Bloody Cyclists!

07Lapierre

And I though everyone loved cyclists

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Chips Lovell

Mods have already locked a thread about this. Apparently if we now want to comment about threads on other forums, we've to take it to Feedback.

CheGuedara

Or could you start a thread about it in R&R and everyone would have to agree with you? Is that how it works?

Morgan

Not really worth reading. Ignore.

Raam

el tonto wrote: »

Mods have already locked a thread about this. Apparently if we now want to comment about threads on other forums, we've to take it to Feedback.

For the love of all things sacred!

petethedrummer

Raam wrote: »

For the love of all things sacred!

I want to complain about you complaining about that rule. Where do I go?

Raam

petethedrummer wrote: »

I want to complain about you complaining about that rule. Where do I go?

I'll create a new thread for it...

Chips Lovell

petethedrummer wrote: »

Where do I go?

Feedback

ROK ON

I presume that it is acceptable in the R&R forum to start a thread about how much I hate people who hate cyclists?

I can't believe that I have never seen that forum, ranting is a speciality of mine - I am a particularly fine ranter and raver.

Bikerbhoy

i have just be reported and have been asked to refer to R&R too..... bless all frustrated motorists little cotton socks..... jaysus whingers I tell ya

blorg

CheGuedara wrote: »

Or could you start a thread about it in R&R and everyone would have to agree with you? Is that how it works?

Yes, rational discussion is specifically banned by their charter. You must agree with the rant. Part of me suspects it is to keep the sort of thing that gets posted there out of the rest of Boards... I actually get ticked off though when someone posts a "lets run down bloody cyclists" thread, even in jest, as it is not as if there aren't a small minority of drivers out there who not only think like that but actually carry it out.

Bikerbhoy

ROK ON wrote: »

I am a particularly fine ranter and raver.

ROCK ON ..... ROK ON

DirkVoodoo

Their charter also specifically bans ignorance. That entire thread was one ignorant comment after another. All the usuals: hogging lanes, not using "perfectly good" cycle lanes, not paying tax, etc.

Some of the "rants" in there are a bit sad really. I'm also fond of a rant, but I generally rant to friends or family. I don't log onto the internet to have a rant with people I don't know to get satisfaction.

You guys don't count, seeing as I have met many of you, so technically this isn't a rant.

Anyway, everyone knows that "Ranting and Raving" is just "boards.ie for ****" (this is just me paraphrasing peep show, don't take it personally...or else do and go post a rant about it).

Bikerbhoy

7 day rant and rave ban 4 me......well der ya go...... Jez

Bikerbhoy

As I retreat back to the safety of The Cycling Barracks.... after battle

Beasty

ROK ON wrote: »

I presume that it is acceptable in the R&R forum to start a thread about how much I hate people who hate cyclists?

I can't believe that I have never seen that forum, ranting is a speciality of mine - I am a particularly fine ranter and raver.

Yes - the cricket forum did exactly this when cricket was "attacked" in R&R. Cricket forum thread:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055630981
R&R thread they started:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055631235

DJsail

Is it really worth the effort to start a 'I hate people who hate people who like cycling', granted as funny as it may seem the degenerates posting in that thread have not the mental capacity to understand the irony, The fact they have protected their ignorance by preventing responses to their completley rediculous views shows what a waste of space and a driving licence they really are.

Oh No this is now a rant isn't it? Seriously though although that thread represents loosers of the highest caliber I agree with Blorg in that their expressed attitudes are simply dangerous to any cyclist who finds themselves forced by an irate irrational motorists into obstacles and situations that could simply be avoided by common courtesy

Lumen

The best response to a rant is either complete silence or a score (e.g. "1/10, must try harder. Not enough creative swearing").

Debate just gives credibility to the ranter.

DirkVoodoo

Thread seems to be gone now.

niceonetom

Lumen wrote: »

The best response to a rant is either complete silence or a score (e.g. "1/10, must try harder. Not enough creative swearing").

Debate just gives credibility to the ranter.

Normally I favour a dispassionate dissection of the ranter's "argument", or the ranter, whichever. Silence can be misinterpreted, especially by idiots.

Thread's gone now anyway - I can neither confirm nor deny that I had any part in that.

Captain Havoc

I actually find it hard to think people had a go at cricket, I mean bad cyclists affect motorists, WTF do cricketers do to people? Getting drunk watching cricket is great fun though.
I think some of these guys seriously need their heads checked and blorg is totally right, it only takes one complete moron to take a post more serious and the next boards outing is going to be to a graveyard (that's my twist on what blorg said).

petethedrummer

niceonetom wrote: »

Thread's gone now anyway - I can neither confirm nor deny that I had any part in that.

I was enjoying that thread.