Should MSE Reopen The Arms

colinw

ruperts said:

I understand why the forum team wouldn't want to have to deal with contentious political or social topics like Cummingsgate, the BLM protests and the like. Not sure that warrants the whole forum being shut down though. Not having a place to discuss the pandemic generally - the biggest global event in decades - is a shame.

But more importantly I'm concerned for the welfare of those who used the forum for social contact. Abruptly taking away people's social ties is not something that should be taken lightly, especially now when real life social contact is so limited. Seems to me that if you're happy to allow a social community to develop on your forum and to benefit from the hits and the member numbers, then you owe it to that community to look after them; to treat them like human beings and not an inconvenience that you can just brush away when you're a bit busy.

I think you have summed it up nicely there and it does seem a particularly cruel time to take it away from some people who might rely on it for as you say social contact, especially in these times of some people being very isolated

Jsacker

LABMAN said:

Jsacker said:

LABMAN said:

Jsacker said:

LABMAN said:

Jsacker said:

Why has it been removed? 

That's part of the problem. People don't read. 

Indeed, I didn't read it. But that's because it was put at the top of the page which made me mistakenly think that it was a description of the forum.

Where else would you put it? 

I don't think that I have a better suggestion to offer. But between CoreSock and _shel's post my query was resolved

The answer to your query was already in plain sight and you chose to ignore it, you and many others. That is why the 'Arms' has been shut.

Talk about riding me 

LABMAN

Jsacker said:

LABMAN said:

Jsacker said:

LABMAN said:

Jsacker said:

LABMAN said:

Jsacker said:

Why has it been removed? 

That's part of the problem. People don't read. 

Indeed, I didn't read it. But that's because it was put at the top of the page which made me mistakenly think that it was a description of the forum.

Where else would you put it? 

I don't think that I have a better suggestion to offer. But between CoreSock and _shel's post my query was resolved

The answer to your query was already in plain sight and you chose to ignore it, you and many others. That is why the 'Arms' has been shut.

Talk about riding me 

Not a chance....you would claim you didn't read the consent agreement yet you still signed it! X

Jsacker

LABMAN said:

Jsacker said:

LABMAN said:

Jsacker said:

LABMAN said:

Jsacker said:

LABMAN said:

Jsacker said:

Why has it been removed? 

That's part of the problem. People don't read. 

Indeed, I didn't read it. But that's because it was put at the top of the page which made me mistakenly think that it was a description of the forum.

Where else would you put it? 

I don't think that I have a better suggestion to offer. But between CoreSock and _shel's post my query was resolved

The answer to your query was already in plain sight and you chose to ignore it, you and many others. That is why the 'Arms' has been shut.

Talk about riding me 

Not a chance....you would claim you didn't read the consent agreement yet you still signed it! X

I signed under duress  

sarah1972

Tigsteroonie said:

We just need to take over a different board. Where's quietest?   If I remember rightly, the Families section has sub-boards for 'Mums' and 'Dads' that see very little action ...

edit. The Matched Betting board has not been used since March!
edit2. All Shopped Out sub-board barely used, one post in May.

Matched betting won't have been used since March as most sport stopped at lockdown and its been temporarily closed since then.

Shopped out board is for expired posts so not an active board

SingleSue

ruperts said:

I understand why the forum team wouldn't want to have to deal with contentious political or social topics like Cummingsgate, the BLM protests and the like. Not sure that warrants the whole forum being shut down though. Not having a place to discuss the pandemic generally - the biggest global event in decades - is a shame.

But more importantly I'm concerned for the welfare of those who used the forum for social contact. Abruptly taking away people's social ties is not something that should be taken lightly, especially now when real life social contact is so limited. Seems to me that if you're happy to allow a social community to develop on your forum and to benefit from the hits and the member numbers, then you owe it to that community to look after them; to treat them like human beings and not an inconvenience that you can just brush away when you're a bit busy.

I am one of those people. I'm having to shield so my contact with the world is limited and I enjoyed reading and occasionally posting in DT, especially when they decided to do the same to the Debate board.

Having the ability to read discussions about the pandemic rather than just the financial information for it, got me through my sister's fight with Covid and the death of my uncle from it. It allayed fears as one of the ways I cope is to digest stats, new research, experiences etc and it gave me a window into what was happening in the outside world that I can't yet re-enter. I need the basic financial information contained in other threads but alongside that, discussion is equally important.

I rely on forums that have discussion, my world isn't that big even without a pandemic and information keeps my brain activated and involved. Politics is contentious, it's the nature of the beast, pandemics are scary, opinions on what is going on will always attract more than one voice and more than one view point but although things can get a little heated or a view may be a tad OTT at times, it is how we learn and understand the world and other humans better and maybe, just maybe, read an argument convincing enough that we change our own opinions.

CoreSock

Now it's closed i doubt it will ever get reopened. 

Why would they make extra work for themselves?

The timing of the closure and without warning cuts deeply.

od244051

Money Saving Arms was fine. It was Discussion Time which is the main cause of complaints,

Would be better if MSE admin  ban those posters that had the most complaints about. If people complained about - say about 100 posts and they came from 20 something posters, ban these lot.

Stop tarring us with the same brush.

suki1964

od244051 said:

Money Saving Arms was fine. It was Discussion Time which is the main cause of complaints,

Would be better if MSE admin  ban those posters that had the most complaints about. If people complained about - say about 100 posts and they came from 20 something posters, ban these lot.

Stop tarring us with the same brush.

Whats the point of banning someone when they are back within hours on a new ID? 

Just look at the so called newbies the past month

See no matter how much people like to reinvent themselves and deny they were ever here before, their posting style gives them away every time 

joansgirl

suki1964 said:

od244051 said:

Money Saving Arms was fine. It was Discussion Time which is the main cause of complaints,

Would be better if MSE admin  ban those posters that had the most complaints about. If people complained about - say about 100 posts and they came from 20 something posters, ban these lot.

Stop tarring us with the same brush.

Whats the point of banning someone when they are back within hours on a new ID? 

You beat me to it!

If only some of the posters could behave like adults instead of 2 year olds there wouldn't be a problem...