Hello everyone, it seems we have some problems between the two boards, not the first time and not the last I'm sure but problems we have to solve all the same.
Like all boards over 99% of you come on here simply to talk about your team, you dont venture away from your board and enjoy talking football, thats all I want you to do.
We have those who enjoy visiting the other side for good natured banter and again thats fine, banter is and always will be part of football and most of us know when to draw the line.
Sadly we have a handfull on both sides who either dont know where the line is or just enjoy crossing it to see what trouble they can cause. In the short term we ignore them or even enjoy a fight with them but eventualy, like now, good members say I have had enough and leave, thats when action must be taken.
Your mods, like me, are just football fans who do the moderating unpaid and part time to help your board, they need the majority to help them deal with the small minority.
So I'm hoping you will help us defuse things by accepting some simple rules.
First I am posting a cross board banter thread, it works on some boards but fails on others, you will decide that. It wont be stuck so if its not needed it will fall of the first page and go, thats fine.
The banter thread is lightly moderated and there for those who enjoy the more vocal banter, please dont go in then be upset if you dont like what you see.
Cross board threads are out, they just cause bother so dont post them. If you do post one and I get one complaint I will delete the thread and ban the poster, heavy handed maybe but there you go.
If you do venture to the other side please be sure of what you say because again if what you say is not what the other side want to hear, a PM to your mod complaining will mean a PM to me from the mod and the visitor being blocked from posting on that board.
If all you want is to talk about your team with your fellow fans all of this will matter not one jot, if want you want is to upset or annoy the other teams fans then it will.
I know I will ban someone and I know a few will be blocked, I know because one or two will test us out, they cant help themselves.
And before you go down the free speech road there is no such thing as free speech, try it out at your next home game. When the game starts, go to the side of the pitch, near a steward, find a black player and shout the "N" word. When the police are marching you off to the cells tell them about free speech and they will explain about responsibility.
Sorry to be heavy handed but lets get back to enjoying our football chat and stop the daft stuff, please.
Like all boards over 99% of you come on here simply to talk about your team, you dont venture away from your board and enjoy talking football, thats all I want you to do.
We have those who enjoy visiting the other side for good natured banter and again thats fine, banter is and always will be part of football and most of us know when to draw the line.
Sadly we have a handfull on both sides who either dont know where the line is or just enjoy crossing it to see what trouble they can cause. In the short term we ignore them or even enjoy a fight with them but eventualy, like now, good members say I have had enough and leave, thats when action must be taken.
Your mods, like me, are just football fans who do the moderating unpaid and part time to help your board, they need the majority to help them deal with the small minority.
So I'm hoping you will help us defuse things by accepting some simple rules.
First I am posting a cross board banter thread, it works on some boards but fails on others, you will decide that. It wont be stuck so if its not needed it will fall of the first page and go, thats fine.
The banter thread is lightly moderated and there for those who enjoy the more vocal banter, please dont go in then be upset if you dont like what you see.
Cross board threads are out, they just cause bother so dont post them. If you do post one and I get one complaint I will delete the thread and ban the poster, heavy handed maybe but there you go.
If you do venture to the other side please be sure of what you say because again if what you say is not what the other side want to hear, a PM to your mod complaining will mean a PM to me from the mod and the visitor being blocked from posting on that board.
If all you want is to talk about your team with your fellow fans all of this will matter not one jot, if want you want is to upset or annoy the other teams fans then it will.
I know I will ban someone and I know a few will be blocked, I know because one or two will test us out, they cant help themselves.
And before you go down the free speech road there is no such thing as free speech, try it out at your next home game. When the game starts, go to the side of the pitch, near a steward, find a black player and shout the "N" word. When the police are marching you off to the cells tell them about free speech and they will explain about responsibility.
Sorry to be heavy handed but lets get back to enjoying our football chat and stop the daft stuff, please.

