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dazren


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hmm Bugger, ! Not long ago i used to log on to here, and could not get off the forum for a couple of hours, -- Now every time i log on, I am up to date with all new happenings within 15 minutes Max, ! hmm



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I used to be on between 3-4 hours Dazren.  It was coming good again after a previous Meltdown.  Now with so many good contributors gone after the last ruckus, it's gone "off" again.

Very disappointing.

Don't think I've been on for even 45 minutes at a time for weeks now, thanks to a few idiots.

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Yes, the same here .... I used to love coming on here and spending a few hours updating on all the things happening with everyone. Getting a lot of very helpful hints and so on.
But now, it doesn't matter if I miss a few days, cause it only takes about a half hour and it's all over. I too am a lot disappointed of late, but hopefully with new members joining ( new blood) things will be on the improve. I still love this site, I think it is the BEST !! As I have met a lot of great GNs and will continue to meet more as I go on my travels. Cheers all...keep smiling....Sarg.

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sarg wrote:

 but hopefully with new members joining ( new blood) things will be on the improve.

 

I think it was some [new blood, and a very few,] that caused this latest meltdown  sarg.

I'm just disgusted that they were allowed to disrupt things here to the extent they did, especially since so many older members were objecting to them being able to dictate the way the site was run.

The majority of us had no objections at all to any of the Avatars that were in use at the time.

  Cheers,

Sheba.

 



-- Edited by Sheba on Thursday 5th of February 2015 09:00:58 PM

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What Dazren,Sarg and Sheba said  blankstare   cheers Peter.wink

 



-- Edited by 2foot6 on Thursday 5th of February 2015 09:04:19 PM



-- Edited by 2foot6 on Thursday 5th of February 2015 10:25:30 PM

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same here I agree with all coments. Its a shame we have lost so many good members because of a couple trouble makers.
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hmm OOPS, ! did not mean to start anything negative, ! with my post, cry Just that i looked at all my old post history, and it bought back memories, !

of smilesmilesmile and biggrinbiggrinbiggrin -- there was some bloody good times and banter, with a touch of Idiocy biggrinbiggrin -- However i suppose time moves on, ! and it's a bit like the country we live in The Majority of us Know what is best, for the country as a whole,  But the Minority, always seem to get their way, hmmhmm 



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I don't  think this has become a negative post,posters are just relaying the feeling of some members at the moment.As said before postings will increase  and the forum will be back to normal.One thing  I have noticed being a member of a few forums nothing to do with RV's, and the same thing has happened with them.Perhaps everyone is stressed out for various reasons and are taking it out on forums.Lets look forward and  and keep posting..cheers Peter. 



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2foot6 wrote:

I don't  think this has become a negative post,posters are just relaying the feeling of some members at the moment.As said before postings will increase  and the forum will be back to normal.One thing  I have noticed being a member of a few forums nothing to do with RV's, and the same thing has happened with them.Perhaps everyone is stressed out for various reasons and are taking it out on forums.Lets look forward and  and keep posting..cheers Peter. 

 How can you get stressed out with this life as a GN biggrinbiggrin Hi Sarg you know what I mean. Bugger may have to have a Red. Cheers.



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Glenelg wrote:
2foot6 wrote:

I don't  think this has become a negative post,posters are just relaying the feeling of some members at the moment.

 How can you get stressed out with this life as a GN biggrinbiggrin Hi Sarg you know what I mean. Bugger may have to have a Red. Cheers.

 This sure isn't a negative post at all....and yeah DAVE I surely do know what ya mean biggrinbiggrin.

This life as a GN is completly non stressful.

 I was doing nothing yesterday and haven't finished so I'd better go and try to finish it today.

Might have a beer first. .... I'm so laid back I'm almost horizontal. nono  Is it 5 o'clock somewhere?   

Stay Excited all you Nutters, today is a great day for doing what makes you happy. SO DO IT ,!! .Sarg..biggrinbiggrin



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What a pity wombat hasn't come back. He was such fun and a tower of information, also giving us all a good laugh with his altered photos.
He was one who made the forum turn.
It certainly is a lot quieter now. A bit like Bold and the Beautiful. Only need to go on once in a while to keep up to date.

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Wombat has been on a few times but we are all happy "over there" where we can play with our avatar Giffs. We also have some interesting discussions without anybody getting upset. I come back here occasionally to check on old friends, specially those that are sick. Would'nt happy hour be boring if we all agreed. Seems a lot of newbies should think twice before posting, specially where they post questions IMHO.



-- Edited by Ontos45 on Friday 6th of February 2015 12:39:06 PM



-- Edited by Ontos45 on Friday 6th of February 2015 12:40:08 PM

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Ontos45 wrote:

Wombat has been on a few times but we are all happy "over there" where we can play with our avatar Giffs. We also have some interesting discussions without anybody getting upset. I come back here occasionally to check on old friends, specially those that are sick. Would'nt happy hour be boring if we all agreed. Seems a lot of newbies should think twice before posting, specially where they post questions IMHO.



-- Edited by Ontos45 on Friday 6th of February 2015 12:39:06 PM



-- Edited by Ontos45 on Friday 6th of February 2015 12:40:08 PM

 Where is "over there"?

Aussie Paul. smile



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Well what are ya gunna do about it? - ya gunna start writing interesting threads?...maybe uninteresting threads as well but the bottom line is that if WE don't pick up the slack then it will be a boring forum.
I've got a few in mind, what about you?

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Let them rip haco before we all fall asleep.

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It's the nature of forums, people come, people go, some make you laugh, others make you cry, some play well with others some don't and are simply mischief makers, we cant change the status quo.

