I made the below post in another thread, but thought it worth re-posting in it's own thread for all to read and consider.
There has been a lot of griping about trolls and the continuous speculation on player movements. So there are some simple ways to fix this and stop it from happening, or at least lessening it's impact on the site, and thus you.
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The easy way to combat the posts about player movements and the crap we don't need to read or talk about over and over again is quite simple. Not to mention the trolls that come in and start posts to get a reaction.
It requires people to post more threads about things other than player movements and to simply ignore the trolls, it's not worth replying to them or trying to argue with them, this is what they want, and they will only drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
So quite simply, if you want to discuss football more, the easiest way is for you to start new threads discussing football, talk about the team lineup, changes you would make, your perspective on the modern game, the ruck, the size of forward packs, the merit of a lighter team vs a heavier one, the importance of defense over attack and so on and so on.
The more detailed and reaction or discussion inciting posts, the better the content and greater discussion becomes, the less likely it will therefore be for you to notice the other crap you do not wish to read, and the more likely you will enjoy your time here.
The great thing about forums is that the process and ability to change is in the hands of the members.
Drown out the posts and information that you don't want to read with posts that make sense and that you do want to read. No need for abuse or other crap, just out post them with actual footy discussion
Remember a community is a sum of it's parts, and therefore the more the people of the community work together to drive change that they want, the better the community becomes.
Silvertails is a community and one based on our love for not only the Sea Eagles, but our love for the great game of Rugby League.
There are so many topics to discuss regarding football and so many things that we could write about, sheesh I could even read a YART every week.
So let's get to it, and lets start talking footy, forget about the trolls and forget about the continuous speculation. Our team has been suffering, there are enough of us that fancy ourselves armchair experts, myself included, that could surely tell us all how the team would perform better, and the merits of their team selection and coaching style.
Anyway mull it over at least
There has been a lot of griping about trolls and the continuous speculation on player movements. So there are some simple ways to fix this and stop it from happening, or at least lessening it's impact on the site, and thus you.
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The easy way to combat the posts about player movements and the crap we don't need to read or talk about over and over again is quite simple. Not to mention the trolls that come in and start posts to get a reaction.
It requires people to post more threads about things other than player movements and to simply ignore the trolls, it's not worth replying to them or trying to argue with them, this is what they want, and they will only drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
So quite simply, if you want to discuss football more, the easiest way is for you to start new threads discussing football, talk about the team lineup, changes you would make, your perspective on the modern game, the ruck, the size of forward packs, the merit of a lighter team vs a heavier one, the importance of defense over attack and so on and so on.
The more detailed and reaction or discussion inciting posts, the better the content and greater discussion becomes, the less likely it will therefore be for you to notice the other crap you do not wish to read, and the more likely you will enjoy your time here.
The great thing about forums is that the process and ability to change is in the hands of the members.
Drown out the posts and information that you don't want to read with posts that make sense and that you do want to read. No need for abuse or other crap, just out post them with actual footy discussion
Remember a community is a sum of it's parts, and therefore the more the people of the community work together to drive change that they want, the better the community becomes.
Silvertails is a community and one based on our love for not only the Sea Eagles, but our love for the great game of Rugby League.
There are so many topics to discuss regarding football and so many things that we could write about, sheesh I could even read a YART every week.
So let's get to it, and lets start talking footy, forget about the trolls and forget about the continuous speculation. Our team has been suffering, there are enough of us that fancy ourselves armchair experts, myself included, that could surely tell us all how the team would perform better, and the merits of their team selection and coaching style.
Anyway mull it over at least
