[Closed] ST on Twitter...!

Go on then for us non-blue-bird loving people....

Oh ok then -

about 24 hours ago from web
Singletrackmag: The award for most unpleasant and deeply hated by the office forum user goes to......

Singletrackmag: Hora!

@singletrackmag?

Hmmm. In some ways I can't say I'm surprised. (About the comment generally, not the reference to Hora)

[i]Congratulations to Dan Carhcart for the grumpiest and yet most entertaining subscription cancellation letter ever. Dan wins the steam off...[/i]

...also quite intriguing: wonder what the reason for the cancellation was?

Congratulations to Dan Carhcart for the grumpiest and yet most entertaining subscription cancellation letter ever. Dan wins the steam off...

2:43 AM Nov 2nd from Tweetie

This letter needs to be made public knowledge.

yes, I wanted to see that letter

Is Hora really unpleasant?

He's clearly got some sort of forum Tourretes which means he has to post anything he thinks of as soon as he thinks it but most of the time I just find him baffling.

#horaclangers seems to have dropped off a bit recently too.

Hora

Really? He's an idiot, yeah but I don't think it's intentional and therefore not really [i]unpleasant[/i]. There's certainly one or two others ahead of him in the queue

Hora's alright really. Entertaining at least.

There's just a village missing an idiot somewhere. 😉

Dan Carhcart must have written what I was thinking when I cancelled mine.

Hora's not unpleasant - just a bit .. er ... forward

backward surely?

backward surely?

probably both
😀

at least he's mildly amusing, unlike that ernie lynch - even if i agree with him he still manages to irritate me (nothing personal whoever you are)

I think Hora's OK. Their comments are a bit harsh, but isn't that typical of ST?

this place is falling to bits. Watching the forum decend into playground antics is fair enough albeit very sad, but STW staff falling to our level??? Personal and public comments about people who support/ed you, nice work, very professional. Not doing yourselves any favours chaps.

doesn't take much nous to make a guess who'd be behind that comment.

Hora might be many things, but 'unpleasant' isn't one of the adjectives I'd use for his online presence.

this place is falling to bits

Now that is [i]quality[/i] humour 😆

I was giving the place the benefit of the doubt 😉

Mmm not exactly a professional thing to do, slightly odd to directly insult your forum members/supporters.

...also quite intriguing: wonder what the reason for the cancellation was?

Beards were quite high on his list

personally i think every business should regularly cull some of their customers

I've now got visions of Hora wandering aimlessly away from the herd of stw posters and being tracked by bike journalists with high powered rifles in a Souther Comfort kind of style (but without the zydeco music)

singletrackmag tweets are pretty random though

singletrackmag tweets are pretty random though

bang away long enough...

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Oi, you misquoted me. I said "baps or barms" (depending on where you live)

i have a beard and a subscription, what should i do???

Cancel it in a explosion of vitriol apparently.

coffeeking - Member

Mmm not exactly a professional thing to do, slightly odd to directly insult your forum members/supporters.

Exactly what I was thinking.

A feed from "The Company" should be exactly that, professional.

[i]Mmm not exactly a professional thing to do, slightly odd to directly insult your forum members/supporters. [/i]

they've not insulted their forum members or supporters, just Hora. I like them a little more now.

The thing is with Hora is that he is like a puppy, the more abuse he gets the more he comes back for another slap.

I've said this before, you are either very thick skinned Hora or very thick.

That's not meant as an insult BTW.

Mmm not exactly a professional thing to do

Obviously no-one remembers the webcam mooning 🙂

They're not professional, they're bike journos 😉

Doesn't everyone know about #horaclangers?

brant - Member

Doesn't everyone know about #horaclangers?

Nope, I know little of twitter, how do I get there?

KINGTUT- this forum ticks the box that lets off stress and steam.

If anyone speaks louder than the rest (there are some types on here who don't like that aren't they?) or throws in a silly viewpoint, hes set upon. Hence I'll keep throwing them into the area- it tickles me greatly.

Its an internet forum- why do you folk take its soo bloody seriously? Beyond me. take it for what it is and revel in its silliness, bathe in its freedom from linear-thought! Plus there is the odd subtle-troll skill of course (cough).

Ps. AndyP like your Mother I also love you 8)

Hora basically deserves this accolade

[i]Nope, I know little of twitter, how do I get there? [/i]

http://twitter.com/singletrackmag

Its an internet forum- why do you folk take its soo bloody seriously? Beyond me.

Why is the fact that it is an internet forum any excuse for not respecting the people you are addressing in the same way you would if you were face to face? Or even more accurately face to face with the person you are addressing with a microphone transmitting to the public at large?

That's what we are all doing on here. We are communicating to the rest of the readers as much as we are addressing any group or individual. The same levels of respect and consideration of thoughts and opinions are required. The fact you can't see your audience is not an excuse. The fact this is an internet forum is not an excuse to behave in a way you would not otherwise do. That philosophy is enshrined in the forum rules and guidelines, which I'm currently updating. Soon they will become an agreement that everyone who uses this site must opt in to before they can access this forum or any other interactive part of the site.

And on that note it's probably a good opportunity to highlight one particular rule...

[i]"No posts, including links to other sites that are deemed to be of a sexual or distasteful nature, incite racial or sexist behaviour or are in any way discriminatory and/or offensive towards individuals or minority groups." [/i]

This is in response to the increase of sexist and generally misogynistic posts that have been on the increase lately. The moderators have been told to look out closely for such posts and deal with them.

@Mark does "offensive towards individuals or minority groups" cover religious groups or is abuse towards them still except from the rule?

We could do with people not calling others cock. tw&t or other names as well. Along with the 'outside now' or the other week where someone posted up a picture of the meeting place for arranged fisty-cuff and the other didnt show. WTF.

I'm confused by Mark's post. So we have to respect everyone on here, but Singletrack mag is allowed to slag off ("hate") it's members on Twitter?
Weird.

Edit: [i]someone posted up a picture of the meeting place for arranged fisty-cuff and the other didnt show. WTF[/i] LINK?! 🙂

Edit: someone posted up a picture of the meeting place for arranged fisty-cuff and the other didnt show. WTF LINK?

Trying to remember - was it a Lasar(sp?) member- it was in a huge thread. Let me do a search

it was here;

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[i]We could do with people not calling others cock. tw&t or other names as well. Along with the 'outside now' or the other week where someone posted up a picture of the meeting place for arranged fisty-cuff and the other didnt show. WTF. [/i]

But you just said not to take this place serious.

You see why you made twitter now then?

DezB:
Edit: someone posted up a picture of the meeting place for arranged fisty-cuff and the other didnt show. WTF LINK?!

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/where-should-lanesra-meet-me

Twitter? I dont own a Uber-Blackberry/or am I a on the hoof-Latte-type 🙄

Jamie- was that a joke or a real-agro-thing?

Ps. I searched the forum with the word 'fight'. I brought up too many hits (but alittle less than "what steel hardtail")

brant - Member

Doesn't everyone know about #horaclangers?

Hell yes!

Hora's o.k. by me. Can't see how anyone finds him offensive - his posts range from amusing to stark raving bonkers! lol! A constant source of mirth

I prefer this Serendipity.

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That's the safest one I could find.

[applauds Drac].
Just watching that last night actually. A wonderful piece of cinema.

I'm confused by Mark's post. So we have to respect everyone on here, but Singletrack mag is allowed to slag off ("hate") it's members on Twitter?
Weird.

I don't quite follow the logic there either.

Methinks the Lady doth protest too much. #horaclangers is done in a bit of a tongue-in-cheek-we-love-him-really-kinda-way...

Serendipity

[i]The Movie? Is it worth watching? An online review board only gives it 6.6/10 [/i]

I have no idea never seen that, I have seen Dogma though.

hora:

The Movie? Is it worth watching? An online review board only gives it 6.6/10

*s*****

Ah. Bugga.

how few members does a group have to have to be a minority? only there's always a lot of christian bashing on here* and there's a few of them about

*100 athiest here btw

Basically it's their forum and they do what they wish including slagging off forum members at their leisure.

I am amazed it wasn't me they named and shamed (and a bit disappointed).

Looking forward to seeing the full list of 'Nanny State' rules and regs we will have to cow-tow to.

Will northerners still be allowed to slag of southerners???

[i]Will northerners still be allowed to slag of southerners??? [/i]

God yes.

[i]Will northerners still be allowed to slag of southerners??? [/i]

That's written into the new rules!

(signed, a Southerner in the North)

fauxbyfour:

I am amazed it wasn't me they named and shamed (and a bit disappointed).

