View Poll Results: Have you been guilty of posting and regreting?

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  • Yes I have. I'm a coward at heart

    7 17.07%
  • No, I left it there and copped my right whack

    10 24.39%
  • I'm pure as the driven snow and never post anything controversial

    7 17.07%
  • I chose option 3 , therefore I'm either a liar or a wanker.

    5 12.20%
  • Rats Ring

    12 29.27%
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  1. #31
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    G'day Cliff.
    Instead of using a smiley, I can say that I'm smirking loudly!

    Noel

  2. #32
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    There is one post I did regret a little.

    When I first joined the forum a few years ago. I had a little conversation with SilentC. It was about Triton (of course) and I got a little bit personal with him. The funny thing is we became pretty good mates because of that.

    And 3 years on, he is still wronger than I am and Triton is still useless.

    BTW you guys are all bastards.

    Oops I have been misquoted and misinterpreted again.
    Visit my website at www.myFineWoodWork.com

  3. #33
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    had to pick the 4th one mainly because im a wanker
    smile and the world will smile with you

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    I have never withdrawn a post I have made as I mean what I say when I say it. Even my remarks to Seppo Joe or Aeg20boat were intentional.

    However later in hindsight, and after being called to task by others, I have regretted some of my outbursts and have publicly apologized in those circumstances.

    Ofcourse some moderator has deleted some of my remarks.


    Peter.

  5. #35
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    There's been a few times I've regretted, in the cold light of day, things I've posted.

    Sometimes I've even deleted threads I've started.

    I'd just like to state that it's never been my fault, it's allways been down to the red cordial.

  6. #36
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    are you a tosser if you have to edit
    l have that dislexy thingy l dont see spelling mistakes to much later
    smile and the world will smile with you

  7. #37
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    Quote Originally Posted by SPIRIT View Post
    are you a tosser if you have to edit
    No, a wanker. You were right in one.
    Cheers,

    Bob



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    Rats Ring!!

  9. #39
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    Never pulled one of mine.

    On the other hand have done a lot of others over the last 7 years but I guess that doesn't count.

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    Quote Originally Posted by View Post
    Never pulled one of mine.
    maybe you should try it sometime.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bitingmidge View Post
    IOK maybe Seppo Joe and I did get off on the wrong foot
    Midge,

    How old were you before you learned Seppobas*ard were actually two words?

    (Oops . .. may have to pull this one. )
    Cheers,

    Bob



  12. #42
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    EDIT I've decided to delete what I just typed so as not to offend myself.

  13. #43
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    That is worse than talking to yourself.
    Cliff.
    If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.

  14. #44
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    I may have regretted the tone of some of mine but never the message. I've never deleted one.

    Sometimes I'm just having a bit of fun with someone, you know, yanking their chain to get a rise. But sometimes I'm dead serious, like when people spout absolute crappola and wont back down in the face of hard evidence. My mission is to get them to admit they might be mistaken. But I try to restrict myself to challenging their words. In a couple of cases, there are so many things I could have said but held back because I really do try to keep personalities out of it.

    And just so there's no confusion, I expect anybody who sees me spouting similar crap to do the same. Sometimes you learn a lot more from what you don't know. It's hard to swallow the lump and say "yeah, I was wrong about that". You try to work out a way to slant your words so that it seems like you were right all along. Trouble is it's all there in black and white.

    Nothing like a good argument anyway, people who don't like it should put something in their signature like "please don't argue with me, I'm a sensitive soul".

    And yes, Lou, I know exactly who you were thinking about

  15. #45
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    Quote Originally Posted by silentC View Post
    My mission is to get them to admit they might be mistaken. But I try to restrict myself to challenging their words. In a couple of cases, there are so many things I could have said but held back because I really do try to keep personalities out of it.
    That's the key, isn't it? Sometimes it's tempting to attack people who are full of bullshyte, but it only provokes them and seldom changes their viewpoint. (Although I'll admit they can really get your back up.)

    Of course, drivel is drivel, and that's alright. But when it's facts someone needs to know and they are giving misleading information, it is irritating and sometimes unsafe.
    Cheers,

    Bob



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