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Post by puffin on May 14, 2009 22:16:00 GMT
guest?
Does anyone know why?
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Post by kubik8 on May 14, 2009 23:36:48 GMT
She's a woman. Prob just hit a few wrong buttons when trying to replace her ink carts.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2009 9:19:16 GMT
Come back Sushi,just as a member
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Post by fastkat on May 15, 2009 21:28:59 GMT
Yeh come back sushi xxx
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Post by cathy on May 15, 2009 22:01:12 GMT
I'm sorry to say this, but this board is so full of insults and abuse that its not a pleasant place to be.
I've been warning for awhile that unless things change it's not going to last and judging by the speed at which people are leaving that end day is not too far off.
Sushi has a life outside of this place and it's a whole lot more rewarding than reading some of the posts here and being attacked for having the audacity to try and moderate some posters behaviour.
I hope she comes back soon ... but if not I can't say I blame her.
We still have a large number of posters who would never dream of verbally attacking another member or singling out somebody they can bully. That's good, but not good enough.
If we want to keep this place going we need to stand up and be counted when we see something happening that we know is completely out of order. Moderators can't be here all the time and anyway, we only have limited powers ... unlike when we were AM's on the MSN newsboards.
So, either help us keep this board pleasant to use or let it go down the plughole ...... the choice is yours .. and yours .. and yours ...........................
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Post by puffin on May 15, 2009 22:11:23 GMT
Agreed, cathy, it is the responsibility of all members to keep the board going. Unfortunately if anyone says anything about bad language, verbal abuse etc they get told to go take a hike, they are not moderators.
I've no idea what your powers are here, cathy, whatever they are there will always be moaning when you do do something like giving a warning, deleting or editing a post or closing a thread down.
I have complete sympathy for anyone who takes on a mods job... it's thankless. A real poisoned chalice.
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Post by cathy on May 15, 2009 22:34:33 GMT
People can express their feelings Puffin when somebody 'goes off on one'. It takes some nerve I will agree. If they cannot do that, then can I ask them to at least use the option of sending us a private message so we can go directly to the offending post or poster.
Yeh, yeh, I know ..... some people won't like that. But, the way I see it, unless we do something (and fast) then I can't see this board lasting the summer.
Mind you, that's not to say we will always delete a post or lock a thread .... it just gives us the chance to read something we may have missed and keep an eye on it.
If we feel the person who has written to us has a valid point we will act and they can be assured of their anonymity.
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Post by jonren on May 16, 2009 5:11:03 GMT
Thank you Cathy and Puffin. You have pimpointed our problems perfectly. We have the potential to be a really good forum. We must not 'give in' to a few uncaring spoilers.
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Post by yord on May 16, 2009 14:27:57 GMT
how the hell can uncarring spoilers spoil a board ? Get over yourself. If you got something to say then say it , it isnt going to blow your comp up. Are so so scared of ridicule , do you imagine ohhhhhh no they'll think Im a bad person now
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Post by cathy on May 16, 2009 16:52:33 GMT
how the hell can uncarring spoilers spoil a board ?
Quite easily if their behaviour drives away other people.
If you got something to say then say it ...
Yep, that's fine .... but there are ways to get your point across without upsetting or annoying other posters.
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Post by yord on May 16, 2009 17:27:25 GMT
Spoil for who ? You , me , everyone ? Peope are here because they want to be not because theyre forced to be . They leave cause they no longer want to be , no one forces them to leave apart from their own vanity
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Post by cathy on May 16, 2009 17:54:46 GMT
They leave cause they no longer want to be , no one forces them to leave apart from their own vanity
Vanity? Hummm, well maybe for a few who can't take anyone disagreeing with them because they see only their own argument as being right.
I think people like this board when its functioning well ... good debates on news stories ... humerous interactions ... even the occasional heated argument.
What a lot of people don't like is the constant bombardment of narrow views ... teasing to the extent that it is no longer amusing and instead becomes more akin to bullying ... and the total lack of empathy for others.
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Post by yord on May 16, 2009 18:07:38 GMT
Who are these people then ? Why havnt they left coz as I see it theres just the same posters here that have always been with the odd exception and I dont think that theyve been " forced off " Many left years back , long before the change of the board from msn, and as for being a debating board if you look for the active threads with large numbers of posts I'll think you'll find theyve got sweet fa to do with debating, and your just deciving yourself.
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Post by cathy on May 16, 2009 18:55:57 GMT
I'm not going to go round in circles repeating myself. I've said my piece and you've done the same. We'll have to agree to disagree ..... otherwise we could come to blows.  |
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Post by yord on May 16, 2009 19:19:39 GMT
tch , you tease
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Post by pinxminx on May 16, 2009 20:22:52 GMT
Well you know I'm new and I don't know many people here, but I did like Sushimo, I think she was a very fair person. I hope she comes back.
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Post by pinxminx on May 16, 2009 20:47:14 GMT
Why has she gone anyway?
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Post by cathy on May 16, 2009 21:27:22 GMT
She went for her own good reasons Pinx. More often than not, life outside is sweeter than here ..... and every so often real life calls. Good luck to her ..... but I really hope she'll pop in and see how much she is missed. You never know, if enough people send her a message she may come back.  |
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Post by pinxminx on May 16, 2009 21:42:48 GMT
Yeah. Well I hope so. She's a nice person, and from what I know, made really good sense. And I will send her message.
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Post by cathy on May 16, 2009 21:50:08 GMT
I'm not sure if she'll be ready to come back until things start improving here. It can get very frustrating ... feels like you're bashing your head against a brick wall .... and who needs that?
I'm sure she would like to know people are missing her though so I'll say thanks on her behalf. ;D
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