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Brendan - in a way i wish it was serious. Serious can be interesting. And i love the silly stuff too


But it seems to be serious subjects dealt with badly. . You are never more than 2 posts away from someone bringing up something irrelevant to the argument. . Usually class or nappies. If its in a thread about those things then fine but sweet baby moses its everywhere at the moment


Also misogyny and race are bubbling under too many things


Its just not that pleasant

There doesn?t seem to be any actual misogyny or racism just a lot of sentiment that wants to try to accuse people of it. It?s almost like it lends someone some credibility if they have an indisputable corner to defend.



Anyway stop it I?m not getting into this. I?m off to watch video clips of people falling over and cats wearing clothes.

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> Brendan - in a way i wish it was serious. Serious

> can be interesting. And i love the silly stuff too

>

>

> But it seems to be serious subjects dealt with

> badly. . You are never more than 2 posts away from

> someone bringing up something irrelevant to the

> argument. . Usually class or nappies. If its in a

> thread about those things then fine but sweet baby

> moses its everywhere at the moment

>

> Also misogyny and race are bubbling under too many

> things

>

> Its just not that pleasant


I couldn't agree more. I'm going to resolve to be more Brendanesque and stop getting upset by it all.


In fact, I'm going to go off in my headscarf and frown elsewhere.


What's LBC?

There doesn?t seem to be any actual misogyny or racism just a lot of sentiment that wants to try to accuse people of it. It?s almost like it lends someone some credibility if they have an indisputable corner to defend.


I more or less agree with Brendan. People oftn seem to want to point a finger at others and accuse them of something nasty, whilst at the same time putting themselves on somes sort of moral high ground. It makes me really angry.


I do however think there ave been a few wiffs of nastiness under the surface of some threads.

Even though I have not been on the forum that long, I too have noticed a shift in mood/flavour/tone... what ever you like to call it... when I first started posting there were lots of aspects I liked


some hilariously witty and clever posts

some good debates with a twist

and the chance to link up (like at the drink thingy) with some great new people

the chance to let people know about things that were happening in ED

the opportunity to ask advice


and more and more and more (the hilarious bit being my favourite)


some to the above feels a bit over shadowed at the moment

hope it bobs to the top again

thanks for all the good stuff so far

Ah I thought that hat looked a bit ?foreign?. It?s getting so that a chap can?t send his wife down the grocers unescorted for fear of her being spirited away by some moustachioed, olive skinned sort, bedecked with medallions and a Casanova like knowledge of organic produce.
There have been a lot of new people rocking up at the drinks in the last couple of months which might seem to indicate an increasing interest in the forum in general. If the same is true online with more characters logging on and pitching into the threads then I guess the homogenous nature of the debate will dissipate. I'm just not able to keep up with all the debates at the moment, unable to read them let alone contribute. My level zero typing skills combined with a brain that operates at sloth pace means I cannot chip in like some of you without proper jobs (you know, ones where time spent working > time spent on break)

I see the tone hasn't got any better in recent weeks


Not content with arguing a point in the specific thread, some people feel the need to constantly berate existing forumites with ongoing put-downs in other unrelated threads - Summarised thusly:


"Someone disagrees with me


I have no argument but I know I'm right


I'll call them names and suggest they only see what they want to see


I want my mummy"

Pimping? PIMPING? How dare you.


If Ted enjoys a little toe-nibbling while exercising a nice corgi on Goose Green (and always cleaning up after it, of course) then that is just a side benefit. It's wholly above board, I assure you.


Goodness me, it comes to something when a respectable married woman of unimpeacheable lineage cannot bring together a man and a dog for some happy frolicking without being accused of going around in a fedora and a pink Cadillac. I don't know.


*goes off muttering, and counting a roll of soft*


Edited to say that I am NOT that dreadful Michael Holybrollyfist.

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