I love QL, BUT !!

QLer's do chat; not many....

QL is a peaceful and quiet place like Qatar ;D

Now stop chatting

Did you hear that Brit... she couldn't give a monkeys! I wouldn't let her get away with that!

Oh... and yes... Brit does have it pretty good ;)

couldn't give a monkeys! If my chatting is the only thing that will upset him then he must have it pretty good :)

Well you are going to upset Brit then MT

I like to chat! :)

i love QL but i hate it sometimes....

why should this ruin your day.

I don't know if it made or ruined my day! Lol!

last time when i logged in to QL, it was not owned by a specific group, then why they are crying now?

Anyhow,

I just ignore him. I just thought I would make mention of the hypocrasy for this post.

No I have not just the other day he made a Ramada joke when I mentioned my husband.

But yes ex expat is also a offender.

Although I get involved in the chit chat, I too agree it can be a little excessive. I don't agree with removing it completely as some of the banter can be quite entertaining, but it should certainly be toned down a bit.

Printing mistake I'm sure..lol. Dana has mixed up ex ex with Britexpat! Dana edit..pronto!

Dana, where did Brit mention that? Could not find a post...:/

I think a forum is a forum and threads like the oe you suggested happen.

I thinks it's quite hypocritical given the large number of rude remarks you throw at me about the Ramada.

practice what you preach a bit Brit

Ex, just ignore the pc stuff....or just use "other" ;) terms to describe it...works for me. :)

But yes, it seems that if Westerners are described by their nationality , it is perfectly fine...but "other "people, ...oh dear! I think it's funny! :P

Now, just imagine this...if a Westerner would openly say how proud he/she is of her/his country....all hell would break loose...but if "others" do it, well, they are entitled, non?????

Brits, yanks, canadians etc., no one gets upset by the use of their nationality? I have a hard time keeping up with the pc rules ;)

ex ex, true. Mind you, IF the hijack is funny and witty, no problem for me...but sadly they are not...mostly.

chit-chatting. And I am not externalising and don't know what you want me to own up to.

There are specific people who are guilty of this behaviour here and when they hijack topics for chit-chatting they are breaking the forum rules. It may not be pc to single them out and refer to their nationality in order to identify them, but imo they need to be made aware of the fact that their behaviour is irritating and against the forum rules.

why refer to any specific group

all of us are guilty of chit chatting...

granted some more than others

but own up to your bit

don't externalize

was referring to a specific group of chit-chatters, and they happen to be Indian. I'm British and perhaps I haven't met the British chit-chatters you are referring to. However, I would say that they also should follow the forum rules.

here we go again...

i love QL but... =D

but reduce it; no harm in chatting, don't drag the issue to TOP of the World :)

verisi

and why did u forget famous brit chit chatter "ukengr", who never ever missed a chance to flirt?

lets just say chit chatters

Brit chats more than anyone else here, but no one calls him Brit chatter

Indeed True and agreed.

tinker, listen. You are pretty new here, nothing at all wrong with that. I remember my first months on QL...and people like Darude etc. can vouch for that...it was pretty rough! Oh yes,there were hate threads, long arguments, name calling...you name it , it was there. Compared to that QL is a nursery now. BUT, you live and learn...you learn how to defuse, defend and counter...takes time, but you'll get there.

So , don't get upset...get even...;)

tinker, does this apply to you?

"..if u dont like it dont login....."

your quote

You have been a member here for 9 weeks and name calling against you started some time back (You said it yourself), so how about a little bit of introspection.

If you reached the end of your tether in such a short time then maybe you should not be a member of any online forum, things can get pretty rough here when people are armed with anonymity.

I used to see a number of threads worth discussing when I joined initially, nothing of interest now.

Any one can generalise, and we call them fools. Major junk of the users are indians, may be.Its obvious you will find them in all groups n types. Minority will have their issues,gota live with it mate

but I have seen you bring your sensitivity to my remarks here brought into another thread. I also see you choose not to acknowledge the fact that I clearly stated that this is not an issue of all indians being chit-chatters, but a means of identifying a certain group that is engaged in constant hijacking through chit-chatting.

