(25 Jul 2016, 5:58 pm)Adrian wrote What I'm saying is that I wish enthusiasts would actually engage and debate issues, rather than making cheap off the cuff remarks for a few likes, spitting their dummy out when someone disagrees, and not being able to back their opinion up.
I agree wholeheartedly. The trouble is that many enthusiasts are keyboard warriors, Adrian, and wouldn't say boo to a goose in person.
Earlier today, I was branded as "useless" in my job role by a bus enthusiast on a Facebook group I'm not a member of. This bus enthusiast in question has absolutely no idea of the processes involved within the company, and doesn't acknowledge the fact that there's always good reason for something being done. It was more than likely done for a few likes as you say - this person has never said a bad word to me in person at bus rallies, and the same can be said for the people who liked his post.
One of the people who liked the post even had ample opportunity to talk to me about some of his issues on Saturday when he was sat alongside me on a bus, but didn't bother.
(25 Jul 2016, 6:41 pm)LeeCalder wrote The Brighton comments yesterday, which involved a few people were jokey, and were blown out of proportion by someone who didn't quite understand the joke between the group of friends, (One of which works for Go North East....) which is why the comments were being liked.
It's an on-running joke, which to the public eye isn't funny, which is what the problem was yesterday.
The discussion only became serious when someone who wasn't involved, got involved.
I've no idea who or what you are referring to, but what I will say based on other posts I've seen in the past is that these 'jokes' are all made in the public domain on Social Media, though, Lee.
The disadvantage of this is that comments can quite easily be misconstrued as there's no sense of tone, especially when the persons involved are renowned for making critical comments about certain people or companies.