Heavy pentaxuser.co.uk blowing over.

dlacouture · 09-18-2011, 01:52 AM

Hello Anvh, I remember you (not that we talked much over at PU...).

Quite a shame PU lost so much traffic these past years.
You'll see, PF is quite good, with a low BS overhead (but as usual, FF threads should be avoided like the plague)...

Warm welcome!

jeffstclair · 09-18-2011, 02:49 AM

Hi you lot I just signed up ... Jeff..

Nass · 09-18-2011, 02:54 AM

Originally posted by dlacouture

You'll see, PF is quite good, with a low BS overhead (but as usual, FF threads should be avoided like the plague)...

Add to that "avoid list" political discussions, especially tea party or neocons vs. liberals. They can be... feisty...

Anvh · 09-18-2011, 05:49 AM

Hello and welcome Jeff, are there more coming?

It's indeed a shame but that this would happen didn't surprise me, all around me i already heard voices about this, there just needed to be a spark to set it off.
There are only a few heavy users left there, i doubt it will be the same.

Thanks for the list which topics to ignore. ^^

dlacouture · 09-18-2011, 06:37 AM

Originally posted by Nass

Add to that "avoid list" political discussions, especially tea party or neocons vs. liberals. They can be... feisty...

Well, when you're foreign, these are quite fun to watch!

Anvh · 09-18-2011, 06:51 AM

Originally posted by dlacouture

Well, when you're foreign, these are quite fun to watch!

Might give them a go then

I saw Pentax K20D in a comic, i'm now trying to find the page, sadly it consists of 337 chapters...

Class A · 09-18-2011, 06:23 PM

Welcome, Anvh!
Welcome to Prieni as well!

Originally posted by Anvh

I wonder how many known faces there are here.

You may or may not remember me. We have posted to the same threads at PU, but admittedly I only rarely went there.

Good to see you over here. You'll find that this forum is a lot better supported in terms of features. This is part of the reason why I hang out here rather than at PU or similar forums. Also, one gets to know a core group of forum members and hence acquires a "home" forum, isn't it?

Originally posted by Nass

Fyi, 8? mods here I think, prettymuch no interference (I've never nuked a thread), the most excitement mods have here is trying to think of vaguely amusing ways to tell spammers to take a hike.

Note, quite, not quite. There have been infractions, temporary bans, bans, etc. but on the whole this is a very friendly place and moderators do not act heavy-handed (as long one stays away from taboo topics

).

RioRico · 09-19-2011, 12:31 AM

Originally posted by Class A

(as long one stays away from taboo topics

).

I recall an old cartoon of a party where one person is naked except for a flag hat and a crucifix. They're holding a drink, chatting away. One bystander says to another, "You can talk to him about anything except sex, politics and religion." That's us.

Oh, and hello, Stefan!
_______________________________________

EDIT: My initial reaction was less cordial. I thought, "Oh no, another PU'er, there goes the neighborhood!" I've been on PU. I'm not really impressed. I don't bother anymore. My impression of PU is that it's rather insular. And my comments there were mostly ignored. I hate ignorance.

Prieni · 09-19-2011, 12:59 AM

Originally posted by dlacouture

Well, when you're foreign, these are quite fun to watch!

Isn't that always true? It's fun to watch such discussion in foreign countries only when it's about your own country you can get really mad as you take the arguments more seriously.

thoughton · 09-19-2011, 01:32 AM

Hey lads

Class A · 09-19-2011, 03:23 AM

Originally posted by thoughton

Hey lads

Hi thoughton.
I understand you had a hard time at PU recently.

Hope you'll continue to enjoy this forum.

Asahi-Pentax · 09-19-2011, 03:42 AM

Another one from the other forum, which has become too moderated for my liking.

thoughton · 09-19-2011, 04:02 AM

Originally posted by Class A

Hi thoughton.
I understand you had a hard time at PU recently.

Hope you'll continue to enjoy this forum.

Cheers, it was just a run in with a certain moderator (for the umpteenth time) about deleting posts for no reason. No biggie, I had been mulling over leaving anyway due to this guy's despotic tendencies, this was merely the final straw!

@ Asahi-Pentax, how about a clue as to your previous identity?

Asahi-Pentax · 09-19-2011, 04:12 AM

I'm Pentaxonian on the other forum

(fairly new to the other site too, but not new to Pentax)

thoughton · 09-19-2011, 04:24 AM

Aha gotcha. Nice to see you again

09-19-2011, 12:31 AM	#23
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Originally posted by Class A (as long one stays away from taboo topics ). I recall an old cartoon of a party where one person is naked except for a flag hat and a crucifix. They're holding a drink, chatting away. One bystander says to another, "You can talk to him about anything except sex, politics and religion." That's us. Oh, and hello, Stefan! _______________________________________ EDIT: My initial reaction was less cordial. I thought, "Oh no, another PU'er, there goes the neighborhood!" I've been on PU. I'm not really impressed. I don't bother anymore. My impression of PU is that it's rather insular. And my comments there were mostly ignored. I hate ignorance. Last edited by RioRico; 09-19-2011 at 12:56 AM.

