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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tidla on 25 February 2012, 23:42:11
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slowing down?
Seems more post updates on the advice section than here?
Are we too critical of new / repeat subjects?
Bring back skrunts i say along with any political dribble i only just understand.
At the end of the day, its all educational.
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Genchat is like a graveyard these days in comparison to how it once was.A great shame imo,but I dont think it can be fixed tbh,its just the way it is for whatever reason. :(
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Im pretty sure the "time logged on " stats at the top of the page help..
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I have noticed the same thing :( I don't think I have seen anything too controversial recently but some of the banter seems to have drifted away, but this has happened before and will come back again hopefully, what we really need is for that trouble causer LD to get punished again, perhaps for making too much money out of poor travelers....... ;D ;D ;D
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TBH, I'm not spending as much time on OOF as I used to :-\ ::)
I think it's because I'm tired a lot and concentrating on other things. Business has been slow non existent for the last 7 days but there are plans afoot in my little empire ::)
Looks like I'll be looking for a partner or employee in the Chelmsford area and (hopefully) Stevenage/Hertford area in the next 6-8 weeks ::)
Anyway... Let's see what happens ;)
I think OOF is just suffering the normal lull it seems to have around this time every year :-\ Once the meets get going in full swing again I'm sure it'll pick up :y
Anyway Vamps... You're the trouble maker on here! Everyone knows that :P ::) :D
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Im pretty sure the "time logged on " stats at the top of the page help..
I hid those a long time ago ::) ;D
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Im pretty sure the "time logged on " stats at the top of the page help..
I hid those a long time ago ::) ;D
So did I, but just looked and got quite a shock..... :D :D :D
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Im pretty sure the "time logged on " stats at the top of the page help..
I hid those a long time ago ::) ;D
So did I, but just looked and got quite a shock..... :D :D :D
Was a shock to me too... But I'm 2 days behind you! :o Saddo! :-X :P :D
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Im pretty sure the "time logged on " stats at the top of the page help..
I hid those a long time ago ::) ;D
So did I, but just looked and got quite a shock..... :D :D :D
Was a shock to me too... But I'm 2 days behind you! :o Saddo! :-X :P :D
Can you tell that?.....
I must remember to log out when not using OOF, have a tendancy to leave it open and just close the lap top so still logged on............ ::) ::) ::)
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never really noticed the time logged on bit :-[ blimey that was a little shock :o
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Gen chat does tend to go in ebs and flows but I think there are things that aren't helping.
The fact that there have been a few witch hunts to get rid of the folk who like to talk political stuff, I've no interest in it nor the intelligence to understand most of it but it's all valid.
The fact that subjects can be frowned upon as it's a car forum is another.
People nit picking that they've seen stuff posted before, if someone finds it interesting enough to share then why not, chances are there are others who haven't seen it either, does it matter at the end of the day? The phrase 'There's nowt new under the sun' applies here.
Jokes are another, I enjoyed a giggle or a groan at jokes but now it's got a dedicated thread I don't even read them as they've lost their appeal somehow. :(
Skruntie's posts were picked at but they got people talking. I know we have to be family/women/ethnic minority aware but maybe we've got a bit too neurotic and have lost our sense of fun about life. Ultimately we are a car forum for folk who drive or have an interest in Omega's, generally people who drive, hence being 17+, so adult content debate is to be expected.
Can we fix it? No, sadly OOF is no longer what it once was. :'(
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Gen chat does tend to go in ebs and flows but I think there are things that aren't helping.
The fact that there have been a few witch hunts to get rid of the folk who like to talk political stuff, I've no interest in it nor the intelligence to understand most of it but it's all valid.
The fact that subjects can be frowned upon as it's a car forum is another.
People nit picking that they've seen stuff posted before, if someone finds it interesting enough to share then why not, chances are there are others who haven't seen it either, does it matter at the end of the day? The phrase 'There's nowt new under the sun' applies here.
