Non-Pak supporting PP posters...

[Gujar]

I just wanted to say how good it is to see so many non Pak supporting PP posters these days. I think virtually all bring something positive to the board and there are virtually no trolls on the board these days! It really is good to see constructive debate without resorting to personal insults and stereotypes (for the most part). Well done OZGOD, Big Harvey, Siddharth, JAF, Dinakar, Fish, Indiafan, MarathaPride, Rahulrulez! Apologies to whoever i missed out, but keep up the good work.

[siddharth]

I always maintained that this is the best cricket forum i have ever been to.

We feel very free here to discuss .And the support given by the modes and fellow posters (positive or negative ) is immense .Thanks every one for that .

Moreover PP is always busy with one or other controversy .

So far all those controversies were related to Pakistan cricket .

Now u guys can relax ,all the attention have changed to another issue

Any way there is not a dull moment in PP.

[legslip]

Originally Posted by Gujar I just wanted to say how good it is to see so many non Pak supporting PP posters these days. I think virtually all bring something positive to the board and there are virtually no trolls on the board these days! It really is good to see constructive debate without resorting to personal insults and stereotypes (for the most part). Well done OZGOD, Big Harvey, Siddharth, JAF, Dinakar, Fish, Indiafan, MarathaPride, Rahulrulez! Apologies to whoever i missed out, but keep up the good work.

Good post Gujjar. I would also like to praise there selflessness, audacity and diversity in embracing PakPassion- they could of easily joined forums more closer to there respective teams had they chosen to.

[umarbeast]

You have my support Indians. Teach those Aussies a lesson. Never thougtht I would see a day where so many people were against Australia and rightly so. Keep up the good job India.

[Gujar]

Originally Posted by umarbeast You have my support Indians. Teach those Aussies a lesson. Never thougtht I would see a day where so many people were against Australia and rightly so. Keep up the good job India.

This thread is not just for the Indian PP'ers, but also the Aussie, Saffie and English and any others. There are a lot of top Indian posters on here now but OZGOD for example has been on here for a while and always talks sense.

[UP]

Originally Posted by siddharth I always maintained that this is the best cricket forum i have ever been to. We feel very free here to discuss .And the support given by the modes and fellow posters (positive or negative ) is immense .Thanks every one for that . Moreover PP is always busy with one or other controversy . So far all those controversies were related to Pakistan cricket . Now u guys can relax ,all the attention have changed to another issue Any way there is not a dull moment in PP.

I agree with you on that siddharth...PP is the first & best forum I have been too and I'm absolutely addicted to it I was in Pakistan in these holidays and I cant tell you how much I missed PP...well done mods and everyone

[Plasma]

Originally Posted by Umair99 I agree with you on that siddharth...well done mods

Well done members too

a good healthy, pull your hair out debate is always fun.

[OZGOD]

A forum would be dull without a divergence of opinions, and people prepared to defend those opinions (be they with facts, logic, emotion or whatever). Just as long as there are no hard feelings at the end. This forum is better moderated than most, given the volatile nature of much of the material we're discussing. But I think most members here see ourselves as part of a greater community of cricket lovers as a whole, and so we moderate our own behaviour (well, most of us, anyway), which means the mods have less to do.

[abcanada]

indeed its a pleasure to have our Indian posters and posters from other places!!!....... pakpassion is quite diverse and unique in this way......

and regardig the recent controversy... all i have to say is....... CHAK DE INDIAAAA!!!

[nikred]

Originally Posted by OZGOD A forum would be dull without a divergence of opinions, and people prepared to defend those opinions (be they with facts, logic, emotion or whatever). Just as long as there are no hard feelings at the end. This forum is better moderated than most, given the volatile nature of much of the material we're discussing. But I think most members here see ourselves as part of a greater community of cricket lovers as a whole, and so we moderate our own behaviour (well, most of us, anyway), which means the mods have less to do.

finally.....finally something that i agree with OZGOD

[wanted_desi]

its only forum where these indians/english are welcome. if u look at others pakistani forums, they insult indians. and ask them to not to come on their forums, most of u know which forum is that.

[WasimG]

The diversity, the freedom of speech and in general, posters are intelligent here.
I wish Pakistan the country was more like PakPassion.