09-19-2011, 04:12 AM	#29
Asahi-Pentax New Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 4	I'm Pentaxonian on the other forum (fairly new to the other site too, but not new to Pentax) Last edited by Asahi-Pentax; 09-19-2011 at 04:17 AM.

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09-18-2011, 01:52 AM	#16
dlacouture Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Var, South of France Photos: Albums Posts: 1,074	Hello Anvh, I remember you (not that we talked much over at PU...). Quite a shame PU lost so much traffic these past years. You'll see, PF is quite good, with a low BS overhead (but as usual, FF threads should be avoided like the plague)... Warm welcome!

09-18-2011, 02:49 AM	#17
jeffstclair New Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: rural Crete Posts: 2	Hi you lot I just signed up ... Jeff..

09-18-2011, 02:54 AM	#18
Nass Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The British Isles Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,402	Originally posted by dlacouture You'll see, PF is quite good, with a low BS overhead (but as usual, FF threads should be avoided like the plague)... Add to that "avoid list" political discussions, especially tea party or neocons vs. liberals. They can be... feisty...

09-18-2011, 05:49 AM	#19
Anvh Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,616 Original Poster	Hello and welcome Jeff, are there more coming? It's indeed a shame but that this would happen didn't surprise me, all around me i already heard voices about this, there just needed to be a spark to set it off. There are only a few heavy users left there, i doubt it will be the same. Thanks for the list which topics to ignore. ^^

09-18-2011, 06:37 AM	#20
dlacouture Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Var, South of France Photos: Albums Posts: 1,074	Originally posted by Nass Add to that "avoid list" political discussions, especially tea party or neocons vs. liberals. They can be... feisty... Well, when you're foreign, these are quite fun to watch!

09-18-2011, 06:51 AM	#21
Anvh Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,616 Original Poster	Originally posted by dlacouture Well, when you're foreign, these are quite fun to watch! Might give them a go then I saw Pentax K20D in a comic, i'm now trying to find the page, sadly it consists of 337 chapters...

09-18-2011, 06:23 PM	#22
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,251	Welcome, Anvh! Welcome to Prieni as well! Originally posted by Anvh I wonder how many known faces there are here. You may or may not remember me. We have posted to the same threads at PU, but admittedly I only rarely went there. Good to see you over here. You'll find that this forum is a lot better supported in terms of features. This is part of the reason why I hang out here rather than at PU or similar forums. Also, one gets to know a core group of forum members and hence acquires a "home" forum, isn't it? Originally posted by Nass Fyi, 8? mods here I think, prettymuch no interference (I've never nuked a thread), the most excitement mods have here is trying to think of vaguely amusing ways to tell spammers to take a hike. Note, quite, not quite. There have been infractions, temporary bans, bans, etc. but on the whole this is a very friendly place and moderators do not act heavy-handed (as long one stays away from taboo topics ).

09-19-2011, 12:59 AM	#24
Prieni Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Rostock Photos: Gallery Posts: 104	Originally posted by dlacouture Well, when you're foreign, these are quite fun to watch! Isn't that always true? It's fun to watch such discussion in foreign countries only when it's about your own country you can get really mad as you take the arguments more seriously.

09-19-2011, 01:32 AM	#25
thoughton Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Saffron Walden, Essex Photos: Gallery Posts: 362	Hey lads

09-19-2011, 03:23 AM	#26
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,251	Originally posted by thoughton Hey lads Hi thoughton. I understand you had a hard time at PU recently. Hope you'll continue to enjoy this forum.

09-19-2011, 03:42 AM	#27
Asahi-Pentax New Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 4	Another one from the other forum, which has become too moderated for my liking.

09-19-2011, 04:02 AM	#28
thoughton Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Saffron Walden, Essex Photos: Gallery Posts: 362	Originally posted by Class A Hi thoughton. I understand you had a hard time at PU recently. Hope you'll continue to enjoy this forum. Cheers, it was just a run in with a certain moderator (for the umpteenth time) about deleting posts for no reason. No biggie, I had been mulling over leaving anyway due to this guy's despotic tendencies, this was merely the final straw! @ Asahi-Pentax, how about a clue as to your previous identity?

09-19-2011, 04:24 AM	#30
thoughton Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Saffron Walden, Essex Photos: Gallery Posts: 362	Aha gotcha. Nice to see you again