The only person making this "nationality bashing" is you, tinkerbell.

and since you are reading this thread (as you just stated your remarks are based on this thread) I am sure you read it. Right mate?

Indian? or Chit-Chatter? I don't believe either would come under the banner of "name calling" except for the ridiculously oversensitive party who recognizes something negative about themselves.

I make plenty of mistakes. And when I feel I have made a mistake I own up to it and try to not make it again.

ex.ex my comments are in reply to your inputs in this thread. I have better things to do than going and digging on wht you have wrote since you born.

s_isale I disagree, I know and can name many here who are not.

Yes , the MODs are biased and suffering with inferiority complex, this is wat majority of users think.

This particular group is Indian and it was a way of identifying them. Tinkerbell keeps bringing up the Indian part because she recognizes herself as one of the group I am referring to.

ex.ex.expat said I would suggest a LOVE FORUM for the ...

love-lorn Filippinas and a Chat Room for the Indian Hijacking Chit-Chatters. We all know who they are. Would make qatarliving much better, imo.

Wed, 29/09/2010 - 9:20pm edit reply

ex.ex.expat said And before anyone cries foul ...

I am not saying that ALL Filippinas are love-lorn or ALL Indians are chit-chatters, but am referring to those who are.

Wed, 29/09/2010 - 9:21pm edit reply

Now I would suggest YOU get a grip mate ;)

ex.expat what has the nationality got to do with hijacking? you sure about the nationality of all of them and none else does it out here? get a grip dude

Arien most of the hijacking is done by a select few and majority of them are Indians. Period....

There is a lot of helpful information on this site for people coming to Qatar (Helped me a lot) and at the same time it resembles a yahoo chat room. Pick and choose whatever suits you.

After all, I thought that was your nationality. But since you keep bringing it up I can only assume that you are offended being referred to as Indian.

FYI, it is a small group of the Indians on here who are the biggest chit-chatters, frequently hijacking threads. So now you make an excuse and say you are "helping" QL by hijacking threads as a means of quashing them.

So you are breaking a forum rule for the betterment of Qatarliving. Do I have that right?

since the MODS themselves are biased what do you expect?

and this hijacking for chit-chatting is most definitely against the forum rules. FULL STOP. There really doesn't need to be all this discussion about it if the moderators enforce the rule. And give that particular group (who know who they are) a room somewhere so they can all impress each other with how wonderful they are since they have so many friends and are part of such a unique little circle ;)

And I am at home...babysitting :o)

how can he say anything ?

is at work working and i am at home free on vacation.

No Tinker... we are not getting personal. Infact, I just cant get personal with a Wolf :o(

I've heard, DaRuDe is a Giant Wolf and he loves to have humans in his lunch :(

no you are wrong am just pointing out what the forums are

and you need to be low on hijacking too.

This forum is not for chatting. There used to be chatting lounge long time ago which was taken by members request because no one likes discussions being hijaked.

DaRu...now you are mixing up 'hijacking' with gossip/chat. I am not supporting any HiJacker here but, there are those threads that were started to do gossips/chat.....I am not against those.

And for me being acceptable or not....what's the criteria of acceptability? You & I (and many more) know it, dont we?

Last but not the Least.... sta khpay oTakaom :P

Translation: You are such a Sweetie Pie :D

Then you see on Qatar living lounge

http://qatarliving.com/forum/67

The very first topic from site admin.

http://qatarliving.com/node/354717

and i never complained about groups you were. So you have to see where you are acceptable not me.

Lol!

right on Khattak ;)

Wow, so the QL lounge is actually meant for chatting....hmmmmm.

1 millionth per cent! Lol!

Flor.... LOLzzz, I am busted :D

This is what I meant, DaRuDe...

