Do you ignore certain contributers to this forum?

I often look at threads & think they have potential, but then I see the “member” & think better of it, I do sometimes read them anyway but more often than not they do revert to type & I wish I hadn’t bothered.
So do you go by the subject or the person who posted it?

PS, I’m obviously expecting people to say they avoid me, & I probably would avoid myself if I only could 😉

Who said that?

Does this happen mostly on the “Chat” section?

Most chit chat is posted in the bike forum anyway. I find that more annoying that who’s posted it.

I ignore template threads, anything with xxxxxxtrackworld in the title, or “if you only watch one xxxxxx today”.

I try to avoid anything by Druidh, as I find him to be a bit of a dick.

However, I really like that scotroutes chap. Seems to have his head screwed on the right way.

Phew! I’ve a pretty good idea I’m not one of them! 😉

Thank you for your offer 2unfit, may I get back to you please? I’ll PM you within the next few days.

As far as OT, it has taken me a while to figure certain online persona’s on here and tread with caution with certain topics and posters, to avoid the inevitable 🙂

but then I see the “member” & think better of it

There’s your problem; keep your eyes on the screen.

Only the best threads get ‘accidentally’ posted on the bike forum, but then again this is about the forum & not bike or chat (did I just get away with that?)
Oh & I chuckled at slackalice 😉

This thread would have been so much funnier if nobody had replied! 🙂

I never notice til it’s too late and I discover I’ve replied to 650b-bike-seller or some other ****.

But then who would of known it was ironically funny?

I only ask as I’m always struck by the number of folk who will always pop up on threads about, say, politics but yet never post on the Bike forum at all. It does make me wonder why they’ve singled out STW as a recipient of their utterings – or maybe they also do the same in other subject-specific forums like Railwaytrackworld and Knittingneedleworld.

How strange, a thread with no posts…..

I ignore myself.

I ignore myself, I am full of it.

To provide a sensible answer to the OP; I tend to ignore thread ‘types’ than posters.

I try not to judge as some may not have the keyboard skills to convey their real personality, but a very small few consistently and without any doubt, manage to demonstrate they are total morons.

However, they are far outweighed by the very funny/interesting/eloquent folk.

Plenty of the politics threads posted by the angry lefties.

An example.

Jamie – Member
I try to avoid anything by Druidh, as I find him to be a bit of a dick.

However, I really like that scotroutes chap. Seems to have his head screwed on the right way.

Er, I hate to tell you this……

…but druidh was an excellent contributor to the forum. Newer members likes scotroutes just aren’t in his league. IMO.

bearnecessities – Member
To provide a sensible answer to the OP

You disappoint me. I expect better.

Any threads remotely political as STW socialist worker party crew pop up spouting their sixth form Marxism – you know who you are!

I ignore anything by cressers. It’s just tired and dull.

Also a lot of project’s threads seem to be playing to a stereotype, but when he contributes to threads that aren’t about his pet hates he is pretty sound.

Plenty of the politics threads posted by the angry lefties.

The lefties are angry FOR you.

The righties are angry ABOUT you.

I’m really concerned that as valuable a contributor as thatscold is avoiding threads

piemonster – Member

You disappoint me. I expect better.

Get you. G/f back now is she?!

*takes a piss out of bedroom window*

Do you ignore certain contributers to this forum?

While we all have the ability to do that,why bother, life and living is about listening to others,disliking others, sometimes accepting what they say, sometimes disagreeing,but usually a learning point comes out of most peoples comments.

The problem is some people just develop a hatred for others sometimes for no rational reason, then try to recruit other to help them along in their mis guided thoughts about those persons.

I’m always struck by the number of folk who will always pop up on threads about, say, politics but yet never post on the Bike forum at all.

I am always struck by how folk are puzzled by the diversity on here but decide one type of posting is worse than an other and then pour scorn on the “others”. I am also surprised how often the right moan about the left as its a fairly broad cross section on here usually – you should count the high horse and hand wringer digs for example or look at your own post 😉

Some folk discuss politics, some discuss rugby, some skiing , some tyre size. Its a diverse forum and its pretty easy to avoid topics you have no interest in. I dont feel the need to dis those who use the forum differently from me.

I suspect everyone has posters they would not miss but i read all the posts on a topic but I do boycott topics.

Any threads remotely political as STW socialist worker party crew pop up spouting their sixth form Marxism

Indeed why can we not get more well reasoned ,mature , rational and deep insights likes that on the politics threads.
Is disapoint 😥
C’mon righties you have nothing to loose but your chains

I’m really concerned that as valuable a contributor as thatscold is avoiding threads

Ooooh did I touch a nerve darling?

I’m well armed for snacks on this one.

Also a lot of project’s threads seem to be playing to a stereotype, but when he contributes to threads that aren’t about his pet hates he is pretty sound.

Aw nice, im not stereo typed with pet hates,im a left wing ex labour,anti capitalist,cycling god,who tries to help everyone and enjoys some banter.

Its a diverse forum

I would beg to differ with that.

I think it’s largely male, white and from a broadly christian background.

Within that demographic though it’s pretty diverse.

thatscold – Member

Ooooh did I touch a nerve darling?

3 posts now, of which none contributed anything. Keep it up!

Get you. G/f back now is she?!

*takes a piss out of bedroom window*

She is, but I’m converting the garage into a dungeon as it’s below the bathroom.

CaptainFlashheart – Member
An example.

POSTED 16 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST

Time was you couldn’t drag yourself away from it. No staying power y’see?

It would appear that you have completely missed the point of my post. I can surely be “surprised” without feeling it’s wrong? I genuinely wonder what brought some of the posters to STW instead of some other place when many appear to show no interest in (or at least express an opinion about) cycling. With one major exception, other cycling forums I subscribe to don’t appear to have such a defined split.

Within that demographic though it’s pretty diverse.

Starts arguments, posts graph, ad homs, flounces

Damn you and your well made point.

I assume only ernie does this??? he did answer once – I forget what it was but it was something along the lines of he did not care/was not interested in discussing bikes IIRC
As for why who cares tbh he does ride which is more than some contributors do on here which surely must be as “surprising”.

Damn you STW I stand doubly corrected now 😳

FLOUNCES

3 posts now, of which none contributed anything. Keep it up

Not only touchy, but someone who struggles with simple counting. Perhaps 6th form was flattery

I see lots of usual fluffy banter, but no one’s fessing up to deliberately ignoring anyone in particular!