I'm pretty sure the gate I hit was about the same as yours I don't know the exact measurements, but it was definately metal and about 14 ft. wide.

It looks as if once again we have been visited by the "PC police"…those few people who are either "Born again" or part of the tree-hugging, save-the-spotted-owl crowd.

THESE are the same types that have allowed our music and games to be censored according to thier ideals…THESE are the people who have appointed themselves "The Voice" of all people…

I don't know where they come from, but it would be nice if they went away!!!

My problem is with a member of this site. Yes, a member of this site. Now I'm not naming names, but this member has been making completely effortless posts. No punctuation and absolutely no grammar. I find the energy to hit shift when a capital letter is needed and to type more than one sentence, I know its tough to do it but I'm able to muster up the strength to do it. No I'm not an english teacher I just like to see a clean post. To me this is spamming as well as posting something that is not relevant. I mean come on!!! Try it, it's not that hard. The only reason I'm not taking it up with the member or a moderator is to wait and see if it stops after this is posted and if anyone else has noticed it.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Just had to get that out.

Oh yes Rex77, you are not the only one to notice. As you stated, yourself (like most here) are not English majors, and do occasionally mis-spell words or even destroy a sentence or two; but pure out-and-out laziness when it comes to posting is another matter.

Yes, there is a BIG difference between a member who speaks/writes English as a secondary language…and most of us overlook the mistakes made by those not well versed in the English language.

Many also post using slang, which for the most part is understandable when trying to add a "human" element or feel to thier posts.

But the idiotic non-punctuated post is a waste of time and effort, for both the member posting, and those of us reading the post(s)… I do know who you're talking about, and I DO NOT read this persons post(s) for that very reason. If this member can take the time to add color to thier posts, you'd think they could hit the "Shift" key and a comma or two as they type as well.

Very good post and point Rex77! * :thumbsup:

I can't say it puts me in too much of a happy, happy, joy, joy mood when i see examples of what you guys have just mentioned. Unfortunately it's not restricted to merely one person - i can think of at least several members whose names immediately indicate the post will be nothing more than inane, often indecipherable, gibberish (at least my inane ranting has a modicum of grammatical structure).

Perhaps all of these suffer from severe forms of dyslexia, but even so this would only explain the spelling and grammar and not the pitiful content. When I log on and see that certain members have made more than half a dozen posts in any given forum with only a couple of minutes separating the post times, I know full well the posts are going to be either 1) unintelligible; 2) completely fu**ing useless; or 3) parroting what has been said previously in that thread; and that all the posts will be an average of 2 lines. This is bad enough when I see it in the bar or lounge, but it’s even worse when its in one of the help sections. If I joined a new site and asked nicely for some help from other members and the first thing I received back was a ‘I dunno, mybe sumbodie else dus’ (an exaggeration obviously, but you get my point), then I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t be visiting that site again in a hurry.

It also tends to be the people who are obsessed with rankings, number of stars and anything else relating to number of posts, which is quite ironic really when you’d think they’d care about the quality as well as quantity, but obviously not.

Here’s a brief reality news flash for these people:

Having a high number of posts in no way equates to people liking or accepting you more. In fact, if you have a high post total, but have never actually said anything worthwhile, then people will be more inclined just to ignore you.

Thanks guys for your support, I had been thinking about this for quite awhile. I had a fear of the responses I would get, now knowing that I'm not alone and I'm glad that I made the post.

Once again thanks for your support and anyone else who posts support after this.

Yeah, I really hate it when people are that incredibly lazy. I mean, some consider me lazy and I type my posts correctly.

OK, I hate to have to say this, but, Lu, I am a Born Again Christain, and I do not fit into any of those categories that you seem to have so conveniently put us all into. *Sorry to burst your bubble, but we just can't all be catagorized so easily... we're all human beings and all have our differences. *I really despise being put into a box like that by anyone, no matter how convenient it makes it for others to deal with me. * *I have had nothing to do with censoring any video games, or books or artwork or music.... * I enjoy listening to Metallica and Korn... I enjoy all the nude artwork displayed in many of the museums around the world (granted, it's via video or online, but still....)... *I smoke, *.......it's just hard to fit all that into one nice neat tidy little package, isn't it!!? * The only thing that we as Christians are is Forgiven, we are not perfect, nor do we think we are.... *and I'm really tired of the stereotype of Born Again Christians.....

