Has this forum changed your views on anything?

I was just wondering today if this forum has had the effect of changing anyones views perceptions and outlook on any aspect of life?
The one thing I can say is that I am more orientated to supporting Sligo Rovers now than I was 6 years ago and less orientated to supporting any other team that I did when I joined up and I am fully sure it's this forums influence.
I probably am also more aware of the fact that it's just a game really when I see so many get worked up over things on here ,Maybe that's just because I am a mod so a certain level of detachment from the matter is required , And yes I am bored and yes I probably should be doing some work now but its Friday so I'm just counting down the clock.

I used to hate Corkies. Now I despise them. I also hate Kevin Nolan.

His great great grandad had to have been from Cork

Running Foot.ie has had a major effect on how I view communities, although I don't know whether that's for better or worse. I also learned that football isn't all that bad really. :)

On a psychological level, it is interesting that people tend to reply to the negative threads more than the positive ones. Must say something about society in some way.

On a more basic level, people can't bloody write any more. I don't mean random spelling errers(sic) which everybody makes sometimes, I mean constant confusion over things like "their", "there", "they're" and so on.


The people don't wear leprechaun suits or sing "ole" consider themselves better fans than those who do, for some unknown reason.

Finally, the average eL fan has an inflated opinion of the quality of the eL, in terms of playing standard.

I'd agree with a lot of what Osasuran said.

I'd also opine there is a certain element within the Ireland support who's narrowmindedness I find a bit disappointing really. Not massively surprising mind.

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Originally Posted by osarusan

Not too many of those on here though.

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LOI haters? Loads of them here ;)

If I was to answer the first question honestly I'd say it hasn't changed my views on anything but it has shown me that far more people than I thought just don't understand sarcasm. And far too many people take things too seriously.

I used to think people who posted on message boards had nothing better to do.













































No. Foot.ie hasn't changed my views on anything.

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Originally Posted by osarusan

posters on here made you stop wanting to go?

If you don't mind me asking, why?

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Clearly his real name is Danny Drew...

I think this forum has definitely increased my interest in our own league. I've been to 10 games this season and, while most of them have been fairly poor (the best quality probably Pat's beating Sligo 4-1, the best for enjoyment Wexford Youths beating Shelbourne 3-1), I've really enjoyed them and will attend more games next season. If Rovers ever get their move to Tallaght I'll more than likely buy a season ticket there as it's about a five minute walk from my front door.

Well here is a compliment.:)On a positive note posters seem to be more interested(and sometimes more informed) in a broader range of topics be it social,political, entertainment etc than most people you meet.
I am very middle of the road in my views so yes my opinion and attitudes have been influenced to a degree on certain topics.I have found not all posters are open minded and will stick to their view despite being presented with overwhelming evidence to the contrary.Also a minority of posters on the Darron Gibson/eligibility issue in particular seemed very eager to tar all NI supporters with the one brush and it just came across like they have no time for Unionists on any level.
More importantly reccomendations for films have proved to be spot on.

It hasn't taught me anything I didn't know (which would be difficult, admittedly) except that the standard of literacy in this country is plummeting through the basement, particularly in the West.

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It hasn't taught me anything I didn't know (which would be difficult, admittedly) except that the standard of literacy in this country is plummeting through the basement, particularly in the West.

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Originally Posted by cheifo

tar all with the one brush

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Now now Sheridan, some of us Westerners are not that bad. In fact, whilst I'm arguing the point, I haven't noticed much discrepancies in many Westerners posts, except for one guy........


"much discrepancies in many Westerners posts" that doesn't sound right, but I'm too hungover to give a Brad Pitt

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Originally Posted by gustavo

I was just wondering today if this forum has had the effect of changing anyones views perceptions and outlook on any aspect of life?

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Absolutely, but just football.

It doesn't take long to figure out who's worth listening/reading to and they obviously know more about their players than opposition fans.
That's useful seen as the media coverage of the league is so limited.

For example . . I've seen Drogs on el weekly every week, the odd game on telly and in the flesh twice this season but I've no idea whether Shelley is even decent enough to be considered for eL player of the season only for positive comments from people on here.

The main thing I've noticed is how differently people seem to act online compared to real life. People who are normally perfectly reasonable get into the most ridiculous, over the top arguments about completely trivial things with people they've never met. Also, as mentioned above, people seem incapable of spelling properly.

Id say im more involved with Harps (through foot.ie and our main forum).
Away games are better too, usually meet up with other foot members. My general view on football hasn't changed much though. Still hate the muckers, love the Harps and dispise play-offs. Hope to change my view on the latter over the next 10 days though. :cool:

This forum made me more aware of how many barstoolers there is and taught me to dislike them:).
I've become more detached from supporting the national team as a result of here[although some of it is due to Stan and the FAI].
Learned to dislike Stephen Ireland more.
Rovers away games are more fun and I've actually made more friends from this forum.

1. I've learned to be more tolerant of people's views




by using the ignore list :)

Oh yeh and I didnt know Tom Symmonds existed before foot.ie.The shame of it.:o

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Oh yeh and I didnt know Tom Symmonds existed before foot.ie.The shame of it.:o

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Knew he existed but didnt know how much of an EL legend he was :p

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Knew he existed but didnt know how much of an EL legend he was :p

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T*m was in Belfield for the U-21 final last night, exclusively announcing that Pats have signed Jason Byrne for next season (Johnny McDonnell clarified that he'd actually signed Mick Byrne to play up front :))

He was also in Richmond for the last game of the season - was a bit worried actually, hadn't seen him since the T*mwatch thread was banned.

After almost a year this is probably the right time to do an audit, thanks Gustavo. Off the top of my head though it's hard to think of any particular topic that really made me revise my opinion, eyes were opened to new things of course but I can't remember a debate where I had to cower and weep after my perspective was blown out of the water. :p

So it's been less volte-face more personal affirmation; including, my love for language and writing, I like people, that my open-minded Weltanschauung is almost perfectly configured, jokes are in the top five best things in the world, and that my penchant, sometimes delectable usually embarrassing, for nonchalantly opening up and blabbering on to strangers about anything and everything is well and truly intact. :)

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The main thing I've noticed is how differently people seem to act online compared to real life.

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I think a forum is a valuable prism for seeing what kind of characteristics people have. Like, when someone challenges your view do you do a hedgehog or do you explain and try find a more mutually beneficial understanding of the issue, or similarly, say if someone says something stupid do you just make a joke and laugh or do you try help them, and of course still laugh as well. Actually come to think of it I don't really know anyone here in 'real life' so I suppose I'm not qualified to comment on any differences in behaviour, but maybe the personality of someone on a forum is more the real them as they've got free reign and that the only reason they're not so, say for example, argumentative in real life is because they're more conscious of social norms. Hmmm, so is this the real me now? Yes, I think it is actually, the more bull****ty and random the comments the more likely it's really me. :D