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Really... 21:41 - Sep 23 with 9006 viewsPhilTWTD

Getting tired of the sniping, trolling, winding up, dragging up threads from the past etc. Perhaps a bit more civility?
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Exactly this…. on 14:39 - Sep 24 with 1663 viewspositivity

Exactly this…. on 14:33 - Sep 24 by witchdoctor

he’s banned because ‘they’ demanded it..simples…😉


did you not see phil's explanation? nothing to do with they or ,indeed, them (though i applaud your use of inclusive pronouns )

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Really... on 14:42 - Sep 24 with 1625 viewsThe_Flashing_Smile

Really... on 07:32 - Sep 24 by GlasgowBlue

There is a big problem with TWTD at the moment. I’m on the opposite side of the argument with sitters when it comes to the death penalty or immigration, but he’s entitled to his view and should be allowed to express it. But every time he starts a thread posing a question, he is jumped on by a certain element who complain he is trolling or trying to start an argument.

I don’t see any difference between sitters thread and the one on Hampshire. Both discussing topical issues reported by the media.

A certain element trying to not only police what is posted, but what side of the argument each poster should be on.
[Post edited 24 Sep 8:28]


Damn, my irony klaxxon exploded again.

Trust the process. Trust Phil.
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Really... on 14:49 - Sep 24 with 1597 viewswitchdoctor

Really... on 08:05 - Sep 24 by witchdoctor

Sitters is a top bloke unlike the sulky brigade who only ever bring gloom and doom to this board..take care mate…see you soon hopefully..👍


Awww…a downy from big Alt 😍
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Exactly this…. on 14:57 - Sep 24 with 1564 viewsStochesStotasBlewe

Exactly this…. on 11:46 - Sep 24 by DJR

I think they are known as the unusual suspects.


….and there was me thinking The Unusual Suspects were a ska band 😉

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Exactly this…. on 16:23 - Sep 24 with 1429 viewsDJR

Exactly this…. on 14:57 - Sep 24 by StochesStotasBlewe

….and there was me thinking The Unusual Suspects were a ska band 😉


... and there was me thinking I was being original.
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Exactly this…. on 16:43 - Sep 24 with 1362 viewsBenters

Exactly this…. on 11:03 - Sep 24 by leitrimblue

Set up for a tap in there


Yes I realised that Patrick as soon as I wrote it

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Exactly this…. on 16:47 - Sep 24 with 1331 viewsBenters

Exactly this…. on 14:33 - Sep 24 by witchdoctor

he’s banned because ‘they’ demanded it..simples…😉


Who ? The usual suspects? Sounds about right 😂

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Really... on 17:29 - Sep 24 with 1233 viewsBanksterDebtSlave

Really... on 09:31 - Sep 24 by Luk38644

Spot on Glassers - logged in just to uppy this.


Only it wasn't was it!
Do you think he's apologised yet?

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Really... on 17:30 - Sep 24 with 1231 viewsBanksterDebtSlave

Really... on 10:37 - Sep 24 by Benters

This spot on.


Hmmmm although as it turned out it was that!

"They break our legs and tell us to be grateful when they offer us crutches."
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Exactly this…. on 17:30 - Sep 24 with 1259 viewsRyorry

Exactly this…. on 14:39 - Sep 24 by positivity

did you not see phil's explanation? nothing to do with they or ,indeed, them (though i applaud your use of inclusive pronouns )



[Post edited 24 Sep 18:04]

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Really... on 17:32 - Sep 24 with 1250 viewsGlasgowBlue

Really... on 14:49 - Sep 24 by witchdoctor

Awww…a downy from big Alt 😍


I see you've got the Red Brigade on your case as well.

Sometimes I think about the frothing lunatics I’ve put on ignore, who will have kept replying to me again and again, but I don’t even realise they exist.
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Really... on 17:34 - Sep 24 with 1191 viewsBanksterDebtSlave

Really... on 17:32 - Sep 24 by GlasgowBlue

I see you've got the Red Brigade on your case as well.


I see you haven't apologised for jumping to conclusions!

