Drumming Up More Members For Ab

[naomi24]

Has admin considered advertising and letting the world know we’re here?

[Zacs-Master]

Wow. Judging by this thread, all the Mods have handed in their prefect badges and have left town.

[LadyCG]

Do you really think removal of any posts on this thread is justified, Zacs? Haven't people been complaining of over-zealous modification for some time?

There's been no abuse that I can see. No Site Rules broken. Only a good dose of "I can give it but I can't take it."

[Bobbisox1]

I’ll be honest, I don’t care

[Pete65]

"I'll be honest"
Aye, right!

[LadyCG]

I don't blame you, Bobbi. What you've had going on is so much bigger than any of the posters on this site, or their fragile egos.

[Bobbisox1]

Yes, my post removed for telling it as it is :0))

[meaghan72]

Returning to this sensible thread by naomi, there seems to be some people posting tonight that are a bit worse for wear. Does nothing for the sight really, people who should know better showing themselves up.

[Bobbisox1]

Meaghan, I hope you never go through what I’m going through , that’s all

[meaghan72]

I'm sorry for your loss but do not presume that no-one has gone what you have gone through. I lost a child......

[Bobbisox1]

I’m presuming nothing

[meaghan72]

Yes, you are. You are feeling dreadful at the moment. Coming onto a site with aggression to people you don't know will not help in the long run. I wish you the strength to cope, this is maybe not the most helpful way in the long run, but everyone is different, I realise that.

[wolf63]

This thread started off so well ...

[LadyCG]

Bobbi, you have exhibited not one iota of aggression. Don't let her draw you in. Let's walk away now, we both know what she's like.

[Canary42]

Some very interesting comments in this thread. Two topics which drew my attention.

1. Multiple membership. I once participated in a chat room where one guy did just that and then deliberately carried out screamingly conversations with himself (as amusing as the late Mrs O's little fictional tales). But sadly that's not usually the motivation for duplication on here.

2. Facebook a cess pit. Yes, there is some awful stuff in there but personally I find a lot of it very interesting and useful. Like most such "social" sites, including this one, it is only as good/bad as its members.

And to paraphrase an old proverb, "One man's banter is another man's poison".

Chatterbank's informality and discussion function spread into other topics and the site's solution/chat aspects sit rather uneasily together.

Perhaps the solution is to exercise more self-restraint (and yes, that does apply to me too. I have tried to improve, and will continue to do so - but heart over-rules head at times. I probably need more Sense and less Sensibility (apologies to Jane Austen)).

But (banging my own drum) my recent entry in "Books and Authors" sub-topic is IMHO a good example of a thread free from abuse (currently - so don't go and spoil it LOL) which is very entertaining (speaking personally).

A final plea - if you don't like, or are not taken by a particular thread, just keep away, don't butt in with derogatory remarks ("Strictly" is such a thread in my case, so I just stay away). Yes, I know I used to sin in that respect on Corrie threads, but I've stopped doing that some time ago.

Phew, I think I've said enough, so goodnight friends.

[LadyCG]

Yawn ... change the script for heaven's sake.

[LadyCG]

Not you, Canary ;)

Your post is actually very sensible and logical.

[meaghan72]

Excellent post Canary. I think the consensus is that AB needs to modernise and add new features to bring it into line with other similar sites.

[Canary42]

Thank you for your kind comments. I was a bit hesitant of being vulnerable to "Practise what you preach" responses, a reasonable charge.

But "Nobody's perfect" (to quote the final line of Some Like It Hot ).