Jokes are another, I enjoyed a giggle or a groan at jokes but now it's got a dedicated thread I don't even read them as they've lost their appeal somehow. :(
Skruntie's posts were picked at but they got people talking. I know we have to be family/women/ethnic minority aware but maybe we've got a bit too neurotic and have lost our sense of fun about life. Ultimately we are a car forum for folk who drive or have an interest in Omega's, generally people who drive, hence being 17+, so adult content debate is to be expected.
Can we fix it? No, sadly OOF is no longer what it once was. :'(
Call Bob the Builder :D :D :D
All valid point Ljay... I still stand by the theory that it is the time of year. Gen Chat has gone a bit quiet at this time of year every year I have been a member and picks up when the meets start up again, with a massive increase in traffic around the time of meets.
We do seem to be treading very, very carefully at the moment for some reason :-\
Perhaps the admin team should let Pinky loose with full rights for a couple of hours again... That evening had me in stitches :D :D
Can it be fixed? Well, I think that's something that keeps getting discussed ::) As I have said, my time here has reduced due to other commitments but I have noticed that I can come online and catch up within an hour or so where it used to take much longer ??? The fact that there is a lot more help traffic is a good thing IMO. That is, after all, what this forum is primarily about :y But I/we have made many friends through here, some of them what I would class as good friends, and that has made my whole OOF experience worthwhile :y
I'm still sure it will all improve again in the next few months :y But do have to agree that the banter isn't what it used to be :-\ I sometimes find myself deleting whole posts I have typed out because I read them again and think that there's bound to be someone who will take offence ::) Of course, when the banter is in full flow you then get people who complain that it's too "Cliquey" :-X ::) It is, IMHO, one of those situations where you can't please all of the people all of the time ???
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Im slowly drifting away from here now. i think its getting a bit boring now to be honest. im too scared to say anything in case i offend anyone as the sense of humour has gone. A lot of subjects are now taboo and the site is too big with various countries using it as well. Still best forum going but too pc for me now.
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Gen chat does tend to go in ebs and flows but I think there are things that aren't helping.
The fact that there have been a few witch hunts to get rid of the folk who like to talk political stuff, I've no interest in it nor the intelligence to understand most of it but it's all valid.
The fact that subjects can be frowned upon as it's a car forum is another.
People nit picking that they've seen stuff posted before, if someone finds it interesting enough to share then why not, chances are there are others who haven't seen it either, does it matter at the end of the day? The phrase 'There's nowt new under the sun' applies here.
Jokes are another, I enjoyed a giggle or a groan at jokes but now it's got a dedicated thread I don't even read them as they've lost their appeal somehow. :(
Skruntie's posts were picked at but they got people talking. I know we have to be family/women/ethnic minority aware but maybe we've got a bit too neurotic and have lost our sense of fun about life. Ultimately we are a car forum for folk who drive or have an interest in Omega's, generally people who drive, hence being 17+, so adult content debate is to be expected.
Can we fix it? No, sadly OOF is no longer what it once was. :'(
Call Bob the Builder :D :D :D
All valid point Ljay... I still stand by the theory that it is the time of year. Gen Chat has gone a bit quiet at this time of year every year I have been a member and picks up when the meets start up again, with a massive increase in traffic around the time of meets.
We do seem to be treading very, very carefully at the moment for some reason :-\
Perhaps the admin team should let Pinky loose with full rights for a couple of hours again... That evening had me in stitches :D :D
Can it be fixed? Well, I think that's something that keeps getting discussed ::) As I have said, my time here has reduced due to other commitments but I have noticed that I can come online and catch up within an hour or so where it used to take much longer ??? The fact that there is a lot more help traffic is a good thing IMO. That is, after all, what this forum is primarily about :y But I/we have made many friends through here, some of them what I would class as good friends, and that has made my whole OOF experience worthwhile :y
I'm still sure it will all improve again in the next few months :y But do have to agree that the banter isn't what it used to be :-\ I sometimes find myself deleting whole posts I have typed out because I read them again and think that there's bound to be someone who will take offence ::) Of course, when the banter is in full flow you then get people who complain that it's too "Cliquey" :-X ::) It is, IMHO, one of those situations where you can't please all of the people all of the time ???
