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hello, long time lurker now in the need of some action stopping these bike thieving brick lane cunts. Also now i need a new bike

hello, long time lurker now in the need of some action stopping these bike thieving brick lane cunts. Also now i need a new bike

There is some hope: http://www.londonfgss.com/thread26296.html

Hello all,

Have been geeking out on this site for a while - from the heart of Brixton to Trafalgar Square, see you in the city...

Meanwhile, some strangely poetic footage of a horse joining in the Tour de France....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYdVeiayzH0

..and the Tour de Suisse..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdUa49rJeck

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Hi, lurker needs to start thread and PM - so now posting! I've already posted 3 times in different threads but I still can't start a new one. Do I need to post 3 times in an existing thread to become a member?

Just to clarify - I meant 3 times in a single thread

oh sod it! THREE

Bye-bye...

nice to meet you!

fresh face on the site - thought i'd say hello! been riding fixed for just over a year now, thought it was about time to join the almighty lfgss and give my 2p worth.

Another total Noob here. Just bought my first road bike. Not been on one since my racer aged 16. mine isnt even a fixed or ss however the bitch slapping here seems to be of a far higher quality than the other forums around and also more of a community if one isnt a total cock.

i shall leave it to you to judge the quality of my cockness and await the pasting.

KingofMing, welcome to the forums. If you already appreciate the quality of bitchslapping and understand the importance of not being a total cock they you're starting on the right foot :)

Hello all,

Have been geeking out on this site for a while - from the heart of Brixton to Trafalgar Square, see you in the city...

Meanwhile, some strangely poetic footage of a horse joining in the Tour de France....
YouTube - Horse joins tour de france

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That first clip is a classic, shame it's not the Eurosport clip with Duffers commentating, he almost exploded from the excitement.

It was from the Criterium International not the Tour de France, as the keen eyed amongst you would have noticed as there are no leaves on the trees.

:-)

yo, i don't need nursey

yo, i don't need nursey

Yo blad, you do. ;)

nono I don't, But I need full permissions so three post going down here :]

lol@tags

nono I don't, But I need full permissions so three post going down here :]

Did you read the first post in the nursery thread? I suggest you do before being banned.

So you've just joined and you're wondering what the hell this nursery thing is all about and why this site has it when few to no other sites you've visited have such a thing.

Please read all of this post!

We had a few problems in the past with things like:
Spammers signing up and posting adverts
What makes a spammer a spammer when there's a classifieds section? The difference is whether those posting items for sale take part in the wider community... if they are doing that and the majority of their posts are not spam, then they're not a spammer... if all they do is sell stuff and have no interest in the community, then they're a spammer.
Spammers signing up and sending PMs to 60 or so people
Invasions from other forums, so basically mass trolling
Individual trolls
New people asking questions that have been asked and answered what feels like a hundred times already
New people starting little flame wars against themselves by asking such stupid questions that a quick search would've saved them embarrassment and spared their reputation
Those are a wide and varied set of problems, and we worked out that nearly all of them could be stemmed by just putting up an artificial obstacle for those joining the forums.

Effectively there is a cooling-off period in which new members should get acclimatised to the forum and get to see how it works, and the forum should get a moment to become familiar with the new person. We are basically forcing you to ease yourself in gently... but honestly, doing so is better for you, this place can be harsh so just go with it.

The name for this artificial period is "the nursery". Until you learn to walk here, you can't run.

And what does being in the nursery actually amount to?

Well members in the nursery can:
Search the forums
Reply to existing threads
Upload a profile picture (non-animated)
Join an existing social group
What nursery members can't do is:
Start new threads
Use Private Messaging
Have a custom avatar
Upload a animated profile picture
Edit their posts (they can't undo what they say)
Rate threads
Give reputation
Post on polls
Anything else not explicitly granted to them above
What defines a "nursery member"?

It's pretty simple, you are no longer in the nursery when you have both:
Posted 3 times
Been on the site for 24 hours
And this is an automatic thing, as soon as that threshold is passed the system will promote you to full membership within an hour or two.

Now, a lot of people don't like the nursery. And that's very understandable, but let me just underline some qualities of this site that don't really exist elsewhere.

