Get Serious Children!

For the past while, I've noticed that the ratio of serious posts to silly posts is drastically falling.

Now no one enjoys a good chuckle more than I, but humour requires a delicate balance. You've probably observed young children that haven't figure that out yet. They do something funny and everyone laughs. So they repeat it and most laugh, but eventually what garnered laughs becomes just plain silly.

I think that's in danger of happening on these forums. More and more space is taken up by children who don't know when funny becomes boring.

If you don't think I'm right, do a "New Posts" search. Yesterday, easy 2/3's of the posts had little, or nothing to do with woodworking. OK so it goes in cycles and today it's a bit better.

Here's my challenge, since this is a woodworking forum, why not impose some self-discipline? Make at least three of four posts that are woodworking related. Forget about trying to be the funniest child on the block and avoid hijacking every post that comes along. Respond with comments that are on the subject. Sure don't forget your Aussie humour, but if all you ever post is non-woodworking in content - go elsewhere!

At least that's how I see it!:( Go ahead - this is just the kind of post that gets severely flamed.

Dazzler
I cut my wood with a handsaw. it is good

I use a dust extractor. It sucks out the dust.

Woodbe
Pot, meet Kettle. You're both black! :)

Dazzler
How do you dress timber?

Anyways this goat walks into a bar....................;)

Groggy
Guess I'll be outta here then, cya...

Don, everything you said was right, even the bit at the bottom about getting seriously flamed. thank-you for having the guts to say it even though you were aware of the consequences.

Have to agree Don. Im at times guilty as i just go straight to the new post thread and respond to what ever takes my fancy as most posts are non wood related. the wood posts do get hijacked quickly if they go past a day or so and some get bored with them. if you look back over the serious posts the same groups are the hijacking comedians having fun, and they know who they are:D :D :D :D 80% woodwork related and 20% for the wanna be comedians would be a good ballance:D

Strewth Don - Talk about leading with your chin.

I couldn't agree with you more. It is often very frustrating. You and most others only get to see what is left after the axes have been swung you ought to see some of the rot that we delete. :mad:

Cheers - Neil :)

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Originally Posted by ubeaut

Strewth Don - Talk about leading with your chin.

I couldn't agree with you more. It is often very frustrating. You and most others only get to see what is left after the axes have been swung you ought to see some of the rot that we delete. :mad:

Cheers - Neil :)

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Ok Neil, I agree there's a lot of rot and I would be one of the main culprits . But why has this "HAVE YOUR SAY" thread been so heavily edited?

Well it's a funny thing but a hell of a lot of real good advice comes from some of the biggest clowns on the forum, not the idiots, the clowns.

If you care to do a search of the point scorers you will find a lot of the clowns are in the top 15, but none of the idiots, does this say anything at all? ;)

In my opinion I'm one of the clowns, but there are a lot of people on this forum who have recieved not only serious advice via posts, but phone calls to walk them step by step through a problem. So from me you either take the bad with the good or put me on your ignore list.

Good call Don:) In the past i was guilty of being an idiot and not treating the forum with the respect it deserves and i learned my lesson. I like it here, so now i prefer just to focus on all things wood even if i rave on to much on a particular topic. Having fun is good and shouldnt be stopped but it shouldnt be at the expense of the reason we are all members, and thats the love and passion we all have for all things wood:) :)

Groggy This thread hasn't been heavily edited just had all the funny ones merged into one.

Saves space on the server and was fun for this admin. But not for you eh?

Usually I never edit or delete anything unless it is completely over the top and over the top to me means WAAAY over the top. However this time I did and I liked it.... Maybe I'll continue https://www.ubeaut.biz/devil.gif Mwaahahaha

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Originally Posted by ubeaut

Hasn't been heavily edited just had all the funny ones merged into one.

Saves space on the server and was fun for this admin. But not for you eh?

Usually I never edit or delete anything unless it is completely over the top and over the top to me means WAAAY over the top. However this time I did and I liked it.... Maybe I'll continue https://www.ubeaut.biz/devil.gif Mwaahahaha

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Neil, I respect your right to do that and I suspect you did it in the hope of needling some of the culprits under discussion. Since I have obviously been a bit of a pest I'll drop off the bulletin board and lower the noise for you, as I had not been aware it was a problem.

I suggest that in future people let us know if we go overboard, as it is easier and less embarrasssing to reverse a developing behaviour than to reverse an embedded one.

