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No baby for Daniel that I'm aware of. Unless you count his dog :)
That's how rumors get started . . . but if he did have a child, it would definitely be Windows OS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
"groan" . . . . sorry Daniel, I could not resist. :)
I get confused by name changes too.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
Arrows occasionally pops up still doesn't he? Valve also. However their imput is sadly missed.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
In the F1 forum there are so few regulars now, that we run out or debates to have. Thats why I try to ask opposing questions rather than just rant. Hopefully thats how it comes across.
errr.... I didn't mention it's a baby puppy. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
The nappies bit is true though, I saw the pics :andrea:
I think all the points you make are spot on.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
F1 I feel has lost a bit of its intrigue and maybe people find it less interesting or less complex? I am not quite sure.
Also like you said, the lack on UK F1 coverage seems to have unsuprisingly left people feeling lost to F1. Sad state F1 is getting into. Attracting the casual fans who care little about the sport by introducing currant rules, but losing F1 hardcore like us, by cutting coverage and taking away its soul.
Thus the F1 forum has less debating and seems to have more ranting.
Great response to the thread guys.
Tell me though how do so many of you know each other? It sounds like alot of you have met.
Met quite a few back in the touring car days.
I've met Ibby and GridGirl on a few occasions recently and was supposed to do so again this weekend but had to cancel.
I've never met anybody from here in real life. I wouldn't turn down the opportunity whether its a friendly drink or a fight though :p
The F1 forum consists of about 7 posters and when you compare that to 2008/09 its a fraction of what it was. That's quite sad and although TV rights isn't the whole reason, it doesn't help. The sport has turned a bit Mickey Mouse in the last 3 years IMO and interest is definitely being sought from the casual fans. This forum could advertise more through twitter but that's just my opinion. It could be worse though, you could have a desert like 10 tenths or a troll feat like the others. At least this place has quality rather than quantity.
Exactly, push to pass + DRS + chewing gum tires is not really appealing to those who watched F1 for a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
I tried posting on 10 10ths a while back but got out of the habbit.
Where else do you post?
Anyway it seems quality new members are thin and far between. We get either alot of spam style posters or those that just like stirring things up or good new posters who disappear after a while.
Euro Troll was posting about 30 a day , but now nothing for 2 months.
I only really post on here now. Posted on 10 tenths last week but hadn't for months before that. It's dull on there and very quiet to say the least. I also got an infraction on there once for advertising this place and it put the death on it for me really. It's no longer on my daily check list lol. Quite a few of the new posters here have been the same person it has to he said. Stirring has been the only agenda and we need quality discussion not sad stuff like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
Probably he's in love...... :pQuote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
Hardcore F1 fans appear hard to come by.
Of all the people I know well, only 4 or 5 watch F1, however none of those are interested enough to watch all races in some form, let alone learn about it or post on it.
Unlike say Football where loads of people are fans and are willing to talk about it all day, F1 doesnt have that it seem, meaning people who are passionate about it (like us here) are very rare.
That's better than the IndyCar forum. It's a ghost of what it was. That's mostly due to the split and war between IRL and CART/Champcar. Fans left in droves. Most haven't come back even though it's one series again.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Maybe this whole discussion board thing is in decline. The Internet and people's net habits change so quickly that this kind of posting is probably quite old-fashioned for many. You've got Twitters, Facebooks etc.
I mostly meet Mark these days whilst wearing lycra, how wrong is that? haha How come you're not cycling this weekend?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Obviously as I am posting I am alive, well and have not been jailed for murdering Daniel. :p It will be 13 years since I joined this forum next Friday. That is scary! :o
Although the posters are less, I've still noticed a large number of guests who are potential posters. So I guess the interest still exists.
I have met many members both on Touring Car race an WRC events. All started in 2003 at Acropolis rally where I have met odikas and J4MIE then N.O.T, PuddleJumper, Mark, Andrea, Dave B, KateB, fizzcist, CarlMetro, Iain, A.F.F, janneppi, DonJippo,Tommi, Daniel, Brother John, Civic Boy, Lucy, Ibby, Mattl, legendary Pentti Airikkala, Caroline...could continue this for hours 😜😎
...and would love to meet a few more, starting from Storm, race aficionado, ArrowsFA1, uncle fousto, jens and henners88 😎
I wont lie Pino. I'm hurt :( :D ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
Wow this was quite an interesting thread. I have to admit I don't know too many of the people who are mentioned.
Someone mentioned the amount of guests on here. Yeah I was one for years (since 2004 ish...) I signed up at the end of 2006, making my first post 4 years later. I'm just busy and shattered from work these days, and trying to sort other stuff out (like massive overdraft etc).
