Am I wasting my time here?

[Webbo]

New conspiracy thread opening up...

BTW I find posting while drunk means I post rubbish, which gets deleted, leads me to call a mod a willy puller and have half of FT laughing at me. It certainly gets you noticed in the short term.

It's water under the bridge now, don't worry about it.

[The Horse's Mouth]

What the hell? I've just realised Rincewind has an N in it...I thought it was Ricewind this whole time.

That's why the little wizard fellow is his avatar.

[Rincewind]

What the hell? I've just realised Rincewind has an N in it...I thought it was Ricewind this whole time.

Rincewind the wizard in the Discworld books. A incompetent cowardly unlucky wizard who has misfortune everywhere he goes including being hit by  a metorite when sent to the beginning of Earth by other wizards conducting an experiment.  I can relate to him.

[Stadt]

Rincewind the wizard in the Discworld books. A incompetent cowardly unlucky wizard who has misfortune everywhere he goes including being hit by a metorite when sent to the beginning of Earth by other wizards conducting an experiment. I can relate to him.

Yeah, but you're not a wizard

[Alf Bentley]

This is going to sound a little bitchy probably but wanted an honest opinion.

 

Anyway sometimes I feel completely ignored on here, I make points, good bad or indifferent it just seems to get passed by and ignored.

So in the true vein of Babylon and others, should I just pack this place in? It seems like I'm talking to myself.

 

Look at it another way. Give it 100 to 150 years and nobody will know who any of us was. Maybe a little DNA will remain, maybe not. But, miracles withstanding, each and every one of us will be of no significance to anyone. We'll then be completely ignored for ever. I hope this assists you in some small way....  :xmasbiggrin:

 

So, seize the moment, do whatever helps you to enjoy life. If that involves expressing yourself on FoxesTalk, do it. If it involves arranging a FoxesTalk social, do that - some people would turn up, I'm sure; I'd probably come down and buy you a pint myself. Alternatively, if what brings meaning and enjoyment to your life is to ride across the Sahara on a camel, log off and do it.

 

Life is your lobster, son, but one day it's going to get cooked!  :xmaswink:

[The Horse's Mouth]

Look at it another way. Give it 100 to 150 years and nobody will know who any of us was. Maybe a little DNA will remain, maybe not. But, miracles withstanding, each and every one of us will be of no significance to anyone. We'll then be completely ignored for ever. I hope this assists you in some small way....  :xmasbiggrin:

 

So, seize the moment, do whatever helps you to enjoy life. If that involves expressing yourself on FoxesTalk, do it. If it involves arranging a FoxesTalk social, do that - some people would turn up, I'm sure; I'd probably come down and buy you a pint myself. Alternatively, if what brings meaning and enjoyment to your life is to ride across the Sahara on a camel, log off and do it.

 

Life is your lobster, son, but one day it's going to get cooked!  :xmaswink:

what a lovely thought

[Tielemans63]

I read this thread just before I went to sleep last night and then dreamt that I'd decided to go to the FT annual meet in a car park somewhere.

I was a bit nervous as I don't actually know anyone on here so my mum and dad were with me (I'm 31). Babylon was there and he looked a bit like a disheveled David Tennant, he was holding a list of attendees and when I said 'Paddy Akinbiyi' he began to reel off some of the less impressive posts, demanding that I explain myself.

At that point my mum interjected wanting to know why I was meeting up with a load of internet weirdos anyway. I didn't really have an answer to that and was quite ready to go home at that point. Babylon was still demanding answers.

My dad then turns up in a Talbot Sunbeam and says 'right son, we're leaving right now'. I get in the car and on the back seat I see TheBigJohnSteader sat in full bondage gear wearing exactly that expression we see in his avatar.

It was at that point I woke up, literally soaked in sweat.

The moral of the story is to treasure your anonymity.

[ADK]

I don't mind being anonymous, although it can be annoying when you go to the trouble of writing a detailed post and nobody responds to it. Fortunately I rarely ever bother to write a detailed post.

[Webbo]

I read this thread just before I went to sleep last night and then dreamt that I'd decided to go to the FT annual meet in a car park somewhere.

I was a bit nervous as I don't actually know anyone on here so my mum and dad were with me (I'm 31). Babylon was there and he looked a bit like a disheveled David Tennant, he was holding a list of attendees and when I said 'Paddy Akinbiyi' he began to reel off some of the less impressive posts, demanding that I explain myself.

At that point my mum interjected wanting to know why I was meeting up with a load of internet weirdos anyway. I didn't really have an answer to that and was quite ready to go home at that point. Babylon was still demanding answers.

