The deterioration of Blue Moon

[samharris]

I actually think the quality of Bluemoon have increased over the last few months, lots of new great poster, some of them funny as fuck, I think some of the people who have been members for a long time are a little upset they dont get the attention they use to get.

There have been plenty of interesting debates lately over tactics, the FFPP, how the owners are developing the club, Munich, old versus new songs.

I really enjoy coming on Bluemoon and dont really understand what the problem is.

Shhhhhhhhh!

We're all tiptoeing around that for fear that he might take offence.

I dont think he's noticed...

 

[mcfcliam]

Gone too big in my opinion. The more members you have, obviously the more ''challenging'' some of them are. Have a look in the matchday forum when we've either lost (not that often nowadays!), when we go behind or when we don't play particularly well. Some of the comments on there have to be seen to be believed. During the original Leicester game, amongst all the anti-Jo stuff flying around, was a post which said re. Jo; ''Just fuck off and die''. Is that the type of poster we want on here?

You just post the same jokes over and over again.

'TAXI!'

'www. ____ ___ ___.com'

'<inserts image/gif of someone hiding behind a sofa>'

That is just as repetitive than the Jo abuse, Clarkie, RAG!, Puma, is this our new shirt, smash back doors in......

No offence intended, I'm just suggesting that you need new material.

 

[samharris]

Thre's an interesting and lively debate going on in the transfer forum now about the fact that many experienced posters feel that the quality of debate on Bluemoon has gone downhill over the last few months.

There appears to be more abuse, more nastiness, less tolerance of other's opinions, more inane threads and it is rare these days to find a good, long debate which doesn't just descend into mudslinging.

So what's the solution? A new Code of Conduct? More Mods? Different forums? Different rules?

Here's some of the suggestions from the other thread:

That's the problem mate.

If you give an opinion which could possibly be perceived as going against the grain, abuse will inevitably follow.

And that is of detriment to debate and the forum as a whole.

I said at the time that I thought Tolmie was being a little precious, and I stand by that. But the same time, the "get behind the team, yield to the greater good or fuck off" nonsense really does get a little tiresome at times.

We shouldn't place particular posters on pedestals, and give them free reign to do as they please while the rest of us cling onto their every word, but neither should someone (perceived as attention seeking or not) be roundly ridiculed and insulted for sharing their oh so slightly controversial opinion.

Besides this is the internet for Christ's sake, I don't think anything should be off limits, the fact that there exists the potential to stir up such a controversy on a football forum of all places, over something as trivial as an opinion on a player is nothing short of pathetic.

serious suggestions always welcome, i have said over and over again on here that with us all being city fans (i know we have rag lurkers) we should really be able to self mod to a large degree. we know how the forum feels about most subjects, we know what is and isn't acceptable.
we are supposed to be on the same side.
no blue is bigger than the next blue, no poster is better or bigger than the next guy yet some think only their opinion counts and therefore must be right.

this is bluemoon, the biggest and best football forum city has got and we are fucking it up left right and centre because we can't post and act like grown up intelligent people.
its not ric's site, my site or any other fuckers site its belongs to the members only they can ruin it or make it even better, i l know which one i'll be gunning for.
we should all take a second to consider our posts, do we really need to know about a finger in an arse, which is it barm or muffin etc. lets keep it adult, lets keep it civil and lets show some decency in our topics.

after all we are read now the world over and i for one dont want to embarrass our club or our fantastic owners.

sorry, rant over.

One of the main problems is the number of new threads created, a decent thread descends the board far too quickly due to the amount of drivel posted.

There are far too many "Look at me" posters who can't wait to start threads.

Answer, imo, is to have a seperate forum (call it what you want..) where all the shite threads are moved to and maybe implement some form of rule on what threads can be created.

I have spoken to Rammy about this issue for the last few weeks and i also pm's de niro the other night and stated that the standards of late are slipping to such an extent that the enjoyment of coming on here is just being taken away for the majority.

Attention seeking drivel from wanna be celebrity posters is the order of the day now and for me, it is just plain wrong.

Newbie forum for a period of 6 months were all posts are monitored before being allowed onto the main boards. If you are so keen to add to the site, you will serve your time and wait.

As for the personal abuse, the rules are there to deal with it and the mods need to tighten up and start getting rid of those that either fail to adhere or in some cases, just dont want to.

The transfer forum should have been the busiest forum this month with lots of interesting snippets and debate yet its a ghost forum due to people fearing to post as they know the usual suspects will be on to them in a flash.

Pathetic and sad.

