House Price Crash forum

Woody Finch

Nov 5 2007, 05:01 PM

THis is my last post on HPC and for what it's worth, here's why.

The HPC story is out of the bag now. This site has been great for people to talk about it while the mainstream media largely ignored reality. But things have moved on and IMO the media are now a better source of information and opinion about the housing market than this site.

There are too many unpleasant people on here. I'm all for free discussion but with that comes a freedom to stop participating. IMO too many people on here are bitter, racist humbugs or religious nutcases who have no real interest in HPC but are more interested in conveying to the world their bizarre, warped view of things. Anyone who disagrees with them, or even questions their view becomes a target.

It is no longer a place where the majority of debate is high quality and informed by evidence and argument. There are still some high quality posters on here (?...!, RB, Levy Process, to name a few) but unfortunately their voices are increasingly being drowned out by a shrill and bigoted number of regular posters. There are too many people on here who have an axe to grind or an ideological position to defend, and this makes debates confrontational and closed. More often than not discussions end in insults or pointless ad hominen arguments (you're a troll, you're an idiot). This makes discussion pointless.

So bye and thanks for all the fun.

Cue Aunt Jess: "Good riddance..."

DissipatedYouthIsValuable

Nov 5 2007, 05:03 PM

Can't you just go quietly?

crash2006

Nov 5 2007, 05:04 PM

i havent come accross that, the media are still behind with the info, most links are from a wide range of sources which makes understaning it a little bit easier.

IDN

Nov 5 2007, 05:04 PM

oh peleaze
who r ya!

bobthe~

Nov 5 2007, 05:05 PM

QUOTE (Woody Finch @ Nov 5 2007, 05:01 PM)

THis is my last post on HPC and for what it's worth, here's why.

The HPC story is out of the bag now. This site has been great for people to talk about it while the mainstream media largely ignored reality. But things have moved on and IMO the media are now a better source of information and opinion about the housing market than this site.

There are too many unpleasant people on here. I'm all for free discussion but with that comes a freedom to stop participating. IMO too many people on here are bitter, racist humbugs or religious nutcases who have no real interest in HPC but are more interested in conveying to the world their bizarre, warped view of things. Anyone who disagrees with them, or even questions their view becomes a target.

It is no longer a place where the majority of debate is high quality and informed by evidence and argument. There are still some high quality posters on here (?...!, RB, Levy Process, to name a few) but unfortunately their voices are increasingly being drowned out by a shrill and bigoted number of regular posters. There are too many people on here who have an axe to grind or an ideological position to defend, and this makes debates confrontational and closed. More often than not discussions end in insults or pointless ad hominen arguments (you're a troll, you're an idiot). This makes discussion pointless.

So bye and thanks for all the fun.

Cue Aunt Jess: "Good riddance..."

Well I will be sorry to see you go mr woody.

But if you are going to go, don't forget to buy some of my gold on the way out.

All the best.

Bob

Soul Reaver

Nov 5 2007, 05:06 PM

QUOTE (Woody Finch @ Nov 5 2007, 05:01 PM)

THis is my last post on HPC and for what it's worth, here's why.

The HPC story is out of the bag now. This site has been great for people to talk about it while the mainstream media largely ignored reality. But things have moved on and IMO the media are now a better source of information and opinion about the housing market than this site.

There are too many unpleasant people on here. I'm all for free discussion but with that comes a freedom to stop participating. IMO too many people on here are bitter, racist humbugs or religious nutcases who have no real interest in HPC but are more interested in conveying to the world their bizarre, warped view of things. Anyone who disagrees with them, or even questions their view becomes a target.

It is no longer a place where the majority of debate is high quality and informed by evidence and argument. There are still some high quality posters on here (?...!, RB, Levy Process, to name a few) but unfortunately their voices are increasingly being drowned out by a shrill and bigoted number of regular posters. There are too many people on here who have an axe to grind or an ideological position to defend, and this makes debates confrontational and closed. More often than not discussions end in insults or pointless ad hominen arguments (you're a troll, you're an idiot). This makes discussion pointless.

So bye and thanks for all the fun.

