Yeah, the lounge clique accepted you.

I think I pissed some of them off at some point (something about saying they were having a circle w**k). And it was all downhill from there...

JTL

in general no, but there are parts of the forum which can be a bit difficult at times.

the w****ers that do make things unpleasent are short lived and those who make it enjoyable far out weigh those who dont.

it can seem unfriendly to newbies espec if they ask a question that's been asked a thousand times before and don't get the exact response they're looking for. (luckily I'm not that sensitive)

yes that's the worst part, shame when that happens.

think it's just the way it comes across when wrote rather than spoken

or how it's taken by the reader

Yes that's true. Faceless communication does make it difficult to judge the tone.

my two pence worth

being new to this place is like going to a party full of strangers for the first time
if you sit in the corner sipping your drink few if anyone will talk to you,
and yes it will appear cliquey
if on the other hand you make an effort, introduce yourself, ask questions and offer your point of view you will find that its a positive mine of information
yes you get the knobheads with less than helpful replies but at the "party" you`d just ignore them and get on with finding out who were the adults


regards steve

Gotta agree from personal experience the guys and gals on here are on the whole friendly and very helpful

I saw a thread that was started about an established member on the forum that absolutely slagged them off it was awful.

There wasnt that many who stepped in to stop it despite how long they had been on here.

I think if you have posted many times you are fine but if you are relatively new some of the nasty comments that people give back have stopped people coming back.

I recently have been on the end of some nastily written comment which completely p****d me off as I had been misquoted in the first place and had no right of reply as the thread was closed.

Nasty threads/posts are often started and not removed because the Moderators don't see them - we aren't online all the time, and we can't read everything.
If EVER you see a thread or post that you aren't happy woth, for whatever reason, please report it- the reports go to all the Mods on that forum, all the SuperMods, and Admin, and there will be someone around that can take a look.
For newbies - the report button is the small blue button at the foot of each post, next to the karma button, and with an exclamation mark on it.

If one of us closes a thread and you feel that it has misquoted you or whatever, you can still report it, or you can pm one of us about it. If we feel your complaint is valid we can then delete the thread altogether. Threads are often closed to stop arguments getting worse - unfortunately this does mean that people can feel aggrieved if they lose their right of reply, but if you contact one of us we will always attempt to put records straight.

LMAO !! I havnt heard that saying in years !!!!!

Who wants to be on a forum where everyone is 'nice' all the time?

What's the point of that?

There's no cut and thrust.

Be a dickhead and you usually get treated like one. Happens to everyone every so often.

I like it here.

I haven't been kicked off yet, and God knows I must be the most annoying person on Earth

either everyone's really friendly, or they're just good at plotting discreetly

The latter.