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Daisy LifeTime Member
Age: 18 Zodiac: Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 1154 Location: 33730 Prechac, France: Lincolnshire sometimes -
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Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 12:38 Post subject: |
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From what i can gather from face book,it is a place used for peeps who like to delve into other peoples private life,its the new garden fence,causes more trouble than its worth and full of useless posts that wouldn't usually be used in general conversation,ie.just made some toast and of to the toilet, its aimed at a younger generation that have forgotten the art of conversation and text each other when they are sitting a couple of foot from each other,it as definitely slowed this place up and a few good long standing members have gone awol. |
A lot of truth in that ... However, it is pretty much the only contact I have with my nephew in the USA, and I have other non - Pocuk friends who have gone completely facebook and only communicate that way.. |
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Jimbro LifeTime Member
Age: 65 Zodiac: Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 3197 Location: Grangemouth
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Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 12:47 Post subject: |
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Same here Anne.
I started it to keep in touch with my nephew in Georgetown,TX and my usage seems to have grown from there but, as far as my Pajero goes, it'll never replace pocuk
Daisy wrote: |
icehawk wrote: |
From what i can gather from face book,it is a place used for peeps who like to delve into other peoples private life,its the new garden fence,causes more trouble than its worth and full of useless posts that wouldn't usually be used in general conversation,ie.just made some toast and of to the toilet, its aimed at a younger generation that have forgotten the art of conversation and text each other when they are sitting a couple of foot from each other,it as definitely slowed this place up and a few good long standing members have gone awol. |
A lot of truth in that ... However, it is pretty much the only contact I have with my nephew in the USA, and I have other non - Pocuk friends who have gone completely facebook and only communicate that way.. |
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Daisy LifeTime Member
Age: 18 Zodiac: Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 1154 Location: 33730 Prechac, France: Lincolnshire sometimes -
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Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 12:56 Post subject: |
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Jimbro wrote: |
Same here Anne.
I started it to keep in touch with my nephew in Georgetown,TX and my usage seems to have grown from there but, as far as my Pajero goes, it'll never replace pocuk
Daisy wrote: |
icehawk wrote: |
From what i can gather from face book,it is a place used for peeps who like to delve into other peoples private life,its the new garden fence,causes more trouble than its worth and full of useless posts that wouldn't usually be used in general conversation,ie.just made some toast and of to the toilet, its aimed at a younger generation that have forgotten the art of conversation and text each other when they are sitting a couple of foot from each other,it as definitely slowed this place up and a few good long standing members have gone awol. |
A lot of truth in that ... However, it is pretty much the only contact I have with my nephew in the USA, and I have other non - Pocuk friends who have gone completely facebook and only communicate that way.. |
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I think I'm going to start writing letters to friends |
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icehawk LifeTime Member
Age: 62 Zodiac: Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 2550 Location: walsall west.mids
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Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 14:36 Post subject: |
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Daisy wrote: |
Jimbro wrote: |
Same here Anne.
I started it to keep in touch with my nephew in Georgetown,TX and my usage seems to have grown from there but, as far as my Pajero goes, it'll never replace pocuk
Daisy wrote: |
icehawk wrote: |
From what i can gather from face book,it is a place used for peeps who like to delve into other peoples private life,its the new garden fence,causes more trouble than its worth and full of useless posts that wouldn't usually be used in general conversation,ie.just made some toast and of to the toilet, its aimed at a younger generation that have forgotten the art of conversation and text each other when they are sitting a couple of foot from each other,it as definitely slowed this place up and a few good long standing members have gone awol. |
A lot of truth in that ... However, it is pretty much the only contact I have with my nephew in the USA, and I have other non - Pocuk friends who have gone completely facebook and only communicate that way.. |
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I think I'm going to start writing letters to friends |
They will put you on a dunking stool for that Ann,its witchcraft,along with reading books,you know,the ones that are made from paper and you can store on a bookshelf. |
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Daisy LifeTime Member
Age: 18 Zodiac: Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 1154 Location: 33730 Prechac, France: Lincolnshire sometimes -
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Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 16:10 Post subject: |
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icehawk wrote: |
Daisy wrote: |
Jimbro wrote: |
Same here Anne.