The only people I've met in real life from online, are from ahem... dating sites, and exactly half of them were psychos. :(
EDIT: I'm talking about pof, which kinda says it all.
Thanks Pino. None taken!!!!
How could I have forgotten about Kate and (Don't you EVER complain about me farting) Fizz.
Of course we must mention Kneeslider and I suppose the Kitten (Although she probably hates me more than Hazel does :( )
Knockie mate, sorry but I knew I was going to forget someone (blame the good Classic Carlsberg for that) :p : Seriously I will never forget that great party and time spent at racing :s mokin:
...and yes Hazel, Kitten and Kneeslider must be added to my list too :D
Cook me a nice Italian pasta meal with a nice glass of red and I'd be your friend for life :pQuote:
Originally Posted by pino
I'd love to meet you too Pino, maybe one day. I've often wondered what people are like in real life, even the keyboard duellers. I suppose this is generally quite an anonymous pass time, but I'd like to think I'd never say something here that I wouldn't to ones face. There's a couple of posters who live near me from what I gather too :)
Hello, Gridgirl :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GridGirl
Seems like a past life in which I spoke to you on MSN Messenger!! I was just about to turn 16 when I joined this forum, and now I am 28! That is pretty bloody scary!
Mark, my over-riding memory of you is discussing the 2001 BTCC title deciding race at Brands Hatch in a MSN chat with other members (I can't recall who they were though now!)
Haha 2001 and chatting on MSN. I was probably drunk! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
Meeting Race Aficionado was a highlight of my second trip to America. He showed me around New York, and helped me meet my wife in a roundabout kind of way ;) .Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
Met Storm at Oulton Park one time a long long time ago! Never had the pleasure of meeting Arrows unfortunatley :(
Since noone is missing me...:-( I guess I have to say:
- Hello magnus, long time no see. What are you dpoing these days?
- Well you know, boats, boats boats, an expanding family, renovating the house, and so on. Even missed the Swedush Rally last winter...:-( But IŽll be back.
All the best to you all/
Magnus
So many names have passed through here during my time on the forum but I simply don't know who's changed their name and who's actually gone, partly because I simply don't spend the time on the forum that I used to either. What happened to Viper Man and MP3 Astra though, both of them posted prolifically for a year or two and then seemed to disappear.
Edit: Btw I'm aware that I've been through my fair share of name changes too, can't remember all of them but I know that I started out as Miguel Sanchez.
Whatever happened to barryfullalove
How about Kimifan, he's here under a different name ?
Would be nice if those who have changed their name would reveals their original username. Honestly it's just curiosity :D
Knockie. The poster formally known as Knock-on :D
(Also Freebee and Flat Tyres when necessary ;) )
Whilst reading the Footie thread, another name came into my mind : Steve Gerard, really miss him there :(
Every time I saw a post by Norwegian Blue, that bloody Monty Python sketch would echo in my head.
Also enjoyed the Geography threads with Carrie/Caroline, CarlMetro, et al.
Oh yeah, forgot about that oneQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark
As far as I can recall I have been: Miguel Sanchez, Mr Jan Yeo, Barryfullalove and MrJan. There's a slim possibility that I may also have gone under the moniker Mick Stagraget for a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
Whenever I change name I always try and keep the same avatar for a good bit, so that people still stand a chance of identifying me as the same person.
I've met a lot of members over the years (has it really been that many?) but sadly can't remember everyone, but have had a lot of great times and fantastic experiences shared :up: In the beginning I have to thank Mark for not banning me straight away for spamming and instead asked me if I wanted to be moderator, he must have been really desperate :crazy:
I think the first member I met was Jonathan (RallyBasher/Puddlejumper) at the Jim Clark Rally in 2002, then it was odykas and Pino (as posted above, at the Acropolis Rally 2003), this then got me started on travelling to more and more events all over especially in Sweden & Finland. Went to a few BTCC races at Croft and Oulton Park and think I met most folk there, then of course there was the FKM events in Birmingham which were really good fun, we should try to organise another one sometime but at an outdoor track :D
I used to be on here constantly, in fact I blame it for not doing so well at school :p : Much less so lately with less of an interest in rallying, though I do still catch F1 on tv when I can, lucky enough to have Sky with the F1 channel so can sometimes watch old races on there too. It's mostly here in chit chat and the fitness thread which is quite interesting to see how many of us now cycle (or try to) regularly. Agree that Facebook has taken a lot of people away from here.
Unfortunately I am terrible at keeping in touch with people (most people that I've met would agree) so have lost contact with loads of members that I met, but generally have people added on Facebook so can at least spy on their lives when I am bored ;)
We have a few new members now, unfortunately they are posting uncontrollable Spam.
I miss Wade :(