Cycling in Sydney Australia
The Cell Bikes thread
I hate deleting threads on this site, other than outright spam, but I just nuked the Cell Bikes thread.
I was going to leave it up there as a reminder of just how ridiculous people can come across when engaging in that style of debate, but I really couldn't find anything else in there worth keeping around.
That coupled with the absolutely insane ramblings I've been getting in my inbox for the past 24 hours pushed me over the line.
The new thread started today by Craig Williams and quickly deleted (thanks to all that alerted me) led to the suspension of his account (which will be permanent after his private responses).
Hope that all makes sense, I hate sites that are over moderated and I like that for the most part the interactions here are adult and mature. This thread I just couldn't see any point in allowing to remain.
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Permalink Reply by Michael O' on -
Keep up the good work Damian.
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Permalink Reply by Bennelong Bicyclist on -
DamianM, In such situations, I find it helpful to ask myself two questions: "What would Jesus do?" and "What would V.I. Lenin do?". I almost always go with Vladimir Illyich. Ding ding!
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Permalink Reply by David Taylor on -
Here here!
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Permalink Reply by Neil Alexander on -
I can resist no longer...
Q: WHAT DO YOU WANT?
M: Well, I was told outside that...
Q: Don't give me that, you snotty-faced heap of parrot droppings!
M: What?
Q: Shut your festering gob, you tit! Your type really makes me puke, you vacuous, toffee-nosed, malodorous pervert!!!
M: Look, I CAME HERE FOR AN ARGUMENT, I'm not going to just stand...!!
Q: OH, oh I'm sorry, but this is abuse.
M: Oh, I see, well, that explains it.
Q: Ah yes, you want room 12A, just along the corridor.
M: Oh, Thank you very much. Sorry.
Q: Not at all.
M: Thank You.
(Under his breath) Stupid git!!
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Permalink Reply by David Taylor on
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I just knew someone was going to intone Python :)
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Permalink Reply by Neil Alexander on
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You can always rely on me to post the bleedin' obvious ;-)
It would have been more appropriate in the original thread, of course, but the D-man rightly closed that off.
I think I understand why CW might have received short shrift at CB. If I was running a customer-focused business, he's one customer I would be happy to lose. In the knowledge that no-one would take his ranting seriously so I would be unlikely to lose other, more rational customers.
BTW, I have no connection with CB, except as a satisfied customer.
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Permalink Reply by Ant Edwards on -
Glad to see sense prevailing. Same sort of thing happens on some other blogs and it detracts greatly from the spirit of the site. There are just some difficult, highly strung personalities out there, I guess.
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Permalink Reply by David Taylor on
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Well yeah and then there are the real nutbags :)
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