I'm Curious ( Well obviously my profile states that)
I visit both the Chatroom and Forum and witness " Strong Characters" in both!
In the the Chatroom you'll flick/switch rooms but ultimately land back to the same room, one you feel comfortable in.
Sadly of late I've witnessed bullying in both!
There are many in the Chatroom that feel because they've been long standing members feel they have the right to post both snide and rude comments in the chatroom to new fellow members, populate an hour of chat talking about " Poached eggs and all that malarky" but then take control of the room and assume they own it.
To me the Forum is now going down the same route - there is defintely an aura - because I'm here longer - I'm wiser, know the scene!
The BITCHING now in the Forum has become nasty - something I'm not prepared to get involved in!
Paddy
If you witness bullying or abuse in the chatroom or forum, please report it.
I've no doubt this Thread Post will be overlooked or indeed ignored!
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Forum posts - I don't care - I don't Notch up popularity - Nor do I care about others numbers!
We're all in the same boat here.
Paddy
I have actually been a member of the site since Jan 2008 first with this name then with another name and now back to this.
I have always posted what I like and when I like, I am mostly ignored I suppose but I still post because I want to, I pay my fee and so free to use the site how I see fit.
In chat people do talk amongst themselves because they have long running associations but on the whole most of the rooms are pretty friendly, some people do take the piss coz that is the way they are and I am sure some are very offended by this depending how thick your skin is.
Either way I just join in :thumbup:
I quite agree with your sentiments Paddy the site should be allowed to progress, unfortunately some don't like change and would happily see the site stagnate. I don't see the sudden influx of past contributors and 'recycling' of old threads as a regression of the site, they make the site appear active and interesting. There is very little originality left to be had when it comes to quality threads on forums like this and often topics are repeated. I look through another forum regularly, I'd say 90% is utter drivel the ones of any real quality have been done before often on the previous page.
The simplistic definition of a forum is a place where people have the ability to start communication (in the form of threads) and reply to other people's threads. A member of the community in the forum posts a message, which is visible to everyone in that community. Once read, there is the option to post a reply, which can also be visible to the community. Thus, a discussion can build up without all users having to be online at the same time. A place that shouldn't be hi-jacked on both sides!
I simply started this Thread because like the rest of "us" fellow members can!
I suggest if your need or feel the ability to attack people in the Forum go ahead and permit the Site ADMIN Team to review.
I will stand with my comment " BULLYING" it's happening here and it's happening in the chatroom, it happens in life.
I WILL repeat my comment above is in no way a reflection on how this site is run - I'd never question it's Administration.
There's wankers in every walk of life, it's not limited to chat rooms or forums.
It's how you deal with them that matters.
It's the weekend and I've had wine so I'm not going to contribute anything worthy to this thread other than if you change your attitude towards people who pick on you, they'll change theirs.