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Please stop the inanity.
Please bring back some sanity.
Please remove the depravity.

And give us back our forum!!!

Had to check if inanity was a real word!

You surprise me your vocab sometimes.

1 : the quality or state of being inane : as a : lack of substance : EMPTINESS b : vapid, pointless, or fatuous character : SHALLOWNESS
2 : something that is inane

DaveDXB wrote:Who else are u reffering to IAN (besides me)

There are thousands of users on DFM...dont tell me an average of 10 people took over the whole place???

It all in ur mind.....snap out of it.

Take the tickets off yourself doughboy, I'm referring to the recent cascade of drivel that has inundated the forum.

Ian,

I have to agree with what you are saying.

I know that Newbies have to start somewhere, and we were all newbies at some point, but lets face it, there is complete shite and drivel going on at the minute.

It's just getting too much. I don't know how anyone could get advice in this forum at the moment, the signal to noise ratio is not good.

Have to agree here...lots of noise and no substance...i think too much talk and no gatherings can tend to produce such effects...

constantine wrote:Have to agree here...lots of noise and no substance...i think too much talk and no gatherings can tend to produce such effects...

Ditto

and
Ian "signal to noise ratio" good use mate..but did u have to go on pasting the link in every thread??

St.Lucifer wrote:

constantine wrote:Have to agree here...lots of noise and no substance...i think too much talk and no gatherings can tend to produce such effects...

Ditto

and
Ian "signal to noise ratio" good use mate..but did u have to go on pasting the link in every thread??

are you trying to copy my avatar there?

St.Lucifer wrote:

constantine wrote:Have to agree here...lots of noise and no substance...i think too much talk and no gatherings can tend to produce such effects...

Ditto

and
Ian "signal to noise ratio" good use mate..but did u have to go on pasting the link in every thread??

iam thinking the same.Ian is one of the “ senior posters” who will remind anyone who does not follow the rules but then it is ok to spam the whole forum with his link. It actually annoy me, the arrogance some people have. “Oh give us our forum back” you feel like you have a r$$e lick them for them to approve your posts. if you complaining so much about how low the level of the posts here. How about contributing with great posts of your own. Anyway since you are so arrogant, you will not respond to my posts “ since iam not senior here” ranting over

DaveDXB wrote:

bushra21 wrote:

St.Lucifer wrote:

constantine wrote:Have to agree here...lots of noise and no substance...i think too much talk and no gatherings can tend to produce such effects...

Ditto

and
Ian "signal to noise ratio" good use mate..but did u have to go on pasting the link in every thread??

are you trying to copy my avatar there?

No....I am

please dont do that.

bushra21 wrote:

St.Lucifer wrote:

constantine wrote:Have to agree here...lots of noise and no substance...i think too much talk and no gatherings can tend to produce such effects...

Ditto

and
Ian "signal to noise ratio" good use mate..but did u have to go on pasting the link in every thread??

are you trying to copy my avatar there?

Oh i uploaded a much much darker picture.. n i dunno how did it become more bright now.. and no i wasnt trying to copy u. but then i dont find anything wrong in copying something good. We all do it .. in some way or the other..

U cant be original everytime sometimes u'll just have follow the original and improvise on it. That would give an original creation then

It's called the Hiya factor!

Agree with your post Ian.

Cheers,
Shafique

Not been in for a bit...checking out the 'inanity'. Will report.



Knight

sara_uk wrote:iam thinking the same.Ian is one of the “ senior posters” who will remind anyone who does not follow the rules but then it is ok to spam the whole forum with his link. It actually annoy me, the arrogance some people have. “Oh give us our forum back” you feel like you have a r$$e lick them for them to approve your posts. if you complaining so much about how low the level of the posts here. How about contributing with great posts of your own. Anyway since you are so arrogant, you will not respond to my posts “ since iam not senior here” ranting over

Oh complaining about my complaining!

How original. I think I got my point across.

