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mjlennon

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Re: My God! Can't old posts go away!
« Reply #15 on: May 23, 2018, 08:39:27 PM »
     My God, Can"t old posts ever go away?
I come to these sites from time to time and the same shit is on the screen.  Such as "BANNED FROM LISTER ENGINE FORUM"!!!!  Isn't there any one who can make this shit disappear?  I sometimes make stupid posts and they also never go away.  In this enlightened age I can't believe this cant be handled.
There is much restraint on this forum.  Most I visit would have considered the OP's second post that of a troll and banned on the spot and rightly so.

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« Reply #16 on: May 23, 2018, 11:15:02 PM »
I hate to get back on topic but if the OP was asking for all old posts to disappear, I for one wouldn't like that. There's a ton and a half of good info that would be lost.....

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« Reply #17 on: May 24, 2018, 12:33:42 AM »
I agree with listerboy  there is so much useful information it would be very sad to loose it all

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« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2018, 05:13:39 PM »
Wow;
     I just stopped back in and checked the responses to my post about old ones never being removed.  I didn't mean to sound like a whinger?  I come here at times to learn some things as I can.  I do own slow turning water cooled diesels and use them though I don't consider myself a visionary.  What I do know about them I learned from others. Was really surprised to get attacked by the moderator.  I won't post in the future unless I'm sure I haven't had a glass of wine and might offend.  Mr. Moderator please feel free to remove any of my previous posts that you desire. 

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« Reply #19 on: June 03, 2018, 07:54:47 PM »
Wow;
     I just stopped back in and checked the responses to my post about old ones never being removed.  I didn't mean to sound like a whinger?  I come here at times to learn some things as I can.  I do own slow turning water cooled diesels and use them though I don't consider myself a visionary.  What I do know about them I learned from others. Was really surprised to get attacked by the moderator.  I won't post in the future unless I'm sure I haven't had a glass of wine and might offend.  Mr. Moderator please feel free to remove any of my previous posts that you desire.

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.
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« Reply #20 on: June 04, 2018, 04:31:29 AM »
Hi Johndoh;
     Interesting quote.  Thank you for giving credit to the author, (which is so seldom done today),  I have reviewed  my post that started all of this and still find myself thinking I would not have been infuriated by it.  My only reason for being here is to follow the heavy flywheel diesels.  A few of the responses indicate some tolerance.  Others are downright ugly.  Is this a closed group?  Why have a forum that is available to outsiders?   My concern is the small number of current posts.  Obviously from the number of responses to my post a lot of people read this site frequently.  Maybe I miss the avenues to find the Lister related articles.  I will look further.  No hard feelings to you all and some of you seem like pretty good sorts.  Hopefully this does not seem like a thinly veiled attack because it is not. 

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Re: My God! Can't old posts go away!
« Reply #21 on: June 04, 2018, 07:51:33 AM »
I agree, lets drop the subject and move on. A little less talk about stupid posts and a bit more talk about home generation systems, diesel or otherwise.

Bob

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« Reply #22 on: June 04, 2018, 12:46:25 PM »
The equation is not really all the hard to understand, its just hard to follow when emotion or alcohol  is helping one make his decisions. I have been guilty myself. A least here one can edit or remove his posts now, back when all this cyber forum stuff started once you posted it was there forever. Back then I developed a system that worked for me.

1. Think
2. Type
3. Read
4. Think again
5. Read again
6. Ask yourself would you say that in a room full of same people
7. If the answer is yes, click on Post
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« Reply #23 on: June 04, 2018, 01:41:49 PM »
Hi 38ac, I`m in danger of sounding crass here but isn`t one of the purposes of any forum to allow free speech and thought? I`ve posted a lot of stuff here that I`d rather my wife didn`t see but I`m not ashamed of any of it. I try my best to avoid typos and foul language but sometimes vanilla just won`t do. I`d hate it if this forum and others become moderated to the point that enthusiastic contributors get banned for expressing themselves forcefully. We have nothing to fear but fear itself. People who express views different to ours should be tolerated and hopefully enlightened, who knows we might also learn something from them.

