Too much rubbish in AN these days....

[barry luxton]

Can't beat a bit of sadism and masochism to make the world go around i suppose.

Edited May 3, 2008 by barry luxton

[Elton]

I thought Barry had some good points and put them across eloquently enough. I'd rather hear them than not. Thanks, Barry.

 

The BBC thing was a trial - now removed

 

The whole thing about a community, though, is that it is just that - a community. That is what we are striving for. We have moderators who try to be fairly hands-off. The moment they start wading into every thread, we'll just have a miserable dictatorship.

 

As for disruptive and out-of-order posts, I'll say this again - please use the 'report' facility. This so rarely gets used.

[Guest Rabbit]

i would too if i knew what it meant.

 

I don't know either and I have Googled it, I fear we will never know unless the author replies, but since his last post before this as almost 12 months ago we could be in for a bit of a wait.

 

However it might be a bit of fun while we wait to see who on here best fits Mr Knellors description. We have the following categories: i fear I am (A) Who do you think YOU are? if anyone thinks they are a (D) or thinks that anyone else maybe then they MUST give their reasons,

I have assumed that (D) is for those members that wear spectacles and have placed Steve Burke in that category merely as a stop gap measure. The other categories I have also place a member which of course cannot be altered, but can be added to further lists, so Chesters could be a fa@-wit as well as being a Bigot, and so on.

 

(A) FA@-WITS

rabbit

 

BIGOT

Chesters

 

© MISCHIEVOUS TROLLS

Huge Vitae

 

(D) MICRO-CELAPHIC ?

Steve Burke

[Huge_Vitae]

I don't know either and I have Googled it, I fear we will never know unless the author replies, but since his last post before this as almost 12 months ago we could be in for a bit of a wait.

 

However it might be a bit of fun while we wait to see who on here best fits Mr Knellors description. We have the following categories: i fear I am (A) Who do you think YOU are? if anyone thinks they are a (D) or thinks that anyone else maybe then they MUST give their reasons,

I have assumed that (D) is for those members that wear spectacles and have placed Steve Burke in that category merely as a stop gap measure. The other categories I have also place a member which of course cannot be altered, but can be added to further lists, so Chesters could be a fa@-wit as well as being a Bigot, and so on.

 

(A) FA@-WITS

rabbit

 

BIGOT

Chesters

 

© MISCHIEVOUS TROLLS

Huge Vitae

 

(D) MICRO-CELAPHIC ?

Steve Burke

I object to being decribed as 'mischievous'

[captain cojones]

There should be an

E/ (all of the above)lol

[chesters1]

I don't know either and I have Googled it, I fear we will never know unless the author replies, but since his last post before this as almost 12 months ago we could be in for a bit of a wait.

 

However it might be a bit of fun while we wait to see who on here best fits Mr Knellors description. We have the following categories: i fear I am (A) Who do you think YOU are? if anyone thinks they are a (D) or thinks that anyone else maybe then they MUST give their reasons,

I have assumed that (D) is for those members that wear spectacles and have placed Steve Burke in that category merely as a stop gap measure. The other categories I have also place a member which of course cannot be altered, but can be added to further lists, so Chesters could be a fa@-wit as well as being a Bigot, and so on.

 

(A) FA@-WITS

rabbit

 

BIGOT

Chesters

 

© MISCHIEVOUS TROLLS

Huge Vitae

 

(D) MICRO-CELAPHIC ?

Steve Burke

in an effort to improve myself without bias i would consider myself all the above ,ofcourse if you disagree then i will promise to strive harder in the future ,hopefully in further add on ratings i can top those as well

 

thinking about it though a few new step could be added :

NOT READING THE POST CORRECTLY Rabbit

AVOIDING ANSWERING A DIRECT QUESTION ABOUT A REPLY THEY MADE TO A POST Rabbit

SELECTIVE QUOTING Rabbit

BLINKERED RESPONDING ??

PICKING ON "HOT" WORDS BUT IGNORING THEIR CONTEXT ??? (fair few names here)

 

as you see i have some work to do

 

the biggest difference is i admit i'm a bigot (nothing wrong with bigotry) hopefully i can admit more in the future when colour prejudice ,racial prejudice and anti government sleaze go on the list

its a pity the old deleted threads cant be re erected just to see those who "violently" (i use that word genuinely) put down ,called names and reported posts have now strangely taken another stance when reality emerges to the fore ,the iraq war one was one in particular amongst many saddly gone.

 

perhaps the "report post" should be based on criminal liability (to Elton or AN) rather than personal greviences or differing opinions and ofcourse a post revealing something potentially harmful to the poster them selves (address or map of their location etc) i was perhaps hasty in the last one i reported (the scottish loch one) but i did hopefully make amends by putting in another more revealing link but it was done in earnest to protect members from a "possible" scam .any other reporting i have done (its only a couple) certainly wasn't because they differed from my point of view as some do.if the "report post" is used because it gets a bit personal so long as its not a direct bit of slander (in the sense of law) then it should be ignored :

1) its amusing to those not being personal

2) its just words (your taught very young they cannot hurt you unless its in the last sentence above)

3) your grown ups and can take it on the chin or bite your lip and ignore it knowing it will disapear down the list if you dont bite on it

Edited May 3, 2008 by chesters1

[Vagabond]

I posted up my first ever Trout on the fly not one reply

 

Well, I saw the pics, three rainbows, but didn't comment. Didn't pick up they were your first fish on fly - so a belated well done and welcome to the ranks of fly-fishers.

 

The next stage is to get out there on a river and catch a brownie on fly, then wade the surf and/or go rock-hopping to get a bass on fly.

 

...and on your next trip to the States, target permit, bonefish, snook and tarpon on fly.

 

AN benefits from decent illustrated fishing reports - and a bit of positive feedback from others - particularly if the reports are from beginners.

[Vagabond]

i would too if i knew what it meant.

 

In the vernacular, the nearest is "Pinheaded"

 

Can't think of anyone that fits that - certainly not Steve.

[severus]

We have moderators who try to be fairly hands-off. The moment they start wading into every thread, we'll just have a miserable dictatorship.

 

I can think of another website over here that does just that. I stopped posting fishing reports there after Big Brother came down hard on everyone one day after several members questioned the validity of an advertisment masquerading as a fishing report. Every other word in that "report" was a brand name, and yet it was defended by the mod who then lectured us on forum behavior and closed the thread. Seig Heil!

 

Good point, Elton.

[DavyR]

In the vernacular, the nearest is "Pinheaded"

 

Can't think of anyone that fits that - certainly not Steve.

 

I think the OP meant "microcephalic", but spelling and/or medical terminology are obviously not his strong points. It does indeed mean "small-headed", but usually in the context of what used to be charmingly called "congenital idiocy".