addicted Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 What better place to say that on Christmas Day I will raise a glass in memory of our " Pesky Mod" Iain whose steady hand on the tiller of the good ship NBN is still greatly missed and will always be so. R.I.P. Iain. Carole 13 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chelsea14Ian Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I like many miss Iain,always friendly helpful and a steady hand .Sure he would have enjoyed the Cricket in the summer. RIP Iain. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Merry Christmas Iain Jay and Grace x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I do miss Night Owls Nook! Iain and I were habitual night owls through various bouts of illness. He'd do his moderating, I'd do my level best to give him something to moderate and keep our minds off things. For those that can't remember Night Owl's Nook, it was a thread masquerading as a late night Norfolk Radio Station. The fictitious host Silent Simon Sloth would be joined by local guests such as Councillor Gladys Dogthrottle of Yarmouth who had come along to talk about her hobby of knitting a collection of Beecham Pills from cat hair. There would be phone ins where locals such as Ms Camille Toe of Horning or Felicity Baumflaugh would get in contact. There was entertainment from local musical groups like the Martham Ladies Over Seventy Nude Madrigal Society. Many of the names and topics for discussion suggested on the sly by Iain in the wee small hours! Merry Christmas Iain! 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 That sounds more fun than any phone in radio station I've ever heard of! Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Very much missed. Iain was a great guy and a fantastic moderator and it was a pleasure to have (not quite) known him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 38 minutes ago, oldgregg said: Very much missed. Iain was a great guy and a fantastic moderator and it was a pleasure to have (not quite) known him. I always felt you actually did know Iain even if you had never met him. That’s the way it is with NBN, paths may never cross but familiarity and understanding is there in many instances. Not particularly well put but I think most peeps will know what I mean! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I don't no why but I wanted to meet him so much. On his last visit to the Norfolk Broads I tried to follow him. But to no avail. I followed him by car from mooring to mooring. Finally to his home port. He was not well. I arrived at the boat yard...........but he had gone home. I had missed him by seconds. Andrew 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastdraft Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Iain was a level headed Gentleman, a cool, calm and collected moderator, an example to us all in how public forums should conduct themselves. I never knew him but spoke with him several times. sadly missed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deebee29 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Sadly missed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetAnne Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 A true gent who could bring us instantly into line with just a single . Maybe a special late night edition of Night Owls Nook over the festive season wouldn't go amiss? Cheers Iain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Sometimes when Iain has been mentioned before, I have searched out my oldest holiday tales and been able to find places where he replied to me. He's still here with us in some way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizG Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I never met the 'pesky mod' but his legacy lives on. When those that wish to be ......difficult and cause friction on this forum the pesky mod would have been there and is so seriously missed. He just sorted it - end of storySent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 We chatted on the phone and on the forum, sadly missed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderwall Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I miss him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 My one lingering memory of Iain is he was always but always kind. He went out of his way to help it didnt matter what the problem or query was. They say the good die young and it is true. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 My strongest memory of IaIn is of his lovely, gentle, sense of humour. The forum has been a poorer place without his presence, I still miss him enormously as, I'm sure, do many others on here. To be held in such high regard by others, many of whom, myself included, never even met him says such a lot about the man. Carole 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 4 hours ago, addicted said: My strongest memory of IaIn is of his lovely, gentle, sense of humour. The forum has been a poorer place without his presence, I still miss him enormously as, I'm sure, do many others on here. To be held in such high regard by others, many of whom, myself included, never even met him says such a lot about the man. Carole Carole. I have to say the forum has not been a poorer place without his presence. It has grown in strength beyond our imagination because of his contribution, his integrity, the standard he left behind for others to follow. Thankfully his influence has become a bench mark for other forums to follow, and our present administration is the leader in this respect. Others have fallen short. We must thank him and remember him for the legacy he left behind for us all. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 A lovely man 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 58 minutes ago, Wussername said: Carole. I have to say the forum has not been a poorer place without his presence. It has grown in strength beyond our imagination because of his contribution, his integrity, the standard he left behind for others to follow. Thankfully his influence has become a bench mark for other forums to follow, and our present administration is the leader in this respect. Others have fallen short. We must thank him and remember him for the legacy he left behind for us all. A fact I can concur with, even now when faced with a moderation decision, i tend to think to myself, how would Ian have handled this, i still aspire to the skills he had in moderating, despite all the practice some people have given me. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 no criticism of the forum or it's administrators was inferred only that Iain left a hole and his presence is still missed. Carole 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDTRIPLE Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 It's always a shame to lose someone like Ian, but it's also a shame to lose any friend. I never had the pleasure to meet Ian, but he was always a pleasure to converse with. RIP Ian. I'd also like to remember all our members who we've lost, as well as members lost spouses etc, and hope they're ALL upstairs looking down on us all with a smile. RIP all. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, addicted said: no criticism of the forum or it's administrators was inferred only that Iain left a hole and his presence is still missed. Carole Carole May I join you with your sincere tribute to Iain. My comment was not meant in any way to infer any criticism whatsoever. I would be mortified if you in particular thought otherwise. Empty tables, empty chairs. Iain was a friend so many of us never met. Andrew. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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