Swearing

We try to be proactive. The word change has been brought back as that's how Tlb started.

There's always going to be a cat and mouse game.

It's difficult to read every thread but between us we try, we also try to be normal members and enjoy the site.

It's like reading a book, sometimes you skim through and read what you think you are seeing and therefore miss or don't pick up on some stuff.

 

No try harder

 

Bliley. I never knew you felt that way. Can we appoint you forum judge and jury.

I don't post so much about myself these days btw. My posts just aren't taken with the pinch of salt they were meant to as it seems to have got very serious on here for some reason. It was fun!

 

It was going to be a longer reply with humour, but I didn't want to spend all morning posting and reading stuff that really doesn't bother me that much, so I cut it short. Sorry.

I seem to do that a lot lately. Or save myself with the 'back button' either way I seem to have mislaid the humour bits in my posts. I wonder if they're with my marbles?

 

Did a little old.lady REALLY speak to you?

 

I'm just checking so don't ban me, but is "*****" an acceptable word then? @dog

Edit. Clearly it isn't as its been childishly changed to a vegetable. So is acceptable? Only I noticed it had been used above and liked by your good self? I'm just a bit confused as gets caught by the swear filter, but is acceptable and likeable?
We've got no chance, even the moderators don't get their own rules!

 

Good work.
@poptop2 go careful, that must be 2 warnings already; ironically, both from within this thread!

 

My own opinion. For what it's worth.

I didn't come on here to make friends. I came to get help with my restoration. Along the way I chuckled at some of the brilliantly funny replies and began to get drawn in. I have inadvertently made friends on here and had some great times with some nice people. I suppose I got drawn in by the understated humour and bon ami.

One of the overriding factors was the pleasantries and politeness of the place, it seemed to strike a note with me. Sadly I feel it has lost that innocence and like all things New companies,teams etc has moved on and become less, let's say comfortable. For me personally it has lost a bit of it's charm.

Swearing isn't to blame in itself. It's the context it is used in and the underlying vibe that sours it for me. Unfortunately this has seemingly deterred some of the more subtly humorous posters who from what I can gather have taken refuge on FB. I spoke to one of them recently and asked why they don't come on here these days and they told.me it was because it was all the same old stuff by the same old posters. Unfortunately I had to agree and probably thought the same before they replied.

For me it has been a fun place. And I try to keep it humorous. I can't say I come on as frequently as I did or read as much. I do try to post something every day and read the people I find funny, but I usually avoid the seriousness as it's boring. I got drawn into this one as I find swearing a turn off in humour and writing. Maybe it's an age thing, but I prefer reading a post without a celery in it!

I did like the very clever suggestion of fruit and veg as an alternative though. Ahh, those were the days.

You serious guys just aren't funny btw. Just serious and it shows.