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The Newbury today 2012 Legolympiad: Jason against the Argonauts, debate |
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Jun 7 2012, 09:02 PM
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QUOTE (JeffG @ Jun 7 2012, 10:00 PM) I suspect most people will give up on this forum. I find it trying to wade through all the spam looking for posts I want to read. I know what you mean, and I agree.
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Jun 7 2012, 10:13 PM
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QUOTE (Exhausted @ Jun 7 2012, 09:57 PM) What I was moaning about was the fact that suddenly the forum gets taken over by one person and that to my mind was the crux of the matter. Simon could have co-opted his people, he could be posting himself but at the end of the day, I don't want to play the silly game. Other people might, but what do the opponents have to offer other than their personal opinions which may be valid although I would want to know who they were and what their qualifications were to take part in a debate. People who do like to hear the sound of their own voices and take part in verbal debates make it quite clear who they are and where they stand in society. Anyway, I don't want to participate in a nonsense bet as I would be prepared to believe that the people who are representing the opponents/contestants/participants might be real but they are anonymous forum names which are meaningless. I have three identities on the forum so I could be arguing for two people. I've explained why I wanted to anonymise the debate, but I understand how that has caused consternation. It was also a novel thing having a debating contest, and I see that not everyone has accepted its validity, especially as I asked for the debate threads to remain comment-free until the debate was over. I'm going to ask the competitors if, in the light of the comments it's received, if they'd like to wind it up now.
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Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Jun 7 2012, 10:21 PM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Jun 7 2012, 11:13 PM) I've explained why I wanted to anonymise the debate, but I understand how that has caused consternation. It was also a novel thing having a debating contest, and I see that not everyone has accepted its validity, especially as I asked for the debate threads to remain comment-free until the debate was over. I'm going to ask the competitors if, in the light of the comments it's received, if they'd like to wind it up now. If you believe that the debate thing is valid, get the moderator to start a new section called debating and to restrict posting till it's over and done. You will not be able to stop people posting try as you might, it's already attracted a few daft and meaningless posts from the usuals and even a new poster who seems concerned with an estate agent or something.
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Jun 7 2012, 10:30 PM
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QUOTE (Exhausted @ Jun 7 2012, 11:21 PM) If you believe that the debate thing is valid, get the moderator to start a new section called debating and to restrict posting till it's over and done. You will not be able to stop people posting try as you might, it's already attracted a few daft and meaningless posts from the usuals and even a new poster who seems concerned with an estate agent or something. I PMd admin but didn't get a response. It was a new idea and I take blackdog's assessment that it's failed objectively. If the competitors agree to wind it up now we can have a bit of a wash up to see if it's worth doing again some time and what we might change. I agree that asking members not to post in the threads is not in the spirit of the forum and has caused some undertsnadable frustration, and I'm sorry about that.
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Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Jun 8 2012, 10:05 AM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Jun 8 2012, 10:16 AM) maybe one debate at a time......would have helped..... He has spammed the forum, I'm ignoring all these topics.
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Jun 8 2012, 10:40 AM
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QUOTE (andy1979uk @ Jun 8 2012, 11:05 AM) He has spammed the forum, I'm ignoring all these topics. Apparently not, sadly.
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Jun 8 2012, 10:42 AM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Jun 8 2012, 11:40 AM) Apparently not, sadly. Simon can you please remove the spam posts, or I tihnk admin need to be contacted as it is very off putting.
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Jun 8 2012, 11:31 AM
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QUOTE (andy1979uk @ Jun 8 2012, 11:42 AM) Simon can you please remove the spam posts, or I tihnk admin need to be contacted as it is very off putting. If you think I've posted spam you're at liberty to report it to admin as such, and if you're not interested in the threads you're also at liberty to ignore them.
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Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Jun 8 2012, 11:33 AM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Jun 8 2012, 12:31 PM) If you think I've posted spam you're at liberty to report it to admin as such, and if you're not interested in the threads you're also at liberty to ignore them. It is clearly spam, and has ruined the board in my opinion.
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Jun 8 2012, 11:41 AM
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QUOTE (andy1979uk @ Jun 8 2012, 12:33 PM) It is clearly spam, and has ruined the board in my opinion. Rather than just throwing sqibs - could you justify your claims? The posts were clearly not 'spam' in the accepted useage of the term and they certainly have not ruined the board - which has carried on as it always did. There is a very simple solution if you don't like what you see here - don't look. How very sad - sincerely hope you find what you are looking for somewhere.
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Jun 8 2012, 11:45 AM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ Jun 8 2012, 12:41 PM) Rather than just throwing sqibs - could you justify your claims? The posts were clearly not 'spam' in the accepted useage of the term and they certainly have not ruined the board - which has carried on as it always did. There is a very simple solution if you don't like what you see here - don't look. How very sad - sincerely hope you find what you are looking for somewhere. He swamped the board with post after post, centre of attention as always. How's the allotment doing with all this rain Simon ?
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Jun 8 2012, 11:57 AM
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QUOTE (Timbo @ Jun 8 2012, 12:51 PM) The forum was almost nice these last few days until Andy1979uk decided to come back. I forget it's your forum Timbo.
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Jun 8 2012, 11:59 AM
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QUOTE (Timbo @ Jun 8 2012, 12:51 PM) The forum was almost nice these last few days until Andy1979uk decided to come back. I did warn it might be a bit too cerebral for some people, kind of proves me right really.
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