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Quote: from buckfast warrior on 3:04 pm on Aug. 2, 2003
don't bring my great self into it as if I left Caledonia I  would get my buckfast imported

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Quote: from jimbers on 3:31 am on Aug. 2, 2003
that hurts! (i love this board its part of my life)

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I'm sorry to say it but that's partly the problem Jimbers. There's so many people now who regard this board "as a part of their life" that it's become a minefield of utter pish.

If I'm not mistaken it started out as a focal point for information sharing and gathering. Now's it seems to be a focal point for dozens of pre-pubescent nerds who do nothing but continually raise topics that no-one is remotely interested in. The upshot is all the interesting info/stories/anecdotes that used to be gleaned from the board are now lost to the world because they quickly get overtaken by tosh like "Does anyone have any tips on how to remove fatty stains?" or "Has anyone else tried the new upside-down tomato sauce bottles?".  People obviously just spout such pish – and worse still, reply to it - in order to gain those stupid dots. It’s contemptible.

Such mundane nonsense has no place on a board that was established to enable genuine TA folk to share stories, suggest travel itineraries, arrange meeting points, discuss decent digs, etc. From what I've heard the result of all these potty posts is that many long-serving TA members - who used to grace this board with their very welcome presence and contribute some highly amusing nuggets of information - no longer log on simply because they can’t be arsed trawling through all the shite. And who can blame them?

However, you will all be delighted to hear I have a very simple, albeit controversial, solution. A second board should be set-up for people who do watch Scotland abroad regularly. To gain access to it you have to have attended at least three away games in the past two years (and comply with a number of other conditions I haven’t thought up yet). The rest of you can stay here where you are welcome to continue that long-running debate on what is the most effective way to button up a blouse (see any other business - circa April 2003).

The kind people
Have a wonderful dream
Tartan Army Board On The Guillotine
Cause people like you
Make me feel so tired
When will you die ?
When will you die ?
When will you die ?

And people like you
Make me feel so old inside
Please die

And kind people
Do not shelter this dream
Make it real
Make the dream real
Make the dream real



(Edited by Aitchy at 1:27 pm on Aug. 4, 2003)

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"Oooh...I do like your stuffed puffin. What's her name?" she asked. "Cedric," he replied.

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Quote: from Aitchy on 1:14 pm on Aug. 4, 2003

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Quote: from jimbers on 3:31 am on Aug. 2, 2003
that hurts! (i love this board its part of my life)

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I'm sorry to say it but that's partly the problem Jimbers.

Such mundane nonsense has no place on a board that was established to enable genuine TA folk to share stories, suggest To gain access to it you have to have attended at least three away games in the past two years (and comply with a number of other conditions I haven’t thought up yet). The rest of you can stay here where you are welcome to continue that long-running debate on what is the most effective way to button up a blouse (see any other business - circa April 2003).

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Quote: from Bzzzz on 5:33 pm on Aug. 4, 2003
I agree, there is far too much self assessment and self righteousness. If ye dinnae like somethin, jist ignore it or dinnae look at it, it's simple stuff really.  

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And there we have it - in a nutshell.

Far be it from me to criticise Bzzz - I don't think I've met you, though as far as I can gather you are no TA neophyte - but you have posted over 5000 times. Maybe it's people like you who should be condemned to the aforementioned guillotine! :laugh:

It's all very well saying ignore the pish. Of course people will ignore what they're not interested in. That goes without saying. But it takes at least an hour to trawl through what’s to be ignored and what's worth looking at. And, of course, therein lies the problem. I - and I’m not alone here - am no longer willing to spend half my day filtering through pish. And those who are, well, I pity you.

Before you say it, I have considered just not posting (or even logging on) again, but occasionally this board can still be a valuable resource. I wanted advice on a pre-Germany Baltic states tour and got a great deal of help from the likes of Buckfast Warrior, Jam and KennyfaeVilnius. Thankfully I’d started the thread so I knew where to look but when you go into AoB, General or even the Germany section it’s generally just full of utter drivel. Boring, monotonous, tedious, drivel. And if there is something interesting it takes too long to find, meaning people with interesting things to say, such as Big Mick no doubt, get fed-up and stop posting…and so the cycle goes on.

That was the last post I will ever make…..
No I’ve changed my mind again……
Goodnight and Thank-you.




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"Oooh...I do like your stuffed puffin. What's her name?" she asked. "Cedric," he replied.