Tone of this board

[Walt Jabsco]

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[Admin3]

Walt,

Thanks for the post. I think the Admin and Mods are in an impossible position with regards this.

It is very hard to gauge the tone of postings on here - what one person reads offensive the other reads differently. This is a common problem with Message Boards and e-mail etc. The use of the smilies can obviusly set the tone too and should be used where possible.

We will have a get together soon to discuss the format of the board but I think you are correct in raising your concern - there definitely needs to be new areas on the board which will encourage people to post! Any ideas will be appreciated.

Admin3

[peaceseeker]

Absolutely. bubbly jock, Bochan Mor etc. How much longer can they get away with it?

Decent posts are dwindling fast and we are being left with utter garbage.


And Mods - an insult is an insult. No matter how many smilies are attached.

[take_a_pop]

If its nice, prim and proper, posting your looking for, what the hell did you join this forum for. ?
Sure, some of them are a little cheecky, even bordering on offensive, but if its Snow white your looking for, best try somewhere else, or thicken your skin up a bit.
Learn to deal with what your taking the time to read, alternatively, dont read it. Its your choice.
Bj and BM are close to the bone (sometimes), but they at least are not boring, and boring is what drives people away.
There is plenty of non posters on this site but i hardly think you can put all the blame on Laurel & Hardy, can you.

[peaceseeker]

Bj and BM are close to the bone (sometimes), but they at least are not boring, and boring is what drives people away.

That's just damned ridiculous.

Peter Sutcliffe, Fred West. et al. . Hardly boring characters but ...

And, as people ARE being driven away from this board, then patently the two idiots you mention are responsible.

Wake up. Smell the coffee

[Malky]

Walt,

Thanks for the post. I think the Admin and Mods are in an impossible position with regards this.

I agree. We're damned if we do and damned if we don't. We're not censors but moderators.

Peaceseeker, think yourself lucky, you can choose to ignore the garbage postings - as an admin, I've got to read them

Malky

[take_a_pop]

Bj and BM are close to the bone (sometimes), but they at least are not boring, and boring is what drives people away.

That's just damned ridiculous.

Peter Sutcliffe, Fred West. et al. . Hardly boring characters but ...

And, as people ARE being driven away from this board, then patently the two idiots you mention are responsible.

Wake up. Smell the coffee

I hardly think BJ or BM will ever reach the idiotic standards of the 2 you have mentioned, and i have know idea how you could even compare our 2 with them.
Makes me think you are a bit of a clown. Perhaps you should go and have a coffee, it will wake you up before you do anymore sleep posting.

[GarySutherland]

It does seem though that the site has been dying on its feet in recent weeks, with a steadily decreasing number of postings.

Cheers
Gary

[take_a_pop]

Cant agree with you Gary, but if you have statistics i would be interested in reading them. Have you ?

[paraffin man]

While i agree with some of the comments made on this thread i disagree with some also, if that makes sense!

The mods have a difficult job here. Take a look at the forum heading 'General chit chat & banter', this in my eyes allows people to poke fun, make comments on issues raised & say what they want, granted not all comments are appreciated but this is when the reading individual interperates what they read.

I guess all we can do is appeal to individuals when posting, if someone is trying to have a 'sensible' conversation then they have to appreciate this.

I also guess this is when individuals hide behind the mask of their identity, otherwise they might not post what they do, but i have to admit this is part of the fun on this forum, but it has to be moderated & this is where the problems come.

I personally dont think anything can be done unless we stipulate real names must be used, but this may also be a deterrant for people posting also.

I guess all we can do is to ask the 'wind up merchants' to keep it to the right area.

[Malky]

Cant agree with you Gary, but if you have statistics i would be interested in reading them. Have you ?

Just had a look at the stats. Daily posts are 28.06 which is about the same as they were when Davie made me admin about 3 weeks ago.

Malky

[take_a_pop]

Huv you naethen better tae dae but read oor mail.
Only kiddin ye Malky. So there is not a decline in postings, only an increase in posters who want postings monitored.
Better to loose this few, than loose the lot.

[Walt Jabsco]

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[GarySutherland]

"MalkyJust had a look at the stats. Daily posts are 28.06 which is about the same as they were when Davie made me admin about 3 weeks ago."

That's re-assuring, Malky. Perhaps it just seems quieter? I just don't seem to be seeing so many reply notification emails in my inbox.

Cheers
Gary

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Come on you guys, there are loads of other topics where none of what you are complaining about is going on. There are topics about cameras and Iraq, caverns, Winter in Kintyre, snowflakes, the swimming pool. Why not just post to those topics or start your own thread if there is something else you want to talk about? Some people don't like sports, so they don't go to Sports. I doubt anyone has asked Davie to take it off because they don't want to see it there. OOOkeees.. I just had an idea Why not have a thread where it is nothing but complaining and that is the only place it can be done, so that the rest of the threads can stay free of it