Why do you come here?

[k0llectable5]

Now hopefully this turns into a thread about spreading the <3.  I actually stumbled accross CS when I first started selling on ebay.  I had some seller questions and found the seller boards to be most helpful.  Once I became apt at selling, I clicked in here one day and was really impressed at all the debating and religious, political and just generally interesting topics that were being discussed. So yeah a bit over 1,000 posts later and I'm still interested to keep checking in daily to see whats happening 🙂  

I like the contentious topics, and (for the most part) I find ya'll really awesome to discuss these topics with 🙂

[j*oono]

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@sock*it*to*me wrote:

For the ATTENTION, like everyone else here, OF COURSE!

speak for yourself

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Ah Joz.  At it again? 😄

[softail-joanie]

Why do you come here?

I think it's cool to talk to people half way around the world who drive on the left side of the road from the right side of the car.

[poddster]

Joanie, I hope you don't just think of us a curiosities. In lots of ways we are far more advanced and worldly in many ways.

 Just talking to people is the minor part of communication, listening and understanding is the main part 🙂

[softail-joanie]

Joanie, I hope you don't just think of us a curiosities. In lots of ways we are far more advanced and worldly in many ways

Ok, was it the halfway around the world remark, or the driving on diffrent sides of the road?, or perhaps the cars with steering and pedals on diffrent sides?

they have mail delevery vehicles here that can be driven from the right side, Our mail delivery lady uses her own car with a RHD conversion done to it. However, i wouldn't recomend driving on the left side of the road here, also, if I were ever to drive there, getting used to the side of road diffrence, and shifting with my left hand, if i was driving one of your cars, well, just would take some getting used to.

Left vs Right- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMSzln0T9ZI

Right-Hand Drive vs. U.S. Parking Garage- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sd0YV1H2yg

A Downside of Owning a Right Hand Drive Car- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18A7t2uTisc

Right Hand Drive Conversion Honda Civic EK WRENCH PRO- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhV7G1lblr0

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[k0llectable5]

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@poddster wrote:

A very interesting question, perhaps a bit tongue in cheek, maybe.

I come here for various reasons, I have always had an interest in observing people and what makes them tick, I also am a tad opiniated  and have no problem in spreading my opinion around, it does not matter if people agree with my opinion or not, as long as it ignites a modicum of synaptic activity in just one person than it is worth voicing that opinion.

I dislike hearing false information and outright lies being presented as fact by some people to other people who may be gullible enough to believe that false information. In those cases I do my best to correct or at least alert others that what is being said is dubious.

The benefit of the knowledge I have learned and the expierenc I have gained should be shared so those who wish to take advantage of it can either use it or not, but at least I have offered it. So I guess I am here to enlighten and to learn.

The detractors will soon add their views on the above 🙂

Wait for it....................

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Haha Poddy, yeah I guess it was a little tongue in cheek, but I am genuinely interested in peoples motivation for being here.  

There are a few posters here that just seem to be trollin, and thats fine 🙂 Would they ever admit it though?  Are there any astroturfers that want to come forward? lol 

I'm just kidding (bout the astroturfers) thanks for your responses all.   

[lal-au0]

many years ago when the boards were still alive i posted on the german boards. there was a guy no one liked and everyone was really sick of him. so i said: let's go somewhere else and leave him behind.

first we went to the US boards but because they are all bat bleep crazy there we moved over here.

i stayed, met my husband here and now can't leave.

[k0llectable5]

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nicnacs_4u wrote:
Because I want to and love you all...I have never forgotten all the kind words and emails that I received when my OH passed away nearly 4 years ago..the beautiful flowers,card with a much appreciated cheque enclosed. If it wasn't for this forum none of this would have happened..personal I know but that is the reason I come here..

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Thank you Nicnacs for sharing that.  It's lovely to hear about such kindness and generosity. So great to see that you still acknowledge those and show gratitude to the lovely people from here that contributed.  Thats really sweet ❤️

[k0llectable5]

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@lal-au0 wrote:

many years ago when the boards were still alive i posted on the german boards. there was a guy no one liked and everyone was really sick of him. so i said: let's go somewhere else and leave him behind.

first we went to the US boards but because they are all bat bleep crazy there we moved over here.

i stayed, met my husband here and now can't leave.

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Oh what? You met your husband on these boards? WOW thats adorable.

Are there any other love stories I'm not aware of? hehe

[ladydeburg]

I used come here to read the political threads interact and to have an  opinion. Sadly that has now turned into an us and them and also the lecturing and re posting of posts to drive their point home, the spamming c&p's and the rude behaviour of the spelling police and word definitions designed to  drive the poster off. Parroting the rules and regulations of CS to intimidate and shut posters down.

Language construction, misspelling of ID's is jumped on then begins the name calling, huge graphics, calling the race card and the bigot card, is rife.

I don't respond to this type of behaviour because I have seen what happens if you engage in self defence,   a lot of people who used to balance out the political threads have been driven off.

A clique who back each other up and mass report anybody who is not of their way of thinking.

I like the light hearted threads Icyfroth puts up and the humble sausage is an example of how it can be fun on here, but even there some snipe.

[k0llectable5]

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@ladydeburg wrote:

I used come here to read the political threads interact and to have an  opinion. Sadly that has now turned into an us and them and also the lecturing and re posting of posts to drive their point home, the spamming c&p's and the rude behaviour of the spelling police and word definitions designed to  drive the poster off. Parroting the rules and regulations of CS to intimidate and shut posters down.

Language construction, misspelling of ID's is jumped on then begins the name calling, huge graphics, calling the race card and the bigot card, is rife.

I don't respond to this type of behaviour because I have seen what happens if you engage in self defence,   a lot of people who used to balance out the political threads have been driven off.

A clique who back each other up and mass report anybody who is not of their way of thinking.

I like the light hearted threads Icyfroth puts up and the humble sausage is an example of how it can be fun on here, but even there some snipe.

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I'm glad you bought that up Ladydeburg.  But can I just say, those things you mentioned are not exclusive to this place.  I think it happens on every forum.  I cant stand all the race and bigot cards that are tossed about here all the time  either.  I especially hate the way that every time a muslim thread is started in come all the anti christian brigade to make sure we  "hate" the christians just as much as the muslims.  But we must always remember to never criticize the third section of the abrahamic faiths. Yet we (and when I say we, I mean people in general) can hate on muslims and christians till the cows come home...