Newbies

[Margaret Pilkington]

That is a good post.
And I am sure that most of us know that family comes first.
You can be part of it....by just posting when you can...something interesting, something funny, how you feel about certain things......slowly, slowly the friendship grows...a lot like in the real world.
Hairylee, please don't be put off.

 

[hairylee]

we keep going over the same ground here.

It is relevant. it's about new people, protecting them from never returning. No newbies, just slowly fading into nothingness. I also agree the frequent posters are keeping this site alive...I am not a frequent, but I am here.
You just don't get to hear from me a lot. Which i'd think you agree Cashman you would be happy if it continued in that fashion

I cause too many debates...woken you all up though

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

I don't think new people need their hands held.
The forum has information to help new people...though it seems that not many of them read it.......there is a report button if people feel that someone is behaving badly, there is almost always(unless the poster is posting in the middle of the night) a moderator available...and they don't bite.
If new people cannot manage with the support available then they should not be at any keyboard - they are not mature enough.

This is only my opinion - for what it is worth.

 

[cashman]

You just don't get to hear from me a lot. Which i'd think you agree Cashman you would be happy if it continued in that fashion

I cause too many debates...woken you all up though

Why would or should i be happy if that continues? Its of little consequence to me either way, And because of yer very busy life, pray tell me how yeh cause too many debates?because n sorry if it offends, but an average of less than 1 post a month for 8 years cannot in any way cause that many debates. You are just demonstrating immaturity as far as i'm concerned, Thought yeh would be a bit more grown up at your age.

 

[Sunflower49]

Oh dear, what a shame so many bright ideas but no sense to read the rules, excuse me whilst I press the report button, SHARING, a user name is not allowed. After all you share, we don't know whom it is we're annoyed with, plus you need to get something called a 'life', not just a busy one.

pftt, your on here so much Less it might as well be called, Lessweb, tis you that needs to get out and smell the fresh air. REPORT away Zzzzzzzz....

You big baba, is that the best you can do?

I was up at 5.00 this morning having the cobwebs blown away from me on the North Sea, what were you doing?

After a 5 mile run I took my daughter to a pre op. is this a classroom squabble now.

Not that its any of your beeswax

I already apologise for going this low-this discussion to me is essentially 'I have an idea, what do you think', -and then yes or no.

I am an observer that is all no strong opinions, BUT the above posts want me to type *Gets Popcorn*.

Seriously, I am the most 'immature' (and I have strong opinions regards the definitions of that word) person you will meet. I follow animals other than humans-I truly believe we do not stop 'playing' because we grow up, but that we 'Grow Up' because we stop playing.

However that said, the above made me think 'What the actual H, are we in an infant playground?!'

Seriously, folks, really?!

We're all from different walks of life,we all do different things with our lives. It's not a competition here, on a local internet forum, to see who has done 'more' or 'better' or 'more impressive'. Too subjective, for a start, also who decided that was the point of the forum?!

2cents done I'm off.

(I'm 'half-expecting) a "S/he started it!!!"!

 

[Less]

someone comments saying it helps if you read the whole thread, when some threads go on and on and on.

Oh whoa is me, guilty as charged I recently suggested that a newbie read the whole thread and below is the proof:-


http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f68/free-to-anyone-who-will-collect-62575.html
Including the newbies post the whole thread was 7 yes SEVEN posts long.

It wasn't a dig, it was advice, the newbie wanted a free item that had already gone, had they taken the bother to read the thread (as difficult as it may be to read through the whole of it) they would have seen the item had gone, but no, they hadn't bothered/been capable of performing such a marathon task.
So I posted a little reply.

Try reading all the thread, it does help.

It wasn't insulting, it was just a bit of advice, they could take it or leave it.

Perhaps you could use some of your own advice?

someone if you aint got owt useful or nice to say, don't open yer pie ole x

After all, with such a long membership but a very low post count between two of you, you are hardly in a real position to pass judgement on other members.

 

[Restless]

clique. .

Oh dear. There is that word again

 

[Studio25]

Hi, I thought it was a good idea I saw recently that a newbie gets an automatic signature or avatar which says, I am a Newbie, please be nice....

Isn't that implicit in the post count and "member since" details against everyone's name?

 

[hairylee]

Less it was not directed at anyone personally, one that I saw was from you and you may notice I tried to employ diplomacy by not mentioning names, that wasn't the objective of my suggestion. However on hindsight I've never bothered to read the rules, and believe it or not off this forum I am rule maker. I shall take your advice and read the rules of the forum. However I am not being funny by saying this but...I understand you did not make a dig, however it could of been a little more courteous towards the new person, by directing them to the rules or just plain saying
sorry mate its sold?
I don't understand why this seems to have turned into a trial where you find it necessary to re quote and attach what you previously have said as if we are in a court of law. And the amazing regurgitation of my non existent post count?

 

[hairylee]

Isn't that implicit in the post count and "member since" details against everyone's name?

this is where the plan is flawed technically I am a newbie, as I've been a member forever, but I've got a minuscule post count, good job im a woman, or I'd start to get a complex!

 

[Guinness]

this is where the plan is flawed technically I am a newbie, as I've been a member forever, but I've got a minuscule post count, good job im a woman, or I'd start to get a complex!

Ha! A woman without a complex...that'd be a first!

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

It would almost be like a man with culture

I did say almost.

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

Cashy...we both know that the exception tests the rule.

 

[Less]

I cause too many debates...woken you all up though

this is where the plan is flawed technically I am a newbie, as I've been a member forever, but I've got a minuscule post count, good job im a woman, or I'd start to get a complex!

Yes it is a good job you're a woman or I might be inclined to think of you as a massdebator.

I don't believe you have woken anyone up, check through the site, I think you will find newbies have been discussed on many occasions, funnily enough the threads are almost always started by folk like you, prepared to condemn the majority, because they dare to correct a newbie, though it doesn't happen to every newbie, just a privileged few.

 

[Studio25]

Isn't that implicit in the post count and "member since" details against everyone's name?

this is where the plan is flawed technically I am a newbie, as I've been a member forever, but I've got a minuscule post count...

Yep - that's why I added the "member since" statistic. Just a quick bit of mental arithmetic puts you in at less than one post per month in 8½ years while I've been on half as long but have approximately two posts per week.

The reader can, if inclined, make assumptions about the nature of a participant if they look at this sort of thing.

 

[Restless]

pftt, your on here so much Less it might as well be called, Lessweb, tis you that needs to get out and smell the fresh air. REPORT away Zzzzzzzz....

WHAT!!! Are you trying to tell me that I haven't been visiting LESSingtonweb for all these years?