What's happening to this site?

[Guest BlueRuby]

I don't like what's happening to this site. I joined just after it started up and it was a self-help site with people available to help you if you couldn't help yourself. Now it seems to be full of back-biting, bitching people trying to cause trouble and I DON'T LIKE IT. There should be room for tree-hugging, garlic-eating, guardian-readers and there should be room for those of us who do not fit into those categories. WHY shut the Bear Garden? It was a bit of fun, a laugh, off-topic and who the hell closed the "bear garden gone" thread? What's all that about? It seems to me that "some pigs are more equal than other pigs" and that's just not right. Give us back our site and stop the nonsense. And if you close this thread you are just proving my point!!!

[enaid]

no comment

[Bookworm]

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/announcement.php?f=84&a=88

 

I suggest you have good long read of that and absorb the implications. Thank you.

[Guest BlueRuby]

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/announcement.php?f=84&a=88

 

I suggest you have good long read of that and absorb the implications. Thank you.

 

Why do you think I posted this?

[Bookworm]

Because you hadn't read it?

[enaid]

Beause if you have any respect for this site, you will not post anything till the time is right! everyone else is coping

[Guest BlueRuby]

WRONG. Surely you can do better than that! You haven't answered a single point.Try again...

[Guest BlueRuby]

Beause if you have any respect for this site, you will not post anything till the time is right! everyone else is coping

 

Who's everyone else? No one I've spoken to is happy with what is happening.

[Jude24]

Now it seems to be full of back-biting, bitching people trying to cause trouble

 

And thats exactly how your post reads, but enough said by others.

 

I'm new to this site, I was hoping to get away from posters who dominate sites with just such comments.

[Guest BlueRuby]

And thats exactly how your post reads, but enough said by others.

 

I'm new to this site, I was hoping to get away from posters who dominate sites with just such comments.

 

nuff said

[mochamoo]

Hey jude, welcome. Come be a, what was it?, Tree hugging garlic eating gaurdian reader with me and enaid! (We helped each other quit smoking!)

 

The Bear Garden will be back hopefully, It will just take a bit of time:D

[Jude24]

Hi, unfortunately I don't hug trees, eat garlic or read the guardian but thanks for the welcome. Also I failed the giving up the smoking bit - which I'm really annoyed about, but now I'm not sure if I would be deemed as fitting into this site, but who cares, we all seem to have a common purpose to using the forum.

[enaid]

You have not spoken to many then. read the facts! how many newbies are bothered about petty squabbles. The fact is no one here is bothered about yesterday, only tomorrow and their claims. Sad as it is, that is what everyone is here for them selves. And sad as it is, it's what life is all about.

So I hope we all cheer up soon and be as one again:D

[Guest BlueRuby]

Hey jude, welcome. Come be a, what was it?, Tree hugging garlic eating gaurdian reader with me and enaid!

 

Actually it was GUARDIAN READER!!!

[Bookworm]

Ok, I'll answer this once.

 

What's all that about? It seems to me that "some pigs are more equal than other pigs" and that's just not right. Give us back our site and stop the nonsense.

 

It's not your site. It's not our site. It is Dave's and Bankfodder's site, and you and I are here by invitation. When the owner himself posts the above announcement, I think common courtesy is to accept that it is his decision, whether you like it or not. He didn't even have to post an explanation, yet did.

 

And if you close this thread you are just proving my point!!!

If I or any other mod closes this thread, it will because we are not prepared to put up with any more attacks on the team. Whether it proves your point (whatever that may be) or not is really neither here nor there.

 

You asked -in a none too polite manner- what was happening to the site, and I took your question at face value, and gave you BF's answer. If you don't like the answer, I suggest you pm him.

[mochamoo]

Excellant! You'll fit right in then! Everyones here is different and thats the best bit about CAG!

 

I dont eat garlic(smelly) or hug trees(bugs:o) But I do read the gaurdian if someone left it on the train!

 

 

 

I am however desperate for some bah-humbing though! BOOKIE Can I have a sitesuggestions Bah humbug thread?

[Bookworm]

I am however desperate for some bah-humbing though! BOOKIE Can I have a sitesuggestions Bah humbug thread?

 

I'm afraid that's Crusher's line, Mochamoo, and he might shout at me if I try to steal his idea.

[monkey_uk]

Ok, I'll answer this once.

 

 

 

It's not your site. It's not our site. It is Dave's and Bankfodder's site, and you and I are here by invitation. When the owner himself posts the above announcement, I think common courtesy is to accept that it is his decision, whether you like it or not. He didn't even have to post an explanation, yet did.

 

 

If I or any other mod closes this thread, it will because we are not prepared to put up with any more attacks on the team. Whether it proves your point (whatever that may be) or not is really neither here nor there.

 

You asked -in a none too polite manner- what was happening to the site, and I took your question at face value, and gave you BF's answer. If you don't like the answer, I suggest you pm him.

 

For once I absoloutley agree with Bookie :eek:

 

I personally think that closing the Bear Garden is a drastic move, though I totally understand the reasons. At the end of the day, this site belongs to Dave and BankFodder, and like Bookie says, if they want to change something, it is up to them, explanation or no explanation. I think that Bankfodder has actually done something right here by posting an explanation rather than leaving peoplein the dark, though I do fear that by doing this, the members will stay on the other site(s) that they have flooded to in the last few days.

 

I suspect, and this is only a suspicion, that Bankfodder and Dave have taken the decision to close the Bear Garden temporarily, to allow people to "cool off" mongst other reasons.

 

By saying that "if mods close this thread then that only proves my point" (or whatever words you used) is very petty indeed. If there is no need to take this attitude with mods when you've not even had any "attitude" from them in the thread.

 

Just be patient, and keep the faith!

[mochamoo]

I'm afraid that's Crusher's line, Mochamoo, and he might shout at me if I try to steal his idea.

 

You could go give crusher a nudge for me:-D

 

And Monkey UK totally agree! Tensions are running high thats why I am trying to keep all my posts light!

[enaid]

I am in Fendys wine cellar and still letting steam off ok, we are all human but we don't want any mither!

[mochamoo]

Fendy has a wine cellar! Where!? Did she win yet?

[enaid]

No but she will, Follow yhe Nastywest sign;)

[Bookworm]

And what's a mither? :-?

[mochamoo]

Northern speak for trouble/bother and the like.

[crusty git]

It striks me that the reason this site works so welll is that people rely on other members, be they mods or "just" ordinary members. The advice and guidance given is free and everyone is pulling in the same direction.

 

However if we get a Trouble maker who either cannot abide by the rules or has malicous intent then they must be dealt with for the good of the site - so we can all eat garlic and hug trees in peace.

 

J