lloydi73 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) I have to say, 99% of people on here are friendly, fun to talk to, knowledgeable and happy to part with their experiences to help those of us novices and inexperienced, aswell as those a little more seasoned but looking to hone their all round ability in this great sport!! But after reading several threads "dilema" I've had a thread ambushed "Help Needed", poor guy decoratuing a gun cabinet (ok, he sort of asked for it when he had a bag of weed in the picture) and several other threads I notice there are a few "trolls" on here that rather than help, lavish in lambasting, degrading, patronising and being sanctomoious to those honest and secure enough to ask for help, without offering any practical or viable answers...... WHY??? Do you feel the need to do this?? This is a great site, and I for one have learnt so much from it and will continue to do so. Surely that's the point of these forums? Are you trying to drive people from this site, or are you trying to get people to stop asking and just go about their business incorreclty to the point they hurt or god forbid kill someone!! If we all knew everything it would be a dull world!! If you want to troll, go watch Jeremy Kyle...... Edited May 20, 2014 by lloydi73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 There are some people on here who everyone expects to pipe up and answer in a certain way. Look past these and the forum is a good place. In the law of averages, if you have a big group of people all brought together by one thing but from different backgrounds then you will have clashes and oddities. This forum houses people who haven't much money right up to people who can afford to shoot more than most people work in places most haven't been. That's what makes this site great - a multitude of people from all walks of life with experience, not just shooting, that everyone can learn something from. I have met some great people on here and hope to continue to meet great people too. (And I must admit, I do find somethings amusing on here, especially the girly arguments you get with anything to do with: What pellet, what bullet, what cartridge, what calibre, what political party, what religion) - not forgetting the 200 yard airgun rabbits and the 100000000 yard centrefire foxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 There was in interesting poll few years back on 'how tall are you?' Surprisingly 80% of members were below 5ft. So I gathered that the all the trolling was a result of 'small man syndrome' Hedd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I think this forum doesn't suffer fools gladly, on the whole a great forum . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Agree its the same ones everytime, to be honest i dont think they actually shoot as if you check their times they are always on.There was one thread peticular thread that went on for days, where they were realy slagging each other off.When i checked at 8am before going out shooting they where at it again and when i got back at 5.30 they where still at it.They really get nasty and personal(a bit worrying if they supposidly hold FAC/SGC cert's)Its a shame when someone askes for advise that the tread gets diverted when a slagging match kicks off and the poster doesnt get any advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 A big mixture of people all with different points of views from all walks of life But I think that's what makes it so interesting and I've made some good friends off here Shoot more use the keyboard less I think that's the answer Saying that if your sat in a hide with nothing coming in or waiting for a bunny to appear , I log on and have a quick look to see what's going on and what's for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Please be aware that we have over 33,000 members, You will never get everyone singing from the same hymn sheet but I think we do ok When certain posts are put up you can sit and wait for certain members to pipe up, you know they won't disappoint you. But as I said, normally we do ok, Take what you need and ignore what you don't is the best advice ( never works as certain topics hit different people in different ways and we all have topics that get our dander up) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I find it amusing how disagreeing with the majority on any subject on any Internet forum instantly makes you a troll rather than somebody with an alternative point of view , could it be that many people who are labelled as trolls are actually victims of Internet forum bullying? Like everything in life trolling is subjective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydi73 Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 No Twistedsanity, and you have mis-read my initial posting making an incorrect synopisis!! I am all for criticising people and stating when they are wrong, we are all human and make mistakes. It's the "manner" in which it is done!! Constructive Critiscm is helpful and often people will take it on board. I for one, was constructively criticesd over something I shot but couldn't identify it!! Beardo I think it was, offered advise on what it was I shot, but at the same time, suggested I buy material and look on BASC before shooting something I couldn't identify....good point and an hout or two later, I'd downloaded his link to BASC, printed off and read quarry, and even added to it to include pictures of species "illegal" to shoot to make sure. Offer spurious, genralised unhelpful critiscism, and people will offten show you the middle finger, turn a cold shoulder and go about their business wrongly or rightly!! So my point, if you are going to criticise, do it helpfully and constructively. You can still give a **********, but try and be clever with it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 You also see a lot of people asking questions and getting absolutely lambasted and shot down in flames with all sorts of patronising and nasty comments rather than people just giving them an answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbust Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I find it amusing how disagreeing with the majority on any subject on any Internet forum instantly makes you a troll rather than somebody with an alternative point of view , could it be that many people who are labelled as trolls are actually victims of Internet forum bullying? Like everything in life trolling is subjective I have to agree with you on this one, I have read the thread which was used as a reference and cant really find anything that I would class as trolling. Yes posters have there opinions and are entitled to make it, if some one does not like the content of a posters contribution then they do tend to say, which can sometimes spill over to a personal theme. I however do not see anything that I would class as trolling in the dilemma thread. Indeed, I would class the OP in this thread as being more like trolling, maybe lloydi73 should take up his own advice and watch a few more episodes of Jeremy Kyle . