pesons who appear '' invisible ''

[ivor43]

to respond to a couple of points :-
gwyn. i agree that there should be nothing on the forum to 'snoop' on. but...
benny.....i would like to point out that this thread is not on Sound off. and i find your comment '' gripe off '' not very helpful. the points i have raised are valid.my main concerns are purely on committee procedures and responsibilities. my basis for making these comments is as follows.in 1970's committee member/Political Education Officer of a N.E.Wales branch of the Labour Party. from 1973 - 1982 active member of a N.E Wales branch of the N.U.R. where i held the post of Vice Chair on two occasions and later spent time as assistant branch sec. on other occasions i have assisted in the drawing up/amending club/association rules. i think this gives me some right to comment.
with regard to the benevolent fund as far as i am concerned the amount is of no consequence the fund is still owned by the members as i said previously.
finally i expect some stick with regard to this thread.so be it.the questions are not going away.

[John Turner]

At the time of this post there were 80 active users on line - 16 members and 64 guests. All of those 64 guests can read anything bar "the vault", which they can't even see exists anyway. So, is 3 or 4 hidden registered users out of those 16, with another 64 unregistered ones capable of reading (pretty much) the same stuff, any big deal?

Those members that choose to be invisible have their reasons and it's none of any other member's business how they set their user preferences; they certainly don't deserve to be called "a holes"!

A member could also choose to read the forum logged out and only log in when s/he wanted to make a reply/make a bet/use the arcade/upload a photo/etc. So some of that 64 could have been members, is that a problem?

[ivor43]

john. if you read my posts at no time have i made any comment regard a persons preference, and i have no intention of doing so.if someone feels the need to be ''invisible '' for some reason so be it. however '' invisibility '' to my mind raises the question. why ?.this is nothing to do with a 'big brother' attitude it just makes me very uneasy. i am probably being paranoid but i do not like the idea that people are flitting about in the background unseen.

[Rog Ball 01]

Agreed Vori. I have had a look at the names and have seen someone invisible and I know who they are.

[BennytheBall]

To All
May I as a forum member, being not "invisible" give my personal opinion on RWFCA matters, which seems to be coming back on this forum time and time again.

Firstly, and I'm being quite blunt, if you are not a member of a branch or even ever served in the Regiment, ask me this, what right have you to question the running of the RWFCA?, I believe that my branch members (who are fully paid up have the right to question any matters that arise within the RWFCA). So please if you are not a member of any branch STOP raising questions that don't concern you.

Secondly, I feel, that the forum is a very good tool for some of the issues that are put on it, but it can be a "weapon" with some members questions to Regimental matters who do not have any standing in the Regimental Association, so please justifiy yourselves by join a Branch and the Association, then you can have a your say.

Thirdly, I am now quite "sick" with the back stabbing and bickering over matters of the RWFCA, I PERSONALLY, think that there are people, may they be "invisible" or not trying to bring down the RWFCA Association (Please let us look at the RWRA, there is no bickering or backing stabbing form their branches they gettin on with the task of reaching out to all 3 Battalions in their minds).

Fourthly, I believe that there is in the background a "witch hunt" going on, within the RWFCA and its is not good for the Association, if we are to carry on, Please, members don't "lecture" me on the legal "jargon" on the Association I have read and seen and heared all that either at Association meetings or in fact on this wonderful forum.

Once again my PERSONALthoughts are, lets us not try and destroy what is a very great Association and lets us try and go forward with what we have got.

I am ready to take any comments on what I've have said but please don't ridicule me in anyway.

Best Regards to All
BennytheBall

[Rog Ball 01]

Benney

There are members of the Association who, due to location, are not members, I was one till I became a member.

[chow]

Benney

There are members of the Association who, due to location, are not members, I was one till I became a member.

Roger .
I personally think using a location as a reason for not being a branch members is just an excuse .
i am a paid up member and live near Leicester.
all it takes is communication with a branch and a cheque in the post...to which ever branch.
They are all listed on this site...
and its only £5 a year.....

[ivor43]

benny in response to your post. and i will also speak bluntly.
Firstly in my original thread i expressed my reluctance, as a non military member, to comment, however circumstances lead me to change that opinion. the comments i have made are as a result of posts on OPEN forum this i believe gives me and any other member the right to comment if we believe that comment to be relevant. i can assure you that have absolutely no intention of telling you how to run he RWFCA. however if a matter arises on OPEN Forum,that is within my knowledge and experience,that i feel needs questioning then i will do so.
secondly. i totally agree that the forum is a very good vehicle for discussion.Provided it is OPEN to all members to express their opinions even if these opinions are inconvenient to others.this is after all a DEMOCRATIC forum. i would have thought that All ex RWF personnel, branch members or not, have an automatic right to speak on RWF matters.
Thirdly.i am quite sure that you are '' sick with the back stabbing and bickering '' but maybe you need to look at he reasons for this.i seem to recall,on a number of occasions, posts deploring the lack of information being sent to members.and i would point out that the RWFCA is not the RWRA it is a totally separate entity and should remain so, of course that is only my opinion which it appears others may not share.
Fourthly. if you believe there is a '' witch hunt '' in the background (ie invisible) then maybe you should consider WHY ?. if you were to talk to members and listen to what they are saying you just might find out.and Benny you can be assured as an ex police officer with several years experience i would not seek to lecture you with regard to ''legal jargon'' or even bother you with requirements for obtaining charitable status or other legal niceties.

finally. this regimental merger is not the first. i have been surfing the web and if anyone is interested the Devon & Dorset web site is interesting.
on a personal note. i spent most of my life in the Wrexham area and am fully aware of the importance of the regiment to the town. i watched many parades as a youngster and believe me if i question something it is only because,i, as much as you guys want the RWFCA to continue.

[Rog Ball 01]

Roger .
I personally think using a location as a reason for not being a branch members is just an excuse .
i am a paid up member and live near Leicester.
all it takes is communication with a branch and a cheque in the post...to which ever branch.
They are all listed on this site...
and its only £5 a year.....

Chow

I currently owe £6.00 to the Branch I am with (£5.00 for Branch and £1.00 for ID card). There are others, quite senior members of the Forum, who are not members. Also, members of the Forum who were individual associates, have now joined a branch.

Rog

[chow]

Roger.
I stand corrected.
Forgot about the ID card,but people joining only need, I think. the photo ID to get into the AGM or Branch meeting..
I do intend applying to my branch for one in the near future...