That particular evening pissed me off beyond belief and nearly saw me off OOF for good, it was not one of the forum's better events IMHO it was pathetic. Peculiar what each of us perceive to be good for OOF though isn't it. >:(
Maybe the accusations of cliques has slowed things down, despite that just being a result of how OOF used to be. :-\
Can't really comment on the help section, read but don't tend to comment as have found any advice I've given has been ignored from me but accepted from the guys. Not arsed it's a male dominated forum and I know what I know.
We've made good friends on here too which I'm grateful for.
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terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired ....
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terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired ....
The fact that a mod on the site displays that attitude towards an honest discussion amongst the members that use it says it all really! >:(
If we bore you to the point of rudeness may I politely request you stand down and let someone with at least some interest help out instead! :y
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I remember you posting "terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired" to a post of mine, so decided to see what you thought of the reply. It seems you don't ;D
As for General Chat, the same people make the laughs and jokes and when they aren't on here it seems quiet.... People on here come across far too serious in my opinion
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I remember you posting "terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired" to a post of mine, so decided to see what you thought of the reply. It seems you don't ;D
As for General Chat, the same people make the laughs and jokes and when they aren't on here it seems quiet.... People on here come across far too serious in my opinion
Yeah but I'm not a mod! Seriously childish! And not too funny from a court jester! >:(
And we wonder what's up with OOF....wannabe admins holding grudges! Yay!
Your post was so memorable I don't even remember it! ::)
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I remember you posting "terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired" to a post of mine, so decided to see what you thought of the reply. It seems you don't ;D
As for General Chat, the same people make the laughs and jokes and when they aren't on here it seems quiet.... People on here come across far too serious in my opinion
Yeah but I'm not a mod! Seriously childish! And not too funny from a court jester! >:(
And we wonder what's up with OOF....wannabe admins holding grudges! Yay!
Your post was so memorable I don't even remember it! ::)
terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired ;D
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Grow up. Complaint lodged with real Admin. >:(
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Grow up. Complaint lodged with real Admin. >:(
Perhaps it could be you that needs to grow up?
Your attitude I remember annoyed quiet a few then you left for a while to cool off...
As for Real Admin, I was simply asked to do a little Moderating nothing to do with Admin. Barking up the wrong tree my thinks. :)
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Lets ALL show some more respect to other members please.
This whole thread sums up whats wrong with OOF.
Noone can say anything without it all turning into a personal slanging match. No wonder newbies are afraid to join in.
Launching insults and belittling opinions is just not acceptable imho. That terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired comment to me shows disrespect to every poster in the thread.
Lets get it friendly again PLEASE.
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Grow up. Complaint lodged with real Admin. >:(
Perhaps it could be you that needs to grow up?
Your attitude I remember annoyed quiet a few then you left for a while to cool off...
As for Real Admin, I was simply asked to do a little Moderating nothing to do with Admin. Barking up the wrong tree my thinks. :)
At least i had the decency to give my views via PM, not publicly slag you off! Bring it on! Now what's your problem? You've never upset anyone on here or said something you shouldn't then Mr court jester, not good enough to be let out the chat section!
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Lets ALL show some more respect to other members please.
This whole thread sums up whats wrong with OOF.
Noone can say anything without it all turning into a personal slanging match. No wonder newbies are afraid to join in.
Launching insults and belittling opinions is just not acceptable imho. That terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired comment to me shows disrespect to every poster in the thread.
Lets get it friendly again PLEASE.
Post was too long to use the quote on my phone else would have done.
