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[21QUEST]

Originally Posted by cartwrim

Couldn't resist what? I don't get it?! Why would I want more stress in my life?

I couldn't couldn't resist 'poking your embers' because I couldn't understand why you(or anyone) would be bugged by threads titled 'FAO of X/Y&Z' if you had enough stress flowing through your veins. Ergo that bug wouldn't exist in your 'room of bugs' if you did

Following on, I remember posting a thread titled 'FAO of TLW' . If memory serves me right, it was a video of a Supermoto in action. A nice vid which could have been posted without the 'FAO of...' but TLW came to mind when I saw it, as he loves his supermotos(and had posted a few vids himself)....so because I could, I decided to tile the thread as such.

I can think of a number of other reasons(some already been stated by) why other other folks might give a thread a certain title...one being, it would/should possibly bring about some pointless drivel/drizzle from certain quarters. Should it bug me? Nope, I just smile and think "Ah!!! More shoite....c'est le T'internet"

HTH



Ben

Originally Posted by cartwrim

Something that bugs me in Idle Banter are the threads titled 'For X' or 'Oi, X' trying to get soneones attention- isn't that what PM is for?!

...like the thread I started yesterday, or was it the day before, 'Oi!!! Thingus!!!' designed to wish well for impending bike test. True, I could have sent a PM - but then nobody else would have known about it, and the whole point was to publish it.

What's the problem with that? Exactly what IB was designed for, no?

If we only spoke when we could improve the silence, the world would be a very quiet place

Originally Posted by 21QUEST

I can think of a number of other reasons(some already been stated by) why other other folks might give a thread a certain title...

I recently posted a "FAO" thread too. In my case it was "FAO Anna."

The main bulk of the OP in that thread was to give Filipe a review of some software he'd mentioned to me, and given that Anna is his better half, I knew the thread title would attract his attention.

He also solved a problem of mine, without knowing he had done so, so I figured a public message of thanks was a good thing.

Sorry if I caused offence or added to anyone's stress.

Originally Posted by cartwrim

There's your answer, thank you!

Selective quoting? You must be either a journalist or a politician.

This thread's already on to three pages......

[21QUEST]

....because I'm sometimes easily pleased

Originally Posted by Ed

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If we only spoke when we could improve the silence, the world would be a very quiet place

Originally Posted by Baph

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Sorry if I caused offence or added to anyone's stress.

Ben

Seems the same amount as before. I've never posted on the mega-thread. I just don't "get it"!

Originally Posted by Kinvig

Seems the same amount as before. I've never posted on the mega-thread. I just don't "get it"!

"You were not put on this earth to 'Get It' Mr Burton."

doesn't bother me at all ! i think it's quite healthy and people seem to genuinely know and help each other on this forum.

Originally Posted by Jabba

It's called Idle Banter for a reason. Don't like it? Don't come here

+1, you choose to look in the section, what do you expect? It's mainly the IB section which makes the org what it is, where people can share opinions on topics other than bikes and generally have a laugh and poke fun at each other. It is healthy and if random chat didn't happen the world/org wouldn't be the same.

Or are those complaining secretly having a dig at those who don't ride and mainly come on for the people? I, for example, am one of those (not that I'm taking it personally ) but that doesn't mean I don't scroll through most of the constructive threads and find them interesting, I just wouldn't have much to contribute that someone more knowledgeable wouldn't have said anyway

Deal with it, life's too short.

[phil24_7]

In case anyone hadn't noticed. I'm a fan of MOST of the pointless inane drivel in IB, I generally though it was all banter and therefore IB was the perfect place for it (it only sems to happen in here!). I have noticed that on occasion, threads go WAY off topic, but it's to be expected with the amount of characters we have on the org, and as long as it doesn't happen in every thread then it's fine by me.

I too don't get the mega-thread, it's WAY to random and your have to live in there to understand what's going on!