How to write a rant. I think we all agree that there is nothing like a good rant. It is therefore pleasing to see that this forum is home to some of the best rants. There are many examples of quality ranting threads – long series of postings, lots of mindless statements, lots of aggression and even some colourful insults. But to date these have been the domain of a select few. Is it not time we widened the pool of people involved and have all of us start and contribute to rants? I wondered if a lack of knowledge and confidence on how to rant was acting as a deterrent. So I thought I’d help. A side note to the noteworthy expert ranters on the forum. This thread is not really for you. Please do not feel insulted by the advise offered here. I am sure you will see the guidance given as 'ranting 101' and view yourself as skilled in all the techniques noted. Just be patient while we get everyone else up to speed. I’ve studied the forum postings over this last few months and I think I may have worked out the optimal formulation for setting up and maintaining a rant. The below has been distilled from a number of rants seen in local forums over the last year – although I must say that the Ealing forum is currently leading the way. We are all very proud. There seems to be only a few simple rules to follow and your contribution to the forum will be a proper rant. It is possible to apply these from any perspective, i.e. left-wing, right-wing, liberal, religious, anti-religious, globalisationist, isolationist, animal rights, human rights, etc. I suggest we all adopt this approach in our contributions to the forum as such ranting must surely be cathartic and a great way to allow pent up emotions vent. The aim of a good rant is two-fold. One it is to incite and stimulate a response. This is important but only a means to an end. The second goal, and the real objective, is to establish the very longest thread of posts. From my observations the aim of a rant is not to present a logical, structured or coherent argument. I am pleased to present these as a series of posts on this thread. Of course if this post or any of its subsequent follow-up posts stimulate a response then we have an interesting dilemma. Do I respond and create a rant – or ignore them and rise above the ranting? Probably the latter. I am here as a guide, not a contributor. Next – setting out the initial statement so that it triggers a long rant.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
How to Write a Rant	26/11/08 15:47:00	Alan Clark
Re:How to Write a Rant	26/11/08 16:26:00	Verification Required
Re:How to Write a Rant	26/11/08 16:29:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	26/11/08 16:31:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	26/11/08 17:05:00	Penny Crocker
Re:Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	26/11/08 17:12:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	26/11/08 17:16:00	Penny Crocker
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	26/11/08 17:20:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	26/11/08 18:09:00	Sara Nathan
Cat lost in Grove Road	28/11/08 00:19:00	Robin Hall
Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	24/03/11 12:34:00	Tony Colliver
Re:how to write an Emannual Kant	26/11/08 20:25:00	Peter Davies
Re:Re:how to write an Emannual Kant	26/11/08 20:30:00	Tony Wood
Re:Re:Re:how to write an Emannual Kant	26/11/08 20:34:00	Sara Nathan
Maybe Emanual Kant, but Emmanuelle Can	27/11/08 18:33:00	Robin Hall
Re:Maybe Emanual Kant, but Emmanuelle Can	27/11/08 19:48:00	Tony Price
Where is Gerry?	26/11/08 23:11:00	Robin Hall
Muslim Youths demand to know where is Gerry	26/11/08 23:12:00	Robin Hall
Why is Ealing Council stifling debate on this?	26/11/08 23:46:00	Robin Hall
You see what I mean	28/11/08 00:14:00	Robin Hall
Re:How to Write a Rant	27/11/08 00:10:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	27/11/08 07:16:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	27/11/08 09:30:00	Alan Clark
This changes everything !!!!	27/11/08 11:21:00	Susan Kelly
Re:This changes everything !!!!	27/11/08 12:30:00	Alan Clark
Fan mail	27/11/08 12:50:00	Julia Hunt
Re:Fan mail	27/11/08 12:58:00	Alan Clark
Re:Fan mail	27/11/08 13:07:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:Fan mail	27/11/08 13:25:00	Tony Wood
Re:Re:Re:Fan mail	30/11/08 17:47:00	Account suspended
Re:Re:Re:Re:Fan mail	30/11/08 19:01:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Fan mail	02/12/08 17:16:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Fan mail	27/11/08 13:35:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Fan mail	27/11/08 13:39:00	Tony Wood
Re:Re:Re:Re:Fan mail	27/11/08 13:58:00	Julia Hunt
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Fan mail	27/11/08 14:02:00	Tony Wood
which begs the question...	27/11/08 15:54:00	Sara Nathan
Re:which begs the question...	27/11/08 17:01:00	Julia Hunt
Re:Re:Re:Re:Fan mail	27/11/08 17:10:00	Julia Hunt
