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[Steve_M]

BTW - does anyone else agree that moderating can be a thankless task at times?

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Steve_M

BTW - does anyone else agree that moderating can be a thankless task at times?

I know that keeping the Down Here (NZ0 thread moving along can be tough, especially when Stan Haskins isn't pulling his weight.

[Steve_M]

Well, we've got an outbreak of paranoia on the forum at the moment. Someone, somewhere has been spreading conspiracy theories about the way in which the site is managed. Looks like I'm going to have to deal with each individual by themselves rather than address the whole forum.

[David Powell]

I don't know if we have moderators here, just mostly moderates.

It's a different little corner here for sure. I'm trying not to take web forums too seriously. But in between the banter, there's good information.

If you are a KSB fan, you are definitely in the right place. I like your web page. Pretty clean design. The fret-less BSR5 is just totally gorgeous. I think that you've got a nice collection there.

So have you met my friend Richard Prowse?

[Steve_M]

Thanks for your compliments David! The myspace page was put together in an afternoon. I nicked someone elses layout, changed the colours and replaced the banner with one I made earlier. It needed a few changes here and there but works pretty much OK.

Re forums. Its definitely easier to maintain perspective when you're not responsible for running one. I can leave Talkbass behind but I still worry about Bassworld. I don't know why but I guess I like creating something that people appreciate. Thats a massive driver for me in everything that I do.

I'm very satisfied with the collection at the moment. Its at a point where I have all the sounds I think I'm likely to need. My mate Ari's got a stunning collection of colour coordinated MTD's which look like they're straight out of a catalogue when he photographs them. He also owns a lovely Smith BSR5TE BTW.

My collection is a little more eclectic. More concentrated on the sounds I know and like.

I had a chat with my hospitalised colleague today. Poor guy is slurring his speech a little - perhaps because of the stroke. He sounds a little scared as well but is putting a brave face on. Its so hard not to get emotional when I think about him... ...what the heck, thats the british reserve kicking in, I should get emotional about things like this. Its healthy and justified.

He says they're keeping him in over Easter holidays to check the effectiveness of the blood thinning medication they've put him on. If it doesn't work by the end of next week they may decide to operate in order to remove the clots. I don't blame him for being scared.

He hopes to be back at work the week after next. I've just told him to not worry about work. We've got it all covered. If we need to get cover in, we can and when he's ready to return, we'll take him back on without hesitation. His wife is saying that his recovery might take months rather than weeks, but he doesn't know that of course.

I'm not religious at all, but if ever I felt a need for prayers to work, its now.

[Richard Prowse]

Thinking of you, old mate.
Richard

[Steve_M]

A bit more of a lighter note, I had a text conversation with my colleague today. He seemed to be bearing up well with no further complications. I asked him if the doctors were going to put him on warfarin (also used as rat poison) to help clear the clots out. He said the doctors were currently trying to calculate what the near-lethal dose was likely to be!

I then asked him if there were going to be any expected side effects and he replied yes, an aversion to the projects he was working on in the office.

It was good to see that his humour was still healthy!