Do you reckon that this is a welcoming forum?

**Waldo** · 26th April 2006, 01:18 PM

G'day,

Each to themselves I guess. No offence meant, but if an avitar is offensive to you then maybe you shouldn't go outside where there's alot more offensive things to worry about.

No wonder the minority is going PC and all the rest of the rot.

**CameronPotter** · 26th April 2006, 01:24 PM

Hey Waldo, be fair.

He has said that he has no problems with it himself, but it is his right as a teacher to be mortally terrified of the Parents and Friends Association!

**Waldo** · 26th April 2006, 01:27 PM

G'day Cameron,

OK.

Let's all have a group hug and shakes hands.

**CameronPotter** · 26th April 2006, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by Waldo

Let's all have a group hug and shakes hands.

Watch out for letting Gumby hear you say that though... Next thing you know he will be insisting it is his birthday again!

**Ashore** · 26th April 2006, 01:36 PM

I think the problem lies in the fact that some things , avatars, jokes , suttle double meanings, etc could if monitered by "Polittically Correct Parents" whos little darling has never seen anything like that , according to them, could cause Carry a problem, and as a teacher finds it better not to suggest this or I would think any forum, Imagine If one of his students got involved with some bottom feeding preditator they met on a forum that he as their teacher recomended.:mad: Even though it was a woodwork, needlework , or anything at all and was recomended with the best of intentions.

**silentC** · 26th April 2006, 01:39 PM

That pretty much rules out the Internet then...

**CameronPotter** · 26th April 2006, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Ashore

I think the problem lies in the fact that some things , avatars, jokes , suttle double meanings, etc could if monitered by "Polittically Correct Parents" whos little darling has never seen anything like that , according to them, could cause Carry a problem, and as a teacher finds it better not to suggest this or I would think any forum, Imagine If one of his students got involved with some bottom feeding preditator they met on a forum a he as their teacher recomended.:mad:

Really, it is a sad state of affairs though that you can't suggest something useful because of the potential for backlash. Sad, but unfortunately true...

**CameronPotter** · 26th April 2006, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by silentC

That pretty much rules out the Internet then...

Or at least the interactive internet.

Do I hear the words hijack coming?

**zenwood** · 26th April 2006, 02:14 PM

I'm a noob for another week or so...yep, I reckon this is a welcoming forum: lots of encouraging advice and good conversations, several meet&greet barbeques, and a few one-on-one shed tours and getting on the turps with Studley, plus secret handshakes at the woodworking shows, pancake recipies and foilie designs (all ineffective, hehe!). And still only one member on my ignore list, and just one red from Zed.

Haven't heard of the purple circle (something to do with MFKL? a stalwarts-only thing?), or Ruffly's "Club".

**CameronPotter** · 26th April 2006, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by zenwood

And still only one member on my ignore list, and just one red from Zed.

Haven't heard of the purple circle (something to do with MFKL? a stalwarts-only thing?), or Ruffly's "Club".

Don't say that too loudly or it might be remedied!

As for the purple circle - that was brought up in a discussion about newbie bashing and thus prompted this poll to see what people think (including those who aren't members).

As for Ruffly's club, it is all to do with listening to the wood. See here for where it started:
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ad.php?t=30391

and here for where I got my "membership":
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ad.php?t=30832

All just a bit of fun really (and a chance to use the Mickey Mouseketeer smilie).

Cam

**Wood Butcher** · 26th April 2006, 06:41 PM

I know that a lot of members think that all this political correctness stuff is a load of BS and some of it maybe, but the fact is that is exists and we have to live with it.
I can easily see carry pine's point of view and it is very valid. The question is, do we want to the forums able to be viewed by anyone from anywhere, or do you guys want your little eccentricities that badly?

**CameronPotter** · 26th April 2006, 06:50 PM

I am happy either way - but I do like the eccentricities...

**silentC** · 26th April 2006, 07:34 PM

do we want to the forums able to be viewed by anyone from anywhere

If it means bowing and scraping to the lowest common denominator of what someone else thinks we should be looking at/doing/saying then I say #### em.

**Waldo** · 26th April 2006, 07:38 PM

G'day,

Hear, hear to SilentC's post above! And to poitical correctness, it's minority forcing their values/ideals on the majority...

Originally Posted by silentC

then I say #### em.

:eek:

**ozwinner** · 26th April 2006, 07:56 PM

But do you think the forums would be a better place if youngens could come here without having to face titty avatars?

Al :confused:

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