What makes this a good forum
 

I'm interested in your views as to what makes this a good forum. How important do you think parts are and which parts are the least important. What do you like to see on here and what winds you up. (Apart from me)
We've discussed karma, but theres also the gallery, the arcade, sub sections on here for photography,for ossy and especially the word games, does the word games section add to the site or stop decent discussion.
Did the shop and pets add significantly to the site, and is the chat room important.
Basically which parts don't you or wouldn't you use and what would you like added.

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I never use the chatroom because I'm usually doing several things at once. What brings me here more than anywhere else is that it's local and about the area where I live. I've met lots of the members, we have a lot in common (like moaning about Hyndborg BC). The games are a welcome light relief from the serious stuff. Serious stuff is also very relevant. I liked the petz and the shop and miss those. Earning ackers and karma is fun - even grumbling about karma nickers when they do it unjustly is all part of the wonderful world of AccyWeb. Oh and we used to have acker nickers too and a bank which devalued all my hard earned savings!:D

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well I don't expect any more replies now the threads been stuffed in here. I'm not asking a question I'm asking for people to debate what makes a good forum.
Where the cheapest petrol price threads and what book are you reading threads remain in general but a debat thread gets put in questions. :confused:

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Whats about the just for fun section would you keep it or get rid of it.

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Well you were wrong then weren't you.


What just for fun section?

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What is teh problem with it being in Q&A??????

I tend to just hit todays posts so I see them all irrespective of what section they are in.

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I must admit, thats all i ever do.

:)

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I mean the anything goes section less.

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This is in questions. Pay attention, back on topic.
I asked if you thought anything goes is an important part of the site.

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getting a bit bolshy of late aren't we?????:eek:

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I'm about to spend 160 quid on forum software plus server plus all the add ons we have here.
I think this site is pretty damn good and has a winning set up, although the best set up in the world doesn't change the fact that you need a foundation of good friendly members to put hard work in so that when new members come there's something for them to answer. which is what my problem is. I've got existing competition.
The other site has got rid of my idea of forum games as they think it's stopping people from posting decent threads, I don't think so and intend to keep my games section.
What is flatering is that the other sites use a lot of my ideas. I suspect if they saw the the games and they copied it it would be ok but as I started it before I left.
I'm waiting for tealeafs tinkerbells slinks etc replies esp the girls as they use most of this place.

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I like the Anything Goes section. Mostly the varied submissions, topics, discussions, even thread wanders are a bit more okay!

Brian

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An admirable gesture, but if because Roy has already bought this stuff and we are already using it, why not ask him what else he would prefere to use the money on?

Right so if this site is Pretty damn good and only, 'pretty damned good', why try to copy it, (why not try to beat it?)?
There is the need for the odd a*sehole as well, I'm sure Roy will be willing to rent me and others out to you.

Yes, I agree it is Your problem.
Well done keep this up and you might prove independant enough to run a site like most other administrators.
I've looked at your site, it is very much a clone of this site, the most original thought is it's name and like accyweb it's copied from a place that already exists! Could you please show one of your ideas?
What?
Do they, (use this place the most)? Even if they do, what is your insentive to get them to just give away the secrets of their charms so that you can steal their karisma and put it somewhere else?

If you want advise, talk to Roy, he is always willing to discuss sensible questions. If you are after free advise go to CAB.

P.S. I have on a few occasions looked at your site, not alot wrong with it, but, although there are several links in your signature to your sites, (on here), I have not come across one on your site returning the compliment, don't you think that a little selfish?

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There's a good reason I don't link back, first the link here doesn't get me any members it just gets people looking, it's mainly to get google rankings. So a link down there will get this site no members, it will just get the people from down there looking at what I'm writing on here and I like the fact that few bother to look. I know a few do but most don't. If I find someone who I think would post on here I would welcome them. I've got the problem that members from the other forum are just joining my forum to troll and I don't want them trolling on here. Highlighted as you cant seem to read it I DO NOT LINK TO HERE BECAUSE IT WILL BRING TROLLS HERE
You are quite correct my layout was indeed based on this forum also burnley and blackpoolweb and a few others. I decided which existing ideas I wanted that I'd had, which ideas I got from those forums above that I wanted, then looked at layouts, I wrote it all down on wordpad and sorted an order which turned out quite like this place. So you could say it's not the forum I copied but roys sensible logic.
The name is not a name I'd like but there's already an ath web and online and I'm not sure on the legalities of starting a forum xyz-web.co.uk when there's already a xyzweb.co.uk with a company called xyzweb ltd

I have asked roy, in this thread, I can't force him to reply if he doesn't want to. I haven't asked him specifically because he's always so busy and I need more than one opinion. Your opinion actually means a lot less.

