frenzix wrote:phatrat you need to buy a splitty
you got a few...any spares??
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phatrat REALLY!
891 posts · joined May 2004 ·
you got a few...any spares??
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Renaming Bad Attitude
you got a few...any spares??
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ColumBUS Hail To The Bus Driver!
3,601 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·
keep bad attitude alive, we may be a vw community, and the majority of threads and topics etc are based on vws, but there are times when we dont want to speak about dubs, yet stay within this community. why join another forum, or try to meet up in chat rooms etc, when we can contact each other here. we're all members here, theres no confusion, no fuss.
for those who want it gone, dont activate the password and youll never see it again. for those who want it to stay, vote.
i do agree that the name should be changed... bad attitude sorta doesnt fit and makes us look like the drug dealing bikie gang in the corner of the smoke ridden bar (not that avd is a smoke ridden bikie bar) i sorta like the late night dubbers club... its a huge ego trip
for those who want it gone, dont activate the password and youll never see it again. for those who want it to stay, vote.
i do agree that the name should be changed... bad attitude sorta doesnt fit and makes us look like the drug dealing bikie gang in the corner of the smoke ridden bar (not that avd is a smoke ridden bikie bar) i sorta like the late night dubbers club... its a huge ego trip
Starbug rustbag
2,408 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
in the imortal words of the 80's "RELAX..."
why do people get so uptight about BA? you say its turned into a puerile sex forum...
well... to that i say, theres many porn mags at my newsagent next to the car/vw mags... they are there, but i dont read them... and i dont whinge and complain when other people do, or when you do.
BA is there, but you dont need to read it, so dont whinge and complain when other people do.
there are heaps of threads in main forum that i could have gotten uptight about in the past few years (think half naked plastic women posing in front of poor innocent vw's) but i just refused to read them, or read them once and walked away... didnt complain that others wanted to read them.
so i dont see the difference here.
if BA goes, (which i think the majority voting in this thread will want to see) and the bitching and whinging starts again on general chit chat (which im sure it will), then its time i took a holiday away from veedubbers in general.
sorry peoples, but people taking offence to practically everything has just made this forum alot less interesting.
why do people get so uptight about BA? you say its turned into a puerile sex forum...
well... to that i say, theres many porn mags at my newsagent next to the car/vw mags... they are there, but i dont read them... and i dont whinge and complain when other people do, or when you do.
BA is there, but you dont need to read it, so dont whinge and complain when other people do.
there are heaps of threads in main forum that i could have gotten uptight about in the past few years (think half naked plastic women posing in front of poor innocent vw's) but i just refused to read them, or read them once and walked away... didnt complain that others wanted to read them.
so i dont see the difference here.
if BA goes, (which i think the majority voting in this thread will want to see) and the bitching and whinging starts again on general chit chat (which im sure it will), then its time i took a holiday away from veedubbers in general.
sorry peoples, but people taking offence to practically everything has just made this forum alot less interesting.
in the beginning, the universe was created.
this made alot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.
this made alot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.
jenz58 Postal Menace
9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Starbug ... exactly... people just need to chill a bit more and not get so uptight ...
Do they know they may be shortening their own lives by getting this way....and this is only their 'hobby' site...imagine what they would get like with serious issues or maybe they don't give a shit??:duh
Do they know they may be shortening their own lives by getting this way....and this is only their 'hobby' site...imagine what they would get like with serious issues or maybe they don't give a shit??:duh
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
vanderaj Administrator a suffusion of yellow
3,130 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I'm surprised at the voting patterns - no change. Considering how vocal some are, it's a good thing I decided to use a poll rather than just react to a couple of suggestions.
I'll make (or not make) the change this coming Sunday evening. Keep on voting.
Andrew
I'll make (or not make) the change this coming Sunday evening. Keep on voting.
Andrew
zac_smits Coolest Person Ever!
3,634 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
this is my opinion..