^ian^ wrote:

sara_uk wrote:iam thinking the same.Ian is one of the “ senior posters” who will remind anyone who does not follow the rules but then it is ok to spam the whole forum with his link. It actually annoy me, the arrogance some people have. “Oh give us our forum back” you feel like you have a r$$e lick them for them to approve your posts. if you complaining so much about how low the level of the posts here. How about contributing with great posts of your own. Anyway since you are so arrogant, you will not respond to my posts “ since iam not senior here” ranting over

Oh complaining about my complaining!

How original. I think I got my point across.

Is that a pavement pizza in your avatar mate?



Knight

^ian^ wrote:

How original. I think I got my point

iam copy cat. nothing is original in this forum

Dubai Knight wrote:
Is that a pavement pizza in your avatar mate?



Knight

It's Egg Foo Yong

^ian^ wrote:Please stop the inanity.
Please bring back some sanity.
Please remove the depravity.

And give us back our forum!!!

That's a fairly hypocritical statement when other forum 'vets', yourself included, have also been guilty of the same actions. What happened to that 'no elitist' attitude?

XRW-147 wrote:

^ian^ wrote:Please stop the inanity.
Please bring back some sanity.
Please remove the depravity.

And give us back our forum!!!

That's a fairly hypocritical statement when other forum 'vets', yourself included, have also been guilty of the same actions. What happened to that 'no elitist' attitude?

Well, we can discuss the finer points of hypocrisy another time, but it's obvious I haven't been alone in my sentiment. I'm not trying to say we're better, or on another level, what I AM trying to say is lately the forum has just been infected with poor unadulterated drivel.

When I joined the forum, and I was a newbie, and I had all of 5 posts, what made me stick around and continue to use this place was the wealth of knowledge and the people all too ready to help.

Now what I see is chaff chaff chaff. Of course, X, if you think the conversation of the likes of Ish, Jamal, DaveDXB, 172 (or whatver his nick is) coupled with the various fly by nighters is fine, well then I'd have to stand corrected wouldn't I?

^ian^ wrote:Now what I see is chaff chaff chaff. Of course, X, if you think the conversation of the likes of Ish, Jamal, DaveDXB, 172 (or whatver his nick is) coupled with the various fly by nighters is fine, well then I'd have to stand corrected wouldn't I?

ian, once upon a time (and from time to time) you were a 'fly by nighter' and I for one took that as ian being ian. This is the internet afterall, and trying to argue the finer points of posting is for lack of a better word, futile.

Now perhaps you might lean your ears more favourably towards the idea of having a 'closed' forum to weed out the lurkers?

XRW-147 wrote:

^ian^ wrote:Now what I see is chaff chaff chaff. Of course, X, if you think the conversation of the likes of Ish, Jamal, DaveDXB, 172 (or whatver his nick is) coupled with the various fly by nighters is fine, well then I'd have to stand corrected wouldn't I?

ian, once upon a time (and from time to time) you were a 'fly by nighter' and I for one took that as ian being ian. This is the internet afterall, and trying to argue the finer points of posting is for lack of a better word, futile.

We're talking the same language, I was a newbie, and perhaps may have stayed or left as quickly as I signed up. However, what made me stay, contribute, and draw on the knowledge of the forum (a huge benefit I will forever be in debt to certain posters - some who don't post anymore) was the quality. Now, assuming the forum wants to continue to attract new members, and members that can give a lot to the forum (and I am not saying I am one of those members but they're out there... who's going to replace DBXSoul?), how is it going to do this when first impressions count? It looks like a forum for teenage kids.

Now perhaps you might lean your ears more favourably towards the idea of having a 'closed' forum to weed out the lurkers?

Never, the lurkers and the newbies are the stars of tomorrow. The forum should be encouraging positive contribution and not be seen to be implicitly endorsing se.xist, racist, protaganistic drivel.

^ian^ wrote:

XRW-147 wrote:

^ian^ wrote:Please stop the inanity.
Please bring back some sanity.
Please remove the depravity.

And give us back our forum!!!

That's a fairly hypocritical statement when other forum 'vets', yourself included, have also been guilty of the same actions. What happened to that 'no elitist' attitude?

