Anyone else notice BB board participation down?
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Cindyluvsroddy

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 12:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Instead of complaining about the threads, boards , posts etc....

Come up with interesting topics to talk about :)

Zeyna

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 12:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Has anyone else noticed that there just isn't enough humor this year? Last two years the HGs were so much funnier, and I remember laughing much more. This year, the laughter in the BB house is always at the expense of another.

There's a lot of negativity in the house, and this causes some negativity on the board. You can only read how bad Roddy or Danielle or whoever is so many times before you just stop responding.

*Edited to add...Uhoh just read your post..sorry to be redundant, it wasn't intentional :)

Maris

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 12:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You are right Zena, whatever you have to say about Will he was hysterical. These people have no sense of humor at all. I also think that what happens in the house is reflected on the boards. you cannot post negative or postive posts about HGs before you are personally attacked which is what goes on in the house.

Wedge

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 12:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I really love this board and the freedom to view ones opinions ( within reason)...but I have to admit that in the last week or so things have changed. I find myself not wating to post in fear I may be attacked by a handful of folks...now I just look and see if theyre into that thread , if not, I post, if they wander back, I wander out. Things have gotten a bit "hateful". I think this place is great, I wish some would take it down a notch...I just wanna have fun y'all..:)

Wavelength

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 01:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have to add that there is a lot of talk by the houseguests, particularly Roddy and Chiara about the characters they were picked to play. On the live feeds this morning (about 1:30) Roddy told Lisa he had made a comment about the baby Jesus and wished he could take it back as he was "supposed to be the anti-religious one." She responded with " Noone is paying attention to what we say unless it's someone sitting at their computer who has no life. " That's what has gotten to me recently. If we are watching a scripted show I can just go watch anything that is on TV at this point. Anyone feeling the same?

C1mag

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 01:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What can I say? This board FREAKIN ROCKS!!!!This year they are playing this game OUT! It's funny that some feel the participation is down on this board because I actually thought it was up. I've seen threads zoom to over 200 responses in a short amount of time when there is a hot topic happening within the house. Perhaps some are missing the light hearted threads. Currently the house guests aren't giving us too much of that right now. The game seems to be going 24/7 so perhaps that is why there are less "fluff" type of threads. However, Cindy has the right idea! If there isn't a subject that you care for then join right in and start a new one. You'd be surprised how fast the responses show up.

As for the live feed posts: I give complete credit to those that are providing them. This year it's not easy following the conversations. At times they are all chattering so fast it's impossible to put it all down. Thanks to all the live feed posters once again.

Puttergirl

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 01:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have to agree with Mygetaway. I'm just finding myself less and less interested and I can't really put my finger on why. I know that none of the hgs really interest me highly and that I'm not really caring at this point who wins, but I can't really say why that is. My interest in Reality Shows in general hasn't decreased; I'm still an avid follower. I'm just really bored with BB right now. I probably only come to the message boards 2-3 times a week and have actually missed some shows!!!!!

Oh, let me also say that my waning interest has nothing to do with what's being posted or with the zeal of any of the posters. I enjoy when the boards get "fiesty". But I have noticed more and more lately, that when I enter and scan the list of BB topics, I don't land on that many that draw my attention. Maybe its because we seem to just be rehashing the same old stuff over and over now.

Keiffer

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 02:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It really is simple. Most postings the last month were about getting rid of ROddy, Eric, Josh, Chiara, and for awhile Lisa. Now Lisa has become a favorite because she has turned on Roddy so the posting about how terrible she is has dropped. Eric, Josh, and Chiara are gone so there are no more posts about how terrible they are. With only one of the hated still around it cuts down becuase you can only say the same old grips about Roddy so many times before it gets boring... even to the most stong Roddy detractors.

People rooting against the interesting personalities... wanted them gone as soon as possible. Heck I remember post that were saying how they wished both people up could leave the same week. Now that they are gone all the hate level has dropped. Like it or not people only vote, or talk in big numbers if they are voting or talking against a person. In national elections people are not voting FOR a person they are voting AGAINST a person because of all the attack ads. Same her 90% of posters have lost their anger because the people they were angry at are gone.

Willsmom

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 06:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I wonder if anyone feels the same way I do. This year I feel almost guilty watching the show. I feel like when I watch I am condoning the crude and rude behavior of most of the houseguests. Some days after reading the LFP of the Gerry bashing or sexual conversations I am truly disturbed. I try not emotionally react, but I truly do not know people this mean in my life. My friends and I do not degrade people we are not particularly fond of. I wonder what kind of life Marcellus lives. How snobbish to feel the need to comment on everyone's appearance and to put yourself on such a high pedestal. He has no clue how he comes across nor how much he is just like all these houseguests he has called "vile". My Walmart clothes and I are very far below Marcellus' standards, but you know...my priorities are in order. How anyone can go on American television with the priorities he appears to have after all that has happened in our nation this year galls me. Anyway I say all that to say that sometimes I don't want to watch because I don't want to give AS or some of the houseguests the satisfaction of having a higher rating for the week. Yet I continue...hypocritically so...cause it's like a book...gotta read to the end. Maybe one day I'll get the guts to turn the TV off. Sometimes it's embarassing to say I'm a fan of the show. You may not agree, but I was just curious if I'm alone. Thanks for making it to the end of this long post...have a good day!

Archie

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 07:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't feel guilty at all. To me, this is a game show and these people are playing the game.

Lumbele

Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 07:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Willsmom, you are not alone. I often feel just like you do. Although I get most of my info here on the board, I still watch BB on TV during the commercials of whatever show I happen to be more interested in, unless there is a particular scene I want to watch (I don't have LFs).
For me this board and its members is what makes the show fun.
Would the rest of you watch the show if you didn't have access to the internet and this MB?