To crap or not to crap...

[avgas]

back in the dawn before the CAPSLOCK DELETION
man kind was happy - and many religions raved.
I was a lowly traveler looking for good looking blondes on GBs.
Twas a good time, and removed thy pain from thou titanium - which restricted me to a lazyboy.
Damned be thy demon, "Corolla" be thy name - whos animosity sent me here in this time.

I think i should retire from KB. I'm getting old and started to smell.

[yod]

The fact that the Hawke's Bay chaps (and chapettes) also conduct their affairs with a degree of maturity may have something to do with it as well.

i wonder if you know how ironic that is, coming from a mod

and no, the implication isn't directed at you.....

[yungatart]

the poor ol' Hawkes Bay chaps will be next, they've got a crap thread of similar proportions

i think they were allowed to mix their rides in with it tho, maybe thats what we shoudl have done

Not a shit show!
We have one thread...talk about all sorts in there. We don't need/want separate threads. We "moderate" ourselves...and we behave!
Would be a brave mod who would dare to moderate us...although they are welcome to pop in, shoot the breeze, have a cuppa or a cold one with us and many of them do!
Some of them even join us for a ride occasionally!

[Hitcher]

i wonder if you know how ironic that is, coming from a mod

and no, the implication isn't directed at you.....

Another conspiracy theory? If you want to complain about me or any other Moderator in terms of our behaviours as Moderators, then take that up with Messrs Me and Trousers (those red dudes).

Otherwise, let it go. It will only make you bitter and twisted.

[MSTRS:Me]

Another conspiracy theory?

But...but...if one sees enough conspiracies lurking about the place, the LawOfAverages TM states that eventually one of those conspiracies will be ridgeydidge. Or is that just another theory put about to veil the real truth?

[Bonez]

But...but...if one sees enough conspiracies lurking about the place, the LawOfAverages TM states that eventually one of those conspiracies will be ridgeydidge. Or is that just another theory put about to veil the real truth?

When it starts affecting folks lives outside KB something isn't quite right. Chancey and Nasty will know what I'm talking about.

[Virago]

There is another forum that is very much like yours - the Auckland Uni Club.

As a Club Forum (as opposed to a Group Forum), there are minor differences in the way it is run, but it is essentially the same. They even have they own in-house moderator (Squiggles) - just like you guys. Go and check it out.

It is their own space on the site, and it is well utilised. Sure, they talk shit in there sometimes - just like all of us. But generally, they just get on with it. The Moderators have very little to do in there, which suits us just fine.

They organise rides, talk about their bikes, arrange social gatherings, bitch about parking problems at the Uni, etc etc. All good stuff. For a bunch of Uni students, they are fucking great.

What don't they do? Well, they don't run around like headless chickens, trying to decide "what the forum is for". They don't post dozens of unbelievably childish "I can post more crap than you can" type threads, in the mistaken belief that it somehow funny or clever - or indeed permitted under the site rules. They don't indulge in petty little power struggles, and divide themselves into pro and anti factions - "If you're not with us, you must be against us..." They don't ostracise some locals, in the mistaken belief that they are somehow behind all the local problems.

Despite the teething problems, there's some good stuff starting to happen in this forum. I hope it continues.

[86GSXR]

Well said. And you're right, there is a lot of good here

[KiwiKat]

It can't be too hard to communicate and share local knowledge in a semi civilised way. I endorse the 'childish' comment. I look forward to seeing the Manawatu forum evolve in a positive direction.

p.s. I want an electric sportsbike.

[yod]

Another conspiracy theory? If you want to complain about me or any other Moderator in terms of our behaviours as Moderators, then take that up with Messrs Me and Trousers (those red dudes).

Otherwise, let it go. It will only make you bitter and twisted.

there's nothing theoretical about it, but taking it further is, quite frankly, a waste of my time

(not you, btw)

[Dani-D]

p.s. I want an electric sportsbike.

Now your just being silly.

Electric and sportsbike can't be used in the same sentence, with the exception of "Danica and her beloved Sportsbike BladeBreaker were seen to be carving up Balance Road when their moment of intimacy was abruptly brought to a premature halt as they chanced upon the flaming wreakage of what appeared to be a Toyota Prius full of Green Party delegates whos electric power cell had spontaneously combusted - as God intended. By the light of the pyre she looked upon her world and saw that it was good, and indeed it was"

[Dani-D]

there's nothing theoretical about it, but taking it further is, quite frankly, a waste of my time

(not you, btw)

"Thumbing the mighty Breaker into life and secretly revelling in the tremor that ran through her body as the bike gently vibrated between her legs with a promise of power to great to tame, Danica was about to once more pay homage to the gods of the blacktop when she noticed Yod approach the dying embers of the earlier conflagration and proceed to poke and prod them with a sharp stick..."

[yod]

"Thumbing the mighty Breaker into life and secretly revelling in the tremor that ran through her body as the bike gently vibrated between her legs with a promise of power to great to tame, Danica was about to once more pay homage to the gods of the blacktop when she noticed Yod approach the dying embers of the earlier conflagration and proceed to poke and prod them with a sharp stick..."

he asked....

[Horse]

Electric and sportsbike can't be used in the same sentence,

In our lifetimes we will see electric sportsbikes that make every existing production motorcycle look like a wind-up toy.

[Dani-D]

he asked....

"With little time to spare before his mindless bumbling returned life to the inferno, her mind raced as she reviewed her options. While bitchslapping him with a cheap shot from behind drew a mischevious grin to her lips she knew this was not the right and honorable thing to do. He was just a man and liable to all the faults and failings that entailed.
No, she needed to save the poor wretch from further harm - that was - until she spied what could only be described as the thing that he had ridden in on. Pity and disgust, both, warred for dominance within her breast as she looked upon its dated, unexciting and sedate lines. Had it not been for her keen senses she may have missed it altogether as it blended into the monotony of its surroundings..."

"Tourer!"