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Grow up. Complaint lodged with real Admin. >:(
Perhaps it could be you that needs to grow up?
Your attitude I remember annoyed quiet a few then you left for a while to cool off...
As for Real Admin, I was simply asked to do a little Moderating nothing to do with Admin. Barking up the wrong tree my thinks. :)
At least i had the decency to give my views via PM, not publicly slag you off! Bring it on! Now what's your problem? You've never upset anyone on here or said something you shouldn't then Mr court jester, not good enough to be let out the chat section!
;D ;D
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Grow up. Complaint lodged with real Admin. >:(
Perhaps it could be you that needs to grow up?
Your attitude I remember annoyed quiet a few then you left for a while to cool off...
As for Real Admin, I was simply asked to do a little Moderating nothing to do with Admin. Barking up the wrong tree my thinks. :)
At least i had the decency to give my views via PM, not publicly slag you off! Bring it on! Now what's your problem? You've never upset anyone on here or said something you shouldn't then Mr court jester, not good enough to be let out the chat section!
;D ;D
Yup pretty much what we think of you, and it's not you humour! ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
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Guys, let it go, please. :-* ;)
Sigh... ;D
;)
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Guys, let it go, please. :-* ;)
Sigh... ;D
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I will when I get an apology from the bullying mod. We get warnings over posting personal stuff about others. It would appear our unfunny court jester has some problem or grudge with me but is reluctant to expand beyond personal insults. >:(
Aaron, no wind up from me, I'm seriously disturbed by the behaviour of a mod. :(
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so erm anyone got any snow where they are :) been hot here today in paradise :y
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so erm anyone got any snow where they are :) been hot here today in paradise :y
Couldn't find me sunglasses. :-[
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thats a good point have no clue where mine are either and i am gonna need them this year..gonna drive the mig this year instead of getting it repaired :y :y
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Thought about joining a working mens club today, but then I thought, hey, your retired ;)
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Thought about joining a working mens club today, but then I thought, hey, your retired ;)
;D banned already ;D
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Thought about joining a working mens club today, but then I thought, hey, your retired ;)
;D ;D I Dont know why but I found that funny.. cheers old un ;) ;D ;D
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Thought about joining a working mens club today, but then I thought, hey, your retired ;)
;D ;D ;D :y
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Hope I'm not too late to reflect to the first post of the thread so don't worry guys, "friends to be friends" and this isn't depending on the numbers of new threads in gendiss section! I'm sure you think into this a little bit more than worth. Remember what connection is between quantity and quality... ;) I would suggest you/ourselves being relaxed and just foruming away quietly ! :y
Im slowly drifting away from here now. i think its getting a bit boring now to be honest. im too scared to say anything in case i offend anyone as the sense of humour has gone. A lot of subjects are now taboo and the site is too big with various countries using it as well. Still best forum going but too pc for me now.
Unfortunately yess... :-\ f*ckin political correctness...anyway internationality of the site is rather advantage than disadvantage to my mind. :y
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Lets ALL show some more respect to other members please.
This whole thread sums up whats wrong with OOF.
Noone can say anything without it all turning into a personal slanging match. No wonder newbies are afraid to join in.
Launching insults and belittling opinions is just not acceptable imho. That terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired comment to me shows disrespect to every poster in the thread.
Lets get it friendly again PLEASE.
so true Jim. that's the problem. people can't handle other peoples opinions.
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Lets ALL show some more respect to other members please.
This whole thread sums up whats wrong with OOF.
Noone can say anything without it all turning into a personal slanging match. No wonder newbies are afraid to join in.
Launching insults and belittling opinions is just not acceptable imho. That terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired comment to me shows disrespect to every poster in the thread.
Lets get it friendly again PLEASE.
so true Jim. that's the problem. people can't handle other peoples opinions.
Who asked you, yer cockney git? :P
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Lets ALL show some more respect to other members please.