Thank you for running such an informative site, I've enjoyed my time here and wish you and the other members the best for the future.

You've got to be joking. :rolleyes:

I have a serious medical condition, where as I cant stop being funny.
Annoying as it can be, Im sorry.

Its been diagnosed as the Billy Connolly syndrome, and I have to live with it.
I would respectfuly ask all my mates real or imaginary to live with it too.






























And if you think Im going away...............FORGET IT..........

Al :p

Anyone who wants to try and grow sugarcane in Melbourne is definitely "Funny".:rolleyes: :D

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Originally Posted by Termite

Anyone who wants to try and grow sugarcane in Melbourne is definitely "Funny".:rolleyes: :D

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So send me a bit and Ill get it to grow.

I have actually seen it here in ppl's gardens.

This hyjack has been endorsed by the Clowns Front for Liberation.

Al :D

Hey Al, we are going to get crucified, we are in the process of a hijack out of sheer habit. :D

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Originally Posted by Termite

Hey Al, we are going to get crucified, we are in the process of a hijack out of sheer habit. :D

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Like it says at the top of page.

Give someone a pat on the back, or a kick their bum. ONE STIPULATION: Keep it about woodwork and related woodies stuff.

Sugarcane has celious so has a tree??

So its all the same, isnt it?

Al :confused: :p

Sorry Don.
But unless Neil or tell me to pull my head in, a clown is what I will be.

I am a clown full time sorry. :D

Al :eek:

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Originally Posted by ozwinner

Sugarcane has celious so has a tree??

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They both have celulose too, seig heil. :D

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Originally Posted by Termite

They both have celulose too, seig heil. :D

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Yeah what ever, I bet you spelt it wrong too heir Hitler.

Al :rolleyes:

These are woodworking forums? uh?

:D

There are times when I, and I suspect other members hesitate to post a question on this BB because of the fear that it will be hijacked before getting any usefull answers.
Once a thread is hijacked the serious answers tend to stop.
A pity that.
Thanks Macca

Hi DPM

Trying to be serious for a minute. I agree that hijacking can be a problem sometimes and needs to be watched.

But I just logged onto new posts and 13 of 59 were non wood related. And these were in the forums dedicated to that role.

Thats okay isnt it.

And this isnt very cool is it??;

"Sure don't forget your Aussie humour, but if all you ever post is non-woodworking in content - go elsewhere!"

Surely anyone is welcome to come and join in provided they play by the rules?

Its a fine balance but I think I would rather the current mix than a bunch of old men peering down there glasses like old sages hey?

Note: (Grose generalisation :p :rolleyes: )

Perhaps the moderators could split the "new posts" in two so you can have serious and nonserious?

cheers mate

dazzler

Oh and at least my avitar is always thinking about wood

Maccas on the money:D the hijackers are the ones that annoy me most and as usual the chief instigator has turned this thread around with the usual poor attempt at comic hijacking:cool:

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Originally Posted by macca2

There are times when I, and I suspect other members hesitate to post a question on this BB because of the fear that it will be hijacked before getting any usefull answers.
Once a thread is hijacked the serious answers tend to stop.
A pity that.
Thanks Macca

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yep, I can see that happening, but then there's always a balance I notice. Well mostly. Some knowledgeable bloke, who couldn't be bothered reading all the following silly posts, just answers your first origional post succinently <- just the stuff you want.

As for the fear of asking a silly question. How else you gonna find some good answers without bitting the bullet and just asking. Off the forum the same problem must still exist, when face to face with someone. In fact I'd say over the net, with all the anonononomity (I can't bloody be bothered spelling that right) its a lot easier asking silly questions.

Truthfully, I find myself asking silly questions sometimes, even though I'm pretty shore what the answer is, just cause I like to be cautious (Sounds like a good excuse :p ). See, I might have missed something obvious, and often, the following discussion reveals a relevent piece of info, that I would never have thought of....and all cause of a dumb question.....

I mean, its easy to deal with embarrissment after making a fool of yourself....just post one of these things -> :o .....feel instantly better after that.....bit like confessional; a reset button....can start acting like a wally all over again.

:o ......ahhhh, thats better.

Could the kind members of this forum tell me if I'm a clown or an idiot. I want to keep my avatar up to date.

Remeber kids, life's to short to be taken seriously.

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Originally Posted by outback

Remeber kids, life's to short to be taken seriously.