[kablooee87]

Even though I sometimes don't like it, I know that's it's a necessary ingredient for a well balanced discussion. Without people like Siddharth and OZGOD, there would be no resistance to over-favoritism for Pakistani point of view to the point where meaningful discussion would nearly diminish and we would become like some other cricket forums on the net (I can think of Pakistani and Indian examples).

On the other hand, what I don't like is when people come to PP with a totally closed mind and their intention is to troll more than anything else.

[161]

just wondering .. are there any decent ozzie cricket forums around ?

[khilari]

good work fellow posters...m proud of u
i hope we always look at the fair point e.g. hair n bucknor ... n support the right side. The emotions from both sides were high and i think we (at pp) handle it better than other forums

[flawed_genius]

Kasif77 - Most of them are biased as and have their heads up their ass so far they cant see the light. Its basically Us against the world sort of stuff.

OZGOD and fellow Aussie posters here are top notch.

[Random Aussie]

Awwww Thi

No decent Aussie cricket forums that I have found, the ones I have seen are no worth visiting. Also yadda yadda we are the best cricket team, we break this record, we break that record is not interesting to discuss.

This seems to be a forum of people who love cricket - judging from what I have read on here. Other forums seems to be more nationalistic.

[Saj]

on behalf of the PP team - thanks for the kind words folks. When it comes to moderating, our policy is simple, we will remove posts with disgusting language, racist stuff and religious abuse etc irrespective of the nationality of the poster.

Of course we cant be online 24/7 so if you do spot something that the mods have missed, then please do use the report abuse button.

Also dont forget if you have any ideas on how to improve the site, then please post them in the Suggestions forum.

[Cryin Out Loud]

PP is a credit to cricket fans from the subcontinent.

Notice, I said subcontinent. As an Indian, I am more than happy to step up and share the credit whenever Pakistanis do something great.

No need to thank me, boys. I'll be here whenever you need my support.

[Indieview]

Yes, Im from India and this is the only Cricket forum I check.. Kudos to the entire PP management Team and fellow PP'ers

[purplehaze]

It's highly likely that all people who have joined hands for PP above would be fighting their heart out, against each other, to prove their point in some different thread.

This shows the kind of maturity most of the fans out here has it in them and this is what that brings me back to this site repeatedly.

Great job people, great job moderators!

[Braveheart]

Originally Posted by Gujar I just wanted to say how good it is to see so many non Pak supporting PP posters these days. I think virtually all bring something positive to the board and there are virtually no trolls on the board these days! It really is good to see constructive debate without resorting to personal insults and stereotypes (for the most part). Well done OZGOD, Big Harvey, Siddharth, JAF, Dinakar, Fish, Indiafan, MarathaPride, Rahulrulez! Apologies to whoever i missed out, but keep up the good work.

It's a shame the Indian forums aren't like this one. The minute a non-Indian fan posts anything that criticises any aspect of Indian cricket; they are set upon with below the belt insults, with the 'Mods' turning a 'blind eye'.

[DHONI183]

Originally Posted by Braveheart It's a shame the Indian forums aren't like this one. The minute a non-Indian fan posts anything that criticises any aspect of Indian cricket; they are set upon with below the belt insults, with the 'Mods' turning a 'blind eye'.

Really, it´s a shame! Whenever I visit Indian forums you will always see threads full of bad-mouthing against Pakistan. That boils my blood but again I think that by revenging I will only lower my standards and it will not make any difference to them since they already have stooped so low. Moderators there are blind .

Anyway, two wrongs don´t make a right and we should care about our own reputation.

Allah bless PakPassion which gives the gives the freedom of speech.

[OZGOD]

Originally Posted by kashif77 just wondering .. are there any decent ozzie cricket forums around ?

There's Aussiecricket.net which I think PP link to at the bottom of the page. I haven't posted there much - just don't have the time to go to multiple forums. Two or three is enough for me.

[Indiagem]

This is the best cricket forum. I have been hooked to this since the past 6 months. I am not a frequent poster. Going by my number of posts, I think it will take another year to complete a century

[Hash]

It is nice to see people from all over the world post here but it is important to remember that this is pakpassion.....it has always been and is a PAKISTAN cricket website (and not just a CRICKET website).

