Profile Blues...

[Don Boyer]

I guess I should have said that I agree with BB in the sense that IF he wants to be that private, he can be, no foul there. On a forum like this, where we aren't really strangers when you come down to it, it doesn't really seem needed, but to each his own.

BB's superb technical research capabilities, which he seems to have the time, inclination and resources for, provide a lot of good info on the forum, so if he wants to be a man of mystery, that's OK by me, but I have to admit it would be a lot more fun if we hoisted a few brews so to speak.

[ivorthediver]

Yes well it seems that some read the bits they want and ignore the rest

Had AndyPedantic1 bothered to read all of my Profile , do his maths and check it out he would have seen that I was never in the Navy .

As this dear soul researches his subjects well I find this a little alarming ...but ......he feels he has a point to prove I suppose .

Sorry the hard pushed Moderators have been given yet more work to do ....as if they havent got enough to do already

Perhaps my rank on the Forum should be reduced yet again as surely a non combatent like myself is not entitled to hold a Military Rank of any sort [ I did complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award...does that count ? and been presented to Five members of the Royal family...has he ?

Still I digress .....One further point I would make ...is this ...had he taken the trouble to read my other 2600 odd other posts he would find frequent referance to the fact that I was never in the Navy ...but would have loved to have been[ ....Perhaps being Dyslexic and a type 1 Diabetic may have had a bearing on this]....as only the cream of the entrants are picked for the Senior Service it would seem ....Still most of the Ex Naval men I have meet here are as one would expect
Gentlemen ...not bitching in the mess room

I'll go and ask missy in the Wardroom if I can wash the dishes in the pantry

I was not going to respond to this posting ...as it seemed so trivial as to not warrent recognition ....but hey lifes to short Eh

[kc]

I have changed the column in question to have the title 'Ships served on' and would appreciate it if it was used for exactly that. We may consider updating the way the profiles pages are displayed including the possible addition of other columns for information about interests or connections with specific ships.

If you look at the members list page you'll see the space there is already at a premium, so making any changes will require a bit of planning.

One more thing I'd like to spell out again. This forum does not care whether any member has served in the navy or not. Everyone shares an interest in at least one aspect of the topics covered here or they wouldn't have joined.

[ivorthediver]

Thank you for qualifying that KC as the guilty party here [ I think] its nice to hear your comments first hand ,and laying to bed once and for all any misconceptions which may have been held by some of the membership on this Forum

As already stated It was never my intention to allow anyone to think that I was masquerading as a member of the Royal Navy .......in any shape or form ....and I trust the Moderators will forgive me for any increase to their heavy work load caused by this ill conceived comment

[Mitch Hinde]

Hi Ivor

Having read your profile I was never under the impression that you were ex navy, it states it quite clearly. Seems a lot of fuss over nothing to me and has taken up space that could well have been devoted to something more important.

Mitch Hinde

[astraltrader]

Anyway everything is now sorted out. Kc kindly changing the column heading now makes it clear it is for ships served on rather than for anything else.

Perhaps my rank on the Forum should be the lowest

However, i have to say that on joining, and posting, I realised that there was a place for a profile, so I did my profile the day I joined. I protect my privacy per se, but can agree with Black Bat's post for the most part as well.

[kc]

Well edda0199,

I see you have put a link in your signature, but not much else on your profile. Perhaps you were trying to get a nice valuable link from our forum to your site, and not much else?

I've deleted your link. We'll see if you come back.

[astraltrader]

This makes a change from moaning at our members who have not yet filled out their profile [although if you have not yet done so then please do!!]

Yesterday I received a complaint from a member who quite understandably gets annoyed when members have used the column for ship[s] served on to list model ships they have made or just ships they are interested in.

So please do not use the last column for ships served on unless you actually have served on her/them! Any member who has put the name[s] of ships they are interested in or models in that final column then PLEASE could they remove and put in one of the other columns!!

Many thanks.

[Karakris]

My Profile Information - As if Anyone is at all Interested.

I have never been in the Navy - but I was Born in Portsmouth.
I got hauled away to South-East London when I was 4 years old -
the Year of the Coronation.

One Naval Relative that I know of.
My Great Uncle Eddie - my Nannie's ( grandmother ) brother.
Eddie went down with the H.M.S. Hood - 'nuff said.

My Nannie and Grandpa ( Dad's parents ) lived most of their lives
in Portsmouth ( Milton ) - moving to Lee Park in late life.
They Retired to a House of their own in Waterlooville, where they died.

My only "sea experience" was fishing from an open boat, off the coast of Hayling Island
and off the coast of Southsea - when I was around six to eight
years old. We used to go back to the house in Milton ( handy for Eastney Beach )
for our Summer Holidays of two weeks each year.
That was with my dear Grandpa and dear Uncle David ( Dad's Brother ).

Loved the Sea all my life - always interested in the Navy, was keen to join
until I was around 15, when I preferred long hair and Girls.

