Closed threads

MizunoMike said:
There seems a lot of unrest on the Forum, hopefully the Mods can do the right thing and get it back on track.

I am sure there are 2 sides to every story and some of the members are getting another side of the story from their mates.

Anyway let's hope it can all get back on track.
Click to expand...

Not up to the mods though. It's up to us, the users. If we are following the rules and getting along the mods will have nothing to do.
 
palindromicbob said:
Not up to the mods though. It's up to us, the users. If we are following the rules and getting along the mods will have nothing to do.
Click to expand...

I agree about people following the rules,but I also think their are people just been petty & trying to cause a drama out of the nothing.
 
MizunoMike said:
After posting in here I hope you can excuse me for not saying where I play just incase I get a ban and the forum contact my club.
Click to expand...

Do you seriously think that's likely to happen?

Excuse me being sceptical but I used to post on another forum and there was a guy on there that made all sorts of outrageous claims about handicap, ability, achievements etc. Turned out they were all made up.

Love to see you at a forum meet to prove me wrong :thup:
 
bluewolf said:
Trying to stay out of this, but I can't see why it's a nonsense answer. IIRC, that was exactly the action that was promised if people stepped too far out of line...
Click to expand...

Of course it's a nonsense answer about a nonsensical threat!
Can you imagine golf club secretaries up and down the land being particularly bothered if they receive an email from GM to say that one of the Club's members had criticised the moderators on a golf forum?
1) It would give the secretary a good laugh while he's thinking "WTF?".
2) It would make GM look very foolish.
3) What happens when the forummer isn't actually a member of a club, or doesn't list it in their signature? Does GM contact golfshake or whoever might have their "unofficial" :confused: handicap?

A piece of nonsense.:angry:
 
People making allegations that Racist and Sexist posts have become common are not helping the situation. These comments are without substance and total exaggerations .

We all need to sit back and listen to what has been said by Mike. I am honest enough to admit I have got myself involved in silly arguments over matters that it would be best to keep away from.
 
bladeplayer said:
Have you reported any.?its in our intrests to keep the forum in order aswell
Click to expand...

As I classed it as casual racism and sexism then you can't report someone for being having very out of date attitudes. Or at least giving off that impression from their posts. I am not talking about overt BNP type racism as I have never seen that, more the strand favoured by the Daily Mail/UKIP. Same with sexism. No one is ever overtly sexist (not that I've seen, but it has come close) but there are a few posters with some very suspect attitudes. But then again that's life for you.

Of course people are entitled to their view and it is not a reporting offence by any means at that level. But I was just making the point that this 'offends' me more than if someone used words that are freely published in The Times and other newspapers. And you can get a ban for even using asterisks to infer words that are printed in full in the Times and a 10 year old would not find the least bit shocking nowadays, but you obviously can't ban someone for the other.

Of course you can't ban someone for casual racism and very out of date attitudes to women and sexual equality and I am not asking for people to be banned or yellow carded. But in my opinion it does not show the forum in a good light when these posts appear.
 
Hacker Khan said:
As I classed it as casual racism and sexism then you can't report someone for being having very out of date attitudes. Or at least giving off that impression from their posts. I am not talking about overt BNP type racism as I have never seen that, more the strand favoured by the Daily Mail/UKIP. Same with sexism. No one is ever overtly sexist (not that I've seen, but it has come close) but there are a few posters with some very suspect attitudes. But then again that's life for you.

Of course people are entitled to their view and it is not a reporting offence by any means at that level. But I was just making the point that this 'offends' me more than if someone used words that are freely published in The Times and other newspapers. And you can get a ban for even using asterisks to infer words that are printed in full in the Times and a 10 year old would not find the least bit shocking nowadays, but you obviously can't ban someone for the other.

Of course you can't ban someone for casual racism and very out of date attitudes to women and sexual equality and I am not asking for people to be banned or yellow carded. But in my opinion it does not show the forum in a good light when these posts appear.
Click to expand...

There is always going to be trouble when people like you are constantly stirring things up and Pigeon holing people as daily mail readers when they don't agree with you.

You seem very quick to judge people by the sounds of what you say above which is much worse than any racism or sexism imo.
 
Part of the problem with perceived casual racism/sexism is that the poster may be unaware that they are causing offence.
If a problem post is reported it can be easily dealt with and I'm not talking about infractions or bans, simply the member being pointed in the right direction.

Some people reading this will have, in the past, received "advice" messages from the mod team about altering their posting style or content, most of these are taken on board.

