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Why are we so nice? Discuss.

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In a mellow and reflective mood, after a particularly good whisky courtesy of daughter No.1’s boyfriend, and I was just thinking. Why are we all so nice?

To explain, I frequent 3 internet forums this one, a 4x4 related one and a kitcar one. Both of the other two are frequently the place of arguments, back biting and general unnecessary unpleasantness and personal attacks which are things rarely seen here, well in the Citroen and chat bits I read.

Is it that people who buy French cars are nicer than average or does owning a French car make you nice?
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FCF = Fewer Cantancerous Farts :)
I think to be into Citroens, especially hydraulic ones, you need to be of a somewhat geeky mind on a slightly different level to most people.
Also the forum members help a great deal, we won't tolerate bad manners or offensive behaviour from other members, so anyone new that tries to act up is shown quite quickly the it is unacceptable, often by a withdrawal of support (who wants to help someone who is rude and ungrateful?) so eventually they either play nice or leave.
We expand slowly with the regular participants which helps keep the atmosphere the same.
None of us would put up with bullying of any kind. Sometimes a post is made and taken the wrong way due to a lack of smilies and we get a contact about it, we investigate and reassure that no malice was intended which smooths ruffled feathers. I think most members would be horrified if they thought they had offended or upset another member.
As I said, we are very lucky to have the members we do, it makes running the forum so much easier, and that is another thing I think helps, it's your forum, not ours, we just manage it as best we can :)
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Post by addo »

I think if you are willing to own a car that exposes one so brutally to everything from public opprobrium to gross inconvenience (sort of like wearing a kilt, I guess) then it may knock the edges off a rougher character.

There's also a preponderance of people who use their cars here, vs "gunna" types.
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i think the Admin should take all the credit, plus a bit of the green blood in the system and loads of PERCY WHAT SIT :yikes:

:teabag: :dom: :peaceman:

i dont think its the hydraulic factor as there have bin in the passed some heavy upsets on the BX club forun, (seems to have settled down these days,

must be as members really get to know each other
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whoooops why didnt the peace smiley come out

flipping Admin :twisted: :shock: :roll: :lol: :wink:
Regards, malcolm.

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Fixed Malcolm :)
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Xac wrote:FCF = Fewer Cantancerous Farts :)
I think to be into Citroëns, especially hydraulic ones, you need to be of a somewhat geeky mind on a slightly different level to most people.
Also the forum members help a great deal, we won't tolerate bad manners or offensive behaviour from other members, so anyone new that tries to act up is shown quite quickly the it is unacceptable, often by a withdrawal of support (who wants to help someone who is rude and ungrateful?) so eventually they either play nice or leave.
We expand slowly with the regular participants which helps keep the atmosphere the same.
None of us would put up with bullying of any kind. Sometimes a post is made and taken the wrong way due to a lack of smilies and we get a contact about it, we investigate and reassure that no malice was intended which smooths ruffled feathers. I think most members would be horrified if they thought they had offended or upset another member.
As I said, we are very lucky to have the members we do, it makes running the forum so much easier, and that is another thing I think helps, it's your forum, not ours, we just manage it as best we can :)
I agree with Xac's post.
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I am not nice ha I really drive a Vauxhall ha..................here as a spy. :^o
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waynedance wrote:I am not nice ha I really drive a Vauxhall ha..................here as a spy. :^o
I have a close friend who has a Vauxhall and she's now considering swapping it in for a... Aglia which I believe is another Vauxhall... Still, never mind. My neighbours have Vauxhalls so I'm surrounded by them. Lovely people though so I can forgive their choice of car..

I think you've generally covered it Xac and I fully agree. Thing is though we on this forum have to do very, very little moderation at all. Our busiest job is keeping out blatant spammers and keeping it going technically...

In all the years I've been involved I've met and spoken to many, many members and always found them really great people; I count many as close friends and friendships have been forged that go beyond the cars...

I enjoy rallies not so much for the cars but the people.
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That's another good point Jim, many of us have actually met, we're not just faceless people from the tinterweb .
I go along to rallies not for the cars but to catch up with my fellow forum members.
Invariably most rallies turn into FCF meets :)
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Very much so, CCC events are usualy mostly made up of FCF, CXM and BXC members and all of you are a nice bunch and easy to get on with, it does make it a lot more personal than any other furum ive been on.

A lot of sites seem to be full of trolls and snipers, these sites seem to suffer a pleasant absence of such people.

The xm forum where i mod is also a very easy going site, moderating seems to consist of correcting links, helping post pictures for people and removing the odd bit of spam, thats just about it really. Maybe the sort of nutter that ownes a Citroen is just an easy going sort of person, who knows.

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Punch-drunk, and therefore malleable?
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naaa its the green blood that passivises us all :shock: :lol: :wink:

maybe they should administer it on the NHS to repeated trouble makers, in small doses to start with you understand :twisted: :roll: :lol: :wink:
Regards, malcolm.

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I am faceless, not met anyone yet, maybe a meet near me soon that I can attend.
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Ay up!

I'm a faceless one meself right now but I reckon its because we're all adults and have the knack of getting on. Simple as that.

My other great passion in life is railways, both real and model. I've found most of the model rail fora full of COFs (Cantankerous Old Farts) within which the "discussions" are flat statements, followed by flat denials, followed by personal abuse. I am active on the LMS (45212) and LNER (Blink Bonny) fora which are full of reasonable people.

I'm also active on the LDV and Transit fora plus Practically Classics and they saeem a good bunch as well. Is it because that we mainly own what are considered modern classics so tend to be little older and a little more intelligent?

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