Misquote?
Very unpleasant! 
There goes another very long standing, valued by many, member of this forum, it seems we can no longer stick to the basis of the club, a shared love of single cylinder motorcycles. When one member cannot manage to say Merry Christmas to the rest without invoking a savage series of responses we don't deserve to survive as a club, we have become an open forum with minimum moderation and open membership. I know not the way forward from here.
Furry John
now hang on a mo, please lets make sure we are on the same thread. someone came on and said merry xmas, it was followed by a number of lighthearted responses in the same vein. i then posted that as i wasnt a christian i want going to wish you one, but as it was a pagan festival that was hijacked by the christians, that you should have a good time and not forget to return to work in jan. now thats a true representation is it not?
THEN, the op couldnt let it rest that someone didnt share his beliefs, so he piped in with an accusation that i was in fact lying about being an atheist, but i was in fact a follower of the supernatural. is that not what happened? doesnt the thread on your computer have all the posts i can see. im not going to go into the whole 'he started it' argument, but nobody died, ive no problem with you believing whatever you want, but at the same time im not going to join you. belief in the supernatural doesnt really figure in my life, so ive not been back here since, tbh ive had much more productive things to do.
so, im not either bothered or upset, and will quite happily argue the toss over this or any other topic, its no big deal, its like arguing over whether star trek is real, plenty of hot air and supporters, but no facts. so i can only assume that ne of the religious folk on here is upset by this. if so, who is it whos complained? and if they have faith and truly believe in it, why would they want to silence any opposition?
finally, if there is to be no discussion except the topic of single cylinder bikes, then arent you going to be deleting the chatter, humour and rants sections?
oh, how come its not now locked?
quick final edit, steffan has emailed me and ive responded. ive no malice intended to him over this and i think he is of the same mind. we disagree fundamentally on a subject that has always polarised opinion. but you know what, were all grown ups here, nobody died, no harm was done, and a little heated debate and exchange of opinion never did any forum any harm, hell, nobody even got compared to hitler and the nazis, surely the benchmark of an internet forum discussion gone too far. happy new year to you, whatever crackpot beliefs you have, hell, im told some of you even think hondas are superior, so this place really does appeal to all sorts of wierd folk!!
