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Peter Fenwick
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 27-August-2003 Location: Lost somewhere in time... Status: Offline Points: 6484 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 12:56 | |
You can voice your opinions but you have to remain withing the forum guidelines. I do know what you mean though, but if there were no moderators or guidelines things would get out of hand. Most people who have been banned have deserved it. |
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stephenperry
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 20-April-2004 Location: Elgin Status: Offline Points: 7213 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 13:42 | |
Thanks Mell |
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Goldryder
Bavarian-Board Contributor Illegitimi Non Carborundum Joined: 02-April-2004 Location: Acomb, North Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 5301 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 14:01 | |
OK..
The purposes of a car club or owners club meet are, as far as I am aware anyway, is to meet fellow members, discuss modification options, maybe have a meal as a group or just a few drinks and generally learn from each other everything from the good things to the bad things about owning the particular marque involved. Most meets are held in public areas, pub carparks and so on. Now regardless as to whether the meet is advertised or not, the public will inevitably be there....usually other people use the same pub as you do and they also like to park their cars in the same parking area too. It is perfectly normal for members of the public to wander around the cars, talk to the owners, take photographs etc. Yes they may be 'nosey' in some peoples view but for all you know, they might actually buy a car of the marque based on what they see and find out. They will always ask questions..some of which may be deemed as 'stupid' to the owner but they are tolerated cos the public in general don't know what owners of the cars do...if they did, they wouldn't ask the question, would they? To have a closed section on this site would be an administrative nightmare, this we already know. To have meets in undisclosed places..well erm..perhaps inside a local prison maybe? Cos thats the only place, apart from within an MOD area that the public would not have access to. Which brings me to the crux of it. BMW owners, sometimes unfairly, are branded as elitish and snobby and generally unpleasant people. Untrue. But if you clamp down on sites and meets, you will be playing right into the mistaken idea that you are elitish, snobby and unpleasant. On the administration being heavy with anyone, well, If you put your fingers in the fire, you will get burned. Think about mouthing off at people by all means, but leave it in your heads, do not transfer those thoughts to a public site and then whinge when you are treated with the contempt it deserves. Be sensible and everyone will get on fine. Have opinions but use your words wisely and put your point across in an adult way. Do that and no-one would be banned or have threads locked. Rant over. Edited by Goldryder |
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stephenperry
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 20-April-2004 Location: Elgin Status: Offline Points: 7213 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 14:10 | |
<sigh> some people doth protest too much methinks, some really silly comments in that particular rant, its pretty pathetic really anyway, this "administrative nightmare" the status quo speak of.... heres a delightfully simple but elegant solution - all you do is have ONE extra line somewhere in the club magazine... "This quarters password for the members section is..." no correct password = no access Edited by stephenperry |
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spokey
Bavarian-Board Contributor Offensive and obnoxious tub of lard Joined: 02-March-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1948 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 14:12 | |
NOW you tell me! |
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spokey
Bavarian-Board Contributor Offensive and obnoxious tub of lard Joined: 02-March-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1948 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 14:17 | |
And the rest of them? |
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Goldryder
Bavarian-Board Contributor Illegitimi Non Carborundum Joined: 02-April-2004 Location: Acomb, North Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 5301 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 14:19 | |
Simple questions....
Why are you so hell bent on a private section on this site? It doesn't need one, the vote, albeit small, says it isn't wanted so why keep pushing for it? To be perfectly honest here, if you are so unhappy with the way things are done on this site, why stay? OK so you have had a few brushes with admin, live with it, deal with it but don't use your frustrations flogging a very dead horse, put it to more productive activities. The site is fine as it is. Yes there are disagreements, but hey...this CAR CLUB is one big family and with all big families you will have frictions occasionally. I'm not the one protesting here, I am not the one wanting a private section..you are. |
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stephenperry
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 20-April-2004 Location: Elgin Status: Offline Points: 7213 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 14:22 | |
Remind me... WHO keeps bringing it up again? not me!!
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stephenperry
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 20-April-2004 Location: Elgin Status: Offline Points: 7213 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 14:23 | |
But I will certainly reply to digs and general whining, course you don't want a private section - you're not a member!!
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stephenperry
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 20-April-2004 Location: Elgin Status: Offline Points: 7213 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 14:26 | |
Do you really want me to disect your previous rant for the amusement of all involved, or would you rather we both just let it drop I don't know about you, but I'd prefer the second one, and put my time to more productive activities like editing my videos of the BMWCC Annual General Meeting Edited by stephenperry |
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Goldryder
Bavarian-Board Contributor Illegitimi Non Carborundum Joined: 02-April-2004 Location: Acomb, North Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 5301 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 16:36 | |
Point to note.... If you look at the date and time of the last post on the previous page and the one on the top of this one, you will see that initially Mell reopened this discussion and you followed her Stephen. I just did what anyone can do on a public forum and put my own personal point of view to both posts content. That, if I am correct in thinking is what an open and free speaking society actually does. Debate is a good thing, healthy in fact. Airing your opinions if they differ from those around you is called democracy, by the same token airing opinions that mirror those around you is democracy also. If you don't particulary like the ones that differ from yours, that is your perogative, just as disagreeing with your opinion is mine. Edited by Goldryder |
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spokey
Bavarian-Board Contributor Offensive and obnoxious tub of lard Joined: 02-March-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1948 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 17:56 | |
No, we live in Britain. |
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Ciao,
Spokey |
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 17:59 | |
If that happens, it'll save me a great deal of money in that I'll no longer have to spend money on 4-star to get to meets..... That can't be all bad |
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 17:59 | |
New Labour Britain |
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Rhys
Moderator Group Coffee addict... Joined: 02-February-2003 Location: from the Latin locātiō Status: Offline Points: 10053 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 18:00 | |
or a hop skip and a splosh away, eh ally?
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 18:00 | |
...keep on circumventing the ban.... |
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Praktisk
Really Senior Member II "Wanna buy some pegs Dave?" Joined: 06-June-2004 Location: Royston Vasey - Are U Local? Status: Offline Points: 845 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 19:29 | |
vent>vent>vent |
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Goldryder
Bavarian-Board Contributor Illegitimi Non Carborundum Joined: 02-April-2004 Location: Acomb, North Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 5301 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 19:32 | |
If you must vent your spleen Praktisk...please use a bucket, as all the <cough> <ahem> makes a hell of a mess on the cream carpet in here... Edited by Goldryder |
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Praktisk
Really Senior Member II "Wanna buy some pegs Dave?" Joined: 06-June-2004 Location: Royston Vasey - Are U Local? Status: Offline Points: 845 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 19:36 | |
this really IS a saga now
.... Wife #347 ..name .... Dave! |
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Rhys
Moderator Group Coffee addict... Joined: 02-February-2003 Location: from the Latin locātiō Status: Offline Points: 10053 |
Posted: 29-November-2004 at 19:39 | |
better than watching telly this is...
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