If it gets to the point where it is no longer a PAKISTAN cricket website and becomes simply a CRICKET website then that will be the point when I call it a day for ever.

[Super Misbah]

Originally Posted by Hash It is nice to see people from all over the world post here but it is important to remember that this is pakpassion.....it has always been and is a PAKISTAN cricket website (and not just a CRICKET website). If it gets to the point where it is no longer a PAKISTAN cricket website and becomes simply a CRICKET website then that will be the point when I call it a day for ever.

i agree thats the speciality of this specific site , Pakistan Zindabaad !

[siddharth]

Hash ,do u think that time has come ?

[Hash]

Originally Posted by siddharth Hash ,do u think that time has come ?

no not yet.

There has been an Indian influx over the last few weeks but half of them will vanish when we next beat you.

[purplehaze]

Originally Posted by Hash It is nice to see people from all over the world post here but it is important to remember that this is pakpassion.....it has always been and is a PAKISTAN cricket website (and not just a CRICKET website). If it gets to the point where it is no longer a PAKISTAN cricket website and becomes simply a CRICKET website then that will be the point when I call it a day for ever.

So if you have to decide a policy to implement what you said above what the policy would be like?
Asking posters to write at least a line about Pakistan in every thread or say enforcing max. x number of non-Pakistan related thread per day/ week?
Both looks hard to implement. How will you enforce what you said above?

[Hash]

Originally Posted by purplehaze So if you have to decide a policy to implement what you said above what the policy would be like? Asking posters to write at least a line about Pakistan in every thread or say enforcing max. x number of non-Pakistan related thread per day/ week? Both looks hard to implement. How will you enforce what you said above?

I never said anything about 'enforcing it' nor have I mentioned any 'policy'. I merely stated what makes pakpassion such a special place for me and that is that it is a Pakistan cricket website (whether you like it or not, it is). If the 'Pakistan cricket' theme is replaced by simply 'cricket', this will no longer be a special place for me. I have no plans of enforcing my vision for pakpassion on the rest of the membership.

At the moment the vast vast vast majority of the membership is Pakistani (and ALL of the mods/admin/management is Pakistani, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM).....since we are not playing these days and there are interesting things happening elsewhere, Pakistan cricket has taken a backseat for the moment but it is only temporary. I am simply saying that if this becomes permanent then I will be off and never to return.

Will it happen? I don't think it will. We will always have a few people from all over the world and that is great....it adds another perspective to the discussions. The vast majority of the recent influx has been from the Indian side and that is only because you have beaten us a couple of times. When the momentum swings the other way, half of you will vanish.

[Caved12]

Originally Posted by WasimG The diversity, the freedom of speech and in general, posters are intelligent here. I wish Pakistan the country was more like PakPassion.

ditto

[Bangla Tiger]

Originally Posted by Braveheart It's a shame the Indian forums aren't like this one. The minute a non-Indian fan posts anything that criticises any aspect of Indian cricket; they are set upon with below the belt insults, with the 'Mods' turning a 'blind eye'.

yep...the ICF forum is the only one i observe and all that applies. very few sesibly posters there; the hardliners are the norm there. and its not just about cricket. politics and religion included. mods are nonexistant there. the recent thread praising BJP's victory in gujarat is a classic example...

PP is a good spot but second, IMO, to BanglaCricket

[MarathaPride]

Thanks Gujar!

Originally Posted by Hash Will it happen? I don't think it will. We will always have a few people from all over the world and that is great....it adds another perspective to the discussions. The vast majority of the recent influx has been from the Indian side and that is only because you have beaten us a couple of times. When the momentum swings the other way, half of you will vanish.

I guess you can say I was part of that so-called "influx". However, I didnt come here so that I could say something cheap against Pakistan or demean the Pakistani cricket team as is the implication of your post. I registered so that I could meet some new people and make new friends (I already have made a couple of really good friends), enjoy cricket, and take part in a variety of desi discussion that takes place in the TP section.

[Indiafan]

Originally Posted by Braveheart It's a shame the Indian forums aren't like this one. The minute a non-Indian fan posts anything that criticises any aspect of Indian cricket; they are set upon with below the belt insults, with the 'Mods' turning a 'blind eye'.

