Countdown.

[maggie01]

Ed are we gonna have a countdown before you shut off? Just imagine everyone typing away trying to get the last post/answer in. CHAOS!

[libertie]

Have to say I did'nt really believe that CB was going to be suspended, just thought it was somebody messing around! :o/ Mind you I can sympathise a bit with Ed and the Monks as I'm sure they never anticipated any of the problems that have arisen! Hopefully there will soon be a new and improved CB on the go and the toerags responsible for all the upset will find a new park to play in!!

[maggie01]

Yes I bet they thought it was going to be a friendly chat continuing from the other posts. Hope it comes back soon bigger and better minus the ones who have spoilt if for others.

[jno]

I could be wrong here as I didn't often go into CB, but it seemed to me that the idiot posters generally got a friendly welcome even from better-behaved users, which simply encouraged them to stick around making a mess. Even the generally polite ones frequently broke the rules with dirty jokes and abusive language, all of which was against the rules and evidently took up a lot of the monks' time the next day in deleting posts or whole threads. I know there was a lot of friendly chat on CB, but there was also a lot of unpleasantness and my own feeling was that CB regulars did little or nothing to deter it.

I mean, did they even patronise the advertisers who keep the site going?? :-) (Because someone has to pay for AB.)

Seriously - do people think they did enough to keep the site clean and friendly and within the rules? Or did they just sort of hope AB Ed would sort it all out next day? If the latter, I can't blame AB Ed for deciding she's had enough of it.

[mycatis]

hhhmm as much as I hate to say it, I think you have a fair point jno