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Becki

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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 6:13 am Post subject:
Thats kind of what I ment when I commented, but for once I did actually say what I felt

Brownbear

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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 6:21 am Post subject:

Bebo wrote:

I kind of agree about the place seeming a bit cliquey (especially if you don't live in Wales!). I've never been described as being reticent about making my views known, but there are times when I keep shtum because I know that what I say won't be appreciated. More often though its a feeling that any input I make will be just ignored. But maybe thats just down to plain old fashioned self-esteem issues rather than cliqueness!

Well what you say might be ignored - I'm sure 9/10 of what is written is ignored by about 3/4 of the posters here. And some might think it's complete gibberish. But who is to say they're right, and why do you care anyway? Sod 'em.

Becki

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Devon

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 6:29 am Post subject:
Did you say something?

Silas

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: Staffordshire

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 7:00 am Post subject:

Yep. Probably 90% of posts are what I would term, well, boring. Often seems to me that some posters just like to post something - anything just so they can say they have posted. 80% of the threads I never read, it must be really bloody tedious to be a mod and have to read (with all due respect) lists of jobs that certain posters have to get done before dinner.

However, the remaining 10/20% are often very interesting, not always contentious, the thread about the poorly ex-bat chicken was really a nice one to read.

But, and this is the important thing, without the imput of the 80%, the forum would grind to a halt - so its hats off to the mods (well, some of them anyway) for bothering to do the job in the first place.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 7:59 am Post subject:

Silas wrote:

so its hats off to the mods (well, some of them anyway) for bothering to do the job in the first place.

Who are you, and what have you done with Silas?

Erikht

Joined: 08 Feb 2005
Posts: 3358

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 8:04 am Post subject:
Wot Silas said.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 8:05 am Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Silas wrote:

so its hats off to the mods (well, some of them anyway) for bothering to do the job in the first place.

Who are you, and what have you done with Silas?

He did say 'some of them', so don't panic, he's probably not being nice to you

bingo

Joined: 26 Oct 2006
Posts: 4401
Location: The Games Room normally!

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Locking threads that aren't abusive

Stacey wrote:

Why?

Who decides what's interesting and what's not? Why is it any skin of the mods' noses if a debate rambles for a bit? Sometimes a thread loses impetus for a while only for someone to come along and inject a new idea or there are actual developments in the subject being discussed.

It comes across as very heavy handed and arrogant for a mod to just decide to lock a thread that doesn't actually go against the guidelines. Is this a community or a club for people 'in charge'?

This is why I don't post on here much anymore.

Well said Stacey.

Silas

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Location: Staffordshire

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 9:03 am Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Silas wrote:

so its hats off to the mods (well, some of them anyway) for bothering to do the job in the first place.

Who are you, and what have you done with Silas?

I did say some of them.

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
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Location: Eastoft

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 9:05 am Post subject:
Morning Silas

Silas

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Location: Staffordshire

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 9:09 am Post subject:

Bernie66 wrote:

Morning Silas

Good morning to you too!

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 10:44 am Post subject:

Bebo wrote:

You can pretty much guarantee that your input won't be ignored- someone will find it useful & will read it (never ceases to amaze me how many people spend weeks/months just reading the forum before they join, so they must be getting something out of it).

Probably the thing that sets DS apart, I think, is that you can be completely at loggerheads with someone on a certain point one week & then not so long after they are quite willing to give you advice/offering to send you something they have in surplus. I hate the word cliquey (and I agree it must be a DS, I went many years without encountering the word & first came across it being used to describe DS) but it seems to work & you can get out as much as you put in.

Erikht

Joined: 08 Feb 2005
Posts: 3358

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 8:24 pm Post subject:
But who does threads have to be non-abusive? I usually manage to find something abusive in every thread, if I am looking close enough. If we all showed some responsibility and abused our fellow men now and again, the mods can close the threads without all this fuss. I know they appreciate it when I am thoughtful like this.

alice

Joined: 18 Feb 2006
Posts: 2820

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 8:42 pm Post subject:

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never ceases to amaze me how many people spend weeks/months just reading the forum before they join, so they must be getting something out of it

).

Ooer! I joined and then lurked for about three years before I posted.
But then, I'm a shy little flower

Brownbear

Joined: 28 May 2007
Posts: 14929
Location: South West

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 08 8:44 pm Post subject:

Erikht wrote:

But who does threads have to be non-abusive? I usually manage to find something abusive in every thread, if I am looking close enough. If we all showed some responsibility and abused our fellow men now and again, the mods can close the threads without all this fuss. I know they appreciate it when I am thoughtful like this.

Get knotted, herring-pickler.

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