(and please note i am NOT (surprisingly) in the bad attitude forum.)
everything has it's place on the internet. you can go to sites for porn, sites for music, and sites for software.
this is a vw site..not only a site, but a community. (in my opinion) the purpose of the bad attitude forum was so that it didn't take away from the rest of the vw scene. it's doing it's job, and helping to get rid of some of the more riské posts from the "general" section of the forum.
that's why it was created, that's why it is there. Make use of it.
Keep it guys(and gals).
i voted, no rename, it's serves its purpose!'
Zac
(and please note i am NOT (surprisingly) in the bad attitude forum.)
everything has it's place on the internet. you can go to sites for porn, sites for music, and sites for software.
this is a vw site..not only a site, but a community. (in my opinion) the purpose of the bad attitude forum was so that it didn't take away from the rest of the vw scene. it's doing it's job, and helping to get rid of some of the more riské posts from the "general" section of the forum.
that's why it was created, that's why it is there. Make use of it.
Keep it guys(and gals).
i voted, no rename, it's serves its purpose!'
Zac
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Gaia Casual Dubber
23 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·
Just my 2 cents worth... I finally checked out BA and I think it's all just a bit of fun. Not all my style, but neither are baha's (sorry 🙂 )It would be nice to see more VW stuff on there but maybe this will come as the novelty wears off. Anyway, each to their own and if I decide I don't like it, I turn it off!
koolkarmakombi enkarmarising
2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·
Maybe we should issue 'choose life' T-shirts to those frequent bleaters so they can go and get a life 😉
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Starbug wrote:in the imortal words of the 80's "RELAX..."
why do people get so uptight about BA? you say its turned into a puerile sex forum...
well... to that i say, theres many porn mags at my newsagent next to the car/vw mags... they are there, but i dont read them... and i dont whinge and complain when other people do, or when you do.
BA is there, but you dont need to read it, so dont whinge and complain when other people do.
there are heaps of threads in main forum that i could have gotten uptight about in the past few years (think half naked plastic women posing in front of poor innocent vw's) but i just refused to read them, or read them once and walked away... didnt complain that others wanted to read them.
so i dont see the difference here.
if BA goes, (which i think the majority voting in this thread will want to see) and the bitching and whinging starts again on general chit chat (which im sure it will), then its time i took a holiday away from veedubbers in general.
sorry peoples, but people taking offence to practically everything has just made this forum alot less interesting.
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h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle
7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·
how about 'bitchin here' or is that to naughty? :thumb
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amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
The argument that there are already other places on the net to talk about such topics is useless. There were many many other VW forums on the net before this one came along. I want to know what the anti BA's are scared of. If your homophobic you dont go to a gay bar do ya? No, you just stay away and forget it is there. So if you dont like BA... simply stay away!
This debate reminds me of when my little suburb gained an adult shop. Months of debate in the local paper about how it was going to draw in prostitutes, drug users, paedophiles, anything short of armageddon. After it had been open for a month people forgot about it and went on with their lives.
I think the name is wrong, but dont have an alternative. Restricted Area of Ill Repute seems more appropriate at the moment. Just use a descriptive term for it, not something trendy or catchy. That way the next person who clicks on the link and then complains can be belted around the head with their own mouse.
This debate reminds me of when my little suburb gained an adult shop. Months of debate in the local paper about how it was going to draw in prostitutes, drug users, paedophiles, anything short of armageddon. After it had been open for a month people forgot about it and went on with their lives.
I think the name is wrong, but dont have an alternative. Restricted Area of Ill Repute seems more appropriate at the moment. Just use a descriptive term for it, not something trendy or catchy. That way the next person who clicks on the link and then complains can be belted around the head with their own mouse.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
Queen_Bug Seriously Crusin Dubber
163 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·
The way I see it is...if you want to talk about VW's only on this site then that is your choice, but not all of us want to do that, this is a community after all, some of us want to talk about other stuff sometimes, and just interact with other people.
