| FFS 23:05 - Jun 25 with 19913 views | PhilTWTD |
Really, really getting fed up with this at the moment. It's clear we've got a couple of groups of posters who don't particularly like one another and threads are deliberately derailed and ultimately turned into rows. I've just removed a thread which was in no way offensive, which was mocked and belittled for no good reason other than a handful of posters don't like the poster who started the thread. The Forum can't really run like that, posters have to rub along together regardless of whether they get along. Perhaps there can be an end to the animosity and sniping or posters, some of whom are very long term posters, will no longer be welcome. |  | | |  |
| FFS on 08:11 - Jun 26 with 2569 views | SitfcB |
| FFS on 07:34 - Jun 26 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I've no idea why some posters don't like Stokers, he's one of the least offensive posters on here. Most of the time he just posts facts!
Actually, Factual Blue has his haters too, maybe there's a theme there!? |
You must miss him being antagonistic sometimes then, but slyly, not recently tbf. |  |
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| FFS on 08:15 - Jun 26 with 2539 views | Pendejo |
Call me crazy (not Crazee), and picking up on something posted by Ryorry.
Could you employ a "card" system?
Card to include a public explanation of why awarded.
I sometimes wonder if people even realise they've gone too far. (Like what's considered appropriate clothing for work, but that's a different conversation)
In my place of work is an individual who often takes part in charity fund for a mental health charity, yet is one of those "who tells it how it is" regardless of potential impact on a person's mental health.
Did individual has recently moved sideways (arguably downwards) after a spectacular loss of control of a task he was responsible for.
This individual had tried this on me a few times because I got the job "he should have had" it was at this point that a turned down a job offer elsewhere just to pish him off; yeah I can be petty.
But main point is life is so full of "bantz" people who lost sight of what is (should be?) acceptable or unacceptable.
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| FFS on 08:17 - Jun 26 with 2524 views | wkj |
| FFS on 08:09 - Jun 26 by Chris_ITFC |
Why don’t these people just put each other on Ignore?
There’s literally a feature designed to ignore people you can’t stand.
These people really need to give their head a wobble if that’s what they get a kick out of… Would anyone actually miss them if they were just booted off here? They’ve had so many warnings. |
I honestly think that TWTD's history of being pretty clean and well mannered is also its curse. For 20 odd years the routine goes that someone gets riled up and removed from the board after a sustaining a prolonged period of covert digs and jibes. As one group of posters who disliked the banned poster celebrates, they get emboldened and louder and then the people who don't like it go in with a period of covert digs and jibes - so the pendulum keeps rocking back and forward.
Much easier to moderate if people outright post "Hey Chris, you're a tw@t"* - Sadly, people don't say it how they see it. Roy Walker would be furious if he came on here and saw it.
* Not actually saying you're a tw@t, framed it that way for effect. [Post edited 26 Jun 2024 8:18]
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| FFS on 08:25 - Jun 26 with 2481 views | BiGDonnie |
Ban em all. |  |
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| FFS on 08:29 - Jun 26 with 2466 views | DJR |
Politeness is the answer.
We live in a world where people have different views, and the world would be a poorer place without it.
So if you disagree with a poster, do it in a polite and constructive way, something that doesn't always happen on here.
In addition, consider whether you would say the same to a person you don't know if you met them in person.
And to quote Atticus Finch
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” [Post edited 26 Jun 2024 8:31]
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| FFS on 08:33 - Jun 26 with 2435 views | Pippin1970 |
I thought it's a football forum. Maybe just go back to that. |  | | |
| FFS on 08:39 - Jun 26 with 2397 views | GeoffSentence |
| FFS on 08:15 - Jun 26 by Pendejo |
Call me crazy (not Crazee), and picking up on something posted by Ryorry.
Could you employ a "card" system?
Card to include a public explanation of why awarded.
I sometimes wonder if people even realise they've gone too far. (Like what's considered appropriate clothing for work, but that's a different conversation)
In my place of work is an individual who often takes part in charity fund for a mental health charity, yet is one of those "who tells it how it is" regardless of potential impact on a person's mental health.
Did individual has recently moved sideways (arguably downwards) after a spectacular loss of control of a task he was responsible for.
This individual had tried this on me a few times because I got the job "he should have had" it was at this point that a turned down a job offer elsewhere just to pish him off; yeah I can be petty.
But main point is life is so full of "bantz" people who lost sight of what is (should be?) acceptable or unacceptable.
(See also use of F word in work place) |
Bantz!
