I don't think it is right to out people on forums if they chose to remain anonymous.

Quoted from Greenham Common

offence is in the eye of the beholder: sneerful, snide, cynical, antagonistic, puerile are the adjectives I'd have used for user23.3 on this 'debate'.  user23.3 doesn't just disagree, he does it with personal mocking contempt.  He brings the worst out of people; like me for instance!  

I always think that it's down to each individual to choose whether to take offence at something or not. People get their knickers in a twist on here so often just because someone posts a comment that goes against their own point of view.

I don't care if someone agrees, but there is more than one way to do it.  user23.3 sometimes chooses a way that is all that I have written in my one before last post.

Quoted from massifheed

I always think that it's down to each individual to choose whether to take offence at something or not. People get their knickers in a twist on here so often just because someone posts a comment that goes against their own point of view.

Exactly, if differing views and a bit of banter offends one they probably shouldn't be on a chat board.

True there are a few WuMs like Nobby but the best thing to do is put them on Ignore, I've blocked his posts for the best part of a year.

I have no idea why you're getting lathered up about User, he has always been the same so there shouldn't be any surprise when he comes up with one of his classic posts. He or she, is so predictable that I could almost write a reply for him before he does. If we didn't have him, this would be a boring old board and when Vbird was on here as well, you could hear feathers being ruffled in the town centre. I'm still not convinced he is a WBC employee unless he is in actual fact the CEO in disguise, winding up the locals anonymously.

Quoted from user23.3

Exactly, if differing views and a bit of banter offends one they probably shouldn't be on a chat board.

If you are employing a simple bit of banter, you could make yourself understood better if you used emoticons (I know some wouldn't even understand this, but I would).  I think, though, that you are being somewhat disingenuous, and that yours is more than a bit of banter.

Quoted from Greenham Common

If you are employing a simple bit of banter, you could make yourself understood better if you used emoticons (I know some wouldn't even understand this, but I would).  I think, though, that you are being somewhat disingenuous, and that yours is more than a bit of banter.

It's just a bit of banter. If Richard wants to get into politics there are people who are far more intelligent and quick witted than I who will quickly dismantle his ill thought out plans.

He's not complained himself so what's the problem. This reminds me of all those people who listened to the Ross and Brand faux pas on iPlayer purposely to be offended.

Quoted from user23.3

It's just a bit of banter. If Richard wants to get into politics there are people who are far more intelligent and quick witted than I who will quickly dismantle his ill thought out plans.

There must be a reason why so-many complain about you above other posters.

Quoted from user23.3

He's not complained himself so what's the problem. This reminds me of all those people who listened to the Ross and Brand faux pas on iPlayer purposely to be offended.

No it isn't the same, because I don't purposely tune it to read some of your more...'esoteric'...points of view.

Quoted from Greenham Common

There must be a reason why so-many complain about you above other posters.

They don't.

If User23 wants to keep his / her identity secret on a public forum, that should be there choice. I would be interested to know who they are, just so I can establish why they are so anti towards change.

The good thing about boards like this is everyone's opinion has the same value. Sure there's a very few that give it "do you know who I am" by using their real name but on the whole one is judged on their words alone. You can see in this thread that almost everyone is using a nom de plume.

I'm not anti-change. I'm anti ill thought out change.

I'm not against people having user names. I always use my real name on any forum / social media sites. But just because I do, it doesn't mean I'm trying to get one up on anyone. As for you personally User23, it just baffled me as to why you are so agressively against everything I say???

Quoted from richard.garvie

I'm not against people having user names. I always use my real name on any forum / social media sites. But just because I do, it doesn't mean I'm trying to get one up on anyone. As for you personally User23, it just baffled me as to why you are so agressively against everything I say???

He is a pussycat really ! I actually got "point taken" yesterday - I was thrilled  

Quoted from user23.3

I'm not anti-change. I'm anti ill thought out change.

But you must understand that he hasn't formally proposed anything, yet you are utterly intolerant or Richard Garvie and I am sure that is because he has bad mouthed the Council, not because you are against what he has canvassed for.

Quoted from richard.garvie

......As for you personally User23, it just baffled me as to why you are so agressively against everything I say???

Somebody has to be, you come up with half an idea and to be honest, there isn't a snowballs chance in hell that most of them will work but it means you can go round huffing and puffing about how you will change things when you're out and about on the election trail. Full marks for your early start but people will get a bit fed up if you keep on banging the same old drum.