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A salutary story for the lurkers on here
Looking at this board, the ratio of posts to views is bonkers. (Sometimes I even wonder if some clever dick is playing with his/her reload button.) There are seemingly loadsa viewers who dip in without making a contribution - which of course is their right.
When Pompey won the Cup Final and had several years in the Premier League, they had a thriving forum: "Fratton Faithful". It was chock-full of posts and banter and debate and humour.
Now Fratton Faithful is a "ghost forum" with hardly any posts whatsoever - despite their club leading League One. (Check out http://boards.footymad.net/forumdisplay.php?f=2590 )
There are several reasons for this including the fact that several of their 'big hitters' deserted the forum for another board.
The suggested lesson is: if you enjoy reading CCMB, consider making a contribution - give, as well as take.
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Re: A salutary story for the lurkers on here
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
Looking at this board, the ratio of posts to views is bonkers. (Sometimes I even wonder if some clever dick is playing with his/her reload button.) There are seemingly loadsa viewers who dip in without making a contribution - which of course is their right.
When Pompey won the Cup Final and had several years in the Premier League, they had a thriving forum: "Fratton Faithful". It was chock-full of posts and banter and debate and humour.
Now
Fratton Faithful is a "ghost forum" with hardly any posts whatsoever - despite their club leading League One. (Check out
http://boards.footymad.net/forumdisplay.php?f=2590 )
There are several reasons for this including the fact that several of their 'big hitters' deserted the forum for another board.
The suggested lesson is: if you enjoy reading CCMB, consider making a contribution - give, as well as take.
:ayatollah: Hello :biggrin:
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Re: A salutary story for the lurkers on here
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Originally Posted by
Mrs Steve R
:ayatollah: Hello :biggrin:
Lurkess!
Good to see you posting again
:hehe:
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
Lurkess!
Good to see you posting again
:hehe:
Seconded.
Good OP :thumbup:
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I'm just a bit shy,that's all.
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
Looking at this board, the ratio of posts to views is bonkers. (Sometimes I even wonder if some clever dick is playing with his/her reload button.) There are seemingly loadsa viewers who dip in without making a contribution - which of course is their right.
When Pompey won the Cup Final and had several years in the Premier League, they had a thriving forum: "Fratton Faithful". It was chock-full of posts and banter and debate and humour.
Now
Fratton Faithful is a "ghost forum" with hardly any posts whatsoever - despite their club leading League One. (Check out
http://boards.footymad.net/forumdisplay.php?f=2590 )
There are several reasons for this including the fact that several of their 'big hitters' deserted the forum for another board.
The suggested lesson is: if you enjoy reading CCMB, consider making a contribution - give, as well as take.
:thumbup:
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Re: A salutary story for the lurkers on here
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
Lurkess!
Good to see you posting again
:hehe:
Again? I've never stopped, just had a busy summer that's all, you can often find me on the politics forum talking to my boyfriend (as Lardy calls him :hehe:).
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Originally Posted by
MacAdder
Seconded.
Good OP :thumbup:
:-)
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A lot of big hitters have left this board as well. Before the rebrand, this board was thriving. Plenty of knowledge, laughter and banter. A lot of it went too far, but the boss and the mods would keep on top of it.
There does appear to be a bit of a clique on here now, and if someone has an opinion that is outside the realms of the masses, the verbal kicking boots are quickly adorned.
Nowhere near as good on here these days. IMO, the Jones era coincided with the halcyon days on here.
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Originally Posted by
William Treseder
A lot of big hitters have left this board as well. Before the rebrand, this board was thriving. Plenty of knowledge, laughter and banter. A lot of it went too far, but the boss and the mods would keep on top of it.
There does appear to be a bit of a clique on here now, and if someone has an opinion that is outside the realms of the masses, the verbal kicking boots are quickly adorned.
Nowhere near as good on here these days. IMO, the Jones era coincided with the halcyon days on here.
It was busier and there was more banter on here even before those days.
The old messageboard style helped that along as well.
https://web.archive.org/web/20060214...bbbs_config.pl
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Used to love The Lurkers, Fulham Fallout great album...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AElLKl76MZw
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It doesn't help when the forum itself prevents you from participating due to the ads all over the place. Some ads fine but not when they prevent the purpose of the forum itself
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Originally Posted by
life on mars
Is lurkering lawful.
Lickherring is.
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Are 'message boards' dying out??
CCMB is a near ghost town compared to how it was 5/10/15+ years ago.
Youngsters today have reddit/twitter/insta.
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Originally Posted by
stevebrickman
Are 'message boards' dying out??
CCMB is a near ghost town compared to how it was 5/10/15+ years ago.
Youngsters today have reddit/twitter/insta.
I think there was a feeling that we were getting close to the Prem and on the verge of winning something during Jones' time here and there was 50+ years of heartache we were all keen to see the end of. A lot of intensity also went out of the board once it became an advertising hell as well.
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Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
That's a blast from the past, a few names on there I've not seen in a while. :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by
Mrs Steve R
That's a blast from the past, a few names on there I've not seen in a while. :thumbup:
There's obviously a good reason for that.......and nothing to do with the march of time :frown:
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
There's obviously a good reason for that.......and nothing to do with the march of time :frown:
I know :frown:
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Originally Posted by
Mrs Steve R
That's a blast from the past, a few names on there I've not seen in a while. :thumbup:
Markylicksthais, Dai Hard, Heathblue, SBF1, Nigel Blues... all usernames from yesteryear. Dai Hard was an interesting character who had a voracious appetite for viagra pills. When hospitalised he demanded they be provided to ensure he wouldn't roll out of bed again.