Cue Aunt Jess: "Good riddance..."

I am constantly amazed at how seriously people take annonymous forums!!

JimmyMac

Nov 5 2007, 05:10 PM

QUOTE (Woody Finch @ Nov 5 2007, 05:01 PM)

THis is my last post on HPC and for what it's worth, here's why.

The HPC story is out of the bag now. This site has been great for people to talk about it while the mainstream media largely ignored reality. But things have moved on and IMO the media are now a better source of information and opinion about the housing market than this site.

There are too many unpleasant people on here. I'm all for free discussion but with that comes a freedom to stop participating. IMO too many people on here are bitter, racist humbugs or religious nutcases who have no real interest in HPC but are more interested in conveying to the world their bizarre, warped view of things. Anyone who disagrees with them, or even questions their view becomes a target.

It is no longer a place where the majority of debate is high quality and informed by evidence and argument. There are still some high quality posters on here (?...!, RB, Levy Process, to name a few) but unfortunately their voices are increasingly being drowned out by a shrill and bigoted number of regular posters. There are too many people on here who have an axe to grind or an ideological position to defend, and this makes debates confrontational and closed. More often than not discussions end in insults or pointless ad hominen arguments (you're a troll, you're an idiot). This makes discussion pointless.

So bye and thanks for all the fun.

Cue Aunt Jess: "Good riddance..."

There seems to be a small number of conspiracy theorists and also a number of people who go on about immigration a lot.

ianbe

Nov 5 2007, 05:11 PM

QUOTE (Woody Finch @ Nov 5 2007, 05:01 PM)

IMO too many people on here are bitter, racist humbugs or religious nutcases .

There are still some high quality posters on here (?...!, RB, Levy Process, to name a few)

You're clearly one very confused puppy.

VacantPossession

Nov 5 2007, 05:11 PM

QUOTE (Woody Finch @ Nov 5 2007, 05:01 PM)

THis is my last post on HPC and for what it's worth, here's why.

The HPC story is out of the bag now. This site has been great for people to talk about it while the mainstream media largely ignored reality. But things have moved on and IMO the media are now a better source of information and opinion about the housing market than this site.

There are too many unpleasant people on here. I'm all for free discussion but with that comes a freedom to stop participating. IMO too many people on here are bitter, racist humbugs or religious nutcases who have no real interest in HPC but are more interested in conveying to the world their bizarre, warped view of things. Anyone who disagrees with them, or even questions their view becomes a target.

It is no longer a place where the majority of debate is high quality and informed by evidence and argument. There are still some high quality posters on here (?...!, RB, Levy Process, to name a few) but unfortunately their voices are increasingly being drowned out by a shrill and bigoted number of regular posters. There are too many people on here who have an axe to grind or an ideological position to defend, and this makes debates confrontational and closed. More often than not discussions end in insults or pointless ad hominen arguments (you're a troll, you're an idiot). This makes discussion pointless.

So bye and thanks for all the fun.

Cue Aunt Jess: "Good riddance..."

Shame you are leaving. I agree there are some views here that are suggestive of intolerance, racism and bigotry but they seem to me to be in a similar proportion to the world outside this forum. If you felt strongly about this then it would have been better to stay and express what you felt were reasoned arguments.

VP

tbatst2000

Nov 5 2007, 07:51 PM

QUOTE (Soul Reaver @ Nov 5 2007, 05:06 PM)

I am constantly amazed at how seriously people take annonymous forums!!

Too true.

OzzMosiz

Nov 5 2007, 07:54 PM

QUOTE (JimmyMac @ Nov 5 2007, 05:10 PM)

There seems to be a small number of conspiracy theorists and also a number of people who go on about immigration a lot.

Immigration is a factor in driving our lifestyles into the ground, one of those being unable to afford a home.

happy?

Nov 27 2007, 11:53 PM

QUOTE (Woody Finch @ Nov 5 2007, 05:01 PM)

THis is my last post on HPC and for what it's worth, here's why....

...More often than not discussions end in insults or pointless ad hominen arguments (you're a troll, you're an idiot)....

You would say that.