It says..." Chill Out in the Lounge. Hang out here with friends from Qatar Living and chat about anything unrelated to the more "serious" forum topics..."

And by the way, who can stop you of being a member of any specific group?

Lol!

go again foul cries

i want Jimmimadi69 back...:(

Lol! No one want DMS back? I want him back! Lol!

http://qatarliving.com/forum

where does it say light entertainment???

It say discussion on several matters in each forum.

and Groups the yoga group or billiard group or arts group or IT group or Islamic group and ALOT others are not just for specific nationalities.

And if it is you still can join like i am member of Greece group Romanian group and Pinoy group. BE PART OF A GROUP YOU LIKE AND YOU WILL BE WELCOMED.

And I want DotCom & Dot.Com back.... NOW

Wtf do u mean brit ? "Hijacking and constant banter" really meaningless.

and i want Gypsy back....:(

We want Olive back.. Where is She?

DaRuDe...what to you think, Qatar Living Lounge is for? For gathering information? There are relevant forums for that purpose. Living Lounge is supposed to be a place for entertainment & lighter moments...isn't it? Or just remove this Living Lounge Forum from the site, if its useless.

Regarding the Group...most of the groups are nationality based....how can we become a member of those when we are not of that nationality?

I want QL the way it is...though I am not happy with certain things going on. But, again...who am I to demand changes?

Tinker...one of us have probably misunderstood other's comment...we seem to be sharing the same thoughts?

site doesnt need any kind of entertainment ON MAIN FORUM. FOR entertainment there are groups and may entertain as much they want. Here on main forum every one from around the globe comes in looking for info about Qatar and all that they want to know.

So what do we really have on main forum "whats your fav song" or Hidding Hat or good ppl bad ppl. what the fuck is this.

but others, too. But they are all back! and QL is still here. And everybody makes mistakes! That's a fact!

tinker there is no bashing now, trust me if you compare it to last year.

well i don't know who these 5 are but have my guesses ;) they aren't half so bad at least they provide entertainment perhaps it might go overboard sometimes but threads wouldn't be so lively now would it? somehow we always expect these people to show up and say something outrageous outside the topic.

Removing exiledsaint was a mistake, number of interesting threads decreased by 50 %.

yea, look how Darude himself has got chastened. The earlier Darude and the new version Darude are entirely different entities :)

agree wqith Darude, and we wll know who are those fives .

the problem discussion thread also became a problem. this is slightly turning to be chit-chat thread :P...personal things started coming in :D

lol Darude

well i had an amazing time since being active in QL, people have different views so we can't all please everyone. im just happy reading some posts and sometimes commenting on them whether it pisses me off or makes me laugh it all amounts to the same thing gives me something to do when im just at home. il just make an exception this time and say the L word luv QL! lol

we need is to remove 5 members and everything will be fine.

Ahmad will you get the list up

Since we are calling them the Elite, they should have a higher IQ than the rest. A report from MENSA with score of let's say 140 plus to get in there.

Wow. And who classifies intellectuals? Is there a perfect one?

The Admin should introduce three different sections of QL. One for Intellectuals (The Elite), One for Lovers & Chit Chatters (Who are actually keeping this website active) & One for Religious Bashers (Who are adding a flavor).

Members would only be able to post/read the comments in the section, they are registered to.

Result: All the Intellectuals will keep a separate ID to get registered to the other sections. Any Bets?

No use...I have been saying those things for more than a year now, but nothing tangible seen yet...:)

Khattak actually I was waiting for you to comment on it last night but then thought maybe you are busy with the little one so posted that this morning :)

I wanted to comment but after reading the entire thread...its of no use. Actually WK's comment at 7:32AM is what I actually wanted to post.

chocoholic... very good links of old threads ... after going through them as on 28/03/2007 also there was a group which was frowned upon as taking over QL, who considered QL as their own website and were seen trying to establish rules...hmmmm... so that makes us to delve into something like 5 yrs. old posts to get that feel of good old days of QL... interesting, how time has stopped on some people.

check your pm! But only in the afternoon! Lol!

