john-e89 said:
I’m afraid it’s got pretty stale here in general, so many of the characters seem to have gone, mickey taking banter is hard to find and when you do try you often get a kicking as you upset someone. It’s very much more serious, lots don’t seem to have much of a sense of humour....
I'm glad you said that. I thought it was me.
I realise that a military-based sense of humour is not everyone's cup of tea, being based very much on sarcasm and winding someone up in the knowledge it'll be your turn next, but..................
I so often write something then delete it, then reword it, think about it, try to work out where the offence will be taken and finally write a tamer version. It's exhausting!
And even then I sometimes feel I have to put in some kind of disclaimer.
There's no fun in it!
I have found a wealth of knowledge on this forum. Every question has a useful answer.
But it must surely be more than just a technical advice centre?
Otherwise impromptu meets like Kinger, Smartbear and PBondar have will not happen.
If it all becomes too sanitised I'll miss the fun side.
Bring back the characters, but also bring back the ability of others to re-read and decipher the meaning and the humour content before jumping straight for the jugular!