Quoi le Hades etes vous fairing in Tunbridge les Bains? Il n'y a pas un Université la, alors? Gardez-vous, l'annee derniere je souviens qu'il etait cet autre jolie, aux alpes...
Merde et Sacre Bleu au memoire de ma Sacre Tante Doris. J'avais cherche Tumbridge Wells et cette place n'existe pas. Le mort d'un chien grand - c'est Tunbridge Wells - Mon Dieu et Cul de Sac - demain j'ai trouvais cette place. Pas delle yeux rhone que nous - ou comme dit les rosbifs - paddle yer own canoe. Vivre l'alliance ancient, vivre Wallace, Vivre Petain et De Gaulle et Vivre La Belle Currie que le Jean Major a mange.
c'est tres chiant quand la merde touche le ventilateur...
und jetz in Deutsch
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Nous pouvons faire le même truc que les parents utilise quand ils veulent discuter faire l'amour, avec leurs enfants présent: si nous voulons discuter quelque chose sans énerver Kim, nous pouvons discuter en Français. Ou en Latin.
Methinks everyone on this forum has been smoking the wacky backy again.
This is symptomatic of the current state of SB. This was in fact intended as a serious discussion.
As a regular lurker I find that SB is getting less and less friendly - the Signal to Noise ratio is well down; fewer and fewer of the posts contain information that is useful, or material that is of interest the the broad readership.
If people are serious about converting lurkers into regulars then they need to make an effort to make this a much more welcoming place than it is at present.
Better that than making sarcastic responses to their posts.
If you disagree with my argument, then why not counter it with a rational argument. Posting a sarcastic one liner is just the sort of response that makes SB unfriendly. Such a comment might be acceptable to another regular with whom you already have an established rapport - but even then I would humbly suggest that is sets an agressive tone that does not benefit the forum as a whole.
As a comment to a newbie it is totally out of order.
In another thread I have answered your reply with two paragraphs and requested a reply. I have been polite and you haven't replied. On the other hand claymore has replied to your post with a quip (Non confrontational) in keeping with the rest of the post and you have taken offence, yet replied immediately.
I have two points, the first is maybe there is some merit in flippant posts as they seem to generate more column inches. Oscar Wild *quote* "The measure of a man can be directly related to the amount of column inches he can generate per inane action".
My other point is no one seems to be able to sway from their original postion on this topic. In truth the asnwer nearly always lies in the middle somewhere. I have already executed my campaign of self-moderation, yet other still remain steadfast in their opinion that humour and human bonding has no place on this forum and once having stated their case refuse to enter the discussion or aknowlegde anothers opinion as valid or otherwise.
I would rather this topic be put to bed with a unilateral agreement than for it to raise it's ugly head again at a later date. After all we can all get back to boats then!
but I did reply - within about 30 minutes of your posting.
Another dilemma we face is that many people browse the forums once a day at most. The speed at which threads develop here is such as to preclude them taking a full part in the debate. 32 minutes should not really be regarded as slow in forum time .
There is certainly merit in flippant posts - to established users. As a response to someone's 3rd or 4th post to a board it is inconsiderate. Much better to spend time encouraging new posters, and learning about them, before rattling off one liners that are often perceived as being much more aggressive than intended.
Once again liken it to meeting people face-to-face. I am often very rude to my friends, it is part of being friends; but it would be totally inappropriate to adopt the same tone with someone I was meeting for the first time.
I'm not trying to argue with anyone - I am purely trying to inform as to my feelings when browsing this board. Any criticisms I've made relate purely to my personal experiences and are not intended to reflect any value judgements.
Help - if I go on like this I'm in danger of becoming a "regular" myself