They should return the PM notification feature!

Are we done yet?

I agree with yo Chocoholic. Since the disappearance of the notification of PM. People take the easy option and just use the main forum or thread to chat including me. :)

I have been called that before so it's ok..

If you want you can dig up your own old comments from last year and the same comment you made 3-4 times. I just remember everything I read so stuck in my head.

Yes that PM notification is creating a lot of posts like check your PM

replied check yours

Why no PM for me

Ok One for you

It's AM why sending PM

And so on.....

And perhaps if we could get a notification when a PM is received, it might eliminate the need for people to post to each other in the forum when they've sent or replied to PMs

Just sayin :)

It's senseless coz you're really nice in person...but on board...YOU'RE NUTS!!!!

that's why I'm ignoring most (if not all) your topics.

I really doubt it changed much. The current situation is expected as more and more mixed culture discussions and members coming to the group. Unless we make it stagnant!

lol choco you beat me to that 2 year ago comment.

azi I remember you posting the exact same thing last year. Atleast make it 3-4 years back now.

Ah yes, the good old days on QL... thing were SO much better back then-

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/9000

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/10518

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/11696

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/10485

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/10537

I agree brit the chatty hijacking is a little much right now, but you know QL has its ups and downs.

The hijackers don't seem to recognize themselves at the moment, but as HGL pointed out, they will eventually calm down. Has happened many times.

And I have to say, it's quite amusing to read the posts in this thread by the oldtimers claiming how great QL was 2 years ago!

Some of them were saying that 2 years ago, too!

looooooooool

The site was multi-cultural UNLIKE now wherein its dominated with a selection of "whatever".

before, stoopid remarks on a topic discussion get cricified...and no whiners.

Nowadays...it's like 'MODS' are doing babysitting and diaper-changing most of the times...

foul-mouthed Qler start using bad word and name-calling! They should learn the sarcastic way and let the other party to read between the lines to get the message. Arguing CIVILLY is an extinct characteristic in QL nowadays!

Tinker...no one monitors the online behavior...its for us to monitor ourselves... and if I am matured enough I must in all probability know when I just crossed that line or where I should stop...:)

BM...this thread isnt about offline activities of individuals... its about the online behavior...:)and GM.

does it count knowing some Qlers personally? i mean meeting some of them?

for me, it's a YES. i think the "personal touch" and building of new friendships starts there. :)

good morning people. :)

Tinku I bet , if you dig SOME of those long old threads, you will be in reading mode going through all those for weeks lol

Verisi is right, there are hardly any of those long threads and we miss the ashwindokes and Wins

Oye

aka WK is hitting me with his dirty PM's, let me dig some Old threads.

I am all for IQ test actually. Let's set a limit, 130 is low enough. Anyone below IQ of 130 to be kicked out.

and since when, QL has become a forum for IQ measurement?

Kick on their a55, and do carry on ......... lol

i love oldies, when they are singing about old QL

but hardly see them for posting anything good, except sarcasm.

and going through old QL topics (more than 2 years old), i didn't find something special,

well

can some buddy post a link here for our guidance to see oldies intellectual discussion?

Can you show me some threads hijacked by me?

WK it wouldnt have mattered if most of the topics nowadays wouldnt have been hijacked by you and your ilk.

Rizks I have been around since June or maybe it was may 2009, I can only comment from those times but I am sure if I dig deeper, there will be more stupid threads in the past as well.

Nobody starts any thread, everyone expects others to start sensible threads for them. How should someone else know what's sensible for them?

Post a topic on whatever you want to discuss, I don't see any serious topic thread being hijacked or chat going on there.

What happens in funnies can be ignored or do people expect to comment only on the joke in funnies. We will have 100 lol or good one posts, that's all.

