been curious to know what made people want to become a member of this fascinating forum of fulhamers. Personally for me i was a member of cottage corner , back on the official site and when it shut down i needed a new lease of light , a new field to share my anger and thoughts , i searched the new and game across a few , but friends of fulham was the only one for me . :clap_hands: . I don't really know why i started using fulham forums however , must of been a spur of the moment thing , but i haven't looked back since 049:gif
Rare to find a football site that is 'Woman friendly'.....that's why I chose it. Simple.
I was on the old Cottage Corner and FOF. Then when the old CC went a bit silly I spent more time on this one. Then I was asked to be a Mod so ended up spending most of my time on this forum.
I got fed up with so many of the twazzocks on the official site, should have made the move years earlier.
Must say that I used to use TIFF but it started getting silly and personal...So over I popped to FOF and have never looked back.
We know everyone is different but the majority of us have one BIG thing in common we love our club...Fulham Football Club is a way of life and so reading and adding stuff to FOF has become a way of life.
There's not many days I do not read this message board, now that's a massive compliment to those that moderate the board and those that post on the board...
Well done to everyone associated with FOF...from a satisfied customer...
Hated the offical, used to be on TIFF all the time but now just read it, never ever post (at least with my name).
Used to just read FOF which seemed like a cosy private club (and it still has some issues like that) but its well moderated on the whole, and while I think the political clampdown is a bit harsh at times, it does keep things on an even keel.
Got fed up with the stupid key board warriors of the old forum , felt that this forum would benefit from an influx of intelligence, wit and charm which sadly I was unable to offer. :005:
Quote from: jms on March 23, 2014, 10:55:36 AM
Rare to find a football site that is 'Woman friendly'.....that's why I chose it. Simple.
What constitutes 'woman friendly'?
I was approached up a dark alley. Some femme fatale came out of the gloom and stepped into the light thrown from a window. I picked the light up and offered it to her. She took it and told me to expect a call on the phone she gave me from out of her handbag. I lit her cigarette but she was a non smoker. She left behind an air of mystery. I took that home with me and waited for the call.
I am still waiting. So while I wait I, like many others, came here from the offal. Despite every attempt to make me leave, I remain, waiting for the telephone to ring.
I was on the offal but it was too bad for words so I lurked more than I posted, and as it descended in to the fire and brimstone of Forum Hell I stopped lurking altogether.
Someone (not sure who) recommended the VOY forum, and I posted on that for a bit. I must admit to finding the format on that tedious, so again my activity went in to terminal decline...
Someone (not sure who - perhaps it was Lighthouse's femme fatale) then recommended FOF to me, and from the moment LB welcomed me aboard it has just felt like home. Over time the home has got bigger to cope with the increase in the number of residents, the odd room may get a bit untidy, the plumbing may creak from time to time, and the odd resident here and there may throw the occasional toy out...but you know what?
It's still HOME.
I am filling up now, so should probably end it there :dft011:
:group hug:
Been on them all but now I only post on this one. I do miss Realistic though. What happened to him?
I was one of the first to join the old Friends of Fulham. The site had just been activated when Mr. Barrett numero elf dropped by FulhamUSA.com with a blanket invitation that I accepted immediately. When the old fulhamUSA.com was hacked and looked to have died, I started spending most of my time over here.
What a glorious site this was in the early days -- good humor and banter, excessive politeness and respect, no baiting or name calling, no multiple threads on the same topic, and real evidence that posters actually read what was on the forum before commenting.
Since I've joined, I've hung around with the exception of a few self-imposed exiles and the great FofF crash. One of the great joys of my life was putting faces to noms-deFofF when the missus and I traveled over the sea a couple of seasons back. The wonderful FofFers I met are still deep in my heart.
Quote from: HatterDon on March 23, 2014, 01:28:52 PM
I was one of the first to join the old Friends of Fulham. The site had just been activated when Mr. Barrett numero elf dropped by FulhamUSA.com with a blanket invitation that I accepted immediately. When the old fulhamUSA.com was hacked and looked to have died, I started spending most of my time over here.
