I believe certain people charge up a forum and draw in the crowds, be it good or bad you only have to look at the number of posts in certain type threads to see in general people like a counter debate.
To be able to have a counter debate you have to have people disagreeing as when you disagree with someone you have a comment to make.
Instead of I agree comments which in truth can become pretty boring.
I like people that stand up and say things that have strength to stand out above the rest, It doesn’t not mean I agree with what they say, but at least they have the balls to say it.
Life gets pretty dull in here when it plods along all fluffy it’s nice sometimes to think you find people in general think when they disagree.
It takes allsorts to keep this place alive. :thumbup:
Back to the fun forum now
I like fluff!
I like people who agree with me, it confirms my judgement.
I like people who disagree. Sometimes they are right.
A lively debate good for everyone.
Travis
A good debate is one thing, we all like one of those. Saying something that could be bordering on abusive just to spark a reaction is something else.
Lively is good for me... the type of thing that draws you away from Crossroads and The Good Life on TV.. or was that in the 1970's? :P
OK, the type of thing that gets me to put down my Kylie autobiography then and sit up and read, that gets the adrenalin flowing, the pulse beating, my cock and bumhole twitching (and that's just flower's pink hat!)
I'm a dreaful rubber-necker too - I love to watch and see people rise to the bait and get all on their 'high horse' about things. To see them posting the same old crap they did the last time somebody made the same kind of post and then disappearing for months on end until the next time they are wheeled out.. it's just a Forum and if I wanted to talk about cake recipes (and I have done) I'd sit and chat with me nanna! I come here as we can debate things that we couldn't elsewhere, mostly in an adult way... and I think that's great! :P
Now that, I need to see! :P
Debate is brilliant and a good learning tool and quite some fun just as long as all in the debate know the rules and that debate is to sort things out and come to conclusions and that the personal judgemental attitude has no place in debate and taking things personally is not part of debate and opinion is just that it is not fact and everyone has opinions and we can all be wrong sometimes
I think it is great to see a quickly moving, lively Cafe after a hiatus for a few months - the summer slow down perhaps?
I think it's good that people are posting - new and old - and I have been enjoying reading, joining in etc the past few days more so than I possibly have in a while.
It's not all about controversy - it's just fun when there's a lot going on.
Nola x
It's just a phase, it'll pass and then you'll be 'normal' again :P
It's cyclical, surely - like many things?
The Forums are the least-used part of the site. I happen to like them but clearly for the vast majority of the members they are not what they signed up to use.
As with all web forums though, you get out what you put in - if people want to change the tone or content of the forums, then all they have to do surely is post more or differently?