Threads that go off topic - here and other forums.

[strangy]

this is one of those subjects that really makes you wake up and hear the coffee because it leaves a sour taste in your ears and your eyes ringing.

Now that's a noise worth seeing.

[debruiser]

Admins. Can I make a move that this thread is in the wrong section... OP was asking for tech help, can someone please move this.

[p38arover]

Don't paint your tyres with tyre black in the backyard and expect to be able to drive out over your expensive textured driveway the next day.

I painted yesterday and the tyre black still hasn't dried and it's leaving black lines over the grass. I'll have to lay a couple of tarps down over the driveway. Hopefully the tyre black will be dry by the time I get to Scouse's place this arvo.

(People in Darwin and similar regions can ignore this.)

[harro]

[QUOTE=bob10;2385054]"I can tell you when this started. One dark and stormy night, Solihull announced there would be no more Defenders. Since then, almost like a virus, attitudes changed. A sense of humour was seen as an attack on the status quo, long submerged prejudices' bubbled to the surface, and, well, AULRO morphed into a Toyota forum. "


Then I woke up trembling and in a lather of sweat, raced down to the garage hugged my Defender, a great big smile appeared on my face and all was good in the world again.

[V8Ian]

One of the things I love about AULRO is that you never know where a thread will end up and where people will take it, no matter if it is a technical/serious topic, or a more lighthearted one.

I don't hang around on too many other forums, but on one I sort of hang around I posted in a thread - that was already waaay off topic and pulled a 'Ron' on them by correcting someone who said he could play 5 cords on his guitar - I chimed in and said that would be difficult and maybe he could play 5 chords on it.

Well, that went down like a lead balloon - and the entire thread was deleted - all 5 pages including the relevant information the OP was after. When I PM'ed the Admin team asking where it had gone, I was told in no uncertain terms that it was deleted because it was off topic and my post was the final straw...

I've never come across anything like this, but as I said, I don't get out much...

So, is this just a pack of humourless people or is this quite common out there in forum land?

Oh - feel free to take this off topic if you wish - I won't get upset...

So much seriousness and wisdom in this thread, can you now answer your own question?

[V8Ian]

How about linking this thread in the other forum.

[p38arover]

About 8 years ago I got banned for a couple of weeks on the old 4WD Monthly forum for going off topic. I haven't been back.

[Avion8]

This thread is worthless! But fun.

[Ancient Mariner]

This thread is worthless! But fun.

Right Pic of my 110 security system

[Homestar]

How about linking this thread in the other forum.

I would, but that would break the anonymity I have there, which I sort of want to keep. I go by a different name and don't post anything about Land Rovers as most there are haters (and drive jeeps).

Still to get a response back from my last PM questioning why an off topic post should be deleted and why the 'boys club' had such a big stick up its arse.

Edit - hey look at that - a thread about nothing has reached 100 posts! So, this proves going off topic is popular...