I started it to keep in touch with my nephew in Georgetown,TX and my usage seems to have grown from there but, as far as my Pajero goes, it'll never replace pocuk
Daisy wrote: |
icehawk wrote: |
From what i can gather from face book,it is a place used for peeps who like to delve into other peoples private life,its the new garden fence,causes more trouble than its worth and full of useless posts that wouldn't usually be used in general conversation,ie.just made some toast and of to the toilet, its aimed at a younger generation that have forgotten the art of conversation and text each other when they are sitting a couple of foot from each other,it as definitely slowed this place up and a few good long standing members have gone awol. |
A lot of truth in that ... However, it is pretty much the only contact I have with my nephew in the USA, and I have other non - Pocuk friends who have gone completely facebook and only communicate that way.. |
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I think I'm going to start writing letters to friends |
They will put you on a dunking stool for that Ann,its witchcraft,along with reading books,you know,the ones that are made from paper and you can store on a bookshelf. |
Ah, but there is something magic about writing, sending and receiving letters is there not ?
1984 was a long time ago, but Orwell's book now rings strangely true...
"For some reason the telescreen in the living-room was in an unusual
position. Instead of being placed, as was normal, in the end wall, where
it could command the whole room, it was in the longer wall, opposite the
window. To one side of it there was a shallow alcove in which Winston
was now sitting, and which, when the flats were built, had probably been
intended to hold bookshelves. By sitting in the alcove, and keeping well
back, Winston was able to remain outside the range of the telescreen, so
far as sight went. He could be heard, of course, but so long as he stayed
in his present position he could not be seen. It was partly the unusual
geography of the room that had suggested to him the thing that he was now
about to do.
But it had also been suggested by the book that he had just taken out of
the drawer. It was a peculiarly beautiful book. Its smooth creamy paper,
a little yellowed by age, was of a kind that had not been manufactured for
at least forty years past. He could guess, however, that the book was much
older than that. He had seen it lying in the window of a frowsy little
junk-shop in a slummy quarter of the town (just what quarter he did not
now remember) and had been stricken immediately by an overwhelming desire
to possess it. Party members were supposed not to go into ordinary shops
('dealing on the free market', it was called), but the rule was not
strictly kept, because there were various things, such as shoelaces and
razor blades, which it was impossible to get hold of in any other way. He
had given a quick glance up and down the street and then had slipped inside
and bought the book for two dollars fifty. At the time he was not conscious
of wanting it for any particular purpose. He had carried it guiltily home
in his briefcase. Even with nothing written in it, it was a compromising
possession.
The thing that he was about to do was to open a diary. This was not illegal
(nothing was illegal, since there were no longer any laws), but if detected
it was reasonably certain that it would be punished by death, or at least
by twenty-five years in a forced-labour camp. Winston fitted a nib into
the penholder and sucked it to get the grease off. The pen was an archaic
instrument, seldom used even for signatures, and he had procured one,
furtively and with some difficulty, simply because of a feeling that the
beautiful creamy paper deserved to be written on with a real nib instead
of being scratched with an ink-pencil. Actually he was not used to writing
by hand. Apart from very short notes, it was usual to dictate everything
into the speak-write which was of course impossible for his present
purpose. He dipped the pen into the ink and then faltered for just a
second. A tremor had gone through his bowels. To mark the paper was the
decisive act. In small clumsy letters he wrote:
April 4th, 1984. "
Sorry Simon, I'm not exactly being helpful.. |
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johntwarden LifeTime Member
Age: 69 Zodiac: Joined: 21 Jul 2013 Posts: 622 Location: rochester, kent
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Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 16:48 Post subject: |
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I agree with daisy and gegs do it on this site, try and get members to come back and target the new members that have recently joined poc there are loads, so lets keep it in house please. |
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icehawk LifeTime Member
Age: 62 Zodiac: Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 2550 Location: walsall west.mids
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Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 16:54 Post subject: |
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Daisy wrote: |
icehawk wrote: |
Daisy wrote: |
Jimbro wrote: |
Same here Anne.
