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Originally Posted by jens
I've had a FB account for several years now and have logged on perhaps a dozen times. I simply don't get the attraction of reading frivolous postings of people I barely know, and, as has been mentioned, pictures of their cats or dogs. I’m also surprised by the numbers of people that post pictures of children or family members. Mrs. schmenke went ballistic against her sister a while ago when she, innocently, posted pics of her two nieces (our kids).
While we’re at it how about changing some of the long-running thread titles. Suggestions:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudy Tamasz
“How Good Is Your Geographic” to “The Stump anfield5 Thread”
“Never Ending Song Titles..” to “Google A Morrisey Song Title Thread”
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I like it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudy Tamasz
I do get pissed off by those people who share all their real life activities on fb, as if to show hey look what a fun life I lead..while the opposite might be true in reality
Facebook is very different from forums. I use facebook a lot but also post on roads, cycling forums etc. If there's anything distracting from forums it's reddit.
The main thing for here is that we don't have sites linking to us like we did in the past it's just the forum having to make it's own way :)
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Originally Posted by schmenke
Don't forget "The Soft Porn Movie Thread" :angel:
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Originally Posted by henners88
Drone strike - after his position was triangulated by satellite in a remote area of southern Yemen.
.... sorry, I'll show my way out.
Fine by me. Can't say I was impressed with their handling of a kid getting cyber-bullied through a fake account set up in her name... that is until it made public news and social media. Live by the sword...Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
The same goes for G+ and Twitter. I use FB only because it is a tool for me to keep in touch with family, friends and work mates back home in the UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
Back on topic...I have noticed that it is VERY quiet on this forum. Could not believe how limited the current threads are.
Remember the days of all the bickering, that came with some very interesting topics.
yeah all of us oldies remember too :(
but that's life I guess...atleast lucky we have a bunch of regulars still around posting on some threads.
When the Chit Chat forum is waaaay more active than the Formula 1 forum, something is wrong.
As Mark mentioned, the factors of reddit and no sites linking to here don't help. Along with the other usual suspects of members here being overwhelmed with work (as in the japanese word karoshi) and family matters.
My hunch is - for here anyways - that some folks finally got fed up with the state of the sport. From what I've seen here and on other sites, there's either little activity or an unusual (yet unstandable)level of anger expressed .... notably with F1 and IRL racing.
You would be correct. I was a huge fan of CART and IndyCar. And to a slightly lesser extent F1. Those organizations have squandered most, if not all, of the fan loyalty they once enjoyed. These days I'll still watch if the races are on TV at a convenient time but I don't even bother to set the DVR if they are not. I haven't given up on motorsports and am very active at the local level. I just don't have a lot of use for the product as presented today.Quote:
Originally Posted by AAReagles
yeah, F1 used to be very interesting to most of us till a few years ago, I daresay it has lost a lot of traction since the Vettel years.Quote:
Originally Posted by AAReagles
Also as you rightly guessed, more important stuff happened in my life (meaning posting on F1 as intensely as earlier was not possible) and I have failed to get back into it as much as I did earlier (while football my other passion remains that way). I guess same thing might have happened to some other regulars.
I lost interest in F1 due to Vettel dominance. The same happened on WRC because of Loeb, and especially due to the exit of Italian Teams and drivers. But main reason I don't post as much as I did before, is the disappearance of many good friends and posters... :(
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Didn't say all, I said many ;)
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Originally Posted by pino
Still you have the possibility to make new friends here........
That's why I am still in here, btw I have missed your support on footie thread :p:
You didn't need it. The "greek chorus" of Barca fans was all on your side. :laugh:
Hehe that's true, and guess why ? :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Because they prefer to lose the final against Juve instead of Real? :confused:
BTW. Forgot to tell that I'm also considering to leave the forums.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
And what are the reasons?Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Because I'm fed up to be always the last person who posted. Makes me look like an idiot who talks to herself and doesn't have a life.
( well, I know that's true, but it's painful when the others also notice it :devil: )
You expect too much from forumers., never do that. Just post when and where you like to :)
Spread your posts around to the F1 or some others sections. Without you bumping threads, half of us would get bored. So I expect to see you in the F1 forums!Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Some of us appreciate your posts and keeping threads alive Gadjo. :)
My interest in F1 has not waivered this millennium or last, and either has my participation on this forum, (even if the teams , or drivers I favor have not been in a fight at the sharp end) except when I've been sent on vacation by Pino. :sailor:Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
Than again I am easily amused :)
I'm not crazy about some of the changes to the formula, but I can live with the ones I don't care for, so I'm not going anywhere, which is something I should probably apologize for.
Sorry :angel:
Please don't go, I promise to never leave your posts dangling, or be really crude with my replies.:dog: :love: :angel: ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
No way.....Isn't it the place of terrible fights and insults? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
Exactly what I fear. I have become a sort of jester of the forum.:laugh:Quote:
Without you bumping threads, half of us would get bored.
Yeah...The posts of somebody who have no clue about what's happening would definitely spice up the threads. :devil:Quote:
So I expect to see you in the F1 forums!
Really? :stareup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tazio
Most of them who are posting on F1 forum, don't have a clue about F1, starting from me :p:
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Hey, I have not been around the last couple of days.
Definitely don't you dare leave the forum's Gadjo :( I would miss you.......
Besides in the past I was thread bumper.
I just am busier these days. I still enjoy popping in though and supporting Juve for a couple of weeks :stareup:
(Messi rules :D)
Sure you meant couple of months...don't you ??? :evil:
I like Juve generally. I will support them most of the time. Just not on June 6th (unless its v Bayern :p )
The same applies to Football Thread :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
Hahaha :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by odykas
Uh, no.... that would be me ('himself', that is).Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Confirmation: See Nostalgia Forum.
Aaaand... that would be me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
As I can barely keep up with what is going on with Bernie Ecclesto... er I mean F1.
So I am playing the gadjo_dilo role here now as I am late to the party (discussion).:p:
My presence on the (mainly F1) forums is a bit on-and-off. Sometimes I go along with the flow, other times I feel there is no point in arguing about the same things over and over again, with agendas-approaches never changing.
I feel life is often purer without endlessly debating about it. Because what is there to discuss... Life is what it is, and let's enjoy world as it is. I like nostalgia a lot though - especially motorsport nostalgy.:p: