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We could go round in circles about which weather is 'best' for people until the end of time, so maybe it's time for everyone to accept that people will always have different preferences and needs when it comes to weather.
Severe and unusual weather of all types can and do cause problems for people, communities, work and so on - too much wet, too much dry, too hot, too cold, they all have an impact. But if someone likes cold weather, likes hot weather or whatever then it's not them wishing for people to have problems with it, it's just their preference - which by the way has no effect on what the weather may actually do!
Plus of course, none of it has anything to do with the model output, so can we please just move on.
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Are you choosing a date in the future?
It's a forecast feature not an archive one so doesn't display for past dates.
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No problems this end with it, and no other reports either. Perhaps try disabling any ad blockers or other plugins you're running.
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I agree entirely with the comments made by DuncanK and Mushy. I would also add that the sycophancy in the thread is breathtaking.
But this is neither a moderation or a model related thing. If people want to like a post they can, if they want to agree with a post they can, disagree they can, and so on - every post gets the same platform. That's what a community is about - people voicing opinion, agreeing/disagreeing with opinion and so on. We have a report button on every post, so anyone who thinks a post is off topic/out of line can report it - I can tell you we've had one report from the model thread this week and it was about a post which was talking about the daily express, so very off topic, but that's it.
So where's the issue? Is it that some posts get more likes/replies than others, and you think that (your or someone elses) 'more deserving' posts should get the same attention? If so, it all sounds a bit juvenile to me.
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Anyone can disagree with opinions in the thread & provide their own view, also anyone can choose to take note of the posts they wish to take not of, and ignore the ones they don't.
I'm very sure that the vast majority of people recognise that it's an open discussion forum, it'll flow where the tide takes it, and at this time of year the tide is very often cold slanted, with people looking for cold & snow, that's just the way it is. Some people love it, some don't, but that's why we provide alternative discussions (such as the in depth thread etc), other than that & keeping things running smoothly, on topic etc, I don't think there's much more we can be expected to do.
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Then perhaps one of your colleagues on the hosting team must have been mistaken when he posted this yesterday, which I would suggest continues to be ignored? I agree completely that it's a discussion forum, but part of meaningful discussion is the ability to disagree. I shall finish by suggesting that from an outsiders perspective it would appear that some individuals get a longer lead when it comes to which thread they post their comments that's all I'm saying.
Not wishing to stifle discussion but let us remember this thread is about current models and what they are showing.
One or two posts seem to be drifting into the realms of Winter forecasting/hopes.
Those views can be expressed in the many other threads that we have running.
No, not at all - you're just reading it entirely out of context. The posts the moderator was talking about were actually talking about hoping it may be x or y this winter, or talking about things like december 2010 which is clearly well out of the remit of the models. That's very different to someone who's viewing what's in the models, drawing opinions based on the output and discussing them in the thread - which everyone is welcome to do.
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I have to agree wholeheartedly with this comment.
There appears to be one rule for some individuals who continue to post comments pertaining to what MIGHT happen in the weeks ahead, thus ignoring the request for comments to be kept to what the models are currently saying, and then one rule for everyone else.
I've not seen any posts which are as you suggest - there are posts which are 'reading between the lines' of what the models are showing to look further ahead or to perhaps look at where the models may not be quite right currently, but there's nothing wrong with that. If there were, we may as well just have one person posting every day with a factual run-down of what the models show, it's a discussion forum, opinions around the subject are the point - you and anyone else are welcome to make them, so long as they're actually about the topic in hand and not just digs at the people who's opinions you may not agree with.
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where can we do that then?
i mean, people who post the promis of x,y,z happening (feeding the frenzied mob) are held in high esteem by the fans of, but are not held to account when it invariably doesnt happen.
those posts might not break any rules, and are largely well constructed and make sense, but focusing on one aspect of what might happen (obviously the coldest possibility) is misleading to the rest of viewers who want a realistic idea of what might lie ahead. or dont the netweather admin team care about accuracy as long as they get page hits? ive nothing against people who like cold, and like to play the spot the next cold game, but its high time this site provided a thread for BOTH 'types' of weather fan/watcher... a model thread for cold evolution spotting/ramping (which should be in this thread) and an unbias md thread .
is this post off topic? not really, i mean how can model discussion or moans and ramps work properly when theres this discrepancy?
There's a difference between disagreeing with a point someone makes within the context of the discussion and slagging people off personally for making/agreeing with that point. So you're welcome to put an opposing view across but not as a personal attack which doesn't actually have any views about the models, any info to back it up and just reads as you (or anyone else) whining about other members.
And the phrase held to account is a bit over the top by the way - it's a discussion forum, why do people need to be held to account for sharing their opinions? Obviously anyone reading is welcome to judge how much notice they take of any given post, but I think you're maybe getting too carried away if you're expecting there to be some sort of shaming of people just for voicing what turns out to be an incorrect opinion on a forum!
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A couple of posts removed this evening, just as a reminder this thread is to moan/ramp about the models, not other members posts.
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OK thanks, will get to the bottom of it. Have taken the ads off for now, any better?
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Is that on any particular page, the index or maybe in threads more so?
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Thanks, will keep an eye on it.
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Odd, can't see any particular issue which may cause that sort of thing, it may be our CDN again. Is it OK now?
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I've raised a ticket with them, hopefully it'll be resolved soon.
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I think our cdn had a moment, but seems alright now.
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Thanks, it's not that they're backwards, they're just too close together and overlap as the resolution is that much higher. We should get them sorted on Monday
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I've knocked up a quick page which won't be widely publicised on the site, but thought it may be handy for those who follow the models, it allows a side-by-side comparison of the existing GFS and the parallel upgraded GFS.
http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=gfscomp;sess=
It's only for a selection of timeslots, and chart types, plus only uses the 00z and 12z runs at the moment (I'll look at adding the 06z and 18z's next week), but hopefully it'll come in useful while the parallel is running.
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They most likely will be available, but they're not there yet.
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BA means the gefs ensembles
There isn't a parellel of the GEFS running currently.
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I'll see if I can dig it out, should have it somewhere..
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Hot off the press, nicely timed for the new thread. We have the newly upgraded (0.25 degree resolution) GFS parallel runs available to view now, ahead of the official upgrade which is currently planned to be December 9th.
Free chart viewer
http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=gfs-update-2014;sess=
Netweather Extra chart viewer
http://www.netweather.tv/secure/cgi-bin/premium.pl?action=newgfs;sess=
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This has just gone live on the site, even the links haven't been updated yet but I thought I'd share on here first.
Ed and Tony are preparing our winter forecast this year and have put together a preliminary look at where they think things may be headed, which you can view here:
http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=longrange;sess=
"A winter with something for everyone"
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Hot off the press, nicely timed for the new thread. We have the newly upgraded (0.25 degree resolution) GFS parallel runs available to view now, ahead of the official upgrade which is currently planned to be December 9th.
Free chart viewer
http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=gfs-update-2014;sess=
Netweather Extra chart viewer
http://www.netweather.tv/secure/cgi-bin/premium.pl?action=newgfs;sess=
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The Met O does two things at once, provides the MOD data for anywhere in the world which is largely the main omputer costs and then the forecasts for all the commercial systems, for which it must show a profit, then lastly, the media, for which it is paid, perhaps rightly, peanuts, be that data for Net Wx or the BBC.
You must be rich John if you think they're charging peanuts for data & for media contracts!!
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White Christmas 2014
in Spring Weather Discussion
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Santa's back!
http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=xmas;sess=