Is it just me....

[MadAmster]

... or do others have the opinion that the Ram Inn is rapidly approaching its total demise?

Can it be saved?

[Andy_Faber]

No we aren’t seeing it’s demise

Yes it can be saved.

How? Get rid of the politics threads, there are plenty of other places where such views can be expressed

[MadAmster]

They do seem to be the common factor in the spats despite being the threads harvesting the most views and posts.

[Geoff Parkstone]

Remember in the good old days we had a forum for football related issues and a second one for "other"

Might it be an idea to separate again? We could call what would rapidly evolve into a politics forum into the "Ram it down your throat Inn".

Maybe broaden the Ram inn to cover all sports discussions.

[Andy_Faber]

Remember in the good old days we had a forum for football related issues and a second one for "other"

Might it be an idea to separate again? We could call what would rapidly evolve into a politics forum into the "Ram it down your throat Inn".

Maybe broaden the Ram inn to cover all sports discussions.

I suggested that about 8 years ago, all either not bothered or in favour apart from one poster so I didn’t do it

[ramAnag]

Hmmm…so we’ve got…Brexit at 9355, Election (1882), Music (279), Cricket (176), English identity (124) and frankly appalling Jokes (47).
In the meantime the DCFC threads, even including the excellent ‘9 Games In’, are averaging around 14.

What does that tell you? Tells me there’s only so much about eight blokes who are all getting on a bit - okay maybe not Sith - can say about a football match.

[Andy_Faber]

I’ve asked admin so at least we have an option. Don’t hold your breaths

[ramAnag]

When Tricky’s holiday destination and GP’s malaise (do genuinely hope things are looking up) attract infinitely more responses than our potentially biggest signing for years (Nat Phillips - 1) you know something is not quite right.

[Geoff Parkstone]

Hmmm…so we’ve got…Brexit at 9355, Election (1882), Music (279), Cricket (176), English identity (124) and frankly appalling Jokes (47).
In the meantime the DCFC threads, even including the excellent ‘9 Games In’, are averaging around 14.

What does that tell you? Tells me there’s only so much about eight blokes who are all getting on a bit - okay maybe not Sith - can say about a football match.

BUT consider Quality over Quantity. The first two threads mentioned above have essentially all centred around polarized issues and been vitriolic and bitchy. The same arguments go round and round in circles and achieve nothing in terms of resolution. So quantity does not prove anything other than forum members love to argue.

Give me a short lived 25to50-comment thread about a match any day which ends quickly allowing us to move on over a sprawling 7 year rinse-repeat cycle of saying the same thing 1000 different ways

[Andy_Faber]

BUT consider Quality over Quantity. The first two threads mentioned above have essentially all centred around polarized issues and been vitriolic and bitchy. The same arguments go round and round in circles and achieve nothing in terms of resolution. So quantity does not prove anything other than forum members love to argue.

Give me a short lived 25to50-comment thread about a match any day which ends quickly allowing us to move on over a sprawling 7 year rinse-repeat cycle of saying the same thing 1000 different ways

Well put, in the case of the various ‘putting the world to rights’ threads quantity has most definitely not meant quality