Politics and stuff

[Bruce Wayne]

As some of the longer term members know, we've had long-running discussions about the merits of political threads on GOT as they tend to result in disagreements and in-fighting amongst Blues.

They, and other similarly 'hot' topics, do tend to be discussed however, so we're going to trial putting them all into the upgraded member lounge, where moderation is more relaxed on account of it being primarily used by members who have shown a willingness to support the site.

Threads that will be put there include topics such as politics, religion, guns and so on. Any existing threads on these topics will be moved over to the upgraded lounge by Sunday evening.

 

[Brennan]

*sigh*

The Everton forum is full of certain posters arguing the toss over the same points ad nauseam. Then certain posters who I shall not name get banned, and then they come back and do it again.

Why is that allowed to happen but political threads can't be allowed ? Surely the logic should be the same with both, that if people can't behave they should be punished, not everybody else.

I appreciate that 'It's an Everton forum', but there is a specifically established forum called the Ale House. If you're banning politics you may as well close that section of the site completely in my opinion.

And this idea of only allowing those who pay to be allowed to discuss politics isn't right. Should either be up for discussion or it shouldn't. Segregation is just wrong.

 

[bring the ghost on]

For most people GOT is a footie forum where people also chat about non-footie stuff ( including politics ) in the Ale House, but for a few people, GOT is a place to talk politics and occasionally chat about Everton.

The Everton forum is so heavily saturated with posters (see: 148 pages on Memphis Depay before he then moved to Lyon), that I personally prefer to dip in and read people's views but quite rarely do I find that I have anything to contribute which hasn't been said a thousand times already.

With the "hot topic" threads, as Bruce would call them, (current affairs, news, politics) they are generally less overcrowded and some people probably find it easier to post/engage on those threads.

 

[Brennan]

I have no idea why you mentioned Everton threads mate !

On the political threads, you may well be right, I'm just giving a view from my time in mod central and that is probably skewed by the fact that I normally only entered the political threads when something was amiss.

Be that as it may though, for the roughly two years I was moderating I hated those threads, and the main reason I hated them waa because the people who complained loudest about thread closures, thread bans or just posts in general, spent a large majority of their time in those threads, contributed very little to the rest of the site but expected the unpaid mods who volunteered their time to clean them up.

I may well be wrong, and apologies in advance to anyone who has, but I suspect of those complaining about Bruce's idea, only Boss Blue ( and I don't actually know if he has ) has recently volunteered to take Danny up on the call for volunteers to join mod central he made in December.

Edit : Plainly I don't want Tubey to volunteer.

I'd happily moderate but I highly doubt I'd be taken up on the offer.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Plainly I ain't moderating any more, but I absolutely detested having to go into the political threads to calm things down or reprimand people. For me, too many people take the proverbial in those threads because they treat them as a place to stand on a soapbox, spout their rhetoric and have no intention of listening to what anyone with opposing views have to say.

I havn't read all of this thread, but I'd wager that a sizeable minority of those against what Bruce is suggested barely post outside the political threads.

For most people GOT is a footie forum where people also chat about non-footie stuff ( including politics ) in the Ale House, but for a few people, GOT is a place to talk politics and occasionally chat about Everton. For me, the people who fall into the latter category made moderating this place a chore.

To be honest The Everton Forum scares me more than The Ale House. I rarely post in there - I read loads of it but the opinions are firmly entrenched and don't get me started on the negativity that exists there. I love Everton, hate when the players get booed, always think we will win, I'm gutted Geri is going, would have Lukaku's babies if it wasn't very pervy but I would never ever voice any of my relentlessly optimistic opinions in there.

 

[Boss_Blue]

If the mods need some help keeping the riff raff in line I'm available to moderate most days.

I'm also cheap.

 

[Elong]

I'd happily moderate but I highly doubt I'd be taken up on the offer.

I have turned it down in the past but would consider again, but like you I doubt it too.

 

[Woolly Blue]

I'd happily moderate but I highly doubt I'd be taken up on the offer.

PM the boss mate.

I have no idea if he's still looking for folk to moderate, or if he would want you, but if you're happy to do it then that's a start.

It would cause some posters to fume if you were a mod, so that might appeal to Danny !

 

[Frank Gallagher]

clique v the mods

was only a matter of time!

*grabs popcorn

@Donald Twain

 

[Frank Gallagher]

I'd happily moderate but I highly doubt I'd be taken up on the offer.

just NO.

 

[Seamus Colemole]

If only the political threads consisted of page after page of wind ups, over-exaggerated negativity and general piss taking they'd be alright.

 

[Elong]

If only the political threads consisted of page after page of wind ups, over-exaggerated negativity and general piss taking they'd be alright.

Do you offer anything constructive to the forum anymore other than to moan and report posts?

 

[Armaghtoffee]

It's all gone a bit Westworld for me. There's another place as well?

 

[Woolly Blue]

It would cause some posters to fume if you were a mod, so that might appeal to Danny !

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury I give you Exhibit A

just NO.

#BrennanForMod

 

[Frank Gallagher]

It's all gone a bit Westworld for me. There's another place as well?

go to the back bedroom, open up the wardrobe and step thro the coats, all becomes clear!

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury I give you Exhibit A



#BrennanForMod

happy to go with what we got..