Stereotypes are terrible in general. :nono:

Then I would suggest that those tired of being stereotyped regulate those who hide under the guise of Christianity (or any other formal religion) to force upon others thier own personal sense of morality.

It is a FACT that the Christian Coalition is the driving force behind many of todays "morality laws". Here are some direct quotes:

"When I said during my presidential bid that I would only bring Christians and Jews into the government, I hit a firestorm. `What do you mean?' the media challenged me. `You're not going to bring atheists into the government? How dare you maintain that those who believe in the Judeo-Christian values are better qualified to govern America than Hindus and Muslims?'
My simple answer is, `Yes, they are.'"

-from Pat Robertson's "The New World Order," page 218.

"You say you're supposed to be nice to the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists and this, that, and the other thing. Nonsense. I don't have to be nice to the spirit of the Antichrist. I can love the people who hold false opinions but I don't have to be nice to them."
--Pat Robertson, The 700 Club, January 14, 1991

If my post upset you, so be it. But I would have to think that if you are "tired of the stereotyped", you should bring it up with those who speak on behalf of the religion you cherish who are the true cause of being stereotyped.

Pat said those things, I didn't... I don't fit into his box... I don't fit into any box..... nor do you, or anyone else.... we're all unique... and I hate stereotypes.... that's my rant and that's all I'm saying

<Quack> <quack> <waddle> <waddle> *heh heh *:2devilish: ....... just thought I should put a little something here to let y'all know I'm not into any personal agenda or vendetta here. *I'm just sharing my own rant like anyone else... that is all!!! * And, all is well!!

Speediebeenie..You go girl! I second all you said.
* *In fact, the Christians of the early stages didn't refer to themselves as Christians.The other people and sects called them that name...meaning Christ like . They called themselves...the church.The body of Christ...The word church means the group of believers not the building they worship in.
* *In all essense....There are very few true " born-again " Christians.The overcomers so to speak.To be a true born-again means, changing yourself.If you call yourself a born-again, you can't be like your old self.If you do...then you are fake. The key word in all things is change.Things are constantly changing all the time.
* *If we have not changed in the last ten years,then in my opinion....we have become stagnate.
* *Most churches of today suffer from traditional complaciency.Not changing from their grandparent's day or their father's day.
* *Life moves forward.There is a process we must all go through to attain all life has to offer us.If we stay in one spot(even though it may be a good spot) we miss out on what life has for us.Now don't get me wrong...if we change too much,we start to show wishy-washiness without any stability.

I was talking bollocks so I deleted this message in edit mode. Apologies Madhtr

Cheers
Digger *:thumbsup:

You know what's decidedly gotten under my skin recently is all of the complaining about how the forums are run and what is deemed as unneccesary. Rules in forums are there so that the forums won't run away with themselves and hang on their own shoelaces after sticking their foot in their mouth too many times. When a topic is off subject then that's classified as spamming which in the rules is deemed to be not done. Ok, so unless these people read rules that are different than everyone else's then you should understand why a thread about ghosts with subject material that is not on ghosts was threatened to be closed. Sure this post is directed at the post by Digger but it's not just that anymore. It's what i've had to listen to for months and months. It's gotten to a point where i don't even feel like answering questions because i don't want to have to deal with someone who has decided that i am doing my job wrong. I do my job to the best of my ability and sometimes that means spending hours upon hours in the forums answering your questions and making sure that you have the release date that you want. I don't know how much more of this i'll take before i decide that it's too much because there have been a few times where i was down in the dumps and nearly cut ties with the site but didn't. Now that i am in a good mentality i feel like there's a lack of respect and appreciation in these forums and if the only way for me to get this is to leave then so be it. Well, i hope that you all enjoy posting and have fun gaming. :thumbsup:

hear hear ! Devilchild *:thumbsup:
Madhtr some members obviously never read the release date's so dont realise how much effort you put in to find these things out for all our conveniance. As for locking and editing threads, this is to your discretion. I have had some of my post's locked, titles changed and you dont hear me b!tch!ng do you. You do a great job around here so dont go !

Be happy people, after all we are all alive aren't we ! We all have Playstation don't we ! We all have the means to access this site haven't we ! And there will never be a shortage of beer in the world so lets all enjoy what we have!!

Hey I forgot what my rant was *:2devilish: