ChaoticMusings

I think if you've been on forums for years, there isn't much to say which hasn't already been said.

However, I think having forums is a good way for people living alone to chat and feel they're not alone.

I enjoy it still, not on line like I was years ago, but I wouldn't like to not have them. 

Trolling forums have had their day.

But most don’t want normal happy posting.

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Twizzler wrote:

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Trolling forums have had their day.

But most don’t want normal happy posting.

 

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 I think it depends which forums you are on tbh.

If we didn't have whine there would be next to no trolling here.

Newsfix is also a forum with very little trolling.

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 Is that why you left?

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Syl wrote:

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Twizzler wrote:

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Trolling forums have had their day.

But most don’t want normal happy posting.

 

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 I think it depends which forums you are on tbh.

If we didn't have whine there would be next to no trolling here.

Newsfix is also a forum with very little trolling.

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Newsfix is dead!

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 you mean nobody gives a shit about you?

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Anonymous wrote:

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Syl wrote:

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Twizzler wrote:

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Trolling forums have had their day.

But most don’t want normal happy posting.

 

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 I think it depends which forums you are on tbh.

If we didn't have whine there would be next to no trolling here.

Newsfix is also a forum with very little trolling.

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Newsfix is dead!

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 you mean nobody gives a shit about you?

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In what way exactly? I'm not a member on there if that's what you mean.

Fuckwit.

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Newsfix is full of people slagging each other off. 

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 I doubt that.

On every forum there will always be one or two who slag people off, but I was there for years and am still a member, NF was a nice place to post and the majority of the people were lovely.

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I cannot help but note that most forums seem to have become stale and boring.

Is it a fad that has now run it's course, seldom encouraging new posters just the old tired recycled ones? It seems like no one has nothing new or interesting to say anymore.

 

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Anonymous wrote:

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Syl wrote:

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Newsfix is full of people slagging each other off. 

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 I doubt that.

On every forum there will always be one or two who slag people off, but I was there for years and am still a member, NF was a nice place to post and the majority of the people were lovely.

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 Agreed.

Newsfix is angelic compared to other forums..!

No re writing of forum history and all the other boring trolling that goes on elsewhere happens on NF. Posters are refreshingly honest too. Ben is a fair impartial owner which helps and there isn't any guest posting.

Speaking as a guest  myself I am effectively critiquing being given a right to air my view however forums which allow guest posting do tend to have more trolling. It is a bit unfair to condemn guest posters if you welcome them on your forum. That means you too, welcome drama.

Or if you truly don't, remove the privilege to post anonymously. 

 

 

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 I make no secret that I'm not struck on guest posting, most of the time it's just a platform for cowards imo.

It's not my forum though, and CM has always had guest posting, so obviously I am happy to go along with it, if I wasn't I wouldn't be here.

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 It is just a platform for cowards, I agree, nor am I keen on it.

And thank you for kindly approving my own guest post that I don't in my own opinion, approve of..! :embarrassed:

In response to the OP though, no I don't think forums have had their day. Alot of posters  have left but that was due to conflict, not lack there of.

It might be entertaining and jolly japes  for people reading but arguing isn't all that fun for the posters involved.  I think forums hopefully will improve being smaller because folk will know each other better and become more tolerant of contrasting views. 

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Magica wrote:

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I think if you've been on forums for years, there isn't much to say which hasn't already been said.

 

However, I think having forums is a good way for people living alone to chat and feel they're not alone.

 

I enjoy it still, not on line like I was years ago, but I wouldn't like to not have them. 

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 Sums it up very well Magica. x

There are social media people and forum people. Myself, I cannot abide social media and prefer , when I am able , to chat on forums. Social media is more clinical and narcissistic imo, not everyone wants to see a photo of someone's risotto they  made  for tea. Depends on the risotto though! 

It's a way for people who are ill or who possibly live  by themselves currently to have contact with others and discuss events that matter to them or just have light hearted banter to cheer them up. 

If DS does ever shut it's forum doors maybe then you could say they are on their way out. I don't know how popular or busy  DS is now so can't really say how likely  that is.

 

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 Thanx anon, I don't have social media either. What's the point of  Facebook, if I want to chat I phone them.  Also people from the past getting intouch, well if I wanted to stay in touch, I would have done so well before Facebook was invented!