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Old 29-08-2004, 19:21
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I don't watch EastEnders. I never have - the concept of it and the few bits and pieces I've seen have done nothing to attract me as a viewer. Therefore, I don't read the EE threads. I'm not saying it's bad - I'm not in a position to comment. It just doesn't seem like my cup of tea.

The only threads I read are Corrie ones. In theory, that should be quite straightforward. However, it's impossible to read a thread about Coronation Street without the whole thing degenerating (within a few postings) to an EE v Corrie slanging match.

I've had a quick look at a couple of EE threads and they're just as bad. It seems that there are loads of people here who will take every opportunity to defend their own favourite by making insulting posts about the other and, worse still, the people who say they like the other soap. I've seen more mature bahaviour in a playground full of 5-year olds!

Can't we just accept that some people like EE and others like Corrie? Is it really necessary to descend into the banal points-scoring that goes on? Many of the contributors here seem unable to post a comment without contravening the forum rules (treating other members with respect!)

It's sad, really. They're only TV programmes. There are many things in the world more worthy of people's hatred. The venom shown by some people here is frightening and completely unnecessary.

Surely it should be possible to discuss your favourite soap politely, without every comment becoming an aggressive attack on people whose opinions are different. There are many (apparently) decent, sensible people here whose fun (yes, coming here should be fun!) is being spoiled by the minority. Why can't these people please calm down?

[i fully expect this thread to be deleted by the mods before the evening's out but hopefully before that, enough people will have read it to get the message!]
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Old 29-08-2004, 19:23
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I agree!!
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Old 29-08-2004, 19:25
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Your one of the main ones who do it Safra along with Alan45 and Benc and FlowerPower you spoil all the posts in here.
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Old 29-08-2004, 19:26
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We all agree but it's not going to make any difference, sorry Stuart.

There are one or two people on here who are responsible for the "degeneration" and we all know who they are, but they just do not listen to anything anyone's got to say.
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Old 29-08-2004, 19:26
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I second that
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Old 29-08-2004, 19:26
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Originally Posted by TOMMY C
Your one of the main ones who do it Safra along with Alan45 and Benc and FlowerPower you spoil all the posts in here.
Thanks Tommy C
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Old 29-08-2004, 19:28
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I'm sorry I should not have said you Ben
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Old 29-08-2004, 19:30
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stuart62, I agree.. Your suggestion that everyone should try and accept that people favour different soaps rather than attacking others for their opinion is ideal.. Unfortunately, I don't see any hope of much improvement. It seems that some users join the forum simply to cause arguments and to antagonise as many people as possible. It's an issue which seems to have flowered pretty recently.
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Old 29-08-2004, 19:37
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alan45 called me a asshole, simply for yawning just because I didn't give him the response he had hoped for, luckily im mature enough to know when to ignore this type of abuse.

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Old 29-08-2004, 19:41
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well said Stuart62... although as right as ur observations are i doubt much will change. Not unless you have an old lamp, which when rubbed releases a genie thats willing to make your wish their command.
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Old 29-08-2004, 20:16
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Thank goodness we're spared the EE v Corrie slanging matches in the H&A threads.
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Old 29-08-2004, 20:23
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Originally Posted by Garbage
It's an issue which seems to have flowered pretty recently.
Nicely put I enjoy a good discussion/debate on the relative merits or otherwise of either Corrie or EE, but it's all decending into personal abuse or ridiculous threads about how one is better than the other. Some people think that to like one soap you have to hate the other and seem incapable of grasping the fact that you can love both - but also see the faults and flaw in both - and then debate them in a reasonable manner.
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Old 29-08-2004, 20:35
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Originally Posted by TOMMY C
Your one of the main ones who do it Safra along with Alan45 and Benc and FlowerPower you spoil all the posts in here.
Excuse me, no i am not!
It really does piss me off when during a discussion on Corrie, someone comes along and starts throwing insults about like FP does. I never go around insulting soaps or other members. If i criticise a soap i back it up with a valid arguement which is what soap boards are about, discussions and debates, Not slanging matches!
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Old 29-08-2004, 20:37
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Originally Posted by Agent Krycek
Nicely put I enjoy a good discussion/debate on the relative merits or otherwise of either Corrie or EE, but it's all decending into personal abuse or ridiculous threads about how one is better than the other. Some people think that to like one soap you have to hate the other and seem incapable of grasping the fact that you can love both - but also see the faults and flaw in both - and then debate them in a reasonable manner.
Exactly!
I now watch both again and i will give praise where it is due and i will also criticise a soap if i want to, but i will back up that criticism with valid argument.
I don't see why some people fail to see that most people on these boards do watch BOTH Corrie and EE!
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Old 29-08-2004, 20:40
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I agree completely. I have never been one to slag off Corrie at every single chance. I've just tried to stand up for Eastenders, but more then that ask users just to stop the same old jokes and phrases. Someone decides they don't like Eastenders anymore - great, then just say it when its appropriate, not at every single chance.
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Old 29-08-2004, 20:49
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And also (and I think it's the main point) Corrie is much much better than EE.
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Old 29-08-2004, 20:50
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Can I just check, as we all seem to be agreeing here - we are still allowed to be as nasty as we want about Spencer Moon aren't we
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Old 29-08-2004, 20:51
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Originally Posted by Safra
Exactly!
I now watch both again and i will give praise where it is due and i will also criticise a soap if i want to, but i will back up that criticism with valid argument.
I don't see why some people fail to see that most people on these boards do watch BOTH Corrie and EE!
I mean even I watch EastEnders
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Old 29-08-2004, 20:55
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I think the last three posts were an example of stuart62's post with how bad this forum has become.
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Old 29-08-2004, 20:55
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Originally Posted by Agent Krycek
Can I just check, as we all seem to be agreeing here - we are still allowed to be as nasty as we want about Spencer Moon aren't we
Of course!!! That's a sacred privilege right there!
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Old 29-08-2004, 20:58
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Yea! lol, being nasty about Spencer Moon is fine!
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Old 29-08-2004, 21:01
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Originally Posted by teenage-monkey
I think the last three posts were an example of stuart62's post with how bad this forum has become.
It's called having a laugh, as the smilies after the posts indicate
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Old 29-08-2004, 21:06
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Originally Posted by Safra
Exactly!
I now watch both again and i will give praise where it is due and i will also criticise a soap if i want to, but i will back up that criticism with valid argument.
I don't see why some people fail to see that most people on these boards do watch BOTH Corrie and EE!
I agree. I think that most people probably watch both soaps. What annoys me is that a few of the people who criticise Coronation Street don't actually watch the show and so they couldn't possibly have a valid argument with others. I don't watch Emmerdale but if I was disagreeing with someone who disliked Corrie and liked Emmerdale I'd have no valid reason whatsoever to criticise the show, the characters or the cast members.
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Old 29-08-2004, 21:17
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I agree, and thats the main thing that really annoys me too.
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Old 29-08-2004, 21:34
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Your one of the main ones who do it Safra along with Alan45 and Benc and FlowerPower you spoil all the posts in here.
Because you post such biased crap
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