Actually there is one i visit which is pretty neutral but has fewer members.

[Indiafan]

Originally Posted by Hash I never said anything about 'enforcing it' nor have I mentioned any 'policy'. I merely stated what makes pakpassion such a special place for me and that is that it is a Pakistan cricket website (whether you like it or not, it is). If the 'Pakistan cricket' theme is replaced by simply 'cricket', this will no longer be a special place for me. I have no plans of enforcing my vision for pakpassion on the rest of the membership. At the moment the vast vast vast majority of the membership is Pakistani (and ALL of the mods/admin/management is Pakistani, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM).....since we are not playing these days and there are interesting things happening elsewhere, Pakistan cricket has taken a backseat for the moment but it is only temporary. I am simply saying that if this becomes permanent then I will be off and never to return. Will it happen? I don't think it will. We will always have a few people from all over the world and that is great....it adds another perspective to the discussions. The vast majority of the recent influx has been from the Indian side and that is only because you have beaten us a couple of times. When the momentum swings the other way, half of you will vanish.

I understand your sentiment but I also think this thread was not the right place for this post whether true or not.

And i see more posters after this Aus tour than after Pak lost to India so dont think your point is that valid!

[OZGOD]

Originally Posted by Bangla Tiger yep...the ICF forum is the only one i observe and all that applies. very few sesibly posters there; the hardliners are the norm there. and its not just about cricket. politics and religion included. mods are nonexistant there. the recent thread praising BJP's victory in gujarat is a classic example... PP is a good spot but second, IMO, to BanglaCricket

From what I can see, the mods and admin actually encourage that kind of narrow-minded behaviour there.

I've posted on BanglaCricket too - good bunch there overall.

[Indiafan]

Originally Posted by Saj on behalf of the PP team - thanks for the kind words folks. When it comes to moderating, our policy is simple, we will remove posts with disgusting language, racist stuff and religious abuse etc irrespective of the nationality of the poster. Of course we cant be online 24/7 so if you do spot something that the mods have missed, then please do use the report abuse button. Also dont forget if you have any ideas on how to improve the site, then please post them in the Suggestions forum.

The moderating i have seen has been amazing, particularly since its not too obvious. I would particularly like to commend PlanetPakistan(maybe because i have seen more of him in the time I come in), who has been spectacular and i hope the admin team takes a note of this

[Big Harvey]

PP is definitely the best cricket forum in the world, or at least if there's a better one, I've yet to find it.

What's more, it also has the Time Pass section, which is lively and interesting. Although I don't contribute to it much, reading the posts on there does help me gain an appreciation and a better understanding of a whole number of non-cricket issues.

My other regular cricket forum is the Barmy Army one. That gets its share of Aussie infiltrators, and lots of banter of varying quality results from that. Unfortunately, standards drop as an Ashes series approaches. It's also let down by the fact that in most sections, each post has to be moderated before it appears, so posts often take a long time to show up.

[khatri]

Originally Posted by wanted_desi its only forum where these indians/english are welcome. if u look at others pakistani forums, they insult indians. and ask them to not to come on their forums, most of u know which forum is that.

I don`t, can you tell me pleeeeeeeeeeease.

Seriously though, I discovered PP accidentally slightly more then a year ago and have been in love with it since.

[DHONI183]

Originally Posted by OZGOD From what I can see, the mods and admin actually encourage that kind of narrow-minded behaviour there. I've posted on BanglaCricket too - good bunch there overall.

Now that´s spot on, OZGOD ! If somebody abuses the poster of other nationality they are defended by Moderators with the theory of "Freedom-Of-Speech" . I guess that´s why they don´t have many posters from other countries .

By the way, do you post there ?

[david_becks]

Originally Posted by DHONI183 Now that´s spot on, OZGOD ! If somebody abuses the poster of other nationality they are defended by Moderators with the theory of "Freedom-Of-Speech" . I guess that´s why they don´t have many posters from other countries . By the way, do you post there ?

Thats the reason OZGOD is still surviving there. Just kidding.

[Dhonifan]

Originally Posted by Braveheart It's a shame the Indian forums aren't like this one. The minute a non-Indian fan posts anything that criticises any aspect of Indian cricket; they are set upon with below the belt insults, with the 'Mods' turning a 'blind eye'.

