Why don't you post

badoer fan · 19 Apr 2001, 17:33 (Ref:82401)

How come according to the member list there are about 2000 registered users who have never, ever posted, some dating back to 1988?
SHOW YOURSELVES!

SL · 20 Apr 2001, 23:34 (Ref:82864)

The silence is deafening.

All those readers who cannot type.....

Why not introduce yourself ????????

Emfa · 21 Apr 2001, 05:17 (Ref:82952)

The thing I can't figure out is why so many people would register then not post anything. Why bother?

My guess is that most of them have moved on now, leaving the rest of us here by ourselves... . . . . . . (sigh)

Wrex · 21 Apr 2001, 06:56 (Ref:82960)

I feel......*sob*.....so......rejected

Dino IV · 23 Apr 2001, 03:32 (Ref:83886)

Post when you can post ...

Dino IV · 23 Apr 2001, 03:33 (Ref:83887)

YESSSS!!!!!!! Craig I did figure it out! Yihaa!

Back on track .. sorry for testing here etcetera.

Ortegatrail · 29 Apr 2001, 21:51 (Ref:86822)

Some of us simply do not have much to say, but still like knowing that there is a community to go to when they must let their opinion be known.

tux · 10 Jul 2006, 15:17 (Ref:1652359)

lol i stumbled across this by accident and thought it would be funny to post here

**Adam43** · 10 Jul 2006, 15:35 (Ref:1652366)

It is far better to remain silent than talk rubbish.

EvilPumpkin · 10 Jul 2006, 15:45 (Ref:1652377)

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamAshmore

It is far better to remain silent than talk rubbish.

Go wash out your mouth! This is a forum - remaining silent instead of talking rubbish is not an option!!!!!!!

EvilPumpkin · 10 Jul 2006, 15:46 (Ref:1652378)

Nice piece of e-chaeology though!

Although I sort of doubt the veracity of people being registered since 1988.

There was barely even an internet then - I think it was still called Arpanet and windows was only just emerging from under its rock!

EvilPumpkin · 10 Jul 2006, 15:48 (Ref:1652379)

Ooh did I invent a new term - didn't come up when I googled it.

e-chaeology - the science of digging up old stuff on the internet for entertainment

I wonder if the term will take off - remember, you saw it here first!

Dave Brand · 10 Jul 2006, 15:55 (Ref:1652385)

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamAshmore

It is far better to remain silent than talk rubbish.

If I took that advice my post count would still be in single figures!

ensign14 · 10 Jul 2006, 15:57 (Ref:1652387)

Threadsurrection?

NPP · 11 Jul 2006, 10:16 (Ref:1653257)

Why don't I post? Well, most of the time, I have nothing to say that hasn't already been said, and when I have, I am confident that someone else will soon turn up and say it in a much better way. Furthermore, getting my thoughts across in a manner compatible with the rather high standards of this forum (ie, not simply correct English, but English that is at the same time colloquial, humorous and sophisticated) is hard work for the non-native speaker.

That's why I don't post, but visit very often just to read and learn, about motorsports and about English as well. Thus, I am an often invisible, but not a totally inactive member of this place and would greatly miss it if it weren't there.

Best wishes

NPP

ensign14 · 11 Jul 2006, 10:20 (Ref:1653265)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NPP

Furthermore, getting my thoughts across in a manner compatible with the rather high standards of this forum (ie, not simply correct English, but English that is at the same time colloquial, humorous and sophisticated) is hard work for the non-native speaker.

It's hard enough for the native speaker...

Given your correct use of the subjunctive, I consider you have nothing to fear!

chezza · 11 Jul 2006, 11:40 (Ref:1653346)

Yes NPP thats a very good post and your english is fine...much better than mine i'd have said, and i'm a native speaker! Get stuck in with the posting, people are very understanding if you don't get things quite right.

I post rather to much really...but then if you took all the press release threads away I wouldn't have nearly as many.

NPP · 11 Jul 2006, 11:49 (Ref:1653357)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ensign14

Given your correct use of the subjunctive

err, what's that?

Craig Senior · 11 Jul 2006, 11:53 (Ref:1653362)

Better to remain silent and be thought an idiot than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

I read alot on here and did so before i joined up although now I have started Marshalling I may have more to say.

Knowlesy · 11 Jul 2006, 12:30 (Ref:1653408)

NPP your English is perfect.

I, and everyone else, would love to read more of your posts.

ensign14 · 11 Jul 2006, 13:05 (Ref:1653453)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NPP

err, what's that?

"I would miss it if it weren't there" rather than "wasn't". Unfulfilled condition therefore the subjunctive mood.

So many native speakers get that one wrong...even Clare Grogan on the greatest number 1 hit ever ("Happy Birthday") sings

If they were me
And I was you
Would you've liked a present too?

instead of the more correct "if I were you".

**Tim Falce** · 11 Jul 2006, 14:10 (Ref:1653500)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ensign14

It's hard enough for the native speaker...

Given your correct use of the subjunctive, I consider you have nothing to fear!

As NPP says, what's that mean?

Dutton · 12 Jul 2006, 04:34 (Ref:1654107)

Quote:

Originally Posted by knowlesy

NPP your English is perfect.

I, and everyone else, would love to read more of your posts.

Not quite perfect (but with whom can a (justified) claim of perfection lie? Certainly not myself, I am certain. Let he who is without sin, and all that

), but undoubtedly far better than many!

I second the others' motion, NPP: if your concerns are purely based around the standard of your English, then, IMO, you have nothing to fear.

Don't feel compelled to post, of course, unless you wish to, but we would all, I am sure, love to see your thoughts (should you want to, but have let concerns over English stop you).

Regarding the thread, thus the topic, as a whole, well, I have browsed the user list a few times and pondered about it.

I just hope that most of the no/limited-post posters are indeed lurkers: it would be sad to think if there were squillions of dead usernames doing nothing but using up space (I presume there are a fair few like this, but here is hoping it is not overly many).

EvilPumpkin · 12 Jul 2006, 08:10 (Ref:1654189)

No need to post provided you're clicking on the ads...........

Just kidding!

Seriously, I would hope that in most forums, provided you're making an effort, no-one is going to worry too much if the English is a little rough and ready.

I know we do have a couple of pedants around, but to be honest, they tend to pick on people who have English as their first language!

Post as much or as little as you want NPP - but don't feel that yo ucan't post because your English may not be up to spec - looks fine to me in any case!

ensign14 · 12 Jul 2006, 08:38 (Ref:1654213)

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvilPumpkin

Seriously, I would hope that in most forums, provided you're making an effort, no-one is going to worry too much if the English is a little rough and ready.

That's fora.

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvilPumpkin

I know we do have a couple of pedants around...

Ah. Er. Oh.

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