Anyone else bored and tired of the constant, inane bickering and repeated personal point scoring in a lot of the chats recently.
This forum used to be informative, amusing and contain interesting reads but the derogatory comments, repeated claims and counter claims are very tedious.
I know, before anyone retorts, that the purpose of the conversations are for peoples opinions and discussion, but we have to read a dozen tit-for-tat snide messages before we actually reach an interesting or constructive worthwhile piece.

Apologies.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

You are looking to disingenuously diminish your interest in this group. However, at least you acknowledge being uncomfortable with certain elements within these groups. I'm just surprised that anyone would 'overlook' a nazi head of party to begin with when there appears to be so many utterly mundane traits in people that you apparently cannot overlook, as per this thread. I would assume that Mark Collet actively elected to become a neo nazi and to adopt nazi ideology and have a gf with a massive swaztika tattoo, just in the same way that it appears you found it easier to overlook these things than 'feminists' or 'alphabet types'.

Nothing I've stated is in any way a lie. Again, you like the freedom to lay into groups you think you can laud over, then imagine that overlooking neo nazi-ism is somehow more acceptable in a certain light. No, it's indicative of a warped worldview detached from connection to people you arbitrarily dislike.

Several people who had either nuanced and interesting views or beliefs that genuinely fell on a wider spectrum just gave up posting. It's largely group polarisation now, and so the result of that is that anyone with a typical or broad view is the outlier, when they don't go with the carnival barker contributions.

What a sweet and unassuming reply. Haha. Cheers bud!

Dreamer.

He's correct though, the boards aren't just for endless bickering.

Edited by Stirlingsays (18 Aug 2021 5.24pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

....and the doctors will be only too pleased to charge £40+ for a two minute* chat and a signature on a form.

*if that - it will probably be just a phone call and/or a quick scan of medical records in most cases

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

The issue about increased intervention in gun licencing, is that it still won't stop anyone with borderline traits being shown on the radar.
Terrorists groups with such members called them 'sleeper cells', because they were below the radar until the big event.

Perchance people who spent significant periods posting on internet forums about gun licencing. Or people who upset there neighbours, with no legal recourse. Persons who partake of occasional fisti's after a few pints at the football, but no criminal record.
People who haven't been to their doctors for years, and people with no friends, except other mates who own guns at the club.

I disengage, I turn the page.

That's true, it would be a far from perfect system and would likely miss many potential problem individuals. As a quick check I can see that it might be useful though.

Good point about 'having a pint'. So much mayhem seems to come about when people are half cut, and as you say there's nothing that's going to come up on a check for that unless someone's known to be an alco by their doctor.

Edited by BlueJay (18 Aug 2021 6.31pm)

Or £140 for a 5 minute chat for a taxi medical, can you see ok? tick, any heart problems? tick, anything you need to ask me? tick; Ok, thats it, £140 please! Bargain!