gerd
Retired Footballer
Just got a PM from somebody who is disgusted by the lack of respect on this forum...
It may seem pretentious, but i decided to copy my answer to him because i hope that this can be good for this community which IMHO is in decline the last half year...the evo-web i loved has changed....
My good (virtual) friend ,
What a shame that you leave us, a French proverb comes to my mind: si tous les dégoutés s'en vont, il n'y a que les dégoutants qui restent..Roughly translated in English that would mean: if all the disgusted people walk out, only the disgunsting people stay behind.
I hope that this piece of French wisdom can change your mind. Because my friend, i will sorely miss you...
I visit this site on an almost daily basis since 2001 and i must say that i notice a decline...this always was a typical male site (no wonder football and videogames) but the last months it's all about ego's and about "being right"...On top of that people do not feel the need to make a simple apology when they have made mistakes in the sometimes heated discussions which are normal for an internet forum. I often make mistakes too...i'm a very impulsive person, but i don't mind to apologize myself...Is this because i'm 46 year old, married with two childeren and being a formal testicular cancer patient, my ego has suffered enough...i'm used to it??? I don't know...When you get older the only thing you know for certain is that you know nothing....it's a refreshing thought and it gives a certain sense of detachment and freedom...
What annoys me most is the fact that there is a big lack of respect for other people's opinions...if you have another opinion, more and more people on this site consider you an idiot or a moron...on top of that (and that is the big problem), mods do not interfere when there is a lack of respect towards other's opinion...I know it's easy to criticize mods, they are like referees in football, never popular but very, very usefull...and they are at their best when you hardly notice them or when they have the guts to take unpopular decisions.
I will miss you because i liked your postings, you are a genuine fan of a "litle" club and not one of the many glory hunters who allign themseles with the latest winners...when i read your postings i know that you are a true football freak...certainly an Everton fan, but above all a football fan...because football is much more important than the latest overhyped big club (oh and it would be rather conveniant if people were thinking about Chelsea fans now, well i have to say that quite a few of the Chelsea fans on this forum are not the typical glory hunters).
Somehow i hope that you change your mind my new vitual friend. Evo-web needs people like you.
Take care my friend.
If i dont hear from you: may you live long and happy...
Gerd
It may seem pretentious, but i decided to copy my answer to him because i hope that this can be good for this community which IMHO is in decline the last half year...the evo-web i loved has changed....
My good (virtual) friend ,
What a shame that you leave us, a French proverb comes to my mind: si tous les dégoutés s'en vont, il n'y a que les dégoutants qui restent..Roughly translated in English that would mean: if all the disgusted people walk out, only the disgunsting people stay behind.
I hope that this piece of French wisdom can change your mind. Because my friend, i will sorely miss you...
I visit this site on an almost daily basis since 2001 and i must say that i notice a decline...this always was a typical male site (no wonder football and videogames) but the last months it's all about ego's and about "being right"...On top of that people do not feel the need to make a simple apology when they have made mistakes in the sometimes heated discussions which are normal for an internet forum. I often make mistakes too...i'm a very impulsive person, but i don't mind to apologize myself...Is this because i'm 46 year old, married with two childeren and being a formal testicular cancer patient, my ego has suffered enough...i'm used to it??? I don't know...When you get older the only thing you know for certain is that you know nothing....it's a refreshing thought and it gives a certain sense of detachment and freedom...
What annoys me most is the fact that there is a big lack of respect for other people's opinions...if you have another opinion, more and more people on this site consider you an idiot or a moron...on top of that (and that is the big problem), mods do not interfere when there is a lack of respect towards other's opinion...I know it's easy to criticize mods, they are like referees in football, never popular but very, very usefull...and they are at their best when you hardly notice them or when they have the guts to take unpopular decisions.
I will miss you because i liked your postings, you are a genuine fan of a "litle" club and not one of the many glory hunters who allign themseles with the latest winners...when i read your postings i know that you are a true football freak...certainly an Everton fan, but above all a football fan...because football is much more important than the latest overhyped big club (oh and it would be rather conveniant if people were thinking about Chelsea fans now, well i have to say that quite a few of the Chelsea fans on this forum are not the typical glory hunters).
Somehow i hope that you change your mind my new vitual friend. Evo-web needs people like you.
Take care my friend.
If i dont hear from you: may you live long and happy...
Gerd