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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2008, 05:55:36 AM »

When peoples opinions differ their going to argue...soa forum is always gonna have plenty of arguments, its inevitable.
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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2008, 08:00:01 AM »

My personal experience is that it's not proper arguing, What would be a normal conversation in person with a few opinions and jokes gets taken completely differently on-line as people don't understand the way your saying it as they can see you mannerisms or expressions, people need to learn to "talk" differently on-line.

I also like the comment of people talking down to the younger members, someone was doing that to me recently but i know they don't have any idea of how old i am, what my background is or how long i have been riding, but because I'm a "noob" to this forum and my grammar / spelling suck i must know less than them and be about 11!
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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #17 on: June 12, 2008, 16:59:04 PM »

Most sensible thread starters know to ignore the children on here

Wat annoys them is that within 5 (mostly useless) replies, 2 or three posters are bitching about something totally irrelevant, and with a day, the thread is 3 pages of useless crap.

I've not been a member as long as many, but I am starting to find the forum fairly useless (no offence to the mods and admin).  I just find very little useful information from the forum anymore.  It's just people asking what colours they shoud get/how to 'raw' their frame/what frame to buy over and over and over.

I just use the search function and find the info I want from about 2 years ago

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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #18 on: June 12, 2008, 17:23:25 PM »

Most sensible thread starters know to ignore the children on here

Wat annoys them is that within 5 (mostly useless) replies, 2 or three posters are bitching about something totally irrelevant, and with a day, the thread is 3 pages of useless crap.

I've not been a member as long as many, but I am starting to find the forum fairly useless (no offence to the mods and admin).  I just find very little useful information from the forum anymore.  It's just people asking what colours they shoud get/how to 'raw' their frame/what frame to buy over and over and over.

I just use the search function and find the info I want from about 2 years ago

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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #19 on: June 12, 2008, 17:25:48 PM »

Most sensible thread starters know to ignore the children on here

I hope by "children" you are referring to immature people (of all ages), otherwise i think thats a little harsh... I'm only 16, no idea what you class as children, but i don't try to start these forum-fights. I try my best to give useful responses where ever i can, i don't use ridiculous 'TXT SPK', and i don't go around trying to start altercations amongst other members.

I am annoyed as has been said previously by the constant 'looking down' of some, incredibly single minded, older people on this forum.
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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #20 on: June 12, 2008, 17:39:22 PM »

Most sensible thread starters know to ignore the children on here

I hope by "children" you are referring to immature people (of all ages), otherwise i think thats a little harsh... I'm only 16, no idea what you class as children, but i don't try to start these forum-fights. I try my best to give useful responses where ever i can, i don't use ridiculous 'TXT SPK', and i don't go around trying to start altercations amongst other members.

I am annoyed as has been said previously by the constant 'looking down' of some, incredibly single minded, older people on this forum.

...and I think you just proved your maturity by being able to read into what I meant by 'children'   Wink

I think that people have to display a level of immaturity to perceive some peoples responses as 'looking down'.  If you can take the thoughtful opinions of others on-board, then great.  If you don't agree, go find relevant info to support your own theory and put it to them in a mature manner. 

An older/wiser/more mature member will display a better constructed argument supported with material (often found with google or the search function in approx 5.62secs) whilst the 'looked-down-upon' will be retorting with unfounded rubbish, expletives and constantly shifting off the subject of the previous post.  Keep an eye out next time you see a bitch fest, don't respond, just sit back and observe.  Then report repeat offenders  Cheesy

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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #21 on: June 12, 2008, 20:43:57 PM »

Wat annoys them is that within 5 (mostly useless) replies, 2 or three posters are bitching about something totally irrelevant, and with a day, the thread is 3 pages of useless crap.

I've not been a member as long as many, but I am starting to find the forum fairly useless (no offence to the mods and admin).  I just find very little useful information from the forum anymore.  It's just people asking what colours they shoud get/how to 'raw' their frame/what frame to buy over and over and over.
1. Please please please click report to mod what you see useless crap. We do delete what we see, but we can't be everywhere all the time.

2. You wouldn't believe the number of "what colour" threads we delete already Sad If you see duplicate threads, to 'report to mod' and we'll merge. We do a fair bit already but I'm sure we could do more Smiley

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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #22 on: June 12, 2008, 21:44:29 PM »

Wat annoys them is that within 5 (mostly useless) replies, 2 or three posters are bitching about something totally irrelevant, and with a day, the thread is 3 pages of useless crap.

I've not been a member as long as many, but I am starting to find the forum fairly useless (no offence to the mods and admin).  I just find very little useful information from the forum anymore.  It's just people asking what colours they shoud get/how to 'raw' their frame/what frame to buy over and over and over.
1. Please please please click report to mod what you see useless crap. We do delete what we see, but we can't be everywhere all the time.

2. You wouldn't believe the number of "what colour" threads we delete already Sad If you see duplicate threads, to 'report to mod' and we'll merge. We do a fair bit already but I'm sure we could do more Smiley

Cheers,
Al 'ban stick of Veero'.

Al...where is Veero? Havn't seen him on here in ages?
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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #23 on: June 12, 2008, 22:51:15 PM »

I get the feeling that the demise of the MBUK forum may well be the cause, but not necessarily in the way you guys are thinking.

A lot of the hassle on the MBUK forum wasn't the regulars, but the transient 'members' who had typed "mountainbike forum" or "downhill forum" or "dirtjumping forum" into google and gone from there. Before Future wound it up, we were pretty much on top of the stereotypical MBUK forumite, no text type, no muppetry outside the chat section etc,  in fact, we made Veero look liberal.

Obviously, with no MBUK forum anymore to bleed off those people, they've got to go somewhere and SDH is, unfortunately, pretty far up that list.

Just be grateful that SDH is run by a good bunch of mods who're totally on top of their game and aren't going to have the carpet pulled out from under them.
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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #24 on: June 12, 2008, 22:55:35 PM »

I am very grateful, you havemade me so. It never really crossed my mind how much stuff the mods must have to trawl through, I for one do searches before posting. But you get some threads that seem to just repeat every few weeks or more! and I expect the mods clean up so many of these....thankyou.

How often has there been moderator appreciation threads?
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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #25 on: June 12, 2008, 23:09:01 PM »

I've been here since 06, an i think I've seen 1 appreciation thread, no-one gives them credit, even me i must admit, so I'm being abit hypocritical, but they do a very good job here, an since MBUK has gone, they've had to work even harder.

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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #26 on: June 14, 2008, 21:38:32 PM »

Al...where is Veero? Havn't seen him on here in ages?
is he not up fort bill?
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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #27 on: June 15, 2008, 17:32:49 PM »

I'm noticing a distinct lack of images in this thread.
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Re: Why do all the threads end up with a fight?
« Reply #28 on: June 15, 2008, 17:54:54 PM »

far too many keyboard warriors for my liking......

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