Board divisiveness 09:47 - May 31 with 44007 views | PhilTWTD | Getting more than a little fed up with the recent fractiousness on here. There seem to be two groups of posters some of whom's main interest in being on here is to have pops at the other. That then leads to someone reporting a post, PMing or emailing me about the other. Not really sure what to do about it, does seem some posters have unhealthy obsession with others, which is causing the rest of us, especially me a problem. I could ban all those involved on both sides en masse, who I'm sure most other posters could name, but that seems a little draconian and no doubt none of them would feel they had any blame. Any thoughts? A number of those regularly involved with up arrow this post and tell me I'm right to call this out, as happens every time I make a similar request for the bickering to stop. This site is always going to be a broad church of people from different backgrounds, ages, genders and views, so not everyone is going to agree with everyone or see everything posted as in the same way and I think there needs to be a bit more tolerance. But more than anything far less winding up and chipping away at other users, deliberate attempts at subverting other people's threads etc.
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Board divisiveness on 16:08 - May 31 with 3819 views | WeWereZombies |
Board divisiveness on 16:02 - May 31 by GavTWTD | It wouldn't take long to work out that a shadow banned poster doesn't have any replies. View count would be lower than surrounding posts. Posts would also be invisible when not logged in. I have thought about this before but it's a lot of work for not much benefit. |
And then the shadow banned posters would form a fraternity outside of the forum and just keep up the 'bad' behaviour - reporting it all back as soon as they could get a chance. Yes, I'm thinking about the double secret probation in 'Animal House'.... |  |
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Board divisiveness on 16:22 - May 31 with 3741 views | Buhrer |
Board divisiveness on 12:44 - May 31 by PhilTWTD | I'm sure he can do that. |
"Brighton interest is very real and can see it happening" |  | |  |
Board divisiveness on 16:28 - May 31 with 3708 views | blueasfook |
Board divisiveness on 16:05 - May 31 by Herbivore | Blueas is having a snipe at another poster on a thread asking posters to stop sniping at each other is the long and the short of it. Some people can't help themselves it seems. |
Not a snipe at all! Just an example of an irrelevant post. It doesn't mention anyone specific. Stop looking to cause trouble. |  |
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Board divisiveness on 16:35 - May 31 with 3663 views | blueasfook |
Board divisiveness on 16:28 - May 31 by blueasfook | Not a snipe at all! Just an example of an irrelevant post. It doesn't mention anyone specific. Stop looking to cause trouble. |
Changed it. Happy now?! |  |
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Board divisiveness on 16:36 - May 31 with 3659 views | wkj |
Board divisiveness on 16:28 - May 31 by blueasfook | Not a snipe at all! Just an example of an irrelevant post. It doesn't mention anyone specific. Stop looking to cause trouble. |
I have to admit, your examples were oddly specific if you weren't trying to snipe at people in particular. Just because you're not attaching a name it doesn't make it any less obvious. |  |
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Board divisiveness on 16:37 - May 31 with 3652 views | J2BLUE |
Board divisiveness on 16:08 - May 31 by WeWereZombies | And then the shadow banned posters would form a fraternity outside of the forum and just keep up the 'bad' behaviour - reporting it all back as soon as they could get a chance. Yes, I'm thinking about the double secret probation in 'Animal House'.... |
Sounds like what they do now |  |
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Board divisiveness on 16:40 - May 31 with 3629 views | Zapers |
Board divisiveness on 16:28 - May 31 by blueasfook | Not a snipe at all! Just an example of an irrelevant post. It doesn't mention anyone specific. Stop looking to cause trouble. |
It’s like the scorpion and the frog pleading to cross the river, the frog agrees, and half way across the river the scorpion kills the frog. The dying frog says why, and the scorpion replies, it’s in my nature. |  | |  |
Board divisiveness on 16:55 - May 31 with 3531 views | StokieBlue |
Board divisiveness on 16:40 - May 31 by Zapers | It’s like the scorpion and the frog pleading to cross the river, the frog agrees, and half way across the river the scorpion kills the frog. The dying frog says why, and the scorpion replies, it’s in my nature. |
Absolutely no reason for you to post, it was clear what he did and now you and him are trying to make out it's others causing the issue looking for trouble. SB |  | |  | Login to get fewer ads
Board divisiveness on 17:16 - May 31 with 3438 views | Zapers |
Board divisiveness on 16:55 - May 31 by StokieBlue | Absolutely no reason for you to post, it was clear what he did and now you and him are trying to make out it's others causing the issue looking for trouble. SB |
I have every right to post, just like you do. |  | |  |
Board divisiveness on 17:19 - May 31 with 3420 views | Ewan_Oozami |
