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Borninhove
Discworld
1028 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2007 : 14:39:17
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| What's the deal with the Argus site? I tried to log in again there and they said I was "inactive" and I had to contact the administrator. Well, I know I don't exercise as much as I should but what is that all about? |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2007 : 15:48:34
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It is working Fine from the UK end.
But why in the Blue hell would you go on a Sewer of a Forum.
Run by the back room of the Albion on behalf of
the nasty American owners of the Argus
and every other Regional Paper and site.
Life In The City. |
Edited by - long time no see on 10/04/2007 15:49:18 |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Borninhove
Discworld
1028 Posts |
Posted - 11/04/2007 : 10:29:53
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Excellent article:quote:
The blogosphere, which could be a new, revolutionary public space, instead becomes a stale, claustrophobic environment, appealing chiefly to a certain kind of aggressive, point-scoring male - and utterly off-putting to everyone else.
No it doesn't.
FACT! 
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nightbird
Calaspia
603 Posts |
 Posted - 12/04/2007 : 00:58:11
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Why this sudden castration of the Argus forum just before an election I wonder,on the new Argus forum you can't even post links or URLs.
Is this another example of New Labours influence over the press and free speach? |
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Tombstone Blues
Earthsea
2162 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 04:26:37
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| I think it has more to do with the problems that the argus were having with the old forum than anything else. |
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deleted
240 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 09:57:00
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| I'm very dissapointed that everytime I try to enquiry about a local issue I came across the new argus forum and the information is not there anymore. They shouldn't deleted the old forum but then they show us who are the boss . The only problem that I find with livewire is that other local people don't have direct access to this forums from the Argus and that is a lost. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5805 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 10:46:42
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| You could, I suppose, ask the Argus to link to these forums. |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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240 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 11:11:58
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| Miriam, if it was in the interest of the Argus don't you think by now the argus already being link. I agree with nightbird a incredible coincidence just before the elections. For my own observation forums that link (mean on both ways) with newspapers they got a better chance of surviving, just have a look in some local forums. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5805 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 11:16:50
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| The Argus may well be hoping that their own forums, as they are now, will kick start anytime soon. Fact is that I personally doubt it. Still, there you go ... |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1211 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 11:19:55
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I cannot see the Argus, on its current showing, surviving as a newspaper.
It has missed the boat with new technology and it does not compensate for that by providing hard news. Far too much of it is recycled Council press releases.
If newspapers are to survive, they have to provide news. |
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deleted
240 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 11:33:16
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| You could not forget that the Argus destroyed a forum that took years to build, was the Argus afraid of the competition? |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1211 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 11:36:42
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| This forum is building up well. What fools the Argus were to trash that one. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5805 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 11:39:29
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| What competition? From this little ol' forum that has had more posts on it in the few weeks it has been operational then both the Argus and the Oxford forums together in that same time period? |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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nightbird
Calaspia
603 Posts |
 Posted - 12/04/2007 : 11:52:52
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Long live the Rebel Alliance, may the force be with you  |
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240 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 11:55:31
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| What I meant that maybe the Argus was concerned about competing with the old forums, maybe many of the old post was linking with articles off the Argus. For me this only complement and enrich the dialogue. I am personally most interest to know the opinions of ordinary people than that of the newspapers. |
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Nomad
Alagaësía
12 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 14:26:23
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| Seems to me they are content to allow readers to make comments under certain news items. Eg tuk tuk v taxi news item. |
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caeos
Barsoom
148 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 15:06:43
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| i still say people are using the "selective" comments sections below articles as a small forum |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5805 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 15:24:23
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| I daresay they are caeos ... that is in so far as that they can comment on specific articles. |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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nightbird
Calaspia
603 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 17:46:43
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Think the link to the Argus on LiveWire should be removed until the Argus are willing to reciprocate the same facility to LiveWire.
Just a one way ticket at the moment to the advantage of the Argus.. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 17:56:40
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Originally posted by quest
You could not forget that the Argus destroyed a forum that took years to build, was the Argus afraid of the competition?
No they do not care
they just hope to keep the part time Albion back room staff
working for them.
It is a Sewer,
The Argus UK paper people had nothing to do with this
Killer Downsize.
It was the Owners in America
who I hate 100% now.
Life In The City.
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thedelboy
Discworld
United Kingdom
1401 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 18:02:04
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| I still have not recieved the activation E-Mail,and have contacted them but recieved no answer |
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Joe
Alagaësía
10 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 18:16:02
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| Gannett Co., Inc are pretty bad but I wonder why they haven't done the same thing to the Oxfordshire Forums? |
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Joe
Alagaësía
10 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 18:17:53
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Hello. By the way! <ahem>
This page is good:
http://www.gannett.com/about/map/propmap.htm
It looks like the UK is a tiny island off the coast of America! |
Edited by - Joe on 12/04/2007 18:21:34 |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
 Posted - 12/04/2007 : 18:55:31
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Originally posted by Nomad
Seems to me they are content to allow readers to make comments under certain news items. Eg tuk tuk v taxi news item.
Then they create 'articles' made by stringing together such comments.
Fine work being done across from Asda. Maybe they should get out more. |
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Nomad
Alagaësía
12 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2007 : 22:56:07
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Originally posted by Joe
Hello. By the way! <ahem>
This page is good:
http://www.gannett.com/about/map/propmap.htm
It looks like the UK is a tiny island off the coast of America!
Yes, and most of the papers that I checked at random have the same forum set up as the new Argus one. |
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Horseman7
Barsoom
United Kingdom
160 Posts |
Posted - 13/04/2007 : 00:10:37
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Originally posted by thedelboy
I still have not recieved the activation E-Mail,and have contacted them but recieved no answer
Ditto thedelboy.
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Nomad
Alagaësía
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Control Panel
Discworld
1211 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2007 : 13:21:46
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I continue to feel really angry that the Argus dumped that Forum into which people had put so much thought and effort. It is junking a part of history which means there is no future
I have since then refused to buy the Argus. I will not have it in my place. If the Argus wants to dump history then it does not deserve a future. |
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BLONDIE
Barsoom
206 Posts |
Posted - 14/04/2007 : 14:09:01
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| I couldn't agree more with you CP. Over four years of comments from people in all walks of life in five continents lost forever. However you try and resurect anything and see what happens. |
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