Nothing stays the same, things and people change, you can live in the past and wish for what used to be, or you can make the most of the moment and enjoy things for what they are.smile

 



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Wow ! That was a very profound statement, Santa.

Did you have a bottle of port with you while you sat near your campfire ? biggrin biggrin biggrin



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Now, Now nono technogypsy, ! be nice as he is one of the last remaining members of the 2% club smilesmile 



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dazren wrote:

Now, Now nono technogypsy, ! be nice as he is one of the last remaining members of the 2% club smilesmile 

 Interesting !!! What is the 2% Club ?biggrinbiggrin



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TechnoGypsy wrote:

Wow ! That was a very profound statement, Santa.

Did you have a bottle of port with you while you sat near your campfire ? biggrin biggrin biggrin

Thanks TG, appreciate the compliment, the fact that you found it meaningful probably makes it worth repeating.

"It's the nature of forums, people come, people go, some make you laugh, others make you cry, some play well with others some don't and are simply mischief makers, we cant change the status quo.

Nothing stays the same, things and people change, you can live in the past and wish for what used to be, or you can make the most of the moment and enjoy things for what they are."

Port in SA during the summer months is  touch on the heavy side and of course camp fires are out of the question.winkwinkwink



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Big Gorilla wrote:
dazren wrote:

Now, Now nono technogypsy, ! be nice as he is one of the last remaining members of the 2% club smilesmile 

 Interesting !!! What is the 2% Club ?biggrinbiggrin

Not sure, seems I'm a member! what I am sure of is that it's probably not complimentary.

It's a strange state of affairs on this forum, a member starts a thread lamenting the loss of older members who have moved on because of poor behavior by others, then within a few posts the thread turns into exactly what is being complained about, with back handed compliments and digs at others starting to appear.

Good job I don't take umbrage/offence easily.biggrin

 

 



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-- Edited by Santa on Sunday 8th of February 2015 07:42:05 PM

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I used to have an umberage, but the wheels fell off it...

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03_Troopy wrote:

I used to have an umberage, but the wheels fell off it...

 Oh Troopy 03 ... That's gold .... Hahahahaha!

 



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Have modified my post to assist those unfamiliar with the word, note the spelling, umbrage, not umberage.wink

 



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Nothing wrong with this forum...  If it is too quiet - at least we are getting some quality questions and answers, not just a thread of meaningless rubbish. I love this forum -  read it every day -  always learn something or look/find info we need. Thanks to everyone who has helped me/us - much appreciated.    Jay-Jay



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Jay-Jay wrote:

Nothing wrong with this forum...  If it is too quiet - at least we are getting some quality questions and answers, not just a thread of meaningless rubbish. I love this forum -  read it every day -  always learn something or look/find info we need. Thanks to everyone who has helped me/us - much appreciated.    Jay-Jay

Here here, great community here...nod.gif nod.gif

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Jay Jay wrote,   ---   Nothing wrong with this forum...  If it is too quiet - at least we are getting some quality questions and answers, not just a thread of meaningless rubbish. I love this forum -  read it every day -  always learn something or look/find info we need. Thanks to everyone who has helped me/us - much appreciated.    Jay-Jay

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Jay Jay, it all depends on your interpretation of  ' meaningless rubbish ' !! You have been a member of this forum for a long time, so you must realise that a lot of the valued members that have left, not only took part in what you describe as meaningless rubbish, but they were also the same people that answered your Quality questions, because they also had a wealth of knowledge and experience, in a wide and varied range of subjects, relating to Caravanning, Camping, Travelling, Motor vehicles, computers, etc, etc, These people did what is required to make a forum, stand out above the rest of the forums, They taught and Assisted others, They created a sense of comraderie, they built a basis for friendships to be formed, AND they also participated in your opinion of ' Meaningless Rubbish '

If what you seek, is just answers to your questions, There are many, many, many Caravan and travelling forums out there to get your answers,

What Made this forum, '' THE PLACE TO BE '' was It's appeal of being like a Great Big Long Happy Hour, ''on line'' !! where people could Meet, Chat, get questions answered, or answer questions, put forward idea's and suggestions  and also indulge in that great australian pastime of swapping Bulls--t,  or as you prefer to say '' ''Meaningless Rubbish'' --  There is still a few on this forum that would agree with you,! However, there are still , many, many, more, that would disagree hmmhmm 



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well dazren, you are the only one who has, so far, disagreed....  Trouble was, some of the folk who left thought THEY were the forum. I suppose they expected the whole forum to collapse because THEY left.  Didn't happen and we have gained lots of new members since.  This forum has a huge amount of experienced folk still here.  What I guess I'm saying NO ONE person is missed, the space they occupied will soon be filled by someone else...  That's the way of the world and any work place even. Jay-Jay



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well dazren, you are the only one who has, so far, disagreed....  Trouble was, some of the folk who left thought THEY were the forum. I suppose they expected the whole forum to collapse because THEY left.  Didn't happen and we have gained lots of new members since.  This forum has a huge amount of experienced folk still here.  What I guess I'm saying NO ONE person is missed, the space they occupied will soon be filled by someone else...  That's the way of the world and any work place even. Jay-Jay

Well said Jay Jay.

My thoughts exactly, lots of inflated ego's in forum situations, members come and go, some are remembered for a short time, then a new guru steps up to the plate and the process recommences.smile

 

 

 

 



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Jay Jay, I could sit here and tear your point of view to bits, But it would fall on deaf ears, ! In nearly 5 years of membership, you have posted 54 times, with a good percentage of them complaining !! thank you for your contributions,hmm

Santa, I will have to let this one slide, ! -- On the subject of Inflated Ego's, you would be The Guru, ! and i would be out of my depth ! ] IMHO ] hmm



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