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A lot were a nuisance Subby. Pity everyone got tarred with the same brush and the mods patience ran out
I think they deliberately bought a broad brush, Cags.
I think they deliberately bought a broad brush, Cags.
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Me neither. I think a lot of it is to do with rivalry......over what I don't know though
I think most of it is along the lines of "what her Aunt Margie said about our Jeffrey" 20 years ago, Or "you have FM x on your buddy list and if your her friend then you can't be mine" kind of rubbish.There are FM's that I just can't be dealing with because I find them to be awful to others (not just my mates) or they are goading and baiting others. Although I do find myself rising to their goads, I try to ignore them.
When I first joined the Ch 4 forum, it was in BB6 when i really started to post. I was called a child molestor because I dared to say that Maxwell and Saskia could be saying anything when they covered their mikes. It's that kind of menality that I can do without.
I try to maintain a positive attitude and ignore the negativity. I like to have a good laugh and find that to be the most advantageous to me and my experiences on gaga. Sure, a lot of the time it's very childish, but it does make me laugh, and laughter is the best medicine.
i know, i bet that's why they banned me.
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I think most of it is along the lines of "what her Aunt Margie said about our Jeffrey" 20 years ago, Or "you have FM x on your buddy list and if your her friend then you can't be mine" kind of rubbish.
TRU DAT! 
most of the fm's that make me sigh aren't here anymore.
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Calling a cat Zaphod is an issue in its self
I am here you know 
Nearly right Leccy.. the cat was called Lucy right up until its first trip to the Vets
Z.
I think towards the end the mods became so vicious. Anything that anyone said was taken out of context. I remember one night I actually posted in a thread asking if they were systematically trying to close the forum because the mods were so bop-happy. Then within a couple of weeks I was lyin in me hospital bed, texting Bov to tell him where I was and him replying...You'll never guess what!!!???
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Nearly right Leccy.. the cat was called Lucy right up until its first trip to the Vets
Ahh, I knew it was something like that 
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You don't speak for me Real and I think you have been very unfair to Xochi in your reply. It's also very unfair the way you spoke about The Towers in 2 different posts. You have had nothing but friendship in this thread. You were constantly complaining about C4 and only last week you were saying how wonderful it is here. I like it here because of the people and it has given us everything C4 didn't (as you have said on many occasions). Some people never wanted to come here and others you have been chatting with haven't been posting with us on their own admission since before C4 closed.
Sorry Real.... but I second everything Tayto says. I had lots of doubts about this place when we first came here, but now it's settled down I like it, and am very grateful that the folks at Gaga gave us a place we could all come to. Any forum is mostly what the FM's make it, and the FM's here are lovely. As for what you said about the Towers..... I won't post my answer to that.!!!
What is the Towers?
Oh Darnell Towers
Oh Darnell Towers
Down there somewhere
Excuse me if I don't get up.
Excuse me if I don't get up.
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I think towards the end the mods became so vicious. Anything that anyone said was taken out of context. I remember one night I actually posted in a thread asking if they were systematically trying to close the forum because the mods were so bop-happy. Then within a couple of weeks I was lyin in me hospital bed, texting Bov to tell him where I was and him replying...You'll never guess what!!!???
I think some of us were in minor shock towards the end because it seemed just about everyday you logged on there was another FM bopped that you'd never seen being really offensive or rude and the reasons nearly always seemed fairly trivial. 
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Although I do find myself rising to their goads, I try to ignore them.
Blimey! What a rollercoaster read....
I started off with the OP like this ---->
Then the first half page I was---->
& 
to so so many of you... actually voicing my thoughts... unlike the OP (special to you Babe... your post - high five, not cos I am mentioned in it.. but cos I remember you being unsure about it over here... and... well for making me continue to read this thread ... as I was about to just press the little x on this browser tab and go and do something else less dire instead!
I love it here... I haven't had as much time recently... plus I have not been in a perky chatty mood... when I am all stressed I tend to lurk more than post. I prefer it here to C4.. (I was bopped twice btw... once for playing the in your pants game and calling Charley Uchea a skank, and once for inappropriate chat in the LUT... I only wrote the grovelling reinstate me email the second time.... it nearly killed me to do it... big time... every keystroke was a struggle).
Ooooh I could witter on & on & on... but I won't.
Just wanna say... Lori, Dave & rest of Gaga peeps.. you know I love it here... thank you x
(ok the rest of you,... stop making finger down throat gestures behind me back!
I started off with the OP like this ---->
Then the first half page I was---->
& to so so many of you... actually voicing my thoughts... unlike the OP (special to you Babe... your post - high five, not cos I am mentioned in it.. but cos I remember you being unsure about it over here... and... well for making me continue to read this thread ... as I was about to just press the little x on this browser tab and go and do something else less dire instead!I love it here... I haven't had as much time recently... plus I have not been in a perky chatty mood... when I am all stressed I tend to lurk more than post. I prefer it here to C4.. (I was bopped twice btw... once for playing the in your pants game and calling Charley Uchea a skank, and once for inappropriate chat in the LUT... I only wrote the grovelling reinstate me email the second time.... it nearly killed me to do it... big time... every keystroke was a struggle).
Ooooh I could witter on & on & on... but I won't.
Just wanna say... Lori, Dave & rest of Gaga peeps.. you know I love it here... thank you x
(ok the rest of you,... stop making finger down throat gestures behind me back!
Oh and .... Xoch
Sorry, Scotty, not rising to it.
Ditty, What are you doing? Are you trying to get on the board? Two posts in a row!!!
Two posts in a row!!! 
