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  1. john558

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    Hi Folks, What's happened to Retired, who used to use this site please.
     
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      I don't know I'm afraid - it looks as though he has not been active for a good few weeks, so we will just have to hope that all is well and he is busy in his garden.
       
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        Yep, although we all try to stay together and care for each other in the GC Gang, people have family pressures and sometimes health gets in the way. Let's hope all is well with him and that we see him back with us soon.
         
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          He's spending his time on another forum - not a gardening forum.

          We haven't seen Longk for a bit either.
           
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          • Mike Allen

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            I was wondering the same. I really enjoyed his company. It is so nice when as with GC members you find someone who shares other similar interests and hobbies.

            I will start a conversation with him. I imagine doing this an email will automatically be sent to Colin.

            I wonder if we could provide Admin with our private addresses and give the OK for , should an occassion arise, then some contact may be made.
             
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              In theory, we could store addresses under staff-access only conditions in the staff area, but you would still need to give full consent for this data to be stored and also consent to some sort of conditions when they could be used (that bit should be fairly easy - after a given number of days and we are worried about you, sort of thing). It would have to be an agreed decision by all my colleagues and webmaster as well, just to ensure that everyone is happy and we are not going to fall foul of any regulations.
               
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                There was a wee tiff between him and another here over a difference of opinion regarding addicts. Unfortunately the sting has not softened with time.

                He is well and active so that is the good news :)
                 
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                • pete

                  pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                  I'm sure he is TIG welding somewhere.:smile:
                   
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                    Personal data storage by any organisation is a legal minefield and one of the reasons why we do not encourage members to post their addresses, or other details, on the Open Forum. Also, even on GC there are great differences in opinion on the subject of storage of personal details and the potential for possible abuse of that data and even more difference of opinion in the outside world where every day some person or organisation is being taken to Court over the storage of personal information whether or not permission was given to store it. So we only have the minimum personal information stored on GC which is enough to allow a member to sign in.
                    We already have many instances of National Organisations being seriously hacked for any personal information that is being held and GC is not invulnerable to the same thing. Every day members of the Admin have to vet and check every applicant wishing to join GC and every day we find and refuse several Spam and Malignant sources wishing to enter GC so we are on constant guard to prevent such a happening. However, a serious attempt to hack GC for any personal details is something that we should be aware could happen and therefore personal data is better kept to a minimum.
                    Having said that the Admin Team is aware that some members, on becoming firm friends, have exchanged personal information via pm or e-mail but pm's are private and not monitored by GC Admin so such data exchanges are the responsibility of the members.
                     
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                    • Mike Allen

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                      Many thanks. So in a way this proves my point, that the internet can be a dangerous place. A big problem of mine is. I tend to trust everyone.
                       
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                        Undoubtedly, but so is almost anywhere. :dunno:
                         
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                          Give me your Bank Account number, Mike, and I will look after your money for you:loll:

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                            Hi,

                            I did mention to @Retired that he should remove a picture of the front of his house he posted which included a prominent house number but he just laughed and said no one could find where he lived from that as it was a very out of the way location.

                            Took me about 20 mins of simple searches to locate him on google earth, how, well there was another very helpful clue in the picture.

                            Just hope his neighbours never see his posts as he had quiet a lot to say about them !

                            Just baffles us why folk put up so much real details of themselves on the web.
                            Would you put any of that info on a notice board in your front garden for all to see ?
                             
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                              Oh wow that's a blast from the past, I am a member of an handyman forum, and colin used to be on that, a lovely guy
                               
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                                I agree, he is a nice person.

                                Bad form to mention other forums, but if the Handymans forum is the one I think it is, I know the reason he left it.

                                @Telmadee as I cant remember saying this before, welcome to the forum.
                                 
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