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[nick v6]

When i first signed up here it was good the people were nice and very helpful but over the last few months its been getting out of hand and try and start a fight when ever they can.Its sad really and i thought everyone one on here were grown up

Most are ... but with over 6000 signed up members there are always going to be some who just like breaking the rules/pushing the barriers just to see how far they can go. They seem to get some sort of pleasure out of it 

but you never see none of them online
its always just the same lot online
so just goes to show how many dead accounts there is

[doog]

And is anything also being done about some members' avatars then while we are at it............??

Some of them are offensive/disgusting too........!!!!!

 

ive never seen any offensive and disgusting avatars on here

Doug

[Miggy24]

But it gets to a point when it gets out of hand and get people angry

[albitz]

Yeh i know they must have sad little lives

What is wrong with a laugh and a joke?

As for sad little lives, I can't help being 5ft 1"

Are you rubbing my nose in it again coz your taller than me ?

[STMO999]

When H21 reads this he will be thinking,"why did I start this thread".

when any of the admin get back they will shut genral chat down

don't know where they are but i bet there watching

Laughing

I truly hope so. Because I think it's funny. If people want to get so deep that they start taking it personally, it's time for bed.

I thought you would be in bed hours ago Steve after all you oldies your sleep.

Dont you start writing incomplete sentences as well Tony. I mean, you're posh

[Kevin Wood]

I cant help feeling some nerves have been touched for no good reason on this thread. I'm quite capable of some colourful language myself when emotions run high so I'm not about to cast judgement either way.

What I will say is - have a look at some of the car forums where "anything goes" language wise, or anything else, for that matter. How much useful information is there, and how easy is it to find within the other noise? Do you see members going well beyond the call of duty to help each other out with problems, car or otherwise? Do you see people making lifelong friendships? Coming to the forum for comfort when life deals them savage blows? Do you see the above happening in the way it does on OOF?

Not IMHO. The "feel" of the place becomes more aggressive, people batten down the hatches, take what they want and look after number one. Now, I don't believe a few choice words are necessarily going to tip the balance but there's a slippery slope  there somewhere and I, amongst others, really don't want to see us sliding towards it.

So, all I will say is, I don't think Hotel21's post, or any other, for that matter, should be taken personally. Before we start worrying about a nanny state controlling OOF or the "liberal minority" taking over let's consider what type of forum we want. One where a scattering of dodgy words add colour to the more emotional posts without causing offence - or an out and out online war zone?

It's up to us at the end of the day.

Kevin

[Darth Loo-knee]

But it gets to a point when it gets out of hand and get people angry

Not matter what your were to write it would anger someone I'm afraid.

[Tony H]

When H21 reads this he will be thinking,"why did I start this thread".

when any of the admin get back they will shut genral chat down

don't know where they are but i bet there watching

Laughing

I truly hope so. Because I think it's funny. If people want to get so deep that they start taking it personally, it's time for bed.

I thought you would be in bed hours ago Steve after all you oldies your sleep.

Dont you start writing incomplete sentences as well Tony. I mean, you're posh

you forgot the apostophe Steve 

[STMO999]

I cant help feeling some nerves have been touched for no good reason on this thread. I'm quite capable of some colourful language myself when emotions run high so I'm not about to cast judgement either way.

What I will say is - have a look at some of the car forums where "anything goes" language wise, or anything else, for that matter. How much useful information is there, and how easy is it to find within the other noise? Do you see members going well beyond the call of duty to help each other out with problems, car or otherwise? Do you see people making lifelong friendships? Coming to the forum for comfort when life deals them savage blows? Do you see the above happening in the way it does on OOF?

Not IMHO. The "feel" of the place becomes more aggressive, people batten down the hatches, take what they want and look after number one. Now, I don't believe a few choice words are necessarily going to tip the balance but there's a slippery slope  there somewhere and I, amongst others, really don't want to see us sliding towards it.

So, all I will say is, I don't think Hotel21's post, or any other, for that matter, should be taken personally. Before we start worrying about a nanny state controlling OOF or the "liberal minority" taking over let's consider what type of forum we want. One where a scattering of dodgy words add colour to the more emotional posts without causing offence - or an out and out online war zone?

It's up to us at the end of the day.

Kevin

I understand exactly what you are saying Kevin. But I'd like to think that the core of this forum is far too strong to be split by petty bickering. I've noticed that when a new member joins with an attitude and bad mouths an existing member, others rally and defend the spirit of the forum.

[STMO999]

When H21 reads this he will be thinking,"why did I start this thread".

when any of the admin get back they will shut genral chat down

don't know where they are but i bet there watching

Laughing

I truly hope so. Because I think it's funny. If people want to get so deep that they start taking it personally, it's time for bed.

I thought you would be in bed hours ago Steve after all you oldies your sleep.

Dont you start writing incomplete sentences as well Tony. I mean, you're posh

you forgot the apostophe Steve 

No. I forgot the apostrophe Tony

[Mr Skrunts]

When i first signed up here it was good the people were nice and very helpful but over the last few months its been getting out of hand and try and start a fight when ever they can.Its sad really and i thought everyone one on here were grown up

It's not so much the language at times, it's the attirude and aggresiveness thats behind it that causes more of the problems.

[Dishevelled Den]

Why not lock this now, I don't think anything else can be realistically said to enhance the discourse of the OP 

[albitz]

In all seriousness,I think if one or two members understood STMO123,s sense of humour and didnt take it all so seriously, they would save themselves a fair bit of aggravation.It would spoil his fun though.

[STMO999]

In all seriousness,I think if one or two members understood STMO123,s sense of humour and didnt take it all so seriously, they would save themselves a fair bit of aggravation.It would spoil his fun though.

Oi! Nowt to do with me.

[Darth Loo-knee]

In all seriousness,I think if one or two members understood STMO123,s sense of humour and didnt take it all so seriously, they would save themselves a fair bit of aggravation.It would spoil his fun though.

Oi! Nowt to do with me.

Really?