Board divisiveness on 16:40 - May 31 by Zapers | It’s like the scorpion and the frog pleading to cross the river, the frog agrees, and half way across the river the scorpion kills the frog. The dying frog says why, and the scorpion replies, it’s in my nature. |
Not quite sure that story is a good analogy in this situation... https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=tis |  |
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Board divisiveness on 17:20 - May 31 with 3402 views | Ewan_Oozami |
Board divisiveness on 17:16 - May 31 by Zapers | I have every right to post, just like you do. |
I'm not sure it's a right as such, more a privilege? |  |
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Board divisiveness on 17:23 - May 31 with 3356 views | Mullet |
Board divisiveness on 17:20 - May 31 by Ewan_Oozami | I'm not sure it's a right as such, more a privilege? |
Maybe he just has right privilege? |  |
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Board divisiveness on 17:24 - May 31 with 3351 views | factual_blue | Why don't you try enforced mutual ignores for those who keep going for each other? |  |
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Board divisiveness on 17:25 - May 31 with 3346 views | Zapers |
Board divisiveness on 17:20 - May 31 by Ewan_Oozami | I'm not sure it's a right as such, more a privilege? |
It’s whatever you want it to be, I’ll let you decide. Happy now. |  | |  |
Board divisiveness on 17:28 - May 31 with 3309 views | GavTWTD |
Board divisiveness on 17:25 - May 31 by Zapers | It’s whatever you want it to be, I’ll let you decide. Happy now. |
Stop all this please |  |
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Board divisiveness on 17:28 - May 31 with 3307 views | Ewan_Oozami |
Board divisiveness on 17:24 - May 31 by factual_blue | Why don't you try enforced mutual ignores for those who keep going for each other? |
But then we'd have proxy wars, which can get even more brutal! Personally I think we should all take psychometric tests to see whether we're of sufficiently sound mind to be allowed to contribute....ah.... |  |
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Board divisiveness on 17:41 - May 31 with 3224 views | GavTWTD |
Board divisiveness on 17:24 - May 31 by factual_blue | Why don't you try enforced mutual ignores for those who keep going for each other? |
We can do that but as discussed the ignnore system needs improvement. Plus I think we'd have to employ someone to it. |  |
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Board divisiveness on 17:51 - May 31 with 3182 views | Ryorry |
Board divisiveness on 17:24 - May 31 by factual_blue | Why don't you try enforced mutual ignores for those who keep going for each other? |
Because it simply doesn't work - Gav did that with someone (since banned) & myself - the bannee simply got round it by reading everything whilst not logged in, pulling down a 'reply' box while still in that status, only then logging in & able post his abusive comments - even though he needed to log out to be able to read them! |  |
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Board divisiveness on 17:54 - May 31 with 3156 views | factual_blue |
Board divisiveness on 17:41 - May 31 by GavTWTD | We can do that but as discussed the ignnore system needs improvement. Plus I think we'd have to employ someone to it. |
Talking of improvements, one can't currently ignore admins. |  |
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Board divisiveness on 17:57 - May 31 with 3138 views | factual_blue |
Board divisiveness on 16:05 - May 31 by Mullet | What about an instant ban? Just get rid. You always flush a poo, not leave it bobbing around pretending it doesn’t smell. |
You say that.... |  |
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Board divisiveness on 18:03 - May 31 with 3112 views | Herbivore |
Board divisiveness on 17:54 - May 31 by factual_blue | Talking of improvements, one can't currently ignore admins. |
I dunno, the frequency of these kinds of threads suggests otherwise..... |  |
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Board divisiveness on 18:15 - May 31 with 3069 views | backwaywhen |
Board divisiveness on 13:40 - May 31 by Herbivore | Erm, there's already the option to only view football threads or general threads. |
Correct but a lot of political posts appear on the football side and hence a lot of the playground mus slinging ……don’t allow them to appear on the football side . |  | |  |
Board divisiveness on 20:09 - May 31 with 2858 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Board divisiveness on 16:55 - May 31 by StokieBlue | Absolutely no reason for you to post, it was clear what he did and now you and him are trying to make out it's others causing the issue looking for trouble. SB |
That elite type Blueas needs to go and then there can be a hostage swap with that Footers chap.....not that either would last long after the exchange! |  |
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Board divisiveness on 20:47 - May 31 with 2782 views | BanksterDebtSlave | Perhaps abuse reports shouldn't be anonymous, that might help! The state of some people. |  |
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Board divisiveness on 20:48 - May 31 with 2779 views | Bluesky | Three offences and out for good. |  | |  |
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