chill out Mitchell my man..
imagine the yetis unbridled grief when he gets back and finds you gone..
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People are over-reacting and need to put this in perspective. We all have our good days and bad days. Sometimes we share, sometimes we don't.
Sage words CG
People come and people go, it's the nature of the beast. Sometimes it is funny and brilliant and then it's dull and predictable, just like the posters, some of whom dominate the site by sheer volume of postings - bad in my view.
To BM - cheer up m8, I know that things don't appear great work wise but it's only a website and it's nearly Christmas.
To everyone else, including those
damnedbanned, have a good and merry one and remember the nights get lighter from now on.
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I think binners needs to remember the weeks when all he has to occupy himself is the forum and his genitalia.
Yesterday it seemed we'd never get over yeti's disappearance. Today, it seems that little bit easier. Time, my friends, is a great healer.
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Can you take Effinchafing with you on your way out. He needs a ciggie.
I don't 'need' ciggies; I just like one now and then, or if I'm having a pint or something.
TSY is amusing himself on Mleh atm.
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I genuinely feel that people are overreacting - all it takes is one person to rubbish then others follow suit.
Have had a look at that other place and I know where I would rather be - it's cosy here, accepting of people, folk reach out when someone is struggling, much humour, much kindness.
Certainly don't want to have expletives hurled willy nilly, playground behaviour, bullying. No thanks.
Come back barnsleymitch - you make us laugh!
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binners - Member
FFS. Get a grip! Its an internet forum
There's so much navel gazing going on on here of late, its starting to resemble a sixth formers bedroom. It probably smells like one too
Fundamentally true.
However I do believe that the clampdown has had undesirable effects. To me the casual homophobia and misogyny needed to be clamped down on. However the swearing ban and banning of regulars for minor offences goes way too far for me. I am very surprised I have not had one quite honestly. I really have no idea what is acceptable and that pisses me off. Language I would use infront of my 75 yr old mother gets some folk a ban. Some consistency in the bannings would be nice as well. Some of the most offensive posters do not get banned, others get banned for minor infractions. If elf had said some of the things I have said he would be banned for sure.
A forum is only as good / useful / interesting as the posts that are made and while this is a big forum with a lot of posters its not a huge number that give it its flavour and spice. Lose too many and the character will change.
The preponderance of navel gazing threads show the disquiet and while I don't think anyone can hold a gun to the heads at STW towers they would be stupid not to heed this. This forum is a powerful and important part of their setup even if it does not create a great deal of money directly. It could go ratshit easily There is a pretty negative vibe about the place at the moment.
Mitch - I have been guilty in the past of giving the forum too much importance. Its not worth the dramaqueen act - I know I have been there. You need to put it in perspective. So have a break, regain some perspective and return when ready.
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Is now the time to ask what happened to BigDummy? I miss him.
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ok, bye then.
B'mitch who?
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Is now the time to ask what happened to BigDummy? I miss him.
I heard he was frightened by a goose,and is now having to undergo intensive therapy.
If elf had said some of the things I have said he would be banned for sure.
I'm glad someone else has said this...
ok, bye then.
B'mitch who?
And you are...?
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TJ+1
I think BG has been forced to work now, which is a real shame Posted 1 year ago # -
To me the casual homophobia and misogyny needed to be clamped down on.
I find the line between good humour/legitimate criticism of religion and language bordering on hatred towards religious adherents is often crossed.
And no, I'm not just talking about Woppit.
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Interesting. I would tend not to agree but I have little time for any religion. I do remember a couple of people getting a hard time for being believers
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Elfinsafety, i'm a bloke with little time for whingers. If he doesn't like it here then he can stop coming here. It's not compulsory is it?
I mean come on, its an Internet forum. If he doesn't like the rules here then he can set up and administer his own forum. But don't expect me to come over all emotional because he wants to make a stink.
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I find it weird that people get banned for swearing in posts.
Walk into any pub in any place and you will hear expletives.
Seriously if you don't want to hear ( see ) swear words go to a kids forum. I fully understand the reasons for banning people that fire off personal insults but surely this place is becoming too PC.
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and you are?
just another poster on here, just like you.Posted 1 year ago # -
I've explained the words that can't be used under any circumstances and they are the same ones that can't be used by any publishing organisation
I think this is fine. We should follow STW in this respect. Readers need to have consistency between the mag and the forum. The tone of both should be the same. This seems entirely sensible and simple. No need for a list of banned words, all the approved words can be found in the Mag.
So just follow the rules!
