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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 4, 2022 0:23:30 GMT -5
I thought people liked Sapp now and shit on Meltzer. I am just not a fan of people that are blatantly pushing the dramatic scenes of reddit and twitter...I absolutely love major aspects of AEW but their existence has naturally brought out the worst of the fanbase because there is a legit alternative now. Basically anyone like Sapp or Gareth (on the WWE side) I have blocked. In the 16 or so years I have been here I have surprisingly only blocked one person (ps. Proboard block features suck) so I use this place to filter out the craziness haha. [br Sean Ross Sapp? He’s an unbiased journalist-type, along the lines of a Meltzer (and breaks more stories than Meltzer nowadays). I’m not sure why he’d be compared to Gareth.
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Feb 4, 2022 0:34:23 GMT -5
Don't neglect Junkie in that group They're 1a and 1b I honestly laugh so hard because they can't be real people. Hey, hey now...don't over look Jobbernation & Bernardomayne.
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Post by Mecca on Feb 4, 2022 0:48:00 GMT -5
They're 1a and 1b I honestly laugh so hard because they can't be real people. Hey, hey now...don't over look Jobbernation & Bernardomayne. It's a stable of instability and mental illness.
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Post by r. on Feb 4, 2022 1:05:32 GMT -5
Moving along, The answer is clear, More Veer vingettes
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Post by Cyno on Feb 4, 2022 1:18:39 GMT -5
A picture's worth a thousand words If that doesn't sum up American corporate culture.
I thought people liked Sapp now and shit on Meltzer. I am just not a fan of people that are blatantly pushing the dramatic scenes of reddit and twitter...I absolutely love major aspects of AEW but their existence has naturally brought out the worst of the fanbase because there is a legit alternative now. Basically anyone like Sapp or Gareth (on the WWE side) I have blocked. In the 16 or so years I have been here I have surprisingly only blocked one person (ps. Proboard block features suck) so I use this place to filter out the craziness haha. Imagine thinking SRS, one of the best wrestling journalists out there (better than even Meltzer IMO), is on the level of a clown like f***ing Gareth lmao.
And what's wrong with ProBoard's blocking features? I find they work just fine.
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Feb 4, 2022 1:30:28 GMT -5
There were times very early on that Sapp was getting bad info and just throwing it all out there. But he cleaned up his act over the years and really became one of the top reporters on the industry.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Feb 4, 2022 1:38:13 GMT -5
Maybe if a journalist with WWE sources is saying people are unhappy backstage it's because people are actually not happy, and not some ploy to tell reddit users what they want to hear.
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Post by eJm on Feb 4, 2022 2:49:10 GMT -5
Maybe if a journalist with WWE sources is saying people are unhappy backstage it's because people are actually not happy, and not some ploy to tell reddit users what they want to hear. And we keep ignoring the fact that there have been dozens and dozens and dozens of shoot interviews this year from people saying they were unhappy about various things in WWE. They’re out there. Sean Ross Sapp did a lot of them.
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Post by Mecca on Feb 4, 2022 2:54:17 GMT -5
Maybe if a journalist with WWE sources is saying people are unhappy backstage it's because people are actually not happy, and not some ploy to tell reddit users what they want to hear. Unless it's SCJerk they want to hear the opposite.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 4, 2022 3:01:14 GMT -5
There were times very early on that Sapp was getting bad info and just throwing it all out there. But he cleaned up his act over the years and really became one of the top reporters on the industry. Yeah, SRS is probably the one I'd be most likely to give the benefit of the doubt to. Meltzer is still one of the big names for more reasons than just seniority, but I do also think he's got major blind spots, such as having people more likely to try to feed him dubious shit for their own benefit, or how he clearly has way fewer sources on the women side for a variety of reasons. Still, those two and Alvarez have a good, albeit obviously definitely not perfect, batting average.
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Post by clifford on Feb 4, 2022 3:51:13 GMT -5
Company which prioritises profits over employees has miserable workers- more at 11.
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Post by chazraps on Feb 4, 2022 7:41:50 GMT -5
Also, the industry might want to reconsider the use of "All Time Low" considering what came out about the band All Time Low tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2022 8:30:19 GMT -5
The company is in a real bad place right now. Maybe the worst I've ever seen it. It's clear even by watching the TV shows, how badly things are managed backstage. They have built up the likes of Roman, Brock, Charlotte and Becky to god-like heights and its at the point where there's absolutely no credible contenders for them. So they have to keep bringing part timers like Ronda, Goldberg and others back to create "money matches" or simply keep doing Brock vs Roman and Charlotte vs Becky. If they managed things correctly over the past 2 years, Those money matches could've been Keith Lee, Adam Cole, Karrion Kross, John Morrison, Toni Storm, etc but no. They had to treat them like garbage and then release them. Then you take into account how bad they've used the likes of Balor, Ricochet, Nakamura etc who could've all been main eventers by now. The company deserves everything it gets. Which is a billion dollars? This rhetoric is what always is interesting to me...They had their best year ever in spite of all the people you mentioned. The vocal demographic is not their target audience...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2022 8:36:55 GMT -5
A picture's worth a thousand words If that doesn't sum up American corporate culture.
