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Grinds my gears
Posted: 2026-05-28 07:01:37
Do you know what grinds my gears? SP's on the forum derailing conversations all in the name of "advertising". Some conversations are started for the sake of conversation, discussion or enquiries that aren't about SP's. You don't have to partake in every post!!
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Re: Grinds my gears
Posted: 2026-05-28 07:21:36
Many do it intentionally to try and prevent punter threads and concerns from gaining traction.
Others are just desperate for attention since business is quiet for them.
Just ignore and continue with the topic at hand. They want to draw you away or into a cat fight to make the actual topic die.
JP69
Others are just desperate for attention since business is quiet for them.
Just ignore and continue with the topic at hand. They want to draw you away or into a cat fight to make the actual topic die.
JP69
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Re: Grinds my gears
Posted: 2026-05-28 07:42:16
It is often easy to pick out the SPs intentionally derailing a thread.
The problem is punters deciding to argue with such SPs. You wont win.
Their goal is not to be heard but just pick a fight and in some cases then label the punter a time waster, never booked them etc. I just skip it.
The problem is punters deciding to argue with such SPs. You wont win.
Their goal is not to be heard but just pick a fight and in some cases then label the punter a time waster, never booked them etc. I just skip it.
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