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On Sep 12, 7:56=A0pm, "Alex Ferrier"  wrote: > Clive George wrote: > > > Without people like you posting, there's a void the trolls and wrestler= s > > will try and fill. It's like cycling - the more there are, the better i= t > > is > >  > lol. Half the problem is that you (as in UKRC, > collectively) lot don't seem to be all that clued > up on what a troll actually is. A couple of minor > disagreements between posters and up go the shrill > cries, "Troll, Troll". When trolls actually do turn > up, they seem to slip completely under your radar > and you enter into long, protracted arguments with > them. > > What continually messes this ng up is the never > ending Helmet and car/cyclist wars. Let's face > it, over the past 6 or 7 years I've been (mainly) > lurking, you've conclusively beaten both subjects > to absolute fucking death. > > You should place a moratorium on helmet/car wars > topics and just completely ignore any posts which > do reference them. > > Get a FAQ written which explains this and the reasons > for it too. > > Maybe then, you might find that passing cyclists > might actually stop a while and contribute. Rather > than look on, bemused at the internecine feud being > waged, before they wander off somewhere more appropriate. > > Either that or get the ng renamed: uk.rec.helmetwars, > or some such. > > It soon won't even be worth lurking here > the s/n ratio is now almost non-existent. > > Still never mind eh? >  > > -- > Alex > BMW R1150GS > Pace RC200f8, Cotic Roadrat, Ribble SC61.10a > DIAABTCOD#3 =A0MSWF#4 =A0UKRMFBC#6 =A0Ibw#35 =A0BOB#8 > Windy's "little soldier"

Oh, haven't you heard? There's no "car/cyclist war". There are no anti-motorist posters here, and anyone who thinks otherwise is deluded. Or maybe anti-motorist people are too pathetic to admit it. I wonder which it is....