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With immediate effect and for the forseeable future, I shall be revising my posting style. I will in future only offer positive advice, opinions and contributions to discussions in this forum. If I consider a particular car naff, I will simply not post, unless I am simply offering what I feel is an unbiased appraisal. So, no more 'Vectras are rubbish' and so on.
I was under the impression that this was a discussion forum and as a result, everything discussed about cars was peoples thoughts and opinions and nothing more. Clearly, some people take issue with this concept and feel that my posts and remarks are, in some cases, unacceptable. This is their opinion and they are entitled to it.
I am, however, no longer prepared to see people drag perfectly good threads about cars off-topic into a world of whether I'm a **** or not, whether I need to get some self esteem, whether my car is crap or not, whether I need to 'get out more' (as if my personal life is the business of an internet forum about cars?) and suchlike. The odd personal insult was something I'd grown used to, but recently, it's become particularly annoying becuase it is disrupting the flow of threads in this forum. I post about cars, I'd have prefered it if somebody thought I posted rubbish that they would simply make me look like a fool by shooting my arguement down with reasoned debate, but it seems no, personally insulting me is more suitable. Rilot's new car thread is a perfect example.
It seems that becuase I have strong opinions, every thread is fair game to shove a 'crap bmw' or 'get a life' comment in.
Well, I get the message.
As it would appear the root cause of this sort of thread drift is peoples reactions to my posting style, I will alter my posting style. I've always thought I've been reasonably sensitive in the way I post - I'll lay into cars like there is no tommorrow but I'm keen to never stop over the line into personally insulting people. I've always been prepared to admit I get carried away with my opinions, but are still keen to avoid personal conflict. Indeed, I get on quite well with many of the people in here who, on first sight, it would appear I never see eye to eye with..
Yes, I get carried away, yes, I can be narrow minded, and for that I can only apologise.
Sorry to all of you who enjoyed some of my more controversial posts, and they may one day return, but for now, this is the controversial side of me signing off. Now lets get back to discussing all things car related.
The aim of this thread is simply to draw this to your attention so the bickering can stop now rather than in a week or two when people start to notice.
I was under the impression that this was a discussion forum and as a result, everything discussed about cars was peoples thoughts and opinions and nothing more. Clearly, some people take issue with this concept and feel that my posts and remarks are, in some cases, unacceptable. This is their opinion and they are entitled to it.
I am, however, no longer prepared to see people drag perfectly good threads about cars off-topic into a world of whether I'm a **** or not, whether I need to get some self esteem, whether my car is crap or not, whether I need to 'get out more' (as if my personal life is the business of an internet forum about cars?) and suchlike. The odd personal insult was something I'd grown used to, but recently, it's become particularly annoying becuase it is disrupting the flow of threads in this forum. I post about cars, I'd have prefered it if somebody thought I posted rubbish that they would simply make me look like a fool by shooting my arguement down with reasoned debate, but it seems no, personally insulting me is more suitable. Rilot's new car thread is a perfect example.
It seems that becuase I have strong opinions, every thread is fair game to shove a 'crap bmw' or 'get a life' comment in.
Well, I get the message.
As it would appear the root cause of this sort of thread drift is peoples reactions to my posting style, I will alter my posting style. I've always thought I've been reasonably sensitive in the way I post - I'll lay into cars like there is no tommorrow but I'm keen to never stop over the line into personally insulting people. I've always been prepared to admit I get carried away with my opinions, but are still keen to avoid personal conflict. Indeed, I get on quite well with many of the people in here who, on first sight, it would appear I never see eye to eye with..
Yes, I get carried away, yes, I can be narrow minded, and for that I can only apologise.
Sorry to all of you who enjoyed some of my more controversial posts, and they may one day return, but for now, this is the controversial side of me signing off. Now lets get back to discussing all things car related.
The aim of this thread is simply to draw this to your attention so the bickering can stop now rather than in a week or two when people start to notice.
I wub you Foxy Woxy <3
why people have to get so personal on a forum I don't know...
