Totally wrong..................

[Miki]

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Subject: Re: what do we need to get

loan?

Reason: Off topic posts deleted from this

thread

Thanks,

Complete France Forums team

I got this 4 times, so I guess I made 4 posts on that thread.

I am totally cheesed off at the way posts are now being deleted and the somewhat weak reasons for doing so.

Look at this excuse..........Off topic was given. Well on a

quick look around the forum, who would like to take a guess as to how

many threads go off topic ? no point eh, we all know that nearly all

posts will change track, some from funny to serious, others from

serious to funny, others will simply go on and off topic throughout the thread.

In this case, among other things, I believed I said something about

a loan and a patisserie, terrible eh, whipping is not good enough for

you boy !.

We had a spell ages ago of all this and it was bluddy annoying then. No

one wants to take time to compose a post only to find later, that due

to the thread going off topic, it will get the chop. If mine was taken

off due to being left alone in the middle of the field, so to

speak and left there without rhyme and reason to do with the thread, then say so but I

thought the thread was OK, well there was a spat going on

..............but so what, take the spatty bit out ?

I don't like to have to say this but some of you Mods appear to have

been taking a few liberties lately. Posts involving you personally sem

to have a  good chance of "disappearing" and that is not

moderating for the forum but moderating on a personal note. In which

case, shouldn't we all have that privelege ?

As a footnote, can it now taken that ALL posts off topic be chopped or can I take it as personal ?

Disgruntled from Deptford

[Viv]

I always thought that these topics were like a virtual conversation and that they evolve, It would be bloody boring to talk about the same subject all night and not introduce any 'what ifs' etc.

So many of the posts have been raised so many times before ( yes I am probably guilty of that too) but how many times can people be expected to contribute to a 'finding work in France'? and not go off topic to some degree? Yes you can discuss the original posters qualifications but eventually it is bound to divert into the state of the French economy or something and what is really wrong with that?

[Monika]

Yes I agree with Viva, that is the whole fun of this forum, "going off topic", somebody can always bring it back!!

[bedders]

One motoring forum to which i belong, had a thread which started off with the imminent closure of Jaguars Browns Lane factory in Coventry, and ended up discussing the merits of lend/lease during the war!

Sorry to go off topic. 

[Christine Animal]

Yes I agree with Viva, that is the whole fun of this forum, "going off topic", somebody can always bring it back!!

Yes Monika, nice new roof you've got there.. so it worked.

 

[Dick Smith]

Christine - how do you manage to get pictures in your posts?

[The Riff-Raff Element]

One of the things I like about this forum (and I no longer bother with

any others) is that discussions do quite often range away from the

original post and frequently become more interesting as a result.

That's conversation.. I didn't follow the "loans" post - though I made

some comments at an early stage - so I have no idea how or why it

degenerated (perhaps someone could PM me the highlights?), but I can

understand that the Mods can sometimes have a difficult time when a

tread splits into two: a sensible bit and a barking mad bit. I too have

lost some cherished witticisms to the dreaded blue pencil, but I think

that one just has to be a bit philosophical and be pleased that this

forum is comparitively civilised (and occasionally useful: I don't

actually need this forum to conduct my life in France, but I rather like having it nonetheless) and such interventions are mercifully rare.

[Miki]

Be away wiv you Smiffy. Be rid of this way off target post.....................

[Russethouse]

http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/620274/ShowPost.aspx

I have replied to your question in the thread concerned, I too enjoy the way that conversations take a turn and evolve into something quite different. We rarely take action but this weekend we have had complaints both on the forum and direct to the mods regarding certain posts. Sometimes if you remove one post those that follow don't make sense and that is why so many posts were deleted.

Just shows you can't please all of the people - last weekend we had Frank O Fyle complaining that one other poster was trying to hi jack his thread[8-)]

[Patf]

Those people who have been members for more than 2 years(?) will

remember the old format where you could jump in at any point in the

thread and make a comment or start an argument. That led to several

off-topics in the same thread and though a bit confusing  could be

very exciting too. I miss that. But almost impossible to moderate. Pat.

[le bouffon]

Mr miki as spat out his dodie before,I think that anyone that feels their postings are a great work of art should go and write a book.

[Richard-R]

[quote user="le bouffon"]Mr miki as spat out his dodie before,I think that anyone that feels their postings are a great work of art should go and write a book.[/quote]

I'll have a toke off what you're smoking dude! Must be some funky smoke!

[Patmobile]

[quote user="Rdkr"]

I'll have a toke off what you're smoking dude! Must be some funky smoke![/quote]

How interesting you should bring up smoking.  Did I ever tell you about the perfect set of 6 concentric smoke rings I once blew at a dinner party given by the Premier of British Columbia?  The chief of a tribe of native americans, who was also at the party, thought I was propositioning his daughter.

I find that Cohibas produce the best rings - and they're a damn good smoke, too.   Aah, Havana! What a wonderful city!  -  even better than Rome in my opinion, though the ice cream you buy on the Spanish Steps is the best in the world.

Now Spain, there's a place I don't like.  The bread's terrible.

Now what were we talking about?

