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[bradders]

Originally posted by andyb
Bit like speeding eh, Antonye

[antonye]

Originally posted by andyb
Bit like speeding eh, Antonye

Yes, exactly.

I know the risks when I speed and I am willing to take the punishment should I get caught - I've never said otherwise.

[andyb]

yeh right......

perhaps what everybody should be aware of is that dibble and I spoke on the phone this morning, it would not be right to quote him, - as he could do it himself, - but I for one have absolutely no problem with him, - so don't read too much into what looks like a bit of a spat here. It really is not what it perhaps appears. SteveM has got it exactly right; - the written word can often read as harsher than it is intended to be.

Regarding opinions bradders, - I do not see anywhere in my reply to his original post is anything that suggests that he is not entitled to his opinion, - I have corrected what I believed to be incorrect facts and reasons, - that is all. As I know him perhaps I have pushed a friendship a bit further with Pietro than somebody that I did not know by standing up to his views, - but he I believe knows where I am coming from, - and he understands the line I have to take. To have disregarded his opinion would have been to post a reply and lock the thread or to have deleted it. If it is an opinion I have disagreed with, - am I as an individual or as a representative of the MT not allowed to do so? Differing opinions are not a problem on this board. Perhaps my error was to have used the "webteam" login as a continuation of this debate when I should have used a personal one.

And DJ, of course I knew it was a 998, just seeing if you were paying attention. Cough, cough.

Ian

[bradders]

cant be bothered now...think I'll clean the bike instead

just heard that Venus is passing in front of the sun tomorrow, - they said it has something to do with a new phase and getting rid of troubles that are hanging in there, roll on venus.

[antonye]

Originally posted by andyb
yeh right......

Sorry mate, but I stick to what I said that I know the risks and would take my punishment, as I have done in the past.

My licence has also been clean now for at least 10 years.

Feel free to search through my posts - the search function is at the top of each page - and refresh yourself with what I have previously posted. What I do advocate, which is where you may be getting confused, is the use of a knowledgeable brief to minimise the fall-out from a nick, and offerred scenarios which may help in mitigation.

[BDG]

Originally posted by tp-996

Steve has ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT!!!!!

Over the last few years I've done a number of courses for developing soft skills (part of the being a consultant mumbo jumbo) and a large part of this is effective communication. SO much of the message you read into what someone is telling you is communicated through your body language, pitch and tone, and the speed of delivery rather than the words themselves. Whether you look into their eyes, etc .. I could go on ...

When you take that and look at a purely text medium (apart from smiley'semoticons) you can understand how easy it is to mis-communicate something, for someone to take what you've said the wrong way, out of context etc ... It's not surprising that it happens.

Lets all grab a BIG grain of salt and jam it down our necks and LIGHTEN UP!!!

Sheesh ...

In the words of the immortal Samuel L Jackson "Tell that b*tch to chill!"

:f rog:

Well said mate,

I enjoyed some of vmans posts and got a bit miffed by some, i beleive in live and let live and personally would have liked to have kept vman on board for entertainment value, BUT i can fully appreciate the MT having to take a stand and do what they did. The board is a public for forum for the majority. Enough warnings from various people were given and not heeded. Even though i may be criticised for following the herd but this is a club and we must follow what the elected members want. Its primararliy about riding Ducati's.

I was looking forward to meeting vman at the BMF but that didn't happen.

I've had various run ins with the police, but also have good friends who are in the job, its not an easy one, you can't tar everyone with the same brush.

I think its time to lay this one to rest, and wish vman good luck with his New Monster.

Dibble, i don't know you from Adam, i konow you met vman, but please reconsider your resignation.

lets enjoy our bikes, riding, and the pleasure we get, and that comes from someone who comes out with some inane crap on the board at times but hopefully it's all taken in context.

[Henners]

From the front page of the Club Desmo website:

Please be respectful, patient, and helpful when using this site! Blasting someone in our "online" community isn't always the path needed to communicate. Take some time and be a little more forgiving of others that use this site as a conduit to the Life & Family of Ducati owners & lovers! Please have fun-be informative-share wisdom-and make this a board that maintains a modicum of civility, unlike many of the other boards.

Works for me

[the phantom pieman]

Originally posted by Henners
From the front page of the Club Desmo website:

Please be respectful, patient, and helpful when using this site! Blasting someone in our "online" community isn't always the path needed to communicate. Take some time and be a little more forgiving of others that use this site as a conduit to the Life & Family of Ducati owners & lovers! Please have fun-be informative-share wisdom-and make this a board that maintains a modicum of civility, unlike many of the other boards.



Works for me

Which is all well and good, but in one of the threads deleted you and Antonye went out of your way to wind up V man!! You made comments about his profession along the lines of a "pathetic crimper" ... and then are surprised when he goes out for full retaliation!!!

And no, I can't prove it , as the thread has been convieniantly removed.

Henners, those who live by the sword, die by the sword. But FFS don't claim the moral high ground.

At the end of the day this BB has suffered from heavy handed policing, whether you feel that is right, and makes it a nicer place or wrong, and more of a private club, is up to the individual