Ah well for the past one and a half years, this talk of the good old days keeps me amused and I am sure in future it will be the same. We made a mistake in not joining this site when it was launched so we will always be the newbies who ruined this perfect website.

lol WK,

tat was an VERY imporatant issue to discuss, WK ! :)

I remember the good old days last year when the "chit chatters" were a minority, people discussed for one week on every thread whether we should wash our a55 or wipe it. Maybe people are missing those glory days.

blame the Indians for it....

I Agree !

I miss the Old Qlers like Pajju, jimmimadi and many more who post's useful comments....:(

get a life outside QL..all of you!! Krispy you too!!

Chal Oye

QL chat forum shall be created, so chatters can chat like MIRC style...lately, i have found people talking about each other and just wasting time out of boredom

oh.... so Now I AM getting personal. Who started it? I posted my OPINION on this subject. YOU said you knew me?? I don't know you. You just like the others are an online ID to me.

And I am very offended when you label me a chit chatter. I do not chit chat. I post my take of the topic, which i am entitled to. Not necessary it has to match with your view.

don't make this personal!

And what are you???

i think some people on this site need to get a life, you are taking this all way to serious. If it gets boring or irritating, dont log on, simple!!!

chit chatter

We knew each other??? :)

but its not so bad

we used to know each other earlier

and I used to dislike you

But now that the personal touch is gone

I don't care for you :-p

QL needs a chatting functionality which can support multi-user chatting... oooow that would be the day

Different people, different tastes, Verisi.

Some come to discuss, others to have fun online. Let them be. Ignore/comment...we have the option don't we?

Besides QL was a small community before, people knew each other. Now it grown, too many members, so along the way the "personal touch" is lost. We have to accept that change happens.

Yes verisi, nail on head!

Its less multicultural now. Tolerance levels are lower. People are less inclined to engage themselves.

You know things are going the wrong way when people are using the recent comments feature more often that the tracking feature. When new threads grow very fast but old threads die quickly even though they are interesting.

You use the recent comment feature so you can socialize with whoever is online quickly, instant gratification. When you use the tracking feature, you engage yourself in a topic that is important to you and you are willing to wait some time before you get a reply to your comment.

I miss those threads that used to go on for weeks like slowly simmering coal on a long cold night, now its all bang bang bang fireworks :-)

verisi, way back then QL was a lot more"multicultural". Now it is not. And those who are different, will be bullied. Yes, back then, if a person made a half way intelligent comment, they would have no problem...now if a person makes an intelligent comment, things don't go so well for them...unless they are "the same" as the others.

That is my impression.

Of course then there was some bullying too...but that usually happened to dimwits...and it was usually done in a humourous way.

But I have a feeling that it smokes out a certain section, the newbies. I remember that when I first came to QL, anyone who made an intelligent comment was accepted immediately and would get engaged very soon. The regulars used to draw out comments from the newbies because everyone was eager to have more participants. Now I tend to feel that there is an invisible entry barrier, its less participative. Newbies get bullied so often.

Earlier I used to put in an effort to improve the quality of my contributions because something worthwhile always used to attract participation. Now I don't bother because most of the time, I feel like my comments are not even being read!

But then you see these two liner threads with no substance zooming to 200 posts in a matter of hours just cos it was started by someone who knows someone else... and then you begin to wonder if substance really matters to anyone any more...

Most of the threads where chit chat happens are about love life or lack of it or lonely guys or lonely girls or cheating husbands or suspicious wife. Those threads should be deleted anyway or given a separate section.

I agree with the statement "chit-chatters do so as a way of marking their territory and feeling like they belong somewhere" i observed it initially also but then accepted it as a part of the game. This is the wage of popularity of this website i think.

It has to do with internet forum decorum. Verisimilitude is right, the chit-chatters do so as a way of marking their territory and feeling like they belong somewhere. On the one hand it is pretty pathetic behaviour, but more importantly it is against the Forum rules.

Some of the ones posting in this thread are the worst offenders. I can only hope they will give some thought to whether what we are saying applies to them and control themselves in the future. But I rather doubt it.

