It used to be that the net was a great place to express your views and comments and to a certain extent it still is. It all depends on the powers that be whether we want to have an 'open' forum or not. My position has always been that of freedom of expression, speech in an effort to stir up some excitement and controversy, to spice things up, get people fired up and even angry enough so they would stand up and defend their point or what they believe in. I know many of you have probably read the posts but not participated, some of you may or may not agree, but the ones who participate are the ones who've expressed their views, like they say the squeeky wheel gets the oil. So the powers that be, has obviously listend and implemented a new board system and has threatened to ban all those who do not “behave in good manner”. Therefore I'll respect that decision and have gone back to being as someone put it “ordinary”. I have to agree its like drinking distilled water instead of Hard Liquor, its not necessarily a bad thing, I do agree with a certain level of civility. Some of the tactics used were shall we say “deceitful” but always in good humor. Sometimes you have to rock the boat to the people's attention and I believe there's now more participation and the community is growing. If that is the case then I've done my job.

I'm sure even these comments will invite others to join in and discuss some fun – and less fun – aspects of the game.

Like what a wiseman once said, “all good things must come to an end”. And the same thing applies here.

Anyway, thanks to Jason for providing us with all the exciting badminton videos and a platform to share views and experiences.

They delivered good comments and very fruitful ones. I also remembered you giving good feedback and views as well.

It's just that the comments and views posted in the past were a bit I would say “extraordinary” where certain people argued and defended their view points professionally and in certain circumstances emotionally but they stick to their opinions steadily. And to me what makes all those things really interesting are not only the arguments but also the way the arguments were structured especially from Alpha and Nomad.

And now I don't see any of those kind of 'extraordinary' comments anymore. So, I would say things have turned out from extraordinary back to ordinary. And I just miss all those extraordinary things. That's all.

I just thought the guy wasn't saying much of anything, sometimes repeating other peoples comments, just to get that link post imho.

Its better to be a quiet achiever than to publicly bragging the person you are not. I still call you “Gary” cos its strange that you can only remembered the things I said but not the other side. I think we know who you are.

There were a lot of arguments, good points highlight plus some controversial ones and foul languages as well. But the main point is that they made this website livelier and interesting. Really miss those things…

What about the rest of you? Don't you think so?