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GoldenGem
- Name: GoldenGem
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- Location: Worcestershire UK
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Patience - or lack of same
07/17/08 04:33:32 | 2 Comments
I understand that when a message board goes down it causes anxiety and frustration but on reading the lobby recently it seems it also causes extreme bad manners. Some of the comments made are in one or two cases quite beyond the pale.
Prior to my heart attack I was probably the same but now I realise that there are much more important things in life than, forgive me, mere message boards. Yes, they are a great way of communicating and keeping in touch with friends and great for making new friends too - but people, please get over the fact that they are the be all and end all because quite simply they are not.
Yes, it's frustrating when things go wrong and you can't get an instant answer but it's absolutely no use taking it out on either the hardpressed staff in the lobby or others who try to help. There are many posters who do just that and they play into the hands of some who would like nothing better than to see yuku fail. People seem to have very short memories and all this talk of "take me back to ezboard" quite frankly makes me laugh. Ezboard had major problems at times too and there were many times when I couldn't get online because they were trying to put things right.
I have spent a lot of time looking at various message board systems and quite honestly whilst they may not be perfect yuku have the best package currently on offer. Those posters who can't accept that should move on and try a few of them out.
Believe me, life is too short and too precious to get het up over a few hours lost in message board land - or even days if it comes down to it. If you can't get online then go out, if you can't afford that then go for a walk - the best exercise you can do next to swimming. I can appreciate it's more difficult for disabled posters but even then there have to be other activities on offer - try a game of Patience.
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The PC Brigade
07/04/08 01:13:57 | 6 Comments
These people who take it upon themselves to guard the morals of the rest of us! Oh if there is one subject to make my blood boil it's this.
I watch a motoring show once a week in this country called Top Gear. There are three fun presenters who get up to all sorts of weird and wonderful things, like crossing African deserts in old bangers or, last year, going to the North Pole. Two of the Presenters were in difficulties on that run, so they poured themselves a Gin and Tonic - bear in mind they were in the middle of an ice field with no other drivers or cars in sight - and guess what? A couple of the PC brigade who happened to be watching complained to the BBC and the BBC instead of telling these old f*rts to go where a squirrel stores its nuts have ticked off the Presenters. I should add that they were not driving at the time.
Firstly I have watched these Presenters drive all over Europe and the USA without touching a drop of alcohol, secondly what on earth were people like those old f*rts doing watching the programme in the first place! I have a theory that these people watch programmes just to find something to nitpick about. Unless the BBC were deluged in complaints, which I very much doubt from reading the story in the Mail this morning, they should have ignored it. The more we give such people a platform the more they will ensure the rest of us toe their line. There are a vocal minority in this country who see it as their God given right to tell the rest of us how to live!
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lightfeather
07/21/08
Hope to see you on the board, soon.
Carja
07/19/08
lightfeather
07/17/08
Mabel Sage
07/17/08
kodeine
07/05/08
Steed
07/05/08
Have a great weekend :)
Cheers,
Ray
Redau
07/03/08
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Redau
07/03/08
You keep well ya hear me!
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cuteblueeyedblonde
07/03/08
Bombastic Betsy
06/29/08
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Betsy
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