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There is a thing called common courtesy, you put a link on here you should also put a link on there, (Roy would).

The other sites you talk about, Roy either built with/for them or they asked his advice, so no coincidence they look similar.

Nowhere on this thread have you directly asked Roy for advice, it looks more like you want to steal it from willing members, you are a member of this site, if there is something about it you would like to know and also advice for your own site, P.M. him or the moderators the majority of them run their own sites independently of this one. But they do at least give people the chance to see the work and effort Roy has put into this site by linking it to their sites!

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Less, stop trying to put him off. I am hoping he will be too busy with his own forum to come onto ours.

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Sooooooorrrrry, I forgot!:o

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This is a good forum because it has a lot of diversity. Things which most folk have some interest in.....local stuff, local politics.....opinions about news topics......technical information...the gallery.....and if there is anything you want to know, well you can bet your neck that there is someone on here who will be able to give you the info you need.

Personally I like the general chat, the Arcade, the Journal and the gallery.(especially the comp)
I'm not much into sport so I never visit the sport orientated bits of the forum....I can't get to grips with the chatroom.

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Not looking for direct advice I'm looking for general.
Can you steal advice? I'm asking what you think this sites good points are and bad if any. Also what could be added to it. people post it if they wish to. It may ven get us something that a lot of memebers want on here.

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What makes this a good... 18-10-2006 22:34 Link it you knob

another reason why I won't link cos of d heads that give abusive negative.
total retards.

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You do seem to attract them, perhaps you need to consider why?

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Okay, so you you blatently admit you only link from here to your forum to steal some of our google pagerank? You then go on to say you don't link to us because you don't want your members knowing where you got your ideas from, and then you say another reason is because people give you bad karma here!!! Well - welcome to banned signature land, no more linking for you.

Note to moderators - If madhatter ever links to his site again, please instantly delete the message and issue a warning. If it happens again then you have permission to ban him!

It's common courtesy to link between websites, you have never asked permission to link yours and then you blatently say you are using this forum for your own good without even thinking it would be courteous to link back.... (swear sensor would now be in overdrive if i typed what i really felt).

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Roy we already know hatter takes ideas from here to his own - we caught him out do you not remember that?

Best thing about Accyweb is the members - you can make great friends on here and have a laugh with people. This website & members got me thro a dark period earlier on this year. It cheered me up left right & centre. I enjoy reading all the threads and journals. Like looking at the Gallery and the old pictures of Accy etc. But Accyweb wouldnt be here without Roy would it?

Will you do something dont encourage hatter entwisi, less & Neil please dont

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I've never hidden the fact that I link to from here to help page rank.
I don't want trouble makers following me here from links I place on my site.
I do not see any benefit to accyweb by linking to here. it won't improve google ranking it wont get you members, only trouble makers. If you want me to though so much I will.
I would ask friends to join but i'd be introducing them to hostile karma.
I've never hidden where I got my ideas from or some post ideas, they know where, just that most don't know the url so don't bother trolling.
As I said I haven't just got ideas from this site, I go on many forums I also got ideas from msn forums which is where my first one was based.
Instead of going against me all the time why don't you help me like neal and jason do. This is the first time I've asked for help on here and all I've got is hostility for stealling this stealing that. There is nothing I can give back.

And yes I have thought very often about linking back, how can you say what I've thought. Why would I not want to link to a site that other than a few idiots misusing karma I praise so much.

It's also common courtesy to request that I delete my signature if I'm not prepared to link back, not just go and do it.
with that I'll say good bye.

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I don't want trouble makers following me here from links I place on my site.
Hatters website Total Members: 35

Most of them are already members of Accy web so why should they read whats going on on Accyweb and then open yr site up and read exactly the same?

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gotta admit MH i visited your site earlier and it was like reading accyweb all over again sorry but no originality

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Hatters web site 35 members . MEANING?
Non of my members are members of accyweb as far as I know.

Very little of my content is from here so if thats true then going on every other forum must be like coming on here too. So maybe it's here thats got no originality. Do you really think that your the only people that reads the news or fun sites that post on forums. I've hardly been here lately anyway so I'd love to know how I've copied here.

It's also not my members that I don't want on here, I have some very nice members, It's trolling members off the other forum down there that have joined my forum to cause trouble.