The meaning of banter has changed over the years. It used to be a light-hearted witty exvhange between people, one in which everyone enjoyed and participated in, Now it's bantz and as often as not it is one person being demeaning or rude for a laugh, whether anyone else involved likes it or not. |  |
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| FFS on 09:28 - Jun 26 with 2270 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| FFS on 08:11 - Jun 26 by SitfcB |
You must miss him being antagonistic sometimes then, but slyly, not recently tbf. |
Yes Sitters you are clearly a man who disapproves of antagonism!!  |  |
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| FFS on 09:32 - Jun 26 with 2255 views | PhilTWTD |
| FFS on 08:15 - Jun 26 by Pendejo |
Call me crazy (not Crazee), and picking up on something posted by Ryorry.
Could you employ a "card" system?
Card to include a public explanation of why awarded.
I sometimes wonder if people even realise they've gone too far. (Like what's considered appropriate clothing for work, but that's a different conversation)
In my place of work is an individual who often takes part in charity fund for a mental health charity, yet is one of those "who tells it how it is" regardless of potential impact on a person's mental health.
Did individual has recently moved sideways (arguably downwards) after a spectacular loss of control of a task he was responsible for.
This individual had tried this on me a few times because I got the job "he should have had" it was at this point that a turned down a job offer elsewhere just to pish him off; yeah I can be petty.
But main point is life is so full of "bantz" people who lost sight of what is (should be?) acceptable or unacceptable.
(See also use of F word in work place) |
Perhaps but I would rather the site managed itself than have to actively referee. We go through spells of months where everything is fine, then people get a bit tetchy with one another for whatever reason and it becomes a pain to run the site. | | | |
| Nope, that was Chorley boy….. (n/t) on 09:32 - Jun 26 with 2252 views | Bigalhunter |
| Ha….! on 07:24 - Jun 26 by Bloots |
….you're the kid that downvoted me when I posted that KM was staying at ITFC aren’t you?
Now you’re complaining about a post where I used the words “bird” and “bloke” colloquially and somewhat ironically in the same sentence to highlighted how good the “bird” was in comparison to the “blokes”.
You’ve actually got a thread removed that praised a female pundit over the majority of male ones!
I don’t know what your problem is with women, but I don’t think it’s the sort of thing that female posters or any more enlightened younger or newer posters would feel particularly happy about.
Poor effort. |
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| FFS on 09:35 - Jun 26 with 2235 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| FFS on 09:32 - Jun 26 by PhilTWTD |
Perhaps but I would rather the site managed itself than have to actively referee. We go through spells of months where everything is fine, then people get a bit tetchy with one another for whatever reason and it becomes a pain to run the site. |
"for whatever reason"
Lack of Town news. Same happens during international breaks. |  |
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| FFS on 09:38 - Jun 26 with 2244 views | blueasfook |
| FFS on 09:32 - Jun 26 by PhilTWTD |
Perhaps but I would rather the site managed itself than have to actively referee. We go through spells of months where everything is fine, then people get a bit tetchy with one another for whatever reason and it becomes a pain to run the site. |
Not looking for an argument here but I honestly don't think that thread last night was that bad. Granted the OPs thread got somewhat derailed but there was no abuse. Certainly nothing like Mach's meltdown that saw him get banned or anything like that. If every thread that got derailed in some way was removed, there wouldn't be much left! [Post edited 26 Jun 2024 9:45]
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| FFS on 09:39 - Jun 26 with 2208 views | baxterbasics |
| FFS on 23:43 - Jun 25 by Bigalhunter |
You’ve obviously missed the one where Bloots and Sitters are referring to female football pundits as birds, chicks and box tickers.
Don’t think it’s the sort of thing that female posters or any more enlightened younger or newer posters would feel particularly happy about.
