few of the points in this thread:
1) Foul language: Yes, it's used all the time in the Canteen, and whilst we're working too. Which is why we don't interfere, unless it starts to cause offence. But to suggest that someone simply doesn't read a particular thread, because there's foul language in it, is going too far. There's often important information in the threads, which would be missed, if someone simply stopped reading it because of the language.
2) Personal attacks: If something is obviously a personal attack, we intervene as soon as we see it. Although attacks on an entire group of people (in this case car users), within reason are ok. So long as people don't get too offended by it. Because it's not personal.
3) The rights and wrongs of car use: Well that's being debated elsewhere, so we don't need to go into it in this thread. Although personally, I'm against it. Because although I don't work in Deliveries (I work indoors), I do work with Logistics every day. So the problems are obvious to me from that background, even though I don't have personal experience of it happening.
4) If we believe that someone is being oversensitive with a Report, we'll PM them to explain why we haven't intervened. But in my experience, this is incredibly rare. Invariably Reports are made in good faith, and are acted upon.
5) Criticising people for being easily offended by bad language: It takes all types of people to make a community, and there's NOTHING wrong with people objecting to bad language. Even if they report someone for using that kind of language. It doesn't mean that it'll result in a Warning, or worse. It usually just results in the post being edited/deleted, and a polite request for someone to be a bit more careful about the tone of their posts in the future.

[fishtank]

I'm a bit confused with this post.
Is it about foul language, is it about personal abuse on the forum or is it about using private cars on delivery?
Foul language i have no problem with although i do appreciate not every one feels the same way so i try to keep it to a minimum.
Personal abuse i have no time for although to be honest i have seen very little of it on this forum.
Using private cars on delivery..No i don't accept it and your example of taking your child to school during your work hours does not sit well either.

Typical Single Male ...

I had better hide this post from my wife and three kids but at least you got my gender correct.
Be careful with a closed mind Jenny,it sometimes helps to open the doors and let a few fresh ideas in.

[fishtank]

Jenny was a friend of mine !!

Was??

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[TrueBlueTerrier]

Me first but don't tell dvb, he'll just get jealous

I didn't realise you swung both ways.

Only when the wind gets up

[TrueBlueTerrier]

I have found a lot of people are using very foul mouth language on this forum, is this really necessary,

I Stupid Person saying >>

[muckyboots]

I have found a lot of people are using very foul mouth language on this forum, is this really necessary,

I Stupid Person saying >>

yeah, thanks TBT. I will utter a few choice words here and there, but I find being called 'stupid' even more offensive than being swore at.

also, I'm not male. I should be offended by that, too. don't be ignorant jenny darling, it's so unbecoming of a 'typical female'

[ashadd]

I have found a lot of people are using very foul mouth language on this forum, is this really necessary, its especially aimed at car users. I personally think if people want to use their cars let them, they know the circumstances, we don’t need tell them or educate them or use abusive language from people that can only just ride a bike with staplelisers on it to eff and jeff at car users.
What people do forget is that some car users might have to break off their walk to take a child to school etc. please think before you hit the send key folks

What the f**k is a stapleiser....?????????

[Lounge Lizard]

We normally don't interfere, unless the language gets excessive, or the posts include blatent personal attacks. However, if anyone sees a post which they think is inappropriate in any way (language, attitude of poster, includes personal attacks, etc..) then just click the "Report" button, and we'll sort it out as quickly as possible.

The reason that we rely on people using the "Report" button, rather than taking action whenever such language is used. Is that it's just the way that many people talk, when discussing the same things on their breaks. But if it begins to cause anyone offence, then we will deal with it ASAP.

I'm sure the best thing would be for you to provide us with a list of the naughty words that we shouldn't be using on here.

[Lounge Lizard]

I have found a lot of people are using very foul mouth language on this forum, is this really necessary, its especially aimed at car users. I personally think if people want to use their cars let them, they know the circumstances, we don’t need tell them or educate them or use abusive language from people that can only just ride a bike with staplelisers on it to eff and jeff at car users.
What people do forget is that some car users might have to break off their walk to take a child to school etc. please think before you hit the send key folks

I was told when I was employed by royal mail that I would be working in a 'male-dominated' environment. This was given to me with a lot of shrugging and eyebrow twitching; basically if you can't stand the heat etc etc. I've always considered this forum the same.

and what utter ... baubles to say 'some car users' might have to break off from their walk. jeez louise. ('you' here is used as me making an example, not personal) would you just walk out of work if you were sat at a till in the supermarket or on reception because you had to collect your kid? You know what your working hours are BEFORE you start a job. and anything after your working day you either book or cut off. don't think just because you're unsupervised you can do what you like. I hate this 'kid' excuse it doesn't wash with me.

... I keep thinking I should get knocked up to have an easy life

Stupid Person saying >> would you just walk out of work if you were sat at a till in the supermarket or on reception because you had to collect your kid? You know what your working hours are BEFORE you start a job.
There is a procedure at Royal Mail where you can break off from your walk not necassary car on delivery but anytime to collect your children as long as yoyu return and complete your walk, this must be agreed with your D.O.M.. Typical stupid single males with no children making silly comments...

I've never heard of such a procedure, and even if one exists it would make it impossible for me to do Special Deliveries on time and complete delivery by 2pm town or 3pm rural. I used to take my daughter to school and collect her from it but to do that I chose a job where the hours were totally my choice, not one where we're meant, still I think, to be providing something of a decent level of service to the public.