Where Oh Where has our BT Gone

[Anonymous User]

Flybri,

As a moderator at BT, you're response is not surprising, no one is gloating though, sorry to disappoint you, I actually can't wait for the place to open up its gates again and claimm it's own.

BY the way, here is a link to all five posts you have bothered to make here over the years http://bonsainut.com/forums/search.php?searchid=198429




Will

 

[irene_b]

Sorry you have not been well. I hope you feel better soon.

That was the email from Joanie.....
Irene

 

[HotAction]

Flybri,

As a moderator at BT, you're response is not surprising, no one is gloating though, sorry to disappoint you, I actually can't wait for the place to open up its gates again and claimm it's own.

BY the way, here is a link to all five posts you have bothered to make here over the years http://bonsainut.com/forums/search.php?searchid=198429




Will

Will, burns work better if your link works. nice job being hasty and making your point very clear?

-Just another BT'er.

 

[milehigh_7]

It would seem that about the same number are gloating about BT being down. That's hardly in the Easter spirit, now is it Will? What would Father Jim have to say?

Tsk tsk.

Fly.

Hey 2 site mod, is this not called "trolling"? Five posts, tsk tsk.

 

[milehigh_7]

That was the email from Joanie.....
Irene

Well I still hope you are feeling well I hope she is feeling better also! ;-)

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Guys let's not turn this into a flame war. It's a discussion about BT being down, when it is going to come back up, whatever. I hope it is just a technical glitch and not something more serious - especially when people bring up the subject of personal health.

 

[Ed_Merc]

You know, I just found this site and was looking forward to a good, responsive group of fellow enthusiasts who, like me, want to share knowledge and create some camaraderie. What I have been seeing though has been disheartening.

Honestly, where does all this crap come from? I don't want to jump on anyone or any one thing, but I just can't figure out what the heck this all has to do with bonsai.

If I'm banned for saying so, and I hope I won't be, then it's all the sadder.

 

[Anonymous User]

[EDIT] I'm gonna edit this one out, Will. Can't see how it adds to the conversation, and just sets a negative tone - BNut [/EDIT]

 

[subnet_rx]

You know, I just found this site and was looking forward to a good, responsive group of fellow enthusiasts who, like me, want to share knowledge and create some camaraderie. What I have been seeing though has been disheartening.

Honestly, where does all this crap come from? I don't want to jump on anyone or any one thing, but I just can't figure out what the heck this all has to do with bonsai.

If I'm banned for saying so, and I hope I won't be, then it's all the sadder.

We have a lot of free time available while waiting for trunks to grow.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

If I'm banned for saying so, and I hope I won't be, then it's all the sadder.

You don't get banned for saying something's wrong with the site. Hopefully constant feedback (positive and negative) will allow me to improve it.

I let the site run a little looser than other sites, especially if the subject is in the "karaoke bar". I also recommend that people familiarize themselves with the "ignore" feature - and use it to block other members whose content/tone/attitude they don't like.

I want there to be a free and open debate of IDEAS. People should argue the strength of their logic - not the depth of their egos...

 

[noissee]

I agree with Bnut. There has to be a site where people can be a little more "raw" (for lack of a better word). I joined this site initially to see the Kong-Pall duel (woohoo), and I thought the same thing as Ed. Then I thought about it more, and decided that I kinda liked the attitude that was oozing out of the threads here. It's a unique type of bonsai forum for that reason. People enjoy conflict/drama. Those who don't can choose to stay out of it, or like Bnut said, familiarize themselves with the ignore button.

 

[milehigh_7]

I have come to think fondly of many on this site (given the casual nature of an internet forum). Yes there are disagreements but in all honesty I think most of us know how certain folks will respond to triggers.

Hopefully we are learning not to incite each other and if we experience provocation, not to respond. Learning these things make us better people in general.

We have living breathing proof on here that we can have an adult discussion on sensitive issues with almost no one getting upset. I have been most impressed by this exchange.

 

[Anonymous User]

Let me rephrase then, I'll try to be nicer while making the same point, my apologies.

Ed,

Sometimes a negative post about a perceived flaw just creates more of the same. It is often better to lead by example than to be guilty of the same kind of posts one is complaining about.



Will

 

[Ed_Merc]

Let me rephrase then, I'll try to be nicer while making the same point, my apologies.

Ed,

Sometimes a negative post about a perceived flaw just creates more of the same. It is often better to lead by example than to be guilty of the same kind of posts one is complaining about.



Will

Oh, I see. You know what? You can have your playground. I know where adults hang out.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Oh, I see. You know what? You can have your playground. I know where adults hang out.

I believe the irony of this statement is lost on you...

 

[noissee]

He really walked right into that one.

 

[Anonymous User]

Strangely, the Bsite forum is down today as well.....

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Strangely, the Bsite forum is down today as well.....

There must be something wrong. And when I say "wrong" I mean "wrong" on a personal level. Let us hope for the best and hope the people behind the site are ok. I don't know the owner(s) of BT, but I can appreciate the time and effort that went into creating and managing the site. They wouldn't let it languish unless something was amiss.

 

[Anonymous User]

Bsite is back up.

 

[bonsai barry]

Bsite is back up.

Not to me.