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I have been reading some derogatory comments from certain members regarding chatterbank and how it should be removed. I ask "why"?
As I see it, I do not go into or ever read music or sport as neither interest me. Should I start to post on music and sport that the Ed should remove these topics simply because I don't like them? If something does not float my boat I do not have to go into that topic or bother with it, so why do so many ask or demand that chatterbank is removed and votes accordingly as if it offends them they do not even have to look at that topic or the posts?
Seems that the much abused B&S is pretty free now and the daft, zany posts and comments are on chatterbank and that offends nobody as it's my choice to come here and read topics and I think it's a great addition to AB and I do hope that it remains.
As I see it, I do not go into or ever read music or sport as neither interest me. Should I start to post on music and sport that the Ed should remove these topics simply because I don't like them? If something does not float my boat I do not have to go into that topic or bother with it, so why do so many ask or demand that chatterbank is removed and votes accordingly as if it offends them they do not even have to look at that topic or the posts?
Seems that the much abused B&S is pretty free now and the daft, zany posts and comments are on chatterbank and that offends nobody as it's my choice to come here and read topics and I think it's a great addition to AB and I do hope that it remains.
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4getmenot, no, that doesn't work, and has been discussed endlessly over the years.
The dynamics of MSN and CB are very different.
AB has decided to revert to providing an area where people can chat away in the corner, and I applaud them loudly for the courage to reverse what was earlier stated to be an irreversible decision.
The dynamics of MSN and CB are very different.
AB has decided to revert to providing an area where people can chat away in the corner, and I applaud them loudly for the courage to reverse what was earlier stated to be an irreversible decision.
Masses of imposters, and ongoing nastiness - although it must be stressed that it never approached as bad as the worst of ghastly exchanges in B&S in recent months.
People complained and complained and it got pulled. It is to be hoped that it will never get that bad again. Just the occasional mad gibbon hopefully for the surreal touch.
People complained and complained and it got pulled. It is to be hoped that it will never get that bad again. Just the occasional mad gibbon hopefully for the surreal touch.
I did say hoped !
Maybe people are 'exercising restraint' to get it through the first week. Anyway, so what, if it does, and disappears again, it just reappears in B&S. It's a perennial feature of life and websites, gets discussed endlessly. Do you moderate vigorously ? Do you let people get on with it, intervening only when it gets too nasty ?
One site I was at introduced a ridiculous system of penalties, 'you have breached rule 4a and are suspended for 6 hours'. I had a look this morning, it's moribund.
Maybe people are 'exercising restraint' to get it through the first week. Anyway, so what, if it does, and disappears again, it just reappears in B&S. It's a perennial feature of life and websites, gets discussed endlessly. Do you moderate vigorously ? Do you let people get on with it, intervening only when it gets too nasty ?
One site I was at introduced a ridiculous system of penalties, 'you have breached rule 4a and are suspended for 6 hours'. I had a look this morning, it's moribund.
