| Fractiousness 15:02 - Sep 21 with 4683 views | PhilTWTD |
Can we have a bit less of it? Not sure why but the last few days have seen a lot of sniping from various quarters. No need for it, we're top of the league. |  | | |  |
| Fractiousness on 18:04 - Sep 21 with 1395 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| Fractiousness on 17:40 - Sep 21 by Ryorry |
Yep, good work there ðŸ‘.
Perhaps Phil n Gav would agree to accept a catch-all phrase, which could serve as a vent for all TTDers wanting to let off steam from their fevered brows - ie
"Fract off"  |
The mathematicians of the board may object but "Fractal" could be useful here. Like anal, perhaps, but more splintered. |  |
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| Fractiousness on 18:06 - Sep 21 with 1384 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Fractiousness on 17:59 - Sep 21 by Ryorry |
It caused a minor earthquake, 2.5 on the Richter scale. |
Was it you and that one that follow each other around the forum....saw a minor rumble start but work intervened? |  |
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| Fractiousness on 19:12 - Sep 21 with 1324 views | Ryorry |
| Fractiousness on 18:06 - Sep 21 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Was it you and that one that follow each other around the forum....saw a minor rumble start but work intervened? |
Eh?
I don’t follow anyone round, so no idea what/who you mean, but probably best dropped anyway. |  |
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| Fractiousness on 19:23 - Sep 21 with 1311 views | Dubtractor |
Who has upset who now?
I always miss the action on here, need to get a less busy job so that I can keep on top of things. |  |
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| "We are top of the league"..... on 19:35 - Sep 21 with 1280 views | Bloots |
...."I said we are top of the league".
Marvelous stuff. |  |
| "Great to see you back on here mate, I was considering deactivating my account if you hadn’t returned" - TWTD User (Aug 2025) |
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| Fractiousness on 19:50 - Sep 21 with 1237 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Fractiousness on 15:11 - Sep 21 by BlueBadger |
You could at least have kept it up until I got an answer to my question about the WhatsApp group. [Post edited 21 Sep 2022 15:18]
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Is this WhatsAp group the one that was being advertised on here a little while earlier? I added the number, but they just seem to want to sell me counterfeit currency. [Post edited 21 Sep 2022 19:51]
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| Fractiousness on 20:00 - Sep 21 with 1215 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| Fractiousness on 19:50 - Sep 21 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Is this WhatsAp group the one that was being advertised on here a little while earlier? I added the number, but they just seem to want to sell me counterfeit currency. [Post edited 21 Sep 2022 19:51]
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I thought it was the number written on the wall of the traps in Sir Bobby Lower, man I got a surprise with the photo I received… |  | | |
| Fractiousness on 21:29 - Sep 21 with 1142 views | giant_stow |
| Fractiousness on 19:50 - Sep 21 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Is this WhatsAp group the one that was being advertised on here a little while earlier? I added the number, but they just seem to want to sell me counterfeit currency. [Post edited 21 Sep 2022 19:51]
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Back in the ancient years of twtd, people used to talk about the Hackney massive email list in the same terms as this whartsapp group. Eland what was wrong with email lists alhey? |  |
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| Fractiousness on 21:33 - Sep 21 with 1137 views | Vic |
I haven’t noticed it at all. This place has been wonderful since I ‘discovered’ the football only thread. So much more peaceful - and less distracting during the day! |  |
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| Fractiousness on 21:38 - Sep 21 with 1123 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Fractiousness on 21:33 - Sep 21 by Vic |
I haven’t noticed it at all. This place has been wonderful since I ‘discovered’ the football only thread. So much more peaceful - and less distracting during the day! |
Are you saying Phil has misfiled this thread under football? | |
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| Fractiousness on 21:47 - Sep 21 with 1105 views | Vic |
| Fractiousness on 21:38 - Sep 21 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Are you saying Phil has misfiled this thread under football? |
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| Fractiousness on 10:19 - Sep 22 with 882 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Fractiousness on 15:08 - Sep 21 by Ryorry |
I blame the monarchy 
(Sorry Phil, couldn't resist)  |
Fair point, well made. | | | |
| Fractiousness on 10:20 - Sep 22 with 880 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Fractiousness on 15:58 - Sep 21 by PhilTWTD |
Not sure I could hack the pace. |
You would need to be *very* careful when eating fish, too.
Treacherous things, fish bones. Cause of many a hospitalisation. | | | |
| Fractiousness on 10:34 - Sep 22 with 870 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
At times over the past couple of weeks I have let off steam by saying things re the Monarchy which I strongly believe but which I would not be able to say publicly because of my job role. This is my only (partially) anonymous safe-space.
