Whatever happened to this forum ?

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

VICTOR must have accused practically everyone of being a GINK.

Nobody took offence though, as nobody knows what a gink is.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

Touching on what Bob said earlier about the board getting worse, I'm really not sure that's the case...

I've either been posting, or lurking and reading from afar, since the board's infancy 20 odd years ago. I can recall people literally calling each other out, to meet up for a scrap back then
I'd say it was possibly worse to be honest, although it is still bad now at times.

I do think more should be done to nip that shite in the bud though, we've seen good posters walk away from here in the past because the silly shit is allowed to fester too much.

Obviously nobody wants a "soft" board, what's the point... Too PC and no balls = no fun really.
However, having said that, it shouldn't be that people feel they can't post because of a small percentage of c0cks acting'ard and giving it the big'un so to speak.
That also ruins the board, sadly.

Yes, it's the same, most of the miserable people that love a moan and groan are still here and are still moaning about the owner, the board, the lack of passes, the Manager, the players, the government, and everything else really, some people will never be happy.

That was the point of Givias quote, although it went over a lot of heads.

I moan too before someone says it, just less often, and mostly about Drakeford

To be fair there's no point because it doesn't matter what we think, things will carry on as they are.

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

I moan too before someone says it, just less often, and mostly about Drakeford

You also seem to moan a lot about other people moaning.

[Ninja]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

Nobody took offence though, as nobody knows what a gink is.

I just had to Google it. Apparently it's a "foolish or contemptible person"...
His vocabulary wasn't bad to be fair to the miserable old gink.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

Yes, it's the same, most of the miserable people that love a moan and groan are still here and are still moaning about the owner, the board, the lack of passes, the Manager, the players, the government, and everything else really, some people will never be happy.

That was the point of Givias quote, although it went over a lot of heads.

I moan too before someone says it, just less often, and mostly about Drakeford

To be fair there's no point because it doesn't matter what we think, things will carry on as they are.

Should be Gervais.........

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

You also seem to moan a lot about other people moaning.

- It's an observation not a moan

[Tuerto]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

I'd cancel all comedians apart from Stewart Lee, Mark Thomas and Mark Steel.

[splott parker]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

I'd cancel all comedians apart from Stewart Lee, Mark Thomas and Mark Steel.

I miss Sean Lock:cry:

[dembethewarrior]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

Who gets to choose what's funny then? I thought that's exactly how it works.

I am talking about utter morons who will sit and laugh at a comedian rip through jokes on cancer, the poor, gingers, dyslexics etc then moan when he doesn't joke on something that upsets them. Maybe he cracks one about epilepsy, then all hell breaks loose and horrible things get said.. that's not funny because my aunty has epilepsy...but you were ok laughing at others expense the other 98 percent of the show...

[jon1959]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

I'd cancel all comedians apart from Stewart Lee, Mark Thomas and Mark Steel.

They are in my top 5 - seen both the Marks a lot live, but never Stewart Lee (only TV and YouTube gigs).

I saw Mark Thomas (and spoke to him) a few months ago at a benefit for the Orgreave Truth And Justice Campaign. He's still got the fire and the wit! There was also a band there that I should have known but didn't - Ferocious Dog - a folk-punk band that has been about for 12 years and fronted by an ex striking miner from Nottinghamshire! I am now a convert and a fan!

[Tuerto]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

I miss Sean Lock:cry:

Yeah, he was decent.

[Tuerto]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

They are in my top 5 - seen both the Marks a lot live, but never Stewart Lee (only TV and YouTube gigs).

I saw Mark Thomas (and spoke to him) a few months ago at a benefit for the Orgreave Truth And Justice Campaign. He's still got the fire and the wit! There was also a band there that I should have known but didn't - Ferocious Dog - a folk-punk band that has been about for 12 years and fronted by an ex striking miner from Nottinghamshire! I am now a convert and a fan!

Sounds like my kind of day! I've watched all three, Thomas on numerous occasions, at the sherman in cathays, brilliant! Steel is in Cardiff in May, got tickets for that one. Al Murray is a favourite, but i don't think that some of his audience are 'Getting it' and i'm not the brightest, so god help those poor buggers, although who cares, it adds to the humour!

[Tuerto]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

They are in my top 5 - seen both the Marks a lot live, but never Stewart Lee (only TV and YouTube gigs).

I saw Mark Thomas (and spoke to him) a few months ago at a benefit for the Orgreave Truth And Justice Campaign. He's still got the fire and the wit! There was also a band there that I should have known but didn't - Ferocious Dog - a folk-punk band that has been about for 12 years and fronted by an ex striking miner from Nottinghamshire! I am now a convert and a fan!

Mark Thomas did a wonderful gig about his dyslexic, East end builder Father who loved opera. Bravo Figaro it was called. It's about his dad dying as well. I'm not that emotional, but it got me, damn it!

[Ninja]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

I am talking about utter morons who will sit and laugh at a comedian rip through jokes on cancer, the poor, gingers, dyslexics etc then moan when he doesn't joke on something that upsets them. Maybe he cracks one about epilepsy, then all hell breaks loose and horrible things get said.. that's not funny because my aunty has epilepsy...but you were ok laughing at others expense the other 98 percent of the show...

What really gets my goat is how people support the likes of the c*nt that is Frankie Boyle.
That is the epitome of complete lack of comedic talent, being completely dependant on insulting others less fortunate for half an uncomfortable laugh.

Nobody wants the world to be too PC, but when you have someone like that, who is utterly dependant on insulting others because of a lack of talent, and they're allowed to make money from it... Come on ffs.

[Wash DC Blue]

Re: Whatever happened to this forum ?

Touching on what Bob said earlier about the board getting worse, I'm really not sure that's the case...

I've either been posting, or lurking and reading from afar, since the board's infancy 20 odd years ago. I can recall people literally calling each other out, to meet up for a scrap back then
I'd say it was possibly worse to be honest, although it is still bad now at times.

I do think more should be done to nip that shite in the bud though, we've seen good posters walk away from here in the past because the silly shit is allowed to fester too much.

Obviously nobody wants a "soft" board, what's the point... Too PC and no balls = no fun really.
However, having said that, it shouldn't be that people feel they can't post because of a small percentage of c0cks acting'ard and giving it the big'un so to speak.
That also ruins the board, sadly.

It's not just this forum, Toxicity and partizanship are rife on most social media platforms.
You will see exactly the same interaction on Sunderland and Stokes message boards.

This started before Brexit and Trump, these so called Culture Wars and they have been fought tooth and nail by both sides, while nuance has been the proverbial baby in the bathwater.

It's horrible, I've been horrible myself and blocked 2 people on here for the first time since I started using the internet back in the 90s.

There is a lot of browbeating and sanctimony.
There is also no shortage of idiocy for people to be sanctimonious about.

I think that props need to go to Organ Morgan, Lardy and Cyril for the way that they can tear lumps out of each other in a reasonably civilized manner, humorous manner.