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Welcome and introductions
First topic message reminder :
Around the autumn of 2007 I came across the MSN message boards and found one entitled "UK Politics" which I joined and enjoyed for over three and a half years, then around April 2011 MSN decided in their wisdom to close down that particular message board.
Over time the MSN message board posters had become like friends, and though I had never met any of them, they became as familiar as the regulars I have a pint with in the local village pub, one or two were fairly nasty and quite vile, most were very pleasant people.
Fortunately, one of the redundant MSN bloggers (Ivan) decided to start his own political blogging site, and many of the old MSN posters followed him to his newly created site, and after a competition to find a name, it was agreed to call it "Cutting Edge".
I have to point out that Ivan ran things in a very fair and democratic way, the members decided the rules, they chose the name and logo, several of us were appointed as moderators and common sense prevailed.
Unfortunately the host of our board was "ProBoards" whom I would definately NOT recommend to anyone, they pulled the plug and closed Cutting Edge down saying that we had broken the rules.
To this day we still do not know what rule(s) were broken, and by whom, we wrote very polite emails to ProBoards asking for an explanation, but we got no answer other than "you broke the rules".
And so here we are WELCOME
Around the autumn of 2007 I came across the MSN message boards and found one entitled "UK Politics" which I joined and enjoyed for over three and a half years, then around April 2011 MSN decided in their wisdom to close down that particular message board.
Over time the MSN message board posters had become like friends, and though I had never met any of them, they became as familiar as the regulars I have a pint with in the local village pub, one or two were fairly nasty and quite vile, most were very pleasant people.
Fortunately, one of the redundant MSN bloggers (Ivan) decided to start his own political blogging site, and many of the old MSN posters followed him to his newly created site, and after a competition to find a name, it was agreed to call it "Cutting Edge".
I have to point out that Ivan ran things in a very fair and democratic way, the members decided the rules, they chose the name and logo, several of us were appointed as moderators and common sense prevailed.
Unfortunately the host of our board was "ProBoards" whom I would definately NOT recommend to anyone, they pulled the plug and closed Cutting Edge down saying that we had broken the rules.
To this day we still do not know what rule(s) were broken, and by whom, we wrote very polite emails to ProBoards asking for an explanation, but we got no answer other than "you broke the rules".
And so here we are WELCOME
witchfinder- Forum Founder
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stuart torr wrote:Welcome to the forum Socynical, very nice to have another lady present, look forward to hearing your views however unladylike they may get.
Trust you extend the same feelings toward a curvaceous lady with blue blood .
And a beautiful blue perm .
You will recognise me as I am always photographed holding a rolled up Daily Telegraph , ready to wallop any socialists I come across after I have encouraged them to " Grow Up "
patakace- Deactivated
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Will the real Theresa May please stand up?
oftenwrong- Sage
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I very much doubt that Theresa May would join this forum - but in the unlikely event that she did, I doubt if she would register as a male, unless it was 'an oversight', of course!
stuart torr- Deceased
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Was that Red Flan , Moonbeam ?
I am sure she is a closet Blue .
I am sure she is a closet Blue .
patakace- Deactivated
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Red Flan? Sorry, but you've lost me entirely. If it's a British reference, you'll have to excuse me, as I'm American.
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Hello.
My name is Claudine and I found this place through Ivan on Twitter, where my name is Quietnotstupid.
I didn't used to say a lot but I've found myself becoming more vocal the angrier I get with this coalition government.
I'm disabled, of ethnic minority and female which of course means that my Tory MP, the insufferable Stewart Jackson, hates me and has blocked me but that fills me with joy.
I look forward to reading what everyone has to say and I might just chip in when I get really angry!
Thank you.
My name is Claudine and I found this place through Ivan on Twitter, where my name is Quietnotstupid.
I didn't used to say a lot but I've found myself becoming more vocal the angrier I get with this coalition government.
I'm disabled, of ethnic minority and female which of course means that my Tory MP, the insufferable Stewart Jackson, hates me and has blocked me but that fills me with joy.
I look forward to reading what everyone has to say and I might just chip in when I get really angry!
Thank you.
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Welcome Claudine, I hope you find plenty to say against this disgusting government, I too am disabled and get treated like a peice of dogs muck by them.
stuart torr- Deceased
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Claudine, I have enjoyed your tweets - hope you will enjoy the forum signed firtyfreefousan
boatlady- Former Moderator
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Claudine your wonderful M.P. is the one forced to hand back over half a million of tax payers money for using it to build his own home with was he not only 2 years ago.
stuart torr- Deceased
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Stuart: He blocked me when I mentioned that to him and said that the reason for the block was that I was loony leftie that swore all the time.
Now anyone who knows me will know that that's rubbish because I never swear - not at anyone. I just wasn't brought up that way, my mother would have never allowed it. Now I can think swear words (!) but I never physically utter them. Strange, I know!
He's nothing but a two-faced bullying liar who hates being bested by a female.
Can you tell I'm not his biggest fan.....?!
Now anyone who knows me will know that that's rubbish because I never swear - not at anyone. I just wasn't brought up that way, my mother would have never allowed it. Now I can think swear words (!) but I never physically utter them. Strange, I know!
He's nothing but a two-faced bullying liar who hates being bested by a female.
Can you tell I'm not his biggest fan.....?!
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They work for you.... (when they're not working for themselves)
ClaudineLewis wrote:Can you tell I'm not his biggest fan.....?!
Would never have guessed!! You may be familiar with his internet description: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Just click anywhere in that link to go there
A lively political discussion goes on under our "Politics" sub-heading. Many contributors are also twitterers, and possibly willing to forward messages on your behalf.
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Thank you so much for that. Very useful indeed.