Patrick

[The Riff-Raff Element]

[quote user="Patmobile"][quote user="Rdkr"]

I'll have a toke off what you're smoking dude! Must be some funky smoke![/quote]

How

interesting you should bring up smoking.  Did I ever tell you

about the perfect set of 6 concentric smoke rings I once blew at a

dinner party given by the Premier of British Columbia?  The chief

of a tribe of native americans, who was also at the party, thought I

was propositioning his daughter.

I find that Cohibas produce

the best rings - and they're a damn good smoke, too.   Aah,

Havana! What a wonderful city!  -  even better than Rome in

my opinion, though the ice cream you buy on the Spanish Steps is the

best in the world.

Now Spain, there's a place I don't like.  The bread's terrible.

Now what were we talking about?

Patrick

[/quote]

I make an effort - for once, and believe me it can be an effort - to

stick with the thread and Mr Irrelevant Mobile has to wade in and upset

the apple cart. But since you've brought it up, I think that there are

some Spanish breads that are really rather good. There's this one they

do in Catalonia (is that really Spain? No matter.) with bits of smoked

ham in it that's great with fino sherry (the one that forms little

blooms of mould on the surface that are used to make Columbian beaver

cheese, not British Columbia, the other one, though isn't it odd how

they both have indians?)

I think I'll go to bed and read. Bonus Notches.

[moon]

Jond wrote

I make an effort - for once, and believe me it can be an effort - to stick with the thread and Mr Irrelevant Mobile has to wade in and upset the apple cart.

 

Ahhhhhhh apple carts I remember as a young lad in Somerset what fun we had on the apple cart .............ooops sorry gawn aff thread agin

[Dick Smith]

Did somebody say Apple? Do they make carts now? How cool is that... I'll buy one!

[Miki]

How can I lock this thread please ? Don't like it...............

Boufie looks like he is back or is it Mrs O or even............... Mrs

Hamilton, things are getting Alice in Wonderland here, smoking bonus

notches, apple carts..let's call the whole thing off (I was singing

that whilst posting !!)

Anyone waiting up to see the boys in blue wallop the lads in

Red...gotta dig a trench in the morning, not getting bread from Spain,

gonna get it from the local boolingerie wait that's another thread to

do with dosh and costs of such wonderful ladies items...sorry gotta get it

all in before the thread gets locked [:)]

As you will have noticed, the members have taken this thread round the

block and back, should it now be deleted ? No, well why not ?

[Owens88]

While we are at it which would you be most proud of inventing

 

e-bay or Google ?

[Miki]

goobay

[Dick Smith]

Are you off, then?

That leaves us with Eagle...

[Tresco]

.... I think that one just has to be a bit philosophical and be pleased that this forum is comparitively civilised (and occasionally useful: I don't actually need this forum to conduct my life in France, but I rather like having it nonetheless) and such interventions are mercifully rare. (Jond)

This is very close to how I feel. It is civilised, but there do seem to be a lot of interventions at the moment.  Does that mean if a few more people complained formally every time something gets on their nerves, which seems to be what this is about, that those threads will also be locked?.  I think I may have made only one move which could be described as a  formal complaint in well over 2 years, and it wasn't anything to do with my 'nerves'.  Should I speak up more via pm to admin?

And in an attempt to get back to the Great British Tradition of deflecting the original issue by bringing back the humour,  so evident in this thread (well done everyone) Jond, you will be happy to know that some of your gems are still here.

Here's one for anyone who's been to Ikea recently (or ever). Flatpack Furniture and the Swedish Ministry of Hate @

http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/518408/ShowPost.aspx

              

 

 

 

[Miki]

Eagle who ?

Eskimos live in 'em, je think !

[Dick Smith]

Ebay the Eaagle.

[Tag]

Fresh Belgian family loaf bread, Belgian ham and cheese with a trappist beer (more is dangerous for driving). Perhaps hot boudin blanc with mandarin sauce. Moules frites at Ostend. By the way, just to sneak back onto the tightrope, rates for loans have never been cheaper or more available, but are they so for foreigners - is the collateral good?

[Russethouse]

[quote user="Tresco"]

.... I think that one just has to be a bit philosophical and be pleased that this forum is comparatively civilized (and occasionally useful: I don't actually need this forum to conduct my life in France, but I rather like having it nonetheless) and such interventions are mercifully rare. (Jond)

This is very close to how I feel. It is civilized, but there do seem to be a lot of interventions at the moment.  Does that mean if a few more people complained formally every time something gets on their nerves, which seems to be what this is about, that those threads will also be locked?.  I think I may have made only one move which could be described as a  formal complaint in well over 2 years, and it wasn't anything to do with my 'nerves'.  Should I speak up more via pm to admin? [/quote]

 

The mods rarely intervene, delete posts or lock threads, and frankly if threads go harmlessly off topic, so be it. However when some members post the same, off topic response to every post by  certain other individuals, and we receive complaints that add to our own unease, then action will be taken.There is a PM and email system for private gripes or notify the mods.

The mods and admin consider every complaint, if justified then action is taken, if not, it isn't.

Unusually, there have been several interventions over the weekend, and they all stem from the same root, lets hope that period is over now .