Do you feel safe?

[Riverkilt]

Someone could probably write a doctoral thesis on the ups and downs and ins and outs of this board since it started. Right now it seems most tame by comparison to some of the wild times in the past.

The change I see is that "in the old days" the rabble was made up of members who "found" X Marks or were refered to it.

Since the computer technology allowed the XMarks posts to leap to the top of most search engines when anything having to do with kilts is searched for there's been a steady flood of newcomers....some stay and join in.

In any group one member leaving or one member joining changes the dynamics of the group.

What I've seen is a lessening of intensity since we don't know each other as well with all the new folks.

What I've also seen is a few trolls hook up and do their work - as mentioned most other (non-kilt) forums can and do get brutal and newcomers used to that sometimes start off on the wrong foot.

But the last few years have been very tame compared to some of the past storms that blew across this forums....

So maybe...because I'm confused over the OP too...we're talking about some fine tuning...???

Put my vote with the "more specifics please because I'm confused" folks...

Visions of a kilted circle holding hands around the campfire singing Kum bay ah....with kilts swishing in unison.

[JRB]

...Visions of a kilted circle holding hands around the campfire singing Kum bay ah....with kilts swishing in unison.

Sounds like you've been snacking on some of the local mushrooms!

[islandkilt]

Visions of a kilted circle holding hands around the campfire singing Kum bay ah....with kilts swishing in unison.

No!

I won't do Kumbayah.

I won't! I won't! I won't!

I'll hold my breath til my face turns blue!

[Chas]

No!

I won't do Kumbayah.

I won't! I won't! I won't!

I'll hold my breath til my face turns blue!

Pictures or it never happened - You know the rules!

Regards

Chas

[madmacs]

Pictures or it never happened - You know the rules!

Regards

Chas

Someone is bound to take a camera... Kind of reminds me of that Vegas ad on tv...

[Joshua]

I'll admit, Cowher, I've lately been a bit aggressive towards folks - especially those who feel like they have been discriminated upon by others in this forum, or feeling that they need to justify *why* they wear a kilt. Mostly due to the fact that I went through a similar thing back around the time that I started here.

I was taken aback quite severely when I found out it was a fairly popular opinion that only Scottish people, that LIVE in Scotland, should ever wear Highland garb.

Only, it didn't turn out to be a "popular" opinion. It turned out (at least on this forum) to be the opinion of one, maybe two people. It isn't even the opinion of the majority of residing Scots on this website!

Personally, I don't agree with trying to "convert" anyone's opinion. If I feel that need, perhaps I'll speak my peace to them and be done with it. If I fail, I most definitely don't have the right to be offended.

Ghandi said "No one can hurt me without my permission.", and ever since I decided that was a practice I would try to follow, my life improved. I stopped getting into fist fights over "words", I stopped feeling insecure and shallow when people talked negatively about me, and I stopped getting mad when someone expressed an unsavory opinion that may or may not affect me.

Personally, life is too short to constantly worry about the opinions of one or two people.

[Mark Stephenson]

No!

I won't do Kumbayah.

I won't! I won't! I won't!

I'll hold my breath til my face turns blue!

OK, OK... How about, "I'd like to teach the world to sing..."? <grin>