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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,850
    Fcuk me - it's gonna be a long summer.
  • eldavide
    eldavide Posts: 384
    maybe_baby said:

    Agree to a point but best not to view if they piss you off...it's not like you can open them by accident.

    Actually, you can open alot of them by accident, when the subject heading is just the person's name, then you find out they've passed on because the first post just reads RIP


  • sralan
    sralan Posts: 2,031
    razil said:

    what next banning fence posts...

    see what I did there?

    That would be offensive.

    See what I did there ;-)

  • maybe_baby
    maybe_baby Posts: 2,609
    What about a good riddance thread? Ok, I do realize that I'll probably be on it at some time but it would be fun.
  • bc_addick
    bc_addick Posts: 761
    AFKABartram said:

    I read it at first as Death Threats !

    I did that as well

  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    eldavide said:

    maybe_baby said:

    Agree to a point but best not to view if they piss you off...it's not like you can open them by accident.

    Actually, you can open alot of them by accident, when the subject heading is just the person's name, then you find out they've passed on because the first post just reads RIP


    Agree. I open some thinking it's new signing and it's up being some obscure Blues singer who no one on here has ever heard of. Some people must trawl the obituaries to try and make themselves seem cool. Then you get the comments. "Without him there'd never been The Beatles/Stones/Who/Steps"
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,231
    cafctom said:

    Don't think they would be too much of a problem if certain trolls didn't get on their high horses in those threads and act like absolute prats.

    In agreement with the above. Have had a couple of choice words with 2 regular lifers over making inappropriate comments on RIP threads.

  • stonewallpenalty
    stonewallpenalty Posts: 3,842
    edited June 2013

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  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,365
    Riviera said:

    eldavide said:

    maybe_baby said:

    Agree to a point but best not to view if they piss you off...it's not like you can open them by accident.


    Actually, you can open alot of them by accident, when the subject heading is just the person's name, then you find out they've passed on because the first post just reads RIP


    Agree. I open some thinking it's new signing and it's up being some obscure Blues singer who no one on here has ever heard of. Some people must trawl the obituaries to try and make themselves seem cool. Then you get the comments. "Without him there'd never been The Beatles/Stones/Who/Steps"


    I think you put that so much better than me. Some of the names are straight out of the Fast Show

  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,911
    charltonkeston said:

    Riviera said:

    eldavide said:

    maybe_baby said:

    Agree to a point but best not to view if they piss you off...it's not like you can open them by accident.


    Actually, you can open alot of them by accident, when the subject heading is just the person's name, then you find out they've passed on because the first post just reads RIP


    Agree. I open some thinking it's new signing and it's up being some obscure Blues singer who no one on here has ever heard of. Some people must trawl the obituaries to try and make themselves seem cool. Then you get the comments. "Without him there'd never been The Beatles/Stones/Who/Steps"


    I think you put that so much better than me. Some of the names are straight out of the Fast Show

    I hadn't realised Swiss Tony is dead. RIP.

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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    I'm pro-death myself. I won't pretend I know who everyone is, but sometimes that in itself can be an education. I think it shows what a diverse bunch we are. For me Storm Thorgerson and Nosher Powell were important threads, but I recognise that others may not know or care who they were. On the other hand I had no idea who Jeff Hanneman was, but he was clearly important to others. I disagree that all of these people should be lumped onto a single thread. I do agree though that strings of "RIP" are a bit odd.
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,857
    I'm with @Stig. We can moderate as appropriate, but at the end of the day (see what I did there?) don't comment on threads you don't have an interest in and they may just fall away. Simples.
  • maybe_baby
    maybe_baby Posts: 2,609
    How can anyone get offended about something non offensive? eg; A thread about someone who died that you have no knowledge of.
  • Draizetrain
    Draizetrain Posts: 801
    maybe_baby said:

    What about a good riddance thread?

    Hahaha why stop there? A `I Wish They Were Dead' thread would really sort the men from the boys. I'd start with that fat bloke from the `Go Compare' adverts. He's acting all apologetic in the latest ones....well it's too late lard-arse, you're on the list!!
  • maybe_baby
    maybe_baby Posts: 2,609
    Draizetrain said:

    maybe_baby said:

    What about a good riddance thread?

    Hahaha why stop there? A `I Wish They Were Dead' thread would really sort the men from the boys. I'd start with that fat bloke from the `Go Compare' adverts. He's acting all apologetic in the latest ones....well it's too late lard-arse, you're on the list!!
    May I add any twelve bar blues musicians (sorry Henry, you are probably good mates with Blind Lemon Pie)

  • Mr. Happy
    Mr. Happy Posts: 653
    Riviera said:

    eldavide said:

    maybe_baby said:

    Agree to a point but best not to view if they piss you off...it's not like you can open them by accident.

    Actually, you can open alot of them by accident, when the subject heading is just the person's name, then you find out they've passed on because the first post just reads RIP


    Agree. I open some thinking it's new signing and it's up being some obscure Blues singer who no one on here has ever heard of. Some people must trawl the obituaries to try and make themselves seem cool. Then you get the comments. "Without him there'd never been The Beatles/Stones/Who/Steps"
    I think ,particularly this summer, that if the thread's about a new signing it'll have at least 300 more comments in ten minutes than one about an obscure blues singer.


    Can't say I much like the idea of one big RIP thread - there's something even more depressing about the thought of checking into a thread once every day or two to see if anyone I've heard of has died today, rather than just clicking on the occasional name I've heard of.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,338
    Can't believe it's been eight years.  RIP. 
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    Mr. Happy said:
    Agree to a point but best not to view if they piss you off...it's not like you can open them by accident.
    Actually, you can open alot of them by accident, when the subject heading is just the person's name, then you find out they've passed on because the first post just reads RIP
    Agree. I open some thinking it's new signing and it's up being some obscure Blues singer who no one on here has ever heard of. Some people must trawl the obituaries to try and make themselves seem cool. Then you get the comments. "Without him there'd never been The Beatles/Stones/Who/Steps"
    I think ,particularly this summer, that if the thread's about a new signing it'll have at least 300 more comments in ten minutes than one about an obscure blues singer. Can't say I much like the idea of one big RIP thread - there's something even more depressing about the thought of checking into a thread once every day or two to see if anyone I've heard of has died today, rather than just clicking on the occasional name I've heard of.
    When you get to my age you'd be opening it to check you're not in it!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    Very good @Chizz

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