My dad then turns up in a Talbot Sunbeam and says 'right son, we're leaving right now'. I get in the car and on the back seat I see TheBigJohnSteader sat in full bondage gear wearing exactly that expression we see in his avatar.

It was at that point I woke up, literally soaked in sweat.

The moral of the story is to treasure your anonymity.

Was Mack invited?

[Stadt]

I read this thread just before I went to sleep last night and then dreamt that I'd decided to go to the FT annual meet in a car park somewhere.

I was a bit nervous as I don't actually know anyone on here so my mum and dad were with me (I'm 31). Babylon was there and he looked a bit like a disheveled David Tennant, he was holding a list of attendees and when I said 'Paddy Akinbiyi' he began to reel off some of the less impressive posts, demanding that I explain myself.

At that point my mum interjected wanting to know why I was meeting up with a load of internet weirdos anyway. I didn't really have an answer to that and was quite ready to go home at that point. Babylon was still demanding answers.

My dad then turns up in a Talbot Sunbeam and says 'right son, we're leaving right now'. I get in the car and on the back seat I see TheBigJohnSteader sat in full bondage gear wearing exactly that expression we see in his avatar.

It was at that point I woke up, literally soaked in sweat.

The moral of the story is to treasure your anonymity.

Strangely I've also had a dream about a foxestalk meet up, Kingfox and Lamby were dwarves !!

[Vacamion]

[...]  a Winston Churchill robot that went evil as some part of a zionist plot to put a lizardman on a fake moon [...]

 

Oh that's very bitchy.  :xmaslaugh:   Bravo!

 

 

Mack - I quite enjoy your posts.  Don't go away. 

[Tielemans63]

Was Mack invited?

Who?

[Alf Bentley]

I don't mind being anonymous, although it can be annoying when you go to the trouble of writing a detailed post and nobody responds to it. Fortunately I rarely ever bother to write a detailed post.

 

Most people have busy lives that often preclude spending several minutes reading a post and then replying to it.

 

I sometimes write detailed posts or responses. If anything, I'm surprised that my posts aren't ignored even more than they are, for that very reason!

 

I think that it's partly age-related. I've noticed that the others who write detailed posts tend to be older posters, like me. It's partly the difference between the generations that grew up pre-Internet/mobiles (and certainly pre-Twitter) and younger ones who are more used to expressing everything within a tweet or text message.

 

There's something to be said for both, I think. If something can be expressed succinctly, then it should be - and the better among the younger posters achieve this. On the other hand, arguments for or against government economic policy, the EU or even a change in tactical formation often cannot be properly addressed within 140 characters. I do sometimes worry that younger people may become incapable of addressing complex arguments. On the other hand, I struggle to avoid verbosity, which is just as bad!

 

New Year's Resolution: Snappier posts!

[ADK]

I think you are my favourite poster on general chat in the political sense. Always posting a good point that is well explained. Regardless of whether I agree it is always worth a read.

[foxfanazer]

Most people have busy lives that often preclude spending several minutes reading a post and then replying to it.

I sometimes write detailed posts or responses. If anything, I'm surprised that my posts aren't ignored even more than they are, for that very reason!

I think that it's partly age-related. I've noticed that the others who write detailed posts tend to be older posters, like me. It's partly the difference between the generations that grew up pre-Internet/mobiles (and certainly pre-Twitter) and younger ones who are more used to expressing everything within a tweet or text message.

There's something to be said for both, I think. If something can be expressed succinctly, then it should be - and the better among the younger posters achieve this. On the other hand, arguments for or against government economic policy, the EU or even a change in tactical formation often cannot be properly addressed within 140 characters. I do sometimes worry that younger people may become incapable of addressing complex arguments. On the other hand, I struggle to avoid verbosity, which is just as bad!

New Year's Resolution: Snappier posts!

Agreed

[Sparky]

Met some cracking people through FT and only don't post here anymore because most of those I chat to are on twitter. Not seen many better forums to be fair

[THEBIGJOHNSTEADER;]

My dad then turns up in a Talbot Sunbeam and says 'right son, we're leaving right now'. I get in the car and on the back seat I see TheBigJohnSteader sat in full bondage gear wearing exactly that expression we see in his avatar.

.

Pass on your thanks to your dad for the lift, appreciated

[Tielemans63]

Pass on your thanks to your dad for the lift, appreciated

No probs. He thought the others were weird but he was quite happy to have you in full leather sat on his back seat.

[Strokes]

I think you are my favourite poster on general chat in the political sense. Always posting a good point that is well explained. Regardless of whether I agree it is always worth a read.

