seems dead quiet

is ntl finally on top of things?there are hardly any complaints about them being posted.or have the people who have problems just given up?


incog.

[Paul K]

Probably can't get online to post

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

is ntl finally on top of things?there are hardly any complaints about them being posted.or have the people who have problems just given up?


incog.

Hmmm, I was thinking the same thing yesterday .... it is a bit quiet ...

[MetaWraith]

it's the calm before the storm

[SMHarman]

Its also half term - don't know if that makes a difference to some posters

[ntluser]

It does seem really quiet, even at weekends.

I used to get lots of e-mail notifications that forum members had made a posting in threads to which I was subscribed, but despite my still posting daily there are very few responses.

We also seem to be lacking threads with any reasonable topic to debate. I would have thought, for example,that the Current Affairs forum would have been buzzing with all that's going on but apparently not.

I've enjoyed the attempt to get a trivia quiz going but generally it seems to be all quiet on the western front.

Perhaps with it being half term, some regular posters have gone on holiday but we definitely need some more action on the forums.

[basa]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

is ntl finally on top of things?there are hardly any complaints about them being posted.or have the people who have problems just given up?


incog.

Hmm, wha..?, what, hmmm....

(Sorry to be the one to post the predictable reply ! )

Originally Posted by Drudge

This is my first post for over 6 weeks.
Perhaps part of this forum should be renamed "CLOWN ACADEMY".

I watched this forum from the first day it opened. I had little experience of forums but I was amazed with how much importance so many members gave to the number of posts they had made (even asking for their posts on .com to be added to this one). Poor sad souls.

Now so many of the regulars seem to think that their rating in the "Reputation System" is of utmost importance and even go begging for points. Compare the list of top posters and the ones discussing "Reputations", there are differences, of course, but many of the names appear in both. Perhaps they have unfulfilled lives. Remember these are the people who have enhanced powers of creating reputations!
Another reason for not posting in the "serious discussion" threads are that you are likely to be insulted by a small group if you dare to post anything which suggests that NTL are not part of the devil's army or ever do anything classifiable as O.K.

I do not post because I come onto the forum, I select "New Posts", read down the list and, usually with a deep sigh,think "Nothing worth bothering about there" and go off. Sorry if this is offensive to some but it is just the way I have come to feel about the forum. Others must have the same or similar feelings or there would be many more and varied posts. Ah well, back to silence.

if you don't want to be insulted why be insulting yourself?you have some good points to make but the way in which you made them was calculated to annoy.or is that your way of getting a discussion going?trouble is with that attitude all you will get is a flame war not a honest to goodness discussion.
so if you have a point about ntl to raise why not give it a go?

incog.

[Bex]

Originally Posted by Incognitas

if you don't want to be insulted why be insulting yourself?you have some good points to make but the way in which you made them was calculated to annoy.or is that your way of getting a discussion going?trouble is with that attitude all you will get is a flame war not a honest to goodness discussion.
so if you have a point about ntl to raise why not give it a go?

incog.

i agree with you there coggy

[ntluser]

Originally Posted by Drudge

This is my first post for over 6 weeks.
Perhaps part of this forum should be renamed "CLOWN ACADEMY".

I watched this forum from the first day it opened. I had little experience of forums but I was amazed with how much importance so many members gave to the number of posts they had made (even asking for their posts on .com to be added to this one). Poor sad souls.

Now so many of the regulars seem to think that their rating in the "Reputation System" is of utmost importance and even go begging for points. Compare the list of top posters and the ones discussing "Reputations", there are differences, of course, but many of the names appear in both. Perhaps they have unfulfilled lives. Remember these are the people who have enhanced powers of creating reputations!
Another reason for not posting in the "serious discussion" threads are that you are likely to be insulted by a small group if you dare to post anything which suggests that NTL are not part of the devil's army or ever do anything classifiable as O.K.

I do not post because I come onto the forum, I select "New Posts", read down the list and, usually with a deep sigh,think "Nothing worth bothering about there" and go off. Sorry if this is offensive to some but it is just the way I have come to feel about the forum. Others must have the same or similar feelings or there would be many more and varied posts. Ah well, back to silence.

Thanks for that. I must admit I hadn't realised that some forum members do pay so much attention to the ratings and their reputations.

Not sure what you mean about the postings on .com being added to the postings on this site or the begging for points. Perhaps you've seen a thread that I have missed. As far as I know the number of postings displayed under each member's name is automatically recorded by the site software, but maybe you are referring to something else.

However, I do agree that some of the forum discussions do get very heated and some forum members do become abusive. The moderators do the best they can to control this.

I do agree too that some days there is nothing worth bothering with, but you aren't just a reader of this forum. You are entitled to be proactive and start threads which you think will generate interest and serious discussion.

I'd welcome more people interested in a serious discussion about topics of interest. The whole point of the forum is to get people talking and raising issues.But it's up to each member to decide the forums and threads to which they want to subscribe and contribute.

Personally, I hope that you'll start up some threads and raise issues that you are interested in, just be ready for the rough and tumble of the forum.

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by Drudge

Thanks, ntluser, the threads I referred to are
Transferring Post count on 23/6/03
Post Count on 16/7/03
and related
Member Status on 20/6/03

I will give some thought to starting threads. Thanks again,


EDIT - i don't know how to make the links to these threads so have to do it the old-fashioned way.

Drudge, in the top bar of each post is the post number, this one is post #15, right click and save the link, you can then paste into a reply.

Like this http://forum.nthellworld.co.uk/showp...2&postcount=15 and yours is http://forum.nthellworld.co.uk/showp...9&postcount=14

[ntluser]

Originally Posted by Drudge

Thanks, ntluser, the threads I referred to are
Transferring Post count on 23/6/03
Post Count on 16/7/03
and related
Member Status on 20/6/03

I will give some thought to starting threads. Thanks again,


EDIT - i don't know how to make the links to these threads so have to do it the old-fashioned way.

No problem, Drudge. Thanks for the thread titles and dates. They don't look familiar so I guess I must have missed them...or maybe I found something more interesting!!

Look forward to your making some interesting posts. Just remember in the cut and thrust of the forums some will agree with your point of view and some won't. It's all part of the game. Have fun!!

[ntluser]

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Drudge, in the top bar of each post is the post number, this one is post #15, right click and save the link, you can then paste into a reply.

Like this http://forum.nthellworld.co.uk/showp...2&postcount=15 and yours is http://forum.nthellworld.co.uk/showp...9&postcount=14

Thanks for that, Nemesis. A neat trick.

I usually right click in the body of the posting and create a shortcut which appears on my desktop. I then cut and paste that into my posting but your method has its merits.

[basa]

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Drudge, in the top bar of each post is the post number, this one is post #15, right click and save the link, you can then paste into a reply.

Hey...I didn't know you could do that !!!!

[poolking]

The calm before the storm?