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    Old London Forum?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    I'd like to point out that I used to be a member of a London Ceroc forum, which Mike Ellard killed as soon as he took over from James Cronin, precisely (so I understand) because he was not prepared to tolerate even discussion of other events and mj operators, never mind advertising.
    Anyone else remember this? I wasn't aware of the London forum - when did it close?

    Quote Originally Posted by Barry Shnikov View Post
    Like many others I joined the Scotland forum when that heppened.
    So who else is a "refugee"?

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
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    Anyone else remember this? I wasn't aware of the London forum - when did it close?
    Can't you read? When Mike Ellard took over. (sigh. S'pose I ought to add a smiley in case people miss the humour.)

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Yes we had a London forum and a Scottish forum

    Think it dies soon after I joined cira July or August 2003

    The ‘excuse’ I remember was it wasn’t being used much which was plain stupid

    Most of us ‘joined’ the Scottish forum

    I must admit I never thought the word ‘Scottish’ would last so long given 80% ? of the users are not Scottish but hey ho

    Guess people off the London forum must be like the last tommies for WW1

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38 View Post
    I must admit I never thought the word ‘Scottish’ would last so long given 80% ? of the users are not Scottish but hey ho
    Speak for youself. There are many more Scots outside Scotland than there are Scots who actually live in Scotland - I think it might be due to the midges

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38 View Post
    Most of us ‘joined’ the Scottish forum

    I must admit I never thought the word ‘Scottish’ would last so long given 80% ? of the users are not Scottish but hey ho
    Let me get this right.. An influx of English come to a Scottish site then expect it to become a little copy of their English site?

    Come to think of it.. isn't that what happens with all the English incomers to little quaint Scottish towns?

    (only kidding )

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38 View Post
    Think it dies soon after I joined cira July or August 2003
    Stewart The ForumKiller, we'll call you

    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38 View Post
    The ‘excuse’ I remember was it wasn’t being used much which was plain stupid
    It does seem somewhat shortsighted, considering the growth in online communities over the past few years.

    Ceroc London have many admirable qualities, but they seem to be a bit behind the technology curve in some ways, especially when you look at organisations like Jive Nation.

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    Let me get this right.. An influx of English come to a Scottish site then expect it to become a little copy of their English site?
    "They'll take our forum, but they'll never take our freedom!!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    "They'll take our forum, but they'll never take our freedom!!"
    "I'm aff te pick a fight!"

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    "They'll take our forum, but they'll never take our freedom!!"
    That should read...

    "They may take our forum..."
    Let your mind go and your body will follow. – Steve Martin, LA Story

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Stewart The ForumKiller, we'll call you


    It does seem somewhat shortsighted, considering the growth in online communities over the past few years.

    Ceroc London have many admirable qualities, but they seem to be a bit behind the technology curve in some ways, especially when you look at organisations like Jive Nation.
    Don’t think it matters much now the ‘Scottish forum’ has involved away from talk of sheeps and hills and lets face it 70% of the talk is about London or Southport now days

    Suggest ceroclondonforum or cerocsouthportforum

    If it keeps the scots happy they keep the name we keep their oil

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38 View Post
    I must admit I never thought the word ‘Scottish’ would last so long given 80% ? of the users are not Scottish but hey ho
    Ah... but it was Scottish for a long time before you even joined. The London forum was a mere baby when it died. I always liked the way it spelt Hipsters.

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf1970 View Post
    Come to think of it.. isn't that what happens with all the English incomers to little quaint Scottish towns?
    Alba gu brath! Keep the forum Scottish!

    (We Celts should stick together )

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Anyone else remember this? I wasn't aware of the London forum - when did it close?
    I'm pretty sure I was the top poster on the London Forum (I managed to overtake the Tramp while he was otherwise engaged on an extended trip to the Antipodes ), but I'd joined the CS forum long before the London Forum came about, so I guess I was not really a 'refugee'.

    As Barry says, it closed shortly after Mike Ellard took over Ceroc Enterprises. I don't recall the reason they gave, although it would surprise me if it was for lack of use as, IIRC, the number of members and volume of posts was growing quite healthily by that point.

    I think the London Forum suffered because it tried to moderate quite heavily the discussion of non-Ceroc events and classes, even to the point of banning the word 'Hipsters'. Many members simply decamped here and never went back.

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by ducasi View Post
    "They may take our forum..."
    Thank you - that's very kind of you, but I think we'll let you keep it. For now.

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by Divissima View Post
    I think the London Forum suffered because it tried to moderate quite heavily the discussion of non-Ceroc events and classes, even to the point of banning the word 'Hipsters'.
    I'd have loved to see how that worked.

    Quote Originally Posted by Divissima View Post
    Many members simply decamped here and never went back.
    Ooh, maybe you could set up a forum yourself!

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    Re: Old London Forum?

    Quote Originally Posted by straycat264 View Post
    Thank you - that's very kind of you, but I think we'll let you keep it. For now.
    History does not relate whether William Wallace had good grammar or not, but it's clear that Mel Gibson's is a bit suspect...
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