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#1 Offline rufaman - Posted February 26 2016 - 5:05 AM

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Just joined today after the sad loss of another large ant forum which was the biggest in the UK. I got into ant keeping by visiting this site http://anthillwood.com and have had a keen interest in ants and other insects for many years now. As you may already have gathered I live in England, so I hope to find topics of interest here.  (y)


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#2 Offline drtrmiller - Posted February 26 2016 - 6:45 AM

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Ant Hill World always had a really strange and cultish following.  I remember joining a while back, only to learn that 90% of the forum was inaccessible until I published the required number of posts.  No thanks!

 

It is a shame that all those member contributions were lost into the ether of a paid forum service, however. Complete lack of leadership.

 

Hope you find your time here worthwhile!


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#3 Offline rufaman - Posted February 26 2016 - 6:55 AM

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Ant Hill World always had a really strange and cultish following.  I remember joining a while back, only to learn that 90% of the forum was inaccessible until I published the required number of posts.  No thanks!

 

It is a shame that all those member contributions were lost into the ether of a paid forum service, however. Complete lack of leadership.

 

Hope you find your time here worthwhile!

Lack of what? You are just a complete a'hole mate if you talk about my wife like that. Yes, I am Wood Ant from the AHW forum, and you my friend are just a moron!



#4 Offline klawfran3 - Posted February 26 2016 - 7:05 AM

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Lack of what? You are just a complete a'hole mate if you talk about my wife like that. Yes, I am Wood Ant from the AHW forum, and you my friend are just a moron!

 

I have literally no idea what just happened, but I think you need to step back and calm down rufaman. No one said anything about your wife, no one attacked you or anyone specific, and drtrmiller was just stating a fact about a forum he visited.


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#5 Offline dspdrew - Posted February 26 2016 - 7:38 AM

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#6 Offline rufaman - Posted February 26 2016 - 8:45 AM

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Lack of what? You are just a complete a'hole mate if you talk about my wife like that. Yes, I am Wood Ant from the AHW forum, and you my friend are just a moron!

I have literally no idea what just happened, but I think you need to step back and calm down rufaman. No one said anything about your wife, no one attacked you or anyone specific, and drtrmiller was just stating a fact about a forum he visited.
Jen ran the forum as the admin for ten years, and it had over 2000 members, so to say it lacked a good leader shows no respect for admins. I hope if you guys ever have to fight for your country you show more respect for good leaders?

#7 Offline Crystals - Posted February 26 2016 - 2:41 PM

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Welcome to the forum.

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#8 Offline dermy - Posted February 26 2016 - 3:26 PM

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Welcome to the Forum!

Just joined today after the sad loss of another large ant forum which was the biggest in the UK. I got into ant keeping by visiting this site http://anthillwood.com

 

 

Yes, I am Wood Ant from the AHW forum

 

Wait, so let me get this straight, your own website got you into ants?! :|


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#9 Offline rufaman - Posted February 26 2016 - 3:33 PM

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Welcome to the Forum!

Just joined today after the sad loss of another large ant forum which was the biggest in the UK. I got into ant keeping by visiting this site http://anthillwood.com
 
 
Yes, I am Wood Ant from the AHW forum

 
Wait, so let me get this straight, your own website got you into ants?! :|
Should have said sites like this, and books too as I have kept ants for 52 years, but you know this as you were a member of our forum.

#10 Offline Reacker - Posted February 26 2016 - 11:06 PM

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Welcome to the forum, any and all personalities are welcome here. 


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#11 Offline Zeiss - Posted February 27 2016 - 8:50 PM

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#12 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted March 1 2016 - 9:00 AM

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#13 Offline Ants4fun - Posted March 1 2016 - 10:13 AM

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#14 Offline drtrmiller - Posted March 2 2016 - 6:02 PM

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And what do you know! Ant Hill World has been resurrected! Isn't this the second time it's been brought back from the dead in the last year? Stellar leadership, I must concede :)
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#15 Offline Honey - Posted March 2 2016 - 11:18 PM

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I am Jen who is admin of that forum. Yes I had crashed it due to nasty sarcastic bullies like you who spoil it for the good ones, and cause an enormous amount of stress for leaders. My account, my forum, an admin can take a forum down anytime they like. If you think the forum is crap, why are you snooping around it (this AM uk time) but not contributing. Your account is deleted.
Goodbye!

#16 Offline drtrmiller - Posted March 3 2016 - 2:15 AM

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I am Jen who is admin of that forum. Yes I had crashed it due to nasty sarcastic bullies like you who spoil it for the good ones, and cause an enormous amount of stress for leaders. My account, my forum, an admin can take a forum down anytime they like. If you think the forum is crap, why are you snooping around it (this AM uk time) but not contributing. Your account is deleted.
Goodbye!


So the readers clearly understand, I never made a single post to your forum, and the entire extent of our interaction has been limited to the two posts I made in this thread, above. As such, your reply only reinforces my earlier point.

As to your comment: bullies use their advantage in size, influence, or control to dominate others. I have full confidence that the readers will be able to ascertain who the real bully is, given your boastful admission of using your pulpit of power to "make a point" and shame an established and reputable member of the antkeeping community, all for the high crime of casually dissenting here to the way your forum was managed.

 

The fact that you would patrol outside forums to quash dissenters is further proof of hubristic lunacy.  You may want to Google "megalomania," as I feel you may be a model case study for science.

 

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byFormica ant products always deliver consistent performance, convenience,
and reliability, making them among the most beloved ant foods and kit enjoyed by
ant keeping enthusiasts worldwide. For more information, visit www.byFormica.com.

#17 Offline Reacker - Posted March 4 2016 - 2:52 PM

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#18 Offline Trailandstreet - Posted March 9 2016 - 6:07 AM

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Hawedere here from Austria


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#19 Offline Leo - Posted May 11 2017 - 5:27 PM

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argument much...



#20 Offline Leo - Posted May 11 2017 - 5:34 PM

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haha i have not been on that forum for so long due to the rules e.c.t






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