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Post by mk2mcw on Mar 14, 2023 17:54:38 GMT 1
On the Facebook West Yorkshire bus enthusiasts page it’s being stated that Alex hornby is stepping aside at transdev can anybody shed any light on this?
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Post by WYBS on Mar 14, 2023 18:02:09 GMT 1
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Mar 14, 2023 18:32:10 GMT 1
That Twitter account is offensive, probably comes under the header of online bullying, and whoever set it up is probably in need of some sort of help
He’s a normal bloke who runs a bus company, not a celebrity like if a TV presenter disappeared from their show without any explanation
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Post by WYBS on Mar 14, 2023 20:49:26 GMT 1
That Twitter account is offensive, probably comes under the header of online bullying, and whoever set it up is probably in need of some sort of help He’s a normal bloke who runs a bus company, not a celebrity like if a TV presenter disappeared from their show without any explanation It gives me a good chuckle anyway... |
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Post by stephen01 on Mar 14, 2023 20:51:34 GMT 1
What is the point in creating this thread when the moderators have already locked a similiar one
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Post by mk2mcw on Mar 14, 2023 22:50:17 GMT 1
What is the point in creating this thread when the moderators have already locked a similiar one 1. Continue the discussion 2. In the worse case scenario the thread will get locked or I’ll get banned but I don’t stand to lose anything I mean it’s not like I’m hosting match of the day is it? |
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Post by andy1 on Mar 14, 2023 23:23:04 GMT 1
Why was the thread locked ? Surely management change at any bus company is newsworthy and worth discussion ? appreciate Alex Hornby was a marmite type of guy ,you either loved or loathed !
Very Stalinist and over the top in my book, to lock the thread, depriving the enthusiast community of a major breaking news story. Are we not allowed to comment on the great man ?
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Post by platform5 on Mar 14, 2023 23:31:52 GMT 1
Power trip admin again.
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Post by stephen01 on Mar 14, 2023 23:35:49 GMT 1
Actually i think you'll find Slanderous remarks are in breach of the Forum's T's & C's |
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Post by stephen01 on Mar 14, 2023 23:37:02 GMT 1
Why was the thread locked ? Surely management change at any bus company is newsworthy and worth discussion ? appreciate Alex Hornby was a marmite type of guy ,you either loved or loathed ! Very Stalinist and over the top in my book, to lock the thread, depriving the enthusiast community of a major breaking news story. Are we not allowed to comment on the great man ? it was due to Slanderous Remarks been made about him which is against the Forum's T's & C's. |
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Mar 14, 2023 23:37:12 GMT 1
Until something is announced what is there to discuss?
The last thread was just the usual people ranting and raving and gloating in an immature fashion
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Post by admin on Mar 15, 2023 0:44:15 GMT 1
Reporting and discussing news = not a problem
The last thread became nothing more than personal attacks. Most of it had to be deleted because people could not keep the “news” separate from unfair/over the top/unverified/libellous remarks. You will find that elements of this news story remain on that old thread, but there wasn’t much that could be salvaged.
This thread is therefore active and will continue to be, and hopefully no moderation will be needed.
Thanks
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Post by joseph on Mar 15, 2023 7:31:59 GMT 1
That twitter account is brilliant, if Alex is offended then he's far too sensitive. Reflects Ray Stennings dress sense quite well too lol. In case anybody says that's a slanderous comment, have you seen photo's of Ray in a tank top? Bad enough his beard, but a tank top for a bloke his age? |
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Post by rwilkes on Mar 15, 2023 10:32:07 GMT 1
I wonder how many people on this thread would like to be the subject of a twitter thread like this. I am all for legitimate criticism but I know some good politicians are withdrawing because of social media so we are left with the bad ones. Do we want the same with bus managers? They could all easily work for a company where they have no public profile
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Post by cwtransportphotos on Apr 30, 2023 21:12:05 GMT 1
Does anyone know what the latest is on this? A certain Twitter account remains very quiet....
