PR Weirdos
- Uncle fester
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- OomStruisbaai
- Posts: 15453
- Joined: Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:38 pm
- Location: Longest beach in SH
I’m good, married this year after years of delay and living in Southport.
How are you and the family?
Have to see if we can catch up for a Wires game in the summer.
Did you flounce? Annoyed i missed that
All the money you made will never buy back your soul
Congratulations, I also got married in the summer after a couple of years of Covid enforced delay. Finally retired from boxing two weeks ago, so what's left of my brain only has to fight booze damage now.
Family are good, about to get bigger come February - I thought why fuck about, got my PhD, married, new job, baby all in 12 months...
I'll definitely give you a bell when I'm back in the North, be good to see you again. As long as we're not playing saints.
That's a shame. You always seemed quite rational.
The more rational people that leave, the higher percentage of irrational people that are left.
Though you do engage with the mad hatters over there quite a lot... can't you just avoid those threads?
That's my tactic. There is still the odd, interesting thread which isn't poisoned by the nutters.
Think PR reached a point quite some time back where the number of nutjobs was just too high to make staying there worthwhile, let alone pleasant.
It's just a forum, people are under no obligation to stick with it given all the problems. It's not like there's any way to win that battle.
He seemed a more left leaning cunt...
They tend to avoid any thread focused on rugby, or sport in general...Blackmac wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:23 amThat's my tactic. There is still the odd, interesting thread which isn't poisoned by the nutters.
Very true. It's quite amusing to watch them at play... not so much when they drag you into their games...JM2K6 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:57 amThink PR reached a point quite some time back where the number of nutjobs was just too high to make staying there worthwhile, let alone pleasant.
It's just a forum, people are under no obligation to stick with it given all the problems. It's not like there's any way to win that battle.
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- Joined: Wed Dec 16, 2020 7:12 pm
- Location: South Africa
I figured out a way to "delete" an account without their help.
Just go into your settings, and change your email to a non-existing one.
I used aaa@bbb.com if memory serves.
There's no way to log in when you do this as the forum cannot match your login credentials to the email address you signed up with, and the software will now think there isn't a user by that name anymore.
I did it at PR to perma-flounce, and here too with my original login. I needed a break from the internet, was way too busy to spend time on here, plus I grew tired of my previous login. Registered under a new name (just here, won't bother with PR) and I was upfront with the mods that this is technically a multi.
I learnt from the best. Softie.
- OomStruisbaai
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- Torquemada 1420
- Posts: 11142
- Joined: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:22 am
- Location: Hut 8
Somehow, the PR community remains the most active. It is more dynamic than on here and one of the reason I lost sight of this alternative forum initially.
Tried to engage on sensitive topics (US politics, COVID), but I am sad to realize that debating is just impossible. Both camps are quick to resort to definitive statements and insults. The notion of dialog, opportunities to learn from each other l, progress as a community is dead. The democratic values are absent.
I am really concerned because you can see the rise of these feelings and behaviors everywhere in the world, and as French elections are around the corner, I am deeply concerned at the outcome in my own country.
Tried to engage on sensitive topics (US politics, COVID), but I am sad to realize that debating is just impossible. Both camps are quick to resort to definitive statements and insults. The notion of dialog, opportunities to learn from each other l, progress as a community is dead. The democratic values are absent.
I am really concerned because you can see the rise of these feelings and behaviors everywhere in the world, and as French elections are around the corner, I am deeply concerned at the outcome in my own country.
Don' throw in the towel, just keep plugging away Frog. This place does have a good vibe to it and conversations and disagreements are pretty civil. I hope you stick around.TheFrog wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:06 pm Somehow, the PR community remains the most active. It is more dynamic than on here and one of the reason I lost sight of this alternative forum initially.
Tried to engage on sensitive topics (US politics, COVID), but I am sad to realize that debating is just impossible. Both camps are quick to resort to definitive statements and insults. The notion of dialog, opportunities to learn from each other l, progress as a community is dead. The democratic values are absent.
I am really concerned because you can see the rise of these feelings and behaviors everywhere in the world, and as French elections are around the corner, I am deeply concerned at the outcome in my own country.
Well some say that Lord Street isn't as smart as it used to be.
