trundle
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And they thought we were mad over here....!
Hello to all the ex NEW RIDER FORUM...
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Ranyhyn
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You'd have to pay me £10 to get me on NR nowerdays.
Paard
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OH MY GOD - the mod on NR has thrown his teddies out the pram and removed everyones pm box, stopped posts from being edited etc
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Ah, I was wondering what was going on...Thought I'd been naughty
Glad its not just me.
I can't see me paying £10 (and I hope others don't either - how rediculous!) NR was good for the swap shop but I rarely posted or ventured elsewhere.
OH MY GOD - the mod on NR has thrown his teddies out the pram and removed everyones pm box, stopped posts from being edited etc
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Ah, I was wondering what was going on...Thought I'd been naughty
I can't see me paying £10 (and I hope others don't either - how rediculous!) NR was good for the swap shop but I rarely posted or ventured elsewhere.
doorstopper
Active Member
I've pretty much lost all respect for the site now. I did actually quite like it (kept my nose out of the teenagers posting B&W ****PICS**** of them pouting with their ponies and stuck with the entertaining bits) but come on - if you decide to start charging people they're going to have a moan. And then they'll get over it. Some will leave, some will stay. Grr.
Hippona
Well-Known Member
See...I never went on NR...I just stumbled (drunkenly) accross HHO.....had some laughs, couple of brawls- liked it and decided to stay.
Do you mean to tell me theres a forum where everyone agrees with each other, you're not allowed to say what you think and no-one ever falls out?????
WTF...what the point of that?
Do you mean to tell me theres a forum where everyone agrees with each other, you're not allowed to say what you think and no-one ever falls out?????
WTF...what the point of that?
camilla4
Well-Known Member
Don't worry Poppymoo - I never went on NR either. This is my home!!
Slinkyunicorn
Well-Known Member
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See...I never went on NR...I just stumbled (drunkenly) accross HHO.....had some laughs, couple of brawls- liked it and decided to stay.
Do you mean to tell me theres a forum where everyone agrees with each other, you're not allowed to say what you think and no-one ever falls out?????
WTF...what the point of that?
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Me too!! and besides which once I joined here I didn't have time for anything else anyway........
See...I never went on NR...I just stumbled (drunkenly) accross HHO.....had some laughs, couple of brawls- liked it and decided to stay.
Do you mean to tell me theres a forum where everyone agrees with each other, you're not allowed to say what you think and no-one ever falls out?????
WTF...what the point of that?
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Me too!! and besides which once I joined here I didn't have time for anything else anyway........
Hippona
Well-Known Member
How true.....barely got any time to get work done....
Stroppy Mare
Well-Known Member
im also from the dark side, buttt have been a member here for a couple of years now i think and after forgetting my username and password (and recently remembering it!) im here to stay...
since i cant remember introducing myself previously, i have 2.5 horses
Gem - a 15hh connemara x tb grey mare
Bertha - a 15.1hh cobby thing grey mare
and Eddie - a 17.2hh Reg. Irish Draught bay gelding, whos currently out on trial. (hence the 0.5!)
since i cant remember introducing myself previously, i have 2.5 horses
Gem - a 15hh connemara x tb grey mare
Bertha - a 15.1hh cobby thing grey mare
and Eddie - a 17.2hh Reg. Irish Draught bay gelding, whos currently out on trial. (hence the 0.5!)
qwertyuiop
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OH MY GOD - the mod on NR has thrown his teddies out the pram and removed everyones pm box, stopped posts from being edited etc
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He never did take criticim very well. When you start an internet forum inevitably some members will disagree with the way that you run it. Deal with it!
I always suspected that the PMs of known disenters were monitored by Big Brother.
OH MY GOD - the mod on NR has thrown his teddies out the pram and removed everyones pm box, stopped posts from being edited etc
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He never did take criticim very well. When you start an internet forum inevitably some members will disagree with the way that you run it. Deal with it!
