Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[Emil Miller]

Hello, Scheherazade here. I am female and I am hailing from the UK.



Brian,

In everyone's profile there are fields regarding their location and also we have threads such as Where are you from?, Gender Poll and How old will you be? for those members who would like to share personal information with others.

However, if they don't wish to do so, we cannot force them (and if we did, there would be riots in the streets of the Forum, calling us "Forum Police" and accusing us of "invasion of privacy" )

Hi Scheherazade,
Thanks for the info, I didn't know you were from the UK, I thought you might be Canadian. You are probably right about an uproar over some members being obliged to give their gender or location. It is interesting to ponder the psychology behind a refusal to do so. I mean, I live in London and anybody who wants to can see my name; I don't see a problem with it. I don't go to bed each night thinking that creditors, MI5, the Mafia or aliens are trying to find out exactly where I live so they can come and get me. Obviously I don't know people's individual circumstances, and have no wish to, but an irrational fear seems to pervade internet forums which is one of their drawbacks.

[Emil Miller]

hey Brian, are you that guy on the block that always yells at kids to stay off his lawn?

Hey papayahed, are you one of those kids who keeps playing on my lawn?

[Nightshade]

I don't go to bed each night thinking that creditors, MI5, the Mafia or aliens are trying to find out exactly where I live so they can come and get me. Obviously I don't know people's individual circumstances, and have no wish to, but an irrational fear seems to pervade internet forums which is one of their drawbacks.

That's probably because the UK should be the most paranoid of all, but for the most part we have become ccomplacent to being watched ALL the time, we are the most monitored and watched of all so called democratic and 'free' countries. And its not irrational really, I for one am very happy people are not dropping personal information left right and centre.

[LostPrincess13]

*rings Mr. Bean's doorbell and hides behind the tree snickering*

[Emil Miller]

*rings Mr. Bean's doorbell and hides behind the tree snickering*

I can see that I'm going to have to speak to your mother about you young lady.

[papayahed]

Hey papayahed, are you one of those kids who keeps playing on my lawn?

hahhaa. No, I'm more of the age where I would send my kid over to play on your lawn, just to bug you.

[The Atheist]

If I appeared to be impolite, it wasn't my intention. It is sometimes quite irritating seeing posts which, if only members were to give a reasonable indication of where they live or whether they are male or female, would help others reply logically. I am surprised that the administrators of the site don't insist on the information being a requirement if only out of courtesy.

HA!

I started an internet war once while I was attending a "science/skeptic" forum. The forum only exists to promote science and debunk pseudoscience and I suggested that since members were attacking people who were named and known, that the attackers shouldn't be anonymous and should include real names and countries in their profiles.

That went down like the proverbial lead balloon.

While I always use this nom-de-plume, all of my relevant data and a link to even my family pages are contained in my profile. 3 or 4 people each month click through onto my personal pages, so some people do want to know.

The trouble is, some people are a bit paranoid, and if anonymity weren't guaranteed, they wouldn't post.

Hello, Scheherazade here. I am female and I am hailing from the UK.

I thought you were one of those damn Canucks, too, eh?

However, if they don't wish to do so, we cannot force them (and if we did, there would be riots in the streets of the Forum, calling us "Forum Police" and accusing us of "invasion of privacy" )

And yet, newspapers still don't print letters from people with names and addresses, and those names and areas are published.

I grudgingly accept the change in attitude to public statements, but I still don't like it.

I must say, it bothers me far less here than other forums. Probably because I make allowances for people who read books.

[kilted exile]

Sorry Kilted, I couldn't resist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvyd7oSESgw

I remember that day very clearly already thank you very much.

here is a happier time - unfortunately not alive to see it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtC1pByt-os

slim jim baxter (grew up round the corner from him), billy bremner, denis law

"easy! Easy, this is so freaking easy!"

seriously people watch the whole thing

[Scheherazade]

Hi Scheherazade,
Thanks for the info, I didn't know you were from the UK, I thought you might be Canadian.

I thought you were one of those damn Canucks, too, eh?

Yeah, I live in the UK and can't imagine why you might think that I am Canadian but I sure do hope that your assumption did not offend any Canadians on here *waves at Logos*

I would love to live in Canada... Was determined to go there after university. Got scholarship offers from three universities but could not go due to familial reasons. *sighs* Maybe one day.

[The Atheist]

Or maybe your doggie to do his business on the lawn... Yeah, I live in the UK and can't imagine why you might think that I am Canadian but I sure do hope that your assumption did not offend any Canadians on here *waves at Logos*

I would love to live in Canada... Was determined to go there after university. Got scholarship offers from three universities but could not go due to familial reasons. *sighs* Maybe one day.

Funnily enough, Canadians and Kiwis have a strong bond - surprisingly, stronger than us and Australia. Maybe it's something to do with living next to a vastly more powerful neighbour? I've always bonded pretty well with Canadiennes in particular!

[prendrelemick]

I remember that day very clearly already thank you very much.

here is a happier time - unfortunately not alive to see it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtC1pByt-os

slim jim baxter (grew up round the corner from him), billy bremner, denis law

"easy! Easy, this is so freaking easy!"

seriously people watch the whole thing

There is nothing we English love more, than to see the mighty brought low.

Billy Bremner, is my one true unassailable footballing hero. He's a little ginger god to me.

(Notice I kindly didn't show the MacCallister penalty)

[Emil Miller]

That's probably because the UK should be the most paranoid of all, but for the most part we have become ccomplacent to being watched ALL the time, we are the most monitored and watched of all so called democratic and 'free' countries. And its not irrational really, I for one am very happy people are not dropping personal information left right and centre.

I never feel that I am being watched all the time and it doesn't bother me in the least. I have no intention of contravening any laws and never have done, so when I am outside of my home the authorities can watch me as much as they like. After all, the people who pass me in the street can see me too and the fact that they know they are being watched helps to deter criminals fom impinging on my liberty in a way that is far more intrusive than cameras. I suppose it helps to have worked in secure areas of government departments where security measures of one type or another were quite strict but, in my experience, CCTV hasn't come up as a topic of conversation very often which implies that there are others who aren't bothered about it either, even if there have been some observations by newspaper columnists and the like on the issue.

[The Atheist]

24 hours without a post?

Has everyone died of Swine 'Flu?

I've just asked Parker to bring out the Chateau Latour Pauillac 1994 to try. That usually brings them running.

And a Newkie.

[Stargazer86]

Athiest-

Were you the one who posted about the Newcastle beer ice cream?

Has anyone tried that? How is it? I'd like to try it out

[TurquoiseSunset]

I never feel that I am being watched all the time and it doesn't bother me in the least. I have no intention of contravening any laws and never have done, so when I am outside of my home the authorities can watch me as much as they like. After all, the people who pass me in the street can see me too and the fact that they know they are being watched helps to deter criminals fom impinging on my liberty in a way that is far more intrusive than cameras. I suppose it helps to have worked in secure areas of government departments where security measures of one type or another were quite strict but, in my experience, CCTV hasn't come up as a topic of conversation very often which implies that there are others who aren't bothered about it either, even if there have been some observations by newspaper columnists and the like on the issue.

I've been "stalked" before by a chatroom loser... So I'm a little more careful I think...