To all the old timers on here...

Enfys said:
pmsl. Are we still permitted to say that? ;)
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Depends if you want to fix the problem quickly and for good or spend years faffing around to just maintain or make the issue worse.
I believe the term is now 'to use negative reinforcement' (26 letters) rather than wack it (6 letters).
Like I said long way round or short route.
 
jhoward said:
I miss the old forum this admin lot killed my naughty sense of humour..
Ps thanks qb for the mention..mem bore me these days..luckily for the hoards of young fitties that are here these days..and of course Alec..
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Yep, Admin did kill it... the good old days when we had a joke about being sent to the naughty step and having a slap on the wrist from TFC are long gone and some of the ludicrous censorship that I have witnessed and received on here, did make me like the forum a little bit less! I remember once starting a thread, a game of sorts... guess the price & breeding of the horses, I scoured the web for some random advert pics and we all had a right hoot.... something like 2 or maybe even three years later, I got an infarction... when I questioned it... It was for posting pics in that thread??!! WTF?? It all got a bit overkill for my liking!

By the way JH, dont forget SS
 
soulfull said:
Ive been here a lot longer than 2007. But changed everything

Yep I agree with all that's been said.
I also have not only posted less but also changed the way I reply to threads seeking advice.

in the old days I may have said wack it, now I say have you had back/teeth/saddle/ full lameness and blood test /animal communicator/sauna/massage therapy/5 star holiday in the sun

Before I say wack it 😆
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Love it!
I doubt whacking a naughty horse is PC anymore though. Mind you the horse might not actually be naughty - I i have to say that 'for god's sack just stop hanging onto its poor mouth and use a bit of welly' springs to mind a lot of the time.
 
Queenbee said:
Personally I do think this is a silly interpretation, if some people take such a post to heart the so be it. Unfortunately over sensitivity on the part of admin and posters has had a part to play in good posters leaving this forum and it has become duller as a result. As I said above, I welcome new blood to the forum and would certainly welcome more posts and threads! But that does not stop me missing old members or wishing they had not felt the need to leave
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Hear Hear! Nobody can say anything now unless it's totally inclusive and PC or accusations of bullying and sheep mentality start flying about and people start taking offense etc just because a few posters happened to agree with each other and disagree with one other. It's madness. Bumper, I'm sure you're lovely and nobody wants to put you or anyone else off posting (quite the opposite, really), but please, in the nicest possible way - get a grip! :tongue3:
 
I've seen Alec pop up in some of the dog threads recently-ish, although I think he probably got bored of discussing whether or not to tell your dog off when it runs out the door with the Sunday roast in it's mouth, flicking you a crafty V-sign on the way past.
 
Queenbee said:
Oh god yes, I miss the decent trolls... there were some crackers, so funny! And ^^^ on the earlier subject of fluffy bunny huggers.... It used to be excellent fun to goad them, now some good doer will come along and accuse you of being mean and the thread never gets anywhere :( its no fun!
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Tell me about it!
 
I've been on and off here for over 10 yrs.....I think some of those huge troll threads and the franch threads saw alot of the more vocal posters off....either they showed themselves up or they got fed up of seeing people showing themselves up. Many seemed to use Facebook, probably as a more personal way of keeping in touch as there was a large clique that bcame friends in real life too.
It does seem less cliquey than it used to be which is maybe why it seems less fun and fast paced or maybe that's just because I'm hardly here so I don't see it.
For me, I prefer it like this....I can pop on, read something, give or take some advise and get on with my life..??before, this forum could suck up an entire afternoon of my life trying to keep up with the latest drama or troll.😃
 
Enfys said:
:D

I put up a comment earlier about daisy reins and will probably get slammed for suggesting that small riders (mitigating circumstances permitting - small, nervous etc, etc) learn to give a bloody good heave ho on one rein, yell "Oi you ******!" and deliver a good old Pony Club welly to the ribs :( I didn't dare suggest what an instructor of mine told me years ago, "lead your pony out in a bridle and reins and if he goes to eat let his nose meet your toe!" ;)
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I am sure there weren't so many ill mannered horses in the old days too! I treat mine in the old fashioned way so we all know where we stand.......which is exactly where I tell them to!!
 
Gift Horse said:
I miss Kerilli too. There are still knowledgable people posting useful advice on here Cortez, Be Positive, Janet George and others.
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I think that everyone has something to give, lots of people doing lots of things. It is being able to filter out the useful information, that is the thing.
 
Yes exactly and you guys are all here! It is what everyone makes it. Time marches on whether you like it or not. You get more wrinkles, you get more kids, more grandkids appear suddenly out of nowhere and horses change, people get bored and **** off without a word. There's regrets, there's things left unsaid etc. However, it's nice to see familiar names I've grown fond of over the years in this incarnation or another...
 
I stopped visiting last year, and came back this year - have hardly posted this time round, as when I do, I get patronised by the fluffy people and accused of being sarcastic.... no, just honest.

I used to post in CR and the hunting section, but both are pretty dead. Most Hunting questions are "what should I wear" and "my horse is superstrong and I can't hold it - should I change its bit"? Answers are a) See previous answers to the same question AND the pinned post and b) Yes.

I look for posts to read/reply to, but get very depressed when I can't find any worth either.....
 
Queenbee said:
Yep, Admin did kill it... the good old days when we had a joke about being sent to the naughty step and having a slap on the wrist from TFC are long gone and some of the ludicrous censorship that I have witnessed and received on here, did make me like the forum a little bit less! I remember once starting a thread, a game of sorts... guess the price & breeding of the horses, I scoured the web for some random advert pics and we all had a right hoot.... something like 2 or maybe even three years later, I got an infarction... when I questioned it... It was for posting pics in that thread??!! WTF?? It all got a bit overkill for my liking!

By the way JH, dont forget SS
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I won't qb I'm currently in Italy sat in bar...home tomorrow shall fire a pm off over the weekend
 
I wouldn't consider myself an old timer in the HHO forum sense but even since I've been posting more regularly I have noticed a change in a the past few months or so. Slower paced etc. I started posting on here as another forum I used to frequent lost out to Facebook. I am a night owl but there are very few it seems. :(
 
Enfys said:
I think that everyone has something to give, lots of people doing lots of things. It is being able to filter out the useful information, that is the thing.
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Good point, Shilasdair posted something similar on another thread, 'tis a nice way of looking at it.
 
I've drifted to Mumsnet whichever is a lot more active. It's been very quiet here for a while and it gets a bit boring. I miss a lot of posters who were regulars in competing who have just disappeared.
 
tallyho! said:
Yes exactly and you guys are all here! It is what everyone makes it. Time marches on whether you like it or not. You get more wrinkles, you get more kids, more grandkids appear suddenly out of nowhere and horses change, people get bored and **** off without a word. There's regrets, there's things left unsaid etc. However, it's nice to see familiar names I've grown fond of over the years in this incarnation or another...
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This! I always think that HHO (or any forum) is just like a pub, people come and go, depending on what else is going on in their lives.

And as for it not being rocket science; surely it must be obvious to any-one that what used to be New Lounge has been split into at least 4 different boards, so of course Tack Room doesn't move on as fast as NL used to do. Whether that is a good or bad thing may be open to debate..........
 
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