Last time I crossed swords with Artlin was not funny and led to a telling off, his last comment on my last post I do not intend to answer, I will answer any legitimate question and ignore the rest he his very childish and to reply is what he wants, suggest we all do the same, he wants confrontation and gets his kicks out of it.

Why is it a "Burning Question"?

Jim

I find his comments every bit as interesting as others.
If he has any aliases is no concern, as others do it.
If he says anything out of order then admin will deal with it.
Witch hunt posts are out of order.

Read from the beginning of the thread (not many posts) but you should be able to glean the reason for the title from the comments ( after 836 posts by you alone).

So Artlin have you gone? Just a small comment on your post if you are still here to see it.Quite a few of us on here no longer live in Paphos but back in the UK however many of us still retain an interest in Paphos whether it be because we own property there, holiday there or whatever. I honestly do not think there is an excess of tory supporters on this forum rather evenly spread I would have thought however we may debate but rarely are we so downright rude to each other as you have been.

Gone, Poppy or Tim! Gone where? Not with you, old chap.

Not an excess of Tory voters? Seriously!! That is certainly NOT how it has come across in last few months. Some of the absolute abuse that has been directed at Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon has been downright liablous at times, certainly not what I call "debate". Just to be absolutely clear on this subject, I am not a political person. I believe that people should take care of themselves not rely on government officials to do it for them. No matter which party is in power the common person always end up worse off!!
Of course you are not rude to each other because you are always in agreement.

As I have already said, if the posts were LESS POLITICAL and more about every day topics then maybe more people would join the conversations.

When the member from the East of the island is not being political then he has some very interesting ideas to add to the forum. Unfortunately other members just are nit interested.

Ce la vie.

So Artlin have you gone? Just a small comment on your post if you are still here to see it.Quite a few of us on here no longer live in Paphos but back in the UK however many of us still retain an interest in Paphos whether it be because we own property there, holiday there or whatever. I honestly do not think there is an excess of tory supporters on this forum rather evenly spread I would have thought however we may debate but rarely are we so downright rude to each other as you have been.

I find that if you have a tendency to sit on the fence, then getting splinters in your glutinus maximus is an occupational hazard.

Or even worse a baiting post from an action hero

I find his comments every bit as interesting as others.
If he has any aliases is no concern, as others do it.
If he says anything out of order then admin will deal with it.
Witch hunt posts are out of order.

however we may debate but rarely are we so downright rude to each other as you have been.

Well said, unfortunately theres a small group, who think only there view is right, will someone please explain to some on here, how a forum works, everyone's points are valid, and as long as people are not abusive then, whats the problem....

Not as "downright" rude true but in actual fact more rude as certain members (not artlin) not are.

The problem is the some (not all) forums have hit men/stirrers who are encouraged to cause trouble for some members then the lemmings join in getting the victim banned.

I beg your pardon, paphos people??

You lot need to lighten up.

Take some chill pills.

Have another Keo. NO, don't do that. Clearly some of you have had enough already.

Honestly, look at yourselves.

Try looking at the topics in Day to Day life and see WHO starts the threads.

60% are started by the same individual. Mostly as a vague one liner. The latest Corbyn Glastonbury topic is A TYPICAL.

Then along comes the usual half dozen sheep to agree wholeheartedly with him.

How can anyone RATIONAL take any of this seriously?

The forum is supposed to be about day to day life in PAPHOS CYPRUS and topics that effect people living there.

However, the forum has been completely taken over by a small number of like minded individuals who are intent on getting over their own political views regarding the Tories, Teresa May and Brexit.

Why??

Because they are scared.

Scared about change, scared that they may be personally affected, scared that their nice little lives living on a sunny island in the med with low council tax, cheap beer and a cosy way of life might just be being threatened.

I think this definition is what I am getting at .......

...... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia

Go back through this forum and see when it started to change. About a year ago. The brexit referendum. Lots of nastiness started by certain members and anyone with an opposing view was shot down.

Well that is fine because now you have the chat room all to yourselves.

Are you happy? I doubt it.

What you all need to bear in mind is one thing.

You firmly believe that you are expats living in a colonial world where "britain rules the sea", where, if the fuzzy wuzzies start causing trouble, the Queen (gawd bless er) will send a gun boat to sort them out.

Well I have news for you. Actually, you are all immigrants living in an EU country that Britain is about to leave.

Those of you who burned their boats wil find yourselves penniless and homeless, the illegals amongst you (and there are many) will be turfed out. The holiday makers will see there properties drop in value or even confiscated.

I have no idea what the other forum is Poppy or Tim but you starting this thread just about sums up what I have said.

You just cannot bear anyone to have a different viewpoint from yourselves so you have to start digging people out and ganging up on them.

Good try but I think that it may backfire.

You have driven a lot of nice people off of this forum.

Next time someone replies to a topic just think this to yourselves ...

"Is the reply a serious opposite argument to my well thought out topic

OR

Is someone winding me up because my topic was just plain stupid in the first place?"

Really, paphos people. You should all start getting out more. The sun is shinning, the Keo is cold. Enjoy it whilst you can. Take a walk, go for a swim, enjoy a conversation with your neighbours.

You never know, it may end soon.

Is that a complement, BM?

I cannot unravel your grammar. Double or treble negative.

Hope all goes well for you John, and that the accident has no long term effects.