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Post by admin on Feb 9, 2011 13:42:15 GMT -8
Clark < No more "Book and Media review" ? It would be useful to recreate it. Done.
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Post by downundermoths on Feb 10, 2011 0:17:46 GMT -8
I never did like it...Cannot see the reasoning to have it on a specialised forum site...Has caused more bad feeling than it's worth in the past...Wrong move to bring it back IMHO... Barry
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Post by jhowens on Feb 10, 2011 13:13:37 GMT -8
I think, and Clark can correct me if I'm wrong, that the Porchlight Forum was created in an attempt to give users a place to "vent" their NON-Insect related issues. Prior to it's inception there were occasional off topic wanderings in the Insect Forums that turned into time consuming and distracting rants, often involving Political and Religious overtones. This made "intelligent" discussions harder, IMHO, and certainly cluttered things up. If the general concept of the Porchlight Forum offends or disturbs you, then the obvious solution, to me anyway, is to simply not read it!
Joe.
My opinions only, your mileage will vary.
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Post by downundermoths on Feb 10, 2011 14:01:56 GMT -8
Joe, It seems sad to me that you think it is necessary for any member to "Vent" his/her spleen on their own hobby horse/soap box rantings, on a website devoted to insect topics... Having American politics and religion thrust upon the members by miscellaneous big-mouths, defies the whole point of belonging to InsectNet.com There are so many other forums on which those who wish to air their one-eyed views can post... It is all too easy for you to go down the 'if you don't like it then don't read it'... It shouldn't be there in the first place. Clark did not want to include it in the new forum (his words), but was harangued to start it up again... I think I might have just demonstrated the way that things escalate on such a thread, just by responding to you Barry in Oz (where politics and religion are replaced by beer and good looking shielas)
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Post by saturniidave on Feb 10, 2011 16:45:10 GMT -8
"Good looking sheilas" ? ;D
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Post by admin on Feb 10, 2011 20:48:55 GMT -8
Most forums I see on the web have some kind of area for 'off-topic' discussions, where members can spend some idle time. But not necessarily for 'venting'. The Porch Light is meant for 'chatting' and socializing.
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Post by downundermoths on Feb 10, 2011 21:59:30 GMT -8
@ saturniidave...you notice that I put the 'beer' first...the 'good looking shielas' come a bit later
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Post by saturniidave on Feb 11, 2011 8:02:54 GMT -8
;D
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Post by jhowens on Feb 11, 2011 10:22:50 GMT -8
Bad choice of words on my part, I guess. "Vent", perhaps, should have been "Off Topic" as you said Clark. Sorry. Also, to: downundermoths, I never said I felt it necessary. I get a kick out of reading some of those type posts, for a while anyway, as the "insanity" is hilarious. When they drag on, and on, and on, I stop reading them. I think if you check out my posts here (old and new forums) you will find that I am fairly mellow, and don't post much, if anything, controversial. Joe.
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