"They break our legs and tell us to be grateful when they offer us crutches."
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Exactly this…. on 18:42 - Sep 24 with 1068 viewsHugoagogo_Reborn

Exactly this…. on 14:33 - Sep 24 by witchdoctor

he’s banned because ‘they’ demanded it..simples…😉


Oh for pity's sake! Why is it such a secret who 'they' are on either side? It's like the Illuminati vs Fight Club or something. It's very annoying for 'under rock dwellers' like me and Clive Baker, to name another.

If those of you who feel it necessary to 'call out' the 'usual suspects' must go on and on about it, why don't you actually name names like big brave girls and boys so that those of us who haven't the faintest idea who you are talking about can actually keep up, grab some popcorn and enjoy watching you all snipe each other all the way to the banhammer? 🙄

NB: not specifically directed at the poster I replied to.

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Really... on 18:50 - Sep 24 with 1033 viewsWhos_blue

Really... on 17:32 - Sep 24 by GlasgowBlue

I see you've got the Red Brigade on your case as well.


Jeez Glassers. I nearly choked on my quinoa reading that!
Nearly all your posts are followed by a Glassers shaped cabal dutifully lining up to upvote you!
It doesn't bother me and I think it's kind of cute in it's inevitableness.
I dare say I've probably been guilty of it myself too with other posters here.
What is your brigade called?
Or what would you like it to be called?
Competition time!!!!
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Exactly this…. on 18:53 - Sep 24 with 1012 viewsMullet

Exactly this…. on 18:42 - Sep 24 by Hugoagogo_Reborn

Oh for pity's sake! Why is it such a secret who 'they' are on either side? It's like the Illuminati vs Fight Club or something. It's very annoying for 'under rock dwellers' like me and Clive Baker, to name another.

If those of you who feel it necessary to 'call out' the 'usual suspects' must go on and on about it, why don't you actually name names like big brave girls and boys so that those of us who haven't the faintest idea who you are talking about can actually keep up, grab some popcorn and enjoy watching you all snipe each other all the way to the banhammer? 🙄

NB: not specifically directed at the poster I replied to.


I think you’re falling for exactly the type of thing Phil has been calling out. The “usual suspects” is simply a way to tar anyone they don’t agree with and cause more division.

Calling people out isn’t the type of thing they do unless they feel safe enough with others to join in. These threads always end up in a sort of doom loop.

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Really... on 19:10 - Sep 24 with 947 viewsIndependentlyBlue

Would it be possible for all those who have helped to turn this thread into yet another yawn fest of ‘They said…’, ‘But they said …first’, point-scoring tedium to re-read the original post? Then re-read it again? Then again? Until the penny drops, please. Even pretty please?

Better to stay silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt

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Exactly this…. on 19:11 - Sep 24 with 936 viewsHugoagogo_Reborn

Exactly this…. on 18:53 - Sep 24 by Mullet

I think you’re falling for exactly the type of thing Phil has been calling out. The “usual suspects” is simply a way to tar anyone they don’t agree with and cause more division.

Calling people out isn’t the type of thing they do unless they feel safe enough with others to join in. These threads always end up in a sort of doom loop.


Well, then. Proof that irony doesn't come across in the written word on a forum. Which was the point I was trying to make in that post, in my own weird little way.

To one person, I could come across as irate, to another as just being sarcastic and making a joke, to another like, frankly, a bit of a weirdo.

There's the difficulty of social media I think name calling is an obvious way to tell the tone of a post, but some people use insults as a term of endearment.

We could all do better in clarity of posting, and maybe if we feel we get a harsh response back, take a deep breath, be calm, kind, and big enough to apologise for the misunderstanding.

😊
[Post edited 24 Sep 19:16]

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Really... on 19:39 - Sep 24 with 862 viewsGlasgowBlue

Really... on 18:50 - Sep 24 by Whos_blue

Jeez Glassers. I nearly choked on my quinoa reading that!
Nearly all your posts are followed by a Glassers shaped cabal dutifully lining up to upvote you!
It doesn't bother me and I think it's kind of cute in it's inevitableness.
I dare say I've probably been guilty of it myself too with other posters here.
What is your brigade called?
Or what would you like it to be called?
Competition time!!!!
Will help to fill the endless weeks before we next see a ball kicked.


