John wrote:
MauriceColgan wrote:
Many go out of boredom because this forum crawls along and has done long before I became a member.
Maurice, I don't know you and I've never had anything against you and I don't know the history as to why people object to you or have this hostility towards you, but the above statement is patently not true. We had some very healthy sections and a few (would have liked more) very active members over the last 8-9months. However, it's true to say that people have certainly left because of you and to be honest if I had to make a choice, I'd sooner bring them back and kick you off, because they brought far more value to this site then you do.
As I said I don't particularly have a problem with you myself, I'm not criticising you for going on about statues, Dolores Hart, classical music or your great grandmothers drawers, but I can see why people get pissed off with your patronising manner.
You're not the only intelligent person on here so please stop going on about it and ramming it down everyone's throat. It isn't a prerequisite for membership. Not everyone has to have the same degree of intelligence, or has to have the same passion for classical music or for promoting Elvis. I don't care if you're related to Einstein and have an IQ of 247, it doesn't make you a better person. If you haven't learnt that much in your three score years and ten, then you're fucking thick. Everyone brings something to the party which is why it makes it interesting. If everyone was like you, or me,
then it would be boring. You have an unfortunate manner in the way you get hooked into these little skirmishes and in the way you try and belittle people.
The intention of this board was that it would be open to anyone, we wouldn't have any censorship and that we wouldn't boot anyone off and by and large we've kept to it. I can only think of one or maybe two people we've got rid of, and even then it was after a lot of provocation, so I don't want to ban you, although I can't speak for everyone. However, you've left and come back a couple of times now, although I can't think why you'd do that or what you're trying to prove by doing so. The bottom line is that I'd sooner we had a happy membership here, and not have you constantly upset people. In this respect I would ask you to leave of your own volition and not return.
Thank you.
If you had been paying real attention, John, you would have noticed as soon as I arrived here francesc and Suave had a dig at me.
Then Ger started interrupting my threads..without just cause. Others joined in because they are friends of, and next thing you know I'm in the position where I have to defend myself against bullies!
When I said I would leave Colin, likethebike, and luuk etc said I should stay.
So it's not all one sided.
Like I said, every disagreement has a beginning and it wasn't me that started any of the unpleasantness. People only have to read the threads to see what actually happened.
Okay I know I can come over as arrogant and pompous but you are missing the humour of it all.
I was enjoying Ger's stuff and told him so. Also likethebike's thoughtful involvement.
But if I am not welcome here I will not participate further.
The FECC bullies win again..................... or do they.

Cheerio.
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