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[TheBoy]

beer, buses, trains, politics, perving on youtube, etc.

You missed out playing with explosive substances


Which reminds me, I have 2 airbags sat on the patio 

I probably missed out quite a lot of things.

Airbags, eh?

Who gets to sit on them? I'll bring my camera.

Kevin

I'll wait until the cat notices them, and goes to investigate 

Don't tell Mrs TheBoy 

[Kevin Wood]

I'll wait until the cat notices them, and goes to investigate 

Don't tell Mrs TheBoy 

 

Not tempted to go for the Brackley Space Administration's first manned mission into orbit, then? Now, who is light enough to get into orbit, and, preferably, a local lad? 

Kevin

[Dishevelled Den]

In a certain part of the Kingdom the mantra 'Vote Early - Vote Often' was used with great success on many occasions.

I have attempted to invoke that very spirit on this poll but sadly have been unsuccessful. :-/ :-/

[Banjax]

i don't know a thing about cars tho 

yet you have in excess of 2000 posts on a car forum. :-/

oh alright, a bit strong, but you see my point?

yep - i totally see your point 

but i came across OOF when i was buying my first (of two) omegas and the help and advice i got was very welcome and encouraging and it was a good place to hang out and spout opinions, theres no way i could tell any of the experts anything about fixing a car - so why would i fill up the help section with useless advice when others far more qualified than me are there?

[Darth Loo-knee]

Brilliant Idea I am well fed up of seeing all the political 'dangle berries' on here all the time

[tidla]

politics is subject of the moment,next week,next month whatever, another subject will come along. some will be interested and comment,others wont. on a personal note, some subjects drive me mad so i choose not to comment.still interested to read now and again what others have to say on the subject and regardless of the section its in.

[albitz]

I have thought about this today and have changed my mind. It seems that a lot people might be avoiding general discussion because of all the political threads. So iit might be worth making it a sticky (for a while at least) to see if it enlivens the discussion area again.

[STMO999]

Brilliant Idea I am well fed up of seeing all the political 'dangle berries' on here all the time

If politics is a bit complicated for you love, Rick Astley has got a new single out, go listen.

[Darth Loo-knee]

I have thought about this today and have changed my mind. It seems that a lot people might be avoiding general discussion because of all the political threads. So iit might be worth making it a sticky (for a while at least) to see if it enlivens the discussion area again.

Can't believe Drama Queen that you have said such a sensible thing

[STMO999]

We need a politics sticky, a bus sticky, a climate change sticky, a jokes sticky........................not.

[albitz]

I have thought about this today and have changed my mind. It seems that a lot people might be avoiding general discussion because of all the political threads. So iit might be worth making it a sticky (for a while at least) to see if it enlivens the discussion area again.

Can't believe Drama Queen that you have said such a sensible thing

Eh ?? :-/ :-/

[waspy]

We should have a Political ban
I used to be able to escape from the drivel at one time on here, but no more

[feeutfo]

Was splitting Car chat and General chat was a bad move? It was done because car chat (remember, we are a car forum) was getting lost in general chat.

A valid point worth of some consideration, IMHO.

We are a diverse cross-section of people brought together by a car. Hence, although some of us have common interests outside motoring (beer, buses, trains, politics, perving on youtube, etc. ), what we mainly have in common is an interest in cars.

We moved our main area common interest out of the chat section into its' own. Has it left the chat section a little barren, only to be in-filled by old jokes and political ranting?

Kevin

And done in an effort to 'fix' something we/I thought was 'broken' - the fun element of the forum.  In hindsight, possibly a bad idea, and I think correctly summed up by your good self as to why...

Seem to remember this, and being all for it at the time, on the basis that it would encourage threads on other makes in the face of comments such as "its an omega forum, for omegas" implying talk of other car makes was somehow not allowed.

However now i agree with you both, and may well have split the forum. Shame. Maybe general and car chat should be merge again (but still call it general car chat imo, but thats just me of course )

[Lizzie_Zoom]

The one thing it could do with these days imo is more fun.It used to be a real good laugh on here most nights but that ( and most of the people who usually instigated it) is quite rare these days.

Well said that man.


Who knows the reasons why that is?


The forum is primarily about Omegas, and helping with those problems.  However, when this place was conceived, we wanted to retain a 'community spirit' that we were denied at our old home.

To me, personally, much of that seems to have disappeared of late.  Maybe its because we get bogged down with loads of politics threads and other links for online media resources? Maybe its the tired old jokes that constantly get posted? Maybe, more worryingly, is that OOF is splitting into 2 - those that hang around help sections and those that hang around chat sections?


What is the solution?  We used to run a weekly/fortnightly 'pub quiz', but only ever a handful of people took part, and it was the same people always volunteering to set the questions. Yet the quiz works well the meets (assuming the quiz master is sober enough to read the questions ).


I think Hotel21 may be on to something here, as if you have no interest in politics, and you've seen all the same old jokes before, and find utube pretty boring, then you will open General Chat and be swamped with 2 or 3 pages of stuff that doesn't interest you, and not return in there.

Was splitting Car chat and General chat was a bad move? It was done because car chat (remember, we are a car forum) was getting lost in general chat.

................and TB those who do both when their experience and knowledge permits it........like me!!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

We should have a Political ban
I used to be able to escape from the drivel at one time on here, but no more

Why not Pete? :-/ :-/

All you need to do is ignore those threads as I know a number do.

In real life, and on the OOF, all I hear is the complaint we are all being over regulated in a nanny state situation.

Now in the virtual world of the OOF there are some calling for yet more regulation!!

Please give it a rest and allow individual members, who are meant to be adults, the freedom to decide what they see to be read, and what they write to be read, without fear or favour (with the acceptance of course of the sites rules regarding decency and politeness!!)