- Torquemada 1420
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- Joined: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:22 am
- Location: Hut 8
PR reflects its current owners and the net as a whole. I joined in 1999 and the balance for a long time was pretty good. Now, hardly any of the original or better posters remain. Even if I had not been deleted by Jake (in another example of what's wrong with PR), I'd only be looking in on the Fre rugby threads now.TheFrog wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:06 pm Somehow, the PR community remains the most active. It is more dynamic than on here and one of the reason I lost sight of this alternative forum initially.
Tried to engage on sensitive topics (US politics, COVID), but I am sad to realize that debating is just impossible. Both camps are quick to resort to definitive statements and insults. The notion of dialog, opportunities to learn from each other l, progress as a community is dead. The democratic values are absent.
I am really concerned because you can see the rise of these feelings and behaviors everywhere in the world, and as French elections are around the corner, I am deeply concerned at the outcome in my own country.
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The likes of Dozy, Mick, Bimbo, Rocketz etc. do make some threads unreadable but given the vast majority of Irish fans stayed there means that unless there's a mass transfer to here there will still be more traffic and posts around Irish rugby on PR.JM2K6 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:57 amThink PR reached a point quite some time back where the number of nutjobs was just too high to make staying there worthwhile, let alone pleasant.
It's just a forum, people are under no obligation to stick with it given all the problems. It's not like there's any way to win that battle.
Hallelujahearl the beaver wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 10:32 amThe likes of Dozy, Mick, Bimbo, Rocketz etc. do make some threads unreadable but given the vast majority of Irish fans stayed there means that unless there's a mass transfer to here there will still be more traffic and posts around Irish rugby on PR.JM2K6 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:57 amThink PR reached a point quite some time back where the number of nutjobs was just too high to make staying there worthwhile, let alone pleasant.
It's just a forum, people are under no obligation to stick with it given all the problems. It's not like there's any way to win that battle.
All the money you made will never buy back your soul
Yeah, even without the lunacy, threads being inevitably irished was a massive pain in the arse.Slick wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:55 pmHallelujahearl the beaver wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 10:32 amThe likes of Dozy, Mick, Bimbo, Rocketz etc. do make some threads unreadable but given the vast majority of Irish fans stayed there means that unless there's a mass transfer to here there will still be more traffic and posts around Irish rugby on PR.JM2K6 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:57 am
Think PR reached a point quite some time back where the number of nutjobs was just too high to make staying there worthwhile, let alone pleasant.
It's just a forum, people are under no obligation to stick with it given all the problems. It's not like there's any way to win that battle.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
To be fair, if there was only one Irish poster left on PR there would still be more traffic than on most internet forums.earl the beaver wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 10:32 amThe likes of Dozy, Mick, Bimbo, Rocketz etc. do make some threads unreadable but given the vast majority of Irish fans stayed there means that unless there's a mass transfer to here there will still be more traffic and posts around Irish rugby on PR.JM2K6 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:57 amThink PR reached a point quite some time back where the number of nutjobs was just too high to make staying there worthwhile, let alone pleasant.
It's just a forum, people are under no obligation to stick with it given all the problems. It's not like there's any way to win that battle.
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
Obvious jokes aside, it's a shame - but I do wonder if a few stay because the locals help reinforce a few strongly held prejudices about English & Welsh people! :)earl the beaver wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 10:32 amThe likes of Dozy, Mick, Bimbo, Rocketz etc. do make some threads unreadable but given the vast majority of Irish fans stayed there means that unless there's a mass transfer to here there will still be more traffic and posts around Irish rugby on PR.JM2K6 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:57 amThink PR reached a point quite some time back where the number of nutjobs was just too high to make staying there worthwhile, let alone pleasant.
It's just a forum, people are under no obligation to stick with it given all the problems. It's not like there's any way to win that battle.
- fishfoodie
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- Joined: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:25 pm
It's certainly true that the specimens, on PR do nothing to destroy the worst possible stereotypesJM2K6 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 2:40 pmObvious jokes aside, it's a shame - but I do wonder if a few stay because the locals help reinforce a few strongly held prejudices about English & Welsh people! :)earl the beaver wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 10:32 amThe likes of Dozy, Mick, Bimbo, Rocketz etc. do make some threads unreadable but given the vast majority of Irish fans stayed there means that unless there's a mass transfer to here there will still be more traffic and posts around Irish rugby on PR.JM2K6 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:57 am
Think PR reached a point quite some time back where the number of nutjobs was just too high to make staying there worthwhile, let alone pleasant.
It's just a forum, people are under no obligation to stick with it given all the problems. It's not like there's any way to win that battle.