'DW' have, I think, gone in for a bit of fund-raising.  I wouldn't object to paying an annual subscription fee.

It would be nice to see a few pretty pictures, I agree, so long as it's not a circle of chaps admiring one another's shoes, socks, hems, cuffs, ankle bones or what-have-you.  Some snaps of TRS, smiling shyly into the camera would be a nice accompaniment to my honey nut cornflakes and Vitamin D supplement.

No offence, but it looks far too pleased with itself.  Shimmering, glowing, dancing before the eyes.  'Talk Ivy', in stark contrast, is very restful.  Especially around tea-time when most of its elderly members are having Marmite on toast and perhaps a mug of Ovaltine before putting the cat out.

I should grow yourself a sense of humour.

^ Fine. 
No reason to begin another thread but, going back over the past ten years or so, I remain amazed at the knowledge and dedication on here.

^ Word.

Actually, it's more like an endless lock in...

Oh the days of lock ins.

Maybe with a jukebox in the corner that has some very good selections available.

I like the pub analogy. I go to a pub where people come and go, where there are a smaller group of regulars, sometimes someone dies. There was a refurbishment recently and people discovered other places. Not everyone came back. Occasionally there is a minor verbal skirmish. A person might just pop in to say hello then leave. People move on and maybe go to a 'Spoons, decide it's not for them and return to the fold. On a Saturday night security is employed to keep people in check. The conversation ebbs and flows. This place can be like that.

Doghouse wrote:

'I guess at some point you probably should tell FNB that you took it upon yourself to rename his forum Talk Ivy.'

Yes, that's how it certainly looks.

There's nothing wrong with the current posters trying their best to revitalise Talk Ivy. The problem is that to the rest of the menswear fora  world, Talk Ivy is the only thing they see when they click on FNB. And then when they click on posts... oh dear.

FNB was once referred to as 'the advanced forum '. Now DW at times edges towards that, but FNB still deserves a chance of emerging from the ashes created by the likes of Berk Breath and others who drove away the interesting posters. That is not going to happen if Talk Ivy doesn't actually represent that look with a bit more style.

Yuca wrote:

'BB and others rescued this place. If it appeals to people who aren't ivy fanatics then great, but that's certainly not the priority.'

Well that suggests two things, Yuca. Firstly, that you were late to the game;  and secondly that you differ hugely in terms of interests and temperament from those who migrated from the other sites to FNB and then developed it. Having read a few of your posts, I suspect the first reason is the one that is behind your thinking. Ultimately, FNB was a refuge for those such as Mr.FNB himself, Shooey and others who were not prepared to deal with 'nomarks'.  Given that, it was disheartening for such escapees to see the nobody nonothings reappear in the guise of Berk Breath and others of that ilk.

And as Doghouse has pointed out, 'this place ' is FNB and not Talk Ivy. This is a distinction that you seem to have missed.

Last edited by Sammy Ambrose (2021-10-28 09:11:09)

If The Wardrobe didn't exist maybe you'd have a point.

You are missing the point Yuca.

The forum is not Talk Ivy: it is Film Noir Buff. The  Ivy sub-forum came later.  The fact that you have just shown that you are not aware of that proves that you are indeed late to the game and thus can't grasp how much of an anathema Berkhead Breath was and is to the guys who started this forum. Once again - and hopefully finally - 'this forum' is Film Noir Buff.

As regards the sad state that the FNB sub-forum fell into, that's another story.