Seriously nauseated - by all the sports talk on IIS

[CoombellKid]

Doug,

The funny thing is I jumped into this thread, thinking the poster may of
had a serious accident "Seriously nauseated" but it turned out to be

Sports lol

regards.CS

Rob

[astroron (Ron)]

What we should do before the title of a thread is put "NOT SPORT" then we will all be happy.

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Originally Posted by fringe_dweller

and big brother is de-evolution in motion, very interesting to watch from that point of view

Not for me... Not big on de-evolution... Now if it was about de-convolution I'd be there in a flash!

btw. Appended thread title to better describe the topic under discussion.

[Octane (Humayun)]

<cynicism>

I deliberately took a day off from work after the Australia vs. Japan game as I would not be able to handle the complete and utter bs talk around the watercooler all day.

Where do soccer players (mainly English league) get off on earning $300,000 a week for kicking a ball around a stadium? Then again, I suppose, you need to earn $300,000 a week to support a $299,000 a week cocaine habit. The most useless sport in the entire history of sport. The same goes for golfers.

Before anyone yells at me and points out the CEO's of companies earning similar amounts, or if not more, please back down; that's a different kettle of fish.

Can you imagine if that (sport) money was invested in AIDS, cancer or astronomical research? Where would we be now?

Better still, give it to me so I can purchase an RCOS (on obligatory Paramount ME) and an SBIG.

Give me cricket, anyday.

Big Brother is nothing but a poor excuse to get T'n'A on prime time television.

I concur with the original poster, Doug: it makes me want to indulge in an "involuntarily self-protein spill"*.

</cynicism>

Regards,
Humayun

*George Carlin.

[Starkler (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by janoskiss

I agree that it can be a bit annoying when a thread's title does not properly describe its content that you are not interested in.

If people stuck to that ( its in the guidelines I think), it could save a lot of wasted time and mouseclicks.

[xelasnave]

When I was a kid George Orewals (s?) "1984" (then a dim point a long way in the future) showed a horrible future with the proposition of the imposition of such an intrusion to a humans privacy. I bet he never comtempletd the horror of this show ... its on here all the time (there are no other chanels on the tv)and even in the background the frustration of the presence of the show on prime tv gets to me . still hats off to the people behind it all they seem to figure what folk want and give them so much it in time will turn them off..maybe.
Gotta go it on now
alex

[CoombellKid]

Originally Posted by Octane

Where do soccer players (mainly English league) get off on earning $300,000 a week for kicking a ball around a stadium? Then again, I suppose, you need to earn $300,000 a week to support a $299,000 a week cocaine habit....

Make that $200,000 a week cocaine habit, you fergot about the high
maintenance, genetically modified barbie doll hanging off the elbow

regards,CS

Rob

[mickoking]

G,day Doug

I agree sport is pretty much shoved down our necks but I don't believe it is too excessive on IIS. I watch very little TV nowadays so I don't get the full brunt of the hype but I am still not looking forwards to the next big sporting event, The Ashes, It will be media meltdown again. 10-15 years ago I would have watched the entire 5 days of a test match, nowadays I don't even know who's in our cricket team. I only sport I show any interest in is the AFL.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Geez, get real.

I used to be guilty of talking off topic in threads, then I followed the instructions (eventually) and keep all my General Chat in 'General Chat'. But even that's not good enough for someone!

What's a bloke to do. If I misinterepret a thread title and open it, the first post usually gives a clue to what it's about. Then I can close it. No Drama, just choice.

As to clearly marking a threads topic in it's title, then every topic should have it, but that is being so damn pedantic!!!!

There are many many many many topics covered in general chat where the title does not give the meaning of the thread. So what. Just close it if you don't like it.

General Chat was placed in this forum (and almost all forums) so members can chat about anything.

There is heaps in General Chat that doesn't interest me either. Should I start a thread and complain that it doesn't come with the warning "Look out Ken, this won't interest you"?

[Adrian-H]

have to say i agree with alex

allthough im not into sport eather

let the people have there sport and beer!

ballratdragons is a great bloke aint he! he enjoys his rugby, i think thats it! should allow him to enjoy it freely

i used to be pretty cynical myself so i can relate to some of the things said in here, but i have to say that ive changed. when i look back at what i did when i was like that, i did not see that my actions really affected others so deeply, and how much greif towards fellow men is caused from cynicalism. call me a queer if you wish, but if youve been there then changed youll understand.

[Gargoyle_Steve (Steve)]

To Summarise todays lesson:

Msam (mass of sports commentary in all media) > CLm+o (Comfort Level of myself & some others)


BB 06 (Big Brother) = C(rap) + TnA (as previously postulated)

so BB 06 - C(rap) = TnA = A-ok!


IIS + Astronomy(active elements) > (Sports[all])


As a side note, the only sports I watch on tv now are:
V8 supercars (and very few other motor sports)
&
State of Origin Rugby League!!

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Rugby League Adrian

Oops, shouldn't mention sport!

But I must admit, Too much of anything can be a bore.

How's the chooks in China

[asimov (John)]

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Geez, get real.

I used to be guilty of talking off topic in threads, then I followed the instructions (eventually) and keep all my General Chat in 'General Chat'. But even that's not good enough for someone!

What's a bloke to do. If I misinterepret a thread title and open it, the first post usually gives a clue to what it's about. Then I can close it. No Drama, just choice.

As to clearly marking a threads topic in it's title, then every topic should have it, but that is being so damn pedantic!!!!

There are many many many many topics covered in general chat where the title does not give the meaning of the thread. So what. Just close it if you don't like it.

General Chat was placed in this forum (and almost all forums) so members can chat about anything.

There is heaps in General Chat that doesn't interest me either. Should I start a thread and complain that it doesn't come with the warning "Look out Ken, this won't interest you"?

Summed up perfectly ol' son!

[matt]

Agree with you Ken and John.

Now, must call up ol' mate Wendell Sailor and see how his cocaine habit's going

[Striker (Tony)]

Ok so we have a lot of members who are not interested in sport...thats fair enough...I'm sure it would get annoying for those members when the thread is not described properly in the topic....fair call.

But its not just sport content so dont just isolate sport as the colperate...I hear very little about sport on this forum as I am a very big sport lover.

Even though I respect you may not like reading some sport content on the forum I believe it's up to the individual to simply hit back on the explorer and read another thread.

This forum is not just about astronomy...I would like to think it's more about a community of people with the same hobby and if sport is a subject of interest then all be it post it.

I think the number 1 issue here is Correct and informative topic headers would solve 90% of the problems and stay away from "general chat" because thats what it is...."general."

[matt]

That's about the size and shape of it, Tony

[Doug]

Yeah as I indicated twice already, I respect the rights of others to eat sport endlessly; I just get sick of it myself. Other topics might also be of no particular interest, but they are not shoved down your throat endlessly.
That is the point that should be remembered when making sweeping generalisations.
How often do we see other topics on IIs that are of no personal interest, that also are being shoved on us 24/7? hardly ever, probably never.
Of course sport isn't being overdone here on IIs, nobody said it was!
It does not matter where it comes from; the straw that breaks the camel's back, is one straw too many.
cheers,
Doug
I think criticism should be able to be made, but it needs to be fairly made.

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

I don't think there is much more to be said here. The same points have been made numerous times by all sides. Closing thread.