Miserable Argumentative Point Scorers will be taking a trip to Coventry (1 Viewer)

[Jim]

I've had a few posts reported to me yesterday and today by someone pointing out examples of the type of behaviour mentioned in the "losing its Christmas charm thread' And, after reading, I must reluctantly agree there are a few miserable, argumentative buggers about.

Dark winter months do make some a little stir crazy and motorhome forums are notorious for it. It seems some people just love to argue and point score, even more than they like to have fun. To them it seems a good arguement with plenty of veiled insults is fun. (weird) I just don't get that, but hey ho, it takes all sorts

While this bickering is not breaking the rules, per se, it's not nice and drags this place down. If your off topic posts in the U-shaped lounge break down into the same couple of people bickering and being rude to one another then you are likely to find that you cannot see any off topic posts again. (Some of you have probably noticed its missing already) Its still there, its just you that can't see it.

Bickering/argumentative posts and getting even remotely personal elswhere on the motorhome aspects of the forum and you'll find yourself in Coventry.

Where/what is Coventry? This is a function of our forums commissioned a while ago but never yet used. You won't know you're in Coventry but you might guess after a while, when absolutely no one interacts with your posts. Because when in Coventry Only you will see your posts, no one else will see them (apart from me unfortunately). You'll be bleating to yourself, everything else will appear normal to you but the rest of us will be having a rest and I can get on with my day. No one is in Coventry yet, a handful of you are on the M69 speeding toward it . Please, if you are not smiling when you are posting we'd rather you didn't post at all. Let's keep it Fun.

Thing is, people are quick to moan about intolerant posts but they never do anything about them. Please report them, that guarantees I see it and can keep my eye on it. I can only read a fraction of the posts, whenever you see anyone being rude, condescending or anything not in the spirit of fun, click the report button, no one will know you clicked it except me. That will be a great help. Thanks

 

[Mousy]

Testing testing....

 

[PhilandMena]

Wow! Now that's what I call a proper rant LOL.

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[Mousy]

Sorry Jim, couldnt resist. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into making the fun forum such a great place to hang out. I shall be hitting that report button with gusto!

 

[big map]

I think the most confusing road I have ever driven is the A4053 round Coventry, once you are on there it is a nightmare to get off.

 

[big map]

Sorry Jim, couldnt resist. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into making the fun forum such a great place to hang out. I shall be hitting that report button with gusto!

@Mousy aka super Reporter

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[Mousy]

@Mousy aka super Reporter

#snitchmouse

 

[Theonlysue]

Coventry, wouldn't Essex be better?

 

[Jim]

Coventry is perfect

Wikipedia

To send someone to Coventry is an English idiom meaning to deliberately ostracise someone. Typically, this is done by not talking to them, avoiding someone's company, and generally pretending that they no longer exist.

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[GJH]

Coventry, wouldn't Essex be better?

Come on Sue, Essex is bad at most times of the year but Christmas is supposed to be goodwill to all

 

[icantremember]

I've always wanted to see the cathedral .... anyone up for a barny!

 

[GJH]

I've always wanted to see the cathedral .... anyone up for a barny!

How would you know if you had been sent to Coventry Brian? You wouldn't remember

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[irnbru]

Ive never noticed Off Topic before and still can't see it so Im guessing I must be on the naughty list. I hope Santa still comes to me and without the broken toys

 

[Forestboy]

Coventry is perfect

Wikipedia

Just like my Ignore list then.
Convinced Mr copynpaste the infamous GT is back sometimes.

 

[MR. FUSION]

To Coventrate them from the forum may be kinder in the long run.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Coventrate

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[icantremember]

That's strange, I was sure Mr @GJH would have had a sarkey reply for me but I can't see any post from him .. maybe he is on a trip to the West Midlands!

 

[simsy56]

I've just passed a statue of Lady Godiva.............................I said!, I've.......oh never mind

Craig

 

[yodeli]

Coventry is perfect

Wikipedia

Thank you @Jim I now know another English idiom. I must still be very bad at English.... I can't see any rude post on the thread you're mentionning, but thing is, I read words , and don't always know they have several meanings. This might be why I don't often get upset !!

I've read a few moans but have you got rid of the ones that have been reported?.. Do I have to really worry about my English?

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[Jim]

Ive never noticed Off Topic before and still can't see it so Im guessing I must be on the naughty list. I hope Santa still comes to me and without the broken toys

You can see it, it's also known as the U-shaped Lounge

 

[rangi]

Thank you @Jim I now know another English idiom. I must still be very bad at English.... ?.. Do I have to really worry about my English?

No Worries Frankie! You write and more than likely speak better English than I ever will

 

[bigtree]

Thanks Jim,I thought it was becoming a life of Fact on here,maybe i have got a few words round the wrong way though.

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[jumartoo]

W

You can see it, it's also known as the U-shaped Lounge

With the bestest thread on the forum, imho!

 

[rangi]

You can see it, it's also known as the U-shaped Lounge

Phew! had me worried till I saw this

 

[TheCaller]

Thank you @Jim I now know another English idiom. I must still be very bad at English....

You can't be that bad - you know what an idiom is. Not a lot of people know that (which I suppose could be another one, although I'm not sure myself if idiom is quite the right word for that one )

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[MR. FUSION]

You can't be that bad - you know what an idiom is. Not a lot of people know that (which I suppose could be another one, although I'm not sure myself if idiom is quite the right word for that one )

I have one idiom in my ignore list

 

[Bailey58]

Thank you @Jim I now know another English idiom. I must still be very bad at English.... I can't see any rude post on the thread you're mentionning, but thing is, I read words , and don't always know they have several meanings. This might be why I don't often get upset !!

I've read a few moans but have you got rid of the ones that have been reported?.. Do I have to really worry about my English?

I only read the first few posts on that thread so I'll have to check but I think Jim meant the rude posts were only mentioned in the "losing its Christmas charm thread' not actually said in that thread. Does that make sense co's I've now lost me thread?

Edit: Perhaps the vacuum cleaner thread didn't help?

 

[yodeli]

"losing its Christmas charm thread'

Yes Rob , I did say it was on the thread he was mentionning, not the one he had started lol !

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[Bailey58]

Yes Rob , I did say it was on the thread he was mentionning, not the one he had started !

That's what I said.

 

[Cliffdale]

Oh No! No one can see my reply! I'm doomed and I'm so nice!

 

[magicsurfbus]

Some years ago we had an extremely persistent and obnoxious troll on the forum I currently host, before it switched to members only. Let's call him Edd, because that's what he called himself. The host at the time came up with the inspired idea of creating a troll proof 'bunker' which those of us in the know (basically everybody but Edd) could access by clicking on a small full stop at the top of the page. Lo and behold it would transport us to an exact duplicate of the forum that Edd didn't know about. We continued to post from time to time in the main forum (or 'EddWorld' as we christened it) to keep Edd occupied, then clicked on the magic full stop to continue our normal conversations unmolested. EddWorld lasted for the best part of 3 months, and is still considered by members to be one of the community's finest moments

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