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just another poster on here, just like you.
AAhhh..... but unless you are a prolific poster who appears to live their life through the site and posts by the minute then you are not in the clique.
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I find the line between good humour/legitimate criticism of religion and language bordering on hatred towards religious adherents is often crossed
I dont.
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Elfinsafety, i'm a bloke with little time for whingers.
Why are you whinging about him then?
just another poster on here, just like you.
No, I don't think you quite got what I meant....
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I'm often mildly offended by the aggressive and insulting attacks of particular atheists on this forum. So what!?
That sort of behaviour does their reputation no favours. They should not be banned just because I don't like how they express their ideas. Religious-minded people, I include myself, must be grown-up enough to tolerate the odd bit of mouthing off.
I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it
Voltaire - a smart French bloke.Posted 1 year ago # -
In the spirit of Christmas can I just point out that if someone was pick up all the toys that get thrown out of prams over this, no orphan would ever have to do without at Christmas ever again.
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Maybe if a thread was allowed to run,then people woul have th opportunity to vent their frustrations and have their arguments or point or questions addressed (by the mods?) in a satisfactory way, instead of everyone feeling blueballed, and recreating the same threads over and over again. Maybe even make it a private threa (if possible, or put a big warning on it, so that a frank and open discussion can be had, it is clear that there are some people getting frustrated and destructive.
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Maybe if a thread was allowed to run,then people woul have th opportunity to vent their frustrations and have their arguments or point or questions addressed
Because as laudable as your suggestion is it woudl never happen. It would (and has ) just end up an abusive slanging match - We don;t want that.
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But even the slanging match would allow folks to get it out of their system.
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Can someone lend me a Mint Sauce keyring for a few days?
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But even the slanging match would allow folks to get it out of their system.
Oh, isn't that what footballs/bikes/running shoes etc. are for?
Self-control is where it's at.
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There is a pretty negative vibe about the place at the moment.
so if all the negativity were to exit stage left the place will be a lot more...er...positive?? Maybe there is an unseen flaw in that plan, but sounds like a goer to me.
I'm not over-sensitive but I like the relative lack of effing and jeffing on here and if we can stamp out the unpleasantness some people inflict on some others, that's a big thumbs up from me too. I've got loads of useful info from here and even met some nice people too...in real life no less.
To put some of this in "real life" context, a friend of mine had a break up some years back. For whatever reason this made his language terrible, but he didn't notice and we had to tell him. We were (are) all swearers but he could not see the line he'd stepped over. This was real life with real long-lasting friendships. Imagine now how easy it can be to offend on our little virtual Singletrackworld.
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SaxonRider - Member
To me the casual homophobia and misogyny needed to be clamped down on.
I find the line between good humour/legitimate criticism of religion and language bordering on hatred towards religious adherents is often crossed.
And no, I'm not just talking about Woppit.
Amazing, it used to be I was "offensive", now it seems, my posts "border on hatred".
Gosh.
Never mind. Jesus loves me, apparently...
Posted 1 year ago # -
Imagine giving Hora a wedgie mid-sentence as he woffles on about the failings of his third pair of forks this week
Had appalling luck with Rockshox reliability...
Then I bought a set of 36 Float r's off I_ache on here earlier this year (or was it last year?) and haven't looked back
Posted 1 year ago # -
It's all a bit of a balancing act isn't it.
I actually disagree with the idea that forum belongs to mark and chipps etc. Sure they own the copyrights and the servers but it's us that populate their space and make it what it is. As such I think that the forum users should be allowed a certain degree of autonomy - like it or not without us this place is nothing. Why can't we decide what the rules are? Why can't we choose the mods?
On the other hand we also have a responsibility to look out for STW and ensure that we as users are not putting site and mag at risk from our behaviour.
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Had appalling luck with Rockshox reliability...
Then I bought a set of 36 Float r's off I_ache on here earlier this year (or was it last year?) and haven't looked back
I love a happy endingPosted 1 year ago # -
Never mind. Jesus loves me, apparently.
I wouldn't count on it. He doesn't like being taken for granted you know
Posted 1 year ago # -
That's it! I'm off to wiki leaks! They'll at least let me say what I like....
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BigButSlimmerBloke - Member
Never mind. Jesus loves me, apparently.
I wouldn't count on it. He doesn't like being taken for granted you knowI here he's having a birthday party tho'........
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users should be allowed a certain degree of autonomy
That's what they have. A certain degree. I'd hazard a guess most of us think that certain degree is perfectly reasonable.
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