I really strongly objected to a board post telling us what we could and couldn't say on the day of the Funeral, and it made me want to post a few thoughts outlining my revived wish for an elected Head of State. That post wasn't written by you or Gav, and yet presumed to tell us all what we could and couldn't say, way beyond the Terms and Conditions of the site. And it got tons of up votes.
Had you posted it, I would have grumpily accepted it. Had you closed the board for the duration of the Funeral, I would have understood. But it wasn't for someone to become self-appointed Head Teacher and tell us all to sit up straight and shut up.
Anyway, I responded with some snark, but I wasn't personal about the OP.
I can't apologise for that. Free speech is important and those of us who have been around for a long time know that you are incredibly fair minded as a site owner/moderator
I probably have contributed to the overall level of fractiousness, and am sorry if that has resulted in more hassles for you personally.
But this Forum as a place where some of us are able to express our real thoughts when our employers may not allow us to elsewhere, and in particular as an alternative media during the selective period of National Mourning, performs an incredibly valuable function.
Free speech versus community togetherness...
Some of us found the atmosphere of the last couple of weeks so stifling elsewhere that we may have needed to push things on here.
And some of us post drunk, too! | | | |
| Fractiousness on 10:46 - Sep 22 with 842 views | Ryorry |
| Fractiousness on 10:19 - Sep 22 by ArnoldMoorhen |
Fair point, well made. |
I honestly wasn't making any point - it was purely a joke, with no board posters in mind. | |
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| [Redacted] on 10:52 - Sep 22 with 832 views | victorywilhappen |
| Fractiousness on 15:16 - Sep 21 by GlasgowBlue |
Everyone seems to have gone a bit potty since the passing of Her Maj.
You need to fill the role of the Queen Mum and bring us all together Phil. |
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| Fractiousness on 10:58 - Sep 22 with 806 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Fractiousness on 10:46 - Sep 22 by Ryorry |
I honestly wasn't making any point - it was purely a joke, with no board posters in mind. |
Ha ha! This one is a joke, right? [Post edited 22 Sep 2022 10:59]
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| Good boy…. on 11:00 - Sep 22 with 800 views | Bloots |
| Fractiousness on 10:34 - Sep 22 by ArnoldMoorhen |
At times over the past couple of weeks I have let off steam by saying things re the Monarchy which I strongly believe but which I would not be able to say publicly because of my job role. This is my only (partially) anonymous safe-space.
I really strongly objected to a board post telling us what we could and couldn't say on the day of the Funeral, and it made me want to post a few thoughts outlining my revived wish for an elected Head of State. That post wasn't written by you or Gav, and yet presumed to tell us all what we could and couldn't say, way beyond the Terms and Conditions of the site. And it got tons of up votes.
Had you posted it, I would have grumpily accepted it. Had you closed the board for the duration of the Funeral, I would have understood. But it wasn't for someone to become self-appointed Head Teacher and tell us all to sit up straight and shut up.
Anyway, I responded with some snark, but I wasn't personal about the OP.
I can't apologise for that. Free speech is important and those of us who have been around for a long time know that you are incredibly fair minded as a site owner/moderator
I probably have contributed to the overall level of fractiousness, and am sorry if that has resulted in more hassles for you personally.
But this Forum as a place where some of us are able to express our real thoughts when our employers may not allow us to elsewhere, and in particular as an alternative media during the selective period of National Mourning, performs an incredibly valuable function.
Free speech versus community togetherness...
Some of us found the atmosphere of the last couple of weeks so stifling elsewhere that we may have needed to push things on here.
And some of us post drunk, too! |
….one house point. | |
| "Great to see you back on here mate, I was considering deactivating my account if you hadn’t returned" - TWTD User (Aug 2025) |
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| Fractiousness on 11:02 - Sep 22 with 796 views | Ryorry |
| Fractiousness on 10:58 - Sep 22 by ArnoldMoorhen |
Ha ha! This one is a joke, right? [Post edited 22 Sep 2022 10:59]
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Nope.
It's often difficult to tell what is & isn't joking on here, no tone of voice etc. to help - that's why I pretty much always add an emoticon when I am. | |
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| *stands to attention* on 11:03 - Sep 22 with 795 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Good boy…. on 11:00 - Sep 22 by Bloots |
….one house point. |
Better get off my phone, Assembly has started.
