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Post by inactivo on Feb 25, 2019 1:01:23 GMT 1
Help. I think I don't like ESC as before ? I just followed my country NF and Eesti Laul this season, and I used to follow more NFs. Idc about other counties entries Idk which song is Lithuania or Romania sending And we are in the full ESC season...
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Post by MG on Feb 25, 2019 6:16:58 GMT 1
Help. I think I don't like ESC as before ? I just followed my country NF and Eesti Laul this season, and I used to follow more NFs. Idc about other counties entries Idk which song is Lithuania or Romania sending And we are in the full ESC season... I don’t follow any NS since i know myself, and i am also not up to date with all the entries for like 3rd or 4th year in a row. Basically i just start listening to ESC songs at least 1 month before Eurovision starts. Also I am never excited about watching the rehearsals but i sometimes end up doing it for my fav entries and i still consider myself an ESC fan because unlike other so called “fans” I don’t support my country just because it’s my country or end up watching just the final and then forget about it for another year.
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Post by Gilberto on Feb 25, 2019 14:38:38 GMT 1
Help. I think I don't like ESC as before ? I just followed my country NF and Eesti Laul this season, and I used to follow more NFs. Idc about other counties entries Idk which song is Lithuania or Romania sending And we are in the full ESC season... Eesti Laul and Operación Trunfo's gala weren't that good imo, or at least as good as previous years. For example, last year's Eesti Laul had the song that became my favorite of the year, so I was counting the days for it since I wanted to watch Elina winning the selection But this year I watched it only because I had that saturday evening free Usually I only follow those selections were I have a song I'd like to see winning, and they usually change every year. I tend to watch selections when I have a free saturday evening because it's fun to watch and talk about them, even if it's about how bad they are And that way you also see the hype around the community, as well as the updated tops just as the selections are over. But yeah, I also sometimes only check a top before the show to see if I have one favorite and watch it if I have the time. Still I consider myself a HUGE esc fan
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Post by fabbi on Feb 25, 2019 17:27:11 GMT 1
I don't care too much about NS im general (although I hear most entries in the beginning lol). I did in 2014, but it was way too tiring. Also I really didn't (and still do) get why I should watch a TV show in a language I understand 0% of. Despite that I still ended up watching the final of Melfest almost every year (except 2018), but that was mainly because I had a huge favourite. And I may care about Switzerland in Esc, but not that hardcore like many people tendiere to do. Since we suck every year that would be too tiring and depressing.
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Post by тнєяσиттi95 on Feb 25, 2019 17:47:20 GMT 1
inactivo Even i don't tend to follow NS' very actively. Only when there is a song i am interested and supporting i may watch how the NS goes but that is pretty much it The only NS i consistently watch every year is our own one, though as mentioned above even i am not a hardcore supporter of my home country and i don't watch ESC purely only to see how Finland does there I have many different favorite countries in ESC which NS' i don't even watch and i don't feel like that makes me any less of an ESC fan than i have always been since i started watching in 2006 From time to time i don't even end up supporting our own entries because sometimes they just don't fit my personal taste at all which is the case with everyone here i think. The people i talk to most here also know this also i don't even watch rehearsals these days either but i still don't feel any less of a fan. It is just a matter of a choice whether you want to follow them or if you are interested in following them same with the NS' So i would say you have nothing to worry following or not following NS', hell even if you end up not supporting the country you are from in my opinion atleast does not showcase how "hardcore" of an ESC fan you are in the end i what i am trying to say here. It just shows that either you are interested in following it or that you are not, simple as that the only thing that propably matters is the show itself in May. If you end up feeling like "nah i am not gonna watch the thing at all" becasue you are truly losing interest and you just won't watch the show at all, then i would be worried a bit maybe but not because i don't watch NS' in general no worries mate you are just as much a fan still as any of us
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Post by Matilda on Feb 25, 2019 20:35:17 GMT 1
Help. I think I don't like ESC as before ? I just followed my country NF and Eesti Laul this season, and I used to follow more NFs. Idc about other counties entries Idk which song is Lithuania or Romania sending And we are in the full ESC season... Me neither and I’m still a big ESC fan. I think there’s no problem in just following a few NS or none at all, it could very well be that you’re tired of some one year or the other, but that doesn’t change the fact that you like Eurovision. We have some “diehard watch all” fans in here, but they’re not more worthy than someone not watching any NS of course. Your interest will return in May the latest anyway, was at least for me always the case.