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Post by stephen01 on Apr 30, 2023 22:17:55 GMT 1
Has anyone actually stopped to think there's personal reasons Mr Hornby's gone off the radar? This thread needs stopping as it's going too far. People also should be reporting that twitter account as it's basic bullying and those on here who follow it and listen to it are a disgrace to enthusiasts and the industry.
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Post by cwtransportphotos on Apr 30, 2023 23:33:07 GMT 1
How so? Can you tell me at what point I mentioned the "troll" account?? I just merely mentioned that there has been no updates to his Twitter account, which is unusual, and therefor asked if anyone had heard anything??
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Post by rs on May 1, 2023 12:20:16 GMT 1
Has anyone actually stopped to think there's personal reasons Mr Hornby's gone off the radar? This thread needs stopping as it's going too far. People also should be reporting that twitter account as it's basic bullying and those on here who follow it and listen to it are a disgrace to enthusiasts and the industry. I think it's highly unlikely his absence is due to personal reasons, especially as he's usually very active on Twitter posting about work and private life. For him to suddenly stop all activity is very indicative of HR/legal action, and is backed up by the talk within the industry of him being placed on gardening leave as well as Henri Rohard being appointed as a company director at the same time. |
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Post by joseph on May 1, 2023 16:09:08 GMT 1
Well I hope this new Henri Rohard does away with all the tacky cheesy nonsense, I thought 'join the Jet Set' on the badly named Keighley Jets was bad enough (who the hell says that nowadays, it's like being stuck with a yuppie in the 80s) but saw one hell of a bad tag line on a bus over at Accrington the other week, said something like 'ride with us to the big city', as if people from Accrington etc refer to Manchester as the big city, it's just called Manchester!
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Post by mattb7tl on May 2, 2023 21:55:24 GMT 1
Alex’s bio has been completely removed, as well as a change of profile picture. Companies are extremely strict as to who represents them on the internet, doesn’t seem like a good sign  |
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Post by stephen01 on May 2, 2023 22:02:30 GMT 1
Alex’s bio has been completely removed, as well as a change of profile picture. Companies are extremely strict as to who represents them on the internet, doesn’t seem like a good sign well the profile pic still shows him in the cab of a Transdev vehicle and in Transdev uniform from when he covered a few trips on Shuttle during the pandemic and early driver shortage.. |
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Post by WYBS on May 2, 2023 22:03:41 GMT 1
Alex’s bio has been completely removed, as well as a change of profile picture. Companies are extremely strict as to who represents them on the internet, doesn’t seem like a good sign Not strictly true. Whilst the bio has been removed, his username is still ' alextransdev', his cover photo is still a Transdev one and his profile picture is of him in a Transdev cab. |
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Post by cwtransportphotos on May 3, 2023 0:50:20 GMT 1
Alex’s bio has been completely removed, as well as a change of profile picture. Companies are extremely strict as to who represents them on the internet, doesn’t seem like a good sign Not strictly true. Whilst the bio has been removed, his username is still ' alextransdev ', his cover photo is still a Transdev one and his profile picture is of him in a Transdev cab. That is completely true... Alex's bio has been removed: CORRECT Change of profile picture: ALSO CORRECT Matt mentioned nothing about the username or the the profile picture "not bieng him in a Transdev cab" |
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Post by WYBS on May 3, 2023 6:55:31 GMT 1
Not strictly true. Whilst the bio has been removed, his username is still ' alextransdev ', his cover photo is still a Transdev one and his profile picture is of him in a Transdev cab. That is completely true... Alex's bio has been removed: CORRECT Change of profile picture: ALSO CORRECT Matt mentioned nothing about the username or the the profile picture "not bieng him in a Transdev cab" The profile still shows him as representing Transdev going by his cover photo and username... |
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Post by cwtransportphotos on May 3, 2023 7:03:22 GMT 1
That is completely true... Alex's bio has been removed: CORRECT Change of profile picture: ALSO CORRECT Matt mentioned nothing about the username or the the profile picture "not bieng him in a Transdev cab" The profile still shows him as representing Transdev going by his cover photo and username... Again, as above... no one is disputing that. They just mention. that the bio has been removed and aht there has been a change of profile picture... Do you know what th bio is? |
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