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Is there any way I can block certain forums on this site? There are one or two I'm not interested in, and when I log on they can very nearly fill my screen with new posts that I don't want to see.

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I feel the same way .I have no interest whatsoever in cruise news ,why cannot it be on just on thread .or is this a way for free advertising because NO ONE replies to any of it

I'm afraid I have to agree with the previous two comments. The standard of correspondence does not compare to the previous site which I have to interrogate to get something interesting in the forums.

What's needed is some sort of Opt Out option which can selected by each individual user. Cruise News is the one I would opt out of. I worked on them for a few years , that was enough for me. :)

I suppose one way out of this would be if we could swamp them. I know we are working on it.

It's not even shipping history, just current news. I might leave, I'm not here to see all that stuff.

It is getting a bit overwhelming ...

Gents,

I have flagged this thread up for Admin's attention. :thumb:

Good Man! :D

One of the reasons that I have not bothered with this site much as I have never had any interest in "cattle boats".

As my colleague has stated, we have flagged this thread for Admin attention. Please remember however, SH is still in the building stages. Seven forums have not been opened yet all of various shipping interests. If a forum content is not liked, ignore it. I have run ship and port cams on other sites, which showed vessels of all types, not cruise ships. AIS was a big help, but naval vessels do not show on AIS, so I had no idea because those who would have known stayed away. Therefore, please bare with us as we build this site for the benefit of all.

Hi David, I'm sure it will all be sorted out, but I have to wonder why the Cruise Industry News (Or whatever it's called) manages to take up so much space. I've just had a look at their posts, and there are lots of them! Most have around 8 "Looks" and as far as I can see, only 1 recent post in reply.
Would I be right in assuming that Cruise Industry News is available elsewhere on the www?

Oh! Here it is....

https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/

I agree. When I tried to block 'Cruise News', I got the message it was an Administrator and as such could not be blocked. Seemed strange.
Rob

I like this site...almost zero politics and,so far, no spammers.

geoff

Here, Hear.


JJ.

Wait until Satanic M finds his way here. AAAAAAGH!!!

I'll second that Geoff.
Got really fed up of reading the same old things posted by the same posters on SN. I also thought the verbal abuse posted by some was out of order.There was never a need for that at all.

Also a much wider and more international set of pictures. Also nice to see more Foreign Flag vessels, and people who sailed on those vessels as well.

I agree but something needs to be done about all these cruise industry news posts. They're taking over the entire site.

Look at this screenshot I was presented with this morning when I logged into the site .... it's a bit too much.

Someone said earlier no Spam on this site. I would tend to disagree.

Have flagged this comment up again for Staff who have already had some discussion on this matter but, personally, I agree that we are being swamped!

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yep much more and I'm out .we were all seamen for godsake .goto a flipping travel agent for cruise news .don't care if they built a new noah's ark.now if it were a bluey a bank star BI ect ect the you have got me from the word go .I'll give it a week

If we all started 2 threads a week, that would chase it back into it's corner a bit.

They are all being posted by one of the Admin "Shipping News"
They are also not being read by anyone.
Suggest you all bombard the mail box "Shipping News" asking for less of this stuff.

Perhaps its what should be called someone's "Vanity Thread" :jester:

I don't think us generating new threads or otherwise is the solution. The obvious solution is it needs to be gone.

Gents

As my colleague has said, we have brought this to the attention of Admin. We have in fact had a post in the cruising thread today wondering why a picture of a cruise ship in Cruising Industry News is not in the gallery, and why so few pictures and comments in the gallery. Therefore, a very different view to those posted on this thread.

As I have said in #11, if you do not like cruising, then ignore the forum. The reason there are so many threads is that they are automatic generated by the site.

Once again, please bare with us as we build the site. Seven forums are still to be opened including Container Vessels. If these forums are opened or used more it will take the heat out of the Cruising Industry News updates so will hopefully not be noticed as much as now.

Gents

Out of interest, I have counted four foums with comment today, including this thread. Six threads were automaticaly posted in Cruising Industry News today so far and seven yesterday, so it is no wonder we seem to be swamped.