I have to say that I agree wholeheartedly with this post. I 'lurk' (as it is often referred to) as a guest in the background most of the time and read so much of the content of Bluemoon but just think that entering into some of the good debate on here is pointless at times as more and more threads descend into pure abuse and personal and petty keyboard battles.

I don't know whether a cure is needed or what it would be but I have seen people post that the members with most posts should be the only ones allowed to start new topics. When you look at some members and see 10,000 posts in less than 2 years and then actually take a look at what they have really had to say that is anyway interesting you would be surprised. Averaging 40 posts a day and have contributed nothing of note to the forum except some pictues of boats or aliens with their hands on their foreheads. There are quite a few of them out there and these are some of the ones held up as 'celebrity' posters.

Bluemoon is my 3rd City forum that I have become a member of starting with the rivals.net city forum back in the early 2000's. That went just the way this one is starting to go and is now unfortunately long gone. The 2nd forum I enjoyed deteriorated badly after the takeover and found Bluemoon a breath of fresh air but I can see the signs that popularity brings. It would be a shame for it to go the same way but it is happening. The more rational posters will be driven out by the drivel and dross sooner or later.

Any comments anyone?

we could debate as to which is the best poo ones had at coms. ;)

 

[squirtyflower]

Gone too big in my opinion. The more members you have, obviously the more ''challenging'' some of them are. Have a look in the matchday forum when we've either lost (not that often nowadays!), when we go behind or when we don't play particularly well. Some of the comments on there have to be seen to be believed. During the original Leicester game, amongst all the anti-Jo stuff flying around, was a post which said re. Jo; ''Just fuck off and die''. Is that the type of poster we want on here?

I agree with your sentiments mate, but thats not really a new problem is it?

It seems to me that the matchday thread has been like that for a long time.

i'm just glad i'm at the match, otherwise it'd depress me

when i've read them when i get back some of the posts are unbelievable

 

[SWP's back]

You moan a lot.

I have noticed that.

Cheer up. People swear outside in the real world also.

no need to be patronising, as for moaning, well that's just me, there's nothing sinister to it.

swearing does happen, I just think on here it's excessive and lowers the standard of thread imo.

Anyway haven't you got more important things to be getting ready for than telling me what I already know? :P.

Why do you think I am on here? She is still at work and I cannot concentrate on anything. :)

 

[stony]

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Sure it's not just me who remembers when the board was actually shut down for a period of time because of constant infighting.

Ric very nearly packed it all in iirc. The place is just the same as it always was, just bigger. In fact if anything it has improved over the last few months or so. There's nowhere near the same amount of bitching and in fighting. Probably because the cause of most of it has been banned.

 

[SWP's back]

I actually think the quality of Bluemoon have increased over the last few months, lots of new great poster, some of them funny as fuck, I think some of the people who have been members for a long time are a little upset they dont get the attention they use to get.

There have been plenty of interesting debates lately over tactics, the FFPP, how the owners are developing the club, Munich, old versus new songs.

I really enjoy coming on Bluemoon and dont really understand what the problem is.

Shhhhhhhhh!

We're all tiptoeing around that for fear that he might take offence.

You do realise that a couple of posters may well take a break for a month or now you have said that.

 

[jimmy blue shoes]

I actually think the quality of Bluemoon have increased over the last few months, lots of new great poster, some of them funny as fuck, I think some of the people who have been members for a long time are a little upset they dont get the attention they use to get.

There have been plenty of interesting debates lately over tactics, the FFPP, how the owners are developing the club, Munich, old versus new songs.

I really enjoy coming on Bluemoon and dont really understand what the problem is.

Good post mate.

Its not always the new posters. Its the touchy touchy Bluemoon elite, the so called "inner circle".

New posters used to be made welcome on here but now you have to be in the clique for your views to be tolerated. Thats the only problem I have with this site recently.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

no need to be patronising, as for moaning, well that's just me, there's nothing sinister to it.

swearing does happen, I just think on here it's excessive and lowers the standard of thread imo.

Anyway haven't you got more important things to be getting ready for than telling me what I already know? :P.

Why do you think I am on here? She is still at work and I cannot concentrate on anything. :)

no pressure eh? ;)

 

[samharris]

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Sure it's not just me who remembers when the board was actually shut down for a period of time because of constant infighting.

Ric very nearly packed it all in iirc. The place is just the same as it always was, just bigger. In fact if anything it has improved over the last few months or so. There's nowhere near the same amount of bitching and in fighting. Probably because the cause of most of it has been banned.

I firmly believe that some posters deliberately cause a fuss on here then sit back and revel in the insuing mayhem..

Happens all the time on monkey business.

That paco is a right git.