Golf Monthly's appalling behaviour on Facebook.

[HankMarvin]

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.

Agreed, very poor from Golf Monthly knowing they were dealing with a 15 year old boy seems like a bit of keyboard Bullying & worse is that it's being done by the editor. As for his response of meeting behind the bike sheds it wouldn't be sweets I would be dishing out if it was my son he was talking too.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Best thing all round would be a "with hindsight" apology from GM. Problem would then be sorted and over.

 

[HankMarvin]

Best thing all round would be a "with hindsight" apology from GM. Problem would then be sorted and over.

Yep this would be the right thing to do but after reading the GM Editors post it looks like that ain't going to happen, he is looking for sympathy after hitting a few shanks & applauded for bashing a young lad on social media.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Yep this would be the right thing to do but after reading the GM Editors post it looks like that ain't going to happen, he is looking for sympathy after hitting a few shanks & applauded for bashing a young lad on social media.

Especially since Facebook has 1.23 Billion active users, which I think is probably a few more than GM have on this forum.....

 

[MikeH]

irony and the internet just don't go together do they

have a good day y'all

 

[Lambchops]

what a whiney little scrote the OP comes across as - if he's precious enough to get wound up by a few comments on facebook he's in for a shock when he experiences the real world

 

[freddielong]

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.

You wanted a response but didn't get the one you wanted so got upset, reminds me off my 8 year old son.

 

[ruff-driver]

Oh, so you don't have a problem with this?

 

[guest100718]

GM are the best
I'd like an M1 driver.

 

[Norrin Radd]

the irony of all this BS is that in a few years time Charlie will be the editor of GM.

 

[Hacker Khan]

GM are the best
I'd like an M1 driver.

Liking your style there sir.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Can everyone please spare a thought for me..

I was the one who hit the horror shot that was posted on FB. In fact I hit about 10 on the spin with a seven iron. Sickening group of balls lying about 85 yards from the teeing ground and 45 degrees to the right. Could have thrown a blanket over them.

Anyway putting that to one side... we try to respond to as many communications for the GM community as possible be that in the form of posts on here, tweets, FB comments and handwritten reader letters on good old fashioned paper. From one medium to another the content and tone of the response varies. Sometimes we get it right, sometimes we don't.

If you're offended by anything we say then best advice is to unfollow us, don't get involved in the forum, don't buy or unsubscribe from the mag etc etc.

Other sources of golf media who don't bother reply to letters, emails, posts, comments and tweets are available

Remember, anyone disagrees with us and we'll see you behind the bike sheds, loser buys the winner a quarter of their favourite sweets from the tuck shop. Can't say fairer than that!

:rofl: you love a straightener don't yer....

What sweets would you choose if you were to win said straightener??

Cola cubes all day long here:rofl:

 

[Rooter]

:rofl: you love a straightener don't yer....

What sweets would you choose if you were to win said straightener??

Cola cubes all day long here:rofl:

Lemon Sherberts for me Stu.

 

[Dan2501]

Some of the responses on that FB post are awful, particularly this one:

"Yeah Well That's Just Like Your Opinion Man"

Who is running the GM Facebook? That's written like a 13 year old on Twitter. What is it with companies nowadays trying to get involved in "banter" on social media? So cringeworthy.

 

[richy]

If somehow the roles were reversed I wonder how many on here would be jumping to the defence of GM?

Wouldn't want to talk yourself out of a fitting opportunity.

 

[MikeH]

:rofl: you love a straightener don't yer....

What sweets would you choose if you were to win said straightener??

Cola cubes all day long here:rofl:

loathed as I am to agree with scooter id go lemon sherbert too

 

[Kellfire]

If somehow the roles were reversed I wonder how many on here would be jumping to the defence of GM?

Wouldn't want to talk yourself out of a fitting opportunity.

Nail on head.

No one is saying that social media should be as formal as other correspondence but a line was crossed from banter into insulting. The onus is always on the company (GM in this case) to bring the conversation back to civility and instead they got annoyed and petulant in this case.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Some of the responses on that FB post are awful, particularly this one:

"Yeah Well That's Just Like Your Opinion Man"

Who is running the GM Facebook? That's written like a 13 year old on Twitter. What is it with companies nowadays trying to get involved in "banter" on social media? So cringeworthy.

I think it's a tricky line between the 'corporate PR approved boring as hell' tweet/post and as you say, the company descending down to the level of a lot of the posts. I personally mostly try and avoid the comments on Facebook and Youtube as you can guarantee there will be a few morons making stupid ridiculous comments and rational informed discussion is almost impossible. I'd go as far to day it's even worse than we get on here, it's that bad.

 

[Break90]

:rofl: you love a straightener don't yer....

What sweets would you choose if you were to win said straightener??

Cola cubes all day long here:rofl:

Only if they're the soft centred ones, the hard ones play havoc with my teeth. Would probably prefer strawberry bon-bons tbh :thup:

 

[gmc40]

With regards to the initial posts pointing out the inaccuracy of the video I wouldn't call them 'trolling' like the GM representative did. It wasn't a shank so why not say so. The kid was a bit demanding to be fair but the GM chap comes across as a cocky nob. On there and the two posts here.