Golf Monthly's appalling behaviour on Facebook.

[Captainron]

Oh, so you don't have a problem with this? Ignorance at its finest.

I'm ignoring you right now

 

[ColchesterFC]

It is personal vendetta when they start targeting a 15 year old boy. Try this link:https://www.facebook.com/GolfMonthl...1094955723858231/?type=2&theater&notif_t=like - it is Craig Bradley's comment where the silliness unfolds.

I'm not sure why you are saying they have a "personal vendetta" or are "targeting" you. You demanded they respond to you with your post "Stop ignoring my comments. I want attention" then when they respond you ask for a pint of their best bitter which they jokingly respond with a picture of an ale called "Buttface" which to my mind is a mildly amusing response. They asked you to email about work experience which you declined. I assume that by attending the Kings of Distance event and agreeing to be filmed you implicitly gave permission for GM to use those videos. In my opinion it seems as though you are happy to dish it out but start whining when you get a little bit back.

 

[Fish]

What a great start to my morning, having a little smile & giggle to myself.

Next 🏌

 

[Deleted member 18645]

Chances this kid makes it as a journalist ..... about the same as Mike's chances of winning the Open in the next 10 years!

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I wonder why this thread disappeared from around 6 30 last night until just before 11pm?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'll take that work experience slot if it's still going. Got a feeling I need a career change soon!

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I wonder why this thread disappeared from around 6 30 last night until just before 11pm?

Kid had to do his homework. 😃

 

[Kellfire]

Young (immature by age and life experience) lad rightly points out childish behaviour by professional, adult social media handler whose job it is to respond in a grown up manner even when baited.

Forum decides young lad is the one being childish and mocks his English which, considering his age, towers above many forum regulars who would never have a word said to them regarding their literacy.

Yea, standard forum behaviour; play the man, not the ball.

 

[CharlieWebb]

Went to the range actually. Choppers. 😴😴

 

[Kellfire]

Went to the range actually. Choppers. ����

I'm on your side here, but don't get drawn into back and forth bickering because you're outnumbered and you'll never win this one. Take solace in the fact that you were in the right; that's the best way to cope with forums when you're fighting numbers!

 

[CharlieWebb]

I agree. All of these blokes picking holes in what was a confusing post, having nothing better to do than try and stand up for GM's posts. Yes, I was provoking a response from them on Facebook however regardless of that, never in a hundred years should they respond in such an unproffessional way.

 

[bluewolf]

So, facebookers post trolling comments hoping to get a response. Manage to provoke a response (which was pretty poor, but appeared to be stooping to the same level as the initial posters), then the facebookers go down like Colombian footballers claiming that they've been shot by GM's own Chopper Harris.
Yup, pretty much standard Internet behaviour........

 

[bluewolf]

I'm on your side here, but don't get drawn into back and forth bickering because you're outnumbered and you'll never win this one. Take solace in the fact that you were in the right; that's the best way to cope with forums when you're fighting numbers!

You think there's a "right" side?

There is no "right" side. Just 2 pathetically "wrong" sides. Like a Liverpool derby!

 

[sawtooth]

A bit of banter taken the wrong way IMO

At 15 though you can be totally forgiven. Sorry if that sounds patronising, it's not meant to be.

 

[chrisd]

I agree. All of these blokes picking holes in what was a confusing post, having nothing better to do than try and stand up for GM's posts. Yes, I was provoking a response from them on Facebook however regardless of that, never in a hundred years should they respond in such an unproffessional way.

If people stand up for GM it's because they want to - not because they have to! If your post was confusing you should have written it more clearly. It's Facebook and therefore doesn't have to be "professionally" written and it seems they answered in a similar vein to yours, what's wrong with that?

 

[CharlieWebb]

I totally understand where you stand on this. If you are a GM forum user, you are likely to engage and find the 'banter' they produced on Facebook amusing. Not everyone on the Facebook page subscribes to the mag or is an active user on the forum. It is these people who are your customers. Without these people your business (which will have to digitalise in the next ten years) will die out. A further note to the keyboard warriors finding fault in my English, I composed the post on my phone whilst walking to the range - after all I was hardly going to write it in iambic pentameter.

 

[Duckster]

I think this is terrible. An absolute travesty that this defamatory insinuation could happen. I mean, Buttface Ale is actually quite nice.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I totally understand where you stand on this. If you are a GM forum user, you are likely to engage and find the 'banter' they produced on Facebook amusing. Not everyone on the Facebook page subscribes to the mag or is an active user on the forum. It is these people who are your customers. Without these people your business (which will have to digitalise in the next ten years) will die out. A further note to the keyboard warriors finding fault in my English, I composed the post on my phone whilst walking to the range - after all I was hardly going to write it in iambic pentameter.

You will have your views on things just as others will have theirs. I would accept the half on this one, rather than trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

 

[richy]

Young (immature by age and life experience) lad rightly points out childish behaviour by professional, adult social media handler whose job it is to respond in a grown up manner even when baited.

Forum decides young lad is the one being childish and mocks his English which, considering his age, towers above many forum regulars who would never have a word said to them regarding their literacy.

Yea, standard forum behaviour; play the man, not the ball.

:thup:

 

[One Planer]

Would anybody like some popcorn?

I know it's early, but the offer is still there

Posts #32 and #33 sum this up nicely for me.