SteveD Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 can you name anyone thats been hounded off <!--emo& Yep go on then Me! when have you been hounded and by who Quote
Emma Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I may be confused by the term hounded, but... If you had been hounded off here, how are you here to post on this thread?? Just an observation..... Quote
John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 With regards to James, I dont think he was hounded off here but more like he exiled himself due to his position as membership secretary being allegedly compromised Quote
7sRWild Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 For what it's worth, I view this forum as a night out at the pub. All the lads gathered round for a good old banter about whatever ails them or their cars. You may not agree with all thats said or the way people express themselves, but you accept people for who they are. Nobody comes to blows over exstreme opinions. We put up with all, from the loudest to the Wallflowers..something to be learned from everyone. Over the years you get to learn how to look beneath what may appear to be an abrasive comment and see the wisdom that may lurk there. The truly offensive and outright bad apples dont last long. I'm happy to keep coming back, thanks to all who have provided me with a mine of info and made my Westy experience a better one, not to mention b****y hilarious on many occasions. Oh yeh, my skin is a bit thicker now than when I first joined.. Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Obviously one persons banter is another's bullying; I'd like to think we all learnt who was thin, and who was thick skinned and behaved occasionally. And I'll apologise right here for getting it wrong occasionally. (Least I really hope it's only occasionally. ) Setting those issues aside though. I do wonder how many forums have been affected by the growth of Facebook as an alternative place for the more "pub get-togethery" side. If that is the case, then it could leave forums to become a much dryer technical content only sort of place, which would be a great shame. Quote
SteveD Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 With regards to James, I dont think he was hounded off here but more like he exiled himself due to his position as membership secretary being allegedly compromised ah yes wuv its all coming back to me now ,i remember talking about this with one of the comitee Quote
lippydave Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Any internet forum is simply the sum total of it's members contributions. If you don't like the tone of something or someone, the opportunity to ignore it/them is not solely governed by a button. You can excercise your own judgment, moral fortitude and intelligence too....Sadly if you are lacking in any of those qualities that's largely your own problem If for instance you think there is too much negativity here, then counter it with some positivity. Being one of life's whiners or sulkers won't help you much either in the real world or here in the virtual one either.. Flouncing off with a bad attitude is supposed to be the preserve of infantile children who don't know any better, not of grown adults with the benefit of experience and interpretation. I can say with no trace of sarcasm (just this once mind ), that without exceotion all of the WSCC folk I have met in real life situations are genuine cheerful,happy motoring enthusiasts with a passsion for Westies and vehicles in general. I haven't met any ******s yet, maybe they've already flounced off? My interpretation when someone asks what appears to be a daft question is that most folk here try give a reasonable answer and/or advice..... When people are persistently daft/stupid/thick/annoying/arrogant/rude/fantasist or just bleedin' plain ignorant then along with rest of the collective I reserve the right to wholeheartedly ridicule, poke fun at, and take the p*ss out of them.... I expect (and get) the same considerations to be applied right back to my own stupidity and ignorance... In conclusion, relax folks, we share a common interest, we're all here to help and chat with one another about stuff we like, and just like real life it doesn't pay to take it or yourself too seriously.... I await your slander and ridicule with amusement, and the water shedding ability of a fat duck's back.. Quote
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housebeautician Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 If that is the case, then it could leave forums to become a much dryer technical content only sort of place, which would be a great shame. IMO i think that this forum is already heading in that direction. People are to sensitive over some of the debates on here unfortunately,which leads to private emails to the committee which leads to them being censored. Nope it is not what it was. What a pity, i quite enjoyed some of my debates with blatman. Quote
Lurksalot Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I do a fair bit of lurking on here, and apart from a couple of noticeable absences , It has always seemed business as usual Quote
James Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 If you had been hounded off here, how are you here to post on this thread?? Just an observation..... I pop in to see if there is anything of interest BUT I think I may have posted three or maybe four times in over a year or so, I don't think people here are always treated with respect hence my lack of input. Quote
James Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 can you name anyone thats been hounded off <!--emo&<!--emo& Yep go on then Me! when have you been hounded and by who I am not going to drag it all up again but needless to say sufficient coments were made by various people including comitee members which left me under no delusion that I or my efforts were not appreciated. This is why I now have little involvement in the club other than idle curiosity. Quote
SteveD Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 can you name anyone thats been hounded off <!--emo&<!--emo& Yep go on then Me! when have you been hounded and by who I am not going to drag it all up again but needless to say sufficient coments were made by various people including comitee members which left me under no delusion that I or my efforts were not appreciated. This is why I now have little involvement in the club other than idle curiosity. hardly hounded out of here though is it , i know what happened aswell first hand ,and its your choice if you dont come on here much no one elses Quote
James Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 hardly hounded out of here though is it That depends on your point of view, yours and mine are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Quote
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