Gavin? Surely not?
To be honest I've got several of the most obvious numpties on that forum on my ignore list ... it makes for a much more pleasant viewing experience.
Gavin? Surely not?
To be honest I've got several of the most obvious numpties on that forum on my ignore list ... it makes for a much more pleasant viewing experience.
In defence of the BKF.
It caters for a broad spectrum, it has its fair share of loons but its generally tolerant of all genre's in beekeeping and it seems the natural place for most new beekeepers on the interweb to air their worries, nonsensical banter does feature, as do the "I think straight, and only I'm right" posters.
It mostly moderates itself and it lets some of the loonier types a great degree of freedom to continue banging their drums, relying on the community at large to stop it getting out of hand.
If any threads, or posters, are particularly annoying to anyone there is always the options to not read, report any offensive posts, or ignore. I personally have not seen any reason to report many posts, and I would have no hesitation if I thought racist or homophobic sentiments were being aired or going unchallenged.
I would agree that the browsing experience could be improved by better compartmentalising of different sections of the forum, making it easier to overlook things of no interest to the browser, but on a free access, lightly moderated sight, beggars cant be choosers.
Slagging off other bee forums is generally frowned upon there.
Each to their own, but I think it serves its purpose ( as does this forum) and there is room for all.
Last edited by mbc; 13-09-2013 at 11:27 AM.
Can't say fairer than that you don't need many bad potatoes in a bag
I thought I was fairly balanced in my comments but any slagging is unjustified as it is the few that spoil it for the many
At one time I was concerned about some people getting banned here and asked if suspension would be more appropriate
In retrospect I was wrong because the forum is better now because those elements are gone
Admittedly the number of posts may have reduced but new people will come along to take up the slack
I'm looking forward to a "President's Blog" from the SBA HQ and an "open letters to the editor" section for the SBA magazine to cherry pick
Apologies to all offended parties with the exception of that Finnish Idiot
I'll be off to Winter Hibernation soon like an old hedgehog (if I can avoid being run over)
Last edited by The Drone Ranger; 13-09-2013 at 04:43 PM.
The Beekeepers Forum has taken matters in hand and seems all the better for it so thought it only fair to say so
Last edited by The Drone Ranger; 18-10-2013 at 12:30 AM. Reason: missing t
I think further South there is still some late season wrapping up going on and a few folk looking for some help
Being honest I sometimes am surprised by some trouble people get themselves in
Bees still on foundation, queenless , drone layers, you know the stuff
Often the situation is terminal (for the hive) sad really and they need a bit of advice
I usually just check out SBAi but the season here is over now and that's when folk start wrangling about the Native bee, Bibba ,AMM etc and a lot of stuff that I don't have much interest in
mmm Friday afternoon, not much on in the office, time for a troll in the internet, thanks for the direction.
Coming soon the "German naturalist beekeepers group", looking for a spot and members in the UK....
Hi Calum
Is this where you are doing your beekeeping?
0711Lindau.jpg
Carniolans in the perfect setting
Very very jealous
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