Best wishes to all, agreement, disagreement, banter and out and out hostility, is what made this place and it now has been transformed beyond recognition. I find the present forum depressing, am I alone???
The attention seekers have sussed that the more outrageous the post the more attention they will get.
It took them years reading the sun newspaper before they understood the power they were entrusted with.
They have become legends in their own showers, xfactor rejects , britain s got talent heart throbs and friends of the jeremy kyle show.
A classic case of things being dumbed down.
The attention seekers have sussed that the more outrageous the post the more attention they will get.It took them years reading the sun newspaper before they understood the power they were entrusted with.They have become legends in their own showers,
The downside of years of social media. People with nothing to say, having a voice and becoming obsessed with the rubbish they do say. Because they're asked to say something. Phone-ins, texting to TV and radio, comments sections on everything, forums and chat rooms, Loads of saying stuff based on flawed or no knowledge.
Sensible, more interesting people have reduced their involvement on here, or gone altogether. This has left politically driven (surely a new phenomenon) people talking of nothing else.
You are absolutely right boxingthefox, it's depressing. The lunatics have truly taken over the asylum.
Quite and now the Mail is even more popular.The downside of years of social media.People with nothing to say, having a voice and becoming obsessed with the rubbish they do say.Because they're asked to say something.Phone-ins, texting to TV and radio,
The forum is pretty much low to middle grade handicap fare these days compared to its Group 1 status of yesteryear when it was a pleasure to read so many differing views on literally any given subject with a healthy mix of common sense and humour. I do still pop in most days as hardly a day goes by that I don't have some sort of wager (80% horse racing and 20% sports betting) to check out the markets but it's just a habit really now as chit chat in particular is a shadow of its former self which, when in its pomp, was hugely entertaining from a very eclectic group of individuals.
The forum is pretty much low to middle grade handicap fare these days compared to its Group 1 status of yesteryear when it was a pleasure to read so many differing views on literally any given subject with a healthy mix of common sense and humour. I
There was a wonderful collection of people on here. Intelligent debate and some of the funniest threads I’ve ever read on the internet.
Now it’s just been taken over by complete nutters, devoid of reason or humour.
A crying shame.
Very well said Study & Slippy. There was a wonderful collection of people on here. Intelligent debate and some of the funniest threads I’ve ever read on the internet. Now it’s just been taken over by complete nutters, devoid of reason or humour.