I am just not a fan of people that are blatantly pushing the dramatic scenes of reddit and twitter...I absolutely love major aspects of AEW but their existence has naturally brought out the worst of the fanbase because there is a legit alternative now. Basically anyone like Sapp or Gareth (on the WWE side) I have blocked. In the 16 or so years I have been here I have surprisingly only blocked one person (ps. Proboard block features suck) so I use this place to filter out the craziness haha. Imagine thinking SRS, one of the best wrestling journalists out there (better than even Meltzer IMO), is on the level of a clown like f***ing Gareth lmao.
And what's wrong with ProBoard's blocking features? I find they work just fine.
I am entitled to my own opinions regarding Sapp...as for ProBoards I am not a fan of how it handles blocking communication between the two parties. Literally all it does is hide their post around a "post hidden" entry yet the person can still quote and/or respond to everything you do. It's just frustrating that the features haven't evolved in the 20 or so years I have used it. I have had situations in the past with a prolific user and even after getting mods involved it never stopped so i left for a few months and am better a more guided effort to just not respond. It would be nice if proboard made sure that street was 2 ways.
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Post by eJm on Feb 4, 2022 8:48:46 GMT -5
I am entitled to my own opinions regarding Sapp.... Sure, but his track record kind of says otherwise? And like I said, he’s the one doing the interviews with people basically saying morale hasn’t been great so it’s not like he’s just using the sources he has. He’s got actual first hand accounts of this stuff. And the block feature, whatever, I know people still quote me and say stuff but I’m not going to reply to it because they’re blocked so eh.
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Post by Hypnosis on Feb 4, 2022 9:10:22 GMT -5
I am entitled to my own opinions regarding Sapp.... Sure, but his track record kind of says otherwise? And like I said, he’s the one doing the interviews with people basically saying morale hasn’t been great so it’s not like he’s just using the sources he has. He’s got actual first hand accounts of this stuff. And the block feature, whatever, I know people still quote me and say stuff but I’m not going to reply to it because they’re blocked so eh. His quote notifications may not be turned off. I used to get those all the time when I first started posting here back in 2014.
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Post by eJm on Feb 4, 2022 9:15:59 GMT -5
Sure, but his track record kind of says otherwise? And like I said, he’s the one doing the interviews with people basically saying morale hasn’t been great so it’s not like he’s just using the sources he has. He’s got actual first hand accounts of this stuff. And the block feature, whatever, I know people still quote me and say stuff but I’m not going to reply to it because they’re blocked so eh. His quote notifications may not be turned off. I used to get those all the time when I first started posting here back in 2014. They are for me. May have just added a new option recently but I never noticed it.
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Post by Jaws the Shark on Feb 4, 2022 9:29:58 GMT -5
Maybe if a journalist with WWE sources is saying people are unhappy backstage it's because people are actually not happy, and not some ploy to tell reddit users what they want to hear. Unless it's SCJerk they want to hear the opposite. They probably love it too because it's more ammo for them against journos who are being mean about poor, downtrodden, maligned WWE.
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Post by thehottag on Feb 4, 2022 9:34:13 GMT -5
Which is a billion dollars? This rhetoric is what always is interesting to me...They had their best year ever in spite of all the people you mentioned. The vocal demographic is not their target audience... Who is their demographic? Not wrestling fans, they've been alienated for years. Not the live audience, their attendances are dropping pre & post pandemic (& most house shows have been cut entirely) Not the casual TV viewers, their ratings have been getting record lows. How, exactly, was 2021 WWE's best year ever? Creatively it was stale, there have been other years with better matches, bigger shows, larger crowds, more mainstream stars & appeal. The only possible metric you can say WWE had it's 'best year' was by cash generated, & the only reason they had that is because it was gifted to them by TV execs who don't watch the product, & a Saudi Prince who thinks they still book Yokozuna. Oh, and firing hundreds of employees at the most unethical time possible.
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Post by Cyno on Feb 4, 2022 9:39:34 GMT -5
If that doesn't sum up American corporate culture.
Imagine thinking SRS, one of the best wrestling journalists out there (better than even Meltzer IMO), is on the level of a clown like f***ing Gareth lmao.
And what's wrong with ProBoard's blocking features? I find they work just fine.
I am entitled to my own opinions regarding Sapp...as for ProBoards I am not a fan of how it handles blocking communication between the two parties. Literally all it does is hide their post around a "post hidden" entry yet the person can still quote and/or respond to everything you do. It's just frustrating that the features haven't evolved in the 20 or so years I have used it. I have had situations in the past with a prolific user and even after getting mods involved it never stopped so i left for a few months and am better a more guided effort to just not respond. It would be nice if proboard made sure that street was 2 ways. Check your block settings and make sure these are all checked off.
Yes, people can still quote and reply to you because it's still in the public discourse, but you won't get notified of it. They also can't DM you or anything so you can just go on with your day.
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