I bid a Farewell to this forum but thanks for the ride.

[gstk]

Forgot to cancel the email notifications but perhaps I should clarify what I mean. I have found some good things out on this forum and I applaud the formation and running of it. I do various web sites for some charities and there are forums on those which I manage. I know the thankless task it is. I have even pulled one forum on the grounds that it just ended up a place for peopel to take a pop at each other.

This forum as I understand it is to help have a common place for people with a printing/dyesub interest. The idea is great and in a lot of cases a lot of people get a lot out of it. The bit I cant stand is when someone asks a perfectly sensible question and it is met with a fair bit of hostility. Copyright images and ebay is often met with such derision. Now if you are a chancer (we've prob all done it) and are doing it on purpose you get everything you get. If you are new and seen these items on ebay and fancy having a go at it you probably havent even considered copyright. A gentle explanation is all that is required, perhaps a FAQ of printing might be a good idea.

The post about the goings on about Subli woteva. Now, I had no dealings with it or what went on but if someone is struggling to survive or cant juggle family and work then they have the right to do what they want. Are they supposed to post a that "We're nearly skint, we cant borrow anymore and therefore we are going to throw everything we have worked for so far down the drain" No, you restructure and pick what you think you do best. If they managed to get a few bob for the other business then good on them, if they gave it away well then that was their decision.

BMS restructured their delivery - to 5 days from 2-3 and got attacked. So what - if BMS want to do that and make it easier for themselves then they can do that. They clearly want to clarify between urgent and whenever delivery. If I need it in a rush then I pay extra if I dont then I have the option. Not a crime and the difference was about a £1.

In my opinion, which I have a right to have, and I may be wrong too many times peoples first posts are met with sarcasm and hostility. If you dont know something you dont know it.

I am not pointing at anyone in particular I just find the vibe not the sort I enjoy in a forum. As said before I wish you all well but its not for me.

Tony

[JSR]

BMS restructured their delivery - to 5 days from 2-3 and got attacked. So what - if BMS want to do that and make it easier for themselves then they can do that. They clearly want to clarify between urgent and whenever delivery. If I need it in a rush then I pay extra if I dont then I have the option. Not a crime and the difference was about a £1.

If seeking clarity and highlighting changes to others is considered an "attack", then jeesh! :rolleyes:

The post in question was responded to in a timely fashion and with clarity from BMS - as I acknowledged in my reply to your post on that thread. If Martin thought it was an attack, I'm sure he'd have said so.

When you posted in the thread about it being "only £1", I attempted to explain why the issue was important enough to me to worth highlighting. If that's the reason you're leaving, Tony, then you must have left a lot of forums in your time.

Yes, you do have a right to your opinion - as do I and everyone else here. That's what a forum is all about - people expressing their opinions. Sometimes we won't agree with each other's opinion, but that doesn't make either opinion more or less important than the other.

I'm under no illusion that 90% of the people who post here probably disagree with me. But I'm not going to stop posting just because of that.

[y30man5]

It's always going to be difficult gauging somebody's tone just from text.

Sometimes I write e-mails just giving facts and it can seem quite abrupt and rude when I read it back, so I have to re-write it and think carefully about how it might be interpreted... but in a forum situation, replies are often posted quickly and I think that's how "mis-understandings" occur.

To be honest, I have read some comments occassionally that seem to be too harsh, but most people on here are very friendly and eager to help, so I think you just have to be able to take the good with the bad; the same as you do on any forum.

[Paul]

i also think that there is nothing wrong with genuine concerns. dont forget there is lot people here that do sublimation printing for living and its only way they pay their bills. So £1 for some people is nothing but for some is plenty.

[fredster]

you think this forums bad... lol ... you should get in a forum full of female fans
nothing but great advice in here if u ask me,and some friendly folk to boot.

[jennywren]

How many female fans do you have, and what sort of forum would you find them in lol. Sorry that your off gstk, and thanks for your contributions to this forum. All the best for the future.

[fredster]

LOL @JENNY ...i run a g michael website and forums so plenty of female fans to keep me on my toes

[jennywren]

Just shows you how much I know and there was me thinking he was history, I thought he was still banged up, myself I'm a Queen and a Rave fan. I should image the male fans keep you on your toes more

[fredster]

lol yes a lot of people think that way about him but hes sold out another 40-50 date tour of europe so he cant be that bad can he? .. lol

You dont really get a lot of male fans as such. I guess they dont wanna be associated with a gay guy ..the women are the worst by far .

[Justin]

Please stay on subject guys, I'm getting enough flak right now!