Some RHP Members...

Grampy Bobby

Boston Lad

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14 Jul 08 04:55

Grampy Bobby

Boston Lad

USA

Joined: 14 Jul 07
Moves: 43012

14 Jul 08 04:55

Some RHP Members...

Some RHP Members seem to dislike newcomers and outsiders and resent their vocal presence on the RHP General Forum. New members

are the lifeblood of the site. What business do any of us have in turning a cold shoulder if Russ & Chris have already welcomed them?

-gb

rbmorris

Vampyroteuthis

Infernalis

Joined: 13 Apr 04
Moves: 104325

14 Jul 08 05:09

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
What business do any of us have in turning a cold shoulder if Russ & Chris have already welcomed them?

-gb

Pay me $29.95, and I'll welcome you too.

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 716617

14 Jul 08 10:50

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Some RHP Members...

Some RHP Members seem to dislike newcomers and outsiders and resent their vocal presence on the RHP General Forum. New members

are the lifeblood of the site. What business do any of us have in turning a cold shoulder if Russ & Chris have already welcomed them?

-gb

YOu need to define newcomers and outsiders

Nearly everybody here is an outsider

adramforall

THORNINYOURSIDE

Joined: 04 Sep 04
Moves: 245624

14 Jul 08 11:12

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Some RHP Members...

Some RHP Members seem to dislike newcomers and outsiders and resent their vocal presence on the RHP General Forum. New members

are the lifeblood of the site. What business do any of us have in turning a cold shoulder if Russ & Chris have already welcomed them?

-gb

So what? I decide who I like, dislike or want to kick in the gonads.

huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

Joined: 12 Oct 05
Moves: 42584

14 Jul 08 11:18

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Some RHP Members...

Some RHP Members seem to dislike newcomers and outsiders and resent their vocal presence on the RHP General Forum. New members

are the lifeblood of the site. What business do any of us have in turning a cold shoulder if Russ & Chris have already welcomed them?

-gb

You're the classic case of someone crying because they were bitten by the dog they kicked.

~~Frank Burns~~

Great Big Stees

In Check

Joined: 12 Mar 04
Moves: 10441

14 Jul 08 11:20

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
You're the classic case of someone crying because they were bitten by the dog they kicked.

Pot, kettle, black...

huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

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Moves: 42584

14 Jul 08 11:21

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huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

Joined: 12 Oct 05
Moves: 42584

14 Jul 08 11:24

Originally posted by Frank Burns
Pot, kettle, black...

And one day you might progress to three syllables.....well done 🙂

Tyrannosauruschex

Mr T

I pity the fool!

Joined: 22 Jan 05
Moves: 22874

14 Jul 08 12:08

Come on, everyone, lets name and shame those responsible for such xenophobic behavior, not make excuses for them or try and divert the topic away from it.

~~Frank Burns~~

Great Big Stees

In Check

Joined: 12 Mar 04
Moves: 10441

14 Jul 08 12:13

Originally posted by huckleberryhound
And one day you might progress to three syllables.....well done 🙂

Such a clever response. It's exactly what can be expected of you.

Phlabibit

Mystic Meg

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Joined: 27 Mar 03
Moves: 17242

14 Jul 08 13:00

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Some RHP Members...

Some RHP Members seem to dislike newcomers and outsiders and resent their vocal presence on the RHP General Forum. New members

are the lifeblood of the site. What business do any of us have in turning a cold shoulder if Russ & Chris have already welcomed them?

-gb

Are we talking about the TSM members coming on with 3a names?

Allegedly.

Grampy Bobby

Boston Lad

USA

Joined: 14 Jul 07
Moves: 43012

14 Jul 08 13:04

Originally posted by rbmorris
Pay me $29.95, and I'll welcome you too.

You make the investment they've made (and are continuing to make)

and maybe we will. At this point, you bring nothing to the table, RB.

Grampy Bobby

Boston Lad

USA

Joined: 14 Jul 07
Moves: 43012

14 Jul 08 13:37

Originally posted by adramforall
So what? I decide who I like, dislike or want to kick in the gonads.

There you go again, Adramforall, getting sloppy in your thinking and becoming confused. Nobody (including Russ & Chris) is asking you

to "like" anyone. That would be an invaision of your privacy and an encroachment on your free will. Of course you alone choose your own

friends. Focus now. Here comes the challenging part... just a touch of common courtesy to reflect your poise, good manners and breeding.

-gb

Crowley

Not Aleister

Control room

Joined: 17 Apr 02
Moves: 93775

14 Jul 08 14:07

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
just a touch of common courtesy to reflect your poise, good manners and breeding.

Jesus, were you born in the 19th century?

Anyway, why should anyone extend a courtesy to an idiot?
Obviously not all new members are idiots, but the ones that are get what they deserve: Scorn.

HandyAndy

Read a book!

Joined: 23 Sep 06
Moves: 18677

14 Jul 08 14:13

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Some RHP Members...

Some RHP Members seem to dislike newcomers and outsiders and resent their vocal presence on the RHP General Forum. New members

are the lifeblood of the site. What business do any of us have in turning a cold shoulder if Russ & Chris have already welcomed them?

-gb

In spite of your utopian vision, this forum is no more than a microcosm of real life, where cold shoulders outnumber warm welcomes a hundred to one. Do you have any idea of how many new members sign on just to play chess and have no interest whatsoever in the forums? I'd say maybe 90 percent.