Claudine- Posts : 131
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Claudine, welcome aboard! Glad to have you with us. I hope you enjoy your time here.
I am back here now.
I have been all over the net's debate forums, and some of them won't accept me because i don't have a degree. back to basics!
boatlady- Former Moderator
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Hi Ivan, Please tell me how I can delete my account here. Many thanks.
Snowyflake
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This thread is for hellos, not goodbyes!
We prefer not to delete accounts that have been used, since all the messages become anonymous and just say 'guest' afterwards. We thought that Forumotion had found a way to fix that, but they haven't yet. So instead we deactivate accounts, which has the added advantage that they can be switched back on again if requested.
I'll send you an email later today, or possibly tomorrow. I sincerely hope you will reconsider and continue your membership.
We prefer not to delete accounts that have been used, since all the messages become anonymous and just say 'guest' afterwards. We thought that Forumotion had found a way to fix that, but they haven't yet. So instead we deactivate accounts, which has the added advantage that they can be switched back on again if requested.
I'll send you an email later today, or possibly tomorrow. I sincerely hope you will reconsider and continue your membership.
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Sorry Ivan. I got the wrong end of the stick re: the email that was sent out to the members. I thought because I'm a sporadic poster here and sometimes stay away for months at a time, you were doing a cull (as it were)
Thank you for your email which explained it so I guess you are stuck with me. Hope you are well.
Thank you for your email which explained it so I guess you are stuck with me. Hope you are well.
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snowyflake. I’m really pleased that you’ve decided to keep your account here open. We’ve known each other for a long time and your intelligent contributions, sometimes displaying your extensive scientific knowledge, are a credit to Cutting Edge.
I probably didn’t make the newsletter to members clear enough, so in case anyone else is troubled by it, I’ll explain the position again:-
- If a member has posted more than ten messages, their account will remain open for as long as they wish, even if they haven’t logged in to Cutting Edge for several years.
- If a member has posted between one and ten messages but hasn’t logged in for more than a year, they may get ten days’ notice that their account will be closed unless they confirm that they intend to use it.
- If someone creates an account, posts no messages and doesn’t even bother to log in for three months or more, it will be deleted without a reminder.
That last point is the only change from what was happening previously, when I was wasting time sending emails to those who clearly had no intention of using their accounts. I suspect that some people may have been opening them just to be a nuisance to us, while others may have been spammers who lost interest when they realised that they couldn’t flood the forum with personal messages if they hadn’t made ten postings on the boards.
I probably didn’t make the newsletter to members clear enough, so in case anyone else is troubled by it, I’ll explain the position again:-
- If a member has posted more than ten messages, their account will remain open for as long as they wish, even if they haven’t logged in to Cutting Edge for several years.
- If a member has posted between one and ten messages but hasn’t logged in for more than a year, they may get ten days’ notice that their account will be closed unless they confirm that they intend to use it.
- If someone creates an account, posts no messages and doesn’t even bother to log in for three months or more, it will be deleted without a reminder.
That last point is the only change from what was happening previously, when I was wasting time sending emails to those who clearly had no intention of using their accounts. I suspect that some people may have been opening them just to be a nuisance to us, while others may have been spammers who lost interest when they realised that they couldn’t flood the forum with personal messages if they hadn’t made ten postings on the boards.
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Hi
My name's Phil and i live in SE London.
I'm a life long Labour supporter and am looking forward to getting to know you all.
My name's Phil and i live in SE London.
I'm a life long Labour supporter and am looking forward to getting to know you all.
Phillip J H- Guest
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Hello, Phil - lovely to meet you
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Hello all, just joined the forum at the invitation of Ivan on twitter. I look forward to joining in as often as I can. Always been a labour supporter, never thought it could get worse than the Thatcher years and here we are, much worse. I'm Scottish but have lived in the North West since 1985.
Margaret
Margaret
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Hello Margaret - lovely to meet you
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Thank you both for the welcome, good to meet you too
Margaret57- Posts : 2
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Hello to all.
I came across this forum via a link to a very interesting post by Ivan (Why is it taken as axiomatic that the Tories are better at running the economy?). I am Miriam Binder, old, grey haired, disabled and, though not a natural Labour voter, very much on the left side of the divide.
I came across this forum via a link to a very interesting post by Ivan (Why is it taken as axiomatic that the Tories are better at running the economy?). I am Miriam Binder, old, grey haired, disabled and, though not a natural Labour voter, very much on the left side of the divide.
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Welcome, Miriam. It's good to have you!
I'd also like to welcome hector1 and Leeds Wire
I'd also like to welcome hector1 and Leeds Wire
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Hello, Miriam - lovely to meet you
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Miriam, hello and welcome. It's lovely to have you here.
Claudine- Posts : 131
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I'm New my name is Martina 37 till Tuesday and i live in BC Canada with my cat Mimi
martim- Posts : 2
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After Tuesday, what will your name be?
Lovely to meet you martim
Lovely to meet you martim
boatlady- Former Moderator
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thank you
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Hi folks...
JD here and despite turning SNP from a life of Labour I only do so as only the SNP can stop Scotland getting more future Tory governments..
It's good to be here among other LW!
It's good to be here among other LW!
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hi Joy - nice to meet you - hope you will enjoy posting with us
boatlady- Former Moderator
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boatlady wrote:hi Joy - nice to meet you - hope you will enjoy posting with us
Hi boat lady ..Thanks very much, I'm sure I will..I have my own little LW forum too!
Joy Division- Posts : 15
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Hi to all, just a quick hello before I look through and post, not sure how it all works yet, but I am sure I will get the hang of it after I make many mistakes of course
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Hi T,
Good to hear from you again.
Good to hear from you again.
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