Registered Users

We have 469 Registered Users. Impressive?? Not really when you consider that 197 of them have never made a single post, and another 67 have made between 1 and 5 posts.

I don't believe we treat newbies harshly (DK Gilly aside - ya qunts!!) so why do these people register and then just not bother to join in??

Spooks?
Mudge's clients?

I think they have joined for different reasons. Some are journalists looking for interesting insights. Others are young sports fans who want to learn more about the great game of Rugby League but don't want to contribute to the discussion. And then there are some celebrities who are feeling a little under the weather & want to check if they have been nominated for the death thread. I know Zsa Zsa finds great solace in the knowledge that she is guaranteed to last until the end of the year because someone has nominated her to pop her clogs. There are also folk who are just interested in finding where they can buy a decent pair of foldable shoes.

But the biggest number are punters who want to find out who has been trevved or JGK'd. There is a lot of money to be made if this knowledge is used wisely.

Why they need to register is probably a bit of a mystery but I suspect they originally intend to post but then decide they don't really GAF. .......... or else they have joined so they can participate in the trivia questions but there rarely seems to be any. It has to be skully's fault.

hard to beat that answer

Aye, decent answer, W.

Re: trivia - there's no Tests on, so no material to generate topical triv. And I know yous guys don't go for JAMODI and JAMMIT triv.

I suspect quite a few are spambots.

Do spambots give themselves ID names?

there's one called 'skully'

Too - Shay.

For what it’s worth, here are a few reasons straight from the hip:

1. Too many OT threads
2. Cliques and partisan opinions following non-cricketing agendas
3. One-sided damning of both LOI formats
4. Too many who believe they have truck-loads between their ears. They do, but not what they think they have
5. Subterranean language used and not appreciated by most Asians – with the exception of a few creepers, there are hardly any left.
6. High migratory tendencies leaving those that fit the above profile to be amongst themselves. ABC effect??

Let the fireworks begin.

You could have just said it was skully's fault

embee wrote:You could have just said it was skully's fault

Why? Have you morphed?

Totally

I'm now a t20 loving , cricket discussing only , neutral supporting , Indian embracing , non swearing, self diagnosed shit for brains

skully hasnt changed a bit ...he's probably rounding up the dingo pack to howl you down with cliquey farken opinions about the grouseness of Ozzie Test Cricket especially dubbers and how indians are all qunts who should be banned

embee wrote:Totally

I'm now  a t20 loving , cricket discussing  only , neutral supporting , Indian embracing , non swearing, self diagnosed shit for brains

skully hasnt changed a bit ...he's probably rounding up the dingo pack to howl you down with cliquey farken opinions about the grouseness of Ozzie Test Cricket especially dubbers and how indians are all qunts who should be banned  

 

Aye, I told you not to open that effigy factory. I know you made plenty but money isn't everything.

I donate all my profits to the BCCI

Made a fortune on the SRT model.

Believe it or not the BCL model was better

It was. But the SRT required very little raw material.

...and the raw material was between my ears

But it was easy to mould....

jim rich wrote:For what it’s worth, here are a few reasons straight from the hip:

1. Too many OT threads
2. Cliques and partisan opinions following non-cricketing agendas
3. One-sided damning of both LOI formats
4. Too many who believe they have truck-loads between their ears. They do, but not what they think they have
5. Subterranean language used and not appreciated by most Asians – with the exception of a few creepers, there are hardly any left.
6. High migratory tendencies leaving those that fit the above profile to be amongst themselves. ABC effect??

Let the fireworks begin.

I'll ignore the ones about language as I've not experienced it in my time here, or if I have, I've been too stupid to realise and thus making me immune to point 4.

Regarding limited overs formats, though, a regular series always leaves the question: what's the context? A team can win every series for the next four years, but if they fail in the world cup, they'd still be branded chokers, bottlers, failures or not good enough. In such a case, what are ODI series apart from the equivalent of international friendlies in football? Friendlies are often criticised as being pointless. This is also the worry I have with any world test championship.

Or in the case of Twenty20s, how many more premier leagues flogging the same product are there going to be? FWIW, I do realise that t20s are the best means to globalise the sport.

Regarding the off topic threads, I guess that's just attributable to fatigue of non stop cricket. Younger people are likelier to be much less jaded miserable ******. But there aren't too many around…

Now if you've read through all of that and are still awake, you can join me in being immune to point 4.

tricycle wrote:

jim rich wrote:For what it’s worth, here are a few reasons straight from the hip:

1.    Too many OT threads
2.    Cliques and partisan opinions following non-cricketing agendas
3.    One-sided damning of both LOI formats
4.    Too many who believe they have truck-loads between their ears. They do, but not what they think they have
5.    Subterranean language used and not appreciated by most Asians – with the exception of a few creepers, there are hardly any left.
6.    High migratory tendencies leaving those that fit the above profile to be amongst themselves. ABC effect??

Let the fireworks begin.

I'll ignore the ones about language as I've not experienced it in my time here, or if I have, I've been too stupid to realise and thus making me immune to point 4.

Regarding limited overs formats, though, a regular series always leaves the question: what's the context? A team can win every series for the next four years, but if they fail in the world cup, they'd still be branded chokers, bottlers, failures or not good enough. In such a case, what are ODI series apart from the equivalent of international friendlies in football? Friendlies are often criticised as being pointless. This is also the worry I have with any world test championship.

Or in the case of Twenty20s, how many more premier leagues flogging the same product are there going to be? FWIW, I do realise that t20s are the best means to globalise the sport.

Regarding the off topic threads, I guess that's just attributable to fatigue of non stop cricket. Younger people are likelier to be much less jaded miserable ******. But there aren't too many around…

Now if you've read through all of that and are still awake, you can join me in being immune to point 4.

Damn straight. OT threads are sometimes the only thing that keep this place going.

Yes, and I can't complain being a serial offender who posts as much about golf as cricket.

tricycle wrote:Yes, and I can't complain being a serial offender who posts as much about golf as cricket.

No one is complaining.

Keep up the good work, t. If you are like me, you'll be happy with a 10 posts to one response ratio.

PS to long time FBers: Did jim rich get bashed up on here in the old days? He seems a tad bitter.