I would just like to say a massive thankyou to both Fozzie and ChrisW for all the work they put into this website and keeping it going.

There've been a few posts recently that have led me to think that some people think this website has a right to exist and will continue to do so forever. Clearly this is wrong and Chris could choose to pull the plug at any time if he wanted!

We should all be grateful for having access to such a fantastic facility. I don't always agree with some of the 'admin' type decisions made (I didn't agree with banning Chris Gibbs for example) but at the end of the day this is Chris' site and he can do what he wants. I have made good friends through this site, I have had ridiculous amounts of help on every topic under the sun. I'm proud to be a member of a site where we reckon we can answer any question under the sun between us.

We are lucky to have Locostbuilders and personally I would be bereft without it***.

Thankyou Chris and Thankyou Fozzie and Thankyou to everyone who contributes to it's content. Locostbuilders is great and long may it continue!


Viva Locostbuilders!


All the best,
James


***although possibly employed or atleast with a fully decorated house!

[Edited on 16/3/10 by James]

[Edited on 16/3/10 by James]

+1

+1

Creep...

+1

+1

adrian

+1

I concurr. I dont know what I would do without this site. And I certainly know I wouldnt have the car I do without the help and advice available here.

As far as I am concerned Chris/Fozzie dictate what is and isnt acceptable here and thats fine by me.

+ a billion. If it wasnt for this website, i certainly wouldnt have built my own car and wouldnt have been setting up my own business.

Big thankyou

+1

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Originally posted by James
We are lucky to have Locostbuilders and personally I would be bereft without it***.

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You won't find a better site than this one, a good bunch of people that you can have a laugh with and have access to a vast amount of information on most subjects keep it up..

+ mmm 3!

+1 too

rite on...

it aint easy being cheesy...

or being a mod on a site....

i agree, but also think this is a bit of a buttmuncher post following the agro from strontium.

did you wait behind at school to tell your teacher you liked them even if the other kids didnt

+1 - without this site, I would have to talk to the Mrs, and do work when at work! Thank God (and chris/Fozzie) for LCB!

[Edited on 16/3/10 by twybrow]

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Originally posted by cd.thomson
i agree, but also think this is a bit of a buttmuncher post following the agro from strontium.

did you wait behind at school to tell your teacher you liked them even if the other kids didnt

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BTW, not sure what the previous 'idiot' stuff was all about but I can hazard a guess it's related to avatar size and u2u's?

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did you wait behind at school to tell your teacher you liked them even if the other kids didnt

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James

No matter how hard you try ..... this thread will NOT get you access to the shop.

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Originally posted by cd.thomson
i agree, but also think this is a bit of a buttmuncher post following the agro from strontium.

did you wait behind at school to tell your teacher you liked them even if the other kids didnt

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Originally posted by cd.thomson
i agree, but also think this is a bit of a buttmuncher post following the agro from strontium.

did you wait behind at school to tell your teacher you liked them even if the other kids didnt

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Originally posted by bob
James

No matter how hard you try ..... this thread will NOT get you access to the shop.

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Speaking of which.. any YouTube footage of you in 'action' James?

I am familiar with most Martial Arts, but don't know much about Savate...

no matter what was said on the previous thread, i think being called an idiot was a bit off, but overall the sight is awesome so i shall say no more.....

im only kidding you james, its often much easier to be critical of management than to actively praise them.

Despite the saying I think generally "s*** rolls up hill" rather than down.

eta: amongst the thai boxing circuit I was in at uni savate and BJJ were considered to be the only two fight styles to be worried about

[Edited on 16/3/10 by cd.thomson]

+1
Nothing wrong with a bit of buttmunching
So iv been told!

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no matter what was said on the previous thread, i think being called an idiot was a bit off, but overall the sight is awesome so i shall say no more.....

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+1 from me
suspect it may be -1 from the g/f and dog as i go on here far too much

I think that lowering the tone to calling posts idiotic and people idiots is not acceptable.

I respect Chris for running this site and for all the upkeep, and Fozzie for of course all she does to keep it clean and sensible but Chris's last two responses are aggressive and unnecessary.

Michael

+1 for the original post from me too

I confess that I'm a bit of an addict to LCB and I would miss it if it went.

