All idiots with substandard grammar, sadly.
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This is the international break.
You’ll find more members coming online when the league resumes.
Where’s the Korma money John?
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A few only show up to bitch and moan during transfer windows.
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Not to mention spells in games where we’re not scoring a goal every minute. Usually accompanied by either who they would sign to fix that, or FSG ARE CHEAP
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Same for the post matches when we lose or play badly. The usual suspects turn up with the “I told you so” and “We need more investment, a better manager, new stadium and who the fuck hired the tea lady because she’s shit too!” etc
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And I always maintain quality matters more than quantity.
Even if it means including @Alright_Now_Legend
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The level of (mostly) friendly banter that is here in this group is second to none.
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On whether the forum could use more users , well sure. Every forum can.
Maybe it could mean creating a handle in bluesky.
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I have to admit, if I were to register here today, I would probably be very reluctant to post anything here. The community has already changed a lot. Either the grammar police come around the corner immediately because you didn’t put a comma correctly, or you get rudely yelled at and told you should just google it because you carelessly asked the “wrong question”.
It can also happen that you are called a bloody foreigner, btw. Do you really think no one reads this??
I was really lucky back then, I was greeted and received very friendly, and I am still very grateful to this member, even though he is no longer here.
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Cynnie. Hang your head in shame.
@Livvy , it’s pretty sure that @cynicaloldgit meant it as a joke. Atleast the bloody foreigner bit.
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But as a whole lot, we rather self moderate each other really well.
Well, what I think isn´t important. It´s about how this community comes across and affects people who are new to it.
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I do agree.
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What I want to say is that things here are sometimes quite harsh and unfriendly. We could do a lot better and I think it would be worth working on how we treat each other.
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Remember guys, in a world where you can be ANYTHING…be kind 
Also, fuck off to anyone who disagrees.
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I know different people reacts differently and we cannot just tell another person not to get affected by it but this is probably the best thing you can do for yourself. They might just be joking, they might really think they are better than you, whatever, this is the internet, nothing gets won or lost by someone winning an argument on the internet especially in a forum like this. Just enjoy the commonalities amongst us, LFC, and for the other topics, just fuck it.
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I think this is an excellent post and is worthy of reflection.
This is the experience of @Livvy, who I think is a valued member.
I get the fact that we “joke” a bit about grammar, about location, about ageism about shit that really doesn’t matter, about each other…
But if we are not careful it can look like a members only club.
The “in jokes” about korma, about “Wheres the XXXX money John” are worn out and tedious. To a prospective member that stuff looks really in house. It makes it all a bit parochial.
Is this what we want?
I really like the “if this was a pub” banter, the things we know about each other, the occasional spats and tantrums…
I like the looser moderation of the forums, where adults are treated as such.
But I think new membership is vital to keep the dialogue fresh…
Otherwise we will just wear each other out over time.
Be cognisant that some really good members are gone. For varying reasons.
I’m not sure what Iam suggesting here, but maybe tolerance and appreciation of all views is neccessary.
And observe that without losing the odd combative discussion.
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Life is. We discuss some deep and devisive things here, we won’t always agree and given the severity of some of the themes, tempers flare. We also discuss the easy gentle fun stuff (which is why we’re here) like politics, religion and every ism inder the sun. Compared to the rumours of next season’s kit and the quality of the tea cakes served to the players, everything else is child’s play and friendly.
The key is to know when somebody is being serious and when they’re not. SACK THE TEA LADY AS WE HAVEN’T WON THE LEAGUE YET!!! Etc.
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