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Ditty, What are you doing? Are you trying to get on the board? Two posts in a row!!!
I must admit, i did like the format of the C4 Forum, it was easy for me as I'm not very good at navigating my way around things, however, though it was daunting at first I've got to like it here.
I did struggle at first I still do tend to stay in here and only have a wander now and again, this place was made easier for me through reading the Help Topics threads and the advice people posted in there, and if i have a question i never feel afraid to ask (though i probably wouldn't understand the answer!!!).....
The thing that makes this forum for me is the people, i was happy to move as long as we were all going to the same place
I know we've lost alot of FMs and I hope they find their way back and it would be nice to get some new peeps on here, but hey ho, I'm happy the way things are
I do agree with both sides of the argument, C4 was easier for me but you lot are here and the Mods are brilliant over here, as I get a little braver, maybe i'll explore a little more
I did struggle at first I still do tend to stay in here and only have a wander now and again, this place was made easier for me through reading the Help Topics threads and the advice people posted in there, and if i have a question i never feel afraid to ask (though i probably wouldn't understand the answer
!!!).....The thing that makes this forum for me is the people, i was happy to move as long as we were all going to the same place
I know we've lost alot of FMs and I hope they find their way back and it would be nice to get some new peeps on here, but hey ho, I'm happy the way things are I do agree with both sides of the argument, C4 was easier for me but you lot are here and the Mods are brilliant over here, as I get a little braver, maybe i'll explore a little more
Argghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Tricked... I ave bin tricked into posting in here againssss!!!
There'll be puppy & hunk threads next.....
*sprints off with eyes closed*
Tricked... I ave bin tricked into posting in here againssss!!!
There'll be puppy & hunk threads next.....
*sprints off with eyes closed*
*googles puppies and hunks* 
Nothing whatsoever to rise and wink at Suzi..that`s your thinking, not mine. I was confused by your contradiction in terms.
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*googles puppies and hunks*
Right... I have 1,867 forum posts before my soul is claimed by the board of shame!I am gonna have to be selective
Could you repeat that Ditty.... I didn't quite hear you?
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Right... I have 1,867 forum posts before my soul is claimed by the board of shame!
Board of Fame .. surely Z.
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Nothing whatsoever to rise and wink at Suzi. I was confused by your contradiction in terms.
No contradiction, as far as I can see. Like I said, I can recognise the goading and baiting and I try not to rise to it. I don't always achieve that goal that I have set for myself, but this time, I will.Have a nice evening.
I could never understand why C4 banned FMs for disguised swearing with asterisks. C4 often used ***** in there stories on the BB website and newspapers also do the same thing, so why was it so wrong to say of f*** on there.
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Right... I have 1,867 forum posts before my soul is claimed by the board of shame!
Err....should we tell Ditty that points and posts are not synonymous?Reference:
Err....should we tell Ditty that points and posts are not synonymous?
Shhhhhhhh.... 
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move as long as we were all going to the same place
That is why I love it here and am thankful to GaGA we all moved together I would have hated for us all to have been split up on different forums GaGa made it a home from home for us only better
I'm glad you're happy, Ditty.
It's very nice to see this kind of stuff.
On the other hand, I wish some of you would develop thicker skins. If you are offended by something, walk away (unless it's reportable, of course, but by "reportable" I mean "against the rules").
*rummages through avatars, looking for the asbestos underwear one*
It's very nice to see this kind of stuff.
On the other hand, I wish some of you would develop thicker skins. If you are offended by something, walk away (unless it's reportable, of course, but by "reportable" I mean "against the rules").
*rummages through avatars, looking for the asbestos underwear one*
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looking for the asbestos underwear one*
Health and safety people confiscated it..
I like LC, it's ace and this forum is ok too....far far better than C4 and it's trigger happy mods and their rules and regulations!
The moderating here is fair imo, they do a good job dealing with things quickly considering the time difference and language differences! I do think that some bannings are a bit unfair, however thats nothing to do with me.
People love winging and flouncing and attention seeking and bitching and cussing and being a mental so let them get on with it I say. Deep down all of us know who the annoying, predictable people (obviously this does not include me) are and we either choose to ignore them or post along with them....! whatever tickles our fancies!
People come here for totally different reasons and it would be an impossible task to try and mould us all in to nice little happy tappers that happily posted together and agreed with everything each other said....so...simples really...if this place gets on your tits....leave....if you fancy coming back...do so...if you want to winge....go ahead...if people moan that you winge....deal with it!
The moderating here is fair imo, they do a good job dealing with things quickly considering the time difference and language differences!
I do think that some bannings are a bit unfair, however thats nothing to do with me.People love winging and flouncing and attention seeking and bitching and cussing and being a mental so let them get on with it I say. Deep down all of us know who the annoying, predictable people (obviously this does not include me) are and we either choose to ignore them or post along with them....! whatever tickles our fancies!
People come here for totally different reasons and it would be an impossible task to try and mould us all in to nice little happy tappers that happily posted together and agreed with everything each other said....so...simples really...if this place gets on your tits....leave....if you fancy coming back...do so...if you want to winge....go ahead...if people moan that you winge....deal with it!
i was only bopped once on c4.....and that was for asking sheryl why she would 'send a bloke she didn't know a photo of her beef curtains'....
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No contradiction, as far as I can see. Like I said, I can recognise the goading and baiting and I try not to rise to it. I don't always achieve that goal that I have set for myself, but this time, I will.
I`m aware you can`t see your contradictions.
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(obviously this does not include me)
Obviously You're anything but predictable
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Obviously You're anything but predictable
