Ways to improve the forum

[Ninja Mania]

Oh T.j, sometimes you can be such a billy sitch.

[Bobbie En Tejas]

lol..

[general jack o'niell]

you is everyone that is not him, least thats how i'd interprete it, otherwise he would have used "us" to describe his viewpoint.

i agree with ninja, his was about ten posts back so i have no recall as to what he actually said, probably why i for one can never stick to the thread for even the simplest of postings. but i do remember as i read it, thinking to myself, i agree with that!!!!

if the forum was run in a regimented, no deviation from the "one true message" manner, i for one would have as i did in my first seven or eight months as a member, dipped in from time to time, read the last couple of posts on a thread, if they were interesting i would go further back and read the rest, if not? i'd look at another, then i may or may not post, usually not, why? simple really, all these long lost posters were boring, boring, boring, the topics were boring, the posts were boring, nothing of interest was being said. local issues? boring "theres a smell of sh!te, doon the front" oh i must avoid the front, not, i demand the problem be resolved, why? i don't live there, thats why, the smell could be in china for all i care, thats just an example, there might not have even been a thread about that topic.

my point is, even if it's local, doesn't mean you have an opinion on it if it doesn't affect you, you are entitled to one, but having one is not compulsory, therefor restricting vast swathes of the forum to local issues would kill all interest, then we'd be in the "courier" vacum, as in, buying it out of habit rather than because it is value for money and a good read. which would you prefer, people who, and i suspect there are over 500 in this category, look at the forum, but don't post, out of habit, or a forum with over 500 regular posters who contribute because it's a good read and value for money? me? i prefer quality over quantity any day, having to produce 90% of the quality is hard on me, but i'm trying (add your own joke here, i was getting brainpain thinking for so long and being serious and on thread)

how to improve the forum? easy, get yourself a few hundred more posters like myself, sweltered, bobbie, bill, ninja etc etc(if i left you out i may either have forgotten, or i don't like you, nah, i forgot, i like everyone, even the ones i don't like) intelligent posters with a sense of humour, if you just having a wee look before corrie starts, sorry, i don't mean you, get back into line. all this "forum for local issues" nonsense is crap, one man's issue is anothers man's beach pollution, or is that cotton buds? no, it's true, it is cotton buds, who flushes them down a toilet anyway? they never flush first time, i have terrible trouble tryi

wow, the golf was great, at least a yank never won, weven if he is lefthanded, which he isn't, he just plays that way, probably so he can boast that his clubs cost more because he is left handed!!!!! mock us true lefties? the b@st@rd!!!!!

oh right, how to improve the forum(you realise i could get paid for this if i knew how, some of this is pure gold, does gordon need advicer? me, "gordon, give scotland its freedom" gordon(not you ajax!!!) "great idea, i pronounce scotland free" me again (its a two way conversation) "great idea gordon, i resign, i'm off to rule scotland before my brother marries one of his daughters to royalty and takes over, i have till tea-time to declare a republic") that kind of thing maybe? or maybe not, if you get my meaning, oh you do? good, now could you explain it to me?

there is only one way to improve the forum, all the things davie mentioned already exsist, just means getting more people to post on them (why no news about all this football my son appears to be playing, is it not organised?) that was a genuine question, i have no idea!!!

if there is a topic of local issue it does get discussed, the fact that when the topic is out of date or not still fresh that it starts to wander off is like others have said, just like a blether in the home, office or bar, the topic always changes, luckily on here it doesn't always end up discussing diddy scottish football (have i done a 1,000 words yet?)no?(bring back the dalriada diary, there was one guy who wrote in that, knew his onions and his carrots, not too keen on sprouts tho)

ok, how to improve the forum? have you read all this? have you understood half of it? well that means, you are clinically insane and should post more often, see? thats how you improve the forum, local issues? leave that to the "rubber neckers"


"HE'S ALIVE!, HE'S ALIVE"

long live the general, both of them, you and me 4th, top of the world, ok, knockscalbert!!!!

[Sweltered]

As has been mentioned before, this is a forum, a discussion place. Normal conversations go off on tangents all the time. How can you have a discussion if you have to start a new thread each time you have a thought or point that is not strictly "on thread". But then perhaps that's what complainers want. If this forum is restricted to kintyre news and events, and us "drivel" writers stop posting, then you can watch the number of posts tumble.

How would you feel if someone turned and walked off mid conversation, if the topic changed?

Just incase my posting was mis-interpreted I'm not saying keep it local - all the other areas are needed too.

Who is "you" by the way?

It was a collective "you", the correct verbiage would have be "one", but since I am not royalty (a shock I know) I refrained. I am well aware of your views Davie, but others seem to be of an opinion that this forum is only for threads about Kintyre, and for those who live there, and not just any old views on Kintyre, only those that portray the area as some kind of Shangri-La.

[Kintyre Lad]

if the forum was run in a regimented, no deviation from the "one true message" manner, i for one would have as i did in my first seven or eight months as a member, dipped in from time to time, read the last couple of posts on a thread, if they were interesting i would go further back and read the rest, if not? i'd look at another, then i may or may not post

Now there is an idea Is that a promise

Anyway, got you all posting again

[Bobbie En Tejas]

What do you mean you got us all posting again? We are the same people who post.

[Sweltered]

Eh...you got all the people who normally post, to post. I thought the idea was to get the lurkers to post.

[Sweltered]

beat me to it Bobbie

[Kintyre Lad]

What do you mean you got us all posting again? We are the same people who post.

Okay Bobbie, sorry. I stand corrected. Got the usual suspects posting again.

Your ball, back to you. Like you, I know when I am not welcome..

[Ship called Dignity]

Busy on here.

Anyway, back to Mr Tumble and trying to get Lorne to bed!

[Bobbie En Tejas]

You are more than welcome...

The objections aren't against you, they are against people only posting to complain about posters. Your opinions on the sundry threads would be welcome.. why not go to the terrorist/bomber thread and start there lol (please be on my side)

[bill]

Got the usual suspects posting again.

Usual Suspects,,,,great movie

SORRY SORRY...off thread I know.

[Sweltered]

STEADY!!!

[Sweltered]

Oops that was only one word, should that have been on another thread?

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Bill, you are incorrigible.. too bad the forum goes around in circles or I'd put you in the corner!