A boring place

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: Amos
Date: 14 Apr 14 - 09:04 AM

Saying something didn't occur does not mean it didn't actually occur. I don't know about "golden" but the humor and creativity of the Mudcat at the heyday of Song Challenges and fiction writing was considerably richer than it is now. And yes, good folk have been "driven" away, pretty much, by some of the nabobs of negativity who have made conversation painful instead of delightful. Mediocrity and antagonism arte one of the side effects of democratic life, I think.

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: MartinRyan
Date: 14 Apr 14 - 08:42 AM

'Cat chasing its tale again?

Regards

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: GUEST,Ed T
Date: 14 Apr 14 - 08:41 AM

Oops, last post was Ed T, from a remote computer:)

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Apr 14 - 08:40 AM

Suggestion:
Why not give it a try and open some interesting threads versus a complaint one (which has mostly been "done to death") , and see how it goes, Leadbelly.


"It's probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in." LBJ

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: Musket
Date: 14 Apr 14 - 07:55 AM

Something to think on Steve.

The most powerful person in a meeting is the one tasked with taking the minutes.

There was no golden age of anything. If the golden age involved outrageous comments promoting incitement to hate, then the age was tarnished, and gold is rather inert as metals go... Challenging comments that have no place in decent society isn't boorish, it's a service. And they get it for free! How cool's that?

Look on the bright side. I much prefer Jack when he calls me a fucking cunt to when he quoted Max's expectations aka rules.. Some things have improved immensely.

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 14 Apr 14 - 07:46 AM

This old chestnut is a denizen of every forum, it seems. First, the thing about "hijacking" threads is that the great glory of a natter on the internet is that threads wander everywhere in a most democratic manner. I love it when I start a thread and it gets "hijacked". The second element is the lament for the lost golden age (which never existed), since when it is claimed (with little evidence) that good people have been "driven away". Thirdly, of course, is the claim, again to be seen on many a board, that it's just a handful of bastards who are wrecking the whole thing, a claim never accompanied, of course, by the naming of names. Well I've been on a number of forums where I've been embroiled in controversy (you'd never guess, of course), but there is a uniqueness about this one: the bigots, the homophobes, the liars, the revisionists, the racists, the fundamentalists and the downright unbalanced and deluded are either indulged or treated with muteness from the moderators. The handful of people who loudly resist them, on the other hand, are generally the people here who are vilified. Before one contemplates which of these two groups is the more distasteful, one should ask oneself which of the groups is actually responsible for dragging the place down.

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: Mr Red
Date: 14 Apr 14 - 07:38 AM

Mudcat has been likened to a pub where people come in and start talking and some people get aerated about some agenda in their heads we know of not. Some change the subject and inevitably the person who started the discussion might re-iterate "But we were talking about .....". and then there are the PC police. And then there are the trolls. And the jokers.
And then there are those we haven't seen for a while saying "not wot it used to B".

Welcome old friend! Come in, join in. What do you want to discuss?

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: GUEST,Grishka
Date: 14 Apr 14 - 06:27 AM

What sort of thread would be interesting?

The legendary Song Challenges certainly were to me, both amusing and enlightening. I would like to participate in a tune writing Challenge for given lyrics. The starter must be someone of sufficient authority to attract many competent participants. Other ideas along that line are welcome.

Controversial discussions can be enjoyable as well, depending on the number of constructive contributors. Banal and bickering messages must simply be ignored. Threads started by serious posters about genuine problems will rarely be hijacked successfully. In fact very few threads altogether are hijacked successfully.

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: Megan L
Date: 14 Apr 14 - 02:51 AM

People have tried that Ebbie but unfortunately there is a coterie of unpleasant people who take great delight in hijacking threads with vicious argument and banal repletion.

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: Ebbie
Date: 13 Apr 14 - 09:33 PM

I fail to understand the mindset that complains about the lack of "interesting threads". Start one.

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 13 Apr 14 - 05:44 PM

A lot of wonderful people have moved on to something better. Facebook I mean. And some to Heaven.

Subject: RE: A boring place
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 13 Apr 14 - 05:34 PM

yes I miss a lot of people. a lot of the early gang were a bit standoffish and seemed to reckon themselves a cut above us johnny come latelies.

Subject: A boring place
From: GUEST,Leadbelly
Date: 13 Apr 14 - 05:15 PM

I may be wrong. And if so; sorry friends.

But I got the feeling that compared to -let's say - 10 years ago Mudcat became somewhat boring in respect to interesting threads.

Don't know why, but actually I do miss many persons being active here some time ago.

Anyhow, Mudcat is always good to take a sight from time to time.

Manfred from Germany

Moved to BS, Manfred, as it's a more general discussion topic