Opinions on RWO

[TheWhiteRhino]

I read with interest various peoples' concerns with the RWO site. Good football discussion is important for any club and with the lack of discussion on this board, I am very interested to get an insight into everyone's thoughts on the RWO site as the primary (or at least most popular) Sydney Swans discussion board.

 

[Diego]

I read with interest various peoples' concerns with the RWO site. Good football discussion is important for any club and with the lack of discussion on this board, I am very interested to get an insight into everyone's thoughts on the RWO site as the primary (or at least most popular) Sydney Swans discussion board.

Very Cliquey board. I am banned there for good and never want to go back there. They detest people like ROK becasue he adds spice.

Also a very conservative board.

 

[TheWhiteRhino]

Very Cliquey board. I am banned there for good and never want to go back there. They detest people like ROK becasue he adds spice.

Also a very conservative board.

I have definitely noticed the overwhelming conservatism on the board. If anyone suggests something different, controversial or outside the square, they are shot to pieces. Also a lot of supporters on the board seem like hypocrites to me. A player has a poor game, on week, and posters are asking for their head, then, the next week, when they play a blinder they are all over them, praising their every move.

 

[Diego]

I have definitely noticed the overwhelming conservatism on the board. If anyone suggests something different, controversial or outside the square, they are shot to pieces. Also a lot of supporters on the board seem like hypocrites to me. A player has a poor game, on week, and posters are asking for their head, then, the next week, when they play a blinder they are all over them, praising their every move.

And its over moderated as well. I mean why have so many mods? And yeah 1 week its trade so and so and then when he plays a blinder its "so and so is awesome" They were even asking for Goodes to be traded a few years ago!!

It used to be such a good little site many years ago until Des decided to hand out Moderation powers to all his little clique. I am a negative force on RWO and i expect them to come over here and have a go at me. Yes i was banned becasue i made a threat to Charlie, but wouldnt you if you were banned from discussing your team on the eve of a grand final. I was banned on the night Barry got off.

And BTW Charlie it was a spur of the moment thing, do you seriously think i would waste my time on Grand Final day searching for you? I had better things to worry about lad. I regret threating you now cause it makes me look bad, but geez your an arrogant little ****.

I just hate forum cliques, i think they are pathetic.

 

[Corpuscles]

As an observer and not a member... never have been, poss never will be...

it occasionally is very funny
it suffers from the isolation of being a one team town
it has some, like all sites, attention seeking ....Rokheads
it is more often than not highly critical of their own team/players.. attracting ingorant LEMMINGS to boost their fragile footy knowledge

some really insightful stuff... (only sometimes Liz!!!!! ) but lacks input from other ideas that don't conform to the "chardonnay polictically correct"

I will say if for them F_O...... that's right I never was/will be there anyway

 

[natlovestheswans]

I'm not a member, but occasionally i'll look there to see if there's any news or anything not posted on the main site. I don't personally like the atmosphere over there but i do like Corpuscles at times find it pretty funny. Some of the posters over there seem to be able to take a joke and some of them are quite sarcastic and i'm like that aswell, i like sarcasm when it comes to the Swans.. in a jokingly way of course. But yeah, other than that it's not my find of forum.

 

[Diego]

it has some, like all sites, attention seeking ....Rokheads

As much as ROK used to annoy me at times at least he added some fun and some spice to an otherwise conservative site.

 

[nico]

I am veteran of 2680 posts at RWO. I have been called a moron, fruitcake, you name it for daring to have opinions about a certain couple of players.

I quite enjoy my daily "hit" but rarely post on threads where things become testy and personal little battles.

If it wasn't for ROK in the off season it might as well have gone into hibernation. He kept the kettle boiling with some quaint little threads.
ROK and I email each other occasionally on certain issues and he is pretty rational in his thoughts and opinions. I can't believe people continually get sucked in by his comments. Some people just don't understand when they are getting the pi55 taken out of them.

I dont take anything personally and have only met one person from the site. What it does highlight (and I dont think other clubs are any different) is how many people really dont watch the game for its finer points or simply dont understand the relative abilities of players, preferring to blindly defend their idols.

 

[nico]

The other thing I have noticed about RWO is that not many people seem to post with humour. Life is not that serious.

 

[Minkus_Swan]

I used to read it religiously, then over the last few years for whatever reasons it's gone down hill. Mainly due to the 'zombie' feel that surrounds it and the Ryan O'Keefe fans (it's just not funny). It's not my cup of tea really anymore.



I agree that Liz is probably the best swan poster of any forum.

 

[natlovestheswans]

Ryan O'Keefe fans (it's just not funny).

Haha, i love the ROK fans. At the games i've got these Asian girls behind me who are obsessed with him so that i'm used to. Every third thing they say is "Kick it to Ryan" followed by "Kick it to Auskick" and "Ohh kick it in danger".

 

[grimlock]

You mean the ROKster is a real living entity? The mind boggles. Next thing you'll be telling me stella is a man.

 

[skipper kelly]

Read sometimes but dont post there.

 

[skipper kelly]

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[ChubbMuff]

Read the site alot but do not post there much. There can be some excellent discussion on issues and players and some of the posters there know a stack about footy and the Swans.

Do agree it is very cliquey however and it can be a tad conservative. They do not like people who don't toe the RWO part line, so to speak.

Agree with people about liz, an excellent poster and seems unbiased in her opinion. Charlie G has some good observations as well. ROK is a laugh and a half, people should keep a bucket of salt next to them when reading his threads and posts because he can be hysterical. Miss footyhead....

 

[is2SWaNz]

I read the site too, and just recently signed up as member. I don't post much there. They have good discussions, and there's alot of members who post every second. RWO is alive every second, and there are so many threads raised every day. It's a shame that Big Footy here don't have enough members to actually bring some discussions to the surface. But i enjoy it here, i feel it's less conservative than RWO.

 

[Carolyn]

I go on RWO, and post there often. I don't have as much posts as Nico (only 362) but still enjoy reading everything that everyone says.

 

[swantastic]

I think RWO is far and away better(Swans issues) than Big Footy at the moment.The issues raised on there are more insightful than on BF but i think that BF is getting better.Yes i am a registered user on RWO(800 posts)and BF but i do like to read the posts on BF and do post some times as do a fare few other RWO's

 

[Refried Noodle]

Sometimes it gets a bit too weird so I come back to BigFooty.