This whole thread sums up whats wrong with OOF.
Noone can say anything without it all turning into a personal slanging match. No wonder newbies are afraid to join in.
Launching insults and belittling opinions is just not acceptable imho. That terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired comment to me shows disrespect to every poster in the thread.
Lets get it friendly again PLEASE.
so true Jim. that's the problem. people can't handle other peoples opinions.
Who asked you, yer cockney git? :P
I was just thinking the same thing myself........ :D :D :D
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trouble these days is everybody has an opinion and thats it!!! no matter whether right or wrong!?
generaly find most people frightened to laugh these days :y me im proud of being a young grandad at12 well mrs reckons thats how old i am ??? But why should i worry?
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trouble these days is everybody has an opinion and thats it!!! no matter whether right or wrong!?
generaly find most people frightened to laugh these days :y me im proud of being a young grandad at12 well mrs reckons thats how old i am ??? But why should i worry?
Exactly the problem.
Opinions. They can't be right OR wrong, otherwise it would be a fact.
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exactly mate all I know is right pedal go left is stop get totally messed up with three pedals :y
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trouble these days is everybody has an opinion and thats it!!! no matter whether right or wrong!?
generaly find most people frightened to laugh these days :y me im proud of being a young grandad at12 well mrs reckons thats how old i am ??? But why should i worry?
Spot on couldnt have put it better myself :y
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When a dog pisses up your leg, do you go Oh FFS! or..... smile & be glad it wasn't in your mouth! ;D :
Don't forget Oofers, it's very easy to let your 'fingers do the talking' but your brain must be in gear first! ;)
Life is just too short to see everything in a negative way, so before posting, my advise is to smoke something leafy from the garden first or have a stiff Gin & it! :y
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When a dog pisses up your leg, do you go Oh FFS! or..... smile & be glad it wasn't in your mouth! ;D :
Don't forget Oofers, it's very easy to let your 'fingers do the talking' but your brain must be in gear first! ;)
Life is just too short to see everything in a negative way, so before posting, my advise is to smoke something leafy from the garden first or have a stiff Gin & it! :y
But what do I use if I dont drink Gin or smoke stuff fro the garden ::) ;D ;D ;D
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When a dog pisses up your leg, do you go Oh FFS! or..... smile & be glad it wasn't in your mouth! ;D :
Don't forget Oofers, it's very easy to let your 'fingers do the talking' but your brain must be in gear first! ;)
Life is just too short to see everything in a negative way, so before posting, my advise is to smoke something leafy from the garden first or have a stiff Gin & it! :y
But what do I use if I dont drink Gin or smoke stuff fro the garden ::) ;D ;D ;D
can always post some for you just been to garden centre ;D ;D
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When a dog pisses up your leg, do you go Oh FFS! or..... smile & be glad it wasn't in your mouth! ;D :
Don't forget Oofers, it's very easy to let your 'fingers do the talking' but your brain must be in gear first! ;)
Life is just too short to see everything in a negative way, so before posting, my advise is to smoke something leafy from the garden first or have a stiff Gin & it! :y
But what do I use if I dont drink Gin or smoke stuff fro the garden ::) ;D ;D ;D
can always post some for you just been to garden centre ;D ;D
Was there a garden centre open at this time of night in Landan ???
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When a dog pisses up your leg, do you go Oh FFS! or..... smile & be glad it wasn't in your mouth! ;D :
Don't forget Oofers, it's very easy to let your 'fingers do the talking' but your brain must be in gear first! ;)
Life is just too short to see everything in a negative way, so before posting, my advise is to smoke something leafy from the garden first or have a stiff Gin & it! :y
But what do I use if I dont drink Gin or smoke stuff fro the garden ::) ;D ;D ;D
Sex, maybe?
