by ArnieArdiles Wed Apr 20 2011, 00:19
I have a theory !
Actualy, its not really a theory, its more down to my experience on the forum and I can only speak for myself why Ive cut down on posting here ...
I confess I do write on a couple of other Spurs forums, busier than this one, but this one when its busy, I prefer the most... I suppose its because of the history we've shared together , been a few years now going back to those AOL days and the fact that the owner Baz is an okay chap too...
I suppose its like when Crouch nodded in that beauty at Easlands to give us CL footy or when Bale ran the legs off Macion, I knew at those very same moments as well as my jumping around like a lunatic with my brother , cousin and a couple of my Spurs mates... I knew that you guys on here, in your homes and if you were online on the BNF forum, were feeling similar emotions to ours ... When my guests had departed or when I had got home after watching our beloved Spurs games elsewhere, win lose or draw, I wanted to also share those moments with you guys ...The internet has given us an outlet where we can share an intrest we have, in some cases with people from the other side of the world like Ion .. The internet has been with us a few years now but I still find it all pretty amazing ....
This may come across as condescending BS I dont know but I honestly do mean well . I was in the music industry for 25 years , I owned a dance music specialist shop in East London and one thing I learnt is that you have to have a clear mind in what you want to achieve and be willing to try things, be introducing new ideas, sometimes alter them or even abandened as they've not been proven to be succesfull . There are also times when you look at your competitors and if need be, not be ashamed in taking up a sucessfull idea from them either ... The last five years, I make my meagre earnings working from home so when possible, I can logg on to this forum but there have been times to be honest, when Ive found myself a little disheartend with the lack of response here, more so when there are posters signed in and yet no participation .. I dont think the Portal concept helps and a good thread can also soon dissapear underneath a number of cut n paste jobs from Spurs News Now ... I think perhaps one or two get bored with certain posters input and Im sure thats the case with how some posters view my postings too...Me I try and read them all , Im a glutton for punishment eh ? lol
But this lack in participation thing by the most regular posters too, is a strange one on here but recent episode bought it home to me .....
One thing Ive noticed popular on other football forums has been a matchday thread, where forum members are commenting on the games as they happen, its like watching the games together with your forum buddies ... Of course on this forum it wouldnt make the portal section and would be in the other football section so that perhaps its possible popularity would be hindered.. Personally , I would make a sticky out of it in the Spurs section ...
I tried to introduce something like a matchday thread here , where all the games that in some way directly affect Spurs, could be talked about as they happened. However, apart from Vis and I think Max , no one seemed intrested , in fact certain regulars with top ten postings did not show at all despite being logged in at the time and one in paticular who posts on a daily basis on all things , his one post in the thread was merely to complain as to why it were in the Portal section as it had nothing to do with Spurs??! ! ...
It was not meant to be an Arnie Ardiles thread , it was meant to be for all to enjoy but I got the impression , especialy later where there were quite a few on here signed in and I think it were Chelsea playing... I tried to get it going but no comments were being made on the televised game , I felt a right plonker to be honest... So I'm left wondering, why is a matchday thread proving so popular on other Spurs and footy forums but not on here , not so much of a sniff, even when there are regular posters and top ten ones too, signed in? Perhaps I should've gone to Baz with the idea and he introduced it as it may have been viewed better coming from him ..
Its like on Sunday ,, the missus is out and Im at home alone watching, the Goon v Liverpool game and I got the Spurs Glory Glory Forum matchday thread up on my monitor .... My fellow Yids ( can I still say Yids ? ) on the site were cussing, hurling abuse at the football gods when the Goons got their deep into stoppage time penalty, only for a couple of minutes later, the football gods had a change of heart and gave the scousers a penalty of their own! Then throw into the mix for added flavour the Daglish/Venger spat!
Oh what joy in our subsequent posts!
We're all Spurs fans , its about sharing the moments , participating in the highs and the lows too, exchanging opinions and at times opposing other poster's viewpoints with respect, in the knowledge there will be no fallout .
Me, Ive got no problems with any poster here and if a poster wants to bang on about a paticular ex player, well that's fine as no ones forcing me to reply . However, at times I get a little deflated on here with the lack of participation having taken the time out to post, more so when I see the names up there logged in too .....
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but he's a good lad really. I think at times Lought you post stuff on here to spark a reaction to kick the board into life regardless of what it is your posting. So come on pal chin up and lets have 1 of them BIG priced losers tonight.... what we on... 4-2, 5-1, 6-0 ????
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