What's it actually all about? Sometimes I see it and can see why people might disagree. Other times I'm at a complete loss. There seems to be an awful lot of history involved for some folks. Sadly, if you happen to disagree with the wrong person, there's an automatic assumption made, by some, that you are somehow involved in that ancient history and therefore have an axe to grind. It's all a bit "Judean People's Front" as far as I can see.
Pretty much everything I see on the various forums reinforces my natural instinct to avoid the politics of specialist groups and single species membership organizations like the plague. It'll be a shame for those organizations if too many people get to feeling the same way as I do.
Before anyone takes a pop because they feel slighted, I've no particular individual or group in mind. I'll be avoiding them all like the plague.
It's all a bit "Judean People's Front" as far as I can see.
lol pure quality. Wish I`d come up with that comparison.
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Originally Posted by sam vimes
Pretty much everything I see on the various forums reinforces my natural instinct to avoid the politics of specialist groups and single species membership organizations like the plague.
Actually Sam, this could be the 'barbel free for all' thread we've all been waiting for!
Maybe we should just move it to bait box and only moderate it when we get a complaint thus leaving all other barbel threads free* of kak?
*if only
Yes please. Provided I can have a good whinge about heavy handed moderation and victimization. I'll bet you won't even have the decency to send me a PM to explain why you moved it!
What's it actually all about? Sometimes I see it and can see why people might disagree. Other times I'm at a complete loss. There seems to be an awful lot of history involved for some folks. Sadly, if you happen to disagree with the wrong person, there's an automatic assumption made, by some, that you are somehow involved in that ancient history and therefore have an axe to grind. It's all a bit "Judean People's Front" as far as I can see.
Pretty much everything I see on the various forums reinforces my natural instinct to avoid the politics of specialist groups and single species membership organizations like the plague. It'll be a shame for those organizations if too many people get to feeling the same way as I do.
Before anyone takes a pop because they feel slighted, I've no particular individual or group in mind. I'll be avoiding them all like the plague.
"Sam" good question, I'm not certain it's anything specific to do with specimen or single species groups per sa, it's down to individuals.
I've been involved over the years with village cricket, football, darts and fishing clubs.
Occasionally this happens, a member takes a dislike to anything different to what they want out of the club. Be that rules or the individuals running it.
They don't all go away and just say, sod it, its not what I want, I'll join another club.One or two and that is usually all it is, go down the village pub and moan and groan about the way their old club is run, when they've already made their choice and left.
Now most of them will do it face to face, but some don't and they go off venting their spleen for years on end to anybody who is in listening distance, potentially damaging their old club, or individuals reputations.
The internet is no different to that village scenario, some individuals have a gripe, and go on the internet and spout about things that occured maybe 5 years ago as if they still exist.
"Longshaw" and "Judas" for instance haven't been members of "my" club for about 5 years. As we all know 5 years in any organisation is a very long time, and things change.
Of course there is always the AGM to raise points, if you have enough fellow members with the same view, things can be changed.
They didn't take that option up.
So, is the choice we make as a current member of any club, to just sit back and let them have their say, or do we try to ensure that any potential new member to our club is given the facts and not the story told by the disaffected?
You all know what I think.
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Well all I can say is that I was going to join the BS, but was put off by the constant bickering on FM when anything 'barbel' was mentioned. I can't be specific but j was left with a perception.
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If it ends up as a slagging fest (and I've got the facility) I'll delete it myself.
I'll bet you won't even have the decency to send me a PM to explain why you moved it!
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