And what a coincidence! I was just yesterday thinking of my good fortune on here. After 20,000 posts from about a hundred and fifty posters, including some 30- odd regulars, I have yet to delete a post or edit out post content. I cant speak for any that Tom or Mike might have gotten to before I saw them, but havent heard of such. While I'd like to take credit for something, here, I dont suppose crowing about not having to wield the censor's scimitar makes much sense. Perhaps it's because we're pretty adult on this space and have been around long enough to know proper boundaries. Thanks to everyone on the Forum!
RE: I second what Pettyfog said! We have a great group of people on this board!! We might not all agree on everything but at least we argue our respective points in a positive manner and we do not make things personal which happens all too often on other message boards I have been involved with. Thanks everybody!
RE: While everyone can see that the Official Site skates close to the edge of the ice at all times, the level of civility on this site is remarkable by any measure. The other site I spend time on is devoted to guitars and guitar playing. It has over 15,000 members world-wide who have in common their love of acoustic guitar music. Sounds like a harmonious group, and mostly it is. The first thing you see there is a BE NICE edict. After a while you notice that about 5-10% of the threads get locked or transferred to a site only accessable to "charter members" that is, people who pay a fee and have to swear to double-secret stuff. Weird. My point is that, while we have some volatile people who post here -- we all know who we are -- and the sap rises regularly, we maintain the respect and civility that all good sites need and so very few have. Cheers to Tom, Mike, and Petty, who set the tone.
RE: Heh... we COULD make 'Golden Lyin'' a Premium service, charge for it and REALLY cut loose. I'll never forget Don's first post on "World News" 'I'm just going to say this and leave...." heh!
RE: Lol, GBFC. I agree with what you all are saying. I've joined several message boards in the past and this is by far the most mature of the bunch. It's refreshing. Plus it really sealed my decision to support Fulham.
