Has Pistonheads lost the fun factor?

[Thankyou4calling]

I've been a member a good few years and love the site. Started out on the car forums and now divide my time up among several, it's my guilty pleasure and I enjoy the banter, find lots I agree with and plenty I don't.

At the risk of this being deleted though it feels lately that PH are toning down some of the more bawdy threads. Ladies of Aintree, Women you secretly fancy, there was one about pubic hair that was hilarious and plenty more. Even some posters get reined in or disappear ( probably banned) one calked Queenbee popped up, some really funny stuff from her I and others thought but now gone.

I think a good amount of the appeal of PH was its irreverence and tolerance for different viewpoints, the McCann thread is another example. The lost members make PH weaker I feel and in danger of becoming a bit bland. I know some can rub people up the wrong way but, hey, everyone's opinion counts. And I've no association with any of these peeps it's just an observation. Without doubt the gun factor is dwindling. What do others think?

[HOGEPH]

IBTL

[Grandpad58]

IBDC.

[SMcP114]

You serious? Queenbee was a 45 year old lorry driver pretending to be a woman. I wouldn't mind if anything he said was funny, but it wasn't. Just embarrassing.

[Thankyou4calling]

HOGEPH said:

IBTL

Which would absolutely confirm my point.

[Thankyou4calling]

SMcP114 said:

You serious? Queenbee was a 45 year old lorry driver pretending to be a woman. I wouldn't mind if anything he said was funny, but it wasn't. Just embarrassing.

I'm not focussing specifically on her, I'm talking in general. And, in my opinion, undoubtedly a woman, without question.

[GTIR]

Since Mybrainhurts died it's been a lot sadder round here.

[Mashedpotatoes]

HOGEPH said:

IBTL

Can some one explain the point of this? Why is it important to be IBTL. or is it more a statement that this tread is about to be locked?

Edited by Mashedpotatoes on Saturday 26th April 08:21

[iva cosworth]

RIP

[Thankyou4calling]

GTIR said:

Since Mybrainhurts died it's been a lot sadder round here.

Yes, I agree. Controversial without being rude to others is a good thing. Just because someone doesn't agree doesn't make it wrong and some of these lost posters are sadly missed. I also remember the fun to be had in posting women of a certain age, how desirable they were, now it's frowned on.

[DickyC]

The "Tell Us Something Really Trivial About Your Life" Thread.

Nearly four years and 23 volumes of ridiculous, escapist, surreal, bolleux say you might be wrong.

Move along. No fun to be had in PH.

Edited by DickyC on Saturday 26th April 11:00

[Grandpad58]

You see there are still fun things on PH, you need to know where to look.

[Mashedpotatoes]

TBF the trivial threads are an acquired taste and not for everyone.

Edited by Mashedpotatoes on Saturday 26th April 08:49

[Justaredbadge]

Mashedpotatoes said:

TBF the trivial threads are an acquired taste and not for everyone.

Edited by Mashedpotatoes on Saturday 26th April 08:49

Agreed. You'd never catch me in there. It's nothing like the old p&p at all. No sense of community or any of that mumbo jumbo.

[Grandpad58]

Justaredbadge said:

Agreed. You'd never catch me in there. It's nothing like the old p&p at all. No sense of community or any of that mumbo jumbo.

Seems to me that 'They', have popped into here?

[StuntmanMike]

GTIR said:

Since Mybrainhurts died it's been a lot sadder round here.

He died? Really? If that's not one of your wind ups that is truly sad.

[Grandpad58]

StuntmanMike said:

GTIR said:

Since Mybrainhurts died it's been a lot sadder round here.

He died? Really? If that's not one of your wind ups that is truly sad.

[The Nur]

StuntmanMike said:

GTIR said:

Since Mybrainhurts died it's been a lot sadder round here.

He died? Really? If that's not one of your wind ups that is truly sad.

Don't worry Mike, I'm fairly sure he isn't dead. Not unless he has popped it in the last 24 hours and PH has been informed already.

[StuntmanMike]

The Nur said:

StuntmanMike said:

GTIR said:

Since Mybrainhurts died it's been a lot sadder round here.

He died? Really? If that's not one of your wind ups that is truly sad.

Don't worry Mike, I'm fairly sure he isn't dead. Not unless he has popped it in the last 24 hours and PH has been informed already.

You bunch of tinkers you.

[Willy Nilly]

StuntmanMike said:

You bunch of tinkers you.

Reported.