The thing is in the review you posted on Amazon even if was a negative review you would have wrote what you liked (no matter how small) and what you didn't like about it but a lot of people don't choose to do that on here. They just write the bad and any good that might have been they don't choose to comment on it. This isn't everyone but a lot of people just like moaning but even when something is actually good they don't praise it. Some people moan freely but can't give out praise or appreciation for things that were good that easily. I've seen this a lot not just on here but overall moaning about the bad and refusing to appreciate the good is common nowadays.

Yes, very much so.

People get more of a reaction if they are negative and it gets more of a discussion going. Seems to be the way these boards work.

I could not agree more. Yes, people are entitled to their opinions, but some people on the daily forum were moaning every second on the thread. Is there any need to moan every second on the thread?

Yes. Like others have said just pure negativity on here. There's having an opinion and stating you haven't really connected with a SL and why but then there's just pure negative, sarcastic aggression in people's words which really is not needed. I've stopped posting much on here.

These days it seems like people on here watch something they seem to 'hate' so much just to be negative about it. How about go out or find a hobbie.

Most of the people on forums are negative.

Yep I completely agree, people really need to lighten up. It tends to be the people who don't really have any other things in their life to worry about .

I'm guilty of negativity myself especially about corrie at the moment

Youre not a moaner for moaning so sake though and generally you provide a lot of colour in your posts. You usually have reasons for your opinions.

The whole point of the forum is voicing your opinions, but I agree that sometimes posters should think before they post. Especially is they have made the same point over and over again. It does get boring.

It seems to me that it is called negativity and moaning and the poster is accused of repetition when other posters don't agree with what is being said. However if there is a consensus then it is good critique

I'm negative a lot but when it is justified as far as I'm concerned and I get a bit sick of being told that whatever I'm saying . . I hate Shirley in EE . . EG has been said many times before therefore I shouldn't repeat it

So in other words everyone here is a massive hypocrite

I include myself in that btw

And me too

Too much negativity yes and no. I don't like the everyone on soaps are horrible and why can't there just be positive storylines criticisms. Soap operas have never been about happy people doing mundane things.

On the other hand many of the criticisms on DS are dead on in terms of why the ratings are dropping for a soap or why a character or storyline isn't catching on. Its just those are the things that bother fans more than the storylines that go right.

My opinion is that MOST soap fans love their 'own' and slate off the rest.

Here's MY opinion:- (this week so far..)
EMMERDALE 10/10
CORRIE : 7/10
EASTENDERS: N/A (never watched it!)

OK? (I'm not slagging anything off! - I'm being Honest!)

I watch all 3

Guilty as charged....to a degree!!

My two main 'obsessions' would probably be Tracy & Maria from Corrie & yes, I admit I cannot see how anyone could possibly love, stick up for or even vaguely like Tracy so my comments against her are all the more vehemently negative about her!! Similarly Maria/Samia Ghadie, when I first joined this forum last november, the character & the actress were being pilloried from all directions, with nobody having a good word for them so, as I have always been a huge fan of both character & actress, again I admit to starting something of a personal crusade to soften people's attitudes to them by vehemently positive comments, which I am quite sure some have found boring but what can I say!! Just two things I have strong opinions on!!

I'm always fair and balanced in all matters on here - if I slag a character off it's always for a good reason.

i dont think i completely agree. say shirley appears for all of 2seconds in an episode and says hello to someone in the background in the square but is not seen again in the episode.

when discussing the episode you say I hate shirley she ruined the episode it was the worst episode since 1985 then thats being negative and moaning for the sake of it.

say shirley is in a big episode, the actress knocks it out the park and shirley saves baby pearl from perishing in a fire .. you then discuss and say I hate shirley she ruined the episode thats being negative and moaning for the sake of it and slagging shirley off cos you are blinkered.

same scenario as above but saying I hate shirley but she saved pearl and was better tonight, might not be the most positive but is a lot less negative than the repetitive I hate shirley crap

sometimes no matter what someone does peoples hatred of characters overrule every single thing they do, I dont get how or why people think this way

Yeah good point Lea.

Absolutely so J-B, you give that there halo a good polish!!

It's when perspective is lost a simple dislike turns into something far nastier. There is often a link to fandom of another character or even family of characters. The subject of the fandom is perceived as being unfairly treated and or ignored so bile/venom is turned on someone as if is somehow their fault. It's nothing about the episode or specific event. They just have to appear to set some folks off on one.

that is very true. agree with your earlier post too

Only where necessary me, even my favourite ED gets it when I feel it is deserved, The ones I'm not enjoying as much or don't watch I rarely pass judgement on such as HO, EE, Doctors and CS. OK EE, a little bit

People still watching Emmerdale though. must love some part of it.

Where I get annoyed is when actors are personally attacked for everything from their talent to how they look. I understand that Kym Marsh is marmite, but I hope to god she doesn't read these forums. The personal nastiness and scurrilous remarks are beyond compare. I cant imagine spending time discussing someone I dislike so much and no-one should be subject to the bile she has on occasion.