*air kiss to bloots* | | | |
| Fractiousness on 11:03 - Sep 22 with 797 views | blueasfook |
| Fractiousness on 10:34 - Sep 22 by ArnoldMoorhen |
At times over the past couple of weeks I have let off steam by saying things re the Monarchy which I strongly believe but which I would not be able to say publicly because of my job role. This is my only (partially) anonymous safe-space.
I really strongly objected to a board post telling us what we could and couldn't say on the day of the Funeral, and it made me want to post a few thoughts outlining my revived wish for an elected Head of State. That post wasn't written by you or Gav, and yet presumed to tell us all what we could and couldn't say, way beyond the Terms and Conditions of the site. And it got tons of up votes.
Had you posted it, I would have grumpily accepted it. Had you closed the board for the duration of the Funeral, I would have understood. But it wasn't for someone to become self-appointed Head Teacher and tell us all to sit up straight and shut up.
Anyway, I responded with some snark, but I wasn't personal about the OP.
I can't apologise for that. Free speech is important and those of us who have been around for a long time know that you are incredibly fair minded as a site owner/moderator
I probably have contributed to the overall level of fractiousness, and am sorry if that has resulted in more hassles for you personally.
But this Forum as a place where some of us are able to express our real thoughts when our employers may not allow us to elsewhere, and in particular as an alternative media during the selective period of National Mourning, performs an incredibly valuable function.
Free speech versus community togetherness...
Some of us found the atmosphere of the last couple of weeks so stifling elsewhere that we may have needed to push things on here.
And some of us post drunk, too! |
I think the message on the day was just to save your anti-monarchy feelings for another day, so that people who wanted to mourn or pay respects could do so. You have another 364 days of the year that you can slag off the royal family. |  |
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| Fractiousness on 11:08 - Sep 22 with 779 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Fractiousness on 11:02 - Sep 22 by Ryorry |
Nope.
It's often difficult to tell what is & isn't joking on here, no tone of voice etc. to help - that's why I pretty much always add an emoticon when I am. |
I'm getting confused. Does the massive picture of a Suffolk Punch as envisioned by William Blake alongside your post not outrank the emoticons? | | | |
| Fractiousness on 11:15 - Sep 22 with 737 views | Ryorry |
| Fractiousness on 11:08 - Sep 22 by ArnoldMoorhen |
I'm getting confused. Does the massive picture of a Suffolk Punch as envisioned by William Blake alongside your post not outrank the emoticons? |
No idea what you mean, & you'll have to stay confused, as you're boring me now with wherever it is you're trying to take this 'conversation'. | |
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| Well played, and for clarity… on 11:18 - Sep 22 with 743 views | Bloots |
| *stands to attention* on 11:03 - Sep 22 by ArnoldMoorhen |
Better get off my phone, Assembly has started.
*air kiss to bloots* |
….the post wasn’t intended to tell people what they can and can’t say, I have absolutely no right to do that (despite being accused of being the board police).
It was merely a suggestion that everyone could have a day of from sniping at people and trying to get a rise out of them.
It wasn’t aimed at pro or anti royalist, it was a suggestion to all sides.
It went quite well on the whole, and it got a rare upvote from Gav.
Now, get on with your work or I’ll keep you in over your lunch break.
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| "Great to see you back on here mate, I was considering deactivating my account if you hadn’t returned" - TWTD User (Aug 2025) |
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| Fractiousness on 11:18 - Sep 22 with 738 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Fractiousness on 11:03 - Sep 22 by blueasfook |
I think the message on the day was just to save your anti-monarchy feelings for another day, so that people who wanted to mourn or pay respects could do so. You have another 364 days of the year that you can slag off the royal family. |
But where does that end, and who decides?
I didn't post during the Funeral, but the whole day? Why? Who says?
I'm an adult, and I made my own choice. And it's really weird for the "utmost respect must be shown" police to be on a lower league football message board as a means of showing their respects.
Telling people what they can and can't say. Checking up on others. All very East Germany under Honecker.
Surely you can see an irony in that?
For the record, I fully support the right of protest of the person silently holding a placard in Edinburgh, or the man who shouted out one sentence at a pompous civic ceremony in Oxford. The mourning Royal Family were not present in either case. I am supportive of the arrest of the young man who shouted abuse at Prince Andrew as he and the rest of the Royal Family followed the late Queen's coffin into St Giles Cathedral. Abusing people as they go into Funerals is incredibly shtty behaviour, and definitely a breach of the peace.
And I don't think I have "slagged off" the Royal Family at all. Maybe Prince Andrew at times, if simply listing things he has done counts as "slagging off". I am vocally supportive of Prince Harry and Meghan, for example, which I hope will please all true royalists. | | | |
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