Should we have World Cup discussion in After Hours?

biko

There have been feedback to the AH mods that many posters wishes to discuss the Soccer World Cup and because of this we want to gauge the interest here.

Question, should we have a thread for "all things World Cup"? This would include discussion of players, results and matches but also everything surrounding the World Cup, i.e. clothes, banter, trumpets, whatnot.
Everything connected to The World Cup would go in a single thread for the duration of the Cup.

Vote Yes if you want such a thread, vote No if you don't want it or are happy with the current situation (discussions are OK if they don't involve results, matches or players).

This poll is public and will close Wednesday 11am. Whatever result in the lead then will decide.

chin_grin

WHAT?

Danbo!

Why not have a soccer forum instead? Or maybe even a world cup forum?

PeterIanStaker

No

I can see this thread going to penalties . . .

OutlawPete

No

Stee wrote: »

Why not have a soccer forum instead? Or maybe even a world cup forum?

We have a Politics Forum, a Music Forum, a Celebrity Forum, a News Forum etc etc.

Do we send all threads attempting to discuss any of the above on to these forums?

After Hours is supposed to be a general topic forum isn't it?

Where people can discuss the issues and topics of the day?

In perhaps a somewhat less formal and restrictive way than they might have to on those other more specific set forums?

entropi

No

I'm in agreement with Pete here, over in the soccer and world cup forums, things are always stricter than AH, where some people might like to take the proverbial pish out of some teams etc.

I say yes, but warnings to anyone posting the stuff outside of that thread.

Mint Sauce

No

Stee wrote: »

Why not have a soccer forum instead? Or maybe even a world cup forum?

the world cup forum you quoted is a betting thread, the idea of a thread on afterhours is to also disscuss the irrelevant and humorious side of the WC

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

No

Stee wrote: »

Why not have a soccer forum instead? Or maybe even a world cup forum?

Yes, but we're not talking about football, we're talking about the World Cup. How it effects your life, how it's covered in the media, non-football events happening at the same time (like the riot in Durban for example) that people who don't like football may be interested in particpating in.

You can't subsribe to the soccer forum just to say you hate the world cup, or they'll label you a troll.

MitchKoobski

No

There should only be a WC thread in AH if it is tongue-in-cheek and in no way a place for serious discussion or debate on the matter.







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4zn76tysfajdxp

I'm fine with a little bit of soccer discussion in AH but I wish there was a poll on the subject of whether or not there should be a soccer thread in AH. What a boring ****ing topic.

My name is URL

No

There should be a thread set aside for those who do want to discuss it. It doesn't have to mean a policy change for AH, it's a temporary and rare occasion in which discussion should be allowed

Although I appreciate that mods are allowing members to decide on whether or not it goes ahead, I can't help but feel that many of those who will vote no will do so merely because they have no interest in the WC, and that shouldn't impede on those that do..

nobody would be forced to partake in such a thread, it would simply be there for those who want to

Wazdakka

NO NO NO!!!

God dammit I hate Football so much...

If football was a person, I'd show up at it's house uninvited and take a shít on it's kitchen table...
Then kick it in the face,
then sleep with his wife (even though I don't really find her that attractive, I just want to mess with him... and every time he sees me, down at the shops or whatever, he'll have to deal with the knowledge that I was balls deep inside the woman he loves for over an hour, and came in her hair)
then destroy all of his power tools by dropping them into a bucked of salty water and leaving them there,
then when I'm leaving... set fire to his dog.

Fúcking football :mad:

Mint Sauce

No

Wazdakka wrote: »

NO NO NO!!!

God dammit I hate Football so much...

If football was a person, I'd show up at it's house uninvited and take a shít on it's kitchen table...
Then kick it in the face,
then sleep with his wife (even though I don't really find her that attractive, I just want to mess with him... and every time he sees me, down at the shops or whatever, he'll have to deal with the knowledge that I was balls deep inside the woman he loves for over an hour, and came in her hair)
then destroy all of his power tools by dropping them into a bucked of salty water and leaving them there,
then when I'm leaving... set fire to his dog.

Fúcking football :mad:

what about soccer?

OutlawPete

No

Zander Icy Mousetrap wrote: »

I wish there was a poll on the subject of whether or not there should be a soccer thread in AH.

That would have been cool.

What would you have voted?

Itsdacraic

Having a thread about whether or not to have a thread. FFS.

Pretty much sums this place up.

vodafoneproblem

No

Definitely a megathread as a minimum. As I said in the feedback thread, it's a subject that's on everyone's lips at the moment. (Ok, a lot of people's lips.) Tbh, I'd prefer all threads on soccer allowed here i.e. one for each match as it happens live and then whatever other relevant ones people wish to start. However, if the only way to be allowed to discuss matches in progress and results etc is a megathread then I'm going to vote yes to that. Being only allowed to discuss the tiny bits around the edges is very frustrating.

WindSock

Wazdakka wrote: »

NO NO NO!!!

God dammit I hate Football so much...