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can you tell my teachers that?:D

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Originally Posted by outback

Could the kind members of this forum tell me if I'm a clown or an idiot. I want to keep my avatar up to date.

Remeber kids, life's to short to be taken seriously.

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I'm not sure if you're a clown or an idiot OB. No, you're not an idiot. ;)

Just be thankful that you're not a sanctimonious old phart. :eek:

I dunno, I go away for TWO DAYS, and the place gets overrun by clowns and idiots....
http://www.fourcorners.co.nz/content...14950clows.jpg

I don't know what's happened over the weekend Don, but on Friday I was getting reeeeeeal peeved, because there hadn't been any funny stuff for days and days.

Go the clowns! :D :D :D

But I do like the serious stuff too!!!!

P (Desperately seeking balance!)

Well I dunno,
heres another thread on a woodie forum that's not talking about wood stuff.

maybe you lot should be talking more about woodie stuff and
....... not about etiquette
:D

At least my clowns have wooden balls....
P

:rolleyes:

Don,

I agree with what you are saying. However, it is only so much we can talk about in woodwork. After 2.5 years since I become a member, although I cannot say we have talked about everything in woodwork but we have certainly talked about a lot of stuff and sometimes over and over again.

I am a very keen woodworker and I love to muck around too. This forum was crowned #1 in its kind last week. It shows that this forum is popular. If you take all the non-woodwork stuff away, the result may be different.

Personally I don’t like guys who come here and talk about anything else but woodwork. I believe most of us here are keen woodworkers. We do enjoy a few conversations. And sometimes it is the company of a few woodwork mates that gets us through a hard day in the office.

Wongo (who is about to post his latest project)

Tripper.......How's your eyesight......I never mentioned a fear of asking a silly question. There are no silly questions. There are some silly answers though.

I did mention a fear (probably the wrong word) of getting the thread hijacked before getting an answer.

Macca

Sometimes smart-arseing (for me) is a way of contributing when you don't know it all about woodwork. I spend a lot of time lurking and just soaking up knowledge- gotta get those posts up, somehow...:rolleyes: I mean, at least I feel I'm contributing even if my foot's in my mouth.

Mmmm, grotty redback...

I get the point, but I can't help but feel that there's a little bit of getting over it to be done. I could be wrong. But I don't think so.

kind regards,
Rusty.

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Originally Posted by macca2

Tripper.......How's your eyesight......I never mentioned a fear of asking a silly question. There are no silly questions. There are some silly answers though.

I did mention a fear (probably the wrong word) of getting the thread hijacked before getting an answer.

Macca

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How's my Eyesight ? ......stuffed apparently....gota squint A lot.

My wife's got good eyes though. She says she can see nits laying eggs on my kids hair strands....she says they crawl to the very top, and very slowly wiggle there butts and move down the hair popping eggs as they go....how about that !.... Shes got Chuck Yeagor eyes ! ... I'm flat out sighting a nit, let alone one of their eggs.....how one can see a bloody thing, through all those tea tree oil fumes, never ceases to amaze me anyway. The stuff doesn't work, but she insists on being,,,,uno, oh naturel. :rolleyes:

Macca, I never said you mentioned a fear of asking a silly question. I would have thought the only real fear of hijacking is when one feels they are asking something they fear is a silly question.

I mean, what do you think.....would a guy like 'arold, be more likely to &&&&& stirr a thread named....say

'Whats a nail for ?'

or

'where can I get a triple biapases coupling for my centurion Mark 5 lathe'

Do you think hijackings got so bad that a member would fear posting even something that isn't silly ? Cause if thats the case, I reakon this forum's definetly on its way up &&&& creek.....

if someones that timid, sounds more like ,IMO, he probably needs a good stir so he can toughen up a bit. :eek:

[QUOTE=apricotripper].
As for the fear of asking a silly question. How else you gonna find some good answers without bitting the bullet and just asking. Off the forum the same problem must still exist, when face to face with someone. In fact I'd say over the net, with all the anonononomity (I can't bloody be bothered spelling that right) its a lot easier asking silly questions.



Must be my sight that's going.:confused:
Silly me, for believing what I read.:eek:
Sorry 'bout that.
Macca;)

Ok, i see this as a "serious " thread cos it can have seriuous impact on the future of the forum and what direction it takes. from that perspective, im glad teh moderators are taking a serious interest. what do we want the forum to be??? we winge when theres nobody asking questions for us to answer , yet when they ask a question we say " why didnt you do a search, we have covered that last year". .Dont forget that technology is always changing and what was the best wayto fit the manglaworzel into the whatchamacalllit last year may be totally outmoded by now. searches are great but realtime answers are often better.

