[Closed] Posters on here you miss

[quote=CaptainFlashheart ]do they have the internet in america?
Yes, but he has some erm....access issues these days.

Prison? 😆

Barnsleymitch - sorry to hear this.
Just get yourself outdoors when you're able.

Hope you mend soon

Bunnyhop x

Just researching wood stores.....where's samuri? He was one of the nice ones 🙁

I'm currently trying to get over a recent spinal injury (fractured vertebrae), which as you can guess is a barrel of laughs,

I did that. It does get better (up to a point) eventually, and for what it misses, there's Ibuprofen. Yay!

Welcome back. How many vertebrae did you slaughter? Three, here (T5, 6 & 7)...

And what happened to chewkw? Did the maggots get him in the end?

And what happened to chewkw? Did the maggots get him in the end?

He hopped the clod.

(Allegedly)

I had better not say anything about any controversial subject. Dunno if this has come to the notice of the mods yet but I bet any sign of "vigorous debate" it will be time for the humane killer

I took an enforced sabbatical of sorts from the forum a year ago due to a recurrent shoulder injury that prevented me from riding. It has recently been operated on. I'm in rehab and hope to be back on my bike towards the start of December. I found not being able to ride during this period quite depressing so I distanced myself from all things MTB'ing to avoid a constant reminder of what I was missing. Since the surgery a month ago I've returned to the site as a lurker - and what's struck me is how lack-lustre it seems to have become. Some of the more interesting personalities have disappeared and the posts aren't as engaging - for whatever reason - comedy value, interest, challenging etc. Also the threads don't appear to turn over as quickly as they once did - is it a less busy place?

He hopped the clod.

Could you translate? ❓

I disagreed with him on many, many points here - liked him though.

there is a poster called clodhopper

Flashy likes to claim everyone is someone else

I dont miss chewkw always assumed there was some intelligent life behind the gibberish but generally just annoying.

barnsleymitch........if you see this, i hope you are ok mate. and if you fancy a pint anytime mate, in wakefield, drop me a email.

[quote=deluded ]what's struck me is how lack-lustre it seems to have become. Some of the more interesting personalities have disappeared and the posts aren't as engaging - for whatever reason - comedy value, interest, challenging etc. Also the threads don't appear to turn over as quickly as they once did - is it a less busy place?
I've been reading posts like that for the past 6-7 years. Nostalgia definitely ain't what it used to be.

@deluded I have hardly ridden this year (once a month I'd say 🙁 ) and if anything it has resulted in more posting although admittedly mostly in non-bike threads 🙂

@scotroutes - I've been on this forum 10 + years and for me it's definitely lost some appeal over the last two or so years - the quality of post/thread has dipped off. No longer do I get the belly laughs or feel as connected with the topics as I did. It's not wistfulness on my part I don't think - perhaps I've changed - I dunno? I was hoping that upon returning it would have recovered some of its spark, but if anything it's become even more languid.

I see someone mentioned pussywillow. My god, really? He wasn't any good at trolling even though it was raison d'etre.

Not seen anything from rudebwoy for a long time, either.

I assume both were given their marching orders.

I remember a thread where someone asked pussywillow about his experience with ladies. He replied that he was "in up to the tatoes as we speak", which left me wondering how anyone could type so quickly with their spare hand.

has Chewkw left then? he's genuinely the only person I blocked using the software that some-one developed so didn't see most of his posts anyway.

his online persona just seemed bat-shit TBH

I assume both were given their marching orders.

I see someone mentioned pussywillow

Banned for multiple accounts. May or may not have been Shibboleth. (See also, Ulysse.)

Not seen anything from rudebwoy for a long time, either.

Not to my knowledge.

has Chewkw left then?

Seems he's serving a momentary ban (and not creating an alternative login, fair play).

Some of the more interesting personalities have disappeared and the posts aren't as engaging - for whatever reason - comedy value, interest, challenging etc. Also the threads don't appear to turn over as quickly as they once did - is it a less busy place?

