John D'oh Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Folks, I've been a lurker for most times but it seems to me that these forums are really dying a slow death. I mean there are 2 or 3 posts a day now, when it used to be a lively community. Has everybody moved somewhere else or what's happening? Just asking John D'oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Maybe its just resting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwalker Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 It does seem a bit quiet on the forums lately, although the classifieds are as busy as usual. According to stats there has been 80 users online in the last 15 minutes, so the site is still very popular. It's great to see you posting rarther than lurking though, it all helps get the forums moving again:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Ain't been the same since Shetland Peat disappeared.... <G> Me, I'm just waiting for the SIC to do something really stupid (again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwalker Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Ain't been the same since Shetland Peat disappeared.... <G> Me, I'm just waiting for the SIC to do something really stupid (again). Disapeared! Well all I can say it great, hopefully more people will now feel they can contribute to a post without getting a three page reply from him, finding fault in every thing posted As for the council doing something stupid, you won't have to wait long Suffererof1crankymofo and Aaron Foord 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachmill Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) I think some have defected to the Shetland Times comments section. It can be a raging torrent of name calling from a few repeat offenders. Oh, and generalisations so broad you could land a plane across them. It would be comical were some of the more extreme comments not coming from folk who make a living from behind their own names. That said, there are one or two bastions of Shetlink fighting the good fight though. Edited January 30, 2015 by Roachmill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I am sad this forum is dying. I wish more folk would come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sukibind Posted January 30, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 If you stiffle all arguments, and delete any posts that someone might find unpleasant.. Well you are left with a forum that no one bothers to post on. I personally think that forums are better for a bit of argy bargy, after all real life is full of disagreements and bickering, trying to over control this very human trait is a huge mistake. Mods take note sludgegulper, George. and Scorrie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 If you stiffle all arguments, and delete any posts that someone might find unpleasant.. Well you are left with a forum that no one bothers to post on. I personally think that forums are better for a bit of argy bargy, after all real life is full of disagreements and bickering, trying to over control this very human trait is a huge mistake. Mods take noteWell said. I totally agree!!! Frances144 and sludgegulper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 If you stiffle all arguments, and delete any posts that someone might find unpleasant.. Then you have censorship which, to me anyway, is a most unpleasant way of trying to mold others thoughts/behaviour into the censors 'norm'... Wrong at every level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwalker Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 If you stiffle all arguments, and delete any posts that someone might find unpleasant.. Well you are left with a forum that no one bothers to post on. I personally think that forums are better for a bit of argy bargy, after all real life is full of disagreements and bickering, trying to over control this very human trait is a huge mistake. Mods take noteYour absolutely right, no one wants to stifle good debate, we all have a right to put our own views forward and we should do that knowing that some others will disagree with those views and also have the right to voice their opinions. Where I think this forum has fallen short in the past, is that it allowed one individual in particular to constantly harass users and take ownership of the forums, which resulted in people leaving and many people were put off posting. Whilst it is healthy that we do not all agree all the time, it is better for all, if we can have our debates in an adult maner and not be drawn into name calling and personal vendettas against those who we disagree with. Unfortunately, being human, we can sometimes in the heat of the debate fall short of this and that's the time we should step away for a bit or the moderators should step in. Shetlink has thousands of users, so let's hope many more of them will get involved in the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie P Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) Whilst it is healthy that we do not all agree all the time, it is better for all, if we can have our debates in an adult maner and not be drawn into name calling and personal vendettas against those who we disagree with. Unfortunately, being human, we can sometimes in the heat of the debate fall short of this and that's the time we should step away for a bit or the moderators should step in. Shetlink has thousands of users, so let's hope many more of them will get involved in the forums. ^ how very true! I'm no meanin tae take sides here but one of the reasons I was put off posting wasn't down to one user in particular (I assume I'm speaking about the same person) it was other folk's reactions to them. Quite often good going discussions descended into personal bickering and never recovered, usually with the same group of people spending all their energy on one person who seemed to quite enjoy it! It's easy enough to skip past posts without feeling the need to respond and there's always the 'ignore' function on this forum. Failing that then "Don't feed the troll!" Edited January 31, 2015 by Davie P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Folks, I've been a lurker for most times .......... You reap what you sow....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John D'oh Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Folks, I've been a lurker for most times .......... You reap what you sow....... Point taken - however as a foreigner I do not have much to contribute to most topics... This might change as I will be spending almost two weeks in Shetland this Summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I appreciate your point about feeling you don't have much to contribute on some topics, John, but I'm sure there's enough to go on scattered around the forum. And I hope you get some decent weather when you get here! Frances144 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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