Those that express views contrary to the laws of the land should of course be discouraged or we could all end up in jail.

Bob

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« Reply #24 on: June 04, 2018, 04:59:46 PM »
Has anyone been into a garage or repair workshop? Some choice language used there but I'm on a VAG forum that auto deletes "bad" language in case children see it. In my experience children and most women find forums dull boring and slightly sad and the users even more so, I know my missus does!

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Re: My God! Can't old posts go away!
« Reply #25 on: June 04, 2018, 08:10:22 PM »
Hi 38ac, I`m in danger of sounding crass here but isn`t one of the purposes of any forum to allow free speech and thought?

Bob

I agree, lets drop the subject and move on. A little less talk about stupid posts and a bit more talk about home generation systems, diesel or otherwise.

Bob

I usually dont indulge in such off topic banter but since you have called me out by name for reasons I do not understand maybe you would like to summarize taking both sides of an issue that YOU brought up? Are you for censoring posts or not? or just others posts and not yours?

I simply replied to the O.Ps original  post.
 Why cant things he posted disappear?  answer is they can.

And one of his replies.
Maybe he should not post when inebriated ?  Answer- read it and think before posting.

All others post what ever you want and be proud of it. (like you need my permission eh?) , I dont have a say in it, dont own the site, dont moderate it and usually dont even read when posts go the way this one has,, and this is the reason why. I'm outa here :D


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« Reply #26 on: June 04, 2018, 09:26:09 PM »
Okaaaaaayyyy, this has turned into quite the wierdest thread I've ever seen here! And that takes some doing....

Stevem: As far as I can see, you've made a grand total of 4 posts, one of which is at the head of this thread, one which appeared to be a genuine question, and now two more on this thread...

Presumably, you have an old user ID of which I am not aware (I'm a bit thick, I generally can't work out who used to have what old user ID, especially when I have nothing to go on), feel free to let me know (either via PM or in public, as you prefer).

i also have no desire to delete any posts, even the weird ones, because it takes many a mickle to make a muckle - or people to make an online community, and the more that post the better. Except spammers of course, but they're just scum. One got through the net last week but I managed to squash him pretty damn quick.

But anyway, I digress. To what old posts are you referring? I may be quite happy to delete any old posts that you feel are now worthless - but only if I agree, I'm afraid. Absolute power, and all that jazz...
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Re: My God! Can't old posts go away!
« Reply #27 on: June 04, 2018, 09:44:35 PM »
OK Girls!

I was the first to stick the dagger into Stevem, looks like there there have only been two cockups.

The first was Stevem posting in a distraught state, the second was me, and the rest of the folks that posted on the thread jumping down his neck.

Whilst I'd still jump the same way, given similar provocation, it don't stop me being an unfeeling and thoughtless twat.

Given that Stevem admits to having written the email whilst under the influence and the rest of us leaped  to the defense of the forum it's no wonder the second occurred.

After an hour of vintage Fleetwood Mac ( courtesy of YouTube), a decent barbecue of leftovers and more than my share of 2 bottles of red wine, I feel it's time to let it go, this is a nice place, with nice people, we all fuck up once in while, I'm not into censorship so if Stevem can forgive me for casting the first stone we can all get back to the everyday problems and worries of the diesel addicted....

Night all

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Re: My God! Can't old posts go away!
« Reply #28 on: June 04, 2018, 11:20:51 PM »
Hi 38ac, sorry for dragging you into what has turned out to be a totally pointless thread. I`d much rather you devoted your valuable time and expertise to showing us lesser mortals how stuff works.

My position on this subject is that members should be able to post whatever they like. I am not in favour of censorship. Any member taking offence at a post has the right to either reply or ignore it. AdeV does a fine job as moderator and I`m sure he would step in to prevent anyone from posting anything illegal, pornographic or extremist.

Now can we please all get back to the good stuff. ::)

Bob

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Re: My God! Can't old posts go away!
« Reply #29 on: June 04, 2018, 11:26:39 PM »
Remember the mad promises you made as a young man usually made to a young woman in the back of a Hillman Avenger or a Mk3 Cortina? Luckily none of those things were written down