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When a dog pisses up your leg, do you go Oh FFS! or..... smile & be glad it wasn't in your mouth! ;D :
Don't forget Oofers, it's very easy to let your 'fingers do the talking' but your brain must be in gear first! ;)
Life is just too short to see everything in a negative way, so before posting, my advise is to smoke something leafy from the garden first or have a stiff Gin & it! :y
But what do I use if I dont drink Gin or smoke stuff fro the garden ::) ;D ;D ;D
Sex, maybe?
better not put any comment to that as I could land myself in trouble ;) ;D
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So, how can we allow some level of fun, without being abusive to members? We have a global audience, so we cannot have the mindless BNP mentality that was creeping in.
The jokes became overwhelming - page after page of 'jokes' that weren't even funny 20yrs ago, so got shifted off into 1 thread. Politics threads became the same way - thread after thread of politics that only interested a handful.
Speaking, for once, as an Admin, we can't have a chat section swamped with a single genre - that looks even more cliquey that normal banter.
So, any ideas?
As for DLK and LJay - if you have differences, either sort them out privately, or learn to ignore each other >:(.
LJay - don't get hung up on people's status, everyone here is equal, regardless of status - thats been one of our founding principles. By its nature, we (OOF - the forum as a whole) need a handful of members to assist with the running. This does not and will not preclude those who volunteered/were volunteered from having their own opinion, which they have the same right as anyone else to express, within the rules of course. Reading the thread, I get the impression that you would have ignored it, but for some random status under his name? Respond by PM if you need to reply. Any admin (except 'Admin' ;)) will happily listen to your grievence.
What we will not tolerate is macilous posts towards other members. Those breaking that rule will likey see a temporary or permenent ban. Nobody is excluded from that, Administrators included. >:(
Now do I win the prize for being the only Admin to get banned ::)
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Who are you and where's TheBoy really gone? ??? ???
That was actually a really good response and totally out of your "member" character and completely "admin" :y :y
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terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired.
:P :D ;D ;D
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When a dog pisses up your leg, do you go Oh FFS! or..... smile & be glad it wasn't in your mouth! ;D :
Don't forget Oofers, it's very easy to let your 'fingers do the talking' but your brain must be in gear first! ;)
Life is just too short to see everything in a negative way, so before posting, my advise is to smoke something leafy from the garden first or have a stiff Gin & it! :y
But what do I use if I dont drink Gin or smoke stuff fro the garden ::) ;D ;D ;D
Sex, maybe?
better not put any comment to that as I could land myself in trouble ;) ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y :y
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Who are you and where's TheBoy really gone? ??? ???
He's high on painkillers. But he's so gay, even the weakest off-the-shelf pills knock him for six
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terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired.
:P :D ;D ;D
you really should get more sleep you old fart ;D :P
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terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired.
:P :D ;D ;D
;D ;D
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i've spent 10 years managing a forum of over 90'000 members. ( www.soundonsound.com/forum ) I "retired" from Moderator status at new year, this year, having already spent stepped down as an admin a year or so earlier when health problems proper floored me.
these things are cyclic, general discussion is pottering along.... although some people do like to take the fun out of it.
some people could learn to better interpret things on the printed page that might be more obvious in person.... body language, facial expression, tone of voice , eye twinkles.... etc... all make saying something a bit risque or Tongue in cheek , a survivable experience in the real world, but without all those contextual clues , saying the same thing in just text on a page can easily start a needless fight, unless the other party can read those cues in between the lines...
other people could learn to shut the hell up, know when to walk away, and when to , if not apologise, then at least back down....
and a number of people could do with a humor upgrade.,
despite all that, this is still a damn nice place to hang out....