I always suspected that the PMs of known disenters were monitored by Big Brother.
Stroppy Mare
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im also from the dark side, buttt have been a member here for a couple of years now i think and after forgetting my username and password (and recently remembering it!) im here to stay...
since i cant remember introducing myself previously, i have 2.5 horses
Gem - a 15hh connemara x tb grey mare
Bertha - a 15.1hh cobby thing grey mare
and Eddie - a 17.2hh Reg. Irish Draught bay gelding, whos currently out on trial. (hence the 0.5!)
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Just like to point out, i am far from fluffy too, i did once try NH... for about a week, then i got bored and decided to get a life and get on with things with a whip and spurs! I feel lost without my whip, esp since i broke it on sunday riding! Oops... (best part is, i didnt smack her with it!)
im also from the dark side, buttt have been a member here for a couple of years now i think and after forgetting my username and password (and recently remembering it!) im here to stay...
since i cant remember introducing myself previously, i have 2.5 horses
Gem - a 15hh connemara x tb grey mare
Bertha - a 15.1hh cobby thing grey mare
and Eddie - a 17.2hh Reg. Irish Draught bay gelding, whos currently out on trial. (hence the 0.5!)
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Just like to point out, i am far from fluffy too, i did once try NH... for about a week, then i got bored and decided to get a life and get on with things with a whip and spurs! I feel lost without my whip, esp since i broke it on sunday riding! Oops... (best part is, i didnt smack her with it!)
AengusOg
Well-Known Member
Well I'm AengusOg wherever I go..............just in case I confuse myself.
I was on NR for quite a long time, then asked to have my account deleted, then joined again. I just couldn't kep my mouth shut.
I have been a member here for a good while, but haven't posted much.........everybody's too sensible over here.
I'll not be paying, and as soon as the baby's toys are back in the pram I'll be clearing my desk at NR.
Thanks for the warm(ish) welcome to the rats from the sinking ship.
I was on NR for quite a long time, then asked to have my account deleted, then joined again. I just couldn't kep my mouth shut.
I have been a member here for a good while, but haven't posted much.........everybody's too sensible over here.
I'll not be paying, and as soon as the baby's toys are back in the pram I'll be clearing my desk at NR.
Thanks for the warm(ish) welcome to the rats from the sinking ship.
Pacey
Well-Known Member
Hello,
tandp from NR here. I've been a member on HHO for about a year I think, i'm more of a lurker.
Not a fluffy bunny, safe to say you will have scared them all away with your uber-friendliness anyway.
So can I just clarify what constitutes fluffy buniness?
Is it anything other than traditional methods, or is just people who are a bit detached from reality when it comes to horses? Or are they the same?
tandp from NR here. I've been a member on HHO for about a year I think, i'm more of a lurker.
Not a fluffy bunny, safe to say you will have scared them all away with your uber-friendliness anyway.
So can I just clarify what constitutes fluffy buniness?
Is it anything other than traditional methods, or is just people who are a bit detached from reality when it comes to horses? Or are they the same?
tetsmum
New User
I've arrived too - thanks to the guidance from lots of others.
I think I may be slightly fluffy........ but hopefully it's under control.
I think I may be slightly fluffy........ but hopefully it's under control.
posie_honey
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Well I'm AengusOg wherever I go..............just in case I confuse myself.
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glad you're on here - your posts amuse me - you generally say wht i'm thinking but am too... ummm... soft
to say!!! lol
Well I'm AengusOg wherever I go..............just in case I confuse myself.
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glad you're on here - your posts amuse me - you generally say wht i'm thinking but am too... ummm... soft
PaddyMonty
Well-Known Member
Not everyone on NR was fluffy
Some of us regularly posted pics of riding in spurs and carrying whip - not a word was said
HHO still scares the bejeezus out of me though, especially that devil woman.
