General Chat

I have found that the threads where people are 'got at' are almost always deleted by the poster ,they can then claim 'innocence' because no one can check back on them!

Rosex

Oooo I missed that! What happened then?

Were you discussing Lynda & her loofa? Pmsl!

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I don't think the subject was to GR's liking Claire! lol ;-)))))))

I had a shower earlier, if anyone is interested:))

Oooops! lol

Are you ok? And btw, I agree with what you've said

Hiya missus!!!

Did you mean it's our Joanie? Or my secret's out? lol!!

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Bloomin' Norah it's out Joanie! lol

I agree Linda!

The reason why so many people don't come on here anymore is the countless threads which contain postings between 2 or 3 people, to the exclusion of others.

Even if the rest of us are supposed to be welcome, not many of us wish to discuss "Going for a bath" or some other exciting topic!

There's MSN or chat for that I would have thought!

Sorry if this offends, it's my opinion, & as I pay my sub I feel I have the right to voice it.

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Agree with Linda RSJ and libby 100%

LW

Well said Rose. Don't blame people who have been on the end of abusive PM's etc. from dropping off the Boards. Nobody should be subjected to that treatment. The best way to curtail personal attacks is for the thread poster to announce that they are going to delete, and then do it. Then delete any PM''s they might receive, don't bother reading them. Draw a line under it and move on

I know!! That was so easy to say. But then I am not as soft hearted as some people.

Linda

I did not use 'chat' in it's old format mainly because not having broadband i felt I would always be 'too late' with replies.

! have spent this evening clicking back and forth between both boards replying to different people but find it quite 'disjointed' doing that really.

I think we really might be better with just the one board now.....
I agree there are fewer 'serious' threads on at the moment, seems a lot of people are wary of posting them! I have been on several which descended into nasty personal comments and PMs and think that is why a lot of threads lately are 'frivolous' ....which is fine if that is what one is looking for, but sometimes it is nice to be intellectually 'stretched' a little lol

rosex

I think Linda's observation is one that has been made many times before by members unhappy at the General Board being used as a "chat room".

Perhaps that is one reason why Genes changed the format of the current Chat Board to make it more like General with threads, in the hope that it would be used more by those who prefer to "chat" under headed topics?

Unfortunately, what seems to have happened is that there is barely any difference now between the two Boards, with some preferring to chat on General and vice-versa.

So perhaps Linda does have a point here, and the General Board would be better used for discussion under various topic headings, rather than for the one-line chats between members?

That wouldn't mean that members couldn't have a little banter on the General Board threads. I'd miss it if they didn't!!

Ah well, what will be, will be!

Dee
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Thanks for the invite Joyous and Twizzle. Quizzes I sometimes join in although they move very quickly for my brain at this time of night. Parties??? Long while since that was my scene and I think I prefer the real thing it's easier to relate to. I can sit quitely in a corner and enjoy everyone else having fun.

Thanks for all your comments. I think there is hope for the General Board yet. And GR Please give the mad hatters back their Chat Board.

Linda

Joyous, very true, we make it,

Caz x

dee and quizzler do good ones too.the boards are what we make it.nasty or nice.........our choicexx

prime example of how good a night we can have on here is Joys quizz thread last night , for those of us who like to either tax our brains or just ave a laugh wot a brill thread

Twizzle

linda on the threads i join ,im always made welcome.go try now.theres a party thread.bet your made welcome.................[dont forget a bottle]

I am going to go against the flow and say I agree completely with Linda. Over the last few months the contents of the General board has changed and more recently the same with Chat board. Most of the time on the General board it is akin to childish games in the playground. Is everyone reverting to their childhood?

Ok I am in my fifties but still like a laugh the same as anyone but most of the time I don't find it funny.

It is no good saying "add your own thread" because I have watched people doing this and it soon drops of the page, to be replaced with more childish prattle.

Rant over. Sorry peeps if I haved offended anyone.

Off to do some research now while I have the house to myself.

Libby

I wonder why there is chat and a Gen topics, they look the same to me, and often the same people post the same things on both, think GR could do away with one or other.

A lot of people have left this site for new ones.
I think a lot of people feel the same as you Linda.

The Chat board wasn't that popular with a lot of members and when asked why this was, the reason was that it didn't have threads.

So, GR appear to have listened, and now you have threads on the Chat board.