The Time Has Come To Log In

Hello Everyone

I came across this awesome site nearly 20 years ago just after I got the Internet in the days of Bartman and Red Beard. I logged in as a member and contributed a few times but then left. Since then I have remained then a non member but lurker for 15 years can you believe, reading everything on here almost daily. I wonder how many others do this. I have sat through then you all looking at you all discuss 4 Rugby World Cups and I do not think we have lost the Bledisloe Cup since I started looking.

As a result of this lock down, I have tonight finally taken the plunge and created a log in again. Of all the forums online I have come across, this is the best of them, but I have found it easier just to observe and learn while I agree, somewhat agree, disagree or strongly disagree. So here I am, nice to now talk on here and maybe contribute. Rugby and Cricket I love to support and I am involved in the community level heavily in both sports. But I enjoy lots of other threads too.

Hope all are well in this currently interesting world.

@erps Hi and welcome old friend (sort of)!

@erps welcome back aboard! Although I find the timing rather curious...the best newcomer thread appears and so do you...

@Bones said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

@erps welcome back aboard! Although I find the timing rather curious...the best newcomer thread appears and so do you...

Returner surely?

Bones - haha the thread did remind of this fact to be honest.

@MiketheSnow said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

@Bones said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

@erps welcome back aboard! Although I find the timing rather curious...the best newcomer thread appears and so do you...

Returner surely?

Nixed by a technicality, nice one.

Moderators do great job on here too, lot other forums it goes pear shaped a lot more. Layout is a bit different and quicker once you log in.

Oh I just read, there was an update today, probably explains it.

@erps Welcome back!

Am I right that there are more people who read the Fern but never/hardly ever post than regular posters?

@sparky I would say some very influential people probably do...that is not me by the way...but there must a lot lurking in yes.

@sparky said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

Am I right that there are more people who read the Fern but never/hardly ever post than regular posters?

People reading the fern massively outnumbers the people who post.

@Duluth said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

@sparky said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

Am I right that there are more people who read the Fern but never/hardly ever post than regular posters?

People reading the fern massively outnumbers the people who post.

Those poor souls

@mariner4life I learned a lot been a lurker.

@erps said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

@mariner4life I learned a lot been a lurker.

Any of it good?

@mariner4life at times, some of the analysis is actually good, I have used bits of it in real life rugby teams...

@erps said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

@mariner4life at times, some of the analysis is actually good, I have used bits of it in real life rugby teams...

Something something something broken clock something something

@MajorRage said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

@erps said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

@mariner4life at times, some of the analysis is actually good, I have used bits of it in real life rugby teams...

Something something something broken clock something something

That's assuming those teams went on to win though...

@MiketheSnow excuse me if there's a best returner award going it's mine.

@erps welcome back, were you called erps before? Sounds familiar.

@R-L said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

@MiketheSnow excuse me if there's a best returner award going it's mine.

Seconded

@erps You're not an ex-St Pauls lad are you?

If so, I think it was you that told me to check out the fern when discussing rugby at a party in London!

@Hooroo said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

@erps You're not an ex-St Pauls lad are you?

If so, I think it was you that told me to check out the fern when discussing rugby at a party in London!

We're not in a blame culture here you know. Own your own mistakes.

@Duluth said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

People reading the fern massively outnumbers the people who post.

The numbers are quite interesting -people who post are mostly Polish chicks, the people who read are "journalists", it seems.

@Hooroo no not me mate, I from the South Island.

@erps said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

@Hooroo no not me mate, I from the South Island.

Oh, I'm sorry for you.

@erps said in The Time Has Come To Log In:

I from the South Island.

You are, aren't you.

The honeymoon doesn't last long before the piss taking begins.

What was your previous username, if not erps?