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Some of you lot would've loved me when doing the patio at home. Stihl saw at 8.30pm on a Saturday night. 😯
Has the OP taken his ball home?
Nope, still reading this and really am quite suprised by some of the responses on here. I always thought that the most STW posters were kind of thoughtful and considerate on most issues. my question was i found it odd that he waited all day to start a job when it appeared that he could have done it earlier. Drac piled in and that appeared to green light everyone saying what they liked about what i'd said which essentially said **** you you moany **** he can do what he likes you NIMBY turd. I initially didn't understand the response as its not what i said. I then made (as i am now) the classic mistake of getting involved and some sensed blood/sport in making the best comment. I've been on here a long time and seen this before so i should know better and i admit i was a bit upset that i was berated for asking a simple question. I kind of know now what its like to be baited on people on here as i'm not a keyboard warrior nor a big hitter, but i'd like to think i can on occasion contribute, it has put me off i must say. I would also say that a few years back i think i fell into the baiting trap myself and felt like a bit of a shit afterward and decided it wasn't a good thing to do as you dont know who the poster is and how it could affect them (having seen what happend to Kaesae). I'm not it that situation but it does make me think a bit more these days. Sorry for the ramble carry on....
Don't get upset by what people type here matey. It's mainly just a bunch of dickheads with limited social skills 🙂
It's mainly just a bunch of dickheads with limited social skills
I had a post on this thread pulled last night because I called someone a dickhead. Negative use of the forum apparently.
Can't for the life of me decide which mod would've felt so inclined...
I had a post on this thread pulled last night because I called someone a dickhead. Negative use of the forum apparently.
That's where you went wrong.
Too specific.
Call [i]everyone[/i] a dickhead and the insult is spread so thin, nobody cares 🙂
I would also say that a few years back i think i fell into the baiting trap myself and felt like a bit of a shit afterward and decided it wasn't a good thing to do as you dont know who the poster is and how it could affect them (having seen what happend to Kaesae). I'm not it that situation but it does make me think a bit more these days.
I don't think anyone knows for sure what really happened to Kaesae and whether it was anything to do with his rough treatment on some threads but it should go without saying that it was unnecessary bullying. But that's okay because it was done by the Good Guys and he was merely one of the ordinary folk just passing through...
Call everyone a dickhead and the insult is spread so thin, nobody cares
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Gah! It was an otherwise useful post, too.
Mod powers getting abused if you ask me but that's nothing new either, is it.
Removing direct personal insults is an abuse of power?
Okay then...
To be clear my initial response as about why you'd felt inclined to let us know about your neighbour starting his digger up at 4pm, it's not exactly world news.
Mod powers getting abused if you ask me but that's nothing new either, is it.
Personal insults is against the forum rules it's quite simple.
Yep, Bear has it in one. Abuse the entire thread and it's okay you set off bellends 🙂
OP don't let it bother you. This place can be great, don't let the occasional fool get to you. Most were probably intending to make you laugh. Humor just gets lost when typed.
Look at that - two at once.
Let's be clear - I've read the very same insult on this forum without removal. What does that say - preferential treatment for some or just unlucky for me that it was spotted by a mod...
Rhetorical - I don't need an answer. Just keep it consistent, eh.
Ignore comments from those suggesting you're being grumpy or unreasonable - everyone has the right to at least one day of peace and quiet a week if construction is taking place nearby.
As above. You deserve at least a little peace every week.
Like anywhere, once a threshold number is passed here - the mob rules. I wouldn't worry about a 'mob' opinion.
J
in sunny rochdale.. building a single story extension.. had the man for the council this very day to confirm a i dont need permission dont need the piling two builders told me i did and no reason why i cant work on my house any day of the week.
Let's be clear - I've read the very same insult on this forum without removal. What does that say - preferential treatment for some or just unlucky for me that it was spotted by a mod...
Let's be clear. We don't read every single post on the forum. We rely on them being reported on a huge majority of cases. If we don't know about the how can we act on them?
Well Project insulted me personally yet that was within the the rules apparently and I hate to break it to you Drac but i had a quick look at posts that you have started and believe it or not some of them were not world news... This has just become some weird argument about the mob can sometimes descend here and it sometimes appears that the mods can aid that mentality, i've no doubt i'll continue to get flamed on this by the usual people and i'm now fair game (its only the internet apparently). I would like to thank those that defended me as it can feel a bit like you are being circled, hell i may even get banned for what i've said about one mod but at least i said my piece (more than once)
Why would you get banned?
My posts have been topics that may interest others I've not posted about what my neighbours are up to. You have got some advice but whether it's useful are accurate I'm sure you'll find out.
I'll look at project's reply when I get a chance as I've not read it. As I say we rely on reporting a lot of the time.
Anyway hope your neighbour gets sorted soon with his founds so can enjoy a chilled Sunday.
We don't read every single post on the forum.
Yeah, so you keep claiming.
If Paul (Project) objected to the insult then fair enough. If someone other than him felt it was wrong then that someone has something against me personally.
Marcus - you waste your time trying to demonstrate to Drac that he's at fault. In fact, I've heard on night rides he actually sits on the handlebar backwards, illuminating the trail with bright sunlight beaming from his anus...
i found it odd that he waited all day to start a job when it appeared that he could have done it earlier
Maybe he was waiting until you had finished painting your fence as he didn't want any interaction with you?
What time did you start painting your fence btw?
I lit the bbq around 5pm yesterday and it was raining, I'm crazy like that.
Don't sweat it, Marcus.
Some on here would say the sky is purple just to score a few internet points and be able to pile in on someone.
