Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
18 October 2010
10:2375402Even though forumites tear each others' entrails out on-line, they are always, in my experience, civil to each other face to face. Forum behaviour often degenerates into a kind of cyber-rage in which the virtual anger does not exist in the real world and disappears as soon as you are off-line.
Phil Eyden also hit the nail on the head with his old signature line: 'Never post after the pub.'
PG.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
18 October 2010
10:5075411Peter
To a point i share your view I am always civil to Barryw and Paul W doesn't take much to be nice.
On here though, things do get a little personal, I even tried a little while ago to show subjects barryw and I shared to take the heat out of some postings as it got far to personal and serious.
I'm all for as many people postings as poss, and whether i agree or not everyone should have that right, but we should avoid being offensive(in my view)
The forum is a good one, it does tend to get bogged down at times but thats part of open debate.
We won't always agree, but we must be able to disagree
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
18 October 2010
11:0475420thanks for all the kind words for the forum, doubt whether we can ever stop politics on here, it is impinges on our lives every day.
re; facebook, completely different thing to a discussion forum, attracts different people and is world wide.
i look in to see what is happening locally.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
18 October 2010
11:1675431There's always a danger that if someone is nasty on-line and charming face-to-face, people will regard him/her as two-faced. A bit like journalists who schmooze up to you for information and then tear you apart in print or drop you in the poo by quoting off-the-record background.
PG.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
18 October 2010
11:1775433PETER;
For that bit I agree
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18 October 2010
11:1875434Ah, words dropping out of experience Peter? I can empathise.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
18 October 2010
11:1975435ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,888
18 October 2010
11:2875441I could not agree more Peter, they are two faced. tear you to pieces behind your back but are charming to your face.
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Just Sioux
- Location: Kent
- Registered: 22 Aug 2013
- Posts: 50
Reading through recent postings I note that the members club idea has been resurrected with restrictions on posting on certain topics without permission. This form of censorship as set out by a member who ‘left’ the forum some while ago, will unfortunately not encourage these non posters back onboard.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,888
Just Sioux wrote:Reading through recent postings I note that the members club idea has been resurrected with restrictions on posting on certain topics without permission. This form of censorship as set out by a member who ‘left’ the forum some while ago, will unfortunately not encourage these non posters back onboard.
Sorry but I am lost on this one and who "left"?
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Just Sioux- Location: Kent
- Registered: 22 Aug 2013
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Jan Higgins wrote:Sorry but I am lost on this one and who "left"?
https://www.dover.uk.com/forums/dover-forum/the-final-goodbyeChris- Forum Admin
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Oct 2009
- Posts: 357
Just Sioux wrote:Reading through recent postings I note that the members club idea has been resurrected with restrictions on posting on certain topics without permission. This form of censorship as set out by a member who ‘left’ the forum some while ago, will unfortunately not encourage these non posters back onboard.
I don't want to derail the topic about Howard so I'll reply here - there are no restrictions as you describe, I think the post from Keith has just been misunderstood. When Howard was unwell we obviously wanted to respect his privacy so we just kept a few regulars/closer friends updated rather than posting on the forum. The new thread for people to pay tribute is open for anyone to add their comments.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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Thanks Chris,
And yes its correct respect for Howard and his friends and family were top of the agenda.
yes getting back to this thread I did leave 3 years ago still disagreeing with the seperation of the politics from the main part of the forum.
but the forum is a useful tool to inform one of many
and i took Garys post and have returned after the 3 years
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,888
I have never understood the problem with separating the politics side of the group, I amalgamated the main and politics after a little while so got them both.
The trouble back then was that there were so very many political posts that they dominated the group and were putting some off visiting as often, me included.
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