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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 20:42:22 GMT 1
I understand the admins have been put in a difficult position over this and appreciate the clarity and candour of the explanation.
Nevertheless I feel pained by the decision. I'm on the forum most days of my life; which means I see something from Nick most days of my life; and in a way I've come to regard him as an amiable if slightly eccentric family member. I'm comforted by the thought there's another middle-aged guy out there even more weirdly obsessed with our great club than I am. And I admire his good-nature in the face of criticism. If DATM isn't the place for an obsessive fan like Nick, then I'm not sure where is.
Heading into Saturday without him seems a bit like Christmas without Uncle Ned and his dodgy line in ties and jokes. I look forward to having him back.
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Post by mightytj on Aug 10, 2017 20:42:29 GMT 1
The admin explained the problem in his diatribe perfectly...it's a football forum, it doesn't need 'micro managing' FFS. Reported 15 times? There are some sad, dull, lifeless idiots on here. Awwwww was he bullied??
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Post by upthetown on Aug 10, 2017 20:43:16 GMT 1
So has someone reported Nick to you ? If so please let us know who the sad bastard is This could have an "I'm Spartacus" type response
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Post by upthetown on Aug 10, 2017 20:45:39 GMT 1
Of course we'll not 'out' anyone - but since Nick came back from his last ban (a week ago today) he's been reported 15 times. Ha ha. Sad fuckers. Get a fucking life for fucks sake. Reported.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 20:48:13 GMT 1
15 sad people.why complicate a simple forum.all the sub boards are just bullshit to keep the OCD lot happy.if you get upset by a new thread or something in the wrong place you need more help than nick
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Post by Essex Terrier on Aug 10, 2017 20:48:18 GMT 1
Pathetic. Leave the lad alone.
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Post by Essex Terrier on Aug 10, 2017 20:49:14 GMT 1
15 sad people.why complicate a simple forum.all the sub boards are just bullshit to keep the OCD lot happy.if you get upset by a new thread or something in the wrong place you need more help than nick Quite. Leave the lad alone
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Post by H6dds on Aug 10, 2017 20:49:28 GMT 1
This part from cheesy's post is spot on and also why I can't understand the people who defend Nick:
"The admins' position is very simple. Nick knows what he is doing. Nick knows that what he is doing will provoke a reaction. Even if the inference from the response to his posts wasn't enough, we have explicitly warned him on a great number of occasions. Therefore, if Nick carries on doing what he is doing (as he in fact did) then our view is that he is deliberately trying to wind people up, which is the very definition of trolling. We have done all that we can to try and avoid banning him, and he has continued to take the piss, for which there are consequences.
This isn't a sending off for a straight red card offence. This isn't even a sending off for a second yellow. This is a sending off for a player who has committed a number of bookable offences during the match, and whose sending off is his 5th or 6th of the season, even though it is only December. The action taken reflects this fact."
How can you defend someone who is breaking the rules all the time on purpose? Do you think different rules should apply for different posters?
Some are saying it's just a board and we should not take ourselves so seriously, well why do we even have rules then? Let everyone do what they want and let's see how long it takes before this board is completely destroyed.
Maybe some people actually think Nick is like this and has some mental illness and that might explain why they show so much sympathy to him...
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Post by mightytj on Aug 10, 2017 20:50:20 GMT 1
Save our Nick
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Post by Essex Terrier on Aug 10, 2017 20:50:23 GMT 1
I understand the admins have been put in a difficult position over this and appreciate the clarity and candour of the explanation. Nevertheless I feel pained by the decision. I'm on the forum most days of my life; which means I see something from Nick most days of my life; and in a way I've come to regard him as an amiable if slightly eccentric family member. I'm comforted by the thought there's another middle-aged guy out there even more weirdly obsessed with our great club than I am. And I admire his good-nature in the face of criticism. If DATM isn't the place for an obsessive fan like Nick, then I'm not sure where is. Heading into Saturday without him seems a bit like Christmas without Uncle Ned and his dodgy line in ties and jokes. I look forward to having him back. Quite. Leave the lad alone
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Post by El Mel on Aug 10, 2017 20:50:29 GMT 1
Lets cut out all the crap.
The new 'Rules' mean people that don't like Nick can report him for what is perceived as a yellow card offence, en masse, knowing full well that some of those reports will be deemed as valid.
The admins, bound by their own rules have to enforce a ban, or face questions over their credibility. Nick takes a bullet, the "Nick Trolls" maintain their anonymity, and the forum slips further into the abyss.
Time to deal with the Nick trolls admins.
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Post by space hardware on Aug 10, 2017 20:50:49 GMT 1
Whatever you think of him, he had a big warning a couple of weeks ago. He came back and did exactly the same things that got him banned.
It's his own fault.
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Post by Essex Terrier on Aug 10, 2017 20:51:30 GMT 1
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Post by Essex Terrier on Aug 10, 2017 20:52:19 GMT 1
Whatever you think of him, he had a big warning a couple of weeks ago. He came back and did exactly the same things that got him banned. It's his own fault. Leave him alone. #freethenickone
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Post by upthetown on Aug 10, 2017 20:52:38 GMT 1
Lets cut out all the crap. The new 'Rules' mean people that don't like Nick can report him for what is perceived as a yellow card offence, en masse, knowing full well that some of those reports will be deemed as valid. The admins, bound by their own rules have to enforce a ban, or face questions over their credibility. Nick takes a bullet, the "Nick Trolls" maintain their anonymity, and the forum slips further into the abyss.Time to deal with the Nick trolls admins. You're posting like a parody account tonight.