I wouldn't say it's less busy; nor would I say that the threads are less interesting. Some interesting posters of old have gone quiet, but it's still as good a place as it has ever been. I'm with scotroutes on this one: I think you're talking nostalgia.

Wooh I got a mention! As did some of my work 😀

Volvo for sale is from a Scottish radio sketch. Its on YouTube

I have a job that I like where forum surfing is not allowed. I'm also trying to be more productive with my time.

So the tj ban is over?

I miss devs. He's never on here anymore.

Surf Mat; for his stunning physique, and incredibly humorous posts.

Shibboleth on tattoos

I'm glad we don't see devs so often. BTW, shouldn't you be recovering from an excessive fluid intake?

I remember when all this was fields, far as the eye could see, and we were all younger and funnier, and did more interesting things more often. The night of the bean flicking sticks in the mind, much though I wish it didn't.

just been sat thinking, there are loads i used to have a good crack with who are no longer regular on here.

chip, stan, anotherstan, foxychick, alexnutt, mamad, fred, shredder, solo, idave, stoney, izakimak to name a few.

even ones i didnt seem to get on with for one reason or another, but were good entertainment and posted enjoyable stuff (DD, ernie, edukator, cynical) dont seem to be on much of late.

i enjoy it still, but it is a bit quieter.

saxonrider - I know what nostalgia is. This it isn't. This place has lost something and it's not so busy. There's a sizeable number of contributors that made this place interesting who are absent - or certainly have been in the last 5/6 weeks as per tons observations. Believe me I'm not the type to get misty eyed about the past. I'm sure it's just a lull and will pick up again - or at least that's my hope.

In my experience, forums are mostly either

a) dying - as lamented by users nostalgic for the olden days
b) dead - self fulfilling prophecy
c) stillborn

d) perfectly healthy despite the userbase's insistence that it's dying?

Seems pretty much alive IMO, ok so some folk have found other things to do (by nature or design) but there are a lot of new folks on here, folks I've never seen post before or only recently (say last 3-6 mths)

Maybe less of a clique than before, more a spread of views/opinions ?

They probably all come from Facebook 😛

I was hoping that upon returning it would have recovered some of its spark, but if anything it's become even more languid.

It's all the Tramadol folk are taking to boost their Strava times ladled on top of the frenetic excitement that comes from driving a VAG-family turbo-diesel estate on the ragged edge.

I do wonder if Strava is impacting on people's brains. It seems to have coincided with the death of the anarchic, free-wheeling, single-speeding attitudes that used to make this forum such a great place 😐

Well, for what it's worth, here's my thoughts on it. I stopped visiting the forum primarily due to an RTA and its subsequent effects on my health. Having said that, at the time, I (perhaps stupidly, with the benefit of hindsight) was too easily involved in arguments on here, particularly about religion, and found myself increasingly wound up and pissed off. I also felt frustrated at times at what I felt was over moderation. I know, it's a forum that can be used by anybody, and we need to be mindful of causing offence, but there were times when I felt unable to say what I really felt due to this. In conjunction with this, I recieved a number of e-mails from an ex forum member that were leaving me feeling that I couldn't be bothered with the hassle any more. Fast forward a year or two, and I feel I now have an entirely different prospective on life (a near death experience will do that, let me assure you). It was really nice to catch up with people I remembered when I was posting regularly on here, and the forum doesn't seem as cliquey or sterile as I had chosen to remember it. I suppose time will tell whether the never ending arguments will start again, but for now, for me at least, the forum is a welcome distraction from chronic pain and worries about my future prospects.

I also felt frustrated at times at what I felt was over moderation.

I'd like to think that that at least has changed for the better.

Hope you're feeling better matey.

While my original couple of U31 and variations of that username may have had multiple bans after one particular mod royally pissed me off, (Barnsley mitch, nail on the head, overmoderation at that time, it would have been 5 or 6 year back) I came back with this version of the name about a year after the ban, when Ali (Gryphon) approached me in the real world to give someone on here advice about DJ equipment

As flattering as it is to be thought of as whomever, if you know me in real life, you'll know my opinions are my own and I don't hide them in any way shape or form

And in that same breath, what happened to Ali?

