MEMBER'S RANKS

[herman1rg]

Interestingly, Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO aka Lawrence of Arabia sometime after WW1 joined the Royal Air Force as Aircraftman John Hume Ross and later after his real identity was revealed he joined the Royal Tank Corps after changing his name to T. E. Shaw joining as a Private.

So he was a Colonel at 30, then a Private at 34, before becoming an Aircraftman again back in the RAF.

 

[GrauGeist]

I can see who all liked my posts but not who disliked. No way to figure that out?

Yes, and here's how:
At the top of the page, mouse-over your Username and the drop-down menu will appear.
In the right-hand column, find "Ratings Received" and click that.
You'll then land on a page that has all the ratings ever given to you, good, bad and indifferent, starting from the most recent.

 

[fubar57]

LOL...thanks Dave....found it

 

[GrauGeist]

Wait...what?
Did I do that to your post??

 

[fubar57]

Not to worry Dave, I figured a thumb was involved. Jan leads the way with 2 thumbs on me

 

[GrauGeist]

Man oh man, my sincerest apologies, my friend.

Yes, it must have happened when I was on the ipad, the error has been corrected.

Bacon has been given as a peace offering!

 

[fubar57]

 

[Crimea_River]

Yes, and here's how:
At the top of the page, mouse-over your Username and the drop-down menu will appear.
In the right-hand column, find "Ratings Received" and click that.
You'll then land on a page that has all the ratings ever given to you, good, bad and indifferent, starting from the most recent.

Yeah, I didn't explain that well. I knew I could go there but my point is that I can select "Likes Received" but there's no selection for dislikes. I'd have to scroll through 3300+ lines to find the 6 negatives.

 

[GrauGeist]

Ok, I see what you're saying.

Though it didn't take long to find the culprit of my last negative rating.

*ahem* M michael rauls

Photo source: some WWII aircraft website...

 

[fubar57]

Had one of those too when me and Wojtek identified a serial number on an aircraft

 

[michael rauls]

Ok, I see what you're saying.

Though it didn't take long to find the culprit of my last negative rating.

*ahem* M michael rauls

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Photo source: some WWII aircraft website...

Oh man! .
Sorry about that Dave. That absolutely was a fat fingers mistake on my part. Thought I had caught and corrected all of those but apparently at least one got by.
As is apparently the custom I have left bacon as a peace offering.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Ok, I see what you're saying.

Though it didn't take long to find the culprit of my last negative rating.

*ahem* M michael rauls

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Photo source: some WWII aircraft website...

I love your sourcing...

 

[GrauGeist]

 

[michael rauls]

I went back and undid the erroneous negative rating. Funny thing is I remember going back over that thread at some point and thinking"who is the dummy that left the old rating on Dave's post as it didn't even make sense in the context of the post".
Only to find out later it was me. Oops.
Should have checked at the time but didn't think to do so.

 

[fubar57]

I also hit the ads quite a few times when I use my phone and that's only when I'm at work

 

[GrauGeist]

I've learned to use my left thumb when scrolling through posts on the ipad.

That way I just end up clicking on ads and user profiles instead of leaving random ratings or starting unwanted replies.

There is, however, no cure for the typoes I always end up with, courtesy of the ipad's keyboard...

 

[Crimea_River]

I now think I gave out two dislikes intentionally. One was to a recently departed member over one of his many uncalled-for rants (any guesses who?) and another some years ago to someone who posted a "joke" that was, in my opinion, offensive.

To any others who may have received a questionable rating from me, I humbly apologize and will undo the rating if you call me on it!

 

[Crimea_River]

I feel honoured:

One of these should be worth 2 Winners, no?

 

[fubar57]

I miss Smokey. Looking forward to his next incarnation

 

[Marcel]

I should dislike more. Just because I can. But I won't.