So keep up the good work Chris and Fozzie

I for one would be totally screwed on my build if it weren't for this sight


A1 A1 plus plus plus

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eta: amongst the thai boxing circuit I was in at uni savate and BJJ were considered to be the only two fight styles to be worried about

[Edited on 16/3/10 by cd.thomson]

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Speaking of which.. any YouTube footage of you in 'action' James?

I am familiar with most Martial Arts, but don't know much about Savate...

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Originally posted by flak monkey
I concurr. I dont know what I would do without this site. And I certainly know I wouldnt have the car I do without the help and advice available here.

As far as I am concerned Chris/Fozzie dictate what is and isnt acceptable here and thats fine by me.

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Originally posted by boggle
no matter what was said on the previous thread, i think being called an idiot was a bit off, but overall the sight is awesome so i shall say no more.....

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I would agree with that - no matter how frustrating it is, that was not needed (Chris isn't famed for biting his tongue!).

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+1

first car would never have been built so quick if it had not been for this site.

although i was banned once

Without this site I wouldn't have ever considered building my car and the help that is given through this site is second to none, if your not happy then that's your problem not everyone elses. A massive thank you to Fozzie and Chris and please keep up the good work.

+1

i would have given up at the start if it wasn't for this site.

helpful advice, constructive criticism and a good bit of banter.

big thanks to the administrators and an equally big thanks to the members too.

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As far as I am concerned Chris/Fozzie dictate what is and isnt acceptable here and thats fine by me.

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eta: amongst the thai boxing circuit I was in at uni savate and BJJ were considered to be the only two fight styles to be worried about

[Edited on 16/3/10 by cd.thomson]

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Originally posted by scootz
Speaking of which.. any YouTube footage of you in 'action' James?

I am familiar with most Martial Arts, but don't know much about Savate...

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Amazing how threads can deviate off-topic.

Savate is not an MA as such, just a fighting sport. It is split into 2 types: Combat (aka Elite) which is full contact and Assaut (technique/points based).
Both styles are done wearing boots/shoes and the aim is to cause damage by hitting with the hard tip of the boot. It differs from Thai in that shinning is strictly banned. the punching rules are basically English boxing.

A great Combat video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLOX-L44aJ8

A fantastic Assaut video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79j-uAyRJFo

None of me on there, I'm not proud enough of my gangly style!

My girlfriend and I both do Assaut. I do Tae Kwon Do as well and she does Thai boxing. Although since starting Thai she's mentioned an interest in Combat Savate- I'm too wet for that!


Cheers,
James

[Edited on 16/3/10 by James]

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Back to the original point yeah great site, great people, not over moderated and the wealth of info is amazing.
Keep it going!
atb
Mike

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Originally posted by McLannahan
I think that lowering the tone to calling posts idiotic and people idiots is not acceptable.

I respect Chris for running this site and for all the upkeep, and Fozzie for of course all she does to keep it clean and sensible but Chris's last two responses are aggressive and unnecessary.

Michael

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ME TOO!!!

+1 from me,

I think that the problem is the ability for to be able to.

1 Argue a point but not drop to a personal level

2 Understand that people are allowed a diferent point of view.

It is very strange we even managed a discusion on polotics the other week an no one was hurt.

BUT publiced changes to the size of an avanta is stopping people's fredom of speach. Ps mine was too big got a U2U changed it problem solved !!

2p dropped in the bucket and must clock back in and get some work done.

regards

Agriv8

[Edited on 16/3/10 by Agriv8]

Thank you James...

And thank you all ^ ^ ^ for your support .... after all is said and done, you are a great bunch of chaps and chapesses, and you largely peer moderate yourselves ..... which is a credit to each and every one of you!

Fozzie

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no matter what was said on the previous thread, i think being called an idiot was a bit off, but overall the sight is awesome so i shall say no more.....

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i understand your point...maybe it would have been better if it was delt with via u2u as opppoosed to on the open forum????

+ 1 from me too.

I moderate a number of sites, and now find that I spend much more time on LCB, than I do on any of my own sites

If it wasn't for all of you I would have to go and do some work - and we wouldn't want that now would we ?

