Just allow club talk within threads already

[Gilly]

There are probably well over 100 folks use this forum and less that 10 that don't like the way it is, as usual the majority keep quiet in these matters and that normally indocates that they are happy with things

Disco

 

[Robbo]

None of this changes the fact that locking the transfer thread yesterday has achieved nothing.

I don't believe for a second that a bit of discussion about Arsenal or Man Utd was genuinely upsetting anyone, if it was then they need to get a grip.

I think we should all just start new threads in future for anything significant and see how that goes then, as suggested.

 

[jakeke]

None of this changes the fact that locking the transfer thread yesterday has achieved nothing.

I don't believe for a second that a bit of discussion about Arsenal or Man Utd was genuinely upsetting anyone, if it was then they need to get a grip.

I think we should all just start new threads in future for anything significant and see how that goes then, as suggested.

It's obvious how it'll go, each thread will get 5 or so replies and after a week people will stop doing it and we'll go back to where we are now.

 

[Shamikebab]

I think you're just overthinking it, tbh. Use common sense.

How about you try and explain how it would be done? Or have you realised that your suggestion just wouldn't work?

 

[Caseh]

There are probably well over 100 folks use this forum and less that 10 that don't like the way it is, as usual the majority keep quiet in these matters and that normally indocates that they are happy with things

I'm one of the people that have kept quiet, but not because I'm happy with how things are, but because I know nothing will get changed anyway.

 

[Shamikebab]

So the main thread is just a list of rumours and discussion has to be done in seperate threads?

 

[cm1179]

modric to united done deal yo

 

[Caseh]

So the main thread is just a list of rumours and discussion has to be done in seperate threads?

Sounds a little more than... daft?

I want the big all encompassing transfer thread back. I checked that thread about 20 times a day, I really enjoyed that thread.

 

[Shamikebab]

Pretty much. I reckon it's workable... try it, instead of moaning? If we have a couple of weeks of it just failing epically, the mods could go back to the old way... but they're not going to change it back if people just moan without trying the new method.

I'm not moaning, I'm asking for details. Why bother making a proposal if you're so reluctant to defend it

 

[peterattheboro]

People post up random transfer rumours/links in a main thread. People discuss individual stories in other threads.

We have a whole football forum, now... we don't have to worry about making a load of threads which drown out other sports, or whatever. I don't think it'd create a mess, 'cause this forum's just for football, now...

This!!

 

[FrankJH]

There are probably well over 100 folks use this forum and less that 10 that don't like the way it is, as usual the majority keep quiet in these matters and that normally indocates that they are happy with things

or they are too scared of you to comment

 

[peterattheboro]

There are probably well over 100 folks use this forum and less that 10 that don't like the way it is, as usual the majority keep quiet in these matters and that normally indocates that they are happy with things

I'd say there are about 30 regular posters. The rest are people who just pop up on rare occassions to say how well or how badly their team has done.

Half of which have posted in this thread and most of them aren't happy with the way threads are locked willy nilly.

 

[The Running Man]

so is the new transfer thread to.be void of opinion? That's what the crux of this is about. Either a list of speculation with sources and no discussion as to whether it would be; a good deal or not, how that person might improve the existing squad or how the system would have to be tweaked to accommodate new player etc.

that is the discussion and the reason to have a football forum. if i simply wanted a list of transfer speculation couldn't i just visit planetfootball or goal.com?

say a post was made in gd about something in the news, the scope of the thread is never restricted to a simple factual account of what happened. the whole point of posting it at all is to add your view and get other peoples.

the main issue with this forum is that some people clearly think that their opinion is fact. and that any 'competing' opinion is therefore de facto incorrect/wrong/ and these people will go to great lengths to stop you posting your own opinion if it conflicts with their own view.

people like tom84 and other posting previously are guilty of this and often inflame the situation dragging it out for pages, needlessly simply because they are unwilling to let someone post something that brings uncertainty to their own entrenched viewpoints.

ill find some examples.

 

[Robbo]

^ Oh for goodness sake, don't start going off on one in here as well.

 

[cm1179]

lol @ 'i'll find some examples'

off he goes, fiendishly searching

 

[The Running Man]

see so for example:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=21404294&postcount=143

do i live in a parallel dimension where only i have seen nani being linked away and fergie stating he loves a player with a sweet foot? im not exactly suggesting we buy messi ronaldo and pato in in go now am i? so what is that attitude all about?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=21341991&postcount=113

tosh in your opinion only..fact is...there are few subjective facts mate..but you present your opinion as fact. clearly doing this will inhibit your ability to discuss things outside of your belief structure if you belittle everyone else's opinion and refer to your own view as a fact.

i hope you can understand how negative and disruptive this type of attitude and posting style really is.

 

[FrankJH]

personally think you take it far too much to heart

Like a lot around here (me included at times) language in particular posts can be mis-interpreted, or over exagerated.

 

[The Running Man]

Yeah that's likely true, but the first link i put is borderline insult really. if he'd said 'i don't think this wouldh happen due to x y or z' would be a more reasonable response than the one that i was presented with?

 

[The Running Man]

lol @ 'i'll find some examples'

off he goes, fiendishly searching

is that really necessary? i just opened the thread that got locked and am showing examples of unwarranted posting starting from page 3 i could have picked any from loads of posts. i did not have to 'fiendishly' do anything of the sort. The evidence is quite apparent.

 

[Tom84]

personally think you take it far too much to heart

No tbh I cant stand him, I dont respect his opinions or him as a human being so he's absolutely right to take what I say as an insult