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Originally Posted by
Organ Morgan.
Markylicksthais, Dai Hard, Heathblue, SBF1, Nigel Blues... all usernames from yesteryear. Dai Hard was an interesting character who had a voracious appetite for viagra pills. When hospitalised he demanded they be provided to ensure he wouldn't roll out of bed again.
:hehe: Unless I'm confused I spoke to him recently, pretty sure Heathblue is about too.
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Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
TLG’s post halfway down 😂.... “an anthem for the stay away supporters”. 😂
Love to hear the lyrics
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A few of them posters have passed on
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what year was that message board from perhaps 2004 ?
sadly a few of those posters are no longer with us
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Originally Posted by
MOZZER2
what year was that message board from perhaps 2004 ?
sadly a few of those posters are no longer with us
2006.
I do like that there’s a thread debating whether to drop Koumas for the Luton game on Valentine’s Day.
Scored a brace that day in a 3-3 draw.
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Originally Posted by
The Bob Banker Spanker
2006.
I do like that there’s a thread debating whether to drop Koumas for the Luton game on Valentine’s Day.
Scored a brace that day in a 3-3 draw.
If I recall correctly, we were 2-0 down and being battered. Koumas turns things around and is denied a clear penalty right at the death.
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I'm on there as castle view blue.
I don't know what I wanted to say about Ryanair mind.
The lone gunman.... What happened to him?
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I used to comment on the politics threads but don't anymore as they are a separate board - perhaps it's time to bring them back into the main board?
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Originally Posted by
The Bob Banker Spanker
2006.
I do like that there’s a thread debating whether to drop Koumas for the Luton game on Valentine’s Day.
Scored a brace that day in a 3-3 draw.
I went to that game with my two sons (at the time) who were only young and Koumas was absolutely brilliant, in the second half anyway.
I can remember it so clearly for some reason - and he was denied a certain penalty, not that I dwell on things of course........:facepalm:
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Originally Posted by
Toadstool
I used to comment on the politics threads but don't anymore as they are a separate board - perhaps it's time to bring them back into the main board?
No! :frown:
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Re: A salutary story for the lurkers on here
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
Looking at this board, the ratio of posts to views is bonkers. (Sometimes I even wonder if some clever dick is playing with his/her reload button.) There are seemingly loadsa viewers who dip in without making a contribution - which of course is their right.
When Pompey won the Cup Final and had several years in the Premier League, they had a thriving forum: "Fratton Faithful". It was chock-full of posts and banter and debate and humour.
Now
Fratton Faithful is a "ghost forum" with hardly any posts whatsoever - despite their club leading League One. (Check out
http://boards.footymad.net/forumdisplay.php?f=2590 )
There are several reasons for this including the fact that several of their 'big hitters' deserted the forum for another board.
The suggested lesson is: if you enjoy reading CCMB, consider making a contribution - give, as well as take.
Maybe everyone has defected to ****?
No, wait...... :biggrin:
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Re: A salutary story for the lurkers on here
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Originally Posted by
Cyclops
Looking at this board, the ratio of posts to views is bonkers. (Sometimes I even wonder if some clever dick is playing with his/her reload button.) There are seemingly loadsa viewers who dip in without making a contribution - which of course is their right.
When Pompey won the Cup Final and had several years in the Premier League, they had a thriving forum: "Fratton Faithful". It was chock-full of posts and banter and debate and humour.
Now
Fratton Faithful is a "ghost forum" with hardly any posts whatsoever - despite their club leading League One. (Check out
http://boards.footymad.net/forumdisplay.php?f=2590 )
There are several reasons for this including the fact that several of their 'big hitters' deserted the forum for another board.
The suggested lesson is: if you enjoy reading CCMB, consider making a contribution - give, as well as take.
I lurk because I come here for info these days. I live overseas so can't really comment on games I haven't been to.
I've used this forum since the late 90's.
Facebook has killed many a forum.
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Perhaps people who view the board regularly but dont post anything, would be more encouraged to get involved and contribute themselves, if it wasnt for the fact that new posters are invariably attacked and bullied for their views and accused of being 'lurkers' or 'trolls' by the clique of old time posters, who think that this board is run for their own benefit. God forbid if anyone new should want to be positive about the club as well. You need to be a manic depressive or armchair fan/expert to really get the full user experience and be welcomed with open arms.
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Originally Posted by
dml1954
Perhaps people who view the board regularly but dont post anything, would be more encouraged to get involved and contribute themselves, if it wasnt for the fact that new posters are invariably attacked and bullied for their views and accused of being 'lurkers' or 'trolls' by the clique of old time posters, who think that this board is run for their own benefit. God forbid if anyone new should want to be positive about the club as well. You need to be a manic depressive or armchair fan/expert to really get the full user experience and be welcomed with open arms.
What if one of those newcomers you talk about wanted to say something negative about the club?
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I'm a lurker and proud of it. I used to post a lot more in the days of Croesy and Feedback/Marmite but with the introduction of the politics forum my activity dropped off to a mere spectator. Still a fan of sludge but his anti cat rant was out of order. Enjoying the season so far and love the fact that all the pundits hate us, that is something we should be proud of.
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Originally Posted by
Blue Dwr
I'm just a bit shy,that's all.
+ 1 :hide:
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Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
What if one of those newcomers you talk about wanted to say something negative about the club?
:yikes:
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Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
If I recall correctly, we were 2-0 down and being battered. Koumas turns things around and is denied a clear penalty right at the death.
...worst decision until bambas'goal'at millwall