First up, moderators... we have none... not one, none. Other sites pride themselves on having 20 or 30 moderators, we just don't bother. We have an administrator, that's me VelocityBoy... but really I do the technical stuff like run the software and server and ensure that the place functions well and doesn't get blacklisted. What I don't do is to subjectively police the place. Point is, if we have no moderators we really do need a system that from the outset reduces the kind of work that leads to the creation of moderators... basically to reduce spam and trolling from the instant that a new member signs up.

Next up, jostling. Every forum has it's fair share of new members being initiated by the old timers by some friendly ribbing. But sometimes this can go too far, especially if (without searching first) you ask an oft-repeated, tired, or dumb question in your first post. It's not pleasant to watch new members get ripped to shreds, and really I'm doing you the biggest favour by forcing you to search first and look around before you ask... the guys here can be merciless towards the new, so say hello first and search thoroughly before you ask stuff. The result, yeah there's still some jostling, but not much, and the place is a hell of a lot friendlier for it and that is priceless.

Can you evade the nursery period?

Don't try. Really. It's a public forum which means everyone can see you do it, and if you post 5 meaningless posts in an attempt to sidestep the nursery chances are that someone will report you... when that happens, I will ban that account permanently. You're free to register again, but then you start the nursery again too. So don't try, we're not that dumb and as this is our one piece of moderation it's purposefully harsh, really, don't try.

But what if you're not a spammer, not a troll, not a internet and cycling newbie, you aren't going to ask a dumb question, and you have experience of other fixed gear forums. Well, why didn't you say? If all of this is true, then you can contact me (the administrator) using the Contact Us form at the bottom of the page and outline why you need to be out of the nursery. If you can persuade me with a paragraph that you need to start a new thread, or send a PM, or something... then I will get you out of the nursery as soon as I can (i.e. when I've checked my email and seen your message). I do this a lot, it's cool. So do just ask, I'm not that scary really.

I think that covers all of the basics about the nursery... key thing, just say hi, chat to us... the nursery period will fly by before you know it. It's the best way, and it's the one that works best for everyone.

A bunch of new folk come on and they are all about posting silly questions without doing some research first, then they all catch on and the next wave of new kids DO utfs, but they don't notice when things have been posted.

Can we study this so that we can predict the patterns?
How about a warning message before anyone in the nursery is allowed to post?

"Wait! Make sure you really want to send this comment. Do you think this is something that someone else might have already asked multiple times? If so, don't post about it again or you will have an angry deaf bob jackson enthusiest grumbling at you.
Have you checked the date on the thread your posting to? If your inquiring about something that was offered for sale more than six months ago, you might want to wait and send a PM (when you are out of the nursery) addressing the fact that you doubt the seller has it anymore, but you thought it was worth a go anyways. Do this or you will have a cranky American woman taking the piss out of you.
If you are certain that the post you are about to submit will not cause people to create tags about you or ridicule you unduly, then post away!"

Be a good idea to read this too.

Fixed gear enthusiast up in Cheshire. Unfortunately my left knee is knackered after a bad accident, so now need to use a freewheel. Hoping to be out of the nursery soon and join in the banter.

Just thought I should stop lurking and say hi.

Fixed gear enthusiast up in Cheshire. Unfortunately my left knee is knackered after a bad accident, so now need to use a freewheel. Hoping to be out of the nursery soon and join in the banter.

Just thought I should stop lurking and say hi.

Hello you two!

Please read above, post your face and bikes here, with possible information about your bikes or something, or post any Current Projects you have going, and you'll be off to a good start.

Fixed gear enthusiast up in Cheshire. Unfortunately my left knee is knackered after a bad accident, so now need to use a freewheel. Hoping to be out of the nursery soon and join in the banter.

You don't need to be out of the nursery to start the banter. You can reply to any thread.

Hello you two!

Hello, thanks for the welcome. You seem like a friendly bunch on the forum.
I'll be watching with interest and contributing with my two penneth, from time to time.

You seem like a friendly bunch on the forum.

pukes on Mock Baroque

pukes on Mock Baroque

Well some you at least!