What a load of bollix

[luther]

Well for what it worth IMO the fact that multiple accounts are tolerated to the extent that at least 2 moderators operate them ( for whatever reason) does make people more suspicious of "new" users.

That said I don't think people get attacked or abused for being new.

I think the reason most multiple accounts exist in fairness, is just for the getting a bit of a laugh aspect, I don't really have a problem with it......

Perhaps the word "attacked" in my previous post was a little strong, to be suspicious of, would have been a better way to put it.....

As I've said, I've always had a bit of a bee in my bonnet about this and I'm sure it's not as bad as I see it, and certainly not as bad as it was..............

[pats bodyguard]

Also you use the term troll in reply to him even though he has only posted a handful of times and hardly conducive to attracting new posters or new people in chat room which many members who you have had regular interactions with have expressed concern about

have there been concerns expressed? i dont remember seeing such posts. what exactly are they? How many members expressed them? pb

[big daddy 69]

I read it as meaning something else and the inclusion of a rolled eyes icon would have changed how I interpreted it. The meaning of any statement can be altered by the choice of smiley that is or is not used. That is the whole point of having them as proven by Bbj and mouse and I arriving at differing outcomes from reading the same post. Its all very well to in a later post say it was said in sarcasm and that is was directed generally rather then at one person. We can all do that to suit or argument as 20 20 vision is a great thing..

To the issue of is Cornelius an established poster presenting to be new. That problem is as old as the hills but I am looking at the bigger picture here as just because he or anyone new is familiar with the boards or has formed opinions on its posters does not mean they have not been reading the boards for a long time and formed opinions about people but only now decided to post. I am not saying he is who he says he is. My point here is only that as soon as any new poster here utters one word about anything or anyone from before the time they joined they are instantly labeled as being not genuinely new or having an axe to grind.

More often then not that turns out to be the case but there is no law that says a new poster cannot have read the boards prior to joining or posting and know stuff that was said or is barred from referring to anything posted before his or her join date for fear of being labeled a fifth columnist. How are we to foster any hope of genuinely new posters from the galaxy of members that never post if we keep doing that and perhaps be putting them off posting in that zealous pursuit?.

A join date is not some impenetrable barrier to anyone knowing or commenting to what happened before that date. I or anyone can go back and read posts since before we joined but does that mean if we quoted from those posts that we must be trolls?

It is a self fulfilling prophecy that forum will die if we keep treating new people with such suspicion and behaving like we are some little private band unto itself and condemning them just because they know what was said before they joined. It is not a sound argument and this your guilty until proven innocent vibe is bad for the overall health of the forum. Who the hell would want to join in when they know they have to act like they were just born when they join and not refer to knowing anything said here?

That is why I hold an opinion of what any new poster may or may not be but as mod do not voice it.

This is not the French resistance and our lives depend on knowing if a new member is not a spy. It’s a flipping message board so cut him some slack until he does something worse then being able to read before starting to post.

This is just nit picking it seems your more interested in having a go at cal then making a point here you can talk about how new posters should be treated but what makes it any different then you publicly stating im bigpaws on several occaisions? Maybe as well as advising members how they should behave you should also follow your own advice...... Full range of smileys there for you to choose from...

[Stewie]

have there been concerns expressed? i dont remember seeing such posts. what exactly are they? How many members expressed them? pb

Did you get a response to that?

[Stewie]

This is just nit picking it seems your more interested in having a go at cal then making a point here you can talk about how new posters should be treated but what makes it any different then you publicly stating im bigpaws on several occaisions? Maybe as well as advising members how they should behave you should also follow your own advice...... Full range of smileys there for you to choose from...

Ah your confused BD.

QPH is here to tell everyone else what to do he feels no obligation to actually follow his own directions.



I could not use the full range limit of twenty hope that won't mean more trouble.

[RicFlair]

I think Cal needs a chill pill.

I just read the whole the thread here and thought to myself - What a load of crap!!!

Cal I'm not sure why you insist on attacking and barking at people around here but it aint nice brother.

If you have issues with certain folk around here then discuss it creatively.

[luther]

I think Cal needs a chill pill.

I just read the whole the thread here and thought to myself - What a load of crap!!!

Cal I'm not sure why you insist on attacking and barking at people around here but it aint nice brother.

If you have issues with certain folk around here then discuss it creatively.

Don't you mean "What a load of Bollix"...........

I can fix that for you if you like.............

[RicFlair]

Don't you mean "What a load of Bollix"...........

I can fix that for you if you like.............

Damn newbie Mods!!!

Back in my day in nineteen-dickedy...

[Quarterpoundher]

This is just nit picking it seems your more interested in having a go at cal then making a point here you can talk about how new posters should be treated but what makes it any different then you publicly stating im bigpaws on several occaisions? Maybe as well as advising members how they should behave you should also follow your own advice...... Full range of smileys there for you to choose from...

Because both you and bigpaws are long time posters. I was referring to “new” posters and the dangers inherent in the automatic suspicion and sometimes the attack that any “new” poster is put under as it must be a factor in putting a lot of people of taking part and if you would pull your head out of your arse about your personnel gripe with me for 5 seconds and had any interest in the vitality of this place you would see that that issue is a valid one that needs to addressed and discussed if this place is to avoid eventually just having half a dozen posters with 1500 posts each prattling on at each other.

But instead of that you decide that I am having a go at Stewie. I responded to his post and that is all but I sure do have a knack of getting some of you going for ever and a day whenever I want.

Sarky alert in….

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[Quarterpoundher]

Don't you mean "What a load of Bollix"...........

I can fix that for you if you like.............

Christ don't do that!!! anything but that!!!