Think your problem is you read what you want to read not whats written and meant. I've repeatedly told you why I don't link to here.

ah I see, you mean I've gained two members in 24 hours. thats very good considering its hosted on proboards and my forwarding link was 165 last week but is 32 today.

How I really feel is that if I were owner of an established forum and I had a n active member that was starting a forum based on a town 100 miles away i'd help not obstruct.
when I get this new forum set up I shall make sure I put a list of both.

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Infact looking and comparing this and mine I take it back because other than ideas for a few boards about 4 or 5 the rest and the structure order is totally different to here.

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About - not on here
information feedback and help - not copied, there is no information on here.
Introduce yourself - was newbies on the old forum i went on so not off here.
Map - lots of sites have a frappr map not unique to here.
3 local boards - unique to me, not even the other forum down here has those boards.
Local history - unique again, started by the other forum at my suggestion.
links in board titles - not copied proboards say its not possible so unique.
Hatterstown - a p take of the town, a fake town, unique to me.
Gallery - gallery just for events linked of main board but with its own url.
local events - you've got one but it includes nightlife and days out
family history - off the old forum down here
buy swap sell - thats accy!
business link - off the old forum down here.
general - not unique to anywhere.
adult - of the old forum down here and was started years before accy did
book board - the old forum
music - think that was accy
movie - not accy
tv - not accy
photography - partly accy
computer - old forum down here suggested by my brother yrs ago.
sports - partly accy
football - the local footy team forum here
hobbies - that is accy
hints tips advice - accy
anything goes - the names accy but i asked the old forum for this ages before i joined here.
games - old forum again as above
jokes - not accy
chat room - not accy

And I've just realised I have a link for here on my zoints profile. I'll be reciprocally deleting that of course.

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This bit made me laugh so much I want to just sit in this thread and wait till Roy comes online to reply.

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What makes it good for me is the people who use it.

Roy provides people with the means, but whoosh all the technical stuff is over my head. I only notice it when it's not there.

This forum reminds me of a soap opera. Every member is an important part of the cast. Some take on bigger parts than others, but if they decide to leave to persue a pop career, along comes someone else to take their place.

The show goes on.:)

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Well that shows exactly how much you know:D Any way in an earlier thread you were bidding us goodbye,I thought for one minuite our luck was in.I thought it was too good to be true:(

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What makes this a good... 19-10-2006 05:23 Why not delete yourself as well you moaning boring cretin?
Another retard. what contribution do you make to this site? apart from slating other members.

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Oh b*gger he's back, wondered how long you'd be back to your usual karmer moaning self:rolleyes:

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can you please just watch your language Madhatter this is a family site

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I didn't post it mick i just coppied it. Tell whoever gave the karma not me

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infact thats a very good point mick if its a family site why does the site allow abusive karma to be given???

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Err thats why karmer is private - doh!

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I've been on here nine months posted thousands of times and got nothing but abuse back
I ask for advice and get acused of stealing it. I get accused of stealing threads that have been 'stolen' from else where anyway. I link to accyweb from places that will get it members, but my links that won't get me members get deleted because I admit thy are ranking links and I refuse to link back off ath forum.


I don't link for good reason. I do not put the name for good reason. I took the name of ath forum off the links for good reason. Learn about search engines and you'll know why.

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If its sent to me it goes on here. if my private messages are ok to go on here, which they must be because admin allowed ksh to post them then then as far as I'm concerened any karma comments are ok to go on here. If my family and nieces can read it on this screen the it must be ok.

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But you nicked my game thread & no you didnt even refer it back to me or accyweb claiming all the credit & best of it you plaigerised the whole lot even the e.g that you had no brain cell to think one up!!!

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mthead Most of my members are from atherstne, they go on both forums here they go to restaurants and events here so how can they be from accy.

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Whoever it is, please don't put them in the same class as yourself, he/she obviously has the good of this forum at heart and just because they don't appear to hold you in very high regard they may think a great deal of others.:)

In fact they seem to have as much respect for you as you hold for the members of your own site, maybe it's one of the members from your site that's found out where you hide. Actually thinking about it they would have given you positive karma to try to encourage you to stay here and leave your own site in peace.:D

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Maybe most your members are but not all.Not me personally but I know of some from the Hyndburn area and members on here primarily who joined your site.Hence my comment 'shows how much you know'.

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Duh I've already said why I didn't link it back. Do you not understand english? I've said it several times in this thread alone. I DO NOT WANT PEOPLE FROM ATH TROLLING ON ACCYWEB. I DO NOT WANT TO LINK TO HERE. IT WILL NOT BRING ACCYWEB MEMBERS.
There are posts I've used from here since and I have credited them to the person and site but not by a link.

