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Old Apr 4th 2009, 10:54 am
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it seems that no matter what the original post is about it decends into 1 of 3categories

1 Oz bashing
2 UK bashing
3 Newbie bashing (ususlly in gangs)

It's getting boring, I remember getting some valuable advice from some helpful people, I think they've been scared off by trolls if recent threads are anything to go by.

Can we rewind afew years pleeeeaaase
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Old Apr 4th 2009, 11:05 am
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Originally Posted by stevenglish
it seems that no matter what the original post is about it decends into 1 of 3categories

1 Oz bashing
2 UK bashing
3 Newbie bashing (ususlly in gangs)

It's getting boring, I remember getting some valuable advice from some helpful people, I think they've been scared off by trolls if recent threads are anything to go by.

Can we rewind afew years pleeeeaaase
Theres another website like this especially for the faint-hearted and terminally happy - sounds like you need a referral!

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Old Apr 4th 2009, 11:11 am
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Originally Posted by Officer Dibble
Theres another website like this especially for the faint-hearted and terminally happy - sounds like a need a referral!
Is there something wrong with being happy then? do people genuinely feel the need to put down others/ allow others to put them down?
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Originally Posted by stevenglish
Is there something wrong with being happy then? do people genuinely feel the need to put down others/ allow others to put them down?
I didnt mean my post as a put down but there really is another website for the more light and airy folk among us. Dig around the night garden and you may become privy to the secret knock!!
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Old Apr 4th 2009, 11:35 am
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Originally Posted by stevenglish
it seems that no matter what the original post is about it decends into 1 of 3categories

1 Oz bashing
2 UK bashing
3 Newbie bashing (ususlly in gangs)

It's getting boring, I remember getting some valuable advice from some helpful people, I think they've been scared off by trolls if recent threads are anything to go by.

Can we rewind afew years pleeeeaaase
It's actually just one category but contains your 3 mentioned
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Originally Posted by stevenglish
it seems that no matter what the original post is about it decends into 1 of 3categories

1 Oz bashing
2 UK bashing
3 Newbie bashing (ususlly in gangs)

It's getting boring, I remember getting some valuable advice from some helpful people, I think they've been scared off by trolls if recent threads are anything to go by.

Can we rewind afew years pleeeeaaase
Because human beings are inherently territorial.
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Old Apr 4th 2009, 12:02 pm
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Because human beings are inherently territorial.

.....and tribal.....and sheep like.
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Old Apr 4th 2009, 12:12 pm
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Originally Posted by stevenglish
it seems that no matter what the original post is about it decends into 1 of 3categories

1 Oz bashing
2 UK bashing
3 Newbie bashing (ususlly in gangs)

It's getting boring, I remember getting some valuable advice from some helpful people, I think they've been scared off by trolls if recent threads are anything to go by.

Can we rewind afew years pleeeeaaase
There's got to be more. I don't bash Aus, I don't bash the UK and I don't bash newbies. But you are right. There's been a lot of bashing going on recently. There seems to be a lot more grammar Nazis around as well.
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Old Apr 4th 2009, 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by MartinLuther
There's got to be more. I don't bash Aus, I don't bash the UK and I don't bash newbies. But you are right. There's been a lot of bashing going on recently. There seems to be a lot more grammar Nazis around as well.
does the bishop count?
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Originally Posted by kporte
does the bishop count?
I hope not or Im going to jail for a long time!
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Originally Posted by MartinLuther
There's got to be more. I don't bash Aus, I don't bash the UK and I don't bash newbies. But you are right. There's been a lot of bashing going on recently. There seems to be a lot more grammar Nazis around as well.
The grammar police have always been here but in different guises I honestly don't think anything has got better or worse on here, it just goes in cycles. I remember being bashed as a newbie and I remember people 'escaping' the UK and expecting Utopia.

The only thing I can see as a change is when there is a lighthearted thread (and they do happen a fair amount) certain people will appear just to upset the applecart but they just make themselves look stupid imo.

No, I'm not naming names
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Originally Posted by kporte
does the bishop count?
Sure does! At the same time the monkey gets spanked.


A few years ago when Chris Tarrant was on Capital Radio he made several announcements that "today is national spank the monkey day in America" before someone rang in and enlightened him.
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Old Apr 4th 2009, 12:32 pm
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Originally Posted by moneypen20
The grammar police have always been here but in different guises I honestly don't think anything has got better or worse on here, it just goes in cycles. I remember being bashed as a newbie and I remember people 'escaping' the UK and expecting Utopia.

The only thing I can see as a change is when there is a lighthearted thread (and they do happen a fair amount) certain people will appear just to upset the applecart but they just make themselves look stupid imo.

No, I'm not naming names
I know it goes on all the time but it seems to be hitting a maxima at the mo.

The Aus bashing seems to have dropped off a little since a certain psychotic nurse went back to work.
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Originally Posted by MartinLuther

The Aus bashing seems to have dropped off a little since a certain psychotic nurse went back to work.
...or simply can't be bothered
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...or simply can't be bothered
I know how you feel.
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