Re:Re:which begs the question...	27/11/08 17:11:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Re:which begs the question...	27/11/08 17:18:00	Julia Hunt
Re:which begs the question...	27/11/08 17:24:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:BUS STOP	27/11/08 17:34:00	Peter Davies
BUS STOPS TO BE ABOLISHED UNDER BORIS	27/11/08 17:47:00	Julia Hunt
Re:BUS STOPS TO BE ABOLISHED UNDER BORIS	27/11/08 19:42:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:Re:BUS STOP	27/11/08 20:34:00	Tony Wood
Re:Re:which begs the question...	27/11/08 17:51:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:which begs the question...	27/11/08 18:54:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Re:which begs the question...	27/11/08 19:45:00	Tony Price
Another good technique for ranters ...	27/11/08 20:05:00	Susan Kelly
Homophobic comments?	28/11/08 00:09:00	Robin Hall
Re:Homophobic comments?	28/11/08 00:18:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:Re:which begs the question...	27/11/08 21:00:00	Colin Vaughan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Fan mail	28/11/08 00:20:00	Robin Hall
Terracotta	28/11/08 00:16:00	Robin Hall
Re:Terracotta	21/03/11 09:16:00	Robin Hall
Re:This changes everything !!!!	28/11/08 03:03:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	28/11/08 11:16:00	Alan Clark
Re:cultural and moral decline among Thatcher`s children	27/11/08 20:34:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:cultural and moral decline among Thatcher`s children	27/11/08 20:36:00	Tony Wood
Re:Re:Re:cultural and moral decline among Thatcher`s children	28/11/08 00:21:00	Robin Hall
Re:Re:Re:Re:cultural and moral decline among Thatcher`s children	28/11/08 07:37:00	Sara Nathan
wrong footing the Mugs	28/11/08 08:13:00	Susan Kelly
Re:wrong footing the Mugs	28/11/08 08:16:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:wrong footing the Mugs	28/11/08 10:52:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:wrong footing the Mugs	28/11/08 11:26:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:wrong footing the Mugs	28/11/08 11:47:00	bobby osborne
Re:How to Write a Rant	28/11/08 20:37:00	Barbara Yerolemou
Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	28/11/08 23:16:00	Sara Nathan
Stop them now!	29/11/08 01:40:00	Alan Clark
Re:Stop them now!	29/11/08 09:25:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Mugs or guinea pigs?	29/11/08 15:15:00	Peter Davies
Re:Re:Re:Mugs or guinea pigs?	30/11/08 11:22:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Mugs or guinea pigs?	30/11/08 12:28:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Mugs or guinea pigs?	30/11/08 12:46:00	Susan Kelly
Re:How to Write a Rant	30/11/08 14:45:00	Peter Davies
Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	30/11/08 17:51:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	30/11/08 17:52:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	30/11/08 21:15:00	Alan Brainsby
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	01/12/08 00:50:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	01/12/08 09:18:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	01/12/08 09:36:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	01/12/08 09:47:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	01/12/08 11:19:00	Colin Vaughan
To many rants for Gerry  I fear	01/12/08 15:48:00	Colin Vaughan
Re:To many rants for Gerry  I fear	01/12/08 17:06:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:To many rants for Gerry  I fear	01/12/08 18:30:00	Colin Vaughan
Re:To many rants for Gerry  I fear	01/12/08 17:27:00	Peter Davies
Re:Re:Too many rants for Gerry  I fear	01/12/08 20:37:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Too many rants for Gerry  I fear	01/12/08 22:25:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Re:Re:Re:Too many rants for Gerry  I fear	01/12/08 22:36:00	Colin Vaughan
Re:Re:Re:Too many rants for Gerry  I fear	01/12/08 22:29:00	Colin Vaughan
Sorry, I apologise	02/12/08 00:06:00	Robin Hall
Re:Gerry who?	02/12/08 11:20:00	Peter Davies
Re:Re:Gerry who?	02/12/08 12:31:00	Colin Vaughan
Re:Re:Re:Gerry who?	02/12/08 17:38:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Gerry, & Jim Lawes come to that	02/12/08 17:53:00	Colin Vaughan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gerry, & Jim Lawes come to that	02/12/08 19:17:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gerry, & Jim Lawes come to that	02/12/08 19:29:00	Colin Vaughan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gerry, & Jim Lawes come to that	03/12/08 10:15:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gerry, & Jim Lawes come to that	03/12/08 11:59:00	Colin Vaughan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gerry, & Jim Lawes come to that	03/12/08 12:05:00	Mark Dudley