I started it to keep in touch with my nephew in Georgetown,TX and my usage seems to have grown from there but, as far as my Pajero goes, it'll never replace pocuk
Daisy wrote: |
icehawk wrote: |
From what i can gather from face book,it is a place used for peeps who like to delve into other peoples private life,its the new garden fence,causes more trouble than its worth and full of useless posts that wouldn't usually be used in general conversation,ie.just made some toast and of to the toilet, its aimed at a younger generation that have forgotten the art of conversation and text each other when they are sitting a couple of foot from each other,it as definitely slowed this place up and a few good long standing members have gone awol. |
A lot of truth in that ... However, it is pretty much the only contact I have with my nephew in the USA, and I have other non - Pocuk friends who have gone completely facebook and only communicate that way.. |
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I think I'm going to start writing letters to friends |
They will put you on a dunking stool for that Ann,its witchcraft,along with reading books,you know,the ones that are made from paper and you can store on a bookshelf. |
Ah, but there is something magic about writing, sending and receiving letters is there not ?
1984 was a long time ago, but Orwell's book now rings strangely true...
"For some reason the telescreen in the living-room was in an unusual
position. Instead of being placed, as was normal, in the end wall, where
it could command the whole room, it was in the longer wall, opposite the
window. To one side of it there was a shallow alcove in which Winston
was now sitting, and which, when the flats were built, had probably been
intended to hold bookshelves. By sitting in the alcove, and keeping well
back, Winston was able to remain outside the range of the telescreen, so
far as sight went. He could be heard, of course, but so long as he stayed
in his present position he could not be seen. It was partly the unusual
geography of the room that had suggested to him the thing that he was now
about to do.
But it had also been suggested by the book that he had just taken out of
the drawer. It was a peculiarly beautiful book. Its smooth creamy paper,
a little yellowed by age, was of a kind that had not been manufactured for
at least forty years past. He could guess, however, that the book was much
older than that. He had seen it lying in the window of a frowsy little
junk-shop in a slummy quarter of the town (just what quarter he did not
now remember) and had been stricken immediately by an overwhelming desire
to possess it. Party members were supposed not to go into ordinary shops
('dealing on the free market', it was called), but the rule was not
strictly kept, because there were various things, such as shoelaces and
razor blades, which it was impossible to get hold of in any other way. He
had given a quick glance up and down the street and then had slipped inside
and bought the book for two dollars fifty. At the time he was not conscious
of wanting it for any particular purpose. He had carried it guiltily home
in his briefcase. Even with nothing written in it, it was a compromising
possession.
The thing that he was about to do was to open a diary. This was not illegal
(nothing was illegal, since there were no longer any laws), but if detected
it was reasonably certain that it would be punished by death, or at least
by twenty-five years in a forced-labour camp. Winston fitted a nib into
the penholder and sucked it to get the grease off. The pen was an archaic
instrument, seldom used even for signatures, and he had procured one,
furtively and with some difficulty, simply because of a feeling that the
beautiful creamy paper deserved to be written on with a real nib instead
of being scratched with an ink-pencil. Actually he was not used to writing
by hand. Apart from very short notes, it was usual to dictate everything
into the speak-write which was of course impossible for his present
purpose. He dipped the pen into the ink and then faltered for just a
second. A tremor had gone through his bowels. To mark the paper was the
decisive act. In small clumsy letters he wrote:
April 4th, 1984. "
Sorry Simon, I'm not exactly being helpful.. |
Very true,my son hangs some of the sleeve covers off album art work on his wall,they where amazed by the concept of vinyl,and how much better original tracks sound compared to digital remastered stuff,and agree with you about the letters,so much more personal than an email,especially when written by some one like yourself who is obviously good with words and grammar,or is that the same thing |
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nobby LifeTime Member
Age: 76 Zodiac: Joined: 09 Mar 2004 Posts: 4188 Location: Thailand
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Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 19:23 Post subject: |
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A big NO NO from me last time that I used FB it downloaded a virus and all but wiped out my computer, also with the bad press that it has attracted of late I am surprised that you are even considering it |
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Pajerobabe LifeTime Member
Age: 55 Zodiac: Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 186 Location: Ayrshire
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Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 23:13 Post subject: |
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The only reason I use Facebook is that it is easier to use on the mobile devices and I have non pocuk friends....well at least one... ....but I will always come back to this site....and thanks to this site I have made some really good friends up and down the country..how relevant this comment is to this thread...I don't know..oh well I'm gonna crawl back into my cave now...xx |
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orkneydave *
Age: 42 Zodiac: Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Posts: 21 Location: Orkney Islands
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:12 Post subject: |
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Facebook has its place and so do forums. I use Facebook to keep in touch with old friends (I'm ex forces and moved around a lot so have friends scattered all over the place) and also use the local sales page on Facebook.