So please once again, if you see a problem report it, don't escalate it
 
Birchy said:
You seem very quick to judge people by the sounds of what you say above which is much worse than any racism or sexism imo.
Click to expand...

If challenging people on some of their attitudes to race and sex is seen as constantly stirring things up then guilty as charged. And proud of it.

And being quick to judge people is worst than being a racist :confused: Right..... Sometimes being quick to judge people, for example in an interview situation, is a very useful skill as it saves you a lot of time.

Anyway, I am descending into petty arguments and immature point scoring, so I'll stop now.
 
Hacker Khan said:
If challenging people on some of their attitudes to race and sex is seen as constantly stirring things up then guilty as charged. And proud of it.

And being quick to judge people is worst than being a racist :confused: Right..... Sometimes being quick to judge people, for example in an interview situation, is a very useful skill as it saves you a lot of time.

Anyway, I am descending into petty arguments and immature point scoring, so I'll stop now.
Click to expand...

Sexism and racism are judging people on their race/sex. You are so quick to judge people off a couple of posts on a subject and then you roll out the casual racism and sexism line to stir it up and then accuse these mystery people of showing the forum in a bad light. If its that bad report it rather than bringing this forum into disrepute with your mud slinging.

Judging people off a few posts on an internet forum is in the same vein as racism and sexism and is just as bad imo.
 
bluewolf said:
Trying to stay out of this, but I can't see why it's a nonsense answer.IIRC, ​that was exactly the action that was promised if people stepped too far out of line ...
Click to expand...


So Mike must be planning on stepping too far out of line then if he fears that ?
as i say i respect his decision to not say where he is from , the reason is what i think is wrong ?
 
bladeplayer said:
So Mike must be planning on stepping too far out of line then if he fears that ?
as i say i respect his decision to not say where he is from , the reason is what i think is wrong ?
Click to expand...
I can't speak for MizunoMike's intentions. I was just pointing out that the threat had been made. I seriously doubt that it would ever be acted upon, or need to be acted upon, but I did understand MM's reluctance to tell us where he played.

Anyway, I've had enough of posting in this thread. I find it a bit ridiculous if I'm honest. I'm going down to Rooters made up local pub for a mixed grill and a pint of Timothy Taylor's Landlord.
 
Hacker Khan said:
As I classed it as casual racism and sexism then you can't report someone for being having very out of date attitudes. Or at least giving off that impression from their posts. I am not talking about overt BNP type racism as I have never seen that, more the strand favoured by the Daily Mail/UKIP. Same with sexism. No one is ever overtly sexist (not that I've seen, but it has come close) but there are a few posters with some very suspect attitudes. But then again that's life for you.

Of course people are entitled to their view and it is not a reporting offence by any means at that level. But I was just making the point that this 'offends' me more than if someone used words that are freely published in The Times and other newspapers. And you can get a ban for even using asterisks to infer words that are printed in full in the Times and a 10 year old would not find the least bit shocking nowadays, but you obviously can't ban someone for the other.

Of course you can't ban someone for casual racism and very out of date attitudes to women and sexual equality and I am not asking for people to be banned or yellow carded. But in my opinion it does not show the forum in a good light when these posts appear.
Click to expand...

It just seems to me that if anyone posts on subjects like immigration, UK population, benefits, or employment they will at some point have the 'racist' card pulled on them by a small group of people on the Forum, even if the posts are not directed at race but more at the social issues.

I know certain members will make childish comments to this post but that will only go to reinforce the point.
 
thread closed.











EDIT: only kidding.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Birchy said:
Sexism and racism are judging people on their race/sex. You are so quick to judge people off a couple of posts on a subject and then you roll out the casual racism and sexism line to stir it up and then accuse these mystery people of showing the forum in a bad light. If its that bad report it rather than bringing this forum into disrepute with your mud slinging.

Judging people off a few posts on an internet forum is in the same vein as racism and sexism and is just as bad imo.
Click to expand...

That is one of the most ridiculous things ever posted.
 
mcbroon said:
That is one of the most ridiculous things ever posted.
Click to expand...

So you think that accusing people on this forum of casual racism/sexism off a few posts of their opinions is fair game?

Yeah ok.

Accusing anybody of any form of sexism or racism is a big thing and should not be done lightly.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

bigslice
closing threads grrr
5 6 7
Replies
130
Views
15K
Liverbirdie
Liverbirdie
MikeH
Golf Monthly forum - please read this
2 3
Replies
43
Views
8K
Mark_G
Mark_G
AuburnWarrior
Cracking rant by a QPR fan..
Replies
10
Views
2K
Yerman
Yerman
Top