Attitudes on forums

[theclaud]

It would be great to put a little poll on the front page for the signature thing and see who votes yes or no. If most vote no, then so be it.

For a moment I thought you meant a poll about whether threebikesmcginty is a git or not.

 

[TVC]

For a moment I thought you meant a poll about whether threebikesmcginty is a git or not.

Where do I sign?

 

[gavgav]

I used to post on this site a lot, as I was a cycle commuter. Apart from the odd "I have an expensive bike therefore you are slow and know nothing" comment, I found most poeple to be friendly and helpful.

Then i got a motorbike (I was sick of being close-passed every day and nearly getitng knocked off). I joined a motorbike forum and OMG the attitudes of some people are unbelievable. one guy posted a pic of his young daughter sat on his motorbike. Another guy then photoshopped a pic of "Paedo bear" sitting behind her. Some people seem to think that they can post anything on forums and it is "fair game". i know we all leave ourselves open to abuse whenever we post somehting online, but really, is it necessary to wind people up quite so much?! I've made it a resolution of mine to boycott forums now, purely becasue it seems to wind me up rather than make it enjoyable to see other people's opinions on things.

So, what does everyone think of forums in general? Do they need tighter control or is anything fair game when posting online?

My philosophy is don't write anything on a forum that you wouldn't say to someone's face and you can't really go far wrong then

 

[potsy]

For a moment I thought you meant a poll about whether threebikesmcginty is a git or not.

Option A - Yes.
Option B- Don't be silly, there is no option B

 

[theclaud]

My philosophy is don't write anything on a forum that you wouldn't say to someone's face and you can't really go far wrong then

Where would be the fun in that?

 

[gavgav]

Where would be the fun in that?

Well I have fun using that philosophy and so I think there is plenty of fun in that. Everyone is different though

 

[threebikesmcginty]

For a moment I thought you meant a poll about whether threebikesmcginty is a git or not.

Unlike

Where do I sign?

I've got some unliking to do on you too!

 

[ColinJ]

My philosophy is don't write anything on a forum that you wouldn't say to someone's face and you can't really go far wrong then

Not necessarily true!

A (not so) great uncle of mine was a very aggressive character who would walk down the bus back from the pub, knocking men's flat caps off their heads, eyeballing them and snarling "Yeah, wanna make something of it?"!

 

[outlash]

Biggleswade is clearly more fun than it used to be...

Not that much I can assure you, although the large Asda's in the centre livened things up a bit ...


Anyways, I've been a global mod on a large astronomy forum for a few years and we make a point of being family friendly too. Life's too short to put up with keyboard warriors.

Tony.

 

[Crackle]

For a moment I thought you meant a poll about whether threebikesmcginty is a git or not.

We don't need a poll. You might as well have one on whether MacB rides his bike otherwise.