What a glorious site this was in the early days -- good humor and banter, excessive politeness and respect, no baiting or name calling, no multiple threads on the same topic, and real evidence that posters actually read what was on the forum before commenting.
Since I've joined, I've hung around with the exception of a few self-imposed exiles and the great FofF crash. One of the great joys of my life was putting faces to noms-deFofF when the missus and I traveled over the sea a couple of seasons back. The wonderful FofFers I met are still deep in my heart.
So it's LB's fault we got all you yanks ! :005: :005:
Quote from: Neil D on March 23, 2014, 12:42:58 PMQuote from: jms on March 23, 2014, 10:55:36 AMRare to find a football site that is 'Woman friendly'.....that's why I chose it. Simple.
What constitutes 'woman friendly'?
Personally it's being treated as an equal. When I first came on FOF I posted as neither a man or women, and people presumed I was male and i was treated fine, then I was outed one day when somebody spotted me at a game, after that even though posters knew I was female they still treated just fine. Therefore I'm treated the same if I'm a man or women on FOF, so treated equally.
Quote from: epsomraver on March 23, 2014, 01:51:19 PM
Quote from: HatterDon on March 23, 2014, 01:28:52 PM
I was one of the first to join the old Friends of Fulham. The site had just been activated when Mr. Barrett numero elf dropped by FulhamUSA.com with a blanket invitation that I accepted immediately. When the old fulhamUSA.com was hacked and looked to have died, I started spending most of my time over here.
What a glorious site this was in the early days -- good humor and banter, excessive politeness and respect, no baiting or name calling, no multiple threads on the same topic, and real evidence that posters actually read what was on the forum before commenting.
Since I've joined, I've hung around with the exception of a few self-imposed exiles and the great FofF crash. One of the great joys of my life was putting faces to noms-deFofF when the missus and I traveled over the sea a couple of seasons back. The wonderful FofFers I met are still deep in my heart.
So it's LB's fault we got all you yanks ! :005: :005:
I thought he was Texan :dft011:
Quote from: Berserker on March 23, 2014, 01:53:05 PM
Personally it's being treated as an equal. When I first came on FOF I posted as neither a man or women, and people presumed I was male and was I treated fine, then I was outed one day when somebody spotted me at a game, after that even though posters knew I was female they still treated just fine. Therefore I'm treated the same if I'm a man or women on FOF, so treated equally.
Fair enough.
I used to read the BBC 606 Fulham page, but that got taken down due to Auntie's budget cuts. I was then looking for a home to read and discuss all things Fulham. I tried poking my head into the offal forum a few times, but found it juvenile.
I can't honestly remember how I came across Friends of Fulham, whether it was a tip off from the guy that used to sit next to me in H2, or if it was mentioned elsewhere online. However, when I poked my head in here, I found the discussion interesting (in that there actually was real discussion) and funny. I also liked the daily fulham stuff thread, which was (and still is) a good source of FFC news away from the mainstream news outlets.
It took me a while to pluck up the courage to post on here, but when I did I was made to feel welcome, which is another big positive for this forum. I like the fact that this forum is like a night down the pub after a game, where you can discuss all things Fulham with friends without fear of being trolled by the idiot in the corner who just waits to insult people.
Good natured banter and honest debate without rancour.
What more could anyone want out of a site such as this?
Quote from: Burt on March 23, 2014, 01:20:12 PM
- perhaps it was Lighthouse's femme fatale
:group hug:
Not this one? She only just made it past the haunted 27.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0d5rH45Ux0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0d5rH45Ux0#)
Quote from: Neil D on March 23, 2014, 12:42:58 PM
Quote from: jms on March 23, 2014, 10:55:36 AM
Rare to find a football site that is 'Woman friendly'.....that's why I chose it. Simple.
What constitutes 'woman friendly'?
Not full of sexist comments or patronising comments about women and their football knowledge......you'd be surprised what a lot of misogyny there is out there in the ether.....or perhaps you wouldn't be. This site also has a woman moderator, which is good too.
