Point being, I don't check threads where post count is off very often, because many times they degenerate into some stupid off-topic spammy content. Kind of like how the "Poster You Hate" thread has done...not to mention the number of threads that stupid e-marriage thing has overrun.
So what you've basically just said is, in order to talk wrestling it absolutely HAS to be in the wrestling section. It can't be somewhere, where post counts are off, because people can always change the subject. (as if that doesn't happen enough in the wrestling threads anyways - the difference being you won't get an infraction for it)
And so what if threads like the "Opinion of:" or "E-Wedding Guest List:" gain attention. It just goes to show that while you may of been attracted to this site because of wrestling, you have the ability to step outside of that box & talk about anything, no matter how serious or silly it may be.
Sly, I don't mean it offendingly because I get the whole "a wrestling forum should only be for wrestling" stick you're giving.. but you seem stuck up in the fact that you hate how other things outside of the wrestling world are taking more attention away from the actual "name" of the forum. When the actual point of a forum in general, is overall discussion. (Its not like I'm boosting the E-Wedding, or Opinion Of threads in the wrestling section - people make the choice to come here, I don't force them)
Will, this is a wrestling forum. You don't seek out this forum to do random chit chat. Almost everyone who comes here, does so originally to discuss wrestling.
Exactly, & when I first came here. I discussed wrestling & wrestling only. It wasn't until I actually became mod that I truly started posting outside of the wrestling section more. Then when Becca came along, I've posted in here a lot. That doesn't mean I don't contribute to the wrestling section, & you should know that if you're as dedicated to that side of things as you say.
I didn't sign up to this forum for "idle chit chat" but I don't ignore it now that I've found it, either.
So, why not get out of the Bar Room every once in a while and chat wrestling?
I have.. you'd notice that if you were as dedicated to the wrestling sections as you say you are. I've started threads, I've contributed to threads, hell if you paid attention to what anyone has said of me.. apparently I write books everytime I write. And from what I've gathered, every bit of it is worth reading??
I love reading your debates. (except the Brian/DIAR one) You have such a vast opinion of things. Maybe you should step outside of the wrestling only world & come join us just to randomly talk crap?
I belong to a forum with 3 times the number of threads created each day. It's not hard to do, it just takes people working at it. I'm not real good at starting threads, but I know how to get them going.
Well, we aren't other forums. I don't mean it harshly, but if you don't like it here.. quit coming here. I'd expect to hear the same thing told to me, if I had any issues about this place, that some other place was better than.
When you compare, you judge. No two things are ever going to be alike, I'd have expected you of all people to realize that.
If they change every 3rd week, seems to me that there should be plenty to discuss then.
A discussion of A.J. in a turkey, then a reindeer suit can only go so far. But I agree that if storylines change, even if the threads never make it passed a single page of discussion, its at least up for the possibility.
I will try to add more discussion.
That's fine. Not a big deal if you want to talk to your friends. But, why not post some in the wrestling forums as well?
Again, I have & continue to do so. I'm sorry that the majority of the regulars post in the bar room. I can't force them to stop, & I'm not going to stop either. Just because I may not post AS MUCH in the wrestling section, as I do in the bar room, doesn't mean I don't pay attention.
In my opinion, if I have nothing to contribute.. I don't say anything. Or, if I can't find the words to say, or don't understand how to say something.. then I'll hold back from speaking.
Don't take this the wrong way, but I have yet to meet anyone on any forum ever that actually meant anything to me, more than to pass my time with good discussion. So, I find it hard to see how one couldn't take time out of their busy social e-schedule on a forum to post some in the wrestling forums.
Sly, I understand that a lot of people in this world get online & from the time they're on.. they interaction they get is it. Whomever you speak with on the computer is only to pass time, & possibly have a great discussion or debate with.
But again, no two people are alike in every single detail. I happen to enjoy talking to people I've met off here, on MSN. Hell, my life has changed over people I've met off the internet from my past, & my present. I think its just all in how open minded you are.
Sly, you seem like the type of person that doesn't look at anyone or anything on the internet as even being "in" your life. Whereas I look at the people I talk with as real, just like me. And when I relate to them, its a connection. From what you've said, you apparently don't connect with anyone, because in a sense, the computer world is beneath your real world. Whereas to me, everything is the same. The only difference is a screen & distance.
The reason I don't do it as much is because I'm working all the damn time. I get to school at 7 in the morning, and on my easy days, get home at 7 at night. I have my teaching, my coaching, and now my girlfriend. So, I don't get on much these days, and when I do, it's only for a few minutes before I go do something else.
I get that. Hell, "I'M" not even online AS much as I used to be. And I have a daughter that I love being around & playing with. Some people just find more time to get online. Again, I don't blame you for not being online more.
Also, I think people are starting to ignore me. Either they don't want to get involved with an argument with me, or they are too dumb to do so.
In my personal opinion, the only reason people (regulars) may have stopped debating with you.. is because you misshape everything they say, to make you look right. Even when you may infact not be.
I love talking to you for what its worth. I've completely enjoyed our debates, & I could care less if you make me look bad or wrong.. because if its true, it needs to be done. However, I've seen a couple times where you will definately misshape what someone says to make them seem wrong in saying it, when in fact you likely knew they weren't wrong.. but thats where you're smart enough to change it to make it look wrong. (don't ask me what, because I really don't know off the top of my head, & I'm not gonna bother looking -- I'll find something if I think of it later)
Without really getting into the whole spamming discussion, I really do think the strict spamming rules hurts discussions as well. Because, a one sentence answer, no matter how meaningful or how much it may contribute to a thread, still seems to be instant warned. I think that hurts as well.
If someone says a one sentence answer, that can spark enough in it to pull up huge discussion, then its not spamming. But crap like "Jeff Hardy sucks" or "I can't stand how Cena wins all the time." Shit like that isn't discussion, they aren't explaining WHY they feel that way.. & thats the point. Every one of us explain WHY we feel the way we do.. & if you can't do that, then you likely aren't a member.
Besides all that, why do you want to talk with someone who's so small minded to say "Cena is shit cause he never loses." They obviously aren't taking in the fact that it isn't exactly HIM commanding those wins all the time, its a creative collective storyline. So why talk to people like that?