Are registered members frightening? - Page 8

Less · 03-05-2012, 13:31

What's really frightening is the amount of digs against established members, no clique, no Mafia, just people that post regularly.
Why do so many think that the majority on here should have to fit in with the minority of newcomers?
If you're a newbie that posts something worthwhile you will get worthwhile replies.

If you post rubbish that you demand is the, light the truth and all that should be, you will find you are not only alone in your existence but on site as well.
Don't try to change regular posters, don't expect any sensible member to allow you to walk over us.
Learn to alter the flow by being worthwhile to read not demanding everyone else should alter to your own narrow view, why should we be polite with the one's that come on to tell us we are all wrong and the site should immediately change to their point of view?

We had a thread many years ago, we called the watchers ghosts, so far as I'm concerned I would rather have 10 ghost's that never post than one failed hippy that just complains because he/she/it can't get on with folk and goes out of his/her/it's way to post annoying threads.

Retlaw · 03-05-2012, 14:09

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Originally Posted by Less

What's really frightening is the amount of digs against established members, no clique, no Mafia, just people that post regularly.
Why do so many think that the majority on here should have to fit in with the minority of newcomers?
If you're a newbie that posts something worthwhile you will get worthwhile replies.

If you post rubbish that you demand is the, light the truth and all that should be, you will find you are not only alone in your existence but on site as well.
Don't try to change regular posters, don't expect any sensible member to allow you to walk over us.
Learn to alter the flow by being worthwhile to read not demanding everyone else should alter to your own narrow view, why should we be polite with the one's that come on to tell us we are all wrong and the site should immediately change to their point of view?

We had a thread many years ago, we called the watchers ghosts, so far as I'm concerned I would rather have 10 ghost's that never post than one failed hippy that just complains because he/she/it can't get on with folk and goes out of his/her/it's way to post annoying threads.

Very well put Less, I would also like to add, that if we all gave over responding to their purile posts, they would soon leave. They are only doing to bait Accy Webbers into responding.
Retlaw.

jaysay · 03-05-2012, 18:01

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

Very well put Less, I would also like to add, that if we all gave over responding to their purile posts, they would soon leave. They are only doing to bait Accy Webbers into responding.
Retlaw.

this Accy Webber just ignores them Retlaw, not worth responding to, they'll get fed up talking to themselves, and hopefully sod off

davemac · 03-05-2012, 18:52

Why is it when they take over a thread (and you know who I mean without actually saying it) all the joy goes out of that thread and is replaced with nasty name calling and puerile arguments.

Could it be this is the reason we don't get as many people joining the site, perhaps we should rename the thread to " Which members frighten you and stop you joining the forum".

These people are on my ignore list so I don't see their rantings, I just see the reaction they provoke, and the regulars who stay away from the site.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion on this site, but not at the expense of others

mobertol · 03-05-2012, 20:20

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Originally Posted by davemac

These people are on my ignore list so I don't see their rantings, I just see the reaction they provoke, and the regulars who stay away from the site. Everyone is entitled to their opinion on this site, but not at the expense of others

Everyone is entitled to their opinion - but i don't see how someone's opinion can be at the expense of others or keep regulars away from the site. Do you really think that is happening? Has someone said they are staying away for this reason?

We can all start up threads about what interests us and talk about those subjects freely with others who are interested.

There has been a rash of exchange about drugs fom certain members which I did make a few comments about initially but then, because I have nothing useful to add on the subject, have given it a wide berth and I think that quite a few others have done the same to avoid getting into a spiral of useless comments and personal insults which was leading nowhere fast. Luckily there are plenty of other interesting subjects to talk about and fun things to laugh about and in any case they'll soon get fed-up of banging on about their own little "rebellions" sooner or later.

I have never used the ignore button - i 'd rather see someones opinion and then choose to ignore or disregard their comment afterwards...that's if I can be bothered to read some of it.

susie123 · 03-05-2012, 20:30

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Some of the 'visitors' are cyber robots trawling for potential spam sites.

I've often wondered about this statistic:

Most users ever online was 2,111 (02-03-2010 at 22:37).

Wonder what was special, if anything, about that date and time to bring so many out of the woodwork?

DaveinGermany · 03-05-2012, 20:37

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Originally Posted by susie123

I've often wondered about this statistic:

Most users ever online was 2,111 (02-03-2010 at 22:37).

Wonder what was special, if anything, about that date and time to bring so many out of the woodwork?

