Pauline I’m a big fan and advocate of yours, like many others round here.
You are important to this forum, and I consider you a friend. I said what I said after sitting on it all night and worrying about the potential fallout of being open with my opinions here. But I know you share my personality type in terms of favouring being open, truthful and direct with people, so I hope you understand this is not an attack on your character, but a comment on posting style. I mean it constructively and I’d be very sorry if you stopped posting altogether.
Well… yes! Because then it would have been a conversation, no?
Anyhoo, I see the point in the verification thing now (thanks Rachael) but, just as a suggestion, would it be possible to enable DMing for everyone, and then people can have two person conversations without worrying about boring other posters (esp when discussing the finer points of say, bin collections on a particular street or arranging to pick up something posted on the wanted boards).
Maybe verification could unlock some real life FH benefits? Perhaps entry to one of the famous Crafty Beer raffles, or a cuppa in one of our fabulous coffee shops?
I’m very nervous about doing so. Other local forums attempting to replace the original SE23 forum were hit by someone PMing porn to all members. Our software may be able to mitigate such an attack but there’d still be damage done, and I’m not sure it’s worth the risk.
Our software automatically enables PMing at trust-level-2 (so there’s no need to get verified in order to PM people). In addition to this, mods do selectively enable PMing for new members who haven’t yet reached trust-level-2
It’s not cliquey, if some people post regularly so what, I am sure there are watchers who enjoy some of the repartee.
I personally post when something interests me or I feel I can add a useful input. That said I look at a lot of posts and do not participate that my choice.
As for knowing anybody foreign travel has prevented me from attending any meetings. So I suppose my fellow posters have missed the opportunity for enrichment my company would provide
As someone living south of Catford I am interested in anything which affects anyone living in the local community south of Catford Bridge…sometimes I feel like pulling up the drawbridge…Know what I mean?
Many people who don’t live in SE23 are interested in this forum - they work, shop or engage in other activities in SE23, just as people living in SE23 are interested in forums covering SE20, SE26 etc.and support businesses in those areas.
Lewisham West and Penge Constituency covers areas such as Forest Hill, Sydenham, Crystal Palace and Penge; people living in these areas may well be interested in the Politicos section.
Which begs the question - is SE 23 life (and other forums) a little too parochial in their outlook?
I for one feel isolated in debates, it feels like everyone on here is of similar age and therefore for some reason has the same mentality. I disagree with 99% of the topics on here but it’s good for a laugh every now and again
I’m about to go cycling round Richmond Park but this would be a great time for a reply-as-new-topic and a poll (click the cog in the editor window and click “Build Poll”).
No fallouts or hard feelings from my side Chris & I also class you as a friend, but as the original poll probably came about after some posts by me it’s probably best & fair I don’t get a vote on this
