SeanMacGabhann

So what?

I'm not keen to assume it at all. I could care less whether he has or hasn't - but why make the assumption that he hasn't? What possible motivation is there?

he may or may not be - what difference does that make to the allegation?

Well we can all "wonder" spurious and mean things about people, out loud in a public forum.. it's just not very nice is it. It's a bit disingenuous to suggest some of that mud won't stick

DM - that's the point. They get paid very well - in Steve's view probably too much (Steve, correct me if i'm wrong) Otherwise I'm not sure what IS meant by Either the CE does donate some of his salary in which case, spurious allegation Or he doesn't, but how would we know that and why make the assumption that he doesn't? It's not a generous thought, at best

Steve's point was that if Kings need money they could take it off their Chief Exec

It wasn't about crowing in any way - but on the back of my earlier post a couple of other posters had expressed a wish that another video store would open, despite evidence to the contrary

Well apart from most of his waking hours of course, making many difficult decisions. What a stupid thing to say Now why would that be Steve? Apart from blatant, easily provable fraud. Or maybe you aren't privvy to all the facts? But working on the basis you are correct, it should be easy to take the matter further

2 weeks ago: "Indie business are going to struggle but let's be honest - video shops of any denomination (indie or corporate) are all history, bar the shouting" and today I read... Blockbuster...

Oh man ? I like the Montpelier but given how defensive they were when people suspected them of self-promotion before I hope that THIS first-time poster is genuine too Anyway A_M, there is already a thread in the business section about the Montpelier so I?m closing this one Existing thread is here: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?30,477928,519462#msg-519462

which they are allowed But I bet if I went on there espousing meat I would soon learn about the "tyranny of the vegetarian"

nothing stopping that same interesting topic being ressurected by people with better debating skills is there? Shark infested waters is also a bit harsh - many people get a lot of help and support from this place - but then again many people tend not to jump out of a helicopter with lacerated feet into unknown waters or something

Oh there won?t BE a second time Erm, not that there was a first It?s a journey I have walked many a time so it shouldn?t be too much of a problem but when you don?t know about it and you are carrying stuff, you don?t quite know how to best handle the situation (although Sophie, I?m compelled to point out that anyone who can afford to stay out until 11:30 AND get drunk can manage ?8 for a cab once in a blue moon ;-) )

I hear where you are coming from AJM, but to be fair it has only become apparent over time that (it would seem) this paticular poster lacks debating skills. In which case The Drawing Room won't help because whilst the idea is to remove flippancy, people become more fierce in their arguing But if that is the case then maybe registering and posting on a forum where hundreds of people clearly debate, banter, make eejits of themselves, enlighten may not be the best pastime But maybe they don't lack debating skills? Maybe they are a guerilla poster and have achieved all they wanted?

Good point, well made. Wherever Water is freely available, people spurn all other options. Are you for real?

I would suggest that if anybody wants their opinion treated with more respect, there are better ways of doing it than starting apublic thread telling people what they do is WRONG I would also suggest that before flippancy set in, several people made non-confrontational points and asked some genuine questions. These were unanswered To me it felt that we weren't being given an alternative viewpoint but were being hectored The OP has several posts under their belt so they were treated like an adult and as if they knew there way around the forum. There is nothing wrong with starting the thread in the Lounge so there was no reason to point to it's appropriatness or lack of If I was to start a thread saying we are all living in sin and the only way to repent is to worship Airwaves Cherry Gum, it would probably be a minority view. It probably woldn't get any respect from people. And people would be right Respect is earned and spent, not given to any wild opinion

Why wasn't what pointed out? And who are "the more knowledgeable" posters? Knowledgeable about what? No-one knows everything Facts are bound to be hard to agree on if they are confused with opinions and emotions. What point are you trying to make by quoting those points?

I doubt squirrel is sold on the economies-of scale model Ridgely so I?m guessing for more than you would like to see? I?m guessing somewhere around the ?16 mark

But what wasn't expressed was "an alternative view" - ie the problem with meat eating. That is a discussion worth having and if self-referential banter is a problem there is always The Drawing Room What was expressed was some random comment about squirrels on menus and being full of poison - so far from the truth it was bound to attract derision But yes I'm a meat eater, yes I'm interested in the impact it has and rather than being intolerant I'm open to the facts

I'm willing to bet a pound to a penny he does know how it's made, and he has made peace with that

I like old-fashioned boozers as much as anyone and spent most of of my formative years in them but this harking to a bygone era is pointless, as well is some cases - eg completely, utterly wrong to the point of barminess Old fashoned boozers are closing because they don't make money and don't have enough customers - if everyone who says they were much better actually went regularly enough then they would still be in business Modern pubs, for all of their faults (as well as pluses) tend to make money. Because people in there spend money There are what I would consider 2 proper old -school boozers left in SE22, and I like them both. But I rarely see many people in either of them. Which is doubly-odd considering how many proper-boozers have gone, you would think the they would benefit. But I suspect a lot of the old patrons actually (whisper it) quite like the newer pubs as well Not everyone, chocoholic no, but there is no great mystery

Ah I see. On my way to work innit

Certain companies? Come come, no need to be coy here... Which companies?

eh?

Doesn't the castle tick those boxes?