Exactly this, ffs my mam used to say if you’ve got nothing nice to say, say nothing. A few across the road would be dumb if they followed that advice, all they want is the opportunity to criticise and knock people. Kitten did it here and does it there, but at least he’s really only interested in having a go at smug, others like the scattershot approach.
I'm always happy to draw their fire mate, even when I tell them I'm pulling their strings deliberately they can't stop biting. I've lived with confrontation in my work so it's water off a duck's back but there are lads, on both boards, we know have real mental and emotional issues. Banter's banter but some of the relentless personal attacks are clearly something more than that. The hysterical cries of 'meltdown' when someone appears to be stuggling is a bit sick and twisted imo. They remind me of the idiots who cheer and shout 'Jump!' where some poor bloke is threatening to hoy himself off a bridge. Some brave lads and lasses have explained their mental health issues but the internet weirdos ignore that and enjoy using words like ******, imbecile, moron, mental case etc ... cowards tbh, because they'd never dare do that in real life. It's poor behaviour but they're not the kind of people to ever step back and think.
I've just received my first ban from there for questioning why a mod, KeithS30S, was posting offensive and abusive content. The knacker deleted my posts and banned me after he PMed me and told him what I thought of him. Infantile is spot on.
I think this may well be a generational thing. The net didn't exist when I was younger so if you were going to **** talk someone it was going to be to their face. Even i it was behind their back, they'd generally find out and windmilling would ensue. There were consequences to you behaving that way and a lot of the time, it acted as a brake on that sort of thing. Now though, you can fire away from the comfort of your easy chair and nowt happens. Worse case is going to be a ban and folk just sign back up again with a new username and the whole merry go round of ****e starts again. I think if you combine that with the cultural shift towards evryone's opinion is just as valid as anyone else's (which I think is a pile of ****) along with individuals being more focussed on their rights rather than responsibilities, and you have a hellish combination that brings out the worst in some folk.
Spot on, there are no consequences if the Mods act like pricks. Wums & Mags, on there, can post anything because a ban doesn't bother them. But if you're a lad like @worcestermakem, who has mates on there and hears/posts useful info, a ban means something. The Mods on here seem to spot the wums, give them a piece of rope then sneak up and shoot them in the back of the head
The ban has no effect really as folk just generate another account so there isn't any kind of exclusion from that social space. It's not like being excluded from the actual company of your mates because your going on like a bellend. The threat of that type of social exclusion also acts as a brake but that doesn't work in the digital sphere. Completely agree about the modding. I know I'm not going to be sifting through posts and posts of personal attacks just to get the odd post that's informative, funny, or just chewing the cud. I like it.
The whole world revolves around technology now. Social media platforms are a hotbed for keyboard warriors and internet hardman, the vast majority of who have a completely different persona than their actual real one. That combined with the mentality of Joe public and his "you can't say that to me" mentality is a recipe for social disaster. One just has to look at the high percentage of police time wasted on trivial internet spats. However, people with the attitude of posting any ****e, should be starting to realise that they are accountable for whatever ****e they post, that will be prevalent in the years ahead.
Ive volunteered 3 times for the hit man job, but that twat Armstrong gets too much pleasure from it and wont share the twat...
that's too good looking to be you, and if that's a mirror reflection pic you must be paying a fortune in make me handsome pills.We all know on here that you were beaten mercilessly with the ugly stick as a bairn....
Smug showed me what room you were in at the hospital,i asked him why are they feeding you on omelets and pancakes, Smug said the manky twats infectious it's the only stuff that will fit under the door
I won't be opening another account and have asked Roger to be remove me from the RTG database. Was warned by a few on Saturday that the mods are a law unto themselves. I accepted the ban but still got PMs off KeithS30S. Don't want that knacker harassing me so the only way to stop him is to delete my account.
I remember a thread where he made a complete arse of himself, several posters got banned and the whole thing mysteriously disappeared a few hours later. Roger must know what goes on but clearly doesn’t mind.
Funnily enough KeithS30S was losing it on Saturday. What cheesed me off was the deletion of posts from me and other users by him to avoid accountability for his comments and actions. When he did that I reported one of his posts for using offensive and abusive content and he bit by taking the piss. Can not understand why the forum has a Mod who doesn't know never mind follow the rules, has no regards for users privacy and is effectively Judge and Jury when he thinks he is the victim! To be fair to Roger he said he would invesitigate.
He disagreed with something I said about David Myes and when I put him straight he suggested I take it to pm despite it being bang on topic. He continued to argue on pm, until I proved him wrong. Guess what happened ... ... its a 3 letter word starting with B and ending in N
I just stopped logging on and got a different email address now so no way to get my old username back. No intention of having a new one either. That Keith is the only lad that gave me a warning. Tbf I did say to him that if he loved Big Sam that much, why not go suck his cock, so I'll take that one. Therre's some decent posters on there like but there is on here an all. And this place has a few less bell ends imo.