No-one likes an attention whore.

Hang on....is that abuse?

I'm confused by Mark's post. So we have to respect everyone on here, but Singletrack mag is allowed to slag off ("hate") it's members on Twitter?
Weird.

I'm not confused. It's easy to understand double standards. 🙁

I feel abit pressured now. Freeforming its easy to come up with something nonsensical. If I have to produce it on demand though I am going to struggle 🙁

Hang on. People down south actually buy STW mag? I thought you all bought Dirt, US mags and rode round on 5k Intense bikes? 😐

[i]If I have to produce it on demand though I am going to struggle [/i]

I really don't think you are.

Reading this thread the other night didn't endear me to the people who run our beloved magazine and favourite internet forum at all.

Do you know I was in Rochdale this morning and I had some time on my hands and had this thought when I saw the road sign to Todmorden, should I pop upto my favourite magazine publishers place and say hello. But when ever I've tried before at race meetings I've always felt like I'm not in their clique and felt awkward, so decided that I would probably get the same again and decided not too.

After rereading this thread again it doesn't do the staff any good knocking people like Hora.

He and I have been around here a long time, I'm a lot quieter then he is on here, but I wouldn't like to be slagged off like he has been.

Regards a disappointed Pepper

agree pepper, public apology and a hanging are in order i think!

They're a funny old lot a STW towers, I can well imagine that they're probably quite aloof and probably quite cliquey in their way too... Possibly something to do with that strange combination of weird micro-niche-pseuedo-stardom vs total obscurity to the rest of the general public, that defines their lives. Almost like school teachers in a way.

I seem to remember - a fair while back - one of the moderators commenting that they were actually finding the PaddedFred/Peado-gate thread quite amusing - then they took an about po-face and closed it. They seem to appear to on one hand advocate the inane playground antics of STW, but then shut them down as soon as it appears to be maybe tarnishing the business image of ST, which is fair enough I suppose.. It's a delicate balance.

The thing is, I really appreciate the daftness of this site, as much as I appreciate the occasionally 'daft' approach that ST takes to MTB journalism. The playground antics, in-jokes, irreverance and sillyness are part of what define STW for me and help foster a connection with a mountain biking community, comprised of people that I feel I know somehow, yet I may never meet.

Clique's go hand in hand with high horses don't they.

[i]I can well imagine that they're probably quite aloof and probably quite cliquey in their way too... Possibly something to do with that strange combination of weird micro-niche-pseuedo-stardom vs total obscurity to the rest of the general public, that defines their lives[/i]

Like it. 🙂 Isn't that how the whole world feels on Twitter (except me, of course cos I don't post (twit? ****? twot?))?

whats a hora and where can I buy one?

"No posts, including links to other sites that are deemed to be of a sexual or distasteful nature, incite racial or sexist behaviour or are in any way discriminatory and/or offensive towards individuals or minority groups."

Singletrackmag: The award for most unpleasant and deeply hated by the office forum user goes to......
Singletrackmag: Hora!

🙄

I have no idea what this clique is anyone is on about. Hey Matt! If your reading this see you tonight.

whats a hora and where can I buy one?

Have you tried looking in the classifieds for one?

anymore slagging off of southerners and i will stop sending batteries up north, therefore cutting off their electricity supply in the process.

charity begins down south 🙂 🙂

mogrim - Member
"No posts, including links to other sites that are deemed to be of a sexual or distasteful nature, incite racial or sexist behaviour or are in any way discriminatory and/or offensive towards individuals or minority groups."

Singletrackmag: The award for most unpleasant and deeply hated by the office forum user goes to......
Singletrackmag: Hora!

🙄

Jedi, shut it or we will send down yet another **** Prime Minister to govern you/us 😉

down here we get water from taps in our houses. save us walking the 5mile round trip the northerners have to do to get water from the river!

"offensive towards individuals"

well, you can only take offense, not give it so if Hora's not bothered (which it would appear he isn't) then anyone else getting upset is just doing so in a vague 'outraged of tunbridge wells' kind of way, not on the grounds of any actual offense taken.

jedi - Member

down here we get water from taps in our houses. save us walking the 5mile round trip the northerners have to do to get water from the river!

We have to work harder up here to pay for the wages of all those southern midwives. Up here, women give birth whilst still working at the looms in the mill. The child then automatically gets to work under the machines.