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Post by El Mel on Aug 10, 2017 20:52:45 GMT 1
Ha ha. Sad fuckers. Get a fucking life for fucks sake. Reported. I like it.
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Aug 10, 2017 20:52:57 GMT 1
Lets cut out all the crap. The new 'Rules' mean people that don't like Nick can report him for what is perceived as a yellow card offence, en masse, knowing full well that some of those reports will be deemed as valid. The admins, bound by their own rules have to enforce a ban, or face questions over their credibility. Nick takes a bullet, the "Nick Trolls" maintain their anonymity, and the forum slips further into the abyss. Time to deal with the Nick trolls admins. Or what ? You'll go off and form a new forum ? Then come back ?
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Post by Essex Terrier on Aug 10, 2017 20:55:39 GMT 1
Lets cut out all the crap. The new 'Rules' mean people that don't like Nick can report him for what is perceived as a yellow card offence, en masse, knowing full well that some of those reports will be deemed as valid. The admins, bound by their own rules have to enforce a ban, or face questions over their credibility. Nick takes a bullet, the "Nick Trolls" maintain their anonymity, and the forum slips further into the abyss. Time to deal with the Nick trolls admins. Or what ? You'll go off and form a new forum ? Then come back ? Why can't you double-like a post? #freethenickone
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Post by Tinpot on Aug 10, 2017 20:55:40 GMT 1
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Post by upthetown on Aug 10, 2017 20:55:47 GMT 1
Lets cut out all the crap. The new 'Rules' mean people that don't like Nick can report him for what is perceived as a yellow card offence, en masse, knowing full well that some of those reports will be deemed as valid. The admins, bound by their own rules have to enforce a ban, or face questions over their credibility. Nick takes a bullet, the "Nick Trolls" maintain their anonymity, and the forum slips further into the abyss. Time to deal with the Nick trolls admins. Or what ? You'll go off and form a new forum ? Then come back ? Or report Terry.
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Post by El Mel on Aug 10, 2017 20:57:14 GMT 1
Lets cut out all the crap. The new 'Rules' mean people that don't like Nick can report him for what is perceived as a yellow card offence, en masse, knowing full well that some of those reports will be deemed as valid. The admins, bound by their own rules have to enforce a ban, or face questions over their credibility. Nick takes a bullet, the "Nick Trolls" maintain their anonymity, and the forum slips further into the abyss. Time to deal with the Nick trolls admins. Or what ? You'll go off and form a new forum ? Then come back ? Imagine that eh? (For the record,I've never formed a forum, ever).
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Post by stevvy on Aug 10, 2017 20:57:23 GMT 1
Haven't reported him, but to call those who have reported him as sad, pathetic etc isn't really necessary.
The main thing I don't understand with Nick is that people who've met him in person say he's not that bad a guy and isn't a braindead dipshit. I'm sure in person he will be a nice enough guy and act sensible enough, I just don't understand why he feels the need to, seemingly deliberately, act like he has the IQ of a pencil case when on here.
He could save himself a lot of hassle and maybe even make himself a few friends if when he comes back he acts like the mature and sensible person that those who've met him in person say he is.
Ultimately, regardless of people having a go or people reporting him, if he's been warned then he has only himself to blame if he gets banned, because if he acted normally then nobody would have a go, nobody would report him, and therefore he wouldn't get warned, let alone banned.
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Post by Essex Terrier on Aug 10, 2017 21:00:56 GMT 1
Don't care - #FreeTheNickOne
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 21:06:18 GMT 1
Can't we just bring him back and ban the people who can't work out how to ignore him/not get worked up by his eccentric comments? Surely people who call him a twat etc deserve a short ban?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 21:06:33 GMT 1
I go away for a short holiday and all this shit happens! As a forum, we seem to have a fantastic ability to start a fight in an empty room.
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Aug 10, 2017 21:07:40 GMT 1
Don't care - #FreeTheNickOne Careful, you'll be in trouble for bumping
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Post by H6dds on Aug 10, 2017 21:08:15 GMT 1
Can't we just bring him back and ban the people who can't work out how to ignore him/not get worked up by his eccentric comments? Surely people who call him a twat etc deserve a short ban? Can't we just bring all offenders out of prison and put the victims who couldn't avoid them there instead? #logic
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Post by Hammy (still in Golcar) on Aug 10, 2017 21:08:49 GMT 1
What I really can't get my head round is why I've spent 20 minutes of my life reading through a thread about someone who has been banned for drawing attention to himself by creating and bumping his own threads. He's got the attention now.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 21:09:04 GMT 1
Spot on. These new rules wouldn't exist if all the sad sacks didn't piss and moan on all his threads.
Most exciting season just about to begin for us all and people constantly derail all his threads to petty squabbling.
Pre season is always going to be a bit boring when we signed majority of our players weeks ago. At least nick creates threads about town, i found today's thread very uninteresting. But I just read the link and ignored it. bizarre old forum this.
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Post by space hardware on Aug 10, 2017 21:11:05 GMT 1
What I really can't get my head round is why I've spent 20 minutes of my life reading through a thread about someone who has been banned for drawing attention to himself by creating and bumping his own threads. He's got the attention now. Exactly. He'll be sat at home thrapping himself into a blistered mess reading this.
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