Edmonton Saint Posted 9 January, 2019 Share Posted 9 January, 2019 Has there really been no new users on this site since 4th may last year? Might explain why it seems to be so stale around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 9 January, 2019 Share Posted 9 January, 2019 Lots of good posters* no longer post here and you can see why. *David In Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 9 January, 2019 Share Posted 9 January, 2019 Tactically blocking is the way to go on these boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 9 January, 2019 Share Posted 9 January, 2019 New users tend to be attracted by trolls and WUMs but, sadly, we don't have any of those on this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 We have had a few multi log in loons, does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 RIP Saintsweb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Not the same on here anymore without a daily Alpine rant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 It`s the annoying "characters" that spoil this place.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintmatt Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 What happened to Deppo and Bearsy? They/he cracked me up. If banned, why so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Deppo banned. Bearsy left but still posts sporadically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 So many posters have come and gone over the years. Some posted 30 times a day and then just stopped one day and never came back. They either found something better to do with their lives or died, I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwsaint Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Deppo banned. Bearsy left but still posts sporadically. Bring back Deppo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 So many posters have come and gone over the years. Some posted 30 times a day and then just stopped one day and never came back. They either found something better to do with their lives or died, I imagine. don't rule out a serial killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermitsaint Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Too much arguing and snide remarks between the same old posters. Gets very tedious. Is why I only read in the hope of news and transfers. Sadly that also gets ruined too. Sent from my SM-G925I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 So many posters have come and gone over the years. Some posted 30 times a day and then just stopped one day and never came back. They either found something better to do with their lives or died, I imagine. I have been with the site for around 18 years if you include it previous guises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 I have been with the site for around 18 years if you include it previous guises. Only 18? Feels like so much longer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Only 18? Feels like so much longer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Force Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 There is a bit of imposed group think around here, if you don't have the same view point as a certain group you get hounded till you give up. Then you have those irritating trolls who believe so much in their freedom to spout off, but forgetting just because you can doesn't mean you should. But most significantly its probably because we currently suck and what new people are going to get drawn in discuss the misery that has been watching the last season and a half! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O_RLY Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 I preferred the old site that Keith ran, but that is because there was less mongs on forums back then and more humour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 I preferred the old site that Keith ran, but that is because there was less mongs on forums back then and more humour.Plus you could post goatse and tubgirl and not get banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 There is a bit of imposed group think around here, if you don't have the same view point as a certain group you get hounded till you give up. Then you have those irritating trolls who believe so much in their freedom to spout off, but forgetting just because you can doesn't mean you should. But most significantly its probably because we currently suck and what new people are going to get drawn in discuss the misery that has been watching the last season and a half!You've just described every single forum that's ever existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 I preferred the old site that Keith ran, but that is because there was less mongs on forums back then and more humour. so did I but ironically Keith’s site was far more tempestuous than this one, some really outrageous arguments and fallouts along with some extremely hilarious moments. Strangely, this forum has been cleaned up to such an extent that it has become sterile and over modded imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmonton Saint Posted 10 January, 2019 Author Share Posted 10 January, 2019 I had a pm from someone who has been waiting for approval for over 8 months. Seems like the mods are on a permanent holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadesmith Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Do you still have to pay a tenner to have unlimited posts on here? That could explain it. Seems a bit of a joke to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 But most significantly its probably because we currently suck and what new people are going to get drawn in discuss the misery that has been watching the last season and a half! Is the forum at its busiest when we are utter ****e and things are going to hell in a handcart? Twitter and whatsapp is eating people's time I suspect. No more, no less than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Do you still have to pay a tenner to have unlimited posts on here? That could explain it. Seems a bit of a joke to be honest. its a fiver a year I think. Not exactly a kings ransom is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadesmith Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 its a fiver a year I think. Not exactly a kings ransom is it. Yeah, but that's not really how life on the internet works. It could be £5.00..it could be £55.00..you're hardly going to miss either. over the course of a year But I suppose people perceptions are that signing up to an internet football forum would be free, once you start asking for cash, then a lot of people are just going to think forget it. Do many other forums charge? (genuine question, I've never come across one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Yeah, but that's not really how life on the internet works. It could be £5.00..it could be £55.00..you're hardly going to miss either. over the course of a year But I suppose people perceptions are that signing up