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gerry, & Jim Lawes come to that	03/12/08 12:09:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gerry, & Jim Lawes come to that	03/12/08 12:59:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gerry, & Jim Lawes come to that	03/12/08 13:02:00	Penny Crocker
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gerry, & Jim Lawes come to that	03/12/08 14:11:00	Colin Vaughan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Gerry, & Jim Lawes come to that	03/12/08 19:47:00	Tony Price
Re:How to Write a Rant	03/12/08 12:05:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	03/12/08 12:07:00	Mark Dudley
Re:Re:Re:STEWARDS ENQUIRY	03/12/08 12:15:00	Peter Davies
Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	03/12/08 13:17:00	Alan Brainsby
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	03/12/08 13:38:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	03/12/08 13:50:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	03/12/08 15:08:00	Alan Brainsby
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	03/12/08 16:25:00	Alan Clark
A nomination	04/12/08 11:34:00	Verification Required
Re:A nomination	04/12/08 11:47:00	Julia Hunt
Re:Re:A nomination	04/12/08 12:48:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:A nomination	04/12/08 13:06:00	Julia Hunt
Re:Re:Re:Re:A nomination	04/12/08 14:08:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:A nomination	04/12/08 15:03:00	Account suspended
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:A nomination	05/12/08 11:23:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:A nomination	04/12/08 16:24:00	Sara Nathan
We're all just mates...	04/12/08 17:33:00	Susan Kelly
Re:We're all just mates...	04/12/08 20:35:00	Alan Brainsby
Re:Re:We're all just mates...	05/12/08 07:48:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	04/12/08 21:51:00	Account suspended
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	04/12/08 23:23:00	Alan Brainsby
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 03:45:00	Victor Mullins
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 08:34:00	Julia Hunt
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 08:48:00	Julia Hunt
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 08:53:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 08:54:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 08:54:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 11:56:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 12:24:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 11:45:00	aggregated data feed API
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 14:53:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 17:00:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: A nomination	05/12/08 19:19:00	Victor Mullins
A Positive From The Credit Crunch.....	05/12/08 23:45:00	Iain Muir
Re:A Positive From The Credit Crunch.....	06/12/08 00:38:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:A Positive From The Credit Crunch.....	06/12/08 13:10:00	Barbara Yerolemou
Re:Re:Re:A Positive From The Credit Crunch.....	06/12/08 13:55:00	aggregated data feed API
Re:Re:Re:Re:A Positive From The Credit Crunch.....	06/12/08 14:56:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:Re:A Positive From The Credit Crunch.....	06/12/08 14:54:00	Tony Price
The deliberate error...	06/12/08 15:04:00	Susan Kelly
Re:The deliberate error...	06/12/08 15:10:00	Tony Price
Re:The deliberate error...	06/12/08 16:01:00	Account suspended
Re:Re:The deliberate error...	06/12/08 16:24:00	Julia Hunt
Re:Re:Re:The deliberate error...	06/12/08 16:30:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:Re:Re:The deliberate error...	06/12/08 16:52:00	Julia Hunt
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The deliberate error...	06/12/08 17:46:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The deliberate error...	06/12/08 18:33:00	w John Michael Atkinson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The deliberate error...	06/12/08 19:43:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The deliberate error...	06/12/08 20:44:00	aggregated data feed API
Re:Re:Re:Re:The deliberate error...	06/12/08 17:54:00	aggregated data feed API
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The deliberate error...	06/12/08 18:56:00	Alan Brainsby
Re:A Positive From The Credit Crunch.....	06/12/08 00:43:00	Alan Brainsby
Re:A Positive From The Credit Crunch.....	06/12/08 00:50:00	Peter Davies
Re:Re:youre welsh and you know you are	06/12/08 01:17:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:you're welsh and you know you are	06/12/08 11:43:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:you're welsh and you know you are	07/12/08 01:11:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:you're welsh and you know you are	07/12/08 09:23:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:you're welsh and you know you are	08/12/08 00:54:00	bobby osborne
Oh, no you don't!!!!	08/12/08 07:47:00	Susan Kelly
