i think I would like a beavcoon.

with brown sauce?

ah, and Scotty... have a hug!

Mmmmmm, interesting. So, this particular proposition is that we all, 'live and let live,' in here, but then go off to 'other places' to 'talk about that kind of stuff'? Imo that is worse. Tbh, I think that there are some contributing to this thread who have another agenda entirely and are being disingenuous.... Someone earlier made reference to the school playground......good analogy

and mushrooms on toasted brown bread.

mmmmmmm lush!!

I love it...retreads...

I've not read all this thread however I do believe that the creation of this thread is a good thing, the tratment of new people on this forum is something that needs highlighting as at times it really is awful.  People would not behave the way they do to newbies on here to strangers they meet in real life.  I for one have found this forum to be rather boring in recent weeks and I think one of the main reasons for that is the lack of new people joining - people will lurk but not join for fear of being persecuted.  Now I'm sure that there are people who continue to re-join under new user names however there are also many new people who join - if you suspect someone who has been banned re-joining just alert the mods and as for those who have not been banned and have just chosen to re-join under a new user name then to be fair there is no law against that.  I really do applaud the creation of this thread as I do believe the behaviour of some towards new people is disgraceful.

To be fair PP....this isn't a forum that most people would just happen to find. If you google Big Brother (which as far as I know is what brought us all together here) gaga is not at the top of the list of results. We all moved here from Ch4. Either that or people were given the link from friends etc. Dwindling numbers and a lack of new topics causes people to turn on each other IMO. Boredom. It's a sad way to get your kicks 

Can i just say i am grateful to Lori for starting this thread. i read the initial thread that was removed and felt so depressed  that i called it a day. On reading the positives posted in this thread i am going to give this forum another go and hope all the nastiness and accusations will cease. I could have come back as someone else but maybe the accusations would have started again. I am Jonesy, not any re-incarnated member or any other member and hope to be able to continue on here for CBB and BB. Thanks to all of you who supported me   and those who are still skeptical - its your choice to chat with me or not.

That's mighty honorable of you Jonesy, but can i still be Velma from Scooby Doo?

Welcome back Jonesy....

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!..you can be Miss Marple....

Great to see you back Jonsey

It's good to see you back Jonesy. Don't let anyone drive you away. The only bit of advice I'm gonna give you is....don't be so sensitive about not being accepted. It happens to everyone at some point. Post what you want to post and if people don't reply or reply in a negative way then put it down to experience and move on. You'll see from this thread that not everyone is against you 

Welcome back Jonesy 

Hush it! You've been told!  

Wise words Cags 

Welcome Back Jonesy

Just seen further into the picture..excerllent....

Glad everything appears to be sorted

Thank you all Was in 2 minds but like i said reading through this topic i thought what the hell- I do not like confrontation that's why i did not reply in the original thread and felt so bad that i thought what is the point of trying to to chat about BB on this forum Being accused of starting that Topic that was removed and then of being Real - how would you have felt and dealt with it? I hope this thread will allow new FMs who have registered and are just reading the threads will take note and hopefully join in and post, assured by the fact that the moderators on here are there for you.

There is room for everyone on here isn't there? Yes there are cross words...............yes there are arguments - from time to time there are altercations (TBH - that's how I saw the thread that was pulled) I've seen worse - I've had worse myself. I'm really and truly not belittling your feelings Jonesy and I'm sorry that you were crushed. We ride the waves - it's forum life and - I may be wrong here but I feel a mountain was made out of a molehill here.

However ................I mean it when I say - i'm glad you're back Jonesy. There really should be room for everyone here  

Kidology.

Who cares though - we're all at it.

Are you sure you REALLY want to wear those awful socks?

Thank you Soozy Woo. This thread has just brought to the fore-front about speculation  and who is who.I hope to be here and chat with you all when the new BB season starts - just rests with weather or not  i get slated again.

Who is Who..We is We..and You is You....just join in......xxxxxx

But as Cagney says.........post round it, post with us all, post what you want  we've all had bad times on here. Rise above it or leave for a while and have a quiet rest 

Roll on CBB and BB when all the chat should be about that and not about all the petty issues that are around now. Boredom must play a part in what goes on here and i hope that with the influx of a subject we all like will relieve all the tensions on here and make for a forum that is HM relevant instead of FM.  Not long now. 

This forum isn't really about BB anymore. I think it's gone past that. To think that new people will come when BB is on...nah I don't think so. We are what we are. Like it or lump it. BB might have brought us together but it's not what keeps us going so to say that it'll all change when BB comes back is a bit of an idealistic view of things. 

I think we are still a bit of an underground movement..I joined ch4 BB cos I could'nt admit to anyone I knew that I was a BB fanatic....

You probably speak for the majority of us there. And here we all are 

A bit like a guilty secret?  

IMO if anyone had been reading here and ch4 for the last few years...lurking....they'd never join.

It's a bit like living in a street together. I'm not gonna sell up and move house because one of my neighbours annoys me. 

Odd thing is, I don't watch it and don't like it   

How did you end up on here?