The problem is NOT Cruising Industry News, but the fact that other forums are not being used, or even opened making the situation look worse than it really is. I hope that makes sense :confused:

I prefer corned beef myself......:jester:

Roy

Thanks for brightening this thread up :thumb:

So what you're saying is we either like it or lump it ?

Well at least that's a fair comment.

Although what this has got to do with Shipping History has got me pretty much beat.

Yes, the Cruise News is annoying. It would be more appropriate to old seafarers if it consisted of Booze Cruise News.

I guess we should all start more threads, as was suggested previously.

"As my colleague has said, we have brought this to the attention of Admin. We have in fact had a post in the cruising thread today wondering why a picture of a cruise ship in Cruising Industry News is not in the gallery, and why so few pictures and comments in the gallery. Therefore, a very different view to those posted on this thread."

Obviously whoever mentioned the fact that a picture from Cruising Industry News was not showing on this site reads Cruising Industry News anyway, (Or how did he/she know it was missing?) Let those who want to read such things go there.
Surely the answer is to ban Automatic Postings to this site then??

Ref 29

"The problem is NOT Cruising Industry News, but the fact that other forums are not being used, or even opened making the situation look worse than it really is. I hope that makes sense"

It'll be nice to see some new threads introduced to this site, Provided they come from within this site, and are contributed to by members.
Cruising Industry News isn't being used. It's being posted to this site on an almost hourly basis, and there are very very few replies That's the problem. And they are external links of little interest to many.
As an aside, I'd really love to work on the ships again, I (Mostly) liked the people I worked with and the seafarers attitude. I have never had any inclination to go on a cruise, mix with cruise people or read about cruising. No more do I want to go sailing, or take my leisure on the water. The water (Sea) is for working on, and having on occasion, a rattling good time.
I just hope I can recall or relive some of those days on sites like this one.

Bob

I am not saying like it or lump it, just pointing out that with so few other threads. the Shipping Industry News looks far worse than it really is.

Actually, cruising IS Shipping History. Cruising has been around for years. The 1948 built Caronia was a full time cruise ship if memory serves me right, and the former Stockholm built in the same year is still going strong under different guises, the oldest cruise ship in the world as far as I am aware, so plenrty of history there. And I could find many others with nautical history cruising and otherwise. I worked on one, the 1954 built Arcadia when she was a full time cruise ship. You can read my article here on Shipping History about Arcadia in the P&O forum.

Perhaps we could open this thread up a bit such as what is it that some members dislike so much about cruising. Also, perhaps members could give us some idea what they would like to see. Like I say, we are still building this site, so appreciate comments good and bad.

Fine.... you want a cruise shipping site, I've no objection. But this is not for me, so ... I'm gone.

Every morning I buy a newspaper,30% of which I don't read as it isn't of interest...
Surely forums are the same...if you don't want/need to read then you don't?

Geoff

Bob

Nobody is saying anything about a cruise shipping site. It is simply one of many shipping topics.

Please don't forget that cruise ships have crew like other vessels cargo or otherwise. They are at sea, just like we were in our respective vessels. All crew whatever the type of ship face the same heavy seas that we did, the same dangers. Many of us are former crew, not passengers, but seafarers. Below deck life aboard cruise ships is the same as it was during our day whatever type of vesel we sailed on. I would never regard myself as a passenger cruising or otherwise, but a former seaman, and very proud of it. All I wanted to do was go to sea, and it lived up to my expectations and more.

It would be very sad if you left the site because of your dislike of cruising. Shipping History is about all shipping matters, and much more.

Well lets see what life aboard a modern cruise ship is like for the crew then. What they do, the conditions they work under and so on. Lets see cruising from a modern seafarers point of view. That would be interesting.

Richard

What a wonderful post, but I would expect nothing less from a fellow Isle of Wighter :thumb:

Having cruised myself, albeit a number of years ago, and reading comments over the years, some crew are treated very badly. Many are on board for nine to ten months. The hours they work are long, and very little time off. Their pay is appalling, made worse by passengers no longer tipping in the normal manner. I think there is a service charge on some cruise lines at least that is supposed to be shared evenly I think, but some depending on their rank are paid more, so quite unfair. But crew have told me they rely on their tips paid directly from the passenger to send home, many supporting families back home, not only their own families but parents and grandparents etc. Anyway, those who are still cruising will be better informed than myself.