More like dead if you ask me, unless you consider those endless fanboy arguments life?donskar wrote:This sie was once a fun place to visit and discuss a wide range of topics related to F1. It was free wheeling, vibrant, full of give and take. Now, it seems stiff and sterile. Sad.
Pup wrote:Frankly, it's about time we ended this nickname foolishness, as it shows nothing but utter disrespect for the both sport and it's participants. No, people, it's not Macca, nor is it McLaren - it's Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, thank you; and it's not Hammy, nor "The Boss" - and it's certainly not Lewis, to those of you who want to pretend that you're best friends with the gentleman.
Mr. Hamilton, if you don't mind.
And if it's possible for our esteemed moderators to hand out lashings for these disrespectful nicknames - real ones, not the tongue variety - I would be quite pleased. Quite please indeed.
Sincerely,
Mr. Pup, esq.
Dead it isn't. And if you have a problem with fanboy things, then surely you can't have a problem with us trying to reduce the nicknaming. I have no problem with a one-time use to demonstrate something, but other than that, systematic use does not add anything.xpensive wrote:More like dead if you ask me, unless you consider those endless fanboy arguments life?
When did that happen? Perhaps this post explains why you got downvoted here and there, but certainly not for having an opinion.xpensive wrote:And when the mods take away your votes for having the wrong opinion, it's no fun anymore.
This is about nicknames for team members and drivers, such as "the boss", "teflonso", "the hutt", blablabla. A few times is ok for me, but "the boss" got used by the Hamilton fans excessively to express his supremacy, and then "teflonso" had another connotation. We can actually go on for a few hours looking up all nicknames.ajdavison2 wrote:Not to spray petrol on the fire as such, but I'm unclear as to what this is about. Just so I don't accidently make the mistake in a thread; are we referring to nicknames for the drivers? or for other members of the forum or what?
Come on Steven, you have systematically deducted my tally of votes whenever I post something you dislike, you did it just the other day when I preferred another definition of pull- and push-rods than yours, you even PMd me about it, remember?Tomba wrote: ...When did that happen? Perhaps this post explains why you got downvoted here and there, but certainly not for having an opinion.xpensive wrote:And when the mods take away your votes for having the wrong opinion, it's no fun anymore.
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Sorry I do not get your point.Tomba wrote:- First of all, this earned SeijjaKeissen a third warning, so he's out for a week. It was a kind request and I have not deleted or modified any posts in this respect (except for one, in which case the poster was PM'ed). People who have been here long enough know that there have been requests by both richard_leeds and mx_tifoso to tone down on the nicknames.
- Team threads are not for comedy. It is acceptable to some extent, but the MercedesAMG thread is ridiculous in this aspect and has driven away all fans. Some posts were hence moved to the famous off-topic thread.
- Finally, we have indeed been threatened several times, but that should not grant the use of nicknames. It really had nothing to do with that.
Not at all. But it doesn't take a genius to click on your username and see the reasons behind the moderators decisions.xpensive wrote:Is it just me, or is someone cruising for a job as moderator here?
Perhaps you're just doing some volunteer work then?FoxHound wrote:Not at all. But it doesn't take a genius to click on your username and see the reasons behind the moderators decisions.xpensive wrote:Is it just me, or is someone cruising for a job as moderator here?
Maybe some self moderation, some, would help alleviate the situation rather than use the forum to vent your spleen?
