Why I Dont Like These Forums very Much

29 Nov 2008

Quote by foxylady2209
...Yes, some do degenerate into playground slanging matches....

I agree with this above quote.
I remember when I joined in 2004, the quality of threads where great.
Members showed each other respect & it made me think.
Also if a non-Swinger would of read them they would of realized that members of this community do have intellect. Instead of being Sex Crazed Maddness that the Tabloid Press state that we are.
Just look at the article about the Female Preacher last week.
Now & again please be aware this is my own viewpoint.
Threads are now either rubbish in terms of quality...
just plain nonsense.
Am sure one will turn-up being...
It's Raining Outside, do you like the Rain?.
I can't breathe underwater, can you.
Then when a serious issue come up then it always goes off with the mentioned playground mentality occurring.
If a person has a debate with say a more popular member of this community...then all the gang turn up confused

: Giving one person loads.
As I have said we are all Adults & can fight our own battles. If members are so upset then contact a Moderator & make a formal complaint.
Simple like in 2004.
My other suggestion is that a new section of the Website is created in place of the Chatroom Forum.
A serious section where non Swining Subjects can be posted. The other more what I would term light silly could be on this section.
The Cafe at this moment in time is way toooo random.
All I want is to debate things at times.
It's turning really boring.
Well that's my viewpoint, as we are a wonderful diverse community.
That's how I want it to be instead of this boring & almost at times bullying attitude.

29 Nov 2008

Quote by Wunderhorse
Threads are now either rubbish in terms of quality...
just plain nonsense.
{I've snipped a bit}
My other suggestion is that a new section of the Website is created in place of the Chatroom Forum.
A serious section where non Swining Subjects can be posted. The other more what I would term light silly could be on this section.
The Cafe at this moment in time is way toooo random.
All I want is to debate things at times.

Wunderhorse, a couple of points:
I take it that you include all posts in your sweeping generalisation above? What I mean is that if you say all threads are nonsense at the moment then yours would also come under that banner, would they not? wink

In my opinion, not all threads are nonsense. Some I don't particularly like or agree with and some are a bit repetitive. That surely is the nature of a public forum? Without wanting to sound repetitive myself, people often say if you don't like a thread then don't post in it. Let the people who do like/agree/want to contribute do whatever they want to do.
Also, you have to remember, that what you consider to be light and silly, other folk consider to be enjoyable banter. Who would be the arbiter of what is 'serious' and what is 'silly' if the forum was split as you described? Would every thread have to be sent to a moderator before it was uploaded live? Would the Mods be responsible for the seious/silly judgement? If not, then it would be confusing at best and almost unworkable at worst because what you consider serious I may consider silly and vice versa. There would be posts that could go onto either forum, surely?
Anyway, just my thoughts and random musings on the subject. :wink:
Nola x

29 Nov 2008

Quote by Wunderhorse
I can't breathe underwater, can you.

Yes ........ all of us girlies can breathe under water, we have 2 of our own Waterwings!! :giggle:
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p.s. Its really icy here, what's it like there?

29 Nov 2008

Wunderhorse. I'd like to add that the longer you have been on the forums then the more often you will of seen topics and issues raised, and maybe become to familiar with how they progress, thus adding to your feelings that since you first started things have changed. They have'nt but you have.
I have delved every now and then back into the archives of the forums. They most certainly have not changed other than people who have come and gone and the topical news issues obviously. The biggest noticeable difference is in the amount of posters. There seem to be more now.

29 Nov 2008

Quote by blonde

:shock:
wat big hands you have blonde
they'd certainly be no gud round my willy redface

fil

29 Nov 2008

Quote by lilnfil
wat big hands you have blonde
they'd certainly be no gud round my willy
fil

I borrowed Steve's hands for the post!!!!! :shock:
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29 Nov 2008

Quote by noladreams30
Anyway, just my thoughts and random musings on the subject.
Nola x

Erm, that's just my viewpoint.
I would never say that 100% of the entire Posts in this thread are random rubbish.
Yet, again in my view it's getting greater.
You have not given a viewpoint about the 'gang attitude' that occurs when certain members are in a debate with another... people just enter to casue more grief.
Have you not noticed this yourself?
All I want is, quailty. This means things that make me think. Am just fed up of all this light stuff but then I feel this is around to counter-act all this school ground attitude.
So members that want to mention things are in an 'no ma's land'. Post it & be dammed or just be in the simple light fun random threads confused

:
I have no right to totally say what is hot OR not yet I still have a right to my views.
I don't want to be The Judge nut then I have a right to a view as well.
Hope you understand, where am coming from.
Agree or not, I hope at least you understand :?:
Thanks for your reply, Noladreams30.

29 Nov 2008

Quote by Wunderhorse

Anyway, just my thoughts and random musings on the subject.
Nola x

Erm, that's just my viewpoint.
I would never say that 100% of the entire Posts in this thread are random rubbish.
Yet, again in my view it's getting greater.
You have not given a viewpoint about the 'gang attitude' that occurs when certain members are in a debate with another... people just enter to casue more grief.
Have you not noticed this yourself?
All I want is, quailty. This means things that make me think. Am just fed up of all this light stuff but then I feel this is around to counter-act all this school ground attitude.
So members that want to mention things are in an 'no ma's land'. Post it & be dammed or just be in the simple light fun random threads confused

:
I have no right to totally say what is hot OR not yet I still have a right to my views.
I don't want to be The Judge nut then I have a right to a view as well.
Hope you understand, where am coming from.
Agree or not, I hope at least you understand :?:
Thanks for your reply, Noladreams30.
Who are you to decide for the rest of the members, what quality is? If you want to debate more, join a debating forum or something. Nobody forces you to keep coming back, I'm sure.
I think there's a reasonable mix of threads, to be honest.

29 Nov 2008

Quote by Freckledbird

Anyway, just my thoughts and random musings on the subject.
Nola x

Erm, that's just my viewpoint.
I would never say that 100% of the entire Posts in this thread are random rubbish.
Yet, again in my view it's getting greater.
You have not given a viewpoint about the 'gang attitude' that occurs when certain members are in a debate with another... people just enter to casue more grief.
Have you not noticed this yourself?
All I want is, quailty. This means things that make me think. Am just fed up of all this light stuff but then I feel this is around to counter-act all this school ground attitude.
So members that want to mention things are in an 'no ma's land'. Post it & be dammed or just be in the simple light fun random threads confused

:
I have no right to totally say what is hot OR not yet I still have a right to my views.
I don't want to be The Judge nut then I have a right to a view as well.
Hope you understand, where am coming from.
Agree or not, I hope at least you understand :?:
Thanks for your reply, Noladreams30.
Who are you to decide for the rest of the members, what quality is? If you want to debate more, join a debating forum or something. Nobody forces you to keep coming back, I'm sure.
I think there's a reasonable mix of threads, to be honest.
I would like to see more Cake related threads...
I just edited this post when I realised I had originally posted "I would like to see more related cake threads"
I would just like to point out that I do not have any interest in, or condone the activities of anyone who advocates the promoting of "related cake" threads.
is just wrong! in all it's many guises, and I apologise unreservedly for my appalling lapse of good judgement in this delicate matter.
I would also like to make it quite clear, that the alleged incident of me eating a still warm bun was fully investigated by the Police and no charges were ever made.
Sometimes, buns just look colder than they are....

29 Nov 2008

There is a question that I really need answering now...
Is Blonde going to be serving "plastic pizza" with the coffee and marshmellows?..... bolt

see... now that is SH "gold"..... lol

29 Nov 2008

Quote by fabio
There is a question that I really need answering now...
Is Blonde going to be serving "plastic pizza" with the coffee and marshmellows?.....
see... now that is SH "gold".....

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! no-one knows about my cooking skills!!! :giggle:
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
p.s. before anyone asks ...... it was at a party and some idiot put me in charge of cooking .......... but .......... no-one told me you had to take the pizza's out of the plastic bag before you put them under the grill!

29 Nov 2008

Quote by Lost
Wunderhorse. I'd like to add that the longer you have been on the forums then the more often you will of seen topics and issues raised, and maybe become to familiar with how they progress, thus adding to your feelings that since you first started things have changed. They have'nt but you have.
I have delved every now and then back into the archives of the forums. They most certainly have not changed other than people who have come and gone and the topical news issues obviously. The biggest noticeable difference is in the amount of posters. There seem to be more now.

:thumbup: Think this is exactly the reason!!!
M xx

29 Nov 2008

Quote by Wunderhorse
The Cafe at this moment in time is way toooo random.

:scared:

29 Nov 2008

Quote by noladreams30
Anyway, just my thoughts and random musings on the subject.
Nola x

have i been #mused#?
there's a thread in that surely!
lp

29 Nov 2008

Quote by Wunderhorse
random rubbish.

blimey!
lp

29 Nov 2008

Quote by Wunderhorse
just be in the simple light fun random threads :

They are latex.
lp

29 Nov 2008

I think you've pulled mate.
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30 Nov 2008

Quote by westerross
I think you've pulled mate.
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Do you know what that blue spot on his pad is???
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

30 Nov 2008

Quote by __random_orbit__

Anyway, just my thoughts and random musings on the subject.
Nola x

have i been #mused#?
there's a thread in that surely!
lp
No, but if you're offering then I'd "muse" you anytime :rascal:

30 Nov 2008

Quote by blonde
I think you've pulled mate.
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Do you know what that blue spot on his pad is???
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Something that takes a random orbit around the centre of the image?

30 Nov 2008

:doh:
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30 Nov 2008

just want to say I love this forum & all the debates. We all have choices whether to participate in them or not. For me however, it seems :scared: that people think that they can't put their opinions into threads. I thought that was what forums was about. If you don't like the forum then stay out :!:
in edit I've noticed I'm the 100th gobshite replyer :bounce: :giggle:

30 Nov 2008

And there was me thinking it's a flying lump of mozarella!!
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30 Nov 2008

Quote by westerross
And there was me thinking it's a flying lump of mozarella!!
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Cheese mmmmmmmmmm I love "smelly sock" Stilton!!
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

30 Nov 2008

Quote by blonde
And there was me thinking it's a flying lump of mozarella!!
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Cheese mmmmmmmmmm I love "smelly sock" Stilton!!
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mmmm yes Camembert and Brie have got to be squidgy - nearly runny and wronking. Stilton has got to be sweating.... :love: it!!
You truly are a wonderful woman!!
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