I specifically looked at the posts of (let's call them) "the usual suspects" and ironically noticed they seemed to be much more reasonable and about football the. The obnoxious no juvenile stuff we all got tired of. I don't know if that was a freak coincidence or if some people are having regrets (far too late now).
i was tagged in a post today, and it was same old sh*t as always, im not going back
Lol, sorry. Guess I was wrong. I'll never bother posting there again and my reading it is dwindling away too.
I don't know. It just gives people more crap to throw at one another. More gas on the fire.
lol, yeah I suppose. You have no idea how little I care though. The only reason I go there now is just to see if there are any interesting threads that might interest me. But when I do find one and I actually get into it and start reading, I lose interest pretty quickly. All the posturing that goes on makes me think I'm in a modeling agency and not a sports forum.
I wish them well but I don't them much thought one way or another.
Posturing is exactly the word I was looking for!! Its what was driving me nuts. I enjoy a good banter from time to time, and being serious 100% of the time isn't fun. But there were just too many posters for whom posturing was the point. No back and forth, no attempt to discussion, just opinion posted as fact 100% of the time. Today I posted for the first time in days. Even though the traffic isn't that high here it just feels better.
I liked this post, but only because of its observations. It is sad to see a place I called home get beaten down so quickly and completely. It is past the point of return and I just can't stomach going back there anymore. And that's a pretty good sized stomach I'm carrying these days.
I specifically looked at the posts of (let's call them) "the usual suspects" and ironically noticed they seemed to be much more reasonable and about football the. The obnoxious no juvenile stuff we all got tired of. I don't know if that was a freak coincidence or if some people are having regrets (far too late now).
A true shaming? Oh, I doubt it mp. That takes emotional maturity, some intelligence, and a conscience.
lol, yeah I suppose. You have no idea how little I care though. The only reason I go there now is just to see if there are any interesting threads that might interest me. But when I do find one and I actually get into it and start reading, I lose interest pretty quickly. All the posturing that goes on makes me think I'm in a modeling agency and not a sports forum.
I wish them well but I don't them much thought one way or another.
Posturing is exactly the word I was looking for!! Its what was driving me nuts. I enjoy a good banter from time to time, and being serious 100% of the time isn't fun. But there were just too many posters for whom posturing was the point. No back and forth, no attempt to discussion, just opinion posted as fact 100% of the time. Today I posted for the first time in days. Even though the traffic isn't that high here it just feels better.
Yes, like most people, I have a lot of demands on my time and I just can't get everything done I'd like to so when it comes to recreational things to do, if it is not fun, I just don't spend my time doing it. I've called it the environment or atmosphere.... whatever you like. If that aspect of a board is not right, I don't bother. I don't want to one up anyone on toughness or knowledge and don't want to watch it happen in front of me over and over to others. They say this group is only serious football, but I find just the opposite. I think they think they are being funny on the other site, and they probably are, but it does not suit my type of humor so I am not entertained. In the end, I could find no reason to spend time there and I have a short fuse for stupidity, so I knew if I spent any real time there, I would be the one to go off on someone and I'd be the one banned. I was not going to let someone come into what used to be my home and suck me into getting myself banned while they stayed in my old home and watched me getting carted off into cyberjail. Wasn;t going to happen, so I just stopped going there. That's my short story. Soul, please add a few more pages to this if you like!
I specifically looked at the posts of (let's call them) "the usual suspects" and ironically noticed they seemed to be much more reasonable and about football the. The obnoxious no juvenile stuff we all got tired of. I don't know if that was a freak coincidence or if some people are having regrets (far too late now).
A true shaming? Oh, I doubt it mp. That takes emotional maturity, some intelligence, and a conscience.
And it assumes the actions were not intentional. A bunch of orphaned posters arrive at a new board with an established social order and strong established membership and systematically (it appears) drive all the established members out. And then they are truly sorry.
I got a bridge over Arizona swampland to sell you if you believe that.
Posturing is exactly the word I was looking for!! Its what was driving me nuts. I enjoy a good banter from time to time, and being serious 100% of the time isn't fun. But there were just too many posters for whom posturing was the point. No back and forth, no attempt to discussion, just opinion posted as fact 100% of the time. Today I posted for the first time in days. Even though the traffic isn't that high here it just feels better.
Yes, like most people, I have a lot of demands on my time and I just can't get everything done I'd like to so when it comes to recreational things to do, if it is not fun, I just don't spend my time doing it. I've called it the environment or atmosphere.... whatever you like. If that aspect of a board is not right, I don't bother. I don't want to one up anyone on toughness or knowledge and don't want to watch it happen in front of me over and over to others. They say this group is only serious football, but I find just the opposite. I think they think they are being funny on the other site, and they probably are, but it does not suit my type of humor so I am not entertained. In the end, I could find no reason to spend time there and I have a short fuse for stupidity, so I knew if I spent any real time there, I would be the one to go off on someone and I'd be the one banned. I was not going to let someone come into what used to be my home and suck me into getting myself banned while they stayed in my old home and watched me getting carted off into cyberjail. Wasn;t going to happen, so I just stopped going there. That's my short story. Soul, please add a few more pages to this if you like!
I would but it will cut into my nap time..........sorry.
Post by shortfacedbear on Sept 1, 2016 20:54:09 GMT -6
When all the "new blood" came on the old board I didn't say much. Eventually most fizzled out. What I was taken aback by was how much they seemed to cater to them. Removing the dislike button and making longer pages to satisfy the newbies comes to mind.
I asked if there could be a vets only section in the bar scene bc of the passive aggressive trolling. That fell upon deaf ears apparently. I really like Ski and everything but if he needs that kind of traffic then good luck to him. I'll still check in there but when you lobotomize your base in a sense it's definitely a turn off.
Posturing is exactly the word I was looking for!! Its what was driving me nuts. I enjoy a good banter from time to time, and being serious 100% of the time isn't fun. But there were just too many posters for whom posturing was the point. No back and forth, no attempt to discussion, just opinion posted as fact 100% of the time. Today I posted for the first time in days. Even though the traffic isn't that high here it just feels better.
Yes, like most people, I have a lot of demands on my time and I just can't get everything done I'd like to so when it comes to recreational things to do, if it is not fun, I just don't spend my time doing it. I've called it the environment or atmosphere.... whatever you like. If that aspect of a board is not right, I don't bother. I don't want to one up anyone on toughness or knowledge and don't want to watch it happen in front of me over and over to others. They say this group is only serious football, but I find just the opposite. I think they think they are being funny on the other site, and they probably are, but it does not suit my type of humor so I am not entertained. In the end, I could find no reason to spend time there and I have a short fuse for stupidity, so I knew if I spent any real time there, I would be the one to go off on someone and I'd be the one banned. I was not going to let someone come into what used to be my home and suck me into getting myself banned while they stayed in my old home and watched me getting carted off into cyberjail. Wasn;t going to happen, so I just stopped going there. That's my short story. Soul, please add a few more pages to this if you like!