If you don't go to the BA forum what does it matter if other people do? Why does the fun have to be ruined for everyone else because?
If you don't go to the BA forum what does it matter if other people do? Why does the fun have to be ruined for everyone else because?
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it enjoy the view
SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!
1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
give me a look at it then i'll vote 🙂
jenz58 Postal Menace
9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
...skewy talk about slow lol
Where have you been mate???😀
OK...I know better things to be doing with you time...:thumb
Where have you been mate???😀
OK...I know better things to be doing with you time...:thumb
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
robnjo Veteran Volks Folk
2,082 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·
I don't give a toss:P, you could call it "fluffy's house fark" or "I've had a bad day so I'll dish it out in here"
...sorry couldn't help myself, I don't use it as there is nuffin 4 sale in there.
...sorry couldn't help myself, I don't use it as there is nuffin 4 sale in there.
vanderaj Administrator a suffusion of yellow
3,130 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
As "Keep it as is" won, so no renaming of Bad Attitude will take place.
On the matter of deleting the forum, the votes were:
Delete the forum: 25.42%
Other options: 74.58%
Therefore, by overwhelming majority, the forum stays.
Andrew
On the matter of deleting the forum, the votes were:
Delete the forum: 25.42%
Other options: 74.58%
Therefore, by overwhelming majority, the forum stays.
Andrew
Grock Officially Full-On Dubber
264 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·
I do not see the difficulty in ignoring it. I dont even notice it, not that i am against it, i just cant be stuffed getting the password. I spend enough time keeping up with all the other bits and pieces on this site that i want to view. Sort of a personal filter, really not a hard thing to do, we should all try it! 😎 and then be done with all this futile banter😠
SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!
1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
yeah a bit slow Jenz i know 🙂
i been working lots mate, u still working in that lane ? i'll drop in soon !
i spoze its coz i'm out there creating the story's u all be talking about in there
😉
i been working lots mate, u still working in that lane ? i'll drop in soon !
i spoze its coz i'm out there creating the story's u all be talking about in there
😉
Marrs_7 Slammed & Awesome Dubber
90 posts · joined May 2005 ·
From an outsiders POV, but also one who administrates a very busy forum. Id say it needs to stay. I havent even seen any threads in the forum but I dont really need to to understand how important it is for long term members.
We have had a very similar issue some up recently, where long term members were being made to feel bad for wanting to to just basicly crap on with general idle talk that was totally OT for the forums as a whole. We have also hit the 2.5 yr mark, so it apears it may be a general growth thing.
Forums will change and members will move on but there will always be a tighter group at its centre.
As forums grow bigger and become more busy it appears that there is a cliquey group of members. Well really things have just stayed the same and the forum has grown around them. These members are a vital part of the forums.
Its very important to remember that the forums would not be what they are today if these people were not the tight knit group they are. That group can gradualy change over time, but still remians the basis and "fuel" if you like of the forums. To these people the forums are not just a place to visit to talk about - in this case VW's- its a big part of their lives, so yeah ther aspects of their lives are going to spill into the forums. This is what makes places like this REAL.
[Edited on 23/5/2005 by Marrs_7]
We have had a very similar issue some up recently, where long term members were being made to feel bad for wanting to to just basicly crap on with general idle talk that was totally OT for the forums as a whole. We have also hit the 2.5 yr mark, so it apears it may be a general growth thing.
Forums will change and members will move on but there will always be a tighter group at its centre.
As forums grow bigger and become more busy it appears that there is a cliquey group of members. Well really things have just stayed the same and the forum has grown around them. These members are a vital part of the forums.
Its very important to remember that the forums would not be what they are today if these people were not the tight knit group they are. That group can gradualy change over time, but still remians the basis and "fuel" if you like of the forums. To these people the forums are not just a place to visit to talk about - in this case VW's- its a big part of their lives, so yeah ther aspects of their lives are going to spill into the forums. This is what makes places like this REAL.
[Edited on 23/5/2005 by Marrs_7]
Mel