Some of us regularly posted pics of riding in spurs and carrying whip - not a word was said
HHO still scares the bejeezus out of me though, especially that devil woman.
doorstopper
Active Member
Some people even used PELHAMS and DRAW REINS.
But people did comment on that. A lot, if I remember rightly.
katiekat09
Member
*creeps in* I'm also ex-NR...I wouldn't say I was all fluffy.
I have a Highland cross something! I've only had him a month and a half, he's my first horse and I'm loving every minute of it (well almost every moment
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CottonBud
New User
Interesting that a suggestion has been made on a new board that was set-up because of the NR exodus of making donations to get extras. don't want to start a barney, but curious how people went form not paying a bean to NR, and seem to be happy paying someone else who clearly stated the board will be completely free. I know donations are optional, but surely you can't you won't pay for one at all, but will for another
Jingleballs
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Interesting that a suggestion has been made on a new board that was set-up because of the NR exodus of making donations to get extras. don't want to start a barney, but curious how people went form not paying a bean to NR, and seem to be happy paying someone else who clearly stated the board will be completely free. I know donations are optional, but surely you can't you won't pay for one at all, but will for another
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This was suggested by a forum member/moderator and not the forum admin - the £ would be for changes/upgrades that would make the site more user friendly.
Interesting that a suggestion has been made on a new board that was set-up because of the NR exodus of making donations to get extras. don't want to start a barney, but curious how people went form not paying a bean to NR, and seem to be happy paying someone else who clearly stated the board will be completely free. I know donations are optional, but surely you can't you won't pay for one at all, but will for another
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This was suggested by a forum member/moderator and not the forum admin - the £ would be for changes/upgrades that would make the site more user friendly.
katiekat09
Member
Oh and I don't know how I ended up with this username but I'm trying to change it! KitCat9 on nr
doorstopper
Active Member
Summary of the opinions:
1 - people would like to have been consulted earlier, before the decision was made firmly, to see if any other options would have been viable
2 - it would have excluded the younger members who don't have credit cards - parents who are already paying for ponies/lessons would be unlikely to cough up for information that would be freely available elsewhere or social networking when Facebook etc are free
3 - People wanted to support the site but not be forced into it - many felt they were paying to help other people and that they had heard most of the opinions/advice before.
I would have be all in favour of donating to NR if it had needed the money TBH - it had been a great resource for me and I enjoyed reading everybody's posts. However, the decision was positioned as a way to stop trolling/bullying, and I for one thought 1 it was a bit of a weird reason and 2 it wouldn't work.
1 - people would like to have been consulted earlier, before the decision was made firmly, to see if any other options would have been viable
2 - it would have excluded the younger members who don't have credit cards - parents who are already paying for ponies/lessons would be unlikely to cough up for information that would be freely available elsewhere or social networking when Facebook etc are free
3 - People wanted to support the site but not be forced into it - many felt they were paying to help other people and that they had heard most of the opinions/advice before.
I would have be all in favour of donating to NR if it had needed the money TBH - it had been a great resource for me and I enjoyed reading everybody's posts. However, the decision was positioned as a way to stop trolling/bullying, and I for one thought 1 it was a bit of a weird reason and 2 it wouldn't work.
katiekat09
Member
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Interesting that a suggestion has been made on a new board that was set-up because of the NR exodus of making donations to get extras. don't want to start a barney, but curious how people went form not paying a bean to NR, and seem to be happy paying someone else who clearly stated the board will be completely free. I know donations are optional, but surely you can't you won't pay for one at all, but will for another
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This was suggested by a forum member/moderator and not the forum admin - the £ would be for changes/upgrades that would make the site more user friendly.
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I suggested it
I for one had no problem paying on NR, it was just the WAY it was handled and as the discussion went on I objected to admins dealing with the members.
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Interesting that a suggestion has been made on a new board that was set-up because of the NR exodus of making donations to get extras. don't want to start a barney, but curious how people went form not paying a bean to NR, and seem to be happy paying someone else who clearly stated the board will be completely free. I know donations are optional, but surely you can't you won't pay for one at all, but will for another
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This was suggested by a forum member/moderator and not the forum admin - the £ would be for changes/upgrades that would make the site more user friendly.
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I suggested it
I for one had no problem paying on NR, it was just the WAY it was handled and as the discussion went on I objected to admins dealing with the members.RandB
New User
I too am an ex-NR, although I've viewed this forum before from time to time. Don't think I'm particularly fluffy. I quite like to pick n' mix my approach to riding and horse-ownership. This includes a bit of NH when it seems appropriate, and also whip/spurs when appropriate (dressage for instance). I will miss NR - loved some of the tantrums - great entertainment! And I found it quite user-friendly. I still can't quite believe the whole board has been shut down in the way that it has. Talk about taking your bat and ball home.....!
gingerthing
Well-Known Member
''You should have gotten a long stick, stuck a cut out shape of a carrot on the end, sold it to the lady for £59.99 and told her to hit the horse with the friendly carrot stick when it napped (it is ok to hit the horse with a friendly stick - if the stick has a carrot stuck on it the horse will know it is a friendly stick and not a mean stick) and then horse will be cured.
Might not have been "asked to leave" then, hey PL?
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ooh where can one purchase such a magical stick? PMSL
gingerthing
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''You should have gotten a long stick, stuck a cut out shape of a carrot on the end, sold it to the lady for £59.99 and told her to hit the horse with the friendly carrot stick when it napped (it is ok to hit the horse with a friendly stick - if the stick has a carrot stuck on it the horse will know it is a friendly stick and not a mean stick) and then horse will be cured.
Might not have been "asked to leave" then, hey PL?
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ooh where can one purchase such a magical stick? PMSL
Shilasdair
Patting her thylacine
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Not everyone on NR was fluffy
Some of us regularly posted pics of riding in spurs and carrying whip - not a word was said
HHO still scares the bejeezus out of me though, especially that devil woman.
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What devil woman?
I didn't know I had 'colleagues' here.
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Not everyone on NR was fluffy
Some of us regularly posted pics of riding in spurs and carrying whip - not a word was said
HHO still scares the bejeezus out of me though, especially that devil woman.
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What devil woman?
I didn't know I had 'colleagues' here.
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HumBugsey
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I quite like to pick n' mix my approach to riding and horse-ownership. This includes a bit of NH when it seems appropriate, and also whip/spurs when appropriate (dressage for instance). [/quote
I think most of us on here are like that. Apart from very few of us pick anything from paralli....
I quite like to pick n' mix my approach to riding and horse-ownership. This includes a bit of NH when it seems appropriate, and also whip/spurs when appropriate (dressage for instance). [/quote
I think most of us on here are like that. Apart from very few of us pick anything from paralli....
sandr
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a kind word or a gentle pat works wonders.
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This made me laugh out loud
So when my stubborn old man plants himself in the middle of the road and a tractor is coming down the middle, ill just tell him he is a good boy whilst we disappears under the wheels
a kind word or a gentle pat works wonders.
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This made me laugh out loud
So when my stubborn old man plants himself in the middle of the road and a tractor is coming down the middle, ill just tell him he is a good boy whilst we disappears under the wheels
jhoward
Demon exorcist...
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Not everyone on NR was fluffy
Some of us regularly posted pics of riding in spurs and carrying whip - not a word was said
HHO still scares the bejeezus out of me though, especially that devil woman.
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What devil woman?
I didn't know I had 'colleagues' here.
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oh yes many
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Not everyone on NR was fluffy
Some of us regularly posted pics of riding in spurs and carrying whip - not a word was said
HHO still scares the bejeezus out of me though, especially that devil woman.
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What devil woman?
I didn't know I had 'colleagues' here.
S
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oh yes many