Come out come out, where ever you are...

[Tony.London Suburbs]

bigbadwolf Wrote:

mockney piers Wrote:

I think you may mean literary dexterity, my literal dexterity is terrble these days, can't even touch my toes.

Yes, I think you've got me there Mockney.

and he has done us all up like a kipper with "retopificating"....even Google has never heard of it....:))

Actually, Google is a joke. I come on here to improve my vocabulary, amongst other things, and an esteemed Poster uses a word those clowns at Google have never even encountered!

What does it mean, please, MP?

[Keef]

BBW I didn't mean anyone on here is a net geek. I was talking about the kind of person who spends this life talking about how pathetic various forums are, and yet, invests hour talking about them, and trying to damage them, in order to teach them some sort of lesson, which 4, sure is valid in their sad little geek minds. Thankfully, this forum is quite well guarded against such tools.

[mockney piers]

I think I coined the verb to offtopicate (though it might have been Huguenot), so to retopicate seems a logical next step. I've no idea where the superfluous letters came from, I guess I got carried away.

[bigbadwolf]

Yeah, I misread what you posted Keef. I know who you were refering to.

[dulwichmum]

Mr Mockney darling, I find articulate men incredibly attractive *swoon*...(fully clothed and remaining faithful to very busy high powered husband)

[HonaloochieB]

To get back to the original post, BBW the reason I have never attended an EDF drink up is I'm afraid to say because I have certain standards.

[HonaloochieB]

And I refuse to raise them for anyone.

[bigbadwolf]

What standards would they be then Hooch?

[bigbadwolf]

We wont laugh at your clogs if that's what you're worried about, or the holes in your clothes.

[giggirl]

There are some forumites whose posts I will never read because I don't like how they post. I will skip anyone who is regularly cruel, rude, aggressive, childish, makes personal attacks etc. I'm probably not alone in that. Conversely, there are some forumites whose threads I follow even though I don't agree with a word they write, but I find their arguments compelling.

If you are going to be cruel or make personal attacks then you do need to accept that that there are forumites you will alienate in the process. Personally, I come on the forum for some light relief, not to be wound up, so I just automatically censor certain forumites by not reading their posts (or the pointless threads they start). I don't mind a good argument - let's face it they can be really amusing. For me, cruelty and rudeness cross a line - there's just no need.

[Jah Lush]

bigbadwolf Wrote:

> I've no intention of speaking to any of you at a

> pub in the way I carry on here. I'd be seperated

> with most of my teeth if I did.

Ahem! That was exactly the point I was trying to put over. Why do you feel the need to be so offensive, obnoxious and rude on here when you wouldn't have the balls to behave in the same way in public if you were to meet any of us. It's exactly that kind of cowardly hiding behind the computer behaviour so gets on my wick. I know I'm not alone in feeling that way. I just don't think there is any need for it when at other times you can be an intelligent and at times witty and erudite contibutor on here.

[bigbadwolf]

Jah,

O.K, as I've said to Keef, I won't go round being directly offensive to you in public but I will be cheeky if I can garner a laugh out of it for everyone. Believe it or not, I can do it without hurting other peoples feelings. I'm also (as I've stated many times before) more than happy to poke fun at myself and hope others would too, for the sake of mutual humour, not to make some one feel singled out.

I feel the need to be obnoxious and rude on this site to defend myself against the type of unwarranted aggression I recieve from the likes of you and others. You are consistantly aggresive towards me, even when I'm trying to be either polite or pleasant. Yesterday was a prime example. I was minding my own business and you come along and pick a fight. I wont cower to aggression.

I suppose it's my own fault for making a bit of a name for myself when I first turned up and I've no one else to blame for this.

However,

What a lot of you don't realise is that when I'm percieved to be rude, it's often against someone who's singled me out first. I think that a lot of the resentment against me isn't because I can be rude, but because I have the 'audacity' to stick one back on my all too often, older agitator. If you can't take it, don't give it.

One last thing I don't do that I've been on the recieving end of, is sending messages containing violent intent towards the reciever. I've had these from some regular posters before and just so they know, you don't frighten me.

[Jah Lush]

I've no intention of having another day like yesterday. I don't feel I've been aggressive. If I have it's in response to your rude and obnoxious tone. Like you say "if you can't take it don't dish it out."

If people have sent you violent and threatening personal messages then that is bang out of order and you should report them. But have you thought about why you receieved them in the first place?

[bigbadwolf]

I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree Jah.

[Jah Lush]

Fine with me. Let's move on.

[giggirl]

BBW - that's really unacceptable (and cowardly) for anyone to PM anyone a threat. Jah is right and you should report them. If it was me, I would cut and paste the messages onto the forum proper and make the comments public. I'm really sorry - you don't deserve that. I know you say that you're thick skinned but most people would be upset by that.

[bigbadwolf]

Giggirl,

I don't recieve regular threats so it's not really an issue. I wont report them or make them public because that shows them that I've been rattled. Beside's they don't know who I am so they couldn't get hold of me even if they wanted to.

I have very thick skin. It's probably the most valuable thing I own. I don't mind people prodding it now and again either, just expect to be prodded back.

That's all.

[Keef]

My final comment on this. Agree with Jah and GG about the PMs, name and shame, as that is very poor, and cowardly form. Aside from that wolf, I just don't think you're quite getting the point Jah is making, there is a world of difference between being cheeky, and some of the stuff you come out with. It's about lines, and respect for people. Anyway, enough, we shall all raise a glass and move on.

[sophiesofa]

Slight change of subject but sort of relevant: at forum drinks is it weird calling people by their real name?

[SeanMacGabhann]

initially it can be.... not confusing, more counter-intuitive

I have met people from over 2 years ago, who have become good friends, who struggle to call me by my more common name

On the other hand, with some people it would seem silly to call by their forum name - Bigbadwolf or Administrator for example

The closer to involving a "real" name their online name is the less of a deal it is - I'm guessing your name would be easy enough?

[Keef]

I get well p!ssed off if people don't pronounce the th properly when saying my name in the real world!

[SeanMacGabhann]

sloTH?

;-)

[Fear 'n boozin]

I always thought it ended in a t?

[sophiesofa]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> initially it can be.... not confusing, more

> counter-intuitive

>

> I have met people from over 2 years ago, who have

> become good friends, who struggle to call me by my

> more common name

>

> On the other hand, with some people it would seem

> silly to call by their forum name - Bigbadwolf or

> Administrator for example

>

> The closer to involving a "real" name their online

> name is the less of a deal it is - I'm guessing

> your name would be easy enough?

My real name is Dave but you can call me Sophie if you like ;-)

I see what you mean plus you'd feel a bit of a prat in a pub being called something silly.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I was going to go with "sofa" but if you insist Dave