If football was a person, I'd show up at it's house uninvited and take a shít on it's kitchen table...
Then kick it in the face,
then sleep with his wife (even though I don't really find her that attractive, I just want to mess with him... and every time he sees me, down at the shops or whatever, he'll have to deal with the knowledge that I was balls deep inside the woman he loves for over an hour, and came in her hair)
then destroy all of his power tools by dropping them into a bucked of salty water and leaving them there,
then when I'm leaving... set fire to his dog.

Fúcking football :mad:

I detest all things foozeball too, but you gotta hold the little S.O.Bs :pac:

Also, it's more than just foozeball, this WC yoke. It is holds enough AH worthy style Hot Topics that aren't strictly about a load of lads running around in shorts after a ball on a field.

Brava

No

Wazdakka wrote: »

NO NO NO!!!

God dammit I hate Football so much...

If football was a person, I'd show up at it's house uninvited and take a shít on it's kitchen table...
Then kick it in the face,
then sleep with his wife (even though I don't really find her that attractive, I just want to mess with him... and every time he sees me, down at the shops or whatever, he'll have to deal with the knowledge that I was balls deep inside the woman he loves for over an hour, and came in her hair)
then destroy all of his power tools by dropping them into a bucked of salty water and leaving them there,
then when I'm leaving... set fire to his dog.

Fúcking football :mad:

I'm not thanking this again :P

OutlawPete

No

vodafoneproblem wrote: »

Tbh, I'd prefer all threads on soccer allowed here i.e. one for each match as it happens live and then whatever other relevant ones people wish to start.

I presume you mean major International games?

Would hate to see Club Soccer discussed here.

For those that hate soccer, just do what I do with all the Muslim threads, ignore them.

vodafoneproblem

No

Master of Nothing wrote: »

I say yes, but warnings to anyone posting the stuff outside of that thread.

No, I disagree. Any thread started outside could just be amalgamated into the WC thread. Not everyone is going to realise there is one and it's an easier and friendlier way of doing things.

vodafoneproblem

No

OutlawPete wrote: »

I presume you mean major International games?

Would hate to see Club Soccer discussed here.

For those that hate soccer, just do what I do with all the Muslim threads, ignore them.

Yes, I just meant for Internationals. (Actually, I was just referring to the WC in my post but Internationals in general should be allowed too, imo.)

K-9

No

MitchKoobski wrote: »

There should only be a WC thread in AH if it is tongue-in-cheek and in no way a place for serious discussion or debate on the matter.







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Agree with this. Debates over should Heskey be playing for England type stuff, is for the Soccer forum.

Wazdakka

Brava wrote: »

I'm not thanking this again :P

You never actually thanked it the first time you gormless harpie..

Brava

No

Wazdakka wrote: »

You never actually thanked it the first time you gormless harpie..

Well i was meant to. Now get a hair cut you hippie!

Jazzy

No

Wazdakka wrote: »

NO NO NO!!!

God dammit I hate Football so much...

If football was a person, I'd show up at it's house uninvited and take a shít on it's kitchen table...
Then kick it in the face,
then sleep with his wife (even though I don't really find her that attractive, I just want to mess with him... and every time he sees me, down at the shops or whatever, he'll have to deal with the knowledge that I was balls deep inside the woman he loves for over an hour, and came in her hair)
then destroy all of his power tools by dropping them into a bucked of salty water and leaving them there,
then when I'm leaving... set fire to his dog.

Fúcking football :mad:

please ignore this post. the poster was dropped on his head as a child and therefore his opinions are meaningless.


He turned around to me half way through Pans Labrynth and said "this is a load of sh1t" so therefore he officially has no taste

JONJO THE MISER

No

Great looks like its 72% in favour of reopening my After Hours world cup thread:).

RonMexico

No

Where else can we discuss Hamanns weird eyebrows, John Giles afro, try to figure out what Dunphy is on, those fcuking horn blowing muppets, laugh at the English going to pieces, cheer on every team that France meets not to mention everyones favourite group of lads - the Camaroonararians.

Wazdakka

Jazzy wrote: »

please ignore this post. the poster was dropped on his head as a child and therefore his opinions are meaningless.

I wasn't dropped... I was thrown.
My parents said they saw a fly on the wall and tried to swat it.

Jazzy wrote: »

He turned around to me half way through Pans Labrynth and said "this is a load of sh1t" so therefore he officially has no taste

Slanderous lies,
Also, that was four years ago and it was less than half way through when I thought it was shíte.

I'd watch out for this guy..
Jazzy is under the dangerous illusion that he is both witty and creative.
If threatened with reality, his mental defences kick in.

This can lead to loud overspeaking of the victim, often in complete and willing denial of reality, this is often followed by threats made in the voices and manor-isms of 1990's wrestlers and various characters from both the Alien series and Arnold Schwarzenegger movies.

Also... I heard he has SUPER-Aids.

TPD

No

Just have one thread for all the shíte to go into. Should stop a new thread being created each time something lifechanging happens to a bit of leather being kicked around in south africa.

trout

TPD wrote: »

Just have one thread for all the shíte to go into. Should stop a new thread being created each time something lifechanging happens to a bit of leather being kicked around in south africa.

One thread for all WC shíte. On reflection, I'm warming to this idea.

