Chris_Baker Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 I am not sure how you are compiling the "Remembering Today" feature these days, but last time I looked Sarigol Military Cemetery was in Salonika, not Italy. And CWGC says Fred Hacking was in 12th Lancashire Fusiliers, not 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 13 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 13 January , 2009 Interesting that we can have dozens of off-topic posts in an afternoon but no concern that our header contains two errors of Great War fact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCurragh Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 The year and age are wrong too, according to CWGC - Fred died in 1917, aged 24, not 1916, aged 23 - so four errors Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hesketh Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 Interesting that we can have dozens of off-topic posts in an afternoon but no concern that our header contains two errors of Great War fact! The concern is there and will be addressed. Other matters have taken precedence today. You know well that a response cannot always be immediate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dixon Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 Fine, my sincere apologies for blighting the memory of dear Fred Hacking. My sincere apologies for upsetting members of the Forum. Mistakes get made, none of us are perfect, as you used to say Chris, it took time to reply to people's posts with a day job. and only 24 hours in a day. You also know the amount of work that goes into running the Forum. Why not just PM one of us at the time you noticed it instead of waiting for another 6 hours before posting it on the Forum? I have only just learnt how to do this, mistakes are going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dixon Posted 13 January , 2009 Share Posted 13 January , 2009 Are we all happy now? Rest in peace Fred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Curragh Posted 21 February , 2009 Share Posted 21 February , 2009 In today's "Remembering Today" - isn't the date wrong? CWGC has Gough succcumbing to his wound on 22nd February. Remembering Today:Brigadier General John Edmund GOUGH VC KCB CMG, General Staff, who died on 21.02.15, aged 43, Estaires Communal Cemetery, France Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 21 February , 2009 Share Posted 21 February , 2009 Also see http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...&hl=tweddle another recent case! Please, can more care be taken in future Thank you Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimSmithson Posted 21 February , 2009 Share Posted 21 February , 2009 A quiet PM pointing out a possible error is a much more pleasant method than a public flogging. Leave that for the paid public servants who make mistakes every day of their lives (and if you are wondering, as I am paid by the MOD that includes me - I make plenty in a day at school and am often seen tied to a wheel being given a good ....... Oh dear - my imagination has gone off on its own again - quick, hide ) Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 22 February , 2009 Share Posted 22 February , 2009 Please, can more care be taken in future Just to put people in the picture, we do take care in what we do here, but you must also remember that we have lives outside of the forum too. Creating these lists takes time. Since Geoff's search engine went off-line, we only have Soldiers/Officers Died cd & CWGC to create the lists. Bearing in mind SDGW is not 100% accurate (which in the case of Gough VC states 21/3) and CWGC does have the rare error, we have no other sources with dates to work by. In future please contact a member of the Admin team by PM and not, as mentioned, publicly flog us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Curragh Posted 22 February , 2009 Share Posted 22 February , 2009 Jim/Les & the Admin Team in general My apologies if I have caused any upset - I had already posted what I regarded as simply a question re Gough's date to a thread that seemed appropriate - before I saw a request elsewhere to PM any potential errors to Matt Dixon. This I did straight away & Matt quickly corrected the error. I guess in retrospect I should have deleted the post - but as you say, "we have lives outside of the forum too" A public flogging was certainly never my intention - but if you show me where to stand I will now happily take mine Regards Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 22 February , 2009 Share Posted 22 February , 2009 Brian, No problem - don't worry about it. Sometimes errors are pointed out and sorted asap. However there are times when things go wrong and we (the team) aren't around and all hell breaks lose with comments regarding the Admin team Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 22 February , 2009 Share Posted 22 February , 2009 Objections were raised to extreme punishments as long ago as 1916. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons...ield-punishment I doubt if they were ever extended to officers. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dixon Posted 22 February , 2009 Share Posted 22 February , 2009 Also see http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...&hl=tweddle another recent case! Please, can more care be taken in future Thank you Michael Perhaps Michael you would like to read the posts in this thread. Mistakes get made, none of them are meant to be disrespectful to the individual concerned. You clearly have no idea of the amount of time and effort that goes into preparing this. Perhaps in future you could take more care not to be quite so sanctimonious in the manner in which you point out people's genuine mistakes? Thank you Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 22 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2009 Have no wish to keep poking at this thread but I am genuinely interested as to how RT is now being compiled. Terry D used to pull details for the date randomly from the CWGC database. I take it from comments above (eg use of SDGW) that this is no longer the case. Is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 22 February , 2009 Share Posted 22 February , 2009 Please, can more care be taken in future Thank you & Mistakes get made, none of them are meant to be disrespectful to the individual concerned. You clearly have no idea of the amount of time and effort that goes into preparing this. Perhaps in future you could take more care not to be quite so sanctimonious in the manner in which you point out people's genuine mistakes, or is this simply the newest form of Mod bashing to take over the Forum? Clearly I also have no idea that this is such a sore point - Sanctimonious indeed - well I never You will note that the Pals did try and sort out the mess on 18/02/09 by themselves Mistakes can be overlooked and should be forgiven: Matt, you are forgiven (God, I hope that doesn't sound Sanctimonious) with very best regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison Arnold Posted 22 February , 2009 Share Posted 22 February , 2009 Terry D used to pull details for the date randomly from the CWGC database. I take it from comments above (eg use of SDGW) that this is no longer the case. Is that correct? That is correct. Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 23 February , 2009 Share Posted 23 February , 2009 Mistakes happen now, errors in records happened then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Hazell_Great_Grandson Posted 23 February , 2009 Share Posted 23 February , 2009 CB , a mail to voice your concerns would be far politer. We all know that when we were kids summers were longer , winters whiter and Test Matches always won by England on the final day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tafski Posted 24 February , 2009 Share Posted 24 February , 2009 Dont people ever learn shouldnt the above post have been sent via PM to a moderator as suggested in an earlier post Tafski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 24 February , 2009 Share Posted 24 February , 2009 In all seriousness .. do we truly need 'remembering today' - are they not all remembered every day? Is it a cosmetic exercise? Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 24 February , 2009 Share Posted 24 February , 2009 Is it a cosmetic exercise? Not in this household. It is the first thing I look at when I log on to the Forum and is a focus for my remembrance that day - particularly so when it the man is from a unit with which I feel a particular affinity or is buried somewhere that touches a nerve. That said, I would rather see it disappear tomorrow than see further repeats of the type of pointed comments we've seen on this and at least one other thread. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Munson Posted 25 February , 2009 Share Posted 25 February , 2009 I do know from my own experience that the script is unforgiving and even in retirement errors can be missed. Please do not give up on this. It is not in my opinion a cosmetic exercise. Cheers, Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tafski Posted 25 February , 2009 Share Posted 25 February , 2009 Dont people ever learn shouldnt the above post have been sent via PM to a moderator as suggested in an earlier post Tafski this is not a reference to the post of rolands but to the post which has been removed by kevinaka1888 tafski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Hazell_Great_Grandson Posted 25 February , 2009 Share Posted 25 February , 2009 Noted Tafski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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