Forums Getting Too Serious?

[visitor]

Andrew;

If you look at Kimbers posts,
she is having a ball, leaving
things that make it very clear
who she is!! Everyone has
their own way of doing things,
We need a sane person on hand
to tell the authortiys what really
happened here!!
Thankyou

Your friend
?

If I knew who I was I'd be the first to tell you!!

[EirePlane]

half of it is probably because of name changes. it is making people confused and frustrated. No wonder people are in a bad mood.

[Scottler]

Oh it's definitely a result of the name changes, but who cares?  People are too sensitive IMHO.

[ozzy72]

I miss having my clone army
However I think its for the best that people stick to their known logins, it does help to prevent confusion. I was delighted with the whole Ozzy thing, but looking through some of the posts during my abscence it seems all it did was cause mass confusion. I never realised I was such a cult figure

Ozzy

[Wildantonio68]

Now they dont want me to put so many polls1 Go figure..by the way Scott I left you an IM about that.

Youre right its too serious.

Proud to be Puero Rican! Antonio

[Wildantonio68]

OOPS I mean Puerto Rican! LOL

[Smoke2much]

Antonio, carry on with your polls mate.  If people don't want to read them then they won't.  If they do, they will.  It's as simple as that, the poll about your polls was I believe a joke, we are laughing with you,  Not at you.

Will

PS some members of the forum are way too serious, but then sometimes I'm way too silly for my own good LOL.

Will

[Professor Brensec]

Well, I've been a bit crook (*see below) for a week or so, so I seem to have missed these 'incidents that are being referred to (The Ozzy 'thing' - and I don't go into FS2004, so I'll have to have a look).

But on the subject of the Forum becoming too serious. Hmmm.............now I do have to think here.
It may just be me, but I have noticed a couple of 'near misses' in terms of 'flame wars', which have been, in my opinion, possibly an indirect result of people who are relatively new to the Forum, tearing into a discussion, or tearing into a person, with the benefit of the 'longer standing' members being acquainted with this persons "way".

Some times I think people, in general, are too quick to 'copy' the style or manner in which others are relating, without being aware that it can take a little time before 'the regulars' are willing to accept such things as 'comical' or 'friendly banter', regardless of how many smilies or winkies you put after it.
It's a natural reaction to wanting to fit in. But then, maybe we should be more aware of this need.

I don't think it's been more 'serious'. There have been a number of new people arrive in the last couple of months and they are feeling thier way, and to a degree, so are we, in so far as we are not too sure about them, especially when it seems they might be..............for want of a better word...........too familiar and outspoken.


Oh God I'm sick. theirs a rotten flu going around 'Gods Country' at the moment.
*I seem to recall the last time I used the term 'crook', people thought I meant angry or something.
It's Australian for ill, sick, not too good, up to sh.t.

[Smoke2much]

Get well soon matey, hope I'm not too guilty of the above LOL.

Will

[Professor Brensec]

Get well soon matey, hope I'm not too guilty of the above LOL.

Will

No-one's guilty, mate.

I was just trying to highlight the fact that even WE, Simmers from the Simviation forum, can be human...................occasionally..................although...

[Scottler]

Brensec-

The reason I posted this initially was because there had been a few incidents which had gotten WAY out of control.

I'm not going into details, because it's not worthy of reliving the experiences, but there were three incidents that I can think of.  Some were newbie v. regular, some were regular v. newbie.  In either case, the result was unacceptable behavior for ANY arena, be it electronic or face to face.  It's just never right to act that way.  (For the record, my response to one of the incidents-which I was made a part of-was also unacceptable, and I've taken responsibility for that.)

People, as a whole, need to lighten up and realize that some things are not meant as personal attacks (and admittedly, some are).  If you receive a little bit of criticism, take it as a way of improving your methodology, and move forward.

However, if the result is a flame war, then by all means, let the mods know.  I'm not one to go squealing about every little disagreement, but I've let them know about things more than once.  

The mods can't be online 24/7.  It's up to the rest of us to keep an eye on things, and if something SEVERE is happening, we need to let them know about it.  

If we don't, SimV will be overridden with idiots, and those of us who are genuinely here to help will be lost to other sites.

God, I'm feeling longwinded today...'sup wit dat?  lol

[Fly2e]

Posted by: Smoke2much Posted on: Today at 5:27am
It's as simple as that, the poll about your polls was I believe a joke, we are laughing with you,  Not at you.

Yes it was a joke  ;D    ;D    ;D

I hope you saw my LOL!!!

Posted by: brensec Posted on: Today at 6:06am
Well, I've been a bit crook (*see below) for a week or so, so I seem to have missed these 'incidents that are being referred to (The Ozzy 'thing' - and I don't go into FS2004, so I'll have to have a look).

But on the subject of the Forum becoming too serious. Hmmm.............now I do have to think here.
It may just be me, but I have noticed a couple of 'near misses' in terms of 'flame wars', which have been, in my opinion, possibly an indirect result of people who are relatively new to the Forum, tearing into a discussion, or tearing into a person, with the benefit of the 'longer standing' members being acquainted with this persons "way".

Some times I think people, in general, are too quick to 'copy' the style or manner in which others are relating, without being aware that it can take a little time before 'the regulars' are willing to accept such things as 'comical' or 'friendly banter', regardless of how many smilies or winkies you put after it.
It's a natural reaction to wanting to fit in. But then, maybe we should be more aware of this need.

I don't think it's been more 'serious'. There have been a number of new people arrive in the last couple of months and they are feeling thier way, and to a degree, so are we, in so far as we are not too sure about them, especially when it seems they might be..............for want of a better word...........too familiar and outspoken.  

Well said Bresnec!!

Dave  

[Rifleman]

With less life in front of me than behind me

[Scottler]

Why does everyone insist on life being "too short" for this, or "too short" for that?  Life isn't short.

It's the longest thing you'll ever do...

[Rifleman]

When you find that you are dying tomorrow, Hyp, I'm sure you'll wish that you had another day or two just to listen to the birds sing and see blue sky filled with fluffy clouds......yep, it will be too short on the day you wish for more......