Ice Maiden... I liked your balanced opinion....

Since I joined QL I have on many occassions tried to push the point through that just by being on QL for a longer duration doesnt make anyone wiser so far as debating or discussing an issue is concerned... we just need to relax the acceptance levels for new members a bit ... with new members joining in give them sometime to settle down, dont rubbish them as soon as they appear.

C'mon everyone. Look at it this way. Qatar has a "floating" population. People change, make up of the site changes. Some prefer discussion, getting information, others look at it as a way to "connect".

The oldies think the QL had good times in the past. The newbies like the QL the way it is now. There is enough space for everyone....so accomodate.

Totally agree..QL was not like this before!!

poeple should know how to behave/comment in public.. i mean in open forums! too much drama these days..

Many of the sensible users are no more active:( I miss them all..

and a whole bunch of senseless people took over QL:)

ex.ex.expat remember when I got upset with the vulgar comments on all threads and posted a thread against it, you advised me to ignore them. Right back at you mate ;)

Verisi, we had some pretty good times back then...remember PM? :0

Sorry for being rude, but they remind me of dogs that urinate to demarcate their territories. Its a means of announcing one's status, group acceptance and clout from the bonds they have formed with their online 'gang'.

Good for them, but I say, GET A ROOM

It comes from inherent insecurities and its a manner of online symbiotic ego massage.

I sometimes feel compelled to comment on every thread I read. But I've come to learn that is pointless. Unless you have something relevant to say, don't comment. I don't keep myself active on more than five threads at a time. I restrict myself to those threads and monitor them using the track function.

Its also about the quality of the comments, try to make comments that have some genuine substance, wit or humor.

And then there's the 'clique' mentality. I've noticed that there are certain people whose threads attract a lot of attention. That has two sides, it keeps the site active. But on the flip side, quantity sometimes comes with a compromise of quality.

We have to be more promiscuous in our commenting behavior. There are some less outspoken members who have something genuine to say and its important they feel welcome and can be drawn to a genuine and meaningful discussion. Sometimes I feel they even get bullied away by the regular members. Often for posting a topic that has been discussed already, but a newbie has to be forgiven for that and has to be told that the topic has been discussed already.

because lately I find it quite irritating. Since I have been laid up with the flu I have had a little more time to peruse qatarliving and yet find little of interest :(

Where is Olive.. She used to post fun threads to discuss and were never hijacked too...

ex ex, you would have loved QL 2 years ago...those people would have been dealt with in the most entertaining way! :)

I am not saying that ALL Filippinas are love-lorn or ALL Indians are chit-chatters, but am referring to those who are.

love-lorn Filippinas and a Chat Room for the Indian Hijacking Chit-Chatters. We all know who they are. Would make qatarliving much better, imo.

I was thinking of writing a thread along the same lines and you have put it across in a much better way than I would have

it’s happening coz of some newbie’s they just come here to chat and to get the attention, and it clearly shows in some recent threads. there was one today and one few days before .. each and every thread they make it personally in midway and talk about what they did last night, their meet up, their lover stories, sending PM each other and ask them to check and reply etc....

each and every thread is being hijacked :(. not good ...

I am in the mood to Hijack.... What to do:(((

Hijackers complaining about hijacks. Just when I thought things can't get any more strange around here.

rishi... with new members joining the site everyday and some among the existing ones trying to stir things up by creating new ID's, IMO it would be impossible to sustain a trend. Checks and balances would always be required.

i dint see what the problem is...

You have to take good with the bad just like anything else in life.

rishimba, you may be right. Although, I do not really mind a hijack that much...if it is a good one...lately they weren't.

better for oldies to quite.

nomerci,

i strongly feel that initially, there should be strict moderation on the subject matter of the original posts..

once the trend is set, the QLers wouldnt post nonsense threads. if the subject is strong, relevant and informative, i am sure hijacks would be much less.

