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| posted on 21/1/06 at 11:38 PM |
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couldnt of said it better gaz 
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CommanderAce
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 11:53 PM |
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Down with sort of thing, careful now!
Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads!
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shortie
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 12:04 AM |
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Guys,
Lets take some of Jon's advice, put it down to experience, apologise and leave it at that.
Over the past few weeks there seems to have been alot of posts with people having ago at others or being unhelpful or just pointless posts.
I have been on forums before when things just start to get silly and everyone just starts slagging everyone off and to be honest they just degenerate
into pointless forums and people leave and new people become afraid to post for fear of being slagged off.
Please don't let this forum go the same way, I couldn't have built my car without the help of many people on this forum and others should
have the same opportunity to learn from the advice given.
I have made many friends from this forum and value their friendship and it would be sad to lose the friendly fun nature of the forum that it used to
have.
Anyway I'll leave it at that but just a plea to think before posting and just lighten up everyone and try to help each other and not slag people
off, it really serves no purpose.
Rich.
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Peteff
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 12:14 AM |
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and some just seem to post to get their post count up
Get rid of the post count, I'll vote for that.
Down with sort of thing, careful now!
and less of the other stuff as well.
Father Ted rules, o.k.
Calm down now, alright. (in a scouser stylee)
[Edited on 22/1/06 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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graememk
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 12:16 AM |
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not a bad idea 
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mookaloid
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 12:28 AM |
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Well I've said all I'm going to say - I just hope everyone else can just let it drop now
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steve_gus
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 12:36 AM |
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I have never understood this 'post count envy' thing.
Anyone like to explain what kudos this would bring in the goldfish bowl that is this site? It has the exact opposite effect.
There are over 60 users on here (very many of which are helpful regulars) with post counts of over 1000, and lets face it, there are not that many
questions to ask or answer when building a car.
This site is a source of help, knowlege and a 'social club'. How many posts anyone makes has no bearing at all on the validity of their
info. As with any advice, you assess its usefulness and take it or leave it.
There are posters here (cymtrics is an example) that have no intention to build a car, but post useful stuff on chassis dynamics. There are those that
build a whole car with 18 posts. Those that just post jokes. There are those with hundreds of posts that dont seem to have intention ever to build.
Those that post a lot and have been building for ages.
And what of it?
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 12:56 AM |
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well i'm a bit issed again, but advice stays the same........
life is too short... enjoy/
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gazza285
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 01:18 AM |
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I don't have the answers, but I've been a member for two and a half years and I've replied to the questions that I know the answer
to, or have had experience with, or known the pitfalls to be avoided. Plus the odd joke. This all adds up to a total posting count of 860+ a few. Not
even one a day. I don't care.
What does bother me is looking at new posts to find that somebody has said
""
Or
" "
Or spouted some bullshit that is just not true.
Or iirc? If you don't know for sure, why bother telling people that it might not be right? What is the point of that? Do a little research first
to make sure that you know that you do know what you are talking about. Good information is what people need, whether they are new or been on here for
a while, not bland pleasantries and a .
Have a thought for Chris W that has to run this. The more crap postings you land on his servers the more money he has to cadge off his sponsors, so
give him a break and only post when you need to.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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k33ts
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 01:39 AM |
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duno whats goin on ive met grahame very nice bloke hes a joker at heart if hes affended anyone im sure he didnt mean it
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graememk
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 08:54 AM |
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many thanks k33ts, oh bugger locking wheel nuts, in the post monday....
ps hows the car comming on ?
btw keets and k33ts if you need a garage i have one of them block prefab units you can have for £100, you'll still need the roof though and a
good base. oh and a lorry to pick it up on.
[Edited on 22/1/06 by graememk]
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scotty g
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 12:13 PM |
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Bloody Hell.
I don't even know how to put a smiley on a post so i'm damned sure i won't be posting any jokes for fear it might result in a
torrent of abuse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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IainB
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 04:56 PM |
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Do something useful, go find the f**ker who spilt a load of slippery cold white stuff a month ago causing me to fall on my arse..
http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e365/IainB1986/
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Considerably
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 05:54 PM |
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Ah, doesn't take much to turn normally gentle posters back into Woodbine in mouth, can of Stella in hand, c'mon then if you think yer hard
enough brawlers does it.
Classic 
You can take the boy out the pit, but you can't take the pit out the boy.
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 06:02 PM |
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Cmon lads take two steps back, take a chill pill, and bury the hatchet ( not in each other)  or should that be
We're all here to discuss cars and help each other out at the end of the day.
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steve_gus
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 07:45 PM |
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i was dealing with a japanese company 10 years ago in a technology exchange.
I meant to show suprise by puttting !!!!! after a joking statement.
They called me up most upset that they had done something to offend me! In japan that combination expresses great annoyance.
The emoticons are there to help create expression in posts that might otherwise be taken the wrong way.
Therefore, does have a meaning. Use them wrongly and you will get the wrong expression of intent.
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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nick205
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| posted on 23/1/06 at 01:41 PM |
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Now look what you've gone and done - I've been reading this ruddy post for so long my lunch breaks over and I haven't had time to
ask all the car building related questions I needed to ask today
It's not evening very entertaining, but once you get reading it's difficult to stop
Still, there's always tomorrow eh
Nick
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richijenkin
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| posted on 23/1/06 at 01:50 PM |
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A diner hour!!!??? that was quick!! taken me all morning to read it... and now...I have to go to diner...
I wouldn't stress bout it graememk, some people just like to have a moan every now and then.
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UncleFista
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| posted on 23/1/06 at 06:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CaLviNx
hmmm maybe I should say less .
Nah bugg*er it as has been said the guy brought it upon himself, and as I have been on my arse due a slippy substance on the road, like others I could
not let his comments pass, but one thing I do and am proud of is I have the balls to say what many only think, but thanks for your input your opinon
is somthing you are entitled to.
Regards
Mark
By "brought it upon himself" you actually mean that because he didn't use a smiley, or you didn't find it funny he should
expect to be threatened and abused ? I'm not sure what forums you frequented in the past, but it's not like that here (at least until
now).
Personally I fully intend on making crappy jokes, using daft phrases and maybe even a pun or two in my postings. So in future, if I say something you
don't agree with/understand, Feck off.
And you may or may not have the "balls" to say what you mean, but in my experience, people who say that usually mean "I like to
stick my foot in my mouth"
[Edited on 23/1/06 by UncleFista]
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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