enormouschicken Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 As far as "ignoring" post that say "right on", one doesn't know what a post says until you open it. If you were to decide not to read, for instance my post, because most are like that, you still have trouble ignoring post from me. If you click on new post and see three new ones from me, if you don't open them, you could miss one or more earlier post that you would like to have read. So ignoring the posters is not a workable solution either, not really. As far as being lucky about swearing and insulting others, and it is not going on here. That is not luck. When John set up the rules, of this site, it was made clear something would not be allowed. Anything that insults someone is removed automatically by the staff. That was going on for a year before I came a moderator, and will not doubt continue for as long as this forum is active. Sometimes some comes on here and suggest a player is a cheater for instance when they get angry at someone in the BBO. Those post disappear completely, and the poster is banned or at the least warned as well as reminded of the rules of both the bbo and bbf in this regard. bEn Ah, I think this is a difference in browsing styles then. You see, I usually browse the topics from the list with all posts open rather than simply viewing new posts, (I tend to remember more about the direction of the topic that way) but I see what you're getting at. However, I still don't believe that there are many people who would post 'right on' just to increase their post count. Besides which, for some new members (in other forums certainly), posting such things is the only way they feel able to break in to the forum environment. As for the rules, I have no doubt that they do not allow insults etc. I just meant that every forum I've been on seems to have these rules, but there are always a few idiots that disregard them completely. 'Trolls', they are usually called. Maybe it's more a mixture of luck, good judgement and the average age of your average Bridge player (being more mature than the puerile teenagers I've seen wreck many a topic elsewhere.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexica Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Maybe the thread's title should be changed to Never Ending Story :o Chicken, bridge is more interesting than this! Why not join the Club? There is a great Beginner/Intermediate novice-friendly club with regular free lessons; then thereare 2 absolutely fantastic self-study guides which you can download also for free from the www.bridgebase.com site (look for Learn to Play Bridge, part 1 and 2). Come and have fun :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trpltrbl Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Mike (Trpltrbl) and I seldom agree on things bridge-related. But his latest post in the BBO Story thread, he says something I think that has a lot of merit. He said, "completely irrelavant. This really su***". We agree on ZARpoints too. :unsure: Mike :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotButter Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 yeah yeah - freedom of speech, land rights for whales etc and yada yada. Let's put the Never Ending Story thread into perspective. It was started and continued but a bunch of very bored people. It has little to do with bridge. I can't see the sense of cluttering up a worthwhile forum with off-topic discussion. There are plenty of media available to those of you who want to play storyteller games. In the meantime, dont forget Bridge Base Forums is about bridge. NotButter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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