Time for action

From the time this is put up, ANY poster personally attacking another with snide comments or insults will recieved a 24 hour ban.

There will be no warning, and there will be no exceptions.

This will remain in force until new mods are appointed!

 

I'm outraged!!!!!!!

I'd go for 48.

Good to hear because we need a firm hand. Well done, Ash. Take a decision in accordance with the rules and you won't go wrong.

Just hope we're as firm when the new mods come in.

 

Trust you.

I'm gutted that action like this is required tbh and have always hated the idea of banning, but something has to be done and it starts now.

 

yes...

 

Agreed 100%

 

As you know I don't post over here and was reluctant to do so now, but it would be a great shame if not606 were to lose an active club forum such as this through the defection of its' decent members elsewhere. The moderation issue highlights the problem - the members themselves have made it a virtually impossible task to satisfy everyone. No forum is perfect and that certainly includes the Cardiff board that has it's "in your face" contributors as well, but this forum has earned a reputation amongst others for the wrong reasons.

As an aside, I've got no interest in this personal stuff going down between posters - that's a matter of choice and goes way over my head as to why it's needed. It doesn't seem to be a feature at all on the Cardiff board other than the odd difference of opinion over football, and is all the better for it. It may be a harsh pill to swallow guys, but you could learn an awful lot from that.

I note that your new moderator choices have been rejected, though whoever they might eventually be, I doubt they'll cope any better than the the past encumbants if the same sort of stuff goes down on here. There's no doubt the Swansea board has suffered with both the infighting and also as far as the inter-club chat is concerned, with the overly aggressive attitude toward visiting posters. Posters will need to change their attitudes to one another (or leave for pastures new) before internal moderation will work - the external stuff with other club posters is easy by comparison.

If you didn't want to chat and have a laugh with Cardiff posters over here, then fair enough because you've gone the right way about it in the past. The fact remains that the only place up till now that Cardiff/Swansea posters can interact and build up any rapport is the Cardiff board. I'm not trying to say anything other than to call it as it is.

Those that come over at present for the craic are more than welcome to continue - I wont name them as they're well known to all. It would be a great pity if some others over here didn't bury the hatchet and join them and perhaps we can reciprocate. You have no need to like Cardiff as a club as we've been told often enough that many don't - we'd rather have some sharp banter with honesty. Tongue in cheek stuff should be recognised for what it is, not savaged with hate.

Once again, I'll probably be told by some it's got fck all to do with me or anyone else - that seems to be one of the biggest problems for this club which exists within an open forum for all. If some want a Swansea only forum, they're on the wrong site.

Sorry for the length of this post, but I tried to get it all in one go as I don't intend to post again (short term anyway).

 

Its been a pleasure lads to converse with you over the years, but it is time to move on, take care everyone and hope to see you on the new swans forum

 

My last ever post on this forum will be posted later today. Be there or be square

 

Oh,I do love it when you are being so masterful,Chico!!!

Only kidding,about time the iron rod was wielded. It's the only language some people understand.

You know this Forum is in REAL trouble when a Cardiff fan comes across as being sane and sensible!!!

Only kidding,sparkey - I think!

 

You honestly believe by leaving this forum and going to the new site enmasse will eliminate the problems of personality clashes ,it's just being transferred elsewhere .Never mind lads it's a brave new world and you could be pioneers in the something which could be successful ,Somehow I doubt it

 

With you all the way on this, Ash. Nevertheless, I will be joining the new forum but will be staying here as well.

 

Sadly, for me, musty had joined the other forum so I will not be posting there.

Those that are leaving, I wish you all the best. Sadly the issue will remain there as personalities will clash in the same way as they have here.

 

I must say but that is a very defeatist attitude, you always have the ignore option if you do not wish to debate with 1 person, and no matter where you go personalities will always clash you just have to be the bigger man and rise above it

 

Yet said posters couldn't do that here with regards to certain posters, so I don't expect there to be much different

 

I appreciate that mate, but on here I can't ignore as I am a moderator, over there is there even an ignore button?

 

Yes there is hence why I said

 

Personally, I think this business of moderating is taken wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too seriously sometimes. If it's actually work, rather than a purely ceremonial position and occasional annoyance, then the community is not worth having a moderator or two, because they obviously can't be trusted posting on a site like this, so it will descend into chaos no matter what. At present maybe everyone just needs a bit of a break and to start afresh, rather than an influx of mods...

They aren't supposed to be wrestling apart bar fights every three seconds, the purpose is for them to keep the place ticking over and have an eye on the place so people can post and talk without spam etc.

I'd say I hope you guys don't leave. I love this section when it's thriving... Just draw a line in the sand and find the common ground of supporting the jacks?

 

p.s who closed my thread? that's a very valid thread and should be opened for discussion, what I've said is true and shouldn't be censored by you closing it

 

Great post and Thankyou for your input.

Sadly, things won't change here. Posters are leaving in their droves and I don't see where the new will come from.

 

I don't know kda. It wasn't me. Presumably a super mod.