Replying to "good news" threads.

themadchef · 20-05-2012 09:51PM #1

The Katie Taylor thread in AH is open since yesterday and is a whole 26 posts long (as of typing this)

The girl is after taking down a gold medal for our country and i'm sitting here wondering why nobody posts the auld "Congratulations Katie" in that thread.

Had some Eastenders star croaked it there would be a bloodletting of RIP posts

Why are we\you (yes im talking to you, put down that packet of Hula hoops) generally there for the sob story?

We complain that there's never any good news, well here it is and we are simply(or so it would seem) bypassing it. Explain yourselves! :P

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 20-05-2012 09:54PM

well i wouldnt post in a thread about a male boxer either so I'm doing my best not to be sexist and only replying in congratulations because she's a woman

flutterflye · 20-05-2012 09:55PM

It doesn't interest me in the slightest - that would be why I personally didn't even look at the thread.

Chucken · 20-05-2012 09:55PM

They're not hula hoops,they're cheese and onion Tayto

Bonavox · 20-05-2012 09:55PM

themadchef wrote: »

The Katie Taylor thread in AH is open since yesterday and is a whole 26 posts long (as of typing this)

The girl is after taking down a gold medal for our country and i'm sitting here wondering why nobody posts the auld "Congratulations Katie" in that thread.

Had some Eastenders star croaked it there would be a bloodletting of RIP posts

Why are we\you (yes im talking to you, put down that packet of Hula hoops) generally there for the sob story?

We complain that there's never any good news, well here it is and we are simply(or so it would seem) bypassing it. Explain yourselves! :P

Because she's not going to read them?

humbert · 20-05-2012 09:56PM

I don't post in stupid RIP threads either. But I suspect it's because the majority of people here don't give a crap about women's boxing.

Nodin · 20-05-2012 09:56PM

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

well i wouldnt post in a thread about a male boxer either so I'm doing my best not to be sexist and only replying in congratulations because she's a woman

Shes won 4 world championships...."she's a woman" didn't figure into it.

El Weirdo · 20-05-2012 09:57PM

themadchef wrote: »

The Katie Taylor thread in AH is open since yesterday and is a whole 26 posts long (as of typing this)

The girl is after taking down a gold medal for our country and i'm sitting here wondering why nobody posts the auld "Congratulations Katie" in that thread.

Had some Eastenders star croaked it there would be a bloodletting of RIP posts

Why are we\you (yes im talking to you, put down that packet of Hula hoops) generally there for the sob story?

We complain that there's never any good news, well here it is and we are simply(or so it would seem) bypassing it. Explain yourselves! :P

And yet, you don't seem to have posted "the auld 'Congratulations Katie'" in that thread yourself.

themadchef · 20-05-2012 09:57PM

Bonavox wrote: »

Because she's not going to read them?

People generally dont read their RIP ones either...

Chucken · 20-05-2012 09:57PM

I dont know who she is because I dont follow boxing.
Had to look for the thread to see shes a boxer.

Joko · 20-05-2012 09:58PM

Meh,

Is there a congratulations Leinster thread?

themadchef · 20-05-2012 09:58PM

El Weirdo wrote: »

And yet, (unless I'm mistaken) you don't seem to have posted the "auld 'Congratulations Katie'" in that thread yourself.

Hunny bunch, what do you think i was in there for when i decided to make this thread:P

Bipolar Joe · 20-05-2012 09:58PM

I hate sport and I hate when people are happy. I avoid both.

mikemac1 · 20-05-2012 09:59PM

Minority sport, few have interest

And either do you since you have no posts in boxing forum

Pushtrak · 20-05-2012 09:59PM

Sports and soaps aren't the least bit interesting. Those who care about such things will post there. Seems a pretty obvious sentiment.

People don't really post good news stuff here. So, not much of it to reply to. Perhaps a better approach would have been to look to creating a positive thread instead of remarking about a positive thread not getting enough attention. Something that in a way makes this a negative thread.

Chucken · 20-05-2012 09:59PM

Joko wrote: »

Meh,

Is there a congratulations Leinster thread?

Not that I'd post in it..but if there was,it would be closed

>>>>>Rugby Forum

Mint Sauce · 20-05-2012 10:01PM

themadchef wrote: »

Hunny bunch, what do you think i was in there for when i decided to make this thread:P

You still haven't posted in it though.

stupidusername · 20-05-2012 10:01PM

I find those type of threads a waste of time - as are RIP threads. nobody is going to read them, no one will appreciate you writing your thoughts in them, why is what you have to say so important etc etc.

Besides all this, there's generally not much to say about a good news story. about something bad, there's usually something or someone to give out about. with something good, it's like... oh ok, that's cool. and that's it.

TeddyTedson · 20-05-2012 10:01PM

It's women's boxing, there's not much of a an interest in female sports generally. Although she seems to be a bit of exception.

I think it's more something you mention to your family/friends. It's a bit lost in After Hours.

southcentralts · 20-05-2012 10:05PM

and the guilty Irish pride awakens as the Congrats Katie thread is reborn. (up to 32 posts)

Corkfeen · 20-05-2012 10:05PM

We could win every event at the olympics and I can honestly say that I couldn't care less. I have a weird thing where I'm entirely disinterested in all competitive sports... :pac:

themadchef · 20-05-2012 10:06PM

irish-stew wrote: »

You still haven't posted in it though.

Give a girl a chance.

Im hardly not going to post on it after making this thread am i.

Scioch · 20-05-2012 10:09PM

To be honest I'm starting to get sick of the "Where's Katie Taylor's recognition" brigade.

She gets pretty good coverage here in the media (social media included) considering its an amateur sport. Its just popular to say she doesnt for some reason.

Battered Mars Bar · 20-05-2012 10:11PM

I never post RIP sympathies or congratulatory messages on the internet. It's tacky imo and doesn't address to whom it's concerned directly. While we're on the subject one turn of phrase that really grates my gonads is "...to all those involved..." makes me want to smash my screen when I see it. I always imagine some curly haired Mary with a mug of tea and rich tea biscuits in front of her Windows95 posting it.

Sorry Mary.

Mint Sauce · 20-05-2012 10:19PM

themadchef wrote: »

Give a girl a chance.

Im hardly not going to post on it after making this thread am i.

Might have helped though if you posted in it first though.

LETHAL LADY · 20-05-2012 10:19PM

I think Katie Taylor is great at what she does and long may her success continue, but anytime I have watched her being interviewed, well lets just say she does not ooze charisma.

sunflower27 · 20-05-2012 10:25PM

El Weirdo wrote: »

And yet, you don't seem to have posted "the auld 'Congratulations Katie'" in that thread yourself.

I can't believe you bothered to check.

Mint Sauce · 20-05-2012 10:29PM

sunflower27 wrote: »

I can't believe you bothered to check.

Well if you start a thread like this, its almost an invitation to check.

:pac:

stovelid · 20-05-2012 10:29PM

Is Dennis Taylor really her Da? She got off lightly if so.

sunflower27 · 20-05-2012 10:31PM

irish-stew wrote: »

Well if you start a thread like this, its almost an invitation to check.

:pac:

Really? I certainly wasn't moved to find the thread, check it and then come back and post my findings (or lack of) here.

Mint Sauce · 20-05-2012 10:35PM

sunflower27 wrote: »

Really? I certainly wasn't moved to find the thread, check it and then come back and post my findings (or lack of) here.

Just me and El Weirdo then.

Replying to "good news" threads.

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