Think there was something "Big" politically going on at the time Sue.

susie123 · 03-05-2012, 20:43

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Think there was something "Big" politically going on at the time Sue.

Such as...?

Margaret Pilkington · 03-05-2012, 20:45

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Originally Posted by mobertol

Everyone is entitled to their opinion - but i don't see how someone's opinion can be at the expense of others or keep regulars away from the site. Do you really think that is happening? Has someone said they are staying away for this reason?

We can all start up threads about what interests us and talk about those subjects freely with others who are interested.

There has been a rash of exchange about drugs fom certain members which I did make a few comments about initially but then, because I have nothing useful to add on the subject, have given it a wide berth and I think that quite a few others have done the same to avoid getting into a spiral of useless comments and personal insults which was leading nowhere fast. Luckily there are plenty of other interesting subjects to talk about and fun things to laugh about and in any case they'll soon get fed-up of banging on about their own little "rebellions" sooner or later.

I have never used the ignore button - i 'd rather see someones opinion and then choose to ignore or disregard their comment afterwards...that's if I can be bothered to read some of it.

Yes, I have not been here as much as I ordinarily would be.
I found the drug threads and the acrimony they provoked really tiresome........and I didn't want to read all that stuff. I did try to avoid it, but found comments relating to these threads seeping into totally unrelated subjects.
And to hear long term members who have been regular contributors called the 'three stooges'....in a way that is not only derogatory, but insulting too....well to put no fine point on it, it wasn't pleasant visiting the site...so I didn't.
I accept that folk are entitled to their opninions and rightly so, but I don't want to find those opinions ranted about in every other post.

And if that sounds petty it isn't meant to be. I just tell it like it appears to me...my own view.

DaveinGermany · 03-05-2012, 20:51

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Originally Posted by susie123

Such as...?

Think it was something about local bollictics, forced candidates, best candidates, out of date dates & general mud slinging.

Less · 03-05-2012, 21:01

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Originally Posted by susie123

I've often wondered about this statistic:

Most users ever online was 2,111 (02-03-2010 at 22:37).

Wonder what was special, if anything, about that date and time to bring so many out of the woodwork?

If memory serves correctly there were two times when we got visitors like that.
One was when we were hacked by some naughty Dutch hackers that put the site out of use for about 10 days while Roy repaired the corrupted files on the servers.
The other time when we had a massive software upgrade.

Both times caused a great deal of interest for the robotic spiders that come around gathering information.

They must have thought it was a new site and called up their mates to gather all the information and posts in the archives.

susie123 · 03-05-2012, 21:11

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Originally Posted by Less

If memory serves correctly there were two times when we got visitors like that.
One was when we were hacked by some naughty Dutch hackers that put the site out of use for about 10 days while Roy repaired the corrupted files on the servers.
The other time when we had a massive software upgrade.

Both times caused a great deal of interest for the robotic spiders that come around gathering information.

They must have thought it was a new site and called up their mates to gather all the information and posts in the archives.

Thanks for that Less.

Less · 03-05-2012, 21:29

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Originally Posted by susie123

Thanks for that Less.

No problem, during the time the hackers put us off the web was the only time I'd agreed to be a temporary mod'.
Now you may think that while the site wasn't up & running would mean mods weren't needed, but Roy had set a small page up telling folk what had happened and within about three days another member had generously built a temporary AccyWeb, so things could still continue.

Retlaw · 03-05-2012, 21:32

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Originally Posted by davemac

Why is it when they take over a thread (and you know who I mean without actually saying it) all the joy goes out of that thread and is replaced with nasty name calling and puerile arguments.

Could it be this is the reason we don't get as many people joining the site, perhaps we should rename the thread to " Which members frighten you and stop you joining the forum".

These people are on my ignore list so I don't see their rantings, I just see the reaction they provoke, and the regulars who stay away from the site.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion on this site, but not at the expense of others

I think it should be, that they are entitled to their opinions,
as long as they keep it to their selves.
They are just baiting people, for their own entertainment.
Retlaw

susie123 · 03-05-2012, 21:34

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Originally Posted by Less

No problem, during the time the hackers put us off the web was the only time I'd agreed to be a temporary mod'.
Now you may think that while the site wasn't up & running would mean mods weren't needed, but Roy had set a small page up telling folk what had happened and within about three days another member had generously built a temporary AccyWeb, so things could still continue.

Just shows what great people use the site...