Appreciate you have hands full with the political squabbles because they’re the ones where posters constantly report their enemies in the hope of achieving a ban to celebrate, but I can’t believe you’re particularly happy with that sort of 1970’s attitude towards women either. |
Did you try engaging with the thread and sharing your opinion there, before you ran to teacher? |  |
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| FFS on 09:40 - Jun 26 with 2205 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| FFS on 09:38 - Jun 26 by blueasfook |
Not looking for an argument here but I honestly don't think that thread last night was that bad. Granted the OPs thread got somewhat derailed but there was no abuse. Certainly nothing like Mach's meltdown that saw him get banned or anything like that. If every thread that got derailed in some way was removed, there wouldn't be much left! [Post edited 26 Jun 2024 9:45]
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When it gets to the stage that Phil has to pull a thread that he himself started, then we'll know something's definitely wrong! |  |
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| FFS on 09:40 - Jun 26 with 2202 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| FFS on 08:11 - Jun 26 by SitfcB |
You must miss him being antagonistic sometimes then, but slyly, not recently tbf. |
I have missed that, TBH. He seems pretty reasonable to me. |  |
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| FFS on 09:41 - Jun 26 with 2193 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| FFS on 09:38 - Jun 26 by blueasfook |
Not looking for an argument here but I honestly don't think that thread last night was that bad. Granted the OPs thread got somewhat derailed but there was no abuse. Certainly nothing like Mach's meltdown that saw him get banned or anything like that. If every thread that got derailed in some way was removed, there wouldn't be much left! [Post edited 26 Jun 2024 9:45]
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Think of all those threads that start off seriously and end up as 'Town players as Panto characters' | |
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| FFS on 09:42 - Jun 26 with 2172 views | PhilTWTD |
| FFS on 08:33 - Jun 26 by Pippin1970 |
I thought it's a football forum. Maybe just go back to that. |
It's never been a football forum as such, more a forum for Town fans. You can set the forum so you'll only see football posts. | | | |
| FFS on 09:44 - Jun 26 with 2158 views | PhilTWTD |
| FFS on 09:38 - Jun 26 by blueasfook |
Not looking for an argument here but I honestly don't think that thread last night was that bad. Granted the OPs thread got somewhat derailed but there was no abuse. Certainly nothing like Mach's meltdown that saw him get banned or anything like that. If every thread that got derailed in some way was removed, there wouldn't be much left! [Post edited 26 Jun 2024 9:45]
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There was a bit of passive aggressiveness which started it all off. I agree there can be a lot worse but similar has happened a few times. | | | |
| FFS on 09:48 - Jun 26 with 2142 views | StokieBlue |
| FFS on 09:38 - Jun 26 by blueasfook |
Not looking for an argument here but I honestly don't think that thread last night was that bad. Granted the OPs thread got somewhat derailed but there was no abuse. Certainly nothing like Mach's meltdown that saw him get banned or anything like that. If every thread that got derailed in some way was removed, there wouldn't be much left! [Post edited 26 Jun 2024 9:45]
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Every time Phil posts one of these thread there an attempt to rewrite the narrative of what happened and with the thread being deleted it's hard to provide examples to counter.
It's always the same posters and happens every time.
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| FFS on 10:02 - Jun 26 with 2021 views | PhilTWTD |
| FFS on 08:03 - Jun 26 by GlasgowBlue |
You didn’t miss any drama. There was no abuse. Phil thought a thread had been derailed but everybody went to bed pretty much nonplussed. The thread wasn’t taken down.
Then, quite a bit later, another poster gave his critique of the thread, the moderation of the thread and the person who started the thread and it was deleted.
I’ll say no more than that. |
It was taken down as I was getting fed up and thought it would only continue to degenerate. I made it clear what the issue was and hopefully similar threads in the future won't go down a similar route. | | | |
| FFS on 10:15 - Jun 26 with 1961 views | GeoffSentence |
| FFS on 10:02 - Jun 26 by PhilTWTD |
It was taken down as I was getting fed up and thought it would only continue to degenerate. I made it clear what the issue was and hopefully similar threads in the future won't go down a similar route. |
I think you should lock your "I have deleted....because...." posts, people just jump on them and discuss said deleted posts again. | |
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| FFS on 10:18 - Jun 26 with 1936 views | J2BLUE |
| FFS on 10:02 - Jun 26 by PhilTWTD |
It was taken down as I was getting fed up and thought it would only continue to degenerate. I made it clear what the issue was and hopefully similar threads in the future won't go down a similar route. |
A certain poster overreacted to a fairly light hearted comment. That's what started it.
Now, on this very thread, we have three posters projecting their own actions. One complaining about going running to the teacher while going running to the teacher. One accusing others of rewriting the narrative while rewriting the narrative and one who usually remains in the shadows egging on the bigger kids who is feeling a bit braver.
It's tedious. For you and everyone else. |  |
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| FFS on 10:19 - Jun 26 with 1899 views | leitrimblue |
| FFS on 08:02 - Jun 26 by BlueBadger |
I find it a source of ongoing entertainment how easy to rile up the Banta Boys are. All it takes is a suggestion of extending bit of courtesy to people who aren't middle aged straight blokes and they're off. |
Didn't even take that this time. |  | | |
| FFS on 10:22 - Jun 26 with 1875 views | Ryorry |
| FFS on 09:40 - Jun 26 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I have missed that, TBH. He seems pretty reasonable to me. |
Have said many times before that as no-one can see everything that's posted on here, most of us here are blissfully ignorant of a great deal that does get posted, particularly when it's late at night & Phil has swiftly deleted the item. |  |
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| FFS on 10:26 - Jun 26 with 1821 views | Portmanteauxcurling |
| FFS on 09:41 - Jun 26 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Think of all those threads that start off seriously and end up as 'Town players as Panto characters' |
Oh no I won't.
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