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Vikings · Clubman A

RE: Re brief?

DanN1664 · Clubman B

The aims and objectives haven't been questioned, have they?

What I struggle to understand is why some people are surprised when opinions are expressed on an open forum!

My brains bigger than your brain..... Hilarious!

It's a shame tact can't be found in the books that make you intelligent.

devondan · Champion

Dan you are right manners, being polite and tactful is essential - it works both ways - Is Vikings calling Rich an old fella and his mates boys, likely to help?

Vikings · Clubman A

Did you read tims posts?

Vikings · Clubman A

nickpdo wrote:
FFS, just enjoy the forum for what it is, a medium where you can hook up with guys an girls who like riding the bike of their choice, (regardless of colour), where people can ask for a bit of help clearing a lane that can't be done with a tree saw, so all can enjoy.
          And if you want to advertise stuff for sale on here, bike related or not, then great - but as this is a local TRF site, maybe only paid up members should be able to post on the flog it section?     Just a thought........
          Have a read again of RichT4's post from last night, then read it again, as I could not have put it better myself.

Vikings wrote:
Delete my account again pls Debbie.
Joe, if you really want to close your account, then it can be done from the account settings, not saying you should as forums should show a free for all view, as long as it doesn't get personal.
You are right about the importance of events, as they raise the cash to protect the one thing we all need to enjoy our hobby.
      Just my humble opinion, and if you don't like it, then that's fine, just drop me a pm and tell me.

-- Edited by nickpdo on Friday 18th of January 2013 09:49:41 PM

I thought I would delete it but had pm's and texts saying dont as it would be a shame. So unless I get banned again I'm here. I'm sorry if I seem to come across like a **** but some of the views on here are so wrong for the future growth of the Trf. I feel like it needs to addressed. ASAP. Total reboot. Need to x2 members to get fresh blood into support the lanes not scare them off with a crap old school attitude.

doug9270 · Powermonger!!

Anyway i am off out riding with my fellow riders tomorrow so i am going to comment my thoughts in tyre tracks.

Vikings · Clubman A

As am I. Sure the yahoo Trf site has been busy tonight. Lol.

Vikings · Clubman A

Well said. That is what grips my ****. I wish I could just leave it alone and forget it but its such a importance that the dtrf is up and running with loads of members and run reports. Mark my words if it doesn't change it will die.

V Twin Funster · Expert

Vikings wrote:
As am I. Sure the yahoo Trf site has been busy tonight. Lol.

As a matter of fact, Joe...no.

Vikings · Clubman A

So why is there even a Trf yahoo site? Tell ya what I am off. Balls to it. Keep the money for the Trf fund. Will still pay it every year but I think I've found my calling. Adios. It's been...............? Tedious.

V Twin Funster · Expert

Vikings wrote:
So why is there even a Trf yahoo site? Tell ya what I am off. Balls to it. Keep the money for the Trf fund. Will still pay it every year but I think I've found my calling. Adios. It's been...............? Tedious.

To discuss matters of importance, relevant to DTRF confuse

Sorry you feel this way.

JT has also deleted his account, good and proper.

Each to their own, I suppose.

V Twin Funster · Expert

I can confirm, Joe has deleted his account.

kevdoyle · Clubman B

personally i think its a shame VIKING and JT have deleted there acoounts, both differing opinions, both valid points made, but i like to know members thoughts and debates and general banter on stuff, as long as its not personal or patronising, we all know there are a few who read from the TRF bible and can be padantic to say the least, but the rest of us are here to meet like minded people, have a laugh, ride our bikes, get advice , help and general banter, love the DTRF, CTRF, TVTR sites full of really freindy & helpful people, if im honest i was a bit put out by a few when i started laning in 2008 and the cant do this,cant do that, thats not TRF , advice i welcome , being patronising i didnt, but i just brushed it of as 99% of members are sane normal people ; )

doug9270 · Powermonger!!

Everybody has there opinion on here that is why it is called an open forum. Many forum users have nothing to do with the trf so dont really know what goes on in the background. Long serving members have worked long and hard in some cases for decades in the background just getting on with the unpaid tasks just so we can enjoy the lanes unhindered.

So to this end please do not take things to seriously on this forum it is just another means of communication, just use it as it was intended = fun.

Anyway enough of this banter got to get in the garage and get ready to do something called bike riding biggrin biggrin

Pete · Devon's Best

Have a good ride, and I can't think of a better way to have a happy birthday Doug

Monty · Clubman B

kevdoyle wrote:
but i just brushed it of as 99% of members are sane normal people ; )

...something our recently departed friends were apparently unable to do.

Highly strung sensitive chaps, bless them.

Olly Pyke · Sportsman

There are funnier and 'livelier' forums out there. Riding around on dirtbikes and preserving obscure rights of way is a slightly nerdy subject in some ways, so the forum (and the TRF in general) is bound to be a little 'stuffy' in some ways. It also naturally appeals to older riders who have grown out of bragging about their sportsbike prowess, and want a new challenge in motocycling (including me).

So what? I'm happy to be a nerd 'cos I enjoy my hobby and want to keep on doing it, and use the forum (and TRF membership) to help that.

