The only place I have had posts removed is over the way on PF. Bloody annoying so it was too, the Thread made no sense whatsoever after Chris had finished with the weeding.

We only got issued chicken quills at school. Gits.

I don't know I'd this will work for you  but basically it's Harry in Birmingham School ( I don't know why) 'joking' about breasts and was to to 'F Off! ' by a student.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZN8MAjKsA/

And another part

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZN8MALxbd/

No doubt some of the more elderly members on here (no names mentioned, Mups and Scrumpy) will recall using quills to write with.  Whilst reading one of the Horatio Hornblower books, I came across this, which was a new wild fact for me...

"He reached for pen and paper, returning to the commonplace world with his routine annoyance at having a left-wing pen. Pens from the left wing of the goose were cheaper than right-wing ones, because when held in position for writing they pointed towards the writer's eye and not conveniently out over his elbow as right-wing ones did."

It's more likely that your connection is coax not fibre. What VM advertising as fibre is closer to fibre to the cabinet as the fibre ends at a large powered box that could be half a mile from you. From there it is sent over coax to lots of street cabinets.

It can be excellent despite that and it sounds like yours works for you.

I have an aversion to their business model and here at least when I was with them their unwillingness to fix problems that don't lead to a complete outage in a reasonable time.

Quote from: klondike on Today at 09:50:36 AMI left VM some years ago and would never return to them. Other people's experiences will certainly vary but my advice would be to shop around for proper fibre deals. I doubt anybody here actually needs more than about 100Mbps and probably less. Judge on price and what cashback and deals you can get for swapping as most fibre will work just fine these days. I'm currently on 900Mbps from Vodafone because that was offered in their deals to existing customers for less that I was paying for 150Mbps which at the time I took that was the best deal I could find.

As I said, we are quite happy with VM at the moment.  It is a fibre connection which, to be fair, has been reliable for a long time now.
Yes, the prices go up, like everything else these days, but not to a great amount.  Yes, Virgin is good for now at least.  However, should it deteriorate, I shall be back asking for better alternatives!

Klondike I can't think why quite a few people have complained about me , there aren't that many people on this forum .
What grounds could they have ?
I don't insult people or make personal attacks or name names .
Yes I might be tedious and boring to some but what others find tedious and boring is hardly a matter of complaint .
I find several boards boring which is why I don't go on them .
I am passionate about some things and I make logical structured arguments I usually post these on the controversial section
I mean what the point of having a controversial section if the subject isn't controversial ?
Actually I am not suspended or banned from other forums
Unless you count Saga a ghastly old forum which was decades ago !
Whoever has told you this is mistaken
This might be wishful thinking on the part of some but that's the truth .
Of course I have had posts removed everyone has at some point usually because the moderater or owner doesn't agree with them politically
That's fair enough it's their site after all as this is yours
However in the past you have said that you don't want has happened on other forums to be brought on this one yet you have brought this up?

I enjoy a civil debate and i am not obnoxious
In order to have a debate there have to be different opinions .

I don't report people it's so juvenile like tale telling or calling the referee for a foul.
but if people want to ignore me that's their choice .

You are one that has caused quite a few people to complain to me about you. There is no moderation here by vote shortly after the forum started up but I have little doubt that you have had some of your posts removed elsewhere and possibly suspensions or bans too.

You seem to mostly enjoy argument. My advice to those not wanting that to just ignore your posts because no matter how obnoxious you may become you won't be moderated or banned here. You may well be ignored though.

Quote from: Mups on Today at 11:08:56 AMYes,  so they say.   
They say it is also a good thing to suspend a banana above the tomato plants  in your greenhouse/grow-house.  The bananas naturally give off ethylene gas, which helps ripen the fruit.

And also attracts any escaped monkeys from local zoos and safari parks. 🙃

Quote from: Vlad on Today at 09:26:35 AMI read that putting your green toms in a bowl with a banana helps, I have never tried it but I might just give it a try

Yes,  so they say.    
They say it is also a good thing to suspend a banana above the tomato plants  in your greenhouse/grow-house.   The bananas naturally give off ethylene gas, which helps ripen the fruit.