pete_mcc":3t8iwnuk said:
Khane":3t8iwnuk said:
the banter should perhaps be reserved for the voting thread though, not the nominations.
No, got to have the banter all over. Funny thing is it happens every month so why do people act all surprised and get sensitive. Like day follows night so banter follows bikes being entered in this compo - as it has always been, so should it always be. The best bit is when some flower gets all upset and withdraws their bike, hasn't happened in a while but I do love those moments.
Maybe John could cut and paste the 6 pages of banter every month and randomly eject one of the more esoteric entrants, that way we could save time?
I'm all for banter and constructive critique, but when someone enters a bike (with a few very poor blurred photos I might add) and then sets about attacking fellow competitors I find it the whole thing distasteful and very unsporting indeed.
As usual its those that bemoan 'bike snobbery' that have ruffled my feathers. If they can't appreciate the time and effort that has gone into research, parts hunting, and the skills that go into restoring a bike (and I don't mean sending a frame away with a signed blank cheque) then why the hell should we share our work? I wonder what would happen if someone with a mega expensive one off Ritchey started spamming the thread with insults to everyone elses efforts? Quite rightly he would be rebuked. But it's just fine and dandy when someone enters a badly photographed BSO does it eh?
Yeah, I'm a flower. But I also like to think, this being a competition that a certain amount of sportsman-like behaviour should be observed.
Si
ps. I still like PeteMcc btw.