Well, we can discuss the finer points of hypocrisy another time, but it's obvious I haven't been alone in my sentiment. I'm not trying to say we're better, or on another level, what I AM trying to say is lately the forum has just been infected with poor unadulterated drivel.

When I joined the forum, and I was a newbie, and I had all of 5 posts, what made me stick around and continue to use this place was the wealth of knowledge and the people all too ready to help.

Now what I see is chaff chaff chaff. Of course, X, if you think the conversation of the likes of Ish, Jamal, DaveDXB, 172 (or whatver his nick is) coupled with the various fly by nighters is fine, well then I'd have to stand corrected wouldn't I?

blimey

I have to say i totally agree with you Ian

XRW-147 wrote:

^ian^ wrote:Now what I see is chaff chaff chaff. Of course, X, if you think the conversation of the likes of Ish, Jamal, DaveDXB, 172 (or whatver his nick is) coupled with the various fly by nighters is fine, well then I'd have to stand corrected wouldn't I?

ian, once upon a time (and from time to time) you were a 'fly by nighter' and I for one took that as ian being ian. This is the internet afterall, and trying to argue the finer points of posting is for lack of a better word, futile.

Now perhaps you might lean your ears more favourably towards the idea of having a 'closed' forum to weed out the lurkers?

and i toally agree with you too here X - You have made your point with excellence and decorum

Thank you

I have ask Andy to consider shutting down fight club and having a closed forum.

I may as well be frank about this

and Ian - this has nothing to do with eliteism - its about order and control for the better for ALL

DaveDXB wrote:Can you please also agree that all my rubbish is posted in Fight Club...i am in no way disturbing the quality of content on this server....

Think twice before u start pointing fingers.

Dave - with respect you are one of the people that the majority here find annoying and offensive. You may wish to take this time now to consider the results of your stupid behaviour and reflect.

dave

further i have to say this with respect - if people acted and posted on here with respect to others then this situation we now find ourselves in would not need to be discussed or considered. I sadly have to sight your style of posting and others having a serious effect on DF in all sections.

Whilst people like you continue to behave like total morons, action needs to be taken.

It is sad that the minority is having a serious affect on the majority.

dave

you are wrong - i think fight club was just fine until recently, but as in any real civilised society this forum cannot allow the level of degrading abuse and foul language that has been posted of late.

This is about damage limitation Dave - its not personal. I as a mod, must consider the feelings and opinions of the majority on here.

FC has to exist for everyone - it is not the minority's individual dirty playground and personal property

DaveDXB wrote:What language do i have to write to you to understand what i am saying...you are still missing the point.

All my posts (with that style) are only in fight club.

You have been against fight club ever since ive read any of ur posts in there...I can clearly see u dont want fight club to exsist...i dont mind...but dont say im doing anything wrong....im playing along with the rules....as stated on the sticky of fight clubs when u enter...please...dont waste my time with your posts if your not going to take into regard the rules and facts of fight club.....this is not abt me....this is abt the nature of fight club.

This is the type of immature attitude to which i refer Dave. If it said in the rules of Fight club ...........

"if anyone pisses you off then you must kill them"

i assume you would not take notice of this.

Jamal and ISH do not own FC - it belongs to everyone. Just because they act like total retards and tell everyone that they must do the same- it does not mean that the likes of you have to do so.

Posting bad language and being highly offensive to others must be down to the particular individuals conscience. I would doubt they and indeed you are like it in your normal life, so why do it here?

DaveDXB wrote:so maybe u need to review that sticky and SPECIFY the level / limit of abuse that is acceptable rather than redirect the reason of it being so bad to users on DF.

Its a simple matter...There are no written guidlines to follow.

The current guidlines state (there is no limit, do what u want)

And no one here or anywhere in the world has the right to conclude their limit of abuse over others...

The decision should be made by the Mods in whole....and written into the stick.

What shall be written........shall be done.

although i disagree for the reasons stated in my previous post Dave, i hear what you are saying and would say that we are in fact discussing this as a sensible option to consider.

you clearly do not understand where i am coming from Dave - further dialogue is therefore futile - i have tried to be respectful but at the same time being honest and open.

If you have chosen to take it personally that is your issue not mine