I agree with you. That's why I don't visit indian cricket forums. Can't understand it - Pakistan has been ruled by dictators/military but it's forums are more decocratic than Indian ones.

PP is certainly the best cricket forum I have seen. Even though it's bent towards Pakistan (understandable) it's still a good place to exchange diverse views.

[OZGOD]

Originally Posted by DHONI183 Now that´s spot on, OZGOD ! If somebody abuses the poster of other nationality they are defended by Moderators with the theory of "Freedom-Of-Speech" . I guess that´s why they don´t have many posters from other countries . By the way, do you post there ?

I got banned in a day for arguing with Anil, the webmaster. He disagreed with my opinion so he banned me.

[Dhonifan]

Originally Posted by OZGOD I got banned in a day for arguing with Anil, the webmaster. He disagreed with my opinion so he banned me.

We haven't heard Anil's side of the story.

j/k

[nikred]

wow most of you guys seem to have experience in various cricket forums. whereas i never visited any other forum and PP happened by accident. i liked this forum so much that i did not even care to find any other cricket forum.

[OZGOD]

Originally Posted by Dhonifan We haven't heard Anil's side of the story. j/k

I did a search for some of my posts on their forum just now but I think they lost a lot of data when they migrated. Would've been good for a laugh.

[DHONI183]

Originally Posted by OZGOD I got banned in a day for arguing with Anil, the webmaster. He disagreed with my opinion so he banned me.

What !!! By the way, if you are talking about *** then I don´t know any Anil there ? Anyway, what bunch of jokers .

[W63L35]

Originally Posted by DHONI183 What !!! By the way, if you are talking about *** then I don´t know any Anil there ? Anyway, what bunch of jokers .

I wonder what "patriotic paksitani" was doing over there?

[W63L35]

Originally Posted by OZGOD I got banned in a day for arguing with Anil, the webmaster. He disagreed with my opinion so he banned me.

ok....lets see, how many PPers I can ban going by the same rule!

[DHONI183]

Originally Posted by W63L35 I wonder what "patriotic paksitani" was doing over there?

Only one thing at your suspicion:

[W63L35]

Originally Posted by DHONI183 Only one thing at your suspicion:

no.....no.....I did NOT suspect anything!
What I mean is, that Pakistanis gets banned over there in a day or two......so how come you stayed long enough to know the mods? Were you "pretending" to be Indian????

[DHONI183]

Originally Posted by W63L35 no.....no.....I did NOT suspect anything! What I mean is, that Pakistanis gets banned over there in a day or two......so how come you stayed long enough to know the mods? Were you "pretending" to be Indian????

No, I wasn´t pretending. Even I stayed there only couple of months, after that left it following some religious and Indo-Pak fights. I´m still not banned there but I don´t go there anymore.

[david_becks]

Originally Posted by DHONI183 No, I wasn´t pretending. Even I stayed there only couple of months, after that left it following some religious and Indo-Pak fights. I´m still not banned there but I don´t go there anymore.

ban hoge bhi kaise wahan dhoni ki jagah Mohd. Rafiq ki picture avatar mein lagake post karte hoge.

[OZGOD]

Originally Posted by DHONI183 What !!! By the way, if you are talking about *** then I don´t know any Anil there ? Anyway, what bunch of jokers .

Abe = Anil.

[DHONI183]

Originally Posted by david_becks ban hoge bhi kaise wahan dhoni ki jagah Mohd. Rafiq ki picture avatar mein lagake post karte hoge.

Nahin yaar, wahan bhi Dhoni ki hee picture thi. Waisey, agar Mohammad Rafi ki picture laga toh ban nahin karte kya ?

[david_becks]

Originally Posted by DHONI183 Nahin yaar, wahan bhi Dhoni ki hee picture thi. Waisey, agar Mohammad Rafi ki picture laga toh ban nahin karte kya ?

singer mohd rafi nahi bangladeshi left arm spinner mohd rafiq jo 50 saalon se khel raha hai.

[DHONI183]

Originally Posted by david_becks singer mohd rafi nahi bangladeshi left arm spinner mohd rafiq jo 50 saalon se khel raha hai.

Alright .