Pity Poor Peter

**Penny E** · 26-09-2007, 09:34 PM

Nearly 20 questions already!

How is the poor guy supposed to answer all these questions meaningfully and fully?

Should we not consider this to be a privilege, rather than an opportunity to post facetious questions about trivia?

He is a busy man. It's not as if this is a Downing Street poll - they have mandarins to answer silly questions, Peter doesn't.

(If he does, we're paying for them!

)

Probably a controversial post, but such is life!

Penny E

**Richard** · 26-09-2007, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Penny E

Nearly 20 questions already!

How is the poor guy supposed to answer all these questions meaningfully and fully?

Should we not consider this to be a privilege, rather than an opportunity to post facetious questions about trivia?

He is a busy man. It's not as if this is a Downing Street poll - they have mandarins to answer silly questions, Peter doesn't.

(If he does, we're paying for them!

)

Probably a controversial post, but such is life!

Penny E

I've emailed him to get his opinion on halting the posting of questions. So he can get a chance to answer them.

**Mang** · 27-09-2007, 03:35 AM

Penny, I agree that Peter's time should be used wisely but this is from the important announcments...

Originally Posted by Richard

For your info Peter emailed me today, as he does !! Hes had a quick look and will answer them when some more come in.

I did think it a brave move to say 'when some more come in'!.

**Penny E** · 27-09-2007, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Richard

I've emailed him to get his opinion on halting the posting of questions. So he can get a chance to answer them.

Good idea Richard - I can now sleep at night without worrying about him!

Maybe it would be a good idea to lock the thread every 10 questions (or whatever number he feels he can do justice to at one time) from now on until he's caught up with us? The re-open it for the next batch?

**Shaun** · 27-09-2007, 08:38 AM

The more questions he answers the quicker he'll get to Senior Member!!

**wealdbrook** · 27-09-2007, 03:02 PM

I think that I would be happy if PD delegated some of the "policy" or "detail" issues to some of the top team at Gillwell to answer - he could express a brief personal response and then ask them to look at the history, previous decisions, etc. and share them with us.

It would be nice to get the top level talking to the ground roots and if PD can encourage them to do so then it can only be a benefit to the whole movement.

**Richard** · 27-09-2007, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by Shaun

The more questions he answers the quicker he'll get to Senior Member!!

Need to fix that !!!!!!!

**akela281** · 27-09-2007, 08:26 PM

I dont feel that some questions are trivia - he is our cheif scout he is a normal guy. Were all normal leaders / helpers its just nice to know something about the chap that makes him real!!!
We know our leaders around us and know a bit about them, who knows about PD apart from what you see on tv!

**Raksha** · 27-09-2007, 09:26 PM

Having looked at some of answers, what do people think now?

**Nick** · 27-09-2007, 11:17 PM

Good answers - I can't wait to get my Scouts started on a Chief Scouts Challenge. Trivial questions and answers shouldn't be dismissed out of hand, they often form the spark of inspiration that lead to great ideas (at least that's what I tell Mrs Nick when she complains that I'm talking rubbish again!).

Nick

**Skip Ian** · 28-09-2007, 08:13 AM

I'm impressed that he has taken the time to answer the questions and do hope that

is read and monitored by the SA as a whole. This is where small rural / inexperianced leaders and all levels of Scouting can communicate, share ideas and experiances. PD mentions that one question started an interesting thread so hes not just flipantly answering questions he also checks forums? that can only be good.

**simont** · 28-09-2007, 10:43 AM

I'd never really considered that the powers that be might look at Escouts. I wonder if some people would have posted differently in the past, had they know that PD and possibly HQ were looking on!

**Shaun** · 28-09-2007, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by simont

I'd never really considered that the powers that be might look at Escouts. I wonder if some people would have posted differently in the past, had they know that PD and possibly HQ were looking on!

No my post would be the same but it just means I don't put my picture on

**Penny E** · 28-09-2007, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by simont

I'd never really considered that the powers that be might look at Escouts. I wonder if some people would have posted differently in the past, had they know that PD and possibly HQ were looking on!

Originally Posted by Shaun

No my post would be the same but it just means I don't put my picture on

My posts would have been exactly the same too. I know that someone at District level reads my posts sometimes (Hello J!

) It doesn't stop me posting my opinions, but as with any forum you do have to be careful with what you write.

I would really hope that PD and Gilwell do read this forum. Another Forum I am on (educational) is watched avidly by the powers-that-be, which adds a certain amount of spice at times.

**Skip Ian** · 28-09-2007, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Penny E

My posts would have been exactly the same too. I know that someone at District level reads my posts sometimes (Hello J!

) It doesn't stop me posting my opinions, but as with any forum you do have to be careful with what you write.

Just to say a Scout is to be Trusted, A Scout is loyal etc

not grovelling but I approach posting as everything else I say or do with a set of values I learnt as a child at some youth thing I was involved with.