I joined in May last year, and i brought with me a hell of a lot of amateur knowledge (i built a whole houseful of furniture with a b&d workmate, a circular saw, a sander and a handful of chisels). now that I could afford more gear (triton and woodrat etc) i can do a lot more.

BUT, that basic knowledge, applied at that level and also converted to the new level i had reached, allowed me to help a lot of people in this forum, in return for the help i had received from other members, I have been able to help a lot of others, and I am proud of that!

Well, at the moment, I dont feel so proud of the contributions put in by a few other members. they arent really contributo0ng anything positive that is useable at teh moment or anytime in the future.

jiokes are fine, in the joke forum, witty retorts are fine in any forum. swomeone leaves themself open for a witty comeback go for it, but dont lose sight of what we are here for - taking the p1s$ out of each other (or was that woodwork? damn my short attention span)
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As for the fear of asking a silly question. How else you gonna find some good answers without bitting the bullet and just asking. Off the forum the same problem must still exist, when face to face with someone. In fact I'd say over the net, with all the anonononomity (I can't bloody be bothered spelling that right) its a lot easier asking silly questions.



Must be my sight that's going.:confused:
Silly me, for believing what I read.:eek:
Sorry 'bout that.
Macca;)

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What the ,what, eh ? whats that ? :confused: .... this is just getting way too hard now to understand Macca. I think its time I be a coward and bail out:D ..... Is it smart to jump out of a plane wearing a parachute with holes in it ?.......<- Hah ! see, there ARE some silly questions ! ;)

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Is it smart to jump out of a plane wearing a parachute with holes in it ?.......<- Hah ! see, there ARE some silly questions ! ;)

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What's silly about that? They gotta have at least one hole (on the bottom) to let air in, otherwise it's a balloon. :rolleyes:

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If you don't think I'm right, do a "New Posts" search. Yesterday, easy 2/3's of the posts had little, or nothing to do with woodworking. OK so it goes in cycles and today it's a bit better.

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The new posts search is in effect a small search engine, try having a look in woodturning, finishing,General , home renovation, triton forum, box making, wooden boat forum, festool forum, tools & machinery, contacts, woodcarving, metalwork & council of woodwork clubs and tell us what the ratio of " little, or nothing to do with woodworking." compared to what you consider to do with woodworking posts
If you don't like the banter sarcasam jokes then go through the posts that intrest you instead of using the easy way search engine
As to hijacking threads the path followed is a direct result of the replys posted, does everyone have to start a new thread for each question
ie.. A thread on scms may result in a question as to the best way to cut tennons, whats the problem if you want it back on line post a reply and say so , or ask the question again
Silly questions " the old adage runs true there are no silly questions " how many people just lurk and get the answers to questions that you or I may think are general knowledge and how many just don't ask incase they are thought dumb not to know the answers
Smart-&&&& answers , there are a lot of Aussie members "well as other nationalties who hold there own" whose answers may not be to your liking
or you can make no sense of , then ignore them , cause you will proberly never understand, There are some on this forum whose sense of humor is diffrent/ beyond yours if so ignore their posts ( note Ignore List is supplied by the forum)

Finally this is a public forum and once regestered you are a member , to view or post as you wish , if you overstep the guidelines then the axe will fall , deleted or banned, I did not read in the rules as to the number of woodie or non woodie stuff you could post , the forum made No 1 why change the format, Some times its slow so people who like logging in to the forum put in frivilous posts, these seem to get a lot of replys why
.........cause theres nothing else to talk about..... cause the forum is far better than TV


Rgds

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I am a very keen woodworker and I love to muck around too. This forum was crowned #1 in its kind last week. It shows that this forum is popular. If you take all the non-woodwork stuff away, the result may be different.

Personally I don’t like guys who come here and talk about anything else but woodwork. I believe most of us here are keen woodworkers. We do enjoy a few conversations. And sometimes it is the company of a few woodwork mates that gets us through a hard day in the office.

Wongo (who is about to post his latest project)

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Totally agree with you Wongo.

I'm a totally mad, keen, obsessed and passionate woodworker and yes, there have been many days where I needed this forum to get through the rotten day at the office I was having.

Wendy