Apart from the obvious though, I think Simon43 (http://www.thaivisa....er/174-simon43/) with a join date of 2nd Jan 2003 is probably the longest standing, regularly posting, non-mod, non-admin member.

Looks like I have managed 8 years without finding anything worthwhile to do in my life, hence I keep posting on ThaiVisa

Are long service medals awarded?

Simon

joint 11-26-2002 under username johpam but lost my password so rejoint as jopham (what number was johpam?)

cheers johpam alias jopham

Apart from the obvious though, I think Simon43 (http://www.thaivisa....er/174-simon43/) with a join date of 2nd Jan 2003 is probably the longest standing, regularly posting, non-mod, non-admin member.

Looks like I have managed 8 years without finding anything worthwhile to do in my life, hence I keep posting on ThaiVisa

Are long service medals awarded?

Simon

I got an award, banned for two weeks.

joint 11-26-2002 under username johpam but lost my password so rejoint as jopham (what number was johpam?)

cheers johpam alias jopham

Johpam - member 66

joint 11-26-2002 under username johpam but lost my password so rejoint as jopham (what number was johpam?)

cheers johpam alias jopham

Johpam - member 66

Thanks Tywais

It's sad to the point of being pathetic. Think about it. Some little moderator (AKA school teacher) will now come along, delete this post and send send me a warning.

I guess it's sad to be right all the time

I enjoy Thai visa just the way it is and I am appreciative of the Moderation service otherwise these forums would become overrun by the lunatic fringe, making Thai visa as an informative and discussion resource unusable.

I do realise that everyone would like to make their points without limitations in the discussions, but this is the real world and this is Thailand, where 100% freedom of speech and expression is just not possible, especially when others are taking all the risks on our behalf. This is something that must be appreciated and understood, it`s all down to common sense.

I believe Thai visa uses a good and fair system for the running of it`s forums, which cannot be in anyway shape or form an easy task and it`s all laid on for free, which is why Thai visa is probably the most popular forum service in Thailand.

Just take a peek at some other unmoderated forums and see all the crap on those for yourselves.

As for the preferences between certain newspapers, it all depends on opinion. I personally prefer the Nation to the Bangkok post. But whether or not Thai visa gives preference to 1 newspaper rather than another is no big deal. It is easy to log in to the Bangkok Post website and treat it as a separate entity from Thai visa.

Everyone has choices.

well said, now wipe yer chin.