to an internet football forum would be free, once you start asking for cash, then a lot of people are just going to think forget it. Do many other forums charge? (genuine question, I've never come across one) Indeed. No saints fan I speak to at work who is under 30 has heard of this place. They have different media. Posters here probably die off at same rate as Brexit voters. Most renew fiver just out of inertia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 don't rule out a serial killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 I hear MLG found Jesus. And Sour Mash found Allah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Too many posters with multiple usernames Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 I hear MLG found Jesus. And Sour Mash found Allah. Oh yeah forgot about him. Think he may have run off with his Moroccan rent boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 I remember the “good” old days, no subs, ultimate bants, less bannings, muppet show was funny as. Only way to revive this is to cancel subs and allow anyone to join. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Oh yeah forgot about him. Think he may have run off with his Moroccan rent boy Edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 I'm fine. Really. He's a good boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 10 January, 2019 Share Posted 10 January, 2019 Benjii should post more on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_Tel49 Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 Yeah, but that's not really how life on the internet works. It could be £5.00..it could be £55.00..you're hardly going to miss either. over the course of a year But I suppose people perceptions are that signing up to an internet football forum would be free, once you start asking for cash, then a lot of people are just going to think forget it. Do many other forums charge? (genuine question, I've never come across one) Who do you think should pay for the forum? Genuine question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 Who do you think should pay for the forum? Genuine question! Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 Too many posters with multiple usernames Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Like who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadesmith Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 Who do you think should pay for the forum? Genuine question! Well, I suppose in a way that's not my concern. I use about 15/20 other football forums, and none of them ask me to pay. So rightly or wrongly those forums have decided not to ask me to pay. They are no better or worse than this forum, so as a consumer five pounds may be minimal...but why am I going to pay it when I can get the exact same for free from multiple other forums?. I'm not saying this forum shouldn't charge btw..that's their prerogative..but as a consumer you can see why I would't be motivated to pay a fiver, when other sites have chosen to offer the same service for free. I'm just trying to add a constructive comment as to why this site may not be attracting many new members really, i'm not after a tear up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 I use it a lot less than I used to. I suppose with social media, growing up and every thread being hijacked by the same people I lost interest. Still have the app on my phone and browse a bit. Shame. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan The Flames Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 its a fiver a year I think. Not exactly a kings ransom is it. It's not the sum its the hassle of paying, I can't be arsed to work out how to pay and I'm sure potential new posters are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 It's not the sum its the hassle of paying, I can't be arsed to work out how to pay and I'm sure potential new posters are the same. You should try cancelling a recurring payment, absolute nightmare. That all said, I'm struggling to understand what the overheads are for running a forum but 10p a week is literally pennies so if it's genuinely needed to maintain the site it's a small price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northam soul Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 Mexico Yes and can we get them to buy a couple of players as well. The club should shutdown until they cough up, no more players wages until Mexico or the UK government sign us some quality recruits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 so did I but ironically Keith’s site was far more tempestuous than this one, some really outrageous arguments and fallouts along with some extremely hilarious moments. Strangely, this forum has been cleaned up to such an extent that it has become sterile and over modded imo. Correct. I remember it well. We have to be careful, drive out the characters like Alpine and the site becomes sterile and bland. TBH, the problem is when people get personal. IMO that normally means they have lost the argument. On that bais I have won a lot of arguments over the years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 Like who? I don't know, just following the company lines pal. Mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 Correct. I remember it well. We have to be careful, drive out the characters like Alpine and the site becomes sterile and bland. TBH, the problem is when people get personal. IMO that normally means they have lost the argument. On that bais I have won a lot of arguments over the years! God I remember some epic arguments on Keiths site. As you say, this whole infraction business is great, but they get dished out like Shane Long offsides. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 You should try cancelling a recurring payment, absolute nightmare. That all said, I'm struggling to understand what the overheads are for running a forum but 10p a week is literally pennies so if it's genuinely needed to maintain the site it's a small price. Hosting on a decent, reliable server. I know the problems Steve and Baj had with the previous service and it was a case of either upgrade to a better service and start charging people, or shut it down and not bother with it any more. Personally, I'm glad they opted for the former. For all its faults, this place is a lifeline for a long-distance fan like me to keep in touch with other Saints fans, as I rarely get to matches any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefScummer Posted 11 January, 2019 Share Posted 11 January, 2019 I joined just to talk about the footy and hopefully read the latest news and transfer talk but it seems nearly every thread goes off topic and people end up arguing. I wouldn't be surprised if that has something to do with it. People come here for footy gossip. If they want to be personally abused, they'll buy a saints ST instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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