Cheers,
Tim.

I am not one for having a brown tongue and I am often criticised for my opinions. You may not get many posts from me but any that I relay will hopefully assist the topic poster (and others) in their plight.

With regard to the debacle over avatars, if I were in Chris or Fozzie position I would not have let it go on for so long. The 'Idiot' should have been ostracised when they questioned the order to change their avatar. Rules are rules; they are not there for breaking or stretching as far as one can before being told you are wrong.

This site, which I only discovered lately - Vis my number of posts, is excellent. The information on it is invaluable to anyone building a Locost or working on his or her tin-top. The subjects covered are varied and often funny and when they are not funny, they can be informative. I am grateful that I can express my mind, as I am doing now, as well as impart my 50+ years experience of automotive engineering.


[Edited on 16/3/10 by se7en]

+1,

learnt more on this site than uni.

I agree with The Management... the poster was given a reasonable explanation, but continued pushing a non-issue!

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Originally posted by James
My girlfriend and I both do Assaut. I do Tae Kwon Do as well and she does Thai boxing. Although since starting Thai she's mentioned an interest in Combat Savate- I'm too wet for that!

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It's sometimes hard to figure out the whole story as well...... if you just read the post where ChisW used the 'idiot' word then you'd think he was a complete git if you read the complete thread he linked to above you understand a bit better where he was coming from........ I do think though that a couple of new members recently have been given a harder ride than was absolutely needed by some of the 'regulars'

I think Fozzie does an outstanding job though

As to the avatars - all a 'girly' one says to me is that if I ever find my self in that persons house I'm not touching their keyboard or mouse without gloves on!

[Edited on 16/3/10 by D Beddows]

+1 +1 +1 +1
Thankyou
Jacko

Well,all a bit of a storm in a teacup IMHO & certainly not due to Fozzie or Chris W who do a marvellous job

a massive +1 to the original post

+1

I feel like i should add to this post so here here, i raise my glass to the both of them!

lcb ftw tbh!

hth
atb!

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lcb ftw tbh!

hth
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lcb ftw tbh!

hth
atb!

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+1 from me too.
God I hate to think of the mess I'd be in, if I only had Ron's 'Guiness Book of Errors' to go by.

+1

Compared to *every* other forum I use or have used in the past, LCB self-moderates very well with things very rarely getting out of hand.

The odd strongly-opinioned character coming along and offending a load of people (CalvinX comes to mind ) is an inherent aspect of internet forums that I find entertaining more than anything else!

It's alright I suppose

Seriously, thanks for your efforts, my car wouldn't half a good as it is now if it wasn't for this site.

Ta

Rich

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Rules are rules; they are not there for breaking or stretching as far as one can before being told you are wrong.

[Edited on 16/3/10 by se7en]

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The site is Excellent and a great source of knowledge and info' for both new builders and more experienced folk

Fozzie has always answered any queries i've had both quickly and expertly

Thanks to both Chris and Fozzie for a great site, Keep up the good work Please

Is it just me that feels slightly 'sicky' after reading through this whole thread..... ? Apparently the threat of being banished foverver more to the Haynes forum is quite a deterent

Thank you for your hard work

Without this site I would have a lot more problems getting my car sorted - although I suppose I would have had a lot more time in the garage to sort out those problems if I wasnt sat in front of my computer

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Originally posted by se7en
Rules are rules; they are not there for breaking or stretching as far as one can before being told you are wrong.

[Edited on 16/3/10 by se7en]

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You'll never get a job at Ferrari with that attitude

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AMEN BROTHER!

Long may it continue!

I feel the need to clink glasses with someone....

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Originally posted by Dangle_kt
AMEN BROTHER!

Long may it continue!

I feel the need to clink glasses with someone....

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Originally posted by Dangle_kt

I feel the need to clink glasses with someone....

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Gotta say thanks to all concerned with running of this site. I class myself as a proper addict. My car was finished 6 years ago.......

AND I'M STILL HERE!!!!

I think that we should protest and go back to the old newslist... a.k.a. TOL.

(and I am REALLY only JOKING, honest!)

i love this site, it has help so many times.

this is teh best froum i know off.

thanks chris, and fozzie

stuart