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Post by Gilberto on Feb 25, 2019 21:14:19 GMT 1
...also i don't even watch rehearsals these days either but i still don't feel any less of a fan. It is just a matter of a choice whether you want to follow them or if you are interested in following them ... I think that's actually my fault lolololo
It's very interesting how you see that watching the rehearsals makes you a 'bigger' fan (Ivan), and watching them is not a bad thing at all, I don't disagree, in fact it gets you even more excited about esc being closer.
However I decided to completely avoid them, because if I watch them I feel like I'm ''spoiling'' myself, in a way that when I see the performances in the real ESC, they won't be as surprising anymore, I'd already know what to expect.
Sure, they usually show just a little bit of the performance, but still it takes part of the magic and mysterious off, IMO
Or maybe I'm just a weird person, who knows
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Post by inactivo on Feb 25, 2019 22:56:30 GMT 1
Thank you so much for sharing your point of view I feel waaaaaay better now
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Post by Aless on Feb 26, 2019 3:55:48 GMT 1
Okay, so this is my second attempt to write this. When I was about to finish it for the first time, my computer turned off and I couldn't actually finish it. This is the reason why some things might not sound good at all or not correctly written since I'm pretty exhausted after writing the previous one.
I actually do not where to start, but first of all, I need to clarify that I am not leaving the forums (at least not anytime soon). I'm stating this since this is going to be a pretty long post and at first sight, anyone might think this is a "goodbye" post, but it is not. My activity has decreased a lot since last summer, and the reason why this happened is that I've gone through a lot recently.
What made me join the forums back then in March 2013, apart from music and Eurovision, has been the fact that it has always been a place where I could forget about my real life, which, believe it or not, was awful until recently. As a huge part of the community, I used to suffer from depression quite heavily during my entire life, and, as I previously said, this site has always helped me to bring some positivity in my life, and therefore I used to spend a lot of time here. I've never had a family I could tell my problems without them judging and laughing at them. They actually acted as if the problems were not important at all and normal for a person my age, when these actually had more than one suicidal attempt as a result. I have also always loved that the community itself is very welcoming. I've actually been able to say certain things I've never dared to say to my closest friends in my real life, including how I felt at some points and very serious experiences I had. I'm very thankful about this because as a person with diagnosed social panic, it's difficult to find someone you can trust and share your feelings without being scared of being judged, considering that, because of this, I've always felt ashamed of leaving my house and being seen by everyone in the streets. I would like to go further writing about this, but I'm actually scared that some people I know in real life could eventually get to read this.
The thing is that my relationship with the forums went too far. Since being here helped me a lot, I spent the 24 hours of the day online, and what I didn't notice until recently is that the forums have been absorbing my entire energy for the past years of my life, therefore making my relationship with the forums toxic. Although it sounds as if I was blaming the site itself, I do not blame anyone but myself for this. I got obsessed with being here, and I was so comfortable that I've even canceled plans I would have loved to go to just to chat with you all, spending days and days without leaving my house to stay for hours and hours in front of my screen. Actually, when I went to Malta back in 2015, I refused to go touring to stay online, and when I think about it I realize how serious the situation actually was.
My activity started to decrease once I started to make an effort to feel better with myself. I started to meet my friends more frequently, to just walk, to make exercise, eat healthier and to avoid binge eating, which was something I tended to do (and I've actually lost over 20kg in a year and a half, 10 of them being lost during the last four months, which has made me feel a lot better, taking into account that I've always been very insecure when it comes to my physical aspect). I also started university, completely changing my environment, which was something I needed as well. All this, along with staying away from the Internet as much as possible, have actually helped me overcome the depression, and I actually feel very happy at the moment. This is why I think that my activity will never be as high as it used to be in the past. This is also the reason why the Stjärnfestivalen recaps and results video took that long to be uploaded and posted and this is also why I was not that active as an FBA Council and staff member.
Still, I'm back as strong and happy as I can be, and I need to clarify that my activity as an administrator or as an FBA Council member will be as it used to be. Being part of these two teams makes me really happy, proud and productive and, although I've been inactive in both recently, I'm willing to be as active and helpful I used to be half a year ago, but I still need to ask you for a bit of patience.
Thank you all guys for being the glitter on the shit that my life has been. I literally owe you my life.
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Post by ESCIliasMANL (Inactive) on Feb 28, 2019 1:34:14 GMT 1
Help. I think I don't like ESC as before ? I just followed my country NF and Eesti Laul this season, and I used to follow more NFs. Idc about other counties entries Idk which song is Lithuania or Romania sending And we are in the full ESC season... This year is just not that interesting I think. You are not the only one for sure
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