The trouble with forums and internet comment sections is that people often start behaving the way some people (including me sometimes) suddenly behave when plonked behind the wheel or inside a crash helmet, suddenly emboldened by their anonimity. A lot of forum comments (not on this forum, which is usually quite civilised) would get the commentator shunned for being a tit, or thumped, if made face to face. Perhaps they are channeling their inner w###er.

I'm not sure what my conclusion is - perhaps see the forum for what it is, see the TRF for what it is, accept that it is a nerdy subject, a brilliant hobby but not globally significant, and don't spend time shouting comments on forums that you wouldn't have the balls to make face to face. Fortunately this forum is pretty free of that sort of behaviour (perhaps even freer now...) which is why I've started using it.

Getting back to the real subject rather than drifting off topic like we all have done a little:

Snow! Brilliant! Time to go and play like a kid on a BMX.

Olly

Pete · Devon's Best

Olly Pyke wrote:
Snow! Brilliant! Time to go and play like a kid on a BMX.

biggrin

Lost · Expert

Doug happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday Doug happy birthday to you have a great ride break a leg ? Perhaps I should not of said that ah yes come home safe and save me some cake as I'm working lost

Simmo · Expert

Am I allowed to raise money for DGTRF by selling Herbalife to members?

RichT4 · Champion

If there is any policy regarding traders I'm not aware of it but I'd venture a guess that traders contributing would be welcome.

wackyracer · Powermonger!!

Simmo wrote:
Am I allowed to raise money for DGTRF by selling Herbalife to members?

Why do you raise that point?

Has anyone said anything to the contrary

Why would you seek permission after all this time, no officer in the DTRF to my knowledge has opposed your efforts or anyone else's to boost funds

If you can get trail riders to loose a few pounds and shift it to the groups coffers its only got to be a win win situation - yes?

lets have some positive stability flung back in on this forum can we

Laterz wacky smile

Harty · Devon's Best

wackyracer wrote:
Simmo wrote:
Am I allowed to raise money for DGTRF by selling Herbalife to members?

Why do you raise that point?
Has anyone said anything to the contrary
Why would you seek permission after all this time, no officer in the DTRF to my knowledge has opposed your efforts or anyone else's to boost funds
If you can get trail riders to loose a few pounds and shift it to the groups coffers its only got to be a win win situation - yes?
lets have some positive stability flung back in on this forum can we
Laterz wacky

Wacky's only after a free sample wink biggrin

wackyracer · Powermonger!!

Harty wrote:
wackyracer wrote:
Simmo wrote:
Am I allowed to raise money for DGTRF by selling Herbalife to members?

Why do you raise that point?
Has anyone said anything to the contrary
Why would you seek permission after all this time, no officer in the DTRF to my knowledge has opposed your efforts or anyone else's to boost funds
If you can get trail riders to loose a few pounds and shift it to the groups coffers its only got to be a win win situation - yes?
lets have some positive stability flung back in on this forum can we
Laterz wacky
Wacky's only after a free sample

Oh that'll work well ontop of chinese take away biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

Remember i haven't had to move up to a larger KTM yet biggrin biggrin biggrin

ooooh beat that biggrin biggrin biggrin

Simmo · Expert

wackyracer wrote:
Simmo wrote:
Am I allowed to raise money for DGTRF by selling Herbalife to members?

Why do you raise that point?
Has anyone said anything to the contrary
Why would you seek permission after all this time, no officer in the DTRF to my knowledge has opposed your efforts or anyone else's to boost funds
If you can get trail riders to loose a few pounds and shift it to the groups coffers its only got to be a win win situation - yes?
lets have some positive stability flung back in on this forum can we
Laterz wacky

PARANOIA!

Fowlersrs · Clubman B

doug9270 wrote:
So, how do we liven up this forum then ?

Could I make a suggestion, before I got into trail riding my main forum I used was BCF, now what they do very well is embrace every biking interest, yes ok there not a user specific place like this BUT we all must have other interests in motorcycling we would like to discuss surely? But where do we do it? I'd like to see a section below general trail biking discussion called "other motorcycling discussion?" With perhaps a sub forum for Motorsport?! I for one have atleast 5 threads I could start if we had an area to discuss!! Give it a trial run??

Johnnyboxer · Clubman B

As someone living 'away from Devon', this is a cracking forum, funny entertaining and lively

Long may it continue in its present vein, you want to see how dull our TRF forum is.........zzzzz

For me it's about the banter, the pee taking and the brill riding, fab ride reports showing all my haunts from way back when I was growing up in Newton Abbot

If I lived back here there are some great runs to go on in all 4 corners of Devon - fab, vibrant community

Hope to get down a bit in 2013 and have a few more rides with you guys

Don't change it, Devon TRF forum is the BEST

doug9270 · Powermonger!!

Lost wrote:
Doug happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday Doug happy birthday to you have a great ride break a leg ? Perhaps I should not of said that ah yes come home safe and save me some cake as I'm working lost

You will pleased to know that i did not need a visit to A&E biggrin biggrin biggrin but i did hear the siren on a few occasions