Edale Skyline Fell Race

[Henry Porter]

I found out a while ago that it is a bad idea to talk about something important to you or take anything too seriously on an internet forum.

[AndyA]

I found out a while ago that it is a bad idea to talk about something important to you or take anything too seriously on an internet forum.

Seconded, wholeheartedly.

I also agree with you Iain () but I'm surprised it got to you, must have caught you off guard this morning!

Anonymous characters/concepts such as the Grump are ill-conceived; they're meant to be funny, inject a light hearted note to the forum. Unfortunately they usually come across as abusive, self important and attention seeking.

They're also, as Iain pointed out, extremely cowardly; akin to the kind of moron that screams abuse at you out of the window of a twin pipe Corsa as they go past.

There's no real solution to this, other than to ignore them. I'd suggest that you just pretend that their posts don't exist and I'll endeavour to do the same. Until the moderators finally get the courage to disallow anonymous users that's all we can really do. I'm not against nicknames, some make me laugh even before I've read the post, but I feel strongly that such people should clearly identify themselves in their footnote/signature section.

[IainR]

It didn't.. I just think the Grump should be called out for what he is.. Its an anonymous alias created purely to abuse people.. I'm actually a bit surprised its allowed to happen but hey ho.. I guess when you can't run you get bitter.. just off for a run up the highest peak in the Czech republic.. stunning day.

[TheGrump]

..... but I feel strongly that such people should clearly identify themselves in their footnote/signature section.

And you are?

[AndyA]

And you are?

... slightly less of a self important, attention seeking coward than you, I suspect.