Let's be mindful

[Derek27]

Unlike the wild west I think the forum is big enough for everyone to co-exist

Never really thought of it but as the westerns depict, every so-called town has just one bar in it. Nowhere else to go if you want to avoid someone.

[Kai]

Unlike the wild west I think the forum is big enough for everyone to co-exist

Never really thought of it but as the westerns depict, every so-called town has just one bar in it. Nowhere else to go if you want to avoid someone.

That's exactly it, whatever one or two threads are active at the time serve as the proverbial saloon So the forum is much smaller in reality than it appears, it's hard not to bump shoulders with someone on your way in our out

[Derek27]

Unlike the wild west I think the forum is big enough for everyone to co-exist

Never really thought of it but as the westerns depict, every so-called town has just one bar in it. Nowhere else to go if you want to avoid someone.

That's exactly it, whatever one or two threads are active at the time serve as the proverbial saloon So the forum is much smaller in reality than it appears, it's hard not to bump shoulders with someone on your way in our out

I would definitely sack the handyman who put the hinges on that door.

[Trader Pat]

Never really thought of it but as the westerns depict, every so-called town has just one bar in it. Nowhere else to go if you want to avoid someone.

That's exactly it, whatever one or two threads are active at the time serve as the proverbial saloon So the forum is much smaller in reality than it appears, it's hard not to bump shoulders with someone on your way in our out

I would definitely sack the handyman who put the hinges on that door.

Its usually the same bloke who makes the coffins!

[wearthefoxhat]

I used to play the piano by banging my head against the keys...I was playing by ear

[Morbius]

End of the day, if you can't get along with like-minded traders then who the hell can you get along with for crying out loud??

A random bunch of people who've all decided to plough their own furrow certainly aren't short of confidence in their own opinions. I'm sure the HumanResoursesPro forum is all hugging and clapping but 50 maverick gamblers are going to get feisty sometimes, pull out their pistols, and the piano player will stop playing.

But our job is entirely based on understanding that different people come to different conclusions when given the same information, so scuffles don't last long, the music starts up again and we all get back to necking Red Eye and squeezing good-time girls. If you've ditched the suit and tie and wear a bandit mask to work then it's kind of what you signed up for.

It does come with the territory and it's hard to avoid since we're all misfits and outlaws and outliers by some definition, but I really like that wild west saloon analogy The piano does indeed start playing again after a brawl or a few fired shots. But be careful with giving us too many excuses

I'm glad we managed to de-escalate and shake hands before someone called the sheriff and everyone scattered

Since I'm one of the newer ones... Well I've never been intimidated but then again it takes a lot to do that anyway but I've had moments where I've thought why bother but then agreed with Kai on that forums can be numerous things at once. As long as the scammers and vendors get short change then I'm all for a bit of banter.

It's like watching a film that's gone a bit flat and the advertisements bring light relief lol

I'm 400+ posts now and I wouldn't have thought that six months ago. The most important thing any forum needs is people. If they don't want to talk about anything interesting then at least talk. Sometimes people that you never had much time for can be massively different with many common interests.