“Too true Stag, and if you say too much the precious little darlings get you banned.

Smashin' innit.”

“I have just posted a discussion regarding the budget and it had disappeared in to the ether! Perhaps the powers that be only want to encourage inane banter.”

“MFL

Your post hasn't disappeared.



Stagchilli

As for posting interesting topics, the forum is open to everyone so there is no point in blaming other people.

If you think there aren't any intelligent threads, start one.

If you think the initial thread isn't being answered, answer it and get the subject back on track.

If you think that certain people are posting too much, start posting more yourself.

And if you can't work within the forum rules, move elsewhere.

Hope this helps.”

“I just posted to MissFoodLove's topic on the ridiculous housing financing provisions in the new budget. When I submitted, I saw my reply, but now I can't find the thread either, just a minute later.

D'oh!!! C'mon guys, it's just a function call with a zero or a simple compiler upgrade thingie, can't be a big deal... :)

Hope the thread reappears. It wasn't just inane banter.”

“May I suggest this is oxford & cambridge?

Stag Chilli, I recall you posting some fun threads before ... taking us on a one way trip to mars!

I am a little nervous that if you lead me down the pathway way to 'sensible' posting, I may be considerably more foolish than normal ....

It may indeed expose the fact that I do not have a degree in politics and that occasionally dare I say it ... I am not always politically correct.

Oh and if it gets too sensible round here I am off to this is Blackpool...”

“Some people start good threads but they disintegrateinto personal abuse - normally by the same people”

“John

You have been guilty of that yourself. In fact all the people complaining have done their fair share. But that's true of any forum on any web site unless it's the sort of page when everyone joins to say how much they love things like steam trains or tug boats.

And if you look at the list of reasons to complain on the 'report' button, general abuse is the first one so if any abuse starts, it can be policed. But then, if it is, people complain about that too.”

“And of course there are us non-judgemental types that prefer not to criticise any of the flock until they are criticised themself. Then let it rip! All in all I think we're all perfctly balanced and finely tuned. Although more poetry is needed I feel.

I've just looked at that last paragraph and have realied that I am a brilliant wordsmith. Perhaps i should write comedy prose for radio shows. It is like my words just seem to smile at you.”

“Very_Reverend - please would you provide some examples of "comedy prose" that you propose putting on the radio?

That paragraph is indeed well-written but I'm not sure it qualifies as something that would be broadcast on BBC Radio Four during the 'Now Show' for example.”

“Maybe OK for the One Show though.

And talking about ice-skating,. Apparently KC FM were at the Ice Arena yesterday. I wonder if our missing poster took advantage of the fact to learn from some professional DJs.”

“rev/jenoh

"And of course there are us non-judgemental types that prefer not to criticise any of the flock until they are criticised themself. Then let it rip! All in all I think we're all perfctly balanced and finely tuned. Although more poetry is needed I feel."

Not really acceptable, even now, to start a piece of writing with an 'and'. I would accept an 'and' at the beginning of a sentence that follows on from another one, but not as the first word in the text, as there is nothing to link it back to. After all, "and' is a pure conjunction.

'types that prefer' should be 'types who prefer' as 'who' refers to people and 'that' to animals and innate objects. There is a school of thought that believes 'that' can be used for groups of people, but the norm is still 'who' and the use of 'that' would irritate some radio listeners.

'Then let it rip' isn't, in my opinion, a complete sentence. My test for a complete sentence is that you could say it to someone as a single sentence and they would understand what you mean. Would make slightly more sense if it had been written as 'then they let it rip' but what is 'it'? This is a really lazy comment and, in my opinion, is rather like using the word 'nice'.

'All in all' should be followed by a comma.

perfectly is spelt 'perfctly' in the above example.

"Although more poetry is needed I feel." Should read "Although more poetry is needed, I feel." but sounds clumsy. Much better to write "Although I feel more poetry is needed."

Good writing doesn't equate to pompous, old fashioned writing.

So maybe not so well written after all :)”