Who are you?

If Sluffy is to be believed, a lot of my old pals from Wanderers Mad post on here under a different name. I've managed to suss a few of you out, but I'm dying to know about the rest.

So if you posted elsewhere in a previous life, give us some clues.

I used to post as 'Natasha Whittam'

i've only ever posted on the old 606, JA606 and on here, all under the same name

Started off on the old official bwfc website forum....after that signed up to BA and new 606 but their both on their arse so now I am here.

aaron_bwfc wrote:Started off on the old official bwfc website forum....after that signed up to BA .

Ditto.

Thought your face looked familiar RT.

JA606 has really died a death, there has been about 20 posts in the last 2 weeks. I know its the closed season but it is really quiet.

Norpig wrote:JA606 has really died a death, there has been about 20 posts in the last 2 weeks. I know its the closed season but it is really quiet.

I wonder if some of the people who have signed up on Nuts but never post are JA606'ers? Which solar system do they normally operate in?

I used to post as 'Le God' on BA and Bolton Banter.

doffcocker wrote:If Sluffy is to be believed, a lot of my old pals from Wanderers Mad post on here under a different name. I've managed to suss a few of you out, but I'm dying to know about the rest.

So if you posted elsewhere in a previous life, give us some clues.

That Sluffy bloke will say anything to get people posting on here!

I know of four for definite on here and fairly confident of another two or three others as well.

What I don't get though is why some people stick like glue to obviously dead forums?

I understand loyalty and commend it too but any forum is only as good as its posters. What I mean is if people aren't posting on your particular favourite forum then either make the effort of trying to get it going again or move to another forum that you can at least participate in rather than sit there watching cobwebs hoping that someone might post something in the next six or seven hours or so.

Surely it can't be fun watching forums like BB, Mavis or JA606, etc, have few if any posts daily and not post elsewhere simply out of some sort of blind loyalty to the forum.

At the end of the day we are all Bolton fans (well nearly all except for that Burnley and that Chelsea fan!) so isn't it better to join in with other fellow whites than sit in silence just because it isn't 'your' forum?

Maybe if these people simply just joined in then they might find out they actually liked it a great deal better talking to people about our club and our players rather than waiting in silence for the last one to leave to switch the lights out on their 'home' forum and finally close it down for good.

Each to their own way of thinking I guess.

Seems to me from looking at these other forums like BB for example is that they have a very small core that deter any one from being part of their clique but they are dying on their feet. i looked at a few before i joined here and got used to some of the posters and i wouldn't wipe my arse with any of them so you guy's are the lucky ones. Besides it is a very tolerant site and easy to feel at home with, cant understand all the control shit on BA and BB from the control freaks that police them.

There are at least 50 registered posters on Nuts who have been on here for months but have never posted once. Why go to the trouble of signing up but never bother expressing an opinion about anything? Especially Wanderers related matters.

Do you want me to reveal to you who Hip Priest posts as on Wanderers Mad Doffcocker?  

Copper Dragon wrote:Do you want me to reveal to you who Hip Priest posts as on Wanderers Mad Doffcocker?  

I mistakenly post as Hip Priest at least once a week after he forgets to log out. I should know who he is by now, CD.  

Are there more than 7 posters (including me) on here who post or did post on Wanderers Mad?

I went from the original BW fan site, (was a moderator for a short time), went to Teamtalk, and then on to here.

Reebok Trotter wrote:There are at least 50 registered posters on Nuts who have been on here for months but have never posted once. Why go to the trouble of signing up but never bother expressing an opinion about anything? Especially Wanderers related matters.

I guess that most of the regular non (or very few post) posters just view on here but post on their 'home' forums - nothing wrong with that, I do the same myself but its the ones that seem happy not to post when their 'home' forum is dead or dying that I can't understand.

Take JA606 for instance.

A number of people regularly post on their match thread (they clearly have not used our 'Chatbox' live radio update match service).  However that apart, in the last few months the site as been so dead that several of the threads were being started to links to other sites giving wrong or out of date information.

JA606 were one of the few sites to be decent to us when we first started up, so I posted them an invite to browse our site if they so wished and take any breaking news that we had as a basis for them to start threads back over on 606.

Even after my offer fewer and fewer posts have been made - so what as happened to these people?  Clearly they have an interest in our club, clearly they can and do chat about it around match day but obviously they don't seem to want to share their news and views anytime else?

A number of people who they know from 606 are regulars on here such as OneFinFreedman, Norpig, Reebok Rebel, etc, some such as JAH are beginning to post more regularly but the rest don't seem to want to join in (not just on here but every other BWFC forum also).

Surely it would be better for everyone - both them and us - if they would contribute their views and opinions on all things BWFC (and anything else to if they wished) - rather than save their comments for a 'their' forum, which is basically dead at the moment.

There's no law about saving your thoughts just for one particular forum.  

If nothing is happening on your home forum (and you don't want to take the lead in making something happen on there) - then why not join in with other some place else until 'your' forum picks up again.

If and when it does you will then have two places to choose to post on and be welcomed on, if you want!

Maybe it is a reluctance to get involved in discussion with one or two particular posters we have on here / on another forum - if that's the case just post and ignore and don't rise to any bullshit they may post to try to get you to 'bite'.

There's a lot of good and well respected posters on here, if it is the muppets that may be putting you off from posting - then don't let them!

A forum is only as good as its posters - if we all just simply 'viewed' instead of 'posting' - then we would quickly find ourselves in the same position as bb, Mavies, etc find themselves in now.

The more people who get involved in a forum - particularly if there is a mix of views and opinions - the better it is for everyone.

At the end of the day we are all here just for the one reason - Bolton Wanderers.  Might as well voice your thoughts, fears, hopes, disappointment, elation, etc, otherwise what is the point coming on to a forum at all - you might as well just follow the clubs official site (and twitter and facebook accounts) because that is the only place that anyone knows for certain what is happening at the club - the rest (including this forum) is simply a group of mainly blokes having a good chat and a few laughs amongst ourselves.

Anybody reading this who doesn't post, why not give it a try - you are after all amongst friends all wanting the club to do well.

Go on, give it a go - it doesn't cost anything and you may actually like it too!

Angry Dad wrote:Seems to me from looking at these other forums like BB for example is that they have a very small core that deter any one from being part of their clique but they are dying on their feet. i looked at a few before i joined here and got used to some of the posters and i wouldn't wipe my arse with any of them so you guy's are the lucky ones. Besides it is a very tolerant site and easy to feel at home with, cant understand all the control shit on BA and BB from the control freaks that police them.

strangely articulate.

I am Julie Moore on Bolton News, Big_Sharps on Burnden Aces, and Casino on Wanderers Ways

;-)

bwfc71 wrote:I am Julie Moore on Bolton News, Big_Sharps on Burnden Aces, and Casino on Wanderers Ways

;-)

You little fibber!