There you go again drac suggesting (in a subtle way) that im some kind of weirdo spying on my neighbour, It wasn't supposed to be interesting it was just an observation which when its 20 ft from where you are sitting is hard to miss. I dont expect anyone to reply to my posts especially if they are off the top of my head, I also don't expect to be attacked for not being interesting or relevant. I see a lot of posts on here ( in fact there was a similar post on noise where the poster was not attacked) and it does smack of a clique of people on here who's first response is to belittle the poster for lots of reasons. I have not been given a fair chance and every time i explained my point i was howled down by people (including you unless you think the Meldrew picture means something else). I am frustrated by it to be honest and i understand how easy it is to be goaded into and argument ( my sympathies with TJ ) I also know that many will be privately say "what a bloody snowflake it only bantz". I'm a pretty fair person and I'm rarely up for an argument as i prefer to talk to people, which is what i did with bloke across the back and its now sorted. I'm very much of the treat people as you would want to be treated but when you are deliberately backed into a corner sometimes you run out of choices. I will apologise for my post not being a bit more concise but it was on my phone and its a bit of a faff and i tried to expand in further posts but those just got drowned out with noise. It easy to forget that not everyone sees the world like you (evidenced by recent political events) and there are still a lot of folks around with a **** you kind of attitude... perhaps some on here should consider that.
Right I've read through this thread now fully including Project's post while answering phones and trying to eat my lunch.
Mod isn't my job you teasel it's a something I volunteer my job means I really don't spen a lot of time on here if at all. Not that would matter as there's 1000s so posts on here a day so impossible to read them all. Oh and it's my halo the glow comes from not my arse.
I've dealt with the posts as appropriate.
There you go again drac suggesting (in a subtle way) that im some kind of weirdo spying on my neighbour,
Eh?
So, have you spoken to your neighbour about it?
If your neighbour is anything like me he's spent most of the day procrastinating or doing something less useful instead and he's realised it's getting late so he better do something before his wife gets home.
Mod isn't my job you teasel it's a something I volunteer
For some reason I envisage you writing that with a Texan accent.
I am frustrated by it to be honest
Man, it's all cool. Don't let it get under your skin. Who the **** are they anyway - faceless, spineless internet nobs, that's who.
Let it slide - it's cool...
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Cheers teasel, I just prefer conversation rather than confrontation, as it turns out STW is not the best place for it.... I guess its why most people i ride with have knocked it on the head. I'm not bailing but after this little episode I'll definitely be backing off a bit!
Some time ago a friend was comparing this forum with other fora in general and noted that on this forum most just make statements without any interaction from others. Just a small handful respond and include others of their...well, I don't really know what you'd call it - a clique is as good a word as any, I guess. The sad bit is when newbs and long-term lurkers alike aspire to be part of that elite and become something they're not just to get some response or adulation from the Good Guys.
Anything not be the hoi polloi...
For some reason I envisage you writing that with a Texan accent.
Maybe a Texan bar if you could still get them.
Now hold on there, Bald Eagle...
Actually, I lost more than one filling eating those awful things. Probably made up from the left over crap at the bottom of a vat of nougat or whatever they call that sugary shit.
I just prefer conversation rather than confrontation, as it turns out STW is not the best place for it
You're blowing this way out of proportion. Your initial post was a bit of a non event and people quite rightly took the piss out of you. You reacted, people took the piss more, you reacted again, etc, etc its just a bit of fun.
Do you and your mates not take the piss out of each other?
its just a bit of fun.
also know that many will...say "what a bloody snowflake it only bantz"
It's like he's a prophet or something...!
The sky's purple.
part of that elite
Never has the word elite been used more inappropriately.
So, did you speak to the neighbour?
Never has the word elite been used more inappropriately.
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I lost myself for a sec, that's all...
So, did you speak to the neighbour?
Here you go, you busted record, you...
I'm a pretty fair person and I'm rarely up for an argument as i prefer to talk to people, which is what i did with bloke across the back and its now sorted.
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teasel - Memberits just a bit of fun.
also know that many will...say "what a bloody snowflake it only bantz"
It's like he's a prophet or something...!
Are you taking the piss?
Why says 'bantz' anyway?
Marcus.
Duh...
Edit : That's a two syllable [i]duh[/i], BTW.
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Yep my friends and i do take the piss but fortunately we know where piss taking stops and bullying begins so quite amazingly dont do the latter. we also recognise when someone is on a back foot especially when more people pile and invariably the brakes are put on because it not a nice thing to do. now thats easy to do when you are face to face and i appreciate that being on a forum it hard to gauge the situation but im not a kick a bloke when he's down sort of person and on this site in the past when i've recognised my involvement i have apologised, christ i even have asked project in the past about his negative persona as it concerns me that people can get to that situation so quickly. saying its just a bit of fun is always going to be the catch all for those who dont give a shit who they upset (seen it at school and in places i've worked) and the number of times its accepted is amazing. but as i say this is drifting way of the original topic into other issues which actually are worth discussing so i suppose it was kind of worth starting!.
christ i even have asked [b]project[/b] in the past about his negative persona as it concerns me that people can get to that situation so quickly.
well i have absolutely no recollection of that conversation.
I cant be bloody happy 24 hours a day, every day. 😯
ps i dont own a digger, so obviously no digger envy off you towards me then.
Yep bullying is horrible, this wasn't bullying in any way shape or form.
Often bullies cannot identify the fact they are bullying.
It's so sad.
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It's so sad.
It is, it makes me cry. This still wasn't bullying.