Severed Link - Roy`s Concern

[Caz]

where is that then cazzer  all this abuse ?

Why would you be asking me that? The quote’s from the council webmaster!

Are you trying to tell me there hasn’t been any, and that a heck of stuff didn’t eventually get deleted?

where do u see the  language  bert please tell us

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Are you trying to say there hasn’t been any of that either, which eventually got deleted?

You seem to be taking these two comments personally, as if they were aimed at you, when if you read the posts carefully, they are obviously not!

And there has been a lot more than one perpetrator I can assure you!

You moderate your section to the best of your ability.
You said so.
Mick does his job the best he can.
Roy deals with his complaints blah,blah,blah.

Exactly! Though as Roy said, he can’t be on the forum 24 hrs a day, and can’t be expected to check every single post. He has once again asked people to report various things, because people are not doing so! It seems to be just the mods, but they can't be on 24 hrs a day either!

I did NOT say he has had to remove any of my posts.
Coz he hasn't.

Did I say you did? No!

I said that several things were deleted after this topic started, and after once again Roy had asked people to keep things sensible, and made a plea for a new moderator to help out.

Just for the record though, seeing as you keep going on about it, a post made by you was deleted from a serious thread within minutes of him issuing these posts! I know that for a fact because I reported it.

So what on earth is the problem.

Well the problem is that there is concern about the state of the forum as a whole, several points being raised, but as usual, the subject keeps returning to jam.

[booth76]

Jeez, we have whingers over at blackburn247.com - all complaining because those that do post, post 'too-much' or post 'irrelevent topics' . This does come sometimes from members who apply themself to the site, but many times comes from people who have posted very little.

If you don't like the threads ignore them, post YOUR topics and stick to them. If no-one replies to your topics, but the meaningless ones, tough!

It's amazing, on other forums, the length and breadth of the country, forums flourish - people who post lots are seen as the life of the forum. However on these forums (free ones I hasten to add) for people in the Northern Towns, we get this phenomenon of whingers. And they appear to be the minority - but expect the majority to do as they do. :

[Caz]

So the “whingers” as you put it are in a minority?
No just the ones that say something about it are. Those that won’t usually just stop posting and eventually go elsewhere.

Bear in mind won’t you that Roy started the forum, and that he set out some rules to try & keep it on track.
Don’t know if you allow swearing and abusive posts on your site, but it’s not supposed to be on here.
The forum link’s already been deleted from the council site because of it.

It’s not a matter of a minority expecting the majority to do what they want, it’s just being sensible.
Nobody said anything about irrelevant topics or threads, is there such a thing, as long as it's in the right place? Just totally irrelevant posts in them. What’s the point having different threads if we post just anything in them?
Most good forums I’ve seen issue statements about keeping things on topic, otherwise the whole thing can become a shambles.

The site is supposed to be a discussion forum for the whole community, with a potentially much bigger audience. Would suggest that this potential is borne in mind too, rather than losing part of the audience we’ve already acquired.

[Owd Bert]

Calling Sunray Major -Calling Sunray Major -- Come in Roy.

[KIPAX]

Fun posts are good
Serious posts are good

Serious posts in fun areas are OK so long as they are not trying to be party poopers

Humour in serious areas is OK so long as they are not trying to annoy

BUT
The problem we have here is that, as soon as someone tries to be serious. Tealeaf or one of his wannabes posts a stupid or sarcastic comment in response. This is soon deleted by the moderators or missed. But too late as the original poster has seen it.

No matter what tealeaf may say in his defence. No matter what booth76 may say in his/her infinite wisdom. The facts are very few serious topics are started and the serious posters have mostly given up and left. Make up all the excuses you want. Pontificate all you want. tell us al how it should be.  It does not alter the fact that this forum has gone downhill and it is due mainly to one self confessed forum bad boy

booth76 you have missed the point completely. No one wants a serious no fun messageboard. No one wants a fun only messageboard.  What has spoilt this one is people trying to spoil it for everyone else. first to gain BOO points and when that system was dropped then they had a reputation to keep up.

It would seem they have a limit and so far have not invaded medical type subjects. But anything else seems to be on limits to Tealeaf


Just ask "anyone" if they agree

[Tealeaf]

OK. I'm being serious. Now what?

[KIPAX]

Sums you up exactly.  I made it quite clear that no one is objecting to you being silly. No one is suggesting you should be serious.  

The problem is when you infect serious subjects. But here you are pretending you don't know.

I am or used to be an avid reader.  You have spoilt my enjoyment of reading.  Now you pretend you don't understand.

I have had my say. I will go back to reading. My comments have fallen of deaf ears it seems

If "anyone" agrees then respond.   Oh I did !

[Tealeaf]

Have you been drinking?

[Jo]

I think we have a great mix of fun and serious. Also, what is referred to by the wingers as "silly" often isn't silly, it's a serious opinion, albeit sometimes radical, expressed in a light-hearted manner.
I post in both sections. If I'm posting something serious and get witty replies I either:
a) ignore them
b) respond cos they tickle my fancy and then get on with the serious bit

I see a forum like a family - you can't exclude members, they are always part of the family. I have two brothers, with one I can talk seriously, but the other keeps butting in with witty, sarcastic comments. What can I do? Either I ignore him or I reply then get on with my conversation with the other. but I can't change my family. I have to accept it. Society is like that. If you want a forum with replies that completely suit your needs and desires at all time, then you have to allow only yourself to post, and not make it public.
If there is more wit than serious talk, then perhaps that's a representation of Accy folk - is that such a bad thing?

Re. keeping serious to serious and witty to witty, that's really impossible. You know wit has to be stimulated, and often it's stimulated by a topic under a serious thread.

I personally am less on the forum now because it has got a bit boring. Tend to send private messages more than anything. But then if I were to stop posting, would it be less important than Cazzer's 3 friends, because I wasn't always serious anyway?

We have no market research, we do not know why people have stopped. Fact is that a society and thus a forum is made up of different kinds of people and no-one is forced out. If you don't like it, lump it. If it gets too seriouos for me, I won't bother coming on, if it gets too silly for others, they won't bother. It's natural selection which forms the culture of a forum, and not a group of dictators.

[janet]

If everyone was the same it would be boring. I like to read the serious stuff as well as the funnies, there is plenty of room on here for everyone. so people keep posting your serious threads.

[susie]

having just read  all of this thread, it does seem to have got a bit out of proportion, who can post what and where on the forum.i too was an avid reader and that's why i registered, but it has gone quiet recently. on the whole i agree with the last post, live and let live,but keep it clean and decent

[happyone]

ok ok lets all [smiley=cuddle.gif] and make love not war  things happen people  dont like one thing  some dont like another  swearing is not  liked by any one  so least we agree on one thing but   please dont tell people what to do  we are not just the number that we joined by  ;D

[Jo]

We could have a poll......??  ;D

[happyone]

i not going to poland  

[Jo]

Shock horror, that wasn't supposed to be FUNNY was it???????????????  
You'll be censored......