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So how come you are trolling on this site then:rolleyes:

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Karma was put in place for fun.It doesn't mean anything.It's just for fun.There are no benefits with karma,negative or positive.

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He should join Fleetwood site,they're always happy to receive trawlers:D

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Dont you think its up to us to dicide if they are trolling or not ?
not you.
They just might like to join another site are you affraid they will leave your site ?

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LMfao!!!!!! they'd throw him to the sea:D

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There seems an obvious solution to that. Perhaps I'm missing something because I'm new but why do you come here if you only get abuse ?

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I think someone is after your job eh mick pmsl:D

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Sorry Mick:) Im innocent,I said trawling not trolling:D I thought that was something to do with them gnome looking characters in Scandinavia:D

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LOL cos thats what he likes to get the attention for, he nortorious done same on Burnleyweb too:rolleyes:

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Seems some people have nowt better to do if they roam the Internet looking for abuse. I know plenty of places you can get it without paying a monthly broadband fee lol

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Think you just pay the other dodgy characters for that Dave:D

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I do not do the same on burnleyweb. I got abused by admin on there and neal sorted it.
I came on here because it seemed a good site lancsdave but the abuse from other members for having a different opinion or one that they decide I have cancels that out.

NO I'm not affraid anyone will leave my site to come here mick, the distance is too great, why would anyone LEAVE a site down ath to join accyweb. The idea is ridiculous. Would you ever leave accy to join a site 100 miles away? no matter how good it is.

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Can you send me your contact list ? lol

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I'm getting more and more confused now. Why would you need to leave any site. Are you from Accy or Burnley Madhatter ?

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So you force your poor members imprisoned in your site then:rolleyes:

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Thats not a member mthead. I'm aware that someone has registered an account. Do they post, NO. Therefore they are not someone who's joined from up here to contribute.

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If I was on the Atherwhatsit (don't complain about the spelling there Madhatter, you can't even get it right!), site I could think of one very good reason to leave it and join a site as far away as Australia, but I would still live in fear that the culprit just might turn up there as well!:p

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Miles mean nothing BUT why would anyone want to leave a local forum to come on here, how can I lose members to accyweb.

You said it yourself you come on here because it's local. People do not leave a local forum.

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Well link accyweb to your forum & lets see shall we ??? or is that what you are worried about:p

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Nothing will happen. I'm not linking to accyweb. ever.and i'm deleting all references to accyweb credits or otherwise, I'm deleting all links off my profiles on other local sites too.
I've contributed for the best part of a year and the only contribution this sites given me has been deleted. I've asked for advice, I get abuse.

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Ooh so you are mildly putting it, jealous & scared then?? oh well you bring it on yourself Hatter.

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ER Madhatter NEAL IS the ADMIN on Burnleyweb :confused:

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What is there to be jelous or scared of? Think you suffer from delusions of grandeur
I said that because of the new policy to block me from linking. Why should I give this site anything if its not going to give anything back. I'm even accused of stealing advice.
Mick, neal is not the only admin, and I use the phrase collectively for all staff. The moderator that was involved has left. The attitude on Burnley web is excellent and it's a feature packed site, more features than here, as is blackpoolweb.
Maybe I should do a review with links to all the lancs sites.

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Yes i know i am also a super moderator on Burnleyweb too:p

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Please do, just do us all a favour and don't do it on here.:mad:

When you finally do decide to leave will you not slam the door on the way out, Mick has only just fixed the hinges from the last time I left!:D

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Hatter = me, me, I!! is all the tones im getting!!

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How many sites do you go on ?

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I've just read this thread from start to finish. "Madhatter" you said that you're not prepared to give anything to this site without getting anything back. From what i've read, you weren't giving anything in the first place. Hence your signature has been deleted.

If you don't like it on here, then just leave. This isn't a personal attack on yourself, it's just common sense. If i didn't like the site then i wouldn't come back.

:rolleyes:

P.S. What are google rankings?

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Thats what I thought but then thought I'd been drinking because it was so obvious :confused:

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I know you are mick, therefore you should know that tb is admin. You should also know that what happened was wrong,although I shouldn't have argued in the forum.

ME me me, yes thats all I ever hear. It's far from me me me I'm very unselfish, but I do like some recognition fro being unselfish, not much but just a bit. For this I get accused of being me me me.
It's about time I did think of me, I'd be very rich by now.