Cheers Cougar. To clarify, my comment about over moderation was simply my opinion / perception at that time. As I said, with hindsight and a fresh outlook, what seemed important to me then isn't that important now. Life's too short to get wound up about the small stuff isn't it?

It wasn't just your experience mitch, I got in to multiple boiling arguments with mods over moderation, were in the end I took it as a personal challenge to see how quickly I could get them to wield the ban hammer, until I got bored with that and real life took over

I've never had an issue with the moderation on here, but I tend not to stray into the controversial topics where it's most prevalent. I use a couple of other forums which are utterly ridiculous. On telling someone to "suck it up" I was told that wasn't appropriate language for a family friendly forum. I feel like directing them to Mumsnet.

The problem with one or two of the mods is their lack of impartiality.

Other than that this forum is a good part of the internet.

I was a way more argumentative person back then, Njee, as others have said above, real life experiences have a tendency to chill your outlook on life and settle on what's important.

That aint saying I can't still have me more facetious moments, mind...

[quote=Cougar ]

has Chewkw left then?

It would be kind of hard for him to post his usual [s]shit[/s] stuff without making it blindingly obvious who he was. Unless I've missed his more sane work - like others have said, not somebody I'm missing, amusing for a short while before just becoming irritating (I'm sure some people think the same about me).

[quote=njee20 ]I've never had an issue with the moderation on here, but I tend not to stray into the controversial topics where it's most prevalent.

I used to stray into those all the time, and amazed I've not been banned more - though I realised that some topics were bad for my blood pressure, so tend to avoid them now.

I used to stray into those all the time, and amazed I've not been banned more - though I realised that some topics were bad for my blood pressure, so tend to avoid them now.

Yeah that's why I don't bother!

Going back to a point on the last page, I definitely find the forum quieter now than it used to be, particularly 'out of hours'.

Good to see you back Barnsley Mitch, good luck with your recovery.

Just to echo what Ton said, drop us a line if you fancy a beer or a slow pootle, when you're up for it.

I like chewkw, for what it's worth.
Excellent seeing toys leave the pram, just because he has an alternative point of view.

I followed a link to an old post the other day - I'd forgotten quite how nasty some of us used to be.

I try and avoid the religion and politics threads these days too.
Just not possible to discuss some things sensibly unless face to face.

I try and avoid the religion and politics threads these days too.
Just not possible to discuss some things sensibly unless face to face.

nail on the head pete. life is far too short to get annoyed and angry with folk you either dont know or have not met.

I'd forgotten quite how nasty some of us used to be.

Aye, i took it on myself, more than once, to defend Surfmatt's points of view when they were perfectly reasonable, and you lot still ripped him a new one, mercylessly

I try and avoid the religion and politics threads these days too.

Plenty of unfortunate stuff can still get posted on the religion threads, but I have found them far, far less vitriolic recently than they sometimes became a few years ago.

Indeed, they can be tolerant occasionally ! 😉

[quote=Rusty Spanner ]Good to see you back Barnsley Mitch, good luck with your recovery.
Just to echo what Ton said, drop us a line if you fancy a beer or a slow pootle, when you're up for it.

I can bring the tandem over for that if you fancy it 🙂

The problem with one or two of the mods is their lack of impartiality.

amusing for a short while before just becoming irritating (I'm sure some people think the same about me

amazed I've not been banned more

Agreed the politics threads are not for the fainthearted.

While my original couple of U31 and variations of that username may have had multiple bans after one particular mod royally pissed me off, (Barnsley mitch, nail on the head, overmoderation at that time,

I've just looked back and the final post from "U31" predates me being a moderator by two years, so I can't really comment on that I'm afraid.

The problem with one or two of the mods is their lack of impartiality.

Is that directed at me? I do try to be, well, as honest and transparent as I can be (hence replying to questions in public). Though really, [i]true [/i]impartiality is very difficult.

It would be kind of hard for him to post his usual shit stuff without making it blindingly obvious who he was.

