Unacceptable words and phrases in this sub-forum

Victor

Does anyone have anything to add to this list? Once the list is relatively complete, I'll create a poll. Only then will the list be considered operational (note some words are already included in the charter)

In using the word "Unacceptable", I mean that use of the word will be taken as an attempt to troll or insult.

* Loco-sexual - yes, I know, I invented it (in parallel with others)
* Ginger beer
* Chicken Dinner (including reference to any other type of meat)
* Train spotter
* Gricer
* Fan boy
* Basher (can someone explain this one?)
* Anoraks
* Tarquin

lord lucan

Anoraks.

Not used by us but by people who view our hobby as a bit 'funny'.

Following on from that,i've always detested the term 'train spotter'. Granted some go out to record loco/carriage numbers and the like but they're not hard to spot,great big hulking tons of metal that they are.

CIE

lord lucan wrote: »

Anoraks.

Not used by us but by people who view our hobby as a bit 'funny'.

Following on from that,i've always detested the term 'train spotter'. Granted some go out to record loco/carriage numbers and the like but they're not hard to spot,great big hulking tons of metal that they are.

"Gricer" as well?

lord lucan

lord lucan wrote: »

Anoraks.

Not used by us but by people who view our hobby as a bit 'funny'.

Following on from that,i've always detested the term 'train spotter'. Granted some go out to record loco/carriage numbers and the like but they're not hard to spot,great big hulking tons of metal that they are.

Agreed. An IE driver once asked me in Rathmore if I was a trainspotter. I reluctantly said I was.

Hogzy

"Train" - Its a despicable word :P

Rud

Gricer and trainspotter should definetaly be banned

trellheim

Why ? And I really don't get the reference to Chicken dinners ( and I've hung around here, IRN and P11 for ages ) .


And face it - Gricers, bashers and spotters hang out here. SFW ?

foggy_lad

Tarquin, unless that is your name:D

trellheim

trellheim wrote: »

Why ? And I really don't get the reference to Chicken dinners ( and I've hung around here, IRN and P11 for ages ) .

I think I'm right with this one... It's usually considered a bash at the IRRS, who would often run final railtours over soon to be closed lines. Chicken was usually on the menu of such tours. Spawned other terms such as the "grim reaper train."

Cookie_Monster

Rud wrote: »

Gricer and trainspotter should definetaly be banned

disagree, they're common terms used everywhere and are not meant in any kind of desultory way. I'd also disagree with loco-sexual tbh, I quite like it as a term

Chicken Dinner and ginger beer I'd agree with due to the history on this forum to a certain extent but the whole concept of formally banning words seem a bit OTT to me.

Anoraks and Tarquin are more valid as they can be construed as offensive to some I suppose.

Judgement Day

RUI/Platform 11
IRN - Smokebox1 in particular
Save the Rail
The Big Dick - when referring to Mr.Fearn
Turbulent Priest - when referring to Fr.Reg Bryan.
WOT
Fitzpatrick's Grand Central Hotel New York - in particular the Wheel Tappers Bar (below).



In before the lock. Night all!

Victor

Judgement Day wrote: »

RUI/Platform 11

Why?

IRN

Why?

Smokebox1 in particular

Is this a username?

Save the Rail

Why?

The Big Dick - when referring to Mr.Fearn

Fair enough.

Turbulent Priest - when referring to Fr.Reg Bryan.

Fair enough.

WOT

Why?

Fitzpatrick's Grand Central Hotel New York - in particular the Wheel Tappers Bar

Why?

dowlingm

I object that Victor didn't have to put any asterisks in any of those there names like Ch***en D****rs. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

corktina

i don't really object to any of those words...my Mother taught me that its sticks and stones that braeak my bones.

Mr Benevolent

May I suggest 'ferroequinologist' in place of 'train spotter'?

Cookie_Monster

In response to Victors updated post I'd also like to know the meaning of basher. Afaik it's UK louts who go on the piss on railtours??

Partizan

Karsini wrote: »

I think I'm right with this one... It's usually considered a bash at the IRRS, who would often run final railtours over soon to be closed lines. Chicken was usually on the menu of such tours. Spawned other terms such as the "grim reaper train."

Not to mention the wearing of Roman sandals with white socks. Such an offence constitutes a thrashin in my book.

Niles

Found a listing of 'UK' terms here, personally I find most of them cringe-worthy... apart from 'gricer' I'd never use them myself but it's a useful 'translation guide'.

http://www.trainnet.org/libraries/lib001/bashersp.txt

Some of them are just weird...

Given that terms like 'basher' and 'gricer' are used within the rail enthusiast community I can't see them as being offensive.

V_Moth

Niles wrote: »

Found a listing of 'UK' terms here, personally I find most of them cringe-worthy... apart from 'gricer' I'd never use them myself but it's a useful 'translation guide'.

http://www.trainnet.org/libraries/lib001/bashersp.txt

Some of them are just weird...

Given that terms like 'basher' and 'gricer' are used within the rail enthusiast community I can't see them as being offensive.

Albert Gastank is hilarious - should have taken that instead of V_Moth :pac:

dmcronin

What's deal with 'Ginger Beer' apart from being a Famous Five reference??

V_Moth

dmcronin wrote: »

What's deal with 'Ginger Beer' apart from being a Famous Five reference??

Ahem..

Judgement Day

dmcronin wrote: »

What's deal with 'Ginger Beer' apart from being a Famous Five reference??

Ginger Beer ,for me, is associated with those far off days, when summers were always better, and when railways were all about boy porters who knew their place and Jenny Agutter and the railway children reigned supreme. Not to mention George, Anne, Dick, Julian and Timmy the dog.

foggy_lad

Confab wrote: »

May I suggest 'ferroequinologist' in place of 'train spotter'?

Might be more appropriate for loco-sexual?

dmcronin

Judgement Day wrote: »

Ginger Beer ,for me, is associated with those far off days, when summers were always better, and when railways were all about boy porters who knew their place and Jenny Agutter and the railway children reigned supreme. Not to mention George, Anne, Dick, Julian and Timmy the dog.

Trespass on railway property and waving knickers at trains. Down with this sort of thing!

Niles

V_Moth wrote: »

Albert Gastank is hilarious - should have taken that instead of V_Moth :pac:

Another one in that list is 'Baglet', which sounds like some kind of baked snack.

And as for Ada/Ethel, I can't help but feel I'm reading a 19th century novel...

steamengine

Niles wrote: »

Another one in that list is 'Baglet', which sounds like some kind of baked snack.

And as for Ada/Ethel, I can't help but feel I'm reading a 19th century novel...

'Festoon' isn't on the list. This is used to describe the older gricer, who has all sorts of gear hanging off his person. Camera, tape recorder,stop watch haversack and God knows what else.

Hungerford

Victor wrote: »

* Chicken Dinner (including reference to any other type of meat)

Chicken Dinner may have a specific association on this board but I think we should be able to refer to other kinds of meat - otherwise it would be pretty much impossible to discuss catering...

Hungerford

dmcronin wrote: »

What's deal with 'Ginger Beer' apart from being a Famous Five reference??

It's the favoured beverage of Tarquins.

cml387

UTA

A Dub in Glasgo

I must have wandered into some sort of parallel world in here as I have no idea what most of these actually mean and I am in my 19th year working in the rail industry (albeit in Britain)

LaFlammeRouge

This thread is a joke.