Keep to the point

Agree Ray - it is especially frustrating to the OP if the question gets buried and the opportunity for help is lost.

Sadly some posts just lend themselves to ridicule!

Ray, this never used to happen on this forum in the early days. It seems to be rampant now  and like you say is disrespectful to the OP. 

The sensible way to stop this is for any post which strays from  the title subject be removed immediately by the mods. 

This should be done fairly.and without favour. 

As the forum contributers reduce in number, some of the few remaining are using the forum as social media. It will only get worse as more and more experienced  posters who know about forum etiquete spend more time on other forums.

Lets give the forum manager time to address this problem.

I have noticed that some members, rather than help another by giving a useful reply, prefer to make a smart comment or climb on their favourite hobby horse. A. Member with what seems to them to be a serious problem can do without these remarks. 

Perhaps the worst of these could be removed by the monitors.

Write your comments here...

Agree Ray - it is especially frustrating to the OP if the question gets buried and the opportunity for help is lost.

Write your comments here...

Ray, this never used to happen on this forum in the early days. It seems to be rampant now  and like you say is disrespectful to the OP. 

The sensible way to stop this is for any post which strays from  the title subject be removed immediately by the mods. 

This should be done fairly.and without favour. 

As the forum contributers reduce in number, some of the few remaining are using the forum as social media. It will only get worse as more and more experienced  posters who know about forum etiquete spend more time on other forums.

Lets give the forum manager time to address this problem.

Write your comments here...could not agree more, to me they are just trolls

Sadly some posts just lend themselves to ridicule!

that may be your view BB but it certainly isn't to a lot of us on here.  A little courtesy and understanding would go a long way to making CT a better experience for us all

Sadly some posts just lend themselves to ridicule!

that may be your view BB but it certainly isn't to a lot of us on here.  A little courtesy and understanding would go a long way to making CT a better experience for us all

Ooops. Sorry I think my post has been mistakenly taken upside down. 

I agree Ray. There always has been a small number of posters who will twist an OP to bang on about their pet subject or state their quirky interpretation of club rules, often with a little insult which they seem to think is amusing and makes their comment OK. Fortunately the majority do try to abide by the spirit of the T&C and offer helpful advice when asked for. Sadly though, it's sometimes the case that those who have asked for advice don't come back to acknowledge any replies - a simple courtesy which would help keep things on track maybe. 

And another thing.....

If someone is new and has taken the trouble to sign up for CT and they ask a question only to get the reply "google it" that's not quite in the spirit of things on here. Being on a forum is about conatct with others not Mr Google.

Thanks to the many CTers who do respond in a friendly way.

I agree Ray. There always has been a small number of posters who will twist an OP to bang on about their pet subject or state their quirky interpretation of club rules, often with a little insult which they seem to think is amusing and makes their comment OK. Fortunately the majority do try to abide by the spirit of the T&C and offer helpful advice when asked for. Sadly though, it's sometimes the case that those who have asked for advice don't come back to acknowledge any replies - a simple courtesy which would help keep things on track maybe. 

M, you mean like the Availability for Christmas thread being trashed now

It's normally called 'going off topic' on a forum