Happy to be a number on a list?
 

What do you think about being a number on a list?, im talking about most loved and shauns recent one, top 100 tibbers!
I myself see it as a pointless exercise and childish.
clearly those that have appeared on a list will not share my views.

..I can't think that anyone feels that 'number on the list' makes a difference to their lives or means anything either on the forum or in real life but it's no different from any game/thread/debate or anything else on TiBB or probably any other forum...what does have a 'point'..?...in a debate, members who have passionate opinions sometimes get into arguments etc..does that change the other persons views..?..what's the point in getting irritated/annoyed...does taking part/winning a forum game make any difference to anything..make us more intelligent than we are..?..what's the point...

..does there have to be a point...games/debates/silly threads/'lists' of ML and otherwise/polls/top songs of top years/sweepstakes/predictions of sports/reality TV and anything else predicted...in our lives they have no 'point' at all but we're all members of a forum and expect some type of entertainment/activity and some variety as well...so out of respect for everyone who takes the time to organise or take part in any of these things or contribute to a debate/make a thread etc, I appreciate it and don't see it as 'pointless' at all because otherwise we'll all be sat here staring at each other with not an awful lot happening to make the forum interesting and then for me, there really would be no 'point' in being here at all.....



EDIT:...and I don't make a choice to be on a list but if anyone places me there for whatever reasons, good or bad, then so be it...I don't see the point in objecting to it and especially when people have given their time to do it, I am who I am and not a number and the same for everyone else, it doesn't change anything about them...

..and I will also say, why is a 'list' any less valid entertainment than a game..?..it's all aimed to provide us with a bit of variety and as we all know, games often cause arguments etc for a few but are still enjoyed by many and therefore have a 'point'... and on a forum where 'free speech' has often been mentioned, I don't think we should judge what other members find entertaining because as we know, and like most things, that's all subjective anyway...

From my perspective,I just appreciate the effort the person organising the poll or game puts into it for the other members.

Over the year there can be a fair bit of unpleasantness and even nastiness directed to and from members to each other on the forum.
The 2 polls mentioned above, one where other members have to nominate and then vote for members to be in it, is nice for the positive angle it brings from the people voting in it at all.
The greatest members list which Shaun did, was not only another positive one but also a really fascinating one to follow, learning about members past and present.
I would have said the same had I not been in either of those lists,in fact I wasn't in the ML poll for my first 18 months on ths forum anyway and still loved following the event.
I have come to really like so many people on here,I have found out some people I thought I may never get on with, that I was wrong to think that, as I rate them highly now and the same vice versa too.

So I love the diversity of the forum and despite a recent blip on my part it is still the forum I would recommend to anyone else, for the fact you get heated debate, for the fact you can share your thoughts and feelings on the forum,for the fact you can form good relationships and also have the chance to take part in so many games and events too if you wish to.

I hope Most loved and also the other polls I misunderstood like the razzies take place for a long time to come too.
So in the most loved poll, I don't see myself as just a number on the list as my other members put me there, in the greatest tibb members,for some reason Shaun put me in it,I still wonder how.

For me at least anyway,it is nice to see some ordered positive thing done at times as to members and all credit to the members who organise same too.

..oh and also, just mentioning the specific lists in the OP...ML has an option to opt out of being on that list, there were a few people who did that this time but not that many compared to the members who didn’t so I can only assume that it’s a list people don’t mind being on, so on the whole popular..and the ‘Top Tibbers’, well that included a lot of people that most of us don’t know but in Shaun’s opinion have contributed to the TiBB we all choose to be part of and it’s never been said to be anything other than a personal opinion, but love it or hate it, I think it would be extremely disrespectful to not appreciate how much time went into compiling it.. and actually I would think, quite a bit of an emotional journey as well...in a TiBB forum ‘who do you think you are’ type way, it does have a point in learning about the forum and members past and present....

It makes me smile tbh,sometimes I think it's a veiled attempt at telling certain members your not keen on them,other times I think if it makes certain people happy ,then why not,personally I have thought why do people need to stroke peoples egos so much,but that's the nature of this forum I guess,It's something TIBB seems to like to do.so,so be it:hugesmile:

It's a bit of fun and a laugh for members and gives people something to do whilst it's on season.. no harm at all.

The long..

...and the short of it... :love:

Oh My God, I'm actually so happy about it, my life is now complete thanks to Shaun :lovedup: I don't know where I'd be today without his lists tbh

This. I think somebody is jealous :laugh:

someone's sad they didnt get on any list

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...2/AmberCry.png

:joker:

..I need to make a list to go shopping later..does anyone have anything they want to add..?..

Even as someone who didnt make any list, I think you are wrong

A box of tissues please :love:

I don't mind the nice lists even though they are a bit gushy, I can see the positivity in them and that justifies the time and energy placed into compiling them.
It's the nasty lists I don't like, the ones I've seen and heard about got very brutal and I can't think what they bring to the forum.

I suppose it is indeed pointless... the one I made doesn't mean anything... I just have been a member for a long time and fancied honouring a load of good members who're no longer with us.

It's hardly official, it was just something I stringed together out of boredom and fondness for TiBB.

..is that the balm ones or just the regular Kleenex..?..

Can't see a problem tbh. It's just a bit of fun.

I think we're going to need the balm Ammi

..yes, I think so too..t'is the season..of hayfever and we need to be gentle with our noses....

Well maybe next time you should consider other people's feelings before you make one !!!!11!!!! :mad:

Translation: Clearly those that have appeared on a list will not be bitter like I am.


As for lists..its just a bit of fun. Didnt realise people took it so seriously :laugh:

Whatever Vicky, you punched Josy in the face when you found out you weren't in the ML Top 50 this time. :shocked:

No, she insulted my mother. She deserved what she got :hmph: