what happened to the old cs I used to know?

[yatpea]

After a long time away I return and all I can see is a plethora of political discussions. And most of them saying exactly the same thing. A multitude of copying and pasting from a couple of posters in particular in what seems like an endless stream of anti labor party threads day in and day out.

And the thing is the same topic is often repeated. For example boat people discussions. Why on earth don't those wishing to constantly harp on about them simply find an old discussion about the topic and continue posting on there instead of creating new ones? Or why not set up a topic and call it the "We hate the Labor Party and Julia Gillard because" and add to it every time you find something else to feel obligated to copy from elsewhere and paste here. That way all the discussions are in one place.

This place used to be entertaining, instead it seems to have turned into a anti Labor party discussion forum with a few other threads thrown in which disintegrate into stoushes between posters on here.

Though you lot were all adults? Some of the nastiness going on here is just out and out bullying. Little groups of nasty little girls and boys picking on certain people. Others taking delight in saying that they have screen saved a certain post by someone, no doubt so it can be used against that person another time.

I remember days when there was a lot of laughter happening here.

Seems like there are a certain group of posters who have decided they are in control and woe betide anyone who disagrees with what they post.

And no doubt they will be attacking me for venting here.

[catsnknots]

This place used to be entertaining, instead it seems to have turned into a anti Labor party discussion forum with a few other threads thrown in which disintegrate into stoushes between posters on here.

Check in in a few days time and the feel will change... there will be a plethora of anti Liberal threads topping the charts.... 

😉

[lakeland27]

the herald/telegraph /murdoch etc and bolt blogs became overcrowded, so it spilled over into here. the threads are posted by refugees from political comment sections who didn't make the cut so they came here.

[the_hawk*]

After a long time away

It must be a very long time ago or a different ID?

[kengillard]

I remember this ID

[rosieglen]

After a long time away I return and all I can see is a plethora of political discussions. And most of them saying exactly the same thing. A multitude of copying and pasting from a couple of posters in particular in what seems like an endless stream of anti labor party threads day in and day out.

And the thing is the same topic is often repeated. For example boat people discussions. Why on earth don't those wishing to constantly harp on about them simply find an old discussion about the topic and continue posting on there instead of creating new ones? Or why not set up a topic and call it the "We hate the Labor Party and Julia Gillard because" and add to it every time you find something else to feel obligated to copy from elsewhere and paste here. That way all the discussions are in one place.

This place used to be entertaining, instead it seems to have turned into a anti Labor party discussion forum with a few other threads thrown in which disintegrate into stoushes between posters on here.

Though you lot were all adults? Some of the nastiness going on here is just out and out bullying. Little groups of nasty little girls and boys picking on certain people. Others taking delight in saying that they have screen saved a certain post by someone, no doubt so it can be used against that person another time.

I remember days when there was a lot of laughter happening here.

Seems like there are a certain group of posters who have decided they are in control and woe betide anyone who disagrees with what they post.

And no doubt they will be attacking me for venting here.

Exactly why I, and I suspect many others, rarely bother.

A few people have completely ruined this forum  IMO

[i-need-a-martini]

Nah it was always like this.

It's just that in the old days we had more forums to choose from so the garbage was spread out over 4 forums instead of one.

But OP (and Rosieglen and others who feel the same) the solution is simple - post something entertaining for us. 😉

[green.fields]

I don't remember your id and I've been here a long time.

Anyway, yes the place is in ruins, so many bp'rs around.

[freddie*rooster]

I agree yatpea, the place is broken.

I got so fed up with all the political spam I decided the best way around it was to put the ID's responsible for the rubbish on IGNORE. What happens?? even with them on ignore you have the spam in your face because another poster has quoted their spam.

I actually started a thread about it yesterday, I ended up with mail due to a SA telling me how I shouldn't put the offending posters of the spam on ignore I should just skip past their spam, I should use my will power and just ignore their posts blah blah blah. Such a fun place ]:)

[rosieglen]

Exactly Freddie - I have posted a couple of times of the last few days and nothing has been at all controversial, however I received mail LOL

When there are such vindictive nasty people around why would you even try,.