Contributors Opinions

[Queenslander]

My fellow TV contributors, I would like to thank you for maintaining our high level of mediocrity, when commentating upon the various social issues that enfold before us. There are many of us that display a wry sense of humour (I think it is a welcome Greek trait), a wonderful turn of phrase, and eloquent argument.

Then there are the rest of us who seem to have a mortgage on drivel, valueless and often vain comments that take us nowhere. But there you have it, our comments whether laudable, valid, inconsequential or just plain stupid, are actually going nowhere.

We are merely using TV as a means of airing our opinions, and as we all know “opinions are like . Everybody's got one and everyone thinks everyone else's stinks."

I like reading everyone’s comments. Obviously I don’t always agree with the sentiments expressed, but then I don’t have to. Neither do I find a need to disparage someone else’s comments, even if they are ridiculous, racist, homophobic or just plain stupid!

However way we interpret another writer’s contribution, liking or disliking, agreeing or not agreeing with the sentiments therein, remember it is only the writer’s personal commentary. They are not asking or demanding we agree with their take on what is occurring. So, accept it for what it is, someone’s personal opinion, and move on.

Lately on TV we seem to have too many narcissists who think that only their opinion is worthwhile and therefore they need to denigrate the opinion of another. Grow up.

Read, ignore, laugh and move on – get a life. Share your opinion, but please stop this childish sniping, it is sooooo boring!

Edited April 6, 2015 by CharlieH
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[Brit_Doggie]

Kill the sniping remarks and the so called childish behaviour and it's R.I.P TVF.

[KhunBENQ]

Time for a dislike button ?

[SoiBiker]

So is there something you were hoping to discuss, or did you just want to tell us your opinions?

[CharlieH]

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[sundrenched]

Personally I deal with it by not coming here much. Too much passive-agressive or outright aggressive nonsense here. Every forum has its personality, and it's pretty much a given, not changeable. I hang out on guitar forums and international newspaper forums most of the time when I'm online.

[n210mp]

It hasn't always been this high in mediocrity, its been a lot higher but then again you always have the choice of being the ultimate censor in these matters

Personally I think everyone (within reason) has a valid right to opinionate on this forum , whether you agree or not is neither the point or the issue.

Some of the more, shall we diverse posters on here are responsible for some very interesting threads and posts , to the extent that you dont know what is coming next, some of the extreme right or left wing attitudes make for a real good debate, compelling people to just join in the fracas.

I dont know what is the point of your thread either with respect but I do think that it has a valid reason for being here in that I and others have already taken the bait as it were, so you yourself in making this entirely pointless comment have contributed to the very mediocrity that you are having a moan about.

You are now a fully paid up member of the ThaiVisa mediocrity club.....Welcome! 555

[SoiBiker]

I think it's improved a little just recently, actually.

[Chivas]

The Forum has gone massively downhill and every single Poster is aware why and certainly not the Posters themselves.......

Even now I've a great new thick yellow Band across the top of the Page.....Ive got quick connection back in the UK but it takes an age to load now

[n210mp]

Personally I deal with it by not coming here much. Too much passive-agressive or outright aggressive nonsense here. Every forum has its personality, and it's pretty much a given, not changeable. I hang out on guitar forums and international newspaper forums most of the time when I'm online.

Sorry about that sundrenched but you dont know what you are missing, maybe you havnt yet acquired the thickness of skin require to participate in some of the more adventurous threads.

Must admit though never noticed too much "passive aggression" but read plenty of posts containing the other but even then I wouldn't say that it is real aggression because the majority of reasonable people posting on here would soon see an an aggressive poster for what they were iand through the keyboard soon dispense with that poster .

Trying to think where I have read a thread or post which had "Passive aggression" in it. ????????

[StreetCowboy]

Opinions are like a***holes - everyone has one, and I like to air mine from time to time

Edited April 6, 2015 by CharlieH

[Thongkorn]

Forgive and forget, Move forward.

[StreetCowboy]

Forgive and forget, ....

Tell that to the bloke sitting next to me on the 'plane.

"Did you say something?"

"It was a Louis Armstrong impression" I replied.

I could see his eyes beginning to water

Edit: Louis Armstrong, but not a wonderful world; not for him, anyway

Edited April 6, 2015 by StreetCowboy

[willyumiii]

Agree.

Opinions are great, if I agree with them or not.

That is what a forum is for.

People resorting to insulting and criticizing others they do not agree with is just wrong and add nothing to the topic being discussed.

Posts that only insult and criticize others personally, and have nothing to do with the topic, should be eliminated, by " someone".

[MrWorldwide]

GT is totally opinion-based but I get ticked off when I see some of the misinformation posted in forums like Health, Visas and the Economy forums - each of which contains people who know their stuff but that doesnt stop the uninformed trying to turn a thread into their own soapbox. It's died down now, but at the height of the back-to-back visa exemption crackdown there were pitched battles being waged in threads that should have simply been about giving people options at a point where they were stuck at a land border trying to get back into Thailand. Many of the longterm retirees here clearly have an axe to grind with those they see as exploiting the apathy of Thai authorities over the years and that was a classic example. Very easy to become a sniper or an attack dog here, but I believe some of those who post complete nonsense for the sake of it bring a lot of that on themselves - sadly, in some cases, I believe they get off on it.

Forums designed for Thai expats have long been the subject of derision from the likes of Stickman, although its clear that he does scan these pages from time to time. All that will come to an end soon and Stick - like several before him - will leave Thailand to its own devices.

[SoiBiker]

Don't sign the farewell card just yet. Stick is hinting at a last-minute twist in the tale.

[smokie36]

Stick can leave...I'll be the next Stig.

[Chivas]

Don't sign the farewell card just yet. Stick is hinting at a last-minute twist in the tale.

Be amazed if there wasn't with perhaps a new man at the helm with same format.......hope so anyway. Guy was good to me over something and unlikely to forget it

[benalibina]

The forum reflects the current state of civilization......take your pick.

[MrWorldwide]

Don't sign the farewell card just yet. Stick is hinting at a last-minute twist in the tale.

Be amazed if there wasn't with perhaps a new man at the helm with same format.......hope so anyway. Guy was good to me over something and unlikely to forget it

I thought that was the plan - he would sell it and go back to NZ to live the quiet life ?

[piersbeckett]

I think what the OP is trying to say is that opinions are best when 'informed', guesses when 'educated' and facts when 'substantiated'.

My point is that a negative aspect of publishing the amount of posts a member has made may well encourage arguments rather than discussions and 'childish sniping' a-plenty; in the race by some for the greatest number of posts.