NBA Players Think OKC is Boring...boo hoo

[Richard at Remax]

I can't believe you guys are responding to this guy who is obviously trying to get a rise out of people.

[ljbab728]

I can't believe you guys are responding to this guy who is obviously trying to get a rise out of people.

LOL, Fred is probably really a troll from Seattle still hacked off about our city stealing his team.

[fredfredburger]

It's because the majority of the people on this site come to the OKC Metro Area Talk not the the underground portion. Now that you have posted it, look at the responses.

Yes, I see all 7 responses on it. Funny though, how it had 50 views without a single response before y'all got called out on it.

hell, that's more views than some of the threads in OKC Metro Area Talk.

[okcpulse]

Yes, I see all 7 responses on it. Funny though, how it had 50 views without a single response before y'all got called out on it.

hell, that's more views than some of the threads in OKC Metro Area Talk.

Ever consider that the OP was probably checking back to see if anyone had responded? Not saying the person did it all 50 times, but people do check back for replies.

People are starting to avoid threads like those anyway because of mudslinging. They post a list of fun things in OKC and people like you show up to gag the respondant and convince the OP otherwise.

These message boards are beginning to outlive their usefulness. They are proof that constructive conversations don't exist unless your getting paid. Sad, really.

[fredfredburger]

People are starting to avoid threads like those anyway because of mudslinging. They post a list of fun things in OKC and people like you show up to gag the respondant and convince the OP otherwise.

I see nothing like that on the thread. Of all the threads that start with people asking for suggestions on what to do, I see nobody gagging people suggesting ideas.

On the threads where people are asked to explain what the problem is in this city for certain demographics, or asking for explanations as to why a certain groups feels negatively towards the city, I see an entirely different thing.

Name calling.

Insults.

Gagging the respondents.

Telling the repondents to leave.

These message boards are beginning to outlive their usefulness. They are proof that constructive conversations don't exist unless your getting paid. Sad, really.

Constructive conversations don't exist on these message boards because you people squelch any participant who doesn't have a herd mentality and doesn't proclaim OKC to be the perfect Utopia where everyone is happy no matter what.

[warreng88]

On the threads where people are asked to explain what the problem is in this city for certain demographics, or asking for explanations as to why a certain groups feels negatively towards the city, I see an entirely different thing.

Name calling.

Insults.

You are doing the same thing. You can dish it out, but can't take it.

Constructive conversations don't exist on these message boards because you people squelch any participant who doesn't have a herd mentality and doesn't proclaim OKC to be the perfect Utopia where everyone is happy no matter what.

The problem isn't that you have something negative to say. The problem is that you have absolutely nothing positive to say. I complain about OKC as much as the next person, but I also notice the good things, like MAPS, the Thunder, Bricktown, etc. I see that this city is headed forward and I am not alone. There is a thread about MAPS in the news that asks for people to post links to publications outside of the local stations talking about MAPS 3.

Here is that link: http://www.okctalk.com/okc-metro-are...ps-3-news.html

The biggest problem with you is that you are complaining about things that 90% of the cities in the US don't offer: A cool, hip place for 18-20 years olds to hang out that is safe and cheap... You remind me of a guy I knew in college (at OCU if you are wondering) that always complained about our fraternity's parties, etc. When asked what he would do different, he said, "That's not my problem, you need to fix it." Slowly, but surely, people just started to ignore him because all he did was bitch and moan and never offered anything constructive. That is what you are getting into. People on this board are going to simply ignore you (literally, there is an a area where you can choose to ignore certain people) and not take anything you say seriously and soon you will be talking to yourself. Good luck with that.

[ThePlainsman]

or maybe there just isn't anything fun to do here.

I'm sure you'll all yell at me and send me some more PMs calling me names and telling me to leave, but if there's so much to do here, why, after 5 hours, has nobody responded to this post: New to OKC?

Not even a lifechurch.tv cult invite.

hmmmm

For the record, I've never sent anyone a PM and won't be starting with you. It isn't really about you, you know? *teehee*

[jezzicaz789]

I have heard from "a very reliable source" that a few of our NBA players have been bad-mouthing OKC as "boring" and "too quiet." Now, I'm not too offended by this because, let's face it, each person has a different taste for what they like and NBA players are just the same as everyone else. Some players will love the quiet and laid-back lifestyle, while some won't, so it's inevitable we're going to have some players bored while others enjoy the change of pace from the bigger cities. There are two issues, though:

1) I don't think OKC is really that boring. If you're expecting a 24 hour club scene like NYC, then sure it is. But I also don't like our players talking crap about the city to other people, thereby feeding the false generalizations and stereotypes about the state.

2) What improvements can we make to OKC to make this a more entertaining for people of the "celebrity" type? Of course, we shouldn't ever try to change an entire city based on a single, narrow demographic. But we can make smaller improvements in certain sections of the city that provide the type of entertainment these people are looking for. We can improve Bricktown, open more clubs (not enough people to go to them, though?), open more restaurants, etc. This, however, seems like it's something that will naturally occur over time and it's not a problem we can "fix."

Thanks you for the post.
Hi guys, Im a newbie. Nice to join this forum.