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Probably as many as he can get on before they get sick of his dominent complaining me me i comments slagging off their forums & the people in it:rolleyes:

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Mmmm no doubt probably if you got a penny for every selfish, uncared for comments you have made in here - yes you would be very rich indeed. Its getting you nowhere people here have had enough of your usual spoon stirring & slanging in our forum.

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Lots of forums dave.
The fact that I'm posting on here is giving something.The most important thing anyone can give to a forum. Without people posting there is no forum, there's nothing to reply to. The only thing I've asked in return is some advice and links.
If your are linked to from sites that appear at the top when people search, for example I type accrington in to google this site is at the top, that will push me higher the top when people search my home town. If i link to here it will do nothing because accrington is at the top and may infact lower accringtons rating because my site is not high.

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I've not made one selfish uncaring comment in here. You have made plenty in this thread alone.

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Well you got your answer then hatter!! Rating then said it all so basically you a re using other sites to promote your own site rating - oh pathetic, why not concentrate on your own forum then if that is all you want rather than abusing other good forums.

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Damn, I've just noticed this cr*ppy thread has taken me past God member, which doesn't give me too much to celebrate!

Although.......What could I use my upgrade in power for I wonder?:p

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You really can't read can you, even roy has already stated my links were to promote my site. I LINKED FROM HERE JUST INCREASE MY GOOGLE RANKING. i never expected to get any members and i didn't link back because the link will NOT get accringtonweb any members in can only have a negative impact.
Why don't I concentrate on my own forum, good point, WHY DO YOU THINK I ASKED FOR ADVICE IN THIS THREAD.

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Well that was not me for once. I have decided not to waste bad karma on you when I can have more fun with it elsewhere.


Note to Roy.

Pretty pretty please can I have Madhatters ackers if (when) he gets booted out of here. I know they can't be spent on anything but it would make me feel good in an evil type way :D
(ps. there is a pint waiting at the Boars Head :rolleyes: )

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Congrats less but don't waste it on me, why not give mel some karma, might chill her out a bit.

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If anybody gets my ackers I want it to be rindy. He contributes more to this site than anyone else, how he keeps sane I'll never know.

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Yes i can read - i have a brain as u know you nicked it once:rolleyes:

You have abused this forum for your own purposes for your site & what have you given to accyweb in return [things are 2 way street you know]for the pleasure??? not much other than aggro:rolleyes:

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I like to think that I'm of a fairly normal iq but I still haven't figured it out. Isn't a specific forum particular to one town either for residents of that town or expats, and occasional visitors to the town. I still haven't figured out what your link is ?

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I can assure you I had no intention of using it on you. Bad karma is wasted on you the thing that would confuse you would be if I was to give you good karma and sign it, you would come on here screaming that it was yet another plot against you by some cowardly swine that had stolen my name!

I think it's time for you to do the honourable thing, I've left a loaded revolver on the desk in the Calm Room, if you aren't a good shot or nerves would make you fail to pull the trigger I'm sure there will be someone willing to help.
Don't ask me though I'm the one that will have to get the mop and bucket out and clean up after you.

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I don't see how it could have a negative impact. If it won't get AccringtonWeb any new members, why not link it anyway?

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I've given a lot all, many people enjoyed my contributions, you've given me agro, all i've ever done is post, in return I get abuse via the karma system and in threads and in the chat room.
That game is not original, it was elsewhere on the net before you posted it here.I just happened to see it in here and didn't think you'd mind me using it. I never thought you'd act so childish as to give bad abusive karma over it, get your friends to do the same, same a trolling post on here about it to get others to give me bad karma, and go to the trouble of joining my forum to post abusive trolling posts on there. All for a word game that isn't even original .lol
I'm not going to answer you again because you're just trolling again.

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What????????????

Who is this directed at?

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read the thread jay, I started a rival forum donwn here,I do not want the people that I'm having problems with down here on ath forum coming on accyweb trolling.
Dave. my ex from Rawtenstall wanted to know what happened to the clock in the arndale, I came here looking and ended up joining. I've made some good friends on here.

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This thread is so funny-i love it when losers get irate-and yeah hatter this is directed at you,sue me haha

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mistake-you have no friends.....erm,i wonder why.

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The above posts are a perfect tribute to your personality mis skitty.
I have some very good friends, don't flatter yourself that because you don't class yourself as one that I have none.

Re: What makes this a good forum
 

yeah im a b*tch so what,
some very good friends-yeah have fun in your imaginary world with imaginary friends-hatterstown ,PMSL@you!