Nothing to do with giving a name to a group of posters. If you know you know.
[Post edited 24 Sep 19:43]

Sometimes I think about the frothing lunatics I’ve put on ignore, who will have kept replying to me again and again, but I don’t even realise they exist.
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Really... on 20:29 - Sep 24 with 752 viewsBigalhunter

Really... on 18:50 - Sep 24 by Whos_blue

Jeez Glassers. I nearly choked on my quinoa reading that!
Nearly all your posts are followed by a Glassers shaped cabal dutifully lining up to upvote you!
It doesn't bother me and I think it's kind of cute in it's inevitableness.
I dare say I've probably been guilty of it myself too with other posters here.
What is your brigade called?
Or what would you like it to be called?
Competition time!!!!
Will help to fill the endless weeks before we next see a ball kicked.


Not so much a brigade, more a dishevelled cluster of hastily recruited backing singers desperately trying to learn the right lyrics on the job, whilst squabbling over who gets to post Good Stuff To Know around 7.30 on Saturday…

[Post edited 24 Sep 21:05]

Sometimes I giggle about the frothing lunatic who’s put me on ignore and now has to constantly log out to see what I’ve said. Beneath that counterfeit persona lurks the same pitifully desperate egomaniac.
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Really... on 21:29 - Sep 24 with 650 viewsSwansea_Blue

Really... on 19:10 - Sep 24 by IndependentlyBlue

Would it be possible for all those who have helped to turn this thread into yet another yawn fest of ‘They said…’, ‘But they said …first’, point-scoring tedium to re-read the original post? Then re-read it again? Then again? Until the penny drops, please. Even pretty please?


Hmm. I don’t know the OP, but you do realise they swore on another thread last night? Hardly befitting a family site and they’ll get in trouble with whoever runs this place if they carry on like that. Def info.


There’s far too much history for people to resist having little digs. I fear mitigating the worst of it is the only option.

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Really... on 21:34 - Sep 24 with 623 viewsDJR

Really... on 18:50 - Sep 24 by Whos_blue

Jeez Glassers. I nearly choked on my quinoa reading that!
Nearly all your posts are followed by a Glassers shaped cabal dutifully lining up to upvote you!
It doesn't bother me and I think it's kind of cute in it's inevitableness.
I dare say I've probably been guilty of it myself too with other posters here.
What is your brigade called?
Or what would you like it to be called?
Competition time!!!!
Will help to fill the endless weeks before we next see a ball kicked.


I believe they were separated at birth and go by the name of the Boys' Brigade.

As it is, I'm not in any gang because as Groucho Marx once said "I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member".
[Post edited 24 Sep 21:42]
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Really... on 21:35 - Sep 24 with 601 viewsGlasgowBlue

Really... on 21:29 - Sep 24 by Swansea_Blue

Hmm. I don’t know the OP, but you do realise they swore on another thread last night? Hardly befitting a family site and they’ll get in trouble with whoever runs this place if they carry on like that. Def info.


There’s far too much history for people to resist having little digs. I fear mitigating the worst of it is the only option.


Don't we have a swear filter on here you %&*$£@! @%&?

Sometimes I think about the frothing lunatics I’ve put on ignore, who will have kept replying to me again and again, but I don’t even realise they exist.
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Really... on 21:39 - Sep 24 with 560 viewsSwansea_Blue

Really... on 21:35 - Sep 24 by GlasgowBlue

Don't we have a swear filter on here you %&*$£@! @%&?


Shit, I think we do

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Really... on 00:13 - Sep 25 with 390 viewsRyorry

Really... on 21:39 - Sep 24 by Swansea_Blue

Shit, I think we do


How the hell did you do that? Every time I post the word sh!t on here without subbing in at least one character, I get a very jobsworth little bot telling me I'm not allowed to post that.

Maybe you belong to a special brigade or something?

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Really... on 00:41 - Sep 25 with 370 viewsRyorry

Really... on 21:29 - Sep 24 by Swansea_Blue

Hmm. I don’t know the OP, but you do realise they swore on another thread last night? Hardly befitting a family site and they’ll get in trouble with whoever runs this place if they carry on like that. Def info.


There’s far too much history for people to resist having little digs. I fear mitigating the worst of it is the only option.


V. rare for me to put people on ignore, but just added two* to another I made invisible earlier this week, it's very freeing, recommended.

*No, one wasn't PhilTWTD before anyone starts

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