Locking topics on Speakers Corner

[£3.73]

ridiculous

[LANDROVER ROGER]

ridiculous

I agree."This is not for the faint-hearted."(Is that a spoonerism?)

[Malky]

Thank god I don't moderate any more

Malky

[LANDROVER ROGER]

Thank god I don't moderate any more

Malky

What?Food,drink,that sort of thing?

[Malky]

No, the forum. I gave it up and only do the technical stuff now.

Malky

[History]

ridiculous

Absolutely agree.

The forum is as bland as it has ever been. It used to be a source of discussion and debate but is now a feeble effort and not really worth visiting. Mods that are control freaks don't help the cause.

I prefer to read local issues by local residents. Topics like "Jade" that have nothing to do with Kintyre can be read anywhere, newspapers or other forums but it is a discussion by the members and it should not have been locked.

Not one post on here on the subject came anywhere near the things being said on other forums where there is freedom of speech and the mods haven't locked them out.

[Govangirl]

I disagree with it too but it WAS locked and that should have been the end of it. Nevertheless, it didn't stop one poster from continuing the argument and sending me a rambling and offensive pm today. I'm not going to embarrass anyone by naming him but I find it wholly unacceptable. I am all for healthy debate but not like this. If mods are going to lock threads then posters have to respect that and not resort to childish tantrums hiding behind pms.

[£3.73]

I disagree with it too but it WAS locked and that should have been the end of it. Nevertheless, it didn't stop one poster from continuing the argument and sending me a rambling and offensive pm today. I'm not going to embarrass anyone by naming him but I find it wholly unacceptable. I am all for healthy debate but not like this. If mods are going to lock threads then posters have to respect that and not resort to childish tantrums hiding behind pms.

I might add IT WIZNY ME !!!
Govan, help me out here lol

[Wee Stinky]

The forum is as bland as it has ever been. It used to be a source of discussion and debate but is now a feeble effort and not really worth visiting.

Well why visit then, if it's that bad?

I'm not going to embarrass anyone by naming him but I find it wholly unacceptable.

Going by the latter comments that were posted on the Jade thread, I think we can work out who you mean. But maybe you did that deliberately? You could have just reported it to the admins or mods.

[Govangirl]

Well, it seemed churlish to name names but yes, in retrospect, people could guess so sorry. It's just that I was actually very upset at it.

[vanadium]

Why get so upset at a locked thread? Can't you just start a new one on the same subject?
Although there was some unkind comments on the Jade thread, most were fine. Aand anyway, no matter what you thought of Jade she has certainly been a talking point up and down the country, on all forms of media.

[Sweltered]

ridiculous

Absolutely agree.

The forum is as bland as it has ever been. It used to be a source of discussion and debate but is now a feeble effort and not really worth visiting. Mods that are control freaks don't help the cause.

I prefer to read local issues by local residents. Topics like "Jade" that have nothing to do with Kintyre can be read anywhere, newspapers or other forums but it is a discussion by the members and it should not have been locked.

Not one post on here on the subject came anywhere near the things being said on other forums where there is freedom of speech and the mods haven't locked them out.

Bland! It would give unsalted porridge a bad name.

[EMDEE]

ridiculous

Absolutely agree.

The forum is as bland as it has ever been. It used to be a source of discussion and debate but is now a feeble effort and not really worth visiting. Mods that are control freaks don't help the cause.

I prefer to read local issues by local residents. Topics like "Jade" that have nothing to do with Kintyre can be read anywhere, newspapers or other forums but it is a discussion by the members and it should not have been locked.

Not one post on here on the subject came anywhere near the things being said on other forums where there is freedom of speech and the mods haven't locked them out.

Bland! It would give unsalted porridge a bad name.

Why not come in and give it a stir then Sweltered?

[Ninja Mania]

Locking the Jade Goody thread was my idea, I requested it and after a pm or 2 from the mods they locked it.
If anyone has a problem with that then its their problem, so deal with it.
I have heard and read a lot of nasty comments about her, and I thought enough is enough. I certainly don't want to be part of the circus of jokes thats flying around about her, so I requested the thread to be locked.
Rest in Peace Jade, I for one liked your attitude to life. Live for today.......

[History]

Locking the Jade Goody thread was my idea, I requested it and after a pm or 2 from the mods they locked it.
If anyone has a problem with that then its their problem, so deal with it.

Hi Ninja I never said anything about her derogatory or otherwise. I don't have an opinion about her one way or the other....well maybe that it's sad that she has died so young from a preventable form of cancer if detected early enough.

I don't have a problem with it to be honest. I didn't even contribute to the thread but in general I feel it should have been left. You can't really put conditions on someones opinion can you? The thread would have run out of steam eventually anyway.

Can I just add I don't think it's up to you whether enough is enough.

It's locked now so we won't fall out over it sure we won't?