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Are the Motors>Motors mods too Lock happy?
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but a huge number of BMW drivers seem to use boards, it'd be great to send them somewhere.
Every second thread seems to be about a 3 series.
I know, what's the world coming to when a popular car is being discussed in a motors forum? Maybe BMW get discussed a lot, but there is also a disproportionate hatred of the brand and its owners.
Anyway - I do think that topics are locked relatively quickly. Going off topic should not be an instant thread lock, especially if the OP is happy with the way the thread is going. Replying to old topics is a bug bear for some people, but doesn't bother me at all, once the topic is still relevant.
Finally - whinging about being on a "high horse" is a tad annoying. Sometimes calling someone out for driving like a prick is not being on the high horse, it's letting someone know that they are driving like a prick.0 -
This thread and/or sandwich about to bit the dust: vote quicklyAnd who am I, your humble servant m'lord, to decide what is dodgy and what is acceptable to the King! ...And for my lord I will humbly pray...!
:D:D I'm watching too much of The Tudors...
Are you drunk??? If so see my sig!!0 -
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And who am I, your humble servant m'lord, to decide what is dodgy and what is acceptable to the King! ...And for my lord I will humbly pray...!:D:D I'm watching too much of The Tudors...
Well ..you either report the post and help with the moderation of this forum ...or you decide not to, but then you have no right to complain either.
You certainly don't (like you did) post in the dodgy thread several times and then come here giving out stink that it was left open for too long...mmmkay?
And in case this was too subtle for you ...this is a warning to stop stirring it and participate in this thread constructively instead ...otherwise you will have to log out for a week to read here:D0 -
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This thread and/or sandwich about to bit the dust: vote quicklyfwiw, a few comments.
1. I think the Motors forum is the best moderated of all on boards - although, that doesn't make it perfect - but it's good, nonetheless. Some of the others are absolutely frightfull. I don't think the Feedback one is any use - most comments in Motors need a Motors context.
2. I don't think digging up an old thread automatically qualifies it for locking - most advice is for people to use the (absolutely awful, useless, confusing, and optimistically-titled) 'Search' function. What's the point of that if, when you find the thread in question, and 'unearth' it, that by posting in it (rather than starting a new one...) that you get hammered by all and sundry. You might as well delete the search function and archive. Well, the search one at any rate.....:rolleyes:
3. I do not understand, for similar reasons, why 'foglight/penalty points' etc threads get locked. If you post a new thread on the same question, you get locked. If you dig up the old thread......it's already locked....so, what to do.........go somewhere else (and leave Boards........) what's the sense in that? The purpose of a forum is discussion. If we just want to read.........we can buy the FT.
This attitude of mixed signals also presumes that Boards will never get/want any new users........we weren't all here on Day 1 you know.......so how do new people get started?
4. Some people do get carried away..........and remarkably in one case, a whole bunch of people were PM'd with, basically, insults, both personal and to Boards in general.....I received one of them, from a person I've never corresponded with in my life.......and lo an behold, after a short while, they're all back and sheepish, as if nothing ever happened........now that, definately, deserves a MF ban......
5. Regarding 'naming and shaming' of garages/whatever etc - I don't understand Boards' ultra defensive stance. (e.g. I have no idea what the MCD sticky is about...it doesn't even explain...itself !!...that's been there long before I found boards......). Defamation or libel can only take place where the claim is untrue. If it's factual, then there is no issue, no matter how bad the taste of it. Having said that, and I look forward to someone explaining it, how exactly is boards liable for claims made on it - the claims (for good or ill) - are not written by boards, but by the individuals........
6. Don't fracture the Motors forum by creating any more sub-fora than there are - to further subdivide it would be counter productive, and render any one section incredibly monotonous......3-series or no 3-series........shudder :P
7. I agree, the Classic section is totally............Mild !! That's a ++, btw...
8. I'm sure there's more, but damned if I can think of it now !:D
In general ++11 to Motors, and to informed contributors. E92 has done more this year than the Dept Environment, Transport and Revenue combined.to educate the public this year on their 'chosen subject'......goes to show what a bunch of tossers they are............oooer, will that get me a snip/ban/lock/:eek: :eek:Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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This thread and/or sandwich about to bit the dust: vote quicklyMr.Diagnostic wrote: »You could be correct if it was not warranted. You say you have no opinion on it but you just posted one anyway.
I read...And who am I, your humble servant m'lord, to decide what is dodgy and what is acceptable to the King! ...And for my lord I will humbly pray...!:D:D I'm watching too much of The Tudors...
...and I saw someone who was being a bit smart (probably in a good way), laughing it off and putting smileys in.
If someone were in front of me and said that, it would be their tone-of-voice and the sparkle in their eyes that told me whether they were being mildly cheeky and self-deprecating or whether they were being properly antagonistic and smart-arsed.
It's hard to tell that online, and it wasn't aimed at me anyway, so when I saw Peasant give Darragh a warning I said......and while I have no opinion about whether you're right or not...
...to distance myself from both Darragh's post and Peasant's response to it.
I was addressing Peasant's tone-of-voice as I interpreted it, rather than who he was saying it to or why.Mr.Diagnostic wrote: »Sometimes I think that threads get locked when they shouldn’t. The BMW mini thread is a prime example. Was it locked because of the content of the OP or what followed? The undesirable content of the OP could have been edited. The poster didn’t get much help with her problem which kinda defeats the purpose of the forum.
If you're talking about the thread I'm thinking about, the first post had the name of the dealer in it and then a load of unsubstantiated accusations in it.
If I were a mod, I wouldn't have locked it. Rather, I would have <snip>'d the references to the particular garage from it and advised the OP of the issue. That way people can go about giving advice, but boards.ie don't expose themselves to a lawsuit.
People should know better than to go on a public forum and directly accuse somebody of something. It's been in the press enough at this point to know that the accuser is less likely to face legal repercussion than the service that hosts and internationally publishes the accusation.Thanks for that, AudiChris ...you most likely have a point there.
If you knew me personally, then you'd know that im anything but nasty or vindictive (or whatever my remarks may make me sound like) ...but as I seem to have "brushed people the wrong way" on other fora as well (also in a non-mod function), there obviously must be something in my posting style that created that reaction.
Personally I'd like to think that I'm funny ...but obviously not so.
I will take this on board and try and adopt a more neutral style.
From your "normal" posts you seem like a great guy - anyone who drives a VW Camper has to be quirky (but nice)
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It was merely an observation on your disciplinarian posts, and not one that I presumed others would share.0 -
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This thread and/or sandwich about to bit the dust: vote quickly
. Indeed, I'm just trying to figure out how........mind you, I don't have 'Fog' lights, don't live near a dual carriageway or motorway, don't know where the N11 is, and you won't find speed traps on R roads......If you have something new to add to the Fog Light debate, then it should be hashed out, but the whole Fog Light/Overtaking Lane/Speed Traps on the N11 thing has been done to death. There is llife, strange and all as that may seem, outside the Pale/M50 :rolleyes: I've no idea about MCD, but it's not a big deal to say "this is what happened, what should I do?" without naming the specific garage.
Fair enough, for pure 'opinion' cases......
Indeed, we should always encourage contribution..... If the cost of this manner of moderation is people like E92, then the moderation needs to change ..Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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