Whoops just seen Berserkers comment. I rest my case.
Can't remember how I came here but think I was I pulled across from TIFF by a news report. Still far more active on TIFF but visit here most days as well.
Being from Belfast, Fulham fans are about as rare as sunny days over here! So I was looking to join a forum where I could have an intelligent conversation with others. Instead of getting grief for simply supporting Fulham.
I think I just googled 'Fulham Fan Forum' and this was the one I chose! And have never looked back!
Like most yanks, I followed American players over the pond. At first, I tried Citi, since Claudio Reyna was there and just couldn't stand all the testosterone turkeys. I than tried Manure (what did I know, I'm a yank right?) because Jonathan Spector but he rightly never got a game there and what arrogance the fans had. Than a stroke of luck. FFC picked up McBride. that got me to College Corner where I managed to mostly put up with the Butt Sniffing Bird (Ostrich Watch ). BTW, how many loos did he have? Of course, the trolls, Realistic, The Don and some others although the latter seems to have changed his stripes (IMHO). When FOF was started I immedaiately jumped ship & joined, mostly becasue it was well moderated. That has slipped a minor bit since we have picked up so many mew members but they all seem to be coming round. I've been back to the club site twice since I was one of the first 100 to join this fabulous forum. I've been back to the club forum twice since I joined FOF. The last time it didn't recognize me and to be fair I didn'r recognize it either.
This is home and home is where the heart is. I'll pop in with a few more platutes later!
Quote from: YankeeJim on March 23, 2014, 06:52:53 PM
Like most yanks, I followed American players over the pond. At first, I tried Citi, since Claudio Reyna was there and just couldn't stand all the testosterone turkeys. I than tried Manure (what did I know, I'm a yank right?) because Jonathan Spector but he rightly never got a game there and what arrogance the fans had. Than a stroke of luck. FFC picked up McBride. that got me to College Corner where I managed to mostly put up with the Butt Sniffing Bird (Ostrich Watch ). BTW, how many loos did he have? Of course, the trolls, Realistic, The Don and some others although the latter seems to have changed his stripes (IMHO). When FOF was started I immedaiately jumped ship & joined, mostly becasue it was well moderated. That has slipped a minor bit since we have picked up so many mew members but they all seem to be coming round. I've been back to the club site twice since I was one of the first 100 to join this fabulous forum. I've been back to the club forum twice since I joined FOF. The last time it didn't recognize me and to be fair I didn'r recognize it either.
This is home and home is where the heart is. I'll pop in with a few more platutes later!
Interesting that you should mention OW! I would add Clydebank, whereas some others whom I've seen on here from time to time (e.g. PvD) have come around somewhat. I do miss Michael Saunders though, had some terrific debates with him.
Disagreement can be a lot of fun so long as its respectful. In all honesty, our own opinions about football in general and Fulham in particular are no more valuable than anyone else's. I consciously believe that while my ego tells me that I'm just being generous to everyone else. LOL It's when people insult or state an obvious opinion as fact, "So & so is useless while my guy is the second coming. Fact!" that my hackles rise.
Nothing sounds better than my own melodious wisdom. 092.gif 086.gif
I'd always read the Offal forum, though I only posted occasionally, and less and less when it declined into Cottage Corner.
I wasn't surprised when I visited CC one day, and found it had been terminated, since it was disgrace to the club, but where to go for my fix of Fulham debate? -though there wasn't much of that on CC, and I began visiting FOF, and applied to join, and have found it generally a most congenial, well run and civilised place- about 500 times better than CC, or the old Offal
I used to post on a Guardian newspaper poetry forum, as well as FOF (don't all laugh), and found one forum full of bullying, sexism, sneering and snobbery, and the other respectful of each other's views and civilised - and it was the Guardian one I stopped posting on because of abuse and poor moderation, and I think this says a lot about FOF.
I came across to friends of fulham when cottage corner went to the poo! This is a great forum and I love reading everyone thoughts about this great team.