Finally I got lucky - Me and my Dear Lady, Karen could not afford to move to Portsmouth.
However - we are now finally living in Gosport ( sort of ), Bridgemary near the
Fareham Border and within a short distance of Lee on Solent.
Karen is now working in Southampton, on the Town Quay.

I have studied Warfare and Weapons of War for the last 30 plus Years.
Particularly Naval Warfare, from Nelson's time onwards - plus Naval Guns and Naval Warships.

[astraltrader]

Originally Posted by Karakris

My Profile Information - As if Anyone is at all Interested.

I have never been in the Navy - but I was Born in Portsmouth.
I got hauled away to South-East London when I was 4 years old -
the Year of the Coronation.

One Naval Relative that I know of.
My Great Uncle Eddie - my Nannie's ( grandmother ) brother.
Eddie went down with the H.M.S. Hood - 'nuff said.

My Nannie and Grandpa ( Dad's parents ) lived most of their lives
in Portsmouth ( Milton ) - moving to Lee Park in late life.
They Retired to a House of their own in Waterlooville, where they died.

My only "sea experience" was fishing from an open boat, off the coast of Hayling Island
and off the coast of Southsea - when I was around six to eight
years old. We used to go back to the house in Milton ( handy for Eastney Beach )
for our Summer Holidays of two weeks each year.
That was with my dear Grandpa and dear Uncle David ( Dad's Brother ).

Loved the Sea all my life - always interested in the Navy, was keen to join
until I was around 15, when I preferred long hair and Girls.

Finally I got lucky - Me and my Dear Lady, Karen could not afford to move to Portsmouth.
However - we are now finally living in Gosport ( sort of ), Bridgemary near the
Fareham Border and within a short distance of Lee on Solent.
Karen is now working in Southampton, on the Town Quay.

I have studied Warfare and Weapons of War for the last 30 plus Years.
Particularly Naval Warfare, from Nelson's time onwards - plus Naval Guns and Naval Warships.

Of course it is of interest Karakris. Thank you very much for both elaborating on your background here and importantly for providing a condensed version in your Public Profile.

Your help in doing this is greatly appreciated.

[Destroyerman]

Just to lighten it up a little:

Left side of my face ............................ ugly.

Right side of my face .......................... even uglier.

Profile .............................................. acceptable.

Happy to present my profile.

Sandy.

[jbryce1437]

Many thanks to everyone who has completed their profile.
To those that haven't, its not too late to complete it.

Jim

[harry.gibbon]

Re; the inclusion of 'CTF 345' into the 'Ships served on' section of the members profile feature.

For some time now, this draft (posting) has had me puzzled, I am therefore feel compelled to ask if forum members who have included CTF 345 in their profile, actually mean they were part of the Commander Task Force 345 Admiral's staff on HMS Tyne during the Suez War in 1956, or was it that they were at HMS Warrior in Northwood some time after Suez?

The other explanation might be that they were actually drafted to CTF345 (down in the 'hole') at Northwood, which would surely infer that said forum member was associated with the operation of the nuclear deterrent HQ at Northwood.

Little h

[JackW1208]

Originally Posted by harry.gibbon

Re; the inclusion of 'CTF 345' into the 'Ships served on' section of the members profile feature

The other explanation might be that they were actually drafted to CTF345 (down in the 'hole') at Northwood, which would surely infer that said forum member was associated with the operation of the nuclear deterrent HQ at Northwood.Little h

Correct Little h, it's even on google!

Jack
(Ex CTF345)

[harry.gibbon]

Originally Posted by JackW1208

Correct Little h, it's even on google!

Jack
(Ex CTF345)

Jack,

Indeed it is - it is where I had to go to find out about CTF345 and where he and his staff were located. Still doesn't help with the point of my post which is .... were individuals drafted to 'CTF345' which happened to be at Northwood, or were they drafted to HMS Warrior and on arrival were designated to work in the confines of CTF345.

Little h

[JackW1208]

Little h, according to my Form S.459 it states Warrior.
When I received my draft chit prior to returning to UK, it stated Warrior for CTF345 and nobody I asked knew what it meant at that time, for obvious reasons.

Jack.

[harry.gibbon]

Originally Posted by JackW1208

Little h, according to my Form S.459 it states Warrior.
When I received my draft chit prior to returning to UK, it stated Warrior for CTF345 and nobody I asked knew what it meant at that time, for obvious reasons.

Jack.

Thanks for your response Jack. That explanation is more in line with what I assumed might be the case and follows the manner by which others I know outside of the forum, who would speak of such a draft as them having been 'at Northwood'.


Little h

[PhilMeds]

Anyone appointed or drafted to "Northwood", were actually members of H.M.S. Warriors ships company.
H.M.S. Warrior being the administration part of "Northwood", As those of us who have served there are aware.

"Northwood" contained several organisations within its confinds.

Philip.

[harry.gibbon]

Originally Posted by PhilMeds

Anyone appointed or drafted to "Northwood", were actually members of H.M.S. Warriors ships company.
H.M.S. Warrior being the administration part of "Northwood", As those of us who have served there are aware.

"Northwood" contained several organisations within its confinds.

Philip.

Just as I thought.

Little h