Post by Dick van Arsdale on Mar 24, 2009 21:28:55 GMT
Hello, welcome to Bing! If you're reading this post, I guess you'll be interested in knowing what exactly goes on here, what we're all about, how we came to be and so forth. This post won't answer questions like 'What's the meaning of life?', or 'Where do babies come from?' But it should go a long way to setting you straight about this message board.
Whatever you do...don't take us seriously
I used to take forums dead seriously. Get the highest post count, become a moderator or admin, become respected on the board, etc. To be honest I think a few people are like that. What I missed was the whole point of a forum, to share your views with others while at the same time having a bit of fun and a laugh. For that reason I'd like to issue this warning: take everything you read on here with a pinch of salt.
Basically I want this to be a place where people can come to speak their mind, so if you're offended by anything here, don't let it upset you. Obviously things like racism will be removed immediatly, because that's out of order. But other than that it's my aim not to have to delete or modify any posts. So if there's a particular thread that offends you, please feel free to respond in whatever way you like, or if you're too shocked or concerned to think of a witty or insulting reply, hit the back button and join in with some of our other conversations.
Saying that...don't be a dick
We welcome anybody on here, but if you've come on to deliberately wind people up, you won't be as well liked as if you just come on, speak your mind and be honest about your views.
The more the merrier
I'm hoping to turn this into a 'major player' in the forum world, and can only do that with your help. In my opinion there aren't enough big forums for light hearted discussions...when a forum gets to a certain size it starts taking itself all seriously and enforcing a beaurocratic system with stupid, meaningless rules (usually about 10 pages worth of them). I'll ensure that this doesn't happen on here, because it's something I would really hate to see.
Enjoy Yourself!
If you don't, there really isn't much point in being here, for your own sake. If you aren't enjoying it for some reason, drop us a PM and if there's an issue I can resolve I will do that.
That's pretty much all I have to say for the moment. Thanks for reading, please join if you haven't already done so and happy postings!
Whatever you do...don't take us seriously
I used to take forums dead seriously. Get the highest post count, become a moderator or admin, become respected on the board, etc. To be honest I think a few people are like that. What I missed was the whole point of a forum, to share your views with others while at the same time having a bit of fun and a laugh. For that reason I'd like to issue this warning: take everything you read on here with a pinch of salt.
Basically I want this to be a place where people can come to speak their mind, so if you're offended by anything here, don't let it upset you. Obviously things like racism will be removed immediatly, because that's out of order. But other than that it's my aim not to have to delete or modify any posts. So if there's a particular thread that offends you, please feel free to respond in whatever way you like, or if you're too shocked or concerned to think of a witty or insulting reply, hit the back button and join in with some of our other conversations.
Saying that...don't be a dick
We welcome anybody on here, but if you've come on to deliberately wind people up, you won't be as well liked as if you just come on, speak your mind and be honest about your views.
The more the merrier
I'm hoping to turn this into a 'major player' in the forum world, and can only do that with your help. In my opinion there aren't enough big forums for light hearted discussions...when a forum gets to a certain size it starts taking itself all seriously and enforcing a beaurocratic system with stupid, meaningless rules (usually about 10 pages worth of them). I'll ensure that this doesn't happen on here, because it's something I would really hate to see.
Enjoy Yourself!
If you don't, there really isn't much point in being here, for your own sake. If you aren't enjoying it for some reason, drop us a PM and if there's an issue I can resolve I will do that.
That's pretty much all I have to say for the moment. Thanks for reading, please join if you haven't already done so and happy postings!