Wow! I read many posts on here and took them as attacks on my big sister, who if we never discussed anything outside of technique, wouldn't be my big sister.
Some banter and NSR is great, it builds community. I would NEVER want to work in an environment where people walked in, closed their doors or stayed in the their cubes and never interacted. Getting to know your coworkers makes work more enjoyable. Getting to know your teammates makes practice & meets more enjoyable. I love my teammates, I go to practice to get a good workout in and to see them. We banter plenty, and trust me our conversations can be much more inappropriate. Getting to know other posters makes reading these forums more enjoyable and makes me want to go to meets like Nationals all the more.
Does the off topic posting get a bit out of hand from time to time? Probably. If you are all SO concerned about staying on topic & keeping the forums pure, then post topics and make comments about technique. We might want to refrain from injury talk though, because that is personal. And since technique becomes personalized that might as well go, too ...
There are plenty of ontopic posts to read and add to ...
As for the nasty PMs, Fort isn't alone in getting them. I've received a few myself, because like my sis, I stick up for myself and will not just roll over for the "big boys" of the forum.
And for the last time LIGHTEN UP, life is too short to be taken seriously ... this is a swimming forum, swimming is supposed to be FUN! :banana:
As for the flirting, dear me, I'm sure many fingers are pointed at me for that, trust me when I say I am in no way, shape or forum actually flirting with anyone on this forum. It's called a joke, some here may want to research jokes, I hear laughing is a good thing ...
Wow! I read many posts on here and took them as attacks on my big sister, who if we never discussed anything outside of technique, wouldn't be my big sister.
Some banter and NSR is great, it builds community. I would NEVER want to work in an environment where people walked in, closed their doors or stayed in the their cubes and never interacted. Getting to know your coworkers makes work more enjoyable. Getting to know your teammates makes practice & meets more enjoyable. I love my teammates, I go to practice to get a good workout in and to see them. We banter plenty, and trust me our conversations can be much more inappropriate. Getting to know other posters makes reading these forums more enjoyable and makes me want to go to meets like Nationals all the more.
Does the off topic posting get a bit out of hand from time to time? Probably. If you are all SO concerned about staying on topic & keeping the forums pure, then post topics and make comments about technique. We might want to refrain from injury talk though, because that is personal. And since technique becomes personalized that might as well go, too ...
There are plenty of ontopic posts to read and add to ...
As for the nasty PMs, Fort isn't alone in getting them. I've received a few myself, because like my sis, I stick up for myself and will not just roll over for the "big boys" of the forum.
And for the last time LIGHTEN UP, life is too short to be taken seriously ... this is a swimming forum, swimming is supposed to be FUN! :banana:
As for the flirting, dear me, I'm sure many fingers are pointed at me for that, trust me when I say I am in no way, shape or forum actually flirting with anyone on this forum. It's called a joke, some here may want to research jokes, I hear laughing is a good thing ...
