Language and new members

[nickblake]

Not been on the forum for a while , till the past few days ,and ill be honest , whats happened !! the amount of bad language used in my eye i unacceptable ,it also appears that new members are getting slated , thought this was a forum for every one experianced or not we all have to start some where and with the advice thats available on here being un limited , i think every one should look at what they are doing as the forum appears to be heading in a downward direction , there is nothing wrong with a debate think thats great ,and i know times are hard but if it carrys on the way it is the forum will die on its feet and im the last one that wants that , i have some great respect for the forum members as an electrician and well as friendship when i started on here i was welcomed with open arms to me it was like a big family so big family hug and lets get back to what the forum should be:yesnod:

 

[Octopus]

Quiet agree, may be we should be reporting new members for their inappropriate input as much as some of the established members too.

That said there seems to be wave after wave of people who prefer to google for information rather than buy the appropriate books and read them for themselves.

As for DIY'ers don't get me started, this is the Electricians forum, not the DIY electrics forum, IMHO

 

[KINKY]

Agree, it’s not a DIY electrics forum and I totally support the lads on here who get really annoyed with DIYers coming on trying to get people to tell them how to change a CU or the RCD keeps tripping after a DIY CU change.

 

[malcolmsanford]

I'm with Nick here, yes it is an electricians forum, but how many times in your career have you been on site or just even out and someone as asked you. ........................your a sparks and I got this what do you think?...................

I think it is more the hostility by some shown to others that is starting to wear thin on here. Already there seems to be an exodus as one superb poster with fantastic knowledge rarely comes on here now, due mainly to where the forum is heading.

I always feel that if questions exasperates you, don't post, it's not compulsory to post an answer, but some members feel that they need to vent at posters for whatever reason. As Nick said this will kill the forum and all you will have are a few sparks knocking about with nothing to say.

My granny always told me if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing, I think some here would do well to use this adage

 

[Farmelectrics]

malcom do you mean IQ i miiss his wealth of knowledge myself but totally agree be nice its a great forumn im in my early forties and over the past 18 months as a member ive learnt a hell of a lot just reading peoples posts

 

[EoinConway]

I wouldn't normally get involved in a thread like this but i must agree with the point Malcolm makes. I have noticed a rise in the level of hostility on the forum in recent months. Some threads that start out as interesting conversational topics are reduced to condescension and unnecessary bickering. Debate is great but sometimes it would be nicer to see a bit more tolerance (and i don't necessarily mean with DIY Daves & Joe Bloggs)

In my experience a lot of first time posters have visited and read this forum several times before taking the leap and contributing their first post - The danger is that if the tone of the forum becomes that of hostility and provocation that the potential new posters will shy away from posting which invariably is bad news for this forum.

In saying that, I know this is a fantastic forum and we are proud and happy to be sponsors, but as my granny used to say; 'it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice' :yesnod:

 

[wade88]

Its so much easier to make a joke out of something and then guide someone in the correct direction in a gentle and nonthreatening way, then it is to castrate them and subsequently get yourself into a flap about it and put a downer on your cup of tea and nob nob. Unfortunately i believe in general, the human condition dictates sadly that we thrive of confrontation, not only is a scrap more interesting and probably more amusing for some people, but it the sense of self righteousness it fills people with after dumping on someone for asking what MCB stands for, is what makes feebly minded people with a little, maybe even a lot knowledge do it.

Agreed with all the points above, if nothing to contribute in a useful way (like me 95% of the time), then ignore it and move on to a post about beer and -----? Or find a numerous thread on jokes and pretend like your the big funny man around the office after poaching jokes for 35 minutes and emailing them throughout the building.......:smilewinkgrin:

 

[wade88]

Just noticed im on 599 posts so wanted to write this post to get me to 600 to see if i win a free MFT or win a holiday for 2 to the Carribean......

 

[wade88]

Damn...........

 

[telectrix]

reminds me of a few years ago, ex-wife said she wanted somewhere different for a holiday. i said " how about a fortnight in the kitchen?"

 

[wade88]

Thats odd - you said she she wanted a holiday somewhere different, i wasnt aware wives were allowed OUT the kitchen? i would have granted temporary permission into the garden for 2 weeks to sort the weeds out and build the new jacuzzi i just ordered.

 

[telectrix]

well, i got her to sort the weeds. she just looked at them and they withered and died.

 

[wade88]

There is some money to made there pal, i'd be renting her out to keen gardeners around the country and making a pretty penny. Stand her upright on a rotating table, perched amongst a weedy garden and your laughing

 

[telectrix]

yeah, but you remember the story about the gorgons. don't think my insurance covers men being turned to stone.

 

[nickblake]

Im realy dissapointed in you tel you could have at least taken her to Rhyl !!! Joking appart i hope this post does make people think , thats why i posted it , i felt sad the way it appeared to be going nothing wrong with the banter i see the funny side before the serious but lets get it back to the great forum it should be i will be watching , i know some of the newbie posters can be agressive but as regular posters its our place to keep them on the forum standards any any post the is insulting or offensive and even agressive should be reported to the moderators , you should be proude of the forum as its you guys that keep it going