The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #72785 Message #1257191
Posted By: Ron Davies
26-Aug-04 - 07:26 AM
Thread Name: BS: Poll - Stop Flaming and Abusive posting
Subject: RE: BS: Poll - Stop Flaming and Abusive posting
Another thing:
As I said, this is a wild and woolly forum. Some of the wildest stuff can also turn abusive. But there are all sorts of unexpected benefits. Abuse can be ignored by everybody and it will go away. But the situation calls forth, from time to time, absolute gems of humor.
Case in point: the recent thread "Never Mind Hell and Halifax"
Let me quote in full the glorious first posting:
GUEST, Disgusted of Portsmouth
"Never mind hell and Halifax, lord preserve us from the juvenile prurient drivel of the majority of the Hull contingent. I suggest that we start a third section just for residents of the Hull area, then we can all ignore it".
This person has such a flair for the language; the posting is so pithy. I laugh uproariously every time I see it again.
Why would anybody want to rein in a forum where such creativity is possible, or try to suppress the condition which caused this reaction? Keep in mind this is a Guest.
Mudcat is probably a better source of humor than anything on television or radio, and it's largely because of its untamed nature.
Ignore Hull? I love reading their postings.