I agree with adk, don't make your posts brief alf, they might be long but they are not long winded.

[cambridgefox]

I read this thread just before I went to sleep last night and then dreamt that I'd decided to go to the FT annual meet in a car park somewhere.

I was a bit nervous as I don't actually know anyone on here so my mum and dad were with me (I'm 31). Babylon was there and he looked a bit like a disheveled David Tennant, he was holding a list of attendees and when I said 'Paddy Akinbiyi' he began to reel off some of the less impressive posts, demanding that I explain myself.

At that point my mum interjected wanting to know why I was meeting up with a load of internet weirdos anyway. I didn't really have an answer to that and was quite ready to go home at that point. Babylon was still demanding answers.

My dad then turns up in a Talbot Sunbeam and says 'right son, we're leaving right now'. I get in the car and on the back seat I see TheBigJohnSteader sat in full bondage gear wearing exactly that expression we see in his avatar.

It was at that point I woke up, literally soaked in sweat.

The moral of the story is to treasure your anonymity.

  

Pass on your thanks to your dad for the lift, appreciated

Knowing TBJS,are you sure it was sweat you woke up covered with.

[Captain...]

Most people have busy lives that often preclude spending several minutes reading a post and then replying to it.

I sometimes write detailed posts or responses. If anything, I'm surprised that my posts aren't ignored even more than they are, for that very reason!

I think that it's partly age-related. I've noticed that the others who write detailed posts tend to be older posters, like me. It's partly the difference between the generations that grew up pre-Internet/mobiles (and certainly pre-Twitter) and younger ones who are more used to expressing everything within a tweet or text message.

There's something to be said for both, I think. If something can be expressed succinctly, then it should be - and the better among the younger posters achieve this. On the other hand, arguments for or against government economic policy, the EU or even a change in tactical formation often cannot be properly addressed within 140 characters. I do sometimes worry that younger people may become incapable of addressing complex arguments. On the other hand, I struggle to avoid verbosity, which is just as bad!

New Year's Resolution: Snappier posts!

Tl;dr

[johnny the fox]

I smell

[Alf Bentley]

I think you are my favourite poster on general chat in the political sense. Always posting a good point that is well explained. Regardless of whether I agree it is always worth a read.

 

Thanks for that, ADK (assuming it was meant for me - thanks embarrassingly withdrawn if not!).

 

I reckon that it's usually more productive to debate with people you may disagree with than to engage in a load of mutual backslapping with the likeminded. I assume that's why I often find myself doing verbal battle with the more civilised "rightists" like MattP and Webbo, but rarely discuss anything with the likes of Finnegan or Rincewind, whom I'd probably agree with more. Nothing to do with personal likeability, though I imagine that I'd get on with all those people if I met them, regardless of opinions.

 

Most people don't change their basic beliefs much after about 25-30, so I don't imagine that I'm any more likely to change, say, Matt's views than he is to change mine....small things, maybe. If nothing else, though, you get to hone your arguments better arguing with "the articulate enemy" than agreeing with allies. Plus, presumably some people may read posts but not respond.

 

Mind you, views can change a bit. Compared to 20 years ago, I've switched to support nuclear power, would probably vote to keep the monarchy (for now) and am less sure that I'm pro-EU (there is a leftist anti-EU case that isn't often heard).

 

Time for a beverage...

[Rincewind]

I can't remember who TBJS is

[Strokes]

Thanks for that, ADK (assuming it was meant for me - thanks embarrassingly withdrawn if not!).

I reckon that it's usually more productive to debate with people you may disagree with than to engage in a load of mutual backslapping with the likeminded. I assume that's why I often find myself doing verbal battle with the more civilised "rightists" like MattP and Webbo, but rarely discuss anything with the likes of Finnegan or Rincewind, whom I'd probably agree with more. Nothing to do with personal likeability, though I imagine that I'd get on with all those people if I met them, regardless of opinions.

Most people don't change their basic beliefs much after about 25-30, so I don't imagine that I'm any more likely to change, say, Matt's views than he is to change mine....small things, maybe. If nothing else, though, you get to hone your arguments better arguing with "the articulate enemy" than agreeing with allies. Plus, presumably some people may read posts but not respond.

Mind you, views can change a bit. Compared to 20 years ago, I've switched to support nuclear power, would probably vote to keep the monarchy (for now) and am less sure that I'm pro-EU (there is a leftist anti-EU case that isn't often heard).

Time for a beverage...

Can I hear more about the leftie anti-eu case, once you have wet your whistle. Time is coming for debate on this, before the media fills our heads with propaganda.