comment by Brennie Babes (U8994)
posted 15 minutes ago
I've commented on the incestuous nature of these boards before. If you're not a regular poster then people either ignore you, call you a wum or just don't take you seriously
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Sorry, did you say something?
I have to say I agree mostly. It seems forums almost take on a writing style of their own and it soon becomes full or clichés, unfortunately it means you get narrowed debate and a lot of childish nonsense, literally nonsense. I think ‘bitter’ and ‘deluded’ have their place, there’s certainly enough of it on this site but that’s not to say they’re not used wrongly too, ‘bite’ is just so immature though. There are some individuals who you just wonder what they’re really like when they are so staunch in their views that they refuse to acknowledge a fact which is irrefutable.
You could look to the star system too, not that it really matters but they’re not really used properly and in the vast majority of cases you’re only going to get either 1 star of 5 stars depending on polarised views. If I disagree with someone but they’ve stated their opinion in a well thought out way I wouldn’t one star them, why not three? The same for a poor article with a popular theme. If you’ve spent time to write an opinion well in order to provoke a debate and someone reads it and disagrees, one stars it but doesn’t post any response I just think what a waste of time, it doesn’t promote a forum at all.
I laughed recently at journalists saying the petition to drop Tom Cleverly from the England squad was disgraceful yet they are publishing practically every week their opinions on who should and shouldn't play. Hypocrites.
They do that to so they can talk about it without being tarred by the same brush. A classic broadsheet technique to talk about gossip, something a bit crude or just plain mean is to report on the tabloids reporting of it.
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posted on 18/3/14
comment by Brennie Babes (U8994)
posted 15 minutes ago
I've commented on the incestuous nature of these boards before. If you're not a regular poster then people either ignore you, call you a wum or just don't take you seriously
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Sorry, did you say something?
posted on 18/3/14
I have to say I agree mostly. It seems forums almost take on a writing style of their own and it soon becomes full or clichés, unfortunately it means you get narrowed debate and a lot of childish nonsense, literally nonsense. I think ‘bitter’ and ‘deluded’ have their place, there’s certainly enough of it on this site but that’s not to say they’re not used wrongly too, ‘bite’ is just so immature though. There are some individuals who you just wonder what they’re really like when they are so staunch in their views that they refuse to acknowledge a fact which is irrefutable.
You could look to the star system too, not that it really matters but they’re not really used properly and in the vast majority of cases you’re only going to get either 1 star of 5 stars depending on polarised views. If I disagree with someone but they’ve stated their opinion in a well thought out way I wouldn’t one star them, why not three? The same for a poor article with a popular theme. If you’ve spent time to write an opinion well in order to provoke a debate and someone reads it and disagrees, one stars it but doesn’t post any response I just think what a waste of time, it doesn’t promote a forum at all.
posted on 18/3/14
I laughed recently at journalists saying the petition to drop Tom Cleverly from the England squad was disgraceful yet they are publishing practically every week their opinions on who should and shouldn't play. Hypocrites.
posted on 18/3/14
They do that to so they can talk about it without being tarred by the same brush. A classic broadsheet technique to talk about gossip, something a bit crude or just plain mean is to report on the tabloids reporting of it.
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