Forums on the other hand are a community of "like minded" individuals keen to share knowledge and experiences and also to meet new people. They offer a wealth of information in their respective areas and that information is usually categorises so that users can easliy navigate them.
Whilst there may be a slight overlap between Facebooks and forums, they each cannot replace the other. Facebook is fine but the forum us where the online communities (I am a member of three different forums) exist.
Not sure if that made any sense but that's what I think anyway
EDITED - poor spelling corrected (I hope!) |
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Daisy LifeTime Member
Age: 18 Zodiac: Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 1154 Location: 33730 Prechac, France: Lincolnshire sometimes -
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:38 Post subject: |
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It's interesting that this has been here 10 days and only 14, if I counted right, people have replied to it. I guess perhaps people don't notice the stickys.. ? |
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gegs750k4 ********
Age: 51 Zodiac: Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 6513 Location: Wigan
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 20:58 Post subject: |
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Daisy wrote: |
It's interesting that this has been here 10 days and only 14, if I counted right, people have replied to it. I guess perhaps people don't notice the stickys.. ? |
They are all on facebook |
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Andith ****
Age: 47 Zodiac: Joined: 24 Jun 2012 Posts: 289 Location: shropshire
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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 19:45 Post subject: |
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i hadnt noticed the sticky to be honest. as i'm look for ther flashy folders to note new posts.
what i will say is i'm both on facebook and here (obviously) out of the 2 i prefer here. if i need advice i can go to a specific forum and ask a question and find out information. i wouldnt do this on facebook.
i'll give an example.
i'm after some steel rims for me shogun 15x10 flavour. looks not overly important. but i wouldnt ask on here as i cant be sure as to whoi if anyone would see it. but i would however use facebook to ask. purely as there many we'll say "users" on the PoCUK facebook group that arent on here..
plus its hard to know who your talking to as on here its nicknames and on their its mostly real names.
facebook can be great i used it last weekend to post a local offroad club i'm in pay and play event. not on pocuk but another one( anthill) this in turn was shared to another one and the day was a bigger success than we anticipated. which for the club i'm in is great as the site costs us to rent and if people not coming dont help cover it the money has to come out of club funds or our pockets..
i do post it on here but facebook appeals to for obvious reaons a good many more users than registered here.
horses for courses imo. i check this forums daily or near daily at work and in the evening when i'm home. its a fantastic site where you are more or less garanteed an answer or can make a comment without fear of being slagged off.
both facebook and normal forums have there place. for me with the shogun i'll use this predominently. for life stuff and ofc that pesky candy crush i use facebook. |
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KEVINBUK ******
Age: 67 Zodiac: Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Posts: 2001 Location: SW Northumberland
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 20:40 Post subject: |
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orkneydave wrote: |
Facebook has its place and so do forums. I use Facebook to keep in touch with old friends (I'm ex forces and moved around a lot so have friends scattered all over the place) and also use the local sales page on Facebook.
Forums on the other hand are a community of "like minded" individuals keen to share knowledge and experiences and also to meet new people. They offer a wealth of information in their respective areas and that information is usually categorises so that users can easliy navigate them.
Whilst there may be a slight overlap between Facebooks and forums, they each cannot replace the other. Facebook is fine but the forum us where the online communities (I am a member of three different forums) exist.
Not sure if that made any sense but that's what I think anyway
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johndps *******
Age: 59 Zodiac: Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 3204 Location: Paisley,Scotland
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 21:06 Post subject: |
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pocuk forum...great place
facebook...great place
facebook groups...great places
However...
just like real life, these places are all different.
Different behaviour is experienced in different environments.
I feel, in here, folks tend to think about what they say before they say it.
Some facebook posts you'd be forgiven for questioning whether the person posting CAN think. |
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