Parafox Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 For some reason the mods have shut down the thread started by @davieG regarding added time/time wasting in football. WHY? It's not political or controversial. If they shut down a topic we should be told why. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 It's not been shut down, I don't think davieG meant to lock both topics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafox Posted 12 January 2023 Author Share Posted 12 January 2023 Yeah. I posted before this hapenned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 Yeah sorry about that, I think I may have to retire from thread management and stick to starting new threads. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 12 minutes ago, davieG said: Yeah sorry about that, I think I may have to retire from thread management and stick to starting new threads. Start a politics one 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 Just now, StanSP said: Start a politics one Nah I don't want to ban myself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthyfox Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 I don't know what the issue with politics is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post foxile5 Posted 12 January 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 12 January 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, filthyfox said: I don't know what the issue with politics is Politicians Edited 12 January 2023 by foxile5 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 38 minutes ago, filthyfox said: I don't know what the issue with politics is Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthyfox Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 14 minutes ago, Milo said: Really? Nope. Only Communists and fascists see a problem with good political discussion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesDeb Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 5 minutes ago, filthyfox said: Nope. Only Communists and fascists see a problem with good political discussion. I think it's more to do with the massive headache it gives the moderators, not the actual discussion itself 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbles Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 23 minutes ago, filthyfox said: Nope. Only Communists and fascists see a problem with good political discussion. If political talk resulted in discussions, and not personal attacks or name calling, I’m sure they would have no problem with it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthyfox Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 1 minute ago, marbles said: If political talk resulted in discussions, and not personal attacks or name calling, I’m sure they would have no problem with it. So kick the ones calling names! Anyway, I'm being an argumentative twat owing to antidepressant withdrawal, and dealing with very poor management at work. Please ignore me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 5 minutes ago, marbles said: If political talk resulted in discussions, and not personal attacks or name calling, I’m sure they would have no problem with it. It does. it's probably more civil than much of the football talk. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbles Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 16 minutes ago, bovril said: It does. it's probably more civil than much of the football talk. Sad truth is, you are correct. A lot of the things being spewed about our players, coaching stuff and ownership is truly vile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbles Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 21 minutes ago, filthyfox said: So kick the ones calling names! Anyway, I'm being an argumentative twat owing to antidepressant withdrawal, and dealing with very poor management at work. Please ignore me. It’s all good My favorite part of these forums is people doing something stupid, and then pleading innocence in the Forum Support section. It brightens my day whenever I see a new post in that section with someone acting dumbfounded about a ban. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 3 hours ago, davieG said: Nah I don't want to ban myself. It's not possible, I tried...unless the code has been updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 12 January 2023 Share Posted 12 January 2023 4 hours ago, davieG said: Yeah sorry about that, I think I may have to retire from thread management and stick to starting new threads. I was going to say a ban was in order... 4 hours ago, davieG said: Nah I don't want to ban myself. ....and now you brought it up ot would be noble of you to do so. 1 day ban... symbolic gesture....a day of not having to deal with a bunch of bells......i'm getting banned aren't i? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy G Posted 13 January 2023 Share Posted 13 January 2023 10 hours ago, filthyfox said: I don't know what the issue with politics is Because in 2023 you aren’t allowed to say anything controversial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafox Posted 13 January 2023 Author Share Posted 13 January 2023 22 hours ago, FoxesDeb said: I think it's more to do with the massive headache it gives the moderators, not the actual discussion itself So the mods take the easy route and just ban it rather than actually moderate it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 13 January 2023 Share Posted 13 January 2023 5 minutes ago, Parafox said: So the mods take the easy route and just ban it rather than actually moderate it? To moderate it you'd have to read it and as this is Forum for LCFC and anything extra is at the will of the owner I see no reason why he or the mods should have to spend their time reading and moderating other people's inability to have a discussion without getting abusive, overly argumentative and dominating threads to the detriment of other posters on a subject they probably have no interest in or desire to get involved. Well I don't. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafox Posted 13 January 2023 Author Share Posted 13 January 2023 2 minutes ago, davieG said: To moderate it you'd have to read it and as this is Forum for LCFC and anything extra is at the will of the owner I see no reason why he or the mods should have to spend their time reading and moderating other people's inability to have a discussion without getting abusive, overly argumentative and dominating threads to the detriment of other posters on a subject they probably have no interest in or desire to get involved. Well I don't. Thank you for that. For most posters, moderators are an invisible presence who take decisions that posters can't understand. I understand that you can't spend every waking moment reading and deciding what is appropriate or not and I think most posters appreciate what the mods do. I know I do. but sometimes threads get banned or locked without explanation. Unfortunately there are many keyboard warriors who resort to abuse or slanging off those they disagree with. T'will ever be so. Thank you for what you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberalFox Posted 13 January 2023 Share Posted 13 January 2023 1 hour ago, davieG said: To moderate it you'd have to read it and as this is Forum for LCFC and anything extra is at the will of the owner I see no reason why he or the mods should have to spend their time reading and moderating other people's inability to have a discussion without getting abusive, overly argumentative and dominating threads to the detriment of other posters on a subject they probably have no interest in or desire to get involved. Well I don't. Is there any possibility of taking on more mods who could handle general chat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted 13 January 2023 Share Posted 13 January 2023 8 minutes ago, LiberalFox said: Is there any possibility of taking on more mods who could handle general chat? What you meant to say was “I’d like to volunteer to be a mod for General Chat” 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberalFox Posted 13 January 2023 Share Posted 13 January 2023 40 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said: What you meant to say was “I’d like to volunteer to be a mod for General Chat” 😉 See I'd love to do that but I don't think I have the capacity at the moment. Just wondered if it's a possibility or if the owner is against the idea completely. I don't really follow forum politics (which is a credit to the way it's run imo) but I know we've had mods that focus on here in the past (Webbo was one I think) and they did an excellent job for the most part while dealing with (imo) a lot more troublesome posters. My only gripe with the 'no politics rule' is the lack of any clear boundary as to what counts and what doesn't. I feel like often I'm just not sure if I should reply to something or find myself waiting to see if something is removed and wondering if it's actually safe to post if it hasn't. Which leaves me getting a bit resentful now and then, actually it feels like being back at school a bit. It's like rather than having any kind of clarity as to what's okay or not, the owner reserves the right to come here and take personal offence and hand out a ban for what is otherwise completely benign conversation. Yet I do appreciate the time effort and presumably financial liability that goes into upkeeping this place. I'm also a bit appalled at some people's reactions to getting bans so I don't wish to contribute to any sense of over-entitlement or even harassing behaviours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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