I've been reflecting on this over the past few days, prior to this thread coming up.
Yes, CW is a group of 30 to 50 to whatever number of regulars.
Yes, it can take a while to fit in.
Yes, Burgey is a cantankerous old man.
But here's the thing - it's full of a decent number of regulars simply because of the discourse, and the ability of people to blend into the CW surroundings. Does that mean a beige, single groupthink approach to discussions? Absolutely not.
But what it does mean is a little bit of respect along the way, especially when you're new to the joint. If you move into a new area, and head along to the pub on the corner of the main street, you don't wander in, spitting hot takes about how **** Oasis are just minutes after walking into the place. You might gently mutter out loud about some midfielder failing to find their man in the box (
) but the last thing you do is wander around to every table and leaner unleashing your opinions on every topic under the barely visible British sun. If you did that on your first three visits, the locals and the publican would likely tell you to **** off.
So, when you sign up to CW, take a chill pill FFS. Don't jump into every thread (or start multiple threads for that matter) looking to fire up a fight. Take some time reading and starting to understand some of the nuances of the place.
