General forum posting

cowboy · Post by **cowboy** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:04 am

Anonymous wrote:How miserable

Take two (2) asprin and call me in the morning.

blue · Post by **blue** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:42 am

I am asking a genuine question here not trying to bait anyone.
Who decided that 'General Carvoeiro' was information only & when?
The heading doesn't say information, I'm only a recent member & thought 'General' was for general (which means non specific) chat about Cavoeiro.

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:26 am

When Chit-Chat was formed the idea was that General would remain banter free, info-only.

nightrider · Post by **nightrider** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:36 am

Michael Crane wrote:When Chit-Chat was formed the idea was that General would remain banter free, info-only.

Michael,

I think that if a Guest has taken the trouble to post on the forum and use the words "how miserable" well I maybe being thick here, but do you not feel that we should try and hopefully get some feed back from this Guest!

Regards
Nightrider

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:43 am

What guest? It could be any one - they are anonymous . . . and you know how I feel about non-members posting without responsibility.

I am accused by some of stirring it and mixing it and upsetting everyone in sight - but at least everyone knows it's me. If I posted as a guest no-one could have a go at me for it because they wouldn't know who I was.

Personally I think that guests abuse the site when they make personal comments knowing full well nobody knows who they are. If a member steps over the mark the Mods can bar them easily - a guest justs keeps posting with impunity.

Sharen Crane · Post by **Sharen Crane** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:44 am

NR - I think guest was referring to Cowboy's bolding and obvious upset...however of course I could be wrong

maddi · Post by **maddi** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:58 am

Hi Blue

MC is right up to a point - 'we' were given Chit Chat because of all the off-topic banter, threads descending into idle chat, innuendo and silliness - all harmless fun in the main rather like Chit Chat is now but not what either CVO purists or first time visitors trying to get an idea about CVO wanted to read.

The 'regulars' at the time came in for a lot of criticism (much as has happened recently) and Chit Chat was born so everyone had a place to go if they/we wanted to do their 'thang'. And no-one could criticise that we were chatting about Harry Potter or flirting because people didn't have to read Chit Chat - that sort of thing was no longer popping up in the middle of a thread about water shortages, fires, great days out around CVO etc.

Where my recollection differs from Michael's - and someone could correct me on this - is that, as you say Blue, didn't meant that the main CVO thread was information only - chat about CVO related topics was absolutely fine in the CVO thread (within the boundaries of not allowing descent into banter/silliness/innuendo)

Hope that helps

Maddi

p.s. for newer menbers that may not know - the phrase "banter/silliness/innuendo" refers to how I how I behaved on the CVO thread alongside posting more useful stuff before Chit Chat came along

nightrider · Post by **nightrider** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:58 am

Sharen Crane wrote:NR - I think guest was referring to Cowboy's bolding and obvious upset...however of course I could be wrong

Thanks Michael & Sharen for your input, but I have to say in all honesty I am still somewhat confused on this

Although I take your point M.C. with regard signing in as a member. What is the norm on other forums?

N.R.

nightrider · Post by **nightrider** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:02 am

Thanks Maddi too, I think we must have hit the submit button tog and your posting appeared first.

n.r.

Gambrinus · Post by **Gambrinus** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:13 am

For clarification purposes, so people no longer have to wonder about the two sections

viewtopic.php?t=7254

Hope this helps!

blue · Post by **blue** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:25 pm

Thank you Maddi & Gambrinus, it is as I thought

I just wanted to say that when I have wanted specific information about Carvoeiro I put the question on the property owners section which seems logical to me as presumably they have more experience of life out there than the rest of us, and I am very grateful for the advise and help I have been given.

nightrider · Post by **nightrider** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:27 pm

blue wrote:Thank you Maddi & Gambrinus, it is as I thought

I just wanted to say that when I have wanted specific information about Carvoeiro I put the question on the property owners section which seems logical to me as presumably they have more experience of life out there than the rest of us, and I am very grateful for the advise and help I have been given.

Me too Blue

N.R.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:53 pm

Since when did Chit Chat become known as the hate and bait section

This forum seems to be really getting out of hand with personal attacks-thats my opinion anyway and it's not an incentive to register.
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Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 8:56 pm

Anonymous wrote:Since when did Chit Chat become known as the hate and bait section.

Perhaps since this was posted elsewhere: ....Sorry to piggyback on you Dave, and seeing as Rod is away baiting the residents elsewhere,

General forum posting

Should General be info-only - no banter or off-topic posts?