Blackburn 24/7? - Page 3

booth76 · 27-08-2008, 19:50

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Originally Posted by Eric

This is an international site.

And there was me thinking it was a local site. I stand corrected.

accyman · 27-08-2008, 20:13

well its not called the world wide web for nothing lol, lets just say its an international site with a local theme depending where you are

besides a lot of members are expats and if it was for locals only then shouldnt we ban them all ,its bad enough they get all the good weather how dare they visit our local site lol

booth76 · 27-08-2008, 20:30

That's not what I meant but never mind

WillowTheWhisp · 27-08-2008, 21:07

I've just come back off several weeks holiday and was sorry to see that Blackburn 24/7 had closed. I can understand your reason for it though. It is indeed very sad when people turn a local website into a personal forum for petty arguing and vendettas. I have seen things like that happen on AccyWeb but never known it get to the extent of people blackmailing the mods by threatening to get all their friends to boycott. If I were running a forum I'd be glad to see the back of people of that ilk anyway. Even if the membership ends up being small at least if it's friendly it's better to be small than huge and nasty.

I really don't understand why people feel that being behind a computer screen gives them a right to be offensive towards others. There is no such thing as 'free speech' if it contains insults and libel. People in the real world get sued for such behaviour and it shouldn't have to be tolerated in the virtual world either.

I know I haven't been on the Blackburn site much but I will still miss it. To me it was a place to communicate with people who might have more idea about what's happening in that town - like the Church Street demolition site for instance.

I shall be having a look on Facebook shortly.

Frames · 29-08-2008, 16:56

I am gutted! It's a shame it had to come to this - hope Booth may reconsider after a while. Mind you, I only joined here today, the size of this website is boggling and the amount of posters is great! I can see now why Michael was getting frustrated!

booth76 · 29-08-2008, 17:00

Ha, now you know Frames... Or should I say Framer

Eric · 29-08-2008, 17:09

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Originally Posted by accyman

well its not called the world wide web for nothing lol, lets just say its an international site with a local theme depending where you are

besides a lot of members are expats and if it was for locals only then shouldnt we ban them all ,its bad enough they get all the good weather how dare they visit our local site lol

If it makes you feel any better it's raining right now

WillowTheWhisp · 29-08-2008, 18:06

There are o lot of sites nowhere near as busy as this. It's a shame Michael couldn't have just kept going with the few who were happy to be there and ignored the trouble makers and those who tried to get others to boycott the site. I wouldn't have wanted members who could be so easily persuaded by others anyway. How petty is that? I visit a forum because I want to be there and no-one else will tell me where to go and where not to go. - Well they might try telling me but I wouldn't take any notice.

It's a shame when people bring personal petty real life squabbles onto a forum. It has happened here too and we've had people taking the 'ump and leaving. I can think of quite a few who used to be regulars who are no longer here.

If 247 ever comes back I hope I notice and I'll be back over there.

Royboy39 · 29-08-2008, 19:12

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Originally Posted by accyman

well its not called the world wide web for nothing lol, lets just say its an international site with a local theme depending where you are

besides a lot of members are expats and if it was for locals only then shouldnt we ban them all ,its bad enough they get all the good weather how dare they visit our local site lol

Hello..............From sunny Spain.
Hey I've earned my visits to Accyweb, I was brought up in Church and got my lungs full of that crap from Blyth's and the bone yard for many years.
Now I live in the sun......what's wrong with that?

Neil · 29-08-2008, 19:42

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I can think of quite a few who used to be regulars who are no longer here.

I can think of a few who went and were reborn as others as well

Eric · 29-08-2008, 19:54

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Originally Posted by Royboy39

Hello..............From sunny Spain.
Hey I've earned my visits to Accyweb, I was brought up in Church and got my lungs full of that crap from Blyth's and the bone yard for many years.
Now I live in the sun......what's wrong with that?

I lived in Clayton (bottom end of course) for the first 21 years of my life, breathing the fumes from the old paint works on Rishton Rd. (I forget the name of it, pity we don't have Viagra for the brain ... my avatar is a picture of the old homestead). Now I live in The Great White North, along with the bears, the moose, and other assorted wild life. I'm a short walk from the shores of Lake Ontario, with the Thousand Islands only a short boat ride away. We are part of a UN World Heritage site: Fort Henry, the harbor fortifications and the Rideau Canal. I love where I live; but I still feel a closeness to my roots ... I really enjoy Accyweb, even tho' I don't understand a lot of what people are discussing ... and then there is the language difference

Alan Gilmartin · 30-08-2008, 09:30

Well I agree with you Eric, My roots are in Clayton too, and live that far away, that accyweb means alot to me, Ive been with it from the start, and consider a few whom Ive never met as my friends, it keeps me imformed of whats going on in the district, and of stories from the past, I would be shattered if it closed down. How close can we get without actually being there.

Loz · 30-08-2008, 11:21

Its a shame that the minority spoilt it for the serious members.
Like many on accyweb i would be gutted if it were to close for any reason.
I have only met a few people on here briefly but feel like i know a lot of you after our many discussions on here and would miss it greatly if it were to go.
I hope you can sort the problems out at some point and get it up and running again,good luck!

booth76 · 21-09-2008, 14:39

We're currently have a public beta test running on a different system, so it's back online for those that wanted it to return. Feel free to check it out, you will need to re-sign up though

emamum · 21-09-2008, 14:42

i'm on there.....i like the new look booth