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydi73 Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Res Ipsa Loquita!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashman1 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Here we go again,lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie10 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Shooting something you cannot identify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 stop whingeing go shooting .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashman1 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Well said atb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p@cman Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 stop whingeing go shooting .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Speaking as someone who no doubt has rubbed a few people up the wrong way, and had a couple of protracted arguments,on here,this forum is great. I will try to offer advice if it is asked for,i will debate a point if i need to,and if you abuse me i will abuse you back,but at the end of the day people should remember it is a forum,some people who argue with each other on here would probably get on like a house on fire in the real world. It would be boring if we all agreed or had the same views on everything. As for one of the posters asking how people are on all the time, i was/am self employed and as i used to do paperwork in the truck every half hour or so and could flick on to PW,i do shoot believe it or not have been out all morning,unfortunately i have been on the sick for over a month, and apart from a small stroll around i have not been able to get out as much as i would like,but PW has been there to keep me sane/drive me insane,it is way better than daytime tv believe me. There are rarely trolls on the forum,a lot of new people on the forum are still finding their way and are shocked at the abruptness of some,but if you have the same question asked time and time again it can become tedious,there is a search facility. Think i have rambled on enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Speaking as someone who no doubt has rubbed a few people up the wrong way, and had a couple of protracted arguments,on here,this forum is great. I will try to offer advice if it is asked for,i will debate a point if i need to,and if you abuse me i will abuse you back,but at the end of the day people should remember it is a forum,some people who argue with each other on here would probably get on like a house on fire in the real world. It would be boring if we all agreed or had the same views on everything. As for one of the posters asking how people are on all the time, i was/am self employed and as i used to do paperwork in the truck every half hour or so and could flick on to PW,i do shoot believe it or not have been out all morning,unfortunately i have been on the sick for over a month, and apart from a small stroll around i have not been able to get out as much as i would like,but PW has been there to keep me sane/drive me insane,it is way better than daytime tv believe me. There are rarely trolls on the forum,a lot of new people on the forum are still finding their way and are shocked at the abruptness of some,but if you have the same question asked time and time again it can become tedious,there is a search facility. Think i have rambled on enough. All very Good points very well put . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Speaking as someone who no doubt has rubbed a few people up the wrong way, and had a couple of protracted arguments,on here,this forum is great. I will try to offer advice if it is asked for,i will debate a point if i need to,and if you abuse me i will abuse you back,but at the end of the day people should remember it is a forum,some people who argue with each other on here would probably get on like a house on fire in the real world. It would be boring if we all agreed or had the same views on everything. As for one of the posters asking how people are on all the time, i was/am self employed and as i used to do paperwork in the truck every half hour or so and could flick on to PW,i do shoot believe it or not have been out all morning,unfortunately i have been on the sick for over a month, and apart from a small stroll around i have not been able to get out as much as i would like,but PW has been there to keep me sane/drive me insane,it is way better than daytime tv believe me. There are rarely trolls on the forum,a lot of new people on the forum are still finding their way and are shocked at the abruptness of some,but if you have the same question asked time and time again it can become tedious,there is a search facility. h. Just about sums it up for me.Self employed, can post whenever, shoot whenever, opinionated, pigheaded,dont mind a good barney; good forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Enjoy the fact that there is such a wide viewpoint on just about everything, from sewing machines to coypu rat recipes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) Please be aware that we have over 33,000 members, that's only because we can't leave even the banned members are still counted in that number. the average number is more like 400 odd, including guests edit to say, still a good site though, just large enough to get a broadish spectrum of views, and small enough that it feels more like a community, plus the odd bun fight and voila! Edited May 20, 2014 by Paddy Galore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 that's only because we can't leave even the banned members are still counted in that number. the average number is more like 400 odd, including guests It's not called the HOTEL CALIFORNIA for nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) Question,whats the best semi auto,but I will settle for which is the best hoover Dyson or that henry chap. Edited May 20, 2014 by Davyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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