Ljay, if you want to know what bully boy mods are really like.... you should try some of the places i have to inhabit for work purposes... Daz is a great big softie in comparison..... by anyone's standards... hell, such things might even be said to be the root of OOF's existence.... am i the only person to remember what it was like before OOF ???? when we were on assorted other Vx forums/???
i'll grant you he's not perfect, but no one is....
furthermore, being a Moderator does NOT mean one is not entitled to an opinion, or a sense of humor, or feelings.... they are still human, still members, and can still wear Pink crocs if they so choose. .
which is entirely what you've recently being implying is not the case, and that Moderator status carries with it some vow of chastity and vulcan like control of one's mental state.... .....
Moderators are members too.,,... they simply help with the housekeeping.
or at least that's my view....
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So, how can we allow some level of fun, without being abusive to members? We have a global audience, so we cannot have the mindless BNP mentality that was creeping in.
The jokes became overwhelming - page after page of 'jokes' that weren't even funny 20yrs ago, so got shifted off into 1 thread. Politics threads became the same way - thread after thread of politics that only interested a handful.
Speaking, for once, as an Admin, we can't have a chat section swamped with a single genre - that looks even more cliquey that normal banter.
So, any ideas?
As for DLK and LJay - if you have differences, either sort them out privately, or learn to ignore each other >:(.
LJay - don't get hung up on people's status, everyone here is equal, regardless of status - thats been one of our founding principles. By its nature, we (OOF - the forum as a whole) need a handful of members to assist with the running. This does not and will not preclude those who volunteered/were volunteered from having their own opinion, which they have the same right as anyone else to express, within the rules of course. Reading the thread, I get the impression that you would have ignored it, but for some random status under his name? Respond by PM if you need to reply. Any admin (except 'Admin' ;)) will happily listen to your grievence.
What we will not tolerate is macilous posts towards other members. Those breaking that rule will likey see a temporary or permenent ban. Nobody is excluded from that, Administrators included. >:(
Now do I win the prize for being the only Admin to get banned ::)
I did take it to PM, suggest you read the logs, Alert Mod etc. It was your wonderful mod who decided to bring it to a public slanging match! He was the one being malicious.
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i've spent 10 years managing a forum of over 90'000 members. ( www.soundonsound.com/forum ) I "retired" from Moderator status at new year, this year, having already spent stepped down as an admin a year or so earlier when health problems proper floored me.
these things are cyclic, general discussion is pottering along.... although some people do like to take the fun out of it.
some people could learn to better interpret things on the printed page that might be more obvious in person.... body language, facial expression, tone of voice , eye twinkles.... etc... all make saying something a bit risque or Tongue in cheek , a survivable experience in the real world, but without all those contextual clues , saying the same thing in just text on a page can easily start a needless fight, unless the other party can read those cues in between the lines...
other people could learn to shut the hell up, know when to walk away, and when to , if not apologise, then at least back down....
and a number of people could do with a humor upgrade.,
despite all that, this is still a damn nice place to hang out....
Ljay, if you want to know what bully boy mods are really like.... you should try some of the places i have to inhabit for work purposes... Daz is a great big softie in comparison..... by anyone's standards... hell, such things might even be said to be the root of OOF's existence.... am i the only person to remember what it was like before OOF ???? when we were on assorted other Vx forums/???
i'll grant you he's not perfect, but no one is....
furthermore, being a Moderator does NOT mean one is not entitled to an opinion, or a sense of humor, or feelings.... they are still human, still members, and can still wear Pink crocs if they so choose. .
which is entirely what you've recently being implying is not the case, and that Moderator status carries with it some vow of chastity and vulcan like control of one's mental state.... .....
Moderators are members too.,,... they simply help with the housekeeping.
or at least that's my view....
I'm not saying he isn't but to refuse to discuss whatever problem he has with me privately and instead slag me off publicly is not on. Would appear sexism is alive and well, lads stick together and don't bother to get things out in the open with one of the few female members you haven't managed to intimidate into leaving!
Well done!
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I did take it to PM, suggest you read the logs, Alert Mod etc. It was your wonderful mod who decided to bring it to a public slanging match! He was the one being malicious.
