Hawkes Bay Rant and Rave

**yungatart** · 30th September 2009, 07:17

Oh dear!
This is too sad.
All other regions have a ride (or multiple ride) thread/s and a rant and rave thread.
Imagine if you were a visitor to HB and wanted to hook up with the locals for a ride in the weekend...you have to trawl through pages of stuff looking for where the meeting place is....because the original post is no longer valid.
If you subscribe to both threads it pops up in your User CP and is easy to find.
It hs been a great social place, as Steve said, and can continue to be so. Everything evolves over time, this is just another example of that.
BTW Nasty is just the messenger. She is not on a personal dictatorship crusade, just enforcing site rules, as is her job.
FWIW, I think two (or more threads) will work well, "Weekend Rides", "Weekday rides" and "Rant and Rave".
A local website might work but I have made such great friends from all over the country through KB...that would never happen on a local website.

**Dooly** · 30th September 2009, 07:28

Originally Posted by yungatart

A local website might work but I have made such great friends from all over the country through KB...that would never happen on a local website.

Be on both then.
Solved.

And the aim is to have the rides posted mainly and whatever else is with that.

For me personally its about riding the bike with like minded locals.
And thats about it.

Anyway, there to use if wanted, if not, no worries.

**MSTRS:Me** · 30th September 2009, 08:25

Originally Posted by Morepower

I trust this is a Joke John ?????? we dont need threads for each day of the week do we

It was said in jest, but there is a big element of truth in it too.
What's happening here is not unique. All the other regions have had the same 'tightening up' hit them too.
I believe the problem is out-of-towners coming in to another region's ride thread to perhaps join in if they come to visit, but there is so much banter between the locals that they can't find the info they want. I'd say that some of those people have complained to the mods, who've watched and then acted. There was a final straw...and we all know what that was. Yes, I'll put my hand up to a bit of 'mod-baiting', although it was not meant seriously...(a day in PD, remember)
I know it's a hassle having to look in 2 or more places, but I'm afraid we're stuck with it. We are not being singled out, guys...just check the other regions' ride threads. All this stuff about taking it to another website...won't work. Sportsbike was supposed to be the new KB, free of mods and so on, and it's gone now. Like it or not, KB is an essential part of our social network, with a presence on the general m/c scene that just can't be replaced.
More...

**MSTRS:Me** · 30th September 2009, 08:29

The 'new' regime can work just as well as the old, and probably better, too. We can have a variety of Ride threads in Meetings+Events, the titles being what identifies them and a banter thread in R+R. If anyone wants to make sure a proposed ride gets noticed, just put it in the (appropriate) ride thread and then put a link in the R+R thread.
As YT said, you can subscribe to any thread you like, and then if you click on UserCP any thread subscribed to that has new post/s will show at the top of the page.
It might be a little cumbersome, but a thread title of HB Weekend Ride, HB Weekday Ride, HB Evening Ride, whatever... is at least descriptive of what can be found within.
The other thing is that new people do crop up from time to time, and a single thread full of everything including the various personalities, must be a bit offputting for them. Look at GruesomeHat for instance...he was certainly confused as to what was really going on, who was fucking who, and who wasn't paying.
Let's just give this 'new' system a fair go. Time will tell whether it will work well for everybody.

**Virago** · 30th September 2009, 08:53

Some sanity seeping through - thanks Yungatart and MSTRS.

The hysterical response to a minor issue is rather disappointing.

It has simply been requested that you keep actual "Ride" threads in Meeting & Events clear of excessive off-topic banter. It is not an onerous request. People shouldn't have to wade through pages of drivel to find what's happening ride-wise.

Someone set up this separate thread for banter, and there's no reason why the thread can't be used for non-ride related discussions.

There will always be a certain amount of banter in ride threads, it's not a problem, if it's not taken to extremes - and no-one complains. The Mods would prefer to stay out of such threads, but occasionally we might need to step in, especially if requested.

Chill out. You've still got your ride threads as before, with another thread here for general chit-chat. Business as usual...

**Dooly** · 30th September 2009, 08:59

The other website is only for a permanant link for rides etc for us locals, not a social event like this place.
It would be free of the pedantic intrusions that occur here.
Its not intended to take the place of this.

