What will and what should become of the forums? (1 Viewer)
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I could see that coming from you 
I dissagree with you too. No thread can go aon and on, and even if you didnt close them they would eventually fall into oblivious.
There is nothing wrong with it, it was more of a remark to Martin's and mine conversation last night, but I feel that if it's only about football it will lose some of its flavour, the forums will be more "intellectual" but also more boring.
Also, I know Martin hasnt and (probably) wouldnt ban members for off topicness, but that doesnt mean members wouldnt walk away them selves after seeing the changes, even some good members, like Serge, who has expressed his dissatisfaction about this sudden "return to the old skool"
I dissagree with you too. No thread can go aon and on, and even if you didnt close them they would eventually fall into oblivious.
There is nothing wrong with it, it was more of a remark to Martin's and mine conversation last night, but I feel that if it's only about football it will lose some of its flavour, the forums will be more "intellectual" but also more boring.
Also, I know Martin hasnt and (probably) wouldnt ban members for off topicness, but that doesnt mean members wouldnt walk away them selves after seeing the changes, even some good members, like Serge, who has expressed his dissatisfaction about this sudden "return to the old skool"
We have OT forums, forums for books, games, music and such. At this forum one can talk about a lot of interesting stuff. IMO that's the way it should be.
The point is that some OT talk is just useless, personal chit-chat in a public forum just isn't good. Not that people can't have personal discussions or talks, but there's a limit. I think most people know where that limit goes.
The point is that some OT talk is just useless, personal chit-chat in a public forum just isn't good. Not that people can't have personal discussions or talks, but there's a limit. I think most people know where that limit goes.
Ok, I really didn't want my 1000th post to come to this, but, since my name was brought up, here we go:
I agree that the first and foremost purpose of this forum is to talk, argue, and debate about Juve football. That is the main reason why I joined this site.
However, it is not my ONLY reason for signing up. I was one of those mysterious guests for a few weeks, because I really wanted to see the vibe of this forum before committing to it. I've seen other forums, I won't mention names (soccerage & espn) where it just turns into a "he said, she said, your mother's a whore, you suck, your dog sucks, you suck your dog" type of pissing match, and that totally turned me off. But this place is different, with different people from different parts of the world who share one common bond.
Look, I've been here less than 2 months and I've already reached 1000 posts. Not all of it was football related. A lot of those posts had to do with topics from political views, music, movies, and just getting to know people from around the world. And quite frankly, sometimes just having a good time and being funny.
And that is what I'm afraid of. I'm afraid that this forum will lose it's sense of humor. While I agree that totally going off-topic on a subject really serves no purpose, sometimes going off the beaten track and adding some humorous posts into a serious thread can inject some life into it.
My posts are usually 70-30, with the 70% being serious posts about any topic that I happen to be posting about. But the other 30%, hey, I'll admit, I'm a goofball, but I do it so that someone out there can at least get a decent laugh from it. When I had PM'ed a couple of people earlier expressing my displeasure, it was the direct result of 2 threads that had just been closed off that I had posted either the last or next-to-last post, and that bothered me. I almost felt like I was being singled out.
I get grief because I've spent quite a bit of time here, but to be honest with you, this is one of my few links to the world outside of the US, to get people's viewpoints and ideas, and I feel that this forum has made me more open-minded on a number of subjects, if only for the fact that I get different viewpoints on one subject that differ from my own.
I don't want to lose that link, but if the humor and fun are going to be taken out of it, then I want no part of it.
God, and I really wanted my 1000th post to be a dedication and a way of saying thank you for allowing me to be here.
Maybe I'll make that my 1001st post.
I agree that the first and foremost purpose of this forum is to talk, argue, and debate about Juve football. That is the main reason why I joined this site.
However, it is not my ONLY reason for signing up. I was one of those mysterious guests for a few weeks, because I really wanted to see the vibe of this forum before committing to it. I've seen other forums, I won't mention names (soccerage & espn) where it just turns into a "he said, she said, your mother's a whore, you suck, your dog sucks, you suck your dog" type of pissing match, and that totally turned me off. But this place is different, with different people from different parts of the world who share one common bond.
Look, I've been here less than 2 months and I've already reached 1000 posts. Not all of it was football related. A lot of those posts had to do with topics from political views, music, movies, and just getting to know people from around the world. And quite frankly, sometimes just having a good time and being funny.
And that is what I'm afraid of. I'm afraid that this forum will lose it's sense of humor. While I agree that totally going off-topic on a subject really serves no purpose, sometimes going off the beaten track and adding some humorous posts into a serious thread can inject some life into it.
My posts are usually 70-30, with the 70% being serious posts about any topic that I happen to be posting about. But the other 30%, hey, I'll admit, I'm a goofball, but I do it so that someone out there can at least get a decent laugh from it. When I had PM'ed a couple of people earlier expressing my displeasure, it was the direct result of 2 threads that had just been closed off that I had posted either the last or next-to-last post, and that bothered me. I almost felt like I was being singled out.
I get grief because I've spent quite a bit of time here, but to be honest with you, this is one of my few links to the world outside of the US, to get people's viewpoints and ideas, and I feel that this forum has made me more open-minded on a number of subjects, if only for the fact that I get different viewpoints on one subject that differ from my own.
I don't want to lose that link, but if the humor and fun are going to be taken out of it, then I want no part of it.
God, and I really wanted my 1000th post to be a dedication and a way of saying thank you for allowing me to be here.
Maybe I'll make that my 1001st post.
I feel that if anything Sergio underline my point ( ), as he is a good example of how OT posts can still be very good if they are about something and put in the appropriate place. If Sergio (or someone else for that matter) discussed movies or music in a thread about Lippis tactics on the other hand it would not be good.
), as he is a good example of how OT posts can still be very good if they are about something and put in the appropriate place. If Sergio (or someone else for that matter) discussed movies or music in a thread about Lippis tactics on the other hand it would not be good.
