Why do certain subjects appear to be forbidden on this forum?

[JohnW]

I still don't know what subjects are forbidden - unpopular perhaps - but forbidden? There are rules of course, and rightly so, but forbidden?

[bovlomov]

sometimes these topics are the most fun as people come on board to deliberately wind the old and bold up.

Are there really people on the internet who do that sort of thing? There should be a word for such behaviour, and a name for the people who do it.

[gaz]

I still don't know what subjects are forbidden - unpopular perhaps - but forbidden?

Open promotion, or even discussion of the company GetNastyComputerVirusHere* is forbidden .
*Not what I typed .

[JohnW]

sometimes these topics are the most fun as people come on board to deliberately wind the old and bold up.

Are there really people on the internet who do that sort of thing? There should be a word for such behaviour, and a name for the people who do it.

The word is : "Facebookers".

[JohnW]

I still don't know what subjects are forbidden - unpopular perhaps - but forbidden?

Open promotion, or even discussion of the company GetNastyComputerVirusHere* is forbidden .
*Not what I typed .

[crazydave789]

sometimes these topics are the most fun as people come on board to deliberately wind the old and bold up.

Are there really people on the internet who do that sort of thing? There should be a word for such behaviour, and a name for the people who do it.

I think the term is up to date information seekers too many subjects are declared settled in the 'I like what I know and know what I like' school of thought.

bushcrafters are terrible for it.

[[XAP]Bob]

If you saw a poster asking how best to make square wheels you'd ask why, you might even suggest that without good reason they should probably consider the circle as a more useful shape...

[gaz]

Stops your bike rolling backwards when you park on a hill .

[JohnW]

Stops your bike rolling backwards when you park on a hill .

................it doesn't do the down-tube any good. It'll never catch on.

[Mick F]

Adjusting the brakes would be a challenge.

[JohnW]

Adjusting the brakes would be a challenge.

There'd be a helluva judder!

[Mick F]

............. and getting the wheels under the fork crown and the rear bridge.

[JohnW]

............. and getting the wheels under the fork crown and the rear bridge.

.................yes - true- in fact that bike wouldn't need brakes. It'd be easy to fix skis to, for winter downhill racing!

[flat tyre]

My close family members have insisted that I ride with round wheels, however I'm concerned that with increasing useage by other cyclists, eventually it will become a legal requirement to have them fitted on all bikes.

[Mick F]

............... but only from a certain date.
If you have one from pre 1977, you can continue using it VED-free and circular wheel-free too.