Re: part 2	08/12/08 13:16:00	Barbara Yerolemou
Re:Re: part 2	08/12/08 23:49:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Re:Re: part 2	09/12/08 11:13:00	Barbara Yerolemou
Re:Re:Re:Re: part 2	09/12/08 18:47:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Re: obfuscation	09/12/08 12:48:00	bobby osborne
Re:Oh, no you don't!!!!	09/12/08 21:07:00	Alan Brainsby
Re:Re: We can do it!	10/12/08 10:43:00	Barbara Yerolemou
Re:Re:Re: We can do it!	10/12/08 10:49:00	Barbara Yerolemou
Re:Re:Re:Re: We can do it!	10/12/08 14:37:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re: We can do it!	10/12/08 17:16:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Oh, no you don't!!!!	10/12/08 12:58:00	Andrew Michael John Atkinson
Re:How to Write a Rant	10/12/08 15:28:00	Barbara Yerolemou
Re:Re:How to Write a Rant	10/12/08 15:49:00	Andrew Michael John Atkinson
Re:How to Write a Rant	10/12/08 16:44:00	Barbara Yerolemou
Must Try HardeR	10/12/08 17:03:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Must Try HardeR	10/12/08 17:05:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Must Try HardeR	10/12/08 17:22:00	Tony Wood
Re:Re:Must Try HardeR	10/12/08 17:52:00	Julia Hunt
Re:Re:Re:Must Try HardeR	11/12/08 00:25:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Re:thank god	12/12/08 18:52:00	Peter Davies
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:thank god	12/12/08 20:04:00	Alan Brainsby
:thank god	14/12/08 00:40:00	Hugh Telford
Re::thank god	14/12/08 00:41:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Re::demise of working class humour	16/12/08 15:59:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re::demise of working class humour	16/12/08 16:19:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re::demise of working class humour	16/12/08 23:47:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:Re::demise of working class humour	16/12/08 16:33:00	Colin Vaughan
Re:Re:Re:Re::demise of working class humour	16/12/08 16:47:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::demise of working class humour	16/12/08 18:03:00	Colin Vaughan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::demise of working class humour	16/12/08 20:08:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::demise of working class humour	17/12/08 09:27:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::demise of working class humour	17/12/08 11:37:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re::demise of working class humour	17/12/08 11:41:00	Hugh Telford
A way to go.	18/12/08 08:55:00	Susan Kelly
Re:A way to go.	18/12/08 16:18:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:A way to go.	18/12/08 17:44:00	Susan Kelly
And another Thing ...	18/12/08 18:26:00	Susan Kelly
Re:And another Thing ...	18/12/08 18:36:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Ban on post modern ironic rants	19/12/08 10:56:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Ban on post modern ironic rants	19/12/08 11:17:00	Alan Brainsby
Re:Re:Re:Re:Ban on post modern ironic rants	19/12/08 18:58:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Ban on post modern ironic rants	19/12/08 20:17:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:NO SEX PLEASE WE ARE BRITISH	22/12/08 21:33:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:NO SEX PLEASE WE ARE BRITISH	22/12/08 21:38:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:NO SEX PLEASE WE ARE BRITISH	22/12/08 21:46:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:NO SEX PLEASE WE ARE BRITISH	22/12/08 21:43:00	Tony Price
Re:Re:Re:Re:THE IN LAWS HAVE ARRIVED!!!	24/12/08 22:29:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:THE IN LAWS HAVE ARRIVED!!!	30/12/08 22:30:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:THE IN LAWS HAVE ARRIVED!!!	31/12/08 08:48:00	Alan Brainsby
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:THE IN LAWS HAVE ARRIVED!!!	31/12/08 18:27:00	Peter Davies
Seasonal Ranting	31/12/08 22:20:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Seasonal Ranting	04/01/09 16:51:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Seasonal Ranting	04/01/09 17:29:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Re:Re:Seasonal Ranting	04/01/09 19:30:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Seasonal Ranting	04/01/09 20:42:00	bobby osborne
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Seasonal Ranting	04/01/09 21:31:00	Hugh Telford
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Seasonal Ranting	05/01/09 16:15:00	Susan Kelly
How to write a Rant	20/03/11 19:28:00	Susan Kelly
Re:How to write a Rant	21/03/11 14:57:00	Barbara Yerolemou
Re:Re:How to write a Rant	21/03/11 15:37:00	Alan Clark
Re:Re:Re:How to write a Rant	22/03/11 07:55:00	Susan Kelly
Forum is Maturing So Rant Potential Increases	22/03/11 12:22:00	Maggie Tomlinson
Re:How to Write a Rant	24/03/11 12:30:00	Tony Colliver

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