I can't be bothered with the way it is here now and other shit, and being an old cunt, can't be bothered with change, so will post fuckall now, and still ride and keep up to date via PM and telegraph wire.

However this place is great for bike related resource material and advice, but as a social calendar and lifestyle thing............hmmm.

And I really don't give a fuck about out of towners wanting this that and the other.
I'm only concerned with myself and our ride group.
Bad, yeah, how sad.

**Dooly** · 30th September 2009, 09:03

Originally Posted by Virago

Some sanity seeping through - thanks Yungatart and MSTRS.

Sanity?

Naa, just views that you like and agree with.

Matter of opinion.

Each to their own.
Had enough of this thread now.

CIAO.

**Virago** · 30th September 2009, 09:08

Originally Posted by Dooly

The other website is only for a permanant link for rides etc for us locals, not a social event like this place...

The irony there is rather delicious...

**RDjase** · 30th September 2009, 11:18

Have a look at what some scumbag has gone and pinched

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=107770

Awesome bike and made even more rare by the fact it is a SUZUKI that is actually cool!

**BigG** · 30th September 2009, 11:45

Originally Posted by RDjase

Have a look at what some scumbag has gone and pinched

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=107770

Awesome bike and made even more rare by the fact it is a suzuki that is actually cool!

Yep its bloody awfull to have something like that pinched.Not in the same feild but my boy had his $3K BMX freestyle stolen last night,

**BigG** · 30th September 2009, 16:17

Originally Posted by Gixxer 4 ever

Hmmmm Think I will go for a little ride. Or should I say……………….. I am off for a f*cin fag to scrub in the new baloney, shit thing on the back, and I don’t give a f*ck if it is not 100km long so up yours………..

Suppose I will get hang of it........

mummy

That will be 10 Hail Mary's

Originally Posted by robertydog

Gee i thought i knew you but after that i have to reconsider

Mmmmmmmmmm

Originally Posted by MSTRS

I"ve never felt like a school boy...girl's, however.

Better stop that, feeling school boys and girls meens you a P file HaHa

Originally Posted by yungatart

Some of us are...

Note that I did not start this thread, and will take no responsibility for its progress, or the lack thereof! Nuffink to do wif me!

Ok we let you off.

Originally Posted by schado

So this is the place to throw some shit around... swearing allowed? Nice. Cool. Now Toddy can vent from within his cot. Of course he can pm any threats or offers of meetings if he's worried that people might judge him for his hillbilly grammar and ten year olds spelling mistakes in here. LOL.

Get yer head in its rat week.

Originally Posted by schado

... the HB Rides thread is back where it started and where it belongs.
Why? Because, even though I believe that I had lost my PM ability, I, the only one receiving any flak, made an effort to persuade the moderator to reinstate the page...
... and he did.

Well done! and so ya should be.

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Actually, no. You weren't alone in asking the thread be put back...
When you go off on a rant about (whatever) most (all?) of us have no idea what you are on about. If it's an issue you have with someone in particular, sort it face to face. Or do via PM. Keep it off the open thread, cos really we're not interested.

and you

Originally Posted by Nasty

Yes it is back and it will disappear again if it is abused. I have put another link in that thread to here.

Mmmmmm Nasty Mmmmmmm (maybe change of name)

**Coldrider** · 30th September 2009, 20:16

Originally Posted by BigG

Yep its bloody awfull to have something like that pinched.Not in the same feild but my boy had his $3K BMX freestyle stolen last night,

More details, my boys are into serious Downhill and stuff, they know what's around and who's got what locally.

**crazyhorse** · 1st October 2009, 05:55

Originally Posted by BigG

Yep its bloody awfull to have something like that pinched.Not in the same feild but my boy had his $3K BMX freestyle stolen last night,

That sucks big time. Hope he finds it - in the same condition too

**RDjase** · 1st October 2009, 12:32

Originally Posted by RDjase

Have a look at what some scumbag has gone and pinched

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=107770

Awesome bike and made even more rare by the fact it is a SUZUKI that is actually cool!

Were are you todd?

no bite about me giving a zuki shit

Real bikes got made in the 80s!