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Post by kittylimits on Nov 16, 2007 10:51:37 GMT -5
I just don't get it. Whenever I read a "news site" all the "stories" (cough-gossip-cough) seems to always be accented with a jab at the WWE, or TNA. Never ROH, of course. But I just don't get it -- how can these people spend SO MUCH OF THEIR TIME (and probably make a living outta it with how many dang ads and pop ups they have) on something they don't seem to actually like?
It's not just Rajah, but that's just the example I gave b/c I feel like it's one most everyone around here is familiar with.
Also, I apologize if this was a misplaced thread.
On that note, Go Blue.
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Post by joeman on Nov 16, 2007 10:54:39 GMT -5
Meltzer is into MMA now. That is why.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2007 10:55:06 GMT -5
I guess it's because they consider it to be "cool" to go against the bigger companies.
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Post by Steveweiser on Nov 16, 2007 11:04:41 GMT -5
Rajah.com may or may not hate wrestling.
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Post by Kae on Nov 16, 2007 11:11:02 GMT -5
They're like film critics. It's more fun bitching about movies than being complimentary about them.
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Post by Mrs. Potato Dick on Nov 16, 2007 11:26:54 GMT -5
They're like film critics. It's more fun bitching about movies than being complimentary about them. That is probably the greatest comment in the history of the internet wrestling community. Period. Except that that comments pertains to damn near everyone. Here, included. Everyone bitches about the product more than compliments. I try not to because then I'd be a hypocrite. I'd say that about 99% of the WC board does more bitching than praising. There could be a five star match between Edge and Jericho on Monday. But everyone will bitch because HHH and Orton started the show with a promo. Such is life, I guess... |
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Post by AriadosMan on Nov 16, 2007 11:27:34 GMT -5
Nobody likes reading complimentary reviews. "I hate this" sells better. Who do you think gets more hits: AVGN or some guy who praises every game he reviews to high heaven?
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Post by BxB on Nov 16, 2007 11:30:41 GMT -5
I pretty much agree with the most of the views in this thread about negativity getting more attention than the positive aspects. An article about HHH supposedly burying people is going to get the news site more hits.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Nov 16, 2007 11:31:45 GMT -5
They're like film critics. It's more fun bitching about movies than being complimentary about them. That is probably the greatest comment in the history of the internet wrestling community. Period. Except that that comments pertains to damn near everyone. Here, included. Everyone bitches about the product more than compliments. I try not to because then I'd be a hypocrite. I'd say that about 99% of the WC board does more bitching than praising. There could be a five star match between Edge and Jericho on Monday. But everyone will bitch because HHH and Orton started the show with a promo. Such is life, I guess... Some might have fun bitching, and others might actually be disillusioned with what they're watching. It isn't always one reason. Keep in mind that it's called "Wrestle crap". I may be more interested in mingling than venting, but venting is healthy. |
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Post by amaron on Nov 16, 2007 12:10:13 GMT -5
I'm beginning to think Scherer, Johnson, and Woodward actually DO hate wrestling... at least since ECW folded.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Nov 16, 2007 12:29:15 GMT -5
Damn liberal media hatin' on our wrasslin'!
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Post by Red 'n' Black Reggie on Nov 16, 2007 12:34:08 GMT -5
i hate critics in general. i'm sure they're nice people, but the simple practice of being a critic sucks. of all the careers, you chose to spend your life telling other people where they went wrong. what the hell? if you guys are so good at booking a wrestlking show, or putting together formats, why don't you go ahead and do it?
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Post by JMA on Nov 16, 2007 16:18:18 GMT -5
They don't. Pretty simple really.
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Post by lildude8218 on Nov 16, 2007 16:25:08 GMT -5
That is probably the greatest comment in the history of the internet wrestling community. Period. Except that that comments pertains to damn near everyone. Here, included. Everyone bitches about the product more than compliments. I try not to because then I'd be a hypocrite. I'd say that about 99% of the WC board does more bitching than praising. There could be a five star match between Edge and Jericho on Monday. But everyone will bitch because HHH and Orton started the show with a promo. Such is life, I guess... Some might have fun bitching, and others might actually be disillusioned with what they're watching. It isn't always one reason. Keep in mind that it's called "Wrestle crap". I may be more interested in mingling than venting, but venting is healthy. Keep in mind that Wrestlecrap is not about bitching about all the negatives. It's about having fun and joking about them. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2007 17:42:32 GMT -5
Agreed... we dont bitch so much as make fun
We arent bitching about Batista's bad promo's... we make fun of them...
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Post by HMARK Center on Nov 16, 2007 18:14:50 GMT -5
Damn liberal media hatin' on our wrasslin'! I know you're joking, but I was about to make a point and say you could apply a thought like this to just about any field you can report on. Not to lend journalistic integrity to the guys who run the "NEWZ" sites (most of which, as we all know, are absolutely awful), but criticizing something doesn't = hatred. Sports Illustrated doesn't hate Major League Baseball, but it, and the fans right along with them, will call MLB out on running World Series games so late at night that nobody can watch them, and with allowing steroids to get so deep in the game, etc. etc. That doesn't mean they hate MLB, it's valid criticism. Again, not equating SI with NEWZ sites here, as one is a quality publication and the other is a mucky sea of ignorance, but the point still stands. |
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Post by The F'N Captain on Nov 16, 2007 18:29:31 GMT -5
I agree that most of us here make fun of wrestling, not bash it. And what we DO make fun of, well let's be honest, needs to be made fun of.
I try, TRY, to back up any outright negative comments with plainspoken rational thinking, not angry bias.
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Post by Stotty on Nov 16, 2007 20:21:14 GMT -5
Wade Keller, who writes for pwtorch.com is one of the worst. I think it's mostly because you can create a lot more content by bashing the product, and then pretending to take the moral high ground. Its also a way of making yourself seem more important. Kinda like saying "i'm way more intelligent than those 'normal' fans because i can see the product more clearly than anyone, for what it really is." Truth is, they can't.
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Post by I Graduated Warrior University on Nov 16, 2007 23:26:37 GMT -5
I prefer it when writers inject their opinions into recaps. It makes a much more interesting read then "wrestler a pins wrestler b in 10:00".
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Post by royboy8 on Nov 16, 2007 23:36:36 GMT -5
They're like film critics. It's more fun bitching about movies than being complimentary about them. That is probably the greatest comment in the history of the internet wrestling community. Period. Except that that comments pertains to damn near everyone. Here, included. Everyone bitches about the product more than compliments. I try not to because then I'd be a hypocrite. I'd say that about 99% of the WC board does more bitching than praising. There could be a five star match between Edge and Jericho on Monday. But everyone will bitch because HHH and Orton started the show with a promo. Such is life, I guess... I agree 100 percent. I am with you as one of the few that actually come on here to talk E, not Bitch all the time. |
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