Users discretion can be biased ... mods can be neutral to an issue/ user/ post/thread or atleast they are expected to be so...else if the users were so responsible there was no need for mods in first place.

rishimba, a little bit of everything...nothing wrong with that. And there is, to my knowledge, no creme de la creme in Qatar....anyhow, as I said, why do people have to go cry to others, why can't they, themselves, take care of busiess? I am pretty sure that this constant whining to the mods is why the mods are heavyhanded now.

i totally agree!!!

not many responds to my threads lately :(

nomerci, we dont live in an utopian world...nor this QL represents the creme de la creme of qatar..

it would have been great if we all had taken a pledge here not to post stupid threads, not to hijack nice and interesting threads and not to banter others' religious beliefs.

A bunch of Indians suck 24/7, and they are ready to flirt everywhere.

can't they use PM-PM with their desi fantasy?

Yeah, it's gotten a little overly chitty-chatty and cutesy-poo.

Mandi

rishimba, and why is that? Why is it , that so many people always need somebody else to deal with things? Can't we, the users deal with it?

Seriously, sometimes I think I'm in kindergarten....

well, the fate of a thread is mainly decided by the subject matter of its original post...

if we all want to things to change here for good, mods should first filter the original posts. not all topics should be allowed to be published.

There we go again another one going down. ..... lol

tinker...no, don't agree. Why don't We, the other members deal with those? Easy peasy!

OMG....are you not adults?? Do you seriously need somebody to tell you what to do and not to do? Oh dear!

WK.... I think its more useful on Main Forum as all and sundry participate here...look at the fate of my thread posted today... had that button been there it could have been taken care of ...in groups since people are otherwise under self moderation I am not sure if it has been used there as effectively..

lol roy.. I bet there is a whole file of complaints by now ;)

Guys come on you have to agree all the above makes QL what it is.

Now that non of the above taking place QL has become dull and a bore.

it is because of following ppl:

WK

WK

and

WK

I will file complain against WK :P

Again tinker you are taking random comments too seriously. Learn to be a bit more thick skinned.

Flagging is for sissies.

however, there are some people outhere that i find so lazy and they dont like to be resourceful nor check at their end their needs and problems before they posted here in QL...

happy it's there in groups but doesn't show up on main forum.

I think that 'flag as offensive'' button was a good introduction...it seems to have been removed of late..

yah! thats the QL i am looking forward!

Oryx, there would be VERY few people left on QL if your idea was implemented.

In fact I was just thinking last night,having gone through some old threads, that QL today seems a tad peaceful as compared to even a year or so back.I mean there was some serious fighting back then..heavy insults etc. Mods seem to be doing quite a good job keeping much of the riffraff away. Still room for improvement though!

I used to see lot more bashing here when I first joined somewhere around June last year, nothing really now. Lot of hijacking and chatting though.

tinker, and we really miss RIZK here..:)

For sure, this thread will take u-turn tom'w....

Ameen!

So what about giving all QL members a basic IQ test and a little for/against essay to write?

So we know they have the skills to debate and not spit the dummy with expletives or banality after they have to string two sentences together?

Agreed.

it can get irritating at times and yet it can also be entertaining. There are already rules against hijacking so its up to the individual now. think before you post.. simple!

Tinker, I think people either do not want to or are not able to discuss things properly.

It used to be different on QL...a very, very long time ago...one could actually learn from QL...now...ah well.

tinker I told you before, don't be over-sensitive here.

Avoid reading religious and nationality related topics in case you get offended. Sometimes it's fun to discuss them and they can turn informative too.

And why tinker? Why can't people just simply discuss the matter? Why does it have to become so unbearably stoopid?

totally agree brit! that's QL before. honestly, i'm missing some "old" qlers, like deepb, mandi, happyhappy, xena, etc... (too many to mention)

most of them add "all natural flavor" to QL. :)

I do Agree .... unfortunately, it becomes a daily habit for others...

Agreed

Agreed.