Quote from: epsomraver on March 23, 2014, 01:51:19 PM
Quote from: HatterDon on March 23, 2014, 01:28:52 PM
I was one of the first to join the old Friends of Fulham. The site had just been activated when Mr. Barrett numero elf dropped by FulhamUSA.com with a blanket invitation that I accepted immediately. When the old fulhamUSA.com was hacked and looked to have died, I started spending most of my time over here.
What a glorious site this was in the early days -- good humor and banter, excessive politeness and respect, no baiting or name calling, no multiple threads on the same topic, and real evidence that posters actually read what was on the forum before commenting.
Since I've joined, I've hung around with the exception of a few self-imposed exiles and the great FofF crash. One of the great joys of my life was putting faces to noms-deFofF when the missus and I traveled over the sea a couple of seasons back. The wonderful FofFers I met are still deep in my heart.
So it's LB's fault we got all you yanks ! :005: :005:
Yep, and all those Exiles as well!! Eh Roger? :022:
Well at the start I was very on and off the forum, I think I first registered here in 2010 or 2011, but was never active on the forum, kinda scared to new places :P but reason I joined FoF was simply:
1: Google Fulham fan site
2: First one was FoF, an di tlooked active and decent
3: Register
4: Be scared to say something
5: 2013 Become active
First site I joined regarding fans for Fulham, besides the Norwegian official one :)
Quote from: Berserker on March 23, 2014, 01:54:27 PM
Quote from: epsomraver on March 23, 2014, 01:51:19 PM
Quote from: HatterDon on March 23, 2014, 01:28:52 PM
I was one of the first to join the old Friends of Fulham. The site had just been activated when Mr. Barrett numero elf dropped by FulhamUSA.com with a blanket invitation that I accepted immediately. When the old fulhamUSA.com was hacked and looked to have died, I started spending most of my time over here.
What a glorious site this was in the early days -- good humor and banter, excessive politeness and respect, no baiting or name calling, no multiple threads on the same topic, and real evidence that posters actually read what was on the forum before commenting.
Since I've joined, I've hung around with the exception of a few self-imposed exiles and the great FofF crash. One of the great joys of my life was putting faces to noms-deFofF when the missus and I traveled over the sea a couple of seasons back. The wonderful FofFers I met are still deep in my heart.
So it's LB's fault we got all you yanks ! :005: :005:
I thought he was Texan :dft011:
You, madam, are a joy!!!! 077.gif
Quote from: MJG on March 23, 2014, 12:04:01 PM
Hated the offical, used to be on TIFF all the time but now just read it, never ever post (at least with my name).
Used to just read FOF which seemed like a cosy private club (and it still has some issues like that) but its well moderated on the whole, and while I think the political clampdown is a bit harsh at times, it does keep things on an even keel.
Me too. Word for word.
I came in with Brian McBride. The warm reception as an American fan has kept me here.
I read some others occasionally but never posted because I was not too impressed with some of the stuff I read. I liked the comments, discussion and humour on FoF so decided to join in. Unless I am away from the internet, I check in every day. (Sad to say multiple times fp.gif)
I too look in every day, but don't always find the time to post. Any way i found FoF during our Europa cup run whilst looking for help and advice about Hamburg, pubs etc and have never looked back since
I came because I was fed up with the offal, I didn't believe that it was a true representation of Fulham Fans, in my view the lunatics certain took over that asylum!
whilst we're far from perfect I still believe that we're one of the 'fairer' football forums, in general we try to make reasoned arguments against others point of view without too much name calling and spitefulness.
I've met quite a few posters, and I must say that I've not met one I've not liked, so far, the only thing we all haven common is this irrational love for Fulham, Craven Cottage and the feeling that we're part of a bigger family, I hope that FoF imparts that to everyone who drops in, I think it does, but then I'm biased.
I must declare an interest here as although I'm a 'mod' I tend to stick to techie matters, my fellow moderators are far more reasonable than I am, I'd end up banning everybody :dft011:
the question I would ask is what keeps you coming back?
