What forums do you avoid posting in, even though you have an interest in the topic?

15-12-2007 11:27AM

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What forums do you avoid posting in even though you have an interest in the topic?

For me, its Politics, as judging from feedback and what ive read in the forum itself, it gets very heated and bannings a plenty. It seems like a hard place to have a decent debate.

Also i post very little in the music forums, even though im a rock and metal c whore. The reason for it is that music is a taste people have that is almost impossible to change (Imo) so id expect there would be plenty of threads of "dickie rock is great", "no he's shoite" comments.

so what about you guys? Is this thread too serious for this hour of the morning?

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#2 15-12-2007 11:29AM

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I rarely post in music, even though I'd be a fairly keen music listener. I just guess its pretty much the same as what you said, some people like X, some like Y. Other than that I'd say I post in most forums I have an interest in.

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#3 15-12-2007 11:34AM

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Politics for me too, although I read it alot.

Self Defence & Martial Arts, poorly moderated and discussion re. different fighting styles go the same as the political forum discussions.

Fitness, a hell of a lot of very poor advice and people's post count appear's to somehow equat to knowledge.

Personal issue's, for the same reason as all of the above.

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#4 15-12-2007 11:36AM

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Mairt wrote: »

Politics for me too, although I read it alot.

Self Defence & Martial Arts, poorly moderated and discussion re. different fighting styles go the same as the political forum discussions.

Fitness, a hell of a lot of very poor advice and people's post count appear's to somehow equat to knowledge.

Personal issue's, for the same reason as all of the above.

actually i agree with you re PI, i post there very little now, but i would still post if i was compelled too.

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#5 15-12-2007 11:38AM

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Politics

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#6 15-12-2007 11:44AM

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#7 15-12-2007 11:44AM

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politics because it always turns into the ultimate tit for tat pissing contest.
PI because i used to mod it and i cant deal with seeing the same crap turn up over and over again and the same people who just get upset becuase the advice they get is not what they want to hear.

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#8 15-12-2007 11:44AM

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Anywhere the Mod Sharkman is around as he hates me

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#9 15-12-2007 12:01PM

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Poker - Read it all the tim but dont post as much now. It mainly 6-max 100nl+ hands so i doubt my NL20 hands would get much of a response.

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#10 15-12-2007 12:04PM

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celebrity and showbiz

I went in once, never again

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#11 15-12-2007 12:14PM

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I would post in most of the forums I frequent, except Fashion/Appearance. I usually stick my ugly head in there for a quick look but run away scared most of the time

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#12 15-12-2007 12:18PM

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Film and Music, for some odd reason, as I'm interested in both but rarely think of visiting those forums much.

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#13 15-12-2007 12:22PM

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Military. I'm banned because a moderator is a twat.

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#14 15-12-2007 12:23PM

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Punk.

People started a Blink 182 thread in there.

*sigh*

ALso politics as it's too heated.

I love personal issues, excellent ****e that people write and I've seen the mods write some good advice for the odd real problem.

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#15 15-12-2007 12:26PM

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Chucky the tree wrote: »

Poker - Read it all the tim but dont post as much now. It mainly 6-max 100nl+ hands so i doubt my NL20 hands would get much of a response.

This is wrong. Posting hands will help you improve your game and you will get replies and discussion about it, regardless of the limit or how easy/difficult the hand may be/seem.
A lot of the really good posters there are very honest, if you played a hand sh1te they'll say so but they'll also point out why, which is something that will help you. Look at Dvdfan, he used to post micro-limit hands and it's helped him to no end to get up to 100nl+, so go for it.

I usually read the Playstation forum, but don't post in it as I've nothing to contribute to it other than sh1te like "I think X is great!", the rest there seem to know a fcking load about the console/games etc.

If there's a topic going on any forum that I browse (though I usually don't get far between AH and the Poker forum) that's interesting, I'll post in it.

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#16 15-12-2007 12:27PM

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Used to be interested in the general issues of this forum, but ever since the rise of those racist immigration threads i've been leaving it alone.

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#17 15-12-2007 12:29PM

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#18 15-12-2007 01:05PM

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Soccer. They take it all too seriously over there.

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#19 15-12-2007 01:29PM

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Politics, went down hill after bonkey.

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#20 15-12-2007 01:40PM

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Music, I guess, still big into music, but don't understand all these new fangled genres

Politics, same as already stated, turns into a pissing contest, and even Godwins law wont save you in a immigration discussion there.

PI, to depressing, but would post if compelled.

Military, too old now, dad's army is about my limit these days

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#21 15-12-2007 01:45PM

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marcsignal wrote: »

Music, I guess, still big into music, but don't understand all these new fangled genres

Yeah add that to my list as well. I go on there, then realise how many people like Arcade Fire and think to myself "why bother?"

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#22 15-12-2007 05:24PM

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zaph wrote: »

Film and Music, for some odd reason, as I'm interested in both but rarely think of visiting those forums much.

+1 on music and film.
Like both music and film but for some reason never feel compelled to post there that much.
As ye say probably music and film are a taste thing possibly leading to fruitless arguments.
Also the endless genres maybe.

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#23 15-12-2007 05:35PM

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I read most threads on AH without posting. I post on 'simple' threads like this that only needs one answer, but on the more controversial topics i dont bother, i just get annoyed by the amount people who only believe what they say and never listen to anyone elses opinions. Id need to be on the net all day to argue my point and i dont have the time or the energy for it.
Also the boxing forum, i posted on there once and i was basically told, your a woman you dont box what would you know, even though i love boxing and have a good knowledge of it. I didnt realise you have to play a sport to have an opinion on it.

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#24 15-12-2007 05:43PM

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testicle wrote: »

Military. I'm banned because a moderator is a twat.

Obviously as a Testicle you were acting the bollox then?.

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#25 15-12-2007 05:46PM

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Politics - many take themselves too seriously even though the argue like a particularly dim AH poster and the 'debates' usually descend into football team 'debates' or "tit for tat".
Music - pretty much the same as above.
Literature - Again, as above but I cannot resist posting the odd time, even if it is usually just to deflate someone twunt's ego.

Poker - I'm a n00b. The posts there just confuse me.

PI - Too tempting to be my usual honest and blunt self. *mutter*

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#26 15-12-2007 06:38PM

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The usual suspects:

Politics and Soccer. Very rarely even read in there.

The reasons are fairly straightforward: people pick their team/party and that's it! Nothing bad can be said about their choice, but they can say what they like about others' choices.

I think it's illustrative that some mods are modding both. There seems to be no unbiased mods in either.

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#27 15-12-2007 07:00PM

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Love reading the Thunderdome but don't post because I'm not very funny.

I'll read PI sometimes but most of the time people are just posting looking for affirmation, absolution or to demonstrate what they think is impressive knowledge of a particular subject. In other words they are wallies

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#28 15-12-2007 07:08PM

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Music (and most of the sub-forums) - Even though very interested in Music and different genres I will mostly just check Rock&Metal and leave it at that...
After Hours - Don't actually post here much even if I find some of the threads interesting.

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#29 15-12-2007 07:13PM

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Transport and commuting my god there are some thick people out there im suprised they can find a train station let alone bitch about them

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#30 15-12-2007 07:33PM

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#31 15-12-2007 07:37PM

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ANybody that says they 'know the basics' or the posts 'confuse me', come on over to mine and we can...learn together...with money.

If I have an interest I will post.
Politics? I have quite the disinterest in.

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