As said in post above, forget the fact he is a Moderator here. That happens to be irrelevent. We - all members - have equal rights to express an opinion. And all are treated the same.
I have, obviously, looked at the logs and at the reports. And I still stick by my earlier comment - if two members cannot get on, either sort it out privately, or learn to ignore. That goes for both parties. Regardless of any perceived status here.
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Would appear sexism is alive and well, lads stick together and don't bother to get things out in the open with one of the few female members you haven't managed to intimidate into leaving!
Forgive me, I keep rereading it but can't see it. Can you point out which part you think is sexist, and I will take that up with MaxV6.
Thanks.
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Anyway.........weather's not been bad recently, eh? ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Anyway.........weather's not been bad recently, eh? ;D ;D ;D ;D
You seem happy. General not had you sweeping the parade ground with your toothbrush today then?
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been a bit stormy but the sun will come out tommorrow maybe :o
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Would appear sexism is alive and well, lads stick together and don't bother to get things out in the open with one of the few female members you haven't managed to intimidate into leaving!
Forgive me, I keep rereading it but can't see it. Can you point out which part you think is sexist, and I will take that up with MaxV6.
Thanks.
Lads sticking together! ;)
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Anyway.........weather's not been bad recently, eh? ;D ;D ;D ;D
You seem happy. General not had you sweeping the parade ground with your toothbrush today then?
Ooh, plenty of sh!te at work but nothing I can talk about on here. For once though it's not the general giving me problems ;D
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im a firm believer in if you cant take it dont give it and sticks and stones may break my bones but calling names wont hurt me,this thread might aswell be locked cos its going nowhere
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best suggestion yet :y :y
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im a firm believer in if you cant take it dont give it and sticks and stones may break my bones but calling names wont hurt me,this thread might aswell be locked cos its going nowhere
Pah! Me and Zok are chatting about the weather! Leave us alone, you big bully :P
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Anyway.........weather's not been bad recently, eh? ;D ;D ;D ;D
You seem happy. General not had you sweeping the parade ground with your toothbrush today then?
Ooh, plenty of sh!te at work but nothing I can talk about on here. For once though it's not the general giving me problems ;D
Could be worse mate, they could have found out about the Flanders Pigeon Murderer. ;D ;D
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Mountains out of molehills.....
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im a firm believer in if you cant take it dont give it and sticks and stones may break my bones but calling names wont hurt me,this thread might aswell be locked cos its going nowhere
Pah! Me and Zok are chatting about the weather! Leave us alone, you big bully :P
calling me names is not big and its not clever,i have a sensitive side you know :P
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i would have made pretty much the same comment were the positions entirely reversed.
and i'm pretty sure Jaime knows that.
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Anyway.........weather's not been bad recently, eh? ;D ;D ;D ;D
You seem happy. General not had you sweeping the parade ground with your toothbrush today then?
Ooh, plenty of sh!te at work but nothing I can talk about on here. For once though it's not the general giving me problems ;D
Could be worse mate, they could have found out about the Flanders Pigeon Murderer. ;D ;D
He was tasty sentenced to firing squad years ago ::)
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Chip
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Yeah it's only a par 3, I don't see a Par 9 anywhere. :-\
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OK, I think its time to lock. Anyone have a problem, PM me, Hotel21, Marks DTM or Auto Addict. I assure you it will get read and digested and discussed.
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End of the day.....If Daz hadnt been disrespectful to all the original posters in this thread....NONE of this would have happened.
Yes...any other member could type terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired and it wouldnt matter so much
imho a Mod has to moderate their own thoughts sometimes. IMHO this was one of those times.
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imho a Mod has to moderate their own thoughts sometimes. IMHO this was one of those times.
Sorry, we will have to agree to disagree on that point. A Mod/Gmod/Admin has every right to express themselves as any other member IMHO. Why should an arbitary title preclude that member from saying anything that other members would be allowed to say.
PS, this thread is locked now ;)