Defence of the dull and staid forum,

[jgriffin]

GT1 wrote:
"I comprehend very well what's being written & despair at what this forum has become, it's dying a troll & insult based death!
BJ got out at the right time & good for him "

Compared to any other forum, this one is a model of politesse. Even people who post fairly nastily on other forums are muted on here. As someone who has posted my fair share of robust argument and occasionally (correctly) been told off, I view this forum as quite staid and insult-free. And as for trolls....apart from the one or two during the ERC spat, didn't know we had any - even the Stains posters are nice!

[biffer]

Yeah, I get the impression a lot of folk on here have never been on any other forums given how quickly they take offence.

[Bill W (2)]

This a most excellent forum.

And well moderated and with an (by and large)informed and considerate set of posters. We also tolerate the odd troll!

[Noddy555]

I find nothing dull & staid about this forum, there is quite a lot of friendly banter and you'd be amazed on the range of topics discussed. So I suggest that if anyone finds it dull and staid, go take a shower or have a bevy and wake your brain up.

[drc_007]

I participate in many forums* and I find this one of the better behaved. As for being dull, I think we can forgive that at the moment since it is the off season.


*I know the plural is strictly speaking fora but I've always viewed language as being dynamic and shaped by general use.

[h's dad]

I participate in many forums* and I find this one of the better behaved. As for being dull, I think we can forgive that at the moment since it is the off season.


*I know the plural is strictly speaking fora but I've always viewed language as being dynamic and shaped by general use.

I think fora and forums are both not only acceptable but also correct plurals for forum when used in the English language. I think it's only strictly fora when used in Latin. OED et al.

[Ads677]

I participate in many forums* and I find this one of the better behaved. As for being dull, I think we can forgive that at the moment since it is the off season.


*I know the plural is strictly speaking fora but I've always viewed language as being dynamic and shaped by general use.

I think fora and forums are both not only acceptable but also correct plurals for forum when used in the English language. I think it's only strictly fora when used in Latin. OED et al.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary:

"Forum - NOUN (plural forums)

1 A meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged"

Whereas:

"3 Forum, (plural fora) (In an ancient Roman city) is a public square or marketplace used for judicial and other business."

So forums is probably the most appropriate plural for our use.

Who said this forum was dull and staid

[tigerburnie]

Can I make it through the close season............................?Somebody kick a ball...or a player.......................call a ref a naughty name

[jack]

Be careful what you wish for. Some decried certain manufacturers shirts and think back to what we were given. Beware!

[LE18]

From what i remember of my schooldays Latin declensions, I think the plural is forae, but then i am old and probably wrong?

[L Smith]

...and to think that someone had the gall to call this forum dull and staid!

"Roman is a dead language,
As dead as dead can be.
It killed off all the Romans,
And now it's killing me!"

[Bill W (2)]

Isn't the plural of forum messageboards?

[Big Dai]

I'd have to ask Chalkie White! Possibly a gonner now.

[InGuinnessVeritas]

...and to think that someone had the gall to call this forum dull and staid!

L Smith, looking at some of these recent posts, all I can say is quod erat demonstrandum.

[G.K]

adversus solem ne loquitor