[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Well isn't that true of life in general, you get noticed if you speak to people or start good threads/conversations? Sitting in a corner saying nothing is never going to get you noticed on a forum

Well saying nothing would leave your post count at a big fat zero.

If I see new members or members that have few posts to their name I bump their threads to give them air time.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Simple Minds

Well saying nothing would leave your post count at a big fat zero.

If I see new members or members that have few posts to their name I bump their threads to give them air time.

We all need a bit of help now and then.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Simple Minds

Well saying nothing would leave your post count at a big fat zero.

If I see new members or members that have few posts to their name I bump their threads to give them air time.

That's great, I do try to make an effort to speak to newer members as well but I think it's unfair to say you need to "cosy" up to one of the favourites to get noticed it makes the place sound like some type of a cartel and it's simply not true either (whoever the favourites are) I think most of our regular members here love to see good and interesting new members and like to speak to new people, it's what forums are about really

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

That's great, I do try to make an effort to speak to newer members as well but I think it's unfair to say you need to "cosy" up to one of the favourites to get noticed it makes the place sound like some type of a cartel and it's simply not true either (whoever the favourites are) I think most of our regular members here love to see good and interesting members and like to speak to new people, it's what forums are about really

I've seen new members blamed for the apparent sundering of this forum. We will disagree I know that but it's just my opinion.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Simple Minds

I've seen new members blamed for the apparent sundering of this forum. We will disagree I know that but it's just my opinion.

Yeah I've seen that too from a handful of members but that's always happened and always will, every year on here (and other forums) you always get people talking about how great it was in the good old days and how crap the new members are but I think for the most part, new members are welcomed and wanted on here

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah I've seen that too from a handful of members but that's always happened and always will, every year on here (and other forums) you always get people talking about how great it was in the good old days and how crap the new members are but I think for the most part, new members are welcomed and wanted on here

Listen I don't know what this place was like a couple of years ago. Maybe it was better, maybe people like me are to blame for this forum going down the ****ter.

One thing I do know is that this forum needs a private sub forum, hidden away from non members or those that aren't involved where people can thrash out their differences. Things get deleted and tempers simmer and nobody knows what's going on. I don't know about you but if people genuinely thought I was a reason this forum was losing its flair I'd want to know about it,

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Simple Minds

Listen I don't know what this place was like a couple of years ago. Maybe it was better, maybe people like me are to blame for this forum going down the ****ter.

One thing I do know is that this forum needs a private sub forum, hidden away from non members or those that aren't involved where people can thrash out their differences. Things get deleted and tempers simmer and nobody knows what's going on. I don't know about you but if people genuinely thought I was a reason this forum was losing its flair I'd want to know about it,

It's been discussed before but it's always decided that it wouldn't be a good idea and would end up spilling all over the forum or involving people who don't want to be involved or used as a place just to get away with insulting people

[Kyle]

I understand why things are deleted or closed because sometimes it completely derails the thread and turns into a slagging match.

I just wish there was a better way than 'let's delete everything and sweep it all under the carpet' because nothing gets resolved and people think the other person is being protected.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's been discussed before but it's always decided that it wouldn't be a good idea and would end up spilling all over the forum or involving people who don't want to be involved or used as a place just to get away with insulting people

Then all you do is have a strict zero tolerance policy in every area of the forum other than the private area. If any kind of argument breaks out on the main board after the issue has been resolved in the said section, they're just banned for a week or something. The idea would be that if a debate turns into an argument in a thread, then it's stopped and sent to the private area where it can continue for as long as needs be. The PM idea is perfectly reasonable but when there's still rules governing that it doesn't solve anything either?

If you let people have an area to really go to town and sort out their differences, I think in the end people would laugh it off and it would end up solving a lot of problems. Sweepings things under the carpet and not allowing issues to be resolved, no matter whether that takes a slanging match or not, just festers more problems than it solves because people still have issues with each other and aren't allowed to go at it to sort them out

If nothing else I think it should be trialled for a couple of weeks, this idea has been suggested so many times that it may as well at least be given a go to see who is right or wrong about whether it'll work or not

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Simple Minds

Listen I don't know what this place was like a couple of years ago. Maybe it was better, maybe people like me are to blame for this forum going down the ****ter.

One thing I do know is that this forum needs a private sub forum, hidden away from non members or those that aren't involved where people can thrash out their differences. Things get deleted and tempers simmer and nobody knows what's going on. I don't know about you but if people genuinely thought I was a reason this forum was losing its flair I'd want to know about it,

SM,You are great fun on this forum,it's nice to be able to chat and joke with people ,TIBB to me is pretty much the same as it's always been and I've been her since 2009,no way have you made it go down the ****ter as you call it now wheres my tenner?

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by Simple Minds

Listen I don't know what this place was like a couple of years ago. Maybe it was better, maybe people like me are to blame for this forum going down the ****ter.

One thing I do know is that this forum needs a private sub forum, hidden away from non members or those that aren't involved where people can thrash out their differences. Things get deleted and tempers simmer and nobody knows what's going on. I don't know about you but if people genuinely thought I was a reason this forum was losing its flair I'd want to know about it,