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<blockquote data-quote="O&#039;Rothlain" data-source="post: 129583"><p>Of course they will be! That's how they find this site! They're looking for news and information on Rugby 08 and this is the premier place on the web to find it. It's also the place where the most seasoned and passionate players of the game congregate to chat about the game.</p><p></p><p>I don't come here for news about the sport of Rugby, I read RSS feeds of newspapers for that. I don't feel the need to get into online discusions about the sport. I get quite enough of that offline, thanks.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That may be the prime function of the forum in your eyes, but not everybody visits the site for the same purpose. Nobody forces you read the newspaper from cover to cover if all you want to read is the sport. "It's a NEWSpaper so you have to read the NEWS section before you can read more."</p><p></p><p>There must be better tactics to draw folks into reading the other threads they'll find here. For instance: come up with the best comment/thread on a weekly basis and PM it to all the users. Good luck though - the signal to noise ratio is pretty low at TRF though (that's its charm for many who participate), so it'll be tough to identify a thread weekly rather than a comment.</p><p></p><p>As it stands, I suspect the majority of the new visitors who will be arriving here in the coming months will be turned off and will not come back and you'll lose new Rugby 08 users who would have been drawn into the conversation later.</p><p></p><p>This has been a tremendous building year for the forum. If you are able to continue to get high profile links like the BBC's during the 6N, you could turn this site into one that is supported by advertising in time. I would argue that shutting folks out is a way to ensure this doesn't happen (or at least not as quickly).</p><p></p><p>Don't be offended because I don't post here. It's not meant as a personal affront. I get the 5 post quota, that's fine, just please don't keep making me waste my time when you're upping the count every couple of weeks. </p><p></p><p>BTW, I have seen information quoted on other sites with TRF attributed - it's not ALL leeching. [/b]</p></blockquote><p>TRF is f___ing magic! And it's not cool to come and f___ with the magic. </p><p>It's a forum, which be definition is a place for the exchange of ideas. It's a forum about Rugby. It is not a forum strictly about rugby games. We, because we are the first and last word in rugby forums, are privy to information because we are, as already stated, the first and last word in rugby forums. So, participate with us. Why the f___ do you just want to read about a rugby video game and not actually talk about real live rugby, or another equally interesting thread currently going on about hot chicks? Do you not like real rugby? Do you not like hot chicks? I for sure like both of those things, that's why I participate on the forum of magic, TR to tha motha f___in' F.</p><p>Thank You. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="O'Rothlain, post: 129583"] Of course they will be! That's how they find this site! They're looking for news and information on Rugby 08 and this is the premier place on the web to find it. It's also the place where the most seasoned and passionate players of the game congregate to chat about the game. I don't come here for news about the sport of Rugby, I read RSS feeds of newspapers for that. I don't feel the need to get into online discusions about the sport. I get quite enough of that offline, thanks. That may be the prime function of the forum in your eyes, but not everybody visits the site for the same purpose. Nobody forces you read the newspaper from cover to cover if all you want to read is the sport. "It's a NEWSpaper so you have to read the NEWS section before you can read more." There must be better tactics to draw folks into reading the other threads they'll find here. For instance: come up with the best comment/thread on a weekly basis and PM it to all the users. Good luck though - the signal to noise ratio is pretty low at TRF though (that's its charm for many who participate), so it'll be tough to identify a thread weekly rather than a comment. As it stands, I suspect the majority of the new visitors who will be arriving here in the coming months will be turned off and will not come back and you'll lose new Rugby 08 users who would have been drawn into the conversation later. This has been a tremendous building year for the forum. If you are able to continue to get high profile links like the BBC's during the 6N, you could turn this site into one that is supported by advertising in time. I would argue that shutting folks out is a way to ensure this doesn't happen (or at least not as quickly). Don't be offended because I don't post here. It's not meant as a personal affront. I get the 5 post quota, that's fine, just please don't keep making me waste my time when you're upping the count every couple of weeks. BTW, I have seen information quoted on other sites with TRF attributed - it's not ALL leeching. [/b][/quote] TRF is f___ing magic! And it's not cool to come and f___ with the magic. It's a forum, which be definition is a place for the exchange of ideas. It's a forum about Rugby. It is not a forum strictly about rugby games. We, because we are the first and last word in rugby forums, are privy to information because we are, as already stated, the first and last word in rugby forums. So, participate with us. Why the f___ do you just want to read about a rugby video game and not actually talk about real live rugby, or another equally interesting thread currently going on about hot chicks? Do you not like real rugby? Do you not like hot chicks? I for sure like both of those things, that's why I participate on the forum of magic, TR to tha motha f___in' F. Thank You. :D [/QUOTE]
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