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Fair response I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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Ron, in my opinion, it's not really the Off Topic Section that is the problem, it's the genuine D3 related threads that some people think they have to post in, with out having knowledge or experience. Every now and then I'll post drivel and off topic rubbish, but some seem to do it constantly.The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us yet.
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20th Feb 2009 11:57 am
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i thought half the fun of owning a land rover was wading through mud?? online or otherwise...
20th Feb 2009 11:59 am
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At the risk of annoying everyone, No-one or just one person, is Miss Marple really DG in disguise?? Discuss.
20th Feb 2009 11:59 am
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CW, Snowy ... I missed the point and agree.
20th Feb 2009 12:01 pm
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I'm subscribed to a few forums that have anal mods and everything has to be on topic . I've found that you might as well go read a manual instead of asking a question because no one wants to voice an opinion .
The fact that the membership here is growing almost daily must mean that the current formula is working .
So well done mods
20th Feb 2009 12:04 pm
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20th Feb 2009 12:34 pm
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DSL wrote:
At the risk of annoying everyone, No-one or just one person, is Miss Marple really DG in disguise?? Discuss.
I would think of a far more appropriate name than Miss Marple Del
Anyway she, he, it does have a point...to a point. As someone that's posted 95% drivel in my time I really can understand the sentiments of some. Since becoming a mod though it really does open your eyes...and I'm not whining at all here but I don't think anyone can conceive of the amount of work that goes on in the background by the mod team to keep the site relatively tidy and comprehensible.
There is a social aspect of course...and a fantastic one at that ...but IMO some really need to recognise when they are becoming a bit more than a pain in the ass to others. We don't have to all like each other but we should try to get along, accept others have a point of view and have the balls to accept that sometimes we need to wind our neck in a bit. 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
20th Feb 2009 12:38 pm
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If there are now more active people on the forum and the post rate is increasing (which I assume it is), doesn't that suggest that the majority are very happy with how the forum works? It does to me. You can encourage people to stay more on topic but auditing every post to that degree would become an admin nightmare. I agree that you sometimes have to wade through loads to find what you want, but the info is there and I am just pleased to have a forum where such info is readily and freely available. If you try to make it too clinical I think you risk overkilling the banter which would reduce site activity and effectively suffocate the forum. You need to tread very carefully if you want to change a growing forum.
You need to tread very carefully if you want to change a growing forum.
Who said anything about changing the forum?
IMO, the forum doesn't need to change at all, just some of the members need to change their ways The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us yet.
20th Feb 2009 12:46 pm
Gurvan
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Sounds to me though that both CatWeasel and DG have a point...
Posting non-sense may be fun, but only ONCE in a while and on subjects that clearly deserve it whether they are on an Off-topic zone or because the initial poster clearly intended it so...
Otherwise, it is just drivel or, to be more polite, noise... And as we all know the noise to signal ratio is an important feature of anything a little bit technical. When one overcomes the other, the overall usefulness of the process is going down the drain...
For me the noise far exceeds the signal as it is right now... And it seems that I am not the only one...
Thus, I would like to say that everyone should try to lower its noise to signal quantity of posts. Now, I understand that everyone need to relax or unwind at the end of the day, but please do it where its appropriate. And no, the first few postings of a newbie are not an acceptable place to rant, disperse, unwind, slag or whatever else.
We've all been newbies and we should most certainly not let the mods do the work ! As far as I know they do it for free and because they've been around for quite a while. Counting on them to tidy up after one has been "throwing up" is, for me, insulting at worst or a complete lack of manners.
And yes, you are not dreaming, this rant (Mine...) comes from the other side of the Channel where we are supposed, nay, known for being rude and uncaring ! Now, frag away you lots... I have my flak jacket and I am sitting tight in my bunker... Georgia On My Mind...
20th Feb 2009 1:04 pm
jkp
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Name , names !!
As a thread like this can only stir up bad feeling towards other members and snowball with each added comment.
I'm not sure who Marple is, but on a realatively low post count and one who appears in threads to pass a funny comment, suddenly turning into a nasty old lady....
Humour has it's place as well as respect for peoples threads in this forum. The mods have a thankless task, but until the 'offenders' are approached and asked to moderate their own posting behaviour nothing will change.
A 'blanket all' posting to all members is not what is needed. If someone feels so angered by anothers posting on a public forum please address it.
20th Feb 2009 1:10 pm
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20th Feb 2009 1:15 pm
tanters
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Maybe people get 'off topic' easily, especially those you live/ spend every waking hour on the site because the same questions come up time and time again...
dont get me wrong, I joined the site in 2007 and at that stage the questions I had were probably years old and been done a thousand times but the patience of members helped me out no end for which I am very thankful
Perhaps these members you speak of should remember that we were all newbies once apon a time and to have patience and help out new members where we can. Perhaps promote the wiki page abit more and get new members answers as quick as possible?
As for more established members having threads hijacked, I think the mods have a tough task but do a great job........especially since DG mellowed out in his old age
BUT I do love an off the cuff smart remark that some people have perfected no matter what section its in as it can cheer you up for a moment in what is an otherwise depressing badnews world we live in
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I'll post drivel and off topic rubbish, but some seem to do it constantly.
Now, frag away you lots... I have my flak jacket and I am sitting tight in my bunker... 
remark that some people have perfected no matter what section its in as it can cheer you up for a moment in what is an otherwise depressing badnews world we live in