Aids By Google

Jazzy wrote: »

He turned around to me half way through Pans Labrynth and said "this is a load of sh1t" so therefore he officially has no taste

:eek:

While discussing REC and The Devils backbone today that flick was mentioned to me. I acquired it about 30 minutes ago for viewing later tonight. Strange!

Well not really.

Is discussion on discussion about world cup allowed on AH? Because if it is then it can be discussed.

brummytom

No

I voted 'yes'. I don't really like football, but the world cup's different - it's more than just football, it's a huge event.


Kudos Biko on starting this thread - it's nice to see mods willing to take on board the views of the posters.

biko

brummytom wrote: »

Kudos Biko on starting this thread - it's nice to see mods willing to take on board the views of the posters.

Thanks, but it was done with the other AH mods' blessing, I'm merely the OP.

Dord

I voted no. People should learn to post in the right forums. :mad:

OPENROAD

brummytom wrote: »

I voted 'yes'. I don't really like football, but the world cup's different - it's more than just football, it's a huge event.


Kudos Biko on starting this thread - it's nice to see mods willing to take on board the views of the posters.

nah, give me club football everytime over International football.

SIX PACK

No

Paraguay 1 Italia 0

Fighting Irish

No

This is a perfect example of what boards.ie has come to


Having to make a thread to ask whether or not to have a thread about the world cup.
Make the thread, if it dies off then you know nobody wanted it.

biko

Fighting Irish wrote: »

This is a perfect example of what boards.ie has come to


Having to make a thread to ask whether or not to have a thread about the world cup.
Make the thread, if it dies off then you know nobody wanted it.

Yes, it's come to that when a decision is made to not have soccer chat in a non-soccer forum then all hell breaks loose in feedback.

I've been picking up toys and dummies all day.

Mint Sauce

No

biko wrote: »

Yes, it's come to that when a decision is made to not have soccer chat in a non-soccer forum then all hell breaks loose in feedback.

I've been picking up toys and dummies all day.

i'm still waiting on mine back

REXER

No

I don't even like the game, but we do need somewhere to take the piss out of it. Yes

Big Nasty

No, most definitely not! One of the reasons I take part in AH is that there is no mention of soccer. Isn't it enough that you can't turn on the TV or Radio for the next month without hearing about it? Don't bring it to AH too! There's a soccer forum, and much like the motoring forum if that's what you want to 'talk' about go there and leave the rest of us alone.:mad:

MikeC101

No

biko wrote: »

Yes, it's come to that when a decision is made to not have soccer chat in a non-soccer forum then all hell breaks loose in feedback.

I've been picking up toys and dummies all day.

In fairness the thread in feedback is for the most part very reasonable and coherently structured discussion.

One thread in feedback hardly constitutes "all hell breaking loose", nor are the vast majority of the posts in it the equivalent of throwing toys out of the pram.

Hyperbole is fun though

To the people dead set against it, couldn't you just not read the thread? Much in the same way, I manage to avoid most of the "kill de peedofiles / a taxi driver stole my lunch / refugees ate my cat" threads quite easily.

Edit: Actually, I've just realised the toys/pram reference is probably in regards to the comments on various AH threads about how the thread will be locked if anyone mentions the world cup etc... I take it all back!

RolandIRL

No

yes, we need someone to take the piss out of the WC.






and i mean WC as in Water Closet

stovelid

I voted no to cock a snook at rabble-rousing.

You must all learn to respect authority.

phasers

I don't want one, but I can see why one is needed.

It seems that gaining access to the soccer forum was just too hard for some people.

4zn76tysfajdxp

OutlawPete wrote: »

That would have been cool.

What would you have voted?

Probably "no," I'm not a fan of endless discussion.

K-9

No

It could be like the poor mans AH version of Apres Match.

AckwelFoley

No

voted yes as there was no option of "meah"

I went to the soccer forum to have the banter on soccer but i think the WC is a big event so if there is to be a single thread in AH.. no big deal i feel

K-9

No

snyper wrote: »

voted yes as there was no option of "meah"

I went to the soccer forum to have the banter on soccer but i think the WC is a big event so if there is to be a single thread in AH.. no big deal i feel

Indeed, there are a few threads on the SF just for banter, but how and ever.
I suppose this thread would be for people not that bothered about soccer to post there, or get access.

recylingbin

No

Can't this be the world cup thread?

Tail Wagger

No

biko wrote: »

There have been feedback to the AH mods that many posters wishes to discuss the Soccer World Cup and because of this we want to gauge the interest here.

Question, should we have a thread for "all things World Cup"? This would include discussion of players, results and matches but also everything surrounding the World Cup, i.e. clothes, banter, trumpets, whatnot.
Everything connected to The World Cup would go in a single thread for the duration of the Cup.

Vote Yes if you want such a thread, vote No if you don't want it or are happy with the current situation (discussions are OK if they don't involve results, matches or players).

This poll is public and will close Wednesday 11am. Whatever result in the lead then will decide.

Is someone going soft? we'd all be delighted if there was one, I started up a football club chat some months ago, it was going well for a couple of weeks and suddenly it was shut down?.. Maybe the rule should be re-thought, cos I don't like soaps of other tv treads...