See, it's kind of self policing. Someone gets a ban for bellendery, they either come straight back on being bellendish in which case they light up like a Christmas tree, or they behave themselves and fly under the radar but then all we wanted folk to do is be more middle-of-the-bell in the first place so the system's worked.

Spotting a returned banee is routine, they'll generally get flagged up internally within a day or two of their arrival (me not so much, but one of my colleagues is [i]very[/i] good at this). Working out who it is is [s]a fun game[/s] a bit more difficult, but proving it conclusively can be a challenge.

In an ideal world we like to be certain before hammering but of course, that's not a mandatory policy. (-:

This thread has still not brought me piemonster 🙁

I think its more that their a variety of mods and they dont always make the same sort of decisions so we think its "favouritism" when its just the nature of a lack of clear instructions allowing them to use their judgement

That's certainly true (I've said as much previously). There is very little in the way of "official" policy beyond the same T&Cs that everyone can read.

We can - and do - challenge each others' decisions sometimes, which is a good thing because it helps create more of a hive mind approach (I suppose "team" is the word I'm looking for) rather than all pulling in opposite directions.

Ultimately though we're still several different people making individual judgement calls, and whoever reacts first might make a different call to whoever would've responded next. C'est la vie.

I think i get them for a drip drip affect rather than an individual post.

That's probably true as well. (-:

This thread has still not brought me piemonster

Dunno what happened there. He's not banned, seems to have just stopped posting.

Erk. Hope he's ok. 😕

getting twds a personal record though for not having a post deleted...you probably need to measure days rather than posts though

I'm [i]sorely[/i] tempted to delete that for comedy value.

go on go on go on

I've had a look at your deleted posts U31. It seems you were quite happy to offend all mods as you had a few posts deleted. The thread back tired as other members called you attention whore and waved you goodbye. Best of all though is your account isn't banned under U31.

Ive slept since then dude, so cant remember if it was individual or mods in general, i was certainly more full of piss and vinegar back then, for sure!

Im surprised the ID wasnt banned, i must have flounced before the hammer, there were plenty of other unmoderated places i frequented back then, so it wasnt such a biggie posting here or not. Thinking back forum; (fora?) per se may have started becoming a distraction, and if im annoying myself i sure as shit are annoying other folk so its best to self censure. I assume the U31 id was linked to a former email address begining with E?

If so is there anyway the i.d. can become merged or renamed with this one, as i said a few pages back, im rather attatched to U31, most log ins on other corners of the web are in some form a varation of such, and i dont as a rule hide behind alter egos to express an opinion (Harry H Corbet and Thieving Gypsy Bastard are exceptions to this rule, and i was outed pretty soon;) )

`Hmmm U31 account is marked as a spammer...

7 years ago i'd have taken that personally! 😛

middle-of-the-bell

🙂

Prince Albert?

Well, we've got enough ends, haven't we?

Best of all though is your account isn't banned under U31.

It is now.

Yeah i noticed.... 🙄

im rather attatched to U31

Not attached enough to use it once in six years. Figured you'd made your choice which one you wanted. A meringue?

Not while on the iDave diet, you should know that

Piemonster is fine. He's just been very, very busy. He [i]should[/i] be riding with me next week. I'll see if I can steal a photo just to prove he's still alive.

As regards bannings, I decided when creating my current userid that I'd try to avoid that fate (though my most famous banning was still wrong).

Now I'm intrigued, Scotroutes ...

I'll tell you who I don't miss. That onion Druid bloke. He was awful. And Scottish.

You mean northerns use this forum...?

Onion is southern. And short. His sort should no be aloud.

But, he's got layers.

You mean northerns use this forum...?

Only ones who've travelled to the south, obviously the lack of internet precludes most from joining.

I was innocent of all my banning

I was very guilty when I did get banned - though I'm quite proud that AFAIK I'm the only person to ever successfully get my ban lifted by arguing with Mark (it was related to freeloading)

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Banoffee Piemonster

Yay 🙂 Thank you.

*waves at PM*

Yeah, blah blah, but I miss piemonster

Miss you too sweet cheeks

**** me, two chins, 40 is approaching at full speed