Ladies and Gentlemen,
This site has never been the most endearing to the club or even parts of our own fanbase. A common piece of feedback I receive privately is that some find it too negative or drama-filled, which is why many choose to stay away. At times we clash hard and put each other down, the club, the players, and even Super, who pays for this site out of his own pocket. Some of this could understandably offend players’ families. In conversations I’ve had with people within the club’s hierarchy, the club takes a fairly open-minded view and accepts that it can’t control what others say or think. That’s a mature approach.
That said, I believe the majority of us are good eggs, mean well, even if some are rough around the edges and a small minority hold more extreme views. Over the past decade, I’ve met many wonderful people through this site, some of whom I now count as close friends and have learned a great deal from. You’re a big reason I’m still here and why I care about this community.
If you’re willing, I’d appreciate your thoughts on the direction the site should take. Ultimately, Super will decide, but it’s helpful to understand how people feel, here or privately, on:
- Current affairs and political blogs: Even if personally enjoy them, these often become the most feral and attract extremist views, especially in challenging times. They can flood the site and turn off many who simply want to talk footy, the one thing we all share. Life has enough dramas.
- Moving these blogs to The Cave: Making them members-only may be a win-win, it allows discussions without overwhelming those who’d want to avoid it.
- Any other ideas for improving the site.
Please don’t comment on political, religious or current affairs issues in this blog. This is about improving the site, not saving the world from an apocalypse.
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chased away all the characters with censorship.....This is exactly how I have seen it play out on other sites Mark. Aiming to be humourous involves failing...regularly, and the folks who try are amongst the first to get it in the neck when mods change the standards. Then everyday becomes Teamlist Time!
Yes Political and current affairs belong in the cave This is an eels supporters website I don't know when it was started but I know I've been on here since 2012ish The passion we all have for this club the legit info the back and forths and even the firthy's that exude from this site keep me checking in every day It's part of my life of being a Parra supporter and anything written on this site that isn't about the club is just outside noise that most of us don't want or need
Off to the cave with the outside noise I say
All i will say on all of these topics is.Being a really old Bastard i was always taught dont get into any discussion s about politics or religion as it always ends up one way only one Big Shit fight . So thats my humble opinion
Well that's very true , politics and religion are dangerous topics that 99% of the time no good comes from it .
Funny how those pushing for Eels only blogs are the people that never create or start an eels only blog 😂.
Just the sucker fish that want to be entertained by other people doing the work .
maybe the people who like to talk politics and religion should all go on a self imposed comments strike. It would be interesting to see how this place survives with just the eels blogs only gang commenting for a couple of months .
Then you obviously weren't here when the sites creator stated many times that it's not just an Eels supporters website .
Mark that was 15 years ago , 15 years ago I could drink a bottle of scotch , make my wife scream in the bedroom , today I can barely drink milk without falling down and my exploits in the bedroom are hit and miss . Thigs change and never stay the same.
If I try to neck a bottle of scotch the wife screaming at me is part of the deal
Sounds like your ready for a Bali trip Frankie (I know that secretly you love the place).We are off in March.
Bring your wife, she can go with my wife and have foot massages together, at least what she says she is doing, I was shopping one day in Bali with my wife and we were in seperate shops, a bloke went up to my wife and said you want a man, my wife (this is a true story) said my husband is here and turned around and pointed me out.....he looked at me and then looked at her and said "i get you a young one, go all night long"......my wife thought about it for 2 secs and said he may look old but his wallett is full. At least that what she told me, I thought she said she had a headache! hmmm
I understand that people are (ironically) complaining about the negativity. There's always going to be a mix of optimists and pessimists on here and many would argue that long-time Parra fans have a fair case to be pessimistic!
If you're worried about people leaving or not engaging due to the negativity, I would argue that there would be many more people who would leave if this site were to censor out negativity.
I personally appreciate the freedom for discourse that is afforded on this platform. It's the main reason I'm a member. Other footy forums seem to skew towards a PC love-in with no criticism tolerated. (I'm not just talking about TCT)
1 Eyed Eel provides a more accurate portrait of where fans sit in regard to footy (and non footy) topics. While I tend not to engage too much in the non footy blogs, I find reading through them provides more insight than most sites that are actually set up to provide such a platform. It's a unique site and I for one, appreciate it not being censored into oblivion.
No one has to read a non footy blog, so I don't really understand the people complaining about them. Sure, post them under the Social Blogs if they're not footy related, but during the off season, these blogs keep the site going.
Ultimatley, it's up to Super to take the site in whatever direction he wants. I personally feel that for every member complaining about negativity, there would be a member thankful for the opportunity to have their say in whatever form that takes. Be careful of only hearing the squeaky wheels, they more often than not, do not represent the majority of happy members.
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