Media Serial Stats: The Wonders & Demons, and a Failed Attempt At Glory

[AnUltimateRessie]

We remembered pretty quickly that this place was a big waste of time in the end anyway

 

[AnUltimateRessie]

Did we really rattle this mob that much the week prior that they tried to go out of their way to break the posting record?

Yeah, that match thread was so s**t that we were just so excited to have a decent opposition

 

[Pickitt]

Cheers GOAT. You have to enlighten me on the story of Grockadoc one day.

Watch this my friend

Official Match Thread - Season 33 - Round 11: Dragons FFC vs Fighting Furies at Ljp86's Lair - grand final rematch

Oh well. He'll have to try again next week. In the #grandfinalrematchrematch?

www.bigfooty.com

oh and this i guess

Media - Pickitt: SFA's Record Breaking Hero

People have been complaining that this season has been a little dull and last week during the Grand Final rematch, one boy man decided to change all that and entertain the masses on his way to breaking a long standing record. Up stepped Pickitt to be the Hero he was born to be. Tony Media was...

www.bigfooty.com

 

[HARPSichord]

Very well written piece serial_thrilla. That was an enjoyable read.

 

[sausageroll]

I'd rather win the game than break any posting records.

We won, right?

Ahhhh, s**t.

 

[serial_thrilla]

We remembered pretty quickly that this place was a big waste of time in the end anyway

All part of Headless' plan.
Season 39 can't come soon enough!

 

[Gralin]

All part of Headless' plan.
Season 39 can't come soon enough!

if you were admin for a day would you declare it season 39?

 

[T2B_]

That trend line of the Wonders/Demon thread reminded me of one thing...

You guys know there's pills for that?

 

[Greenery]

Yeah, that match thread was so s**t that we were just so excited to have a decent opposition

Send me a pm if you need to be saved.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

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Do you remember #grandfinalrematch?

Of course you do. But for those that have joined since Season 33, I'll summarise: - it was the peak of match thread posting in the history of this league. The Dragons and Furies - two clubs with next to no common ground - coming together for a rematch of the Season 32 Grand Final. But instead of the usual slew of basic qooty banter, beer chat and faux outrage, the two clubs combined to create something special as they bounced off each other during a journey to what became the longest match thread on this forum. For almost all involved (U2tigers the exception) it was one of their fondest memories in this league.

They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery. But what does it mean if the imitation is merely a pale shadow of the inspiration?



Many of you know ClarkeM, yes?

ClarkeM didn't like #grandfinalrematch.
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Which is makes it all the more curious as to why he wanted to replicate it last week during the Round 4 match thread between the Wonders and Demons.
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A little hypocrisy goes a long way, but never the less - off went the Wonders and Demons on their quest to climb the mountain.

I tried to warn them of the enormity of the task, but to no avail:​

Bluelegs identified early on that they faced an uphill battle, but others forged on.​

So how did our Foundation Cup friends fare in their quest? Surely the might of the Wonders and Demons - two self-proclaimed heavyweights of the league - could take down a record produced by the lowly Dragons and Furies?


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Oh dear.

Sadly they were never in with a chance. They kept within striking distance for the first 24 hours, but by the time Thursday rolled around they were flatlining more than the current global economy. The eventual differential of 3394 match thread posts was more than the top three contributors for #grandfinalrematch combined.

And with only 98 contributors, compared to the 123 seen in #grandfinalrematch, they couldn't even get the engagement from the wider Sweet FA community in their scheme.


Perhaps the Wonders and Demons should focus on trying to keep the "Foundation Cup" relevant, and add a bit of spark to their rivalry, instead of going on hopeless crusades whilst trying to add an element of friendship to their "fued".


But do you want to know what actually is the saddest thing about this attempt?

They didn't even beat the second longest match thread in Sweet FA history...









Bin this steaming pile of hubris. There was no serious attempt at defeating the ghastly excrescence that was the Furball - Drags. Iirc renowned wordsmith @pickitt was a leading poster. The thread remains a stain on the idea of match threads being a platform for witty banter.

People posting in the Dees Wonders thread took the time read, enjoy and respond to each other. Their approach differed markedly from the spam thread the OP refers to.

Bin the thread​

 

[T2B_]

People posting in the Dees Wonders thread took the time read, enjoy and respond to each other. Their approach differed markedly from the spam thread the OP refers to.

Haha. No.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

You need no life spammers like the OP to set that kind of record.

Try playing a game where you tag and harass the entire league 200 times a day next time.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I would add Pickitt started off enthusiastically posting his guffaw free zone posts, some of which may have contained a recognisable word. He was deterred by folks in the thread and to his credit stopped posting.

What made the thread fun was the engagement of some very funny posters from both sides. The number of posts was irrelevant to most of us. It was, in short, a quality thread.

 

[AnUltimateRessie]

You need no life spammers like the OP to set that kind of record.

yeah unfortunately damicky was away as well

 

[Greenery]

You need no life spammers like the OP to set that kind of record.

Try playing a game where you tag and harass the entire league 200 times a day next time.

The peak of posting in the SFA.

 

[serial_thrilla]

yeah unfortunately damicky was away as well

No wonder you guys enjoyed the thread so much!

 

[King Tenz]

Yeah, that match thread was so s**t that we were just so excited to have a decent opposition

Seemed like a very reasonable and well mannered thread to me.

Did the number of exuberant Dragon gifs really ruin the thread for you guys? Damn, that's a shame.

 

[AnUltimateRessie]

Seemed like a very reasonable and well mannered thread to me.

Did the number of exuberant Dragon gifs really ruin the thread for you guys? Damn, that's a shame.

The dragon gifs you posted or the dragon gifs I posted myself?

 

[ClarkeM]

We had so much fun. Best match thread ever. Greatest match thread in this league’s existence!

 

[Gralin]

We had so much fun. Best match thread ever. Greatest match thread in this league’s existence!

The list of people that wanted to kiss you was longer than expected

 

[Bluelegs]

Name the third man to set foot on the moon.

Nobody cares about third.

Meanwhile Gralin:
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Easily better than second

 

[ClarkeM]

The list of people that wanted to kiss you was longer than expected

I would agree with you there but I wasn’t complaining!

Love that we had so much fun that others who missed out have realised that they missed out on this much fun!

 

[ClarkeM]

But do you want to know what actually is the saddest thing about this attempt?

I think we found it, and thanks for setting the example kiddo

 

[serial_thrilla]

We had so much fun. Best match thread ever. Greatest match thread in this league’s existence!

 

[ClarkeM]

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Nice drawing!