Kidderminster Canary 0 Posted July 6, 2008 More like Mighty Mouse, sorry that shows my age! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Webberlution 1 Posted July 6, 2008 Absolutely disgraceful post, the system failed to accept my reporting it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canarygeorge 0 Posted July 6, 2008 Is libelouse like danger mouse? I used to love that... LOL.Yeah, he''d be a cartoon Corporate Lawyer, Super Sleuth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Bump 0 Posted July 6, 2008 da best thing u can do is ignore ok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arthur Whittle 0 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="Jim Duffy"][quote user="Kidderminster Canary"]Unless these stop I and lots of genuine city suporters will be off[/quote]Shut the door on your way out, please.[/quote]LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colneycanary 0 Posted July 6, 2008 If people are so disgusted with a post, why reply to it? Can''t you just ignore it and it will slowly drift down to the bottom and out of sight! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 0 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="colneycanary"]If people are so disgusted with a post, why reply to it? Can''t you just ignore it and it will slowly drift down to the bottom and out of sight![/quote] Yes its like when people watch tv and they complain about something on it. Well if you dont like it turn over. Im sure there is more than 1 channel on the box? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonncfc 28 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="Mr. Bump"]da best thing u can do is ignore ok[/quote] Fair enough but do you have to use irritating "textspeak"? I much prefer the definite article to be spelt "the" rather than "da". Call me an old traditionalist if you like but it really doesn''t take that much effort to compose a sentence using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zinc Alloy 0 Posted July 6, 2008 Appaulling to compare like this. Shows total ignorance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="The Anonymous One"][quote user="Mr. Bump"]da best thing u can do is ignore ok[/quote]Fair enough but do you have to use irritating "textspeak"? I much prefer the definite article to be spelt "the" rather than "da". Call me an old traditionalist if you like but it really doesn''t take that much effort to compose a sentence using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. [/quote]Unless da bump was on da head and da brain was affected! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ncfcstar 342 Posted July 6, 2008 The thing is it has caused debate, if people had just ignored it, the post would have disappeared, I''m glad the board isn''t over-moderated as it was in the past. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyboy 1 Posted July 6, 2008 why shouldnt people be allowed to say how they feel about the board and the takeover? to say they are being libellous is a bit over the top and if the club were that bothered im sure the posters would be sued. its a message board for gods sake where people are allowed to say how they feel!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardhouse44 287 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="baldyboy"]why shouldnt people be allowed to say how they feel about the board and the takeover? to say they are being libellous is a bit over the top and if the club were that bothered im sure the posters would be sued. its a message board for gods sake where people are allowed to say how they feel!!![/quote]I essence all would agree however the point of the complaints is that to compare Delia with Mugabee is an insult to those who have had to and are living in the terrible conditions that Mugabee forces upon his people.You may also forget that many Zimbabweans have come to live here to escape the despot and his regime. Many of those have relatives back in Zimbabwe that are suffering. Often they are unable to contact their families for weeks. Any fund the send back home are confiscated by the government and many are in fear of their lives on a daily basis. I know this because my wife works with a Gentleman who has such a family back in Zimbabwe, he has not been able to contact them for many weeksTo compare the fact that Delia won''t sell here shares in a football club with that fact that Robert Mugabee''s regime of terror that sees him refuse to relinquish power despite losing and election is ignorance beyond comprehension. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
renegade tootsie 0 Posted July 6, 2008 Are they? What nonsense. People cant say how they feel - if everyone posted whatever they wanted without restraint or thought for how other people received it then no message board on the net would survive. [quote user="baldyboy"]why shouldnt people be allowed to say how they feel about the board and the takeover? to say they are being libellous is a bit over the top and if the club were that bothered im sure the posters would be sued. its a message board for gods sake where people are allowed to say how they feel!!![/quote] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buncey 1 Posted July 6, 2008 ERASE THEM! ERASE THEM ALL! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Bump 0 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="The Anonymous One"][quote user="Mr. Bump"]da best thing u can do is ignore ok[/quote] Fair enough but do you have to use irritating "textspeak"? I much prefer the definite article to be spelt "the" rather than "da". Call me an old traditionalist if you like but it really doesn''t take that much effort to compose a sentence using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. [/quote]no i was born in ipswich its the only language i kno Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belinda Carlisle 0 Posted July 6, 2008 Thank you web team for deleting that disgusting piece of nonsense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arthur Whittle 0 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="Kelly Huckabee"]Thank you web team for deleting that disgusting piece of nonsense.[/quote]Eh? Its still there like it or not! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,555 Posted July 6, 2008 If you read these horrid, bad taste and most unfavourable posts....."YAH GO TO HELL AN'' YAH DIE!"[:O] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeAreYellows49 0 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="Kelly Huckabee"]I believe it is possible to trace a message board poster from their I-Pee address. If the people who run this board could block their I-Pee address then I think this would help.[/quote] lol the webteam will delete posts the deem too bad, but they aren''t the gistapo you know.This is a forum, freedom of speach was fought for for generations, and I for one am open to adult debate, if I find anything offensive I move on to the next post.If you don''t like this forum I have one suggestion, don''t use it. Don''t have to be brain of Britain to work these things out !!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Web Team - Vince 0 Posted July 6, 2008 Zimbabwe doesn''t enjoy the same freedom as we have; and freedom of speech is one we should respect, not abuse.The Delia/Mugabee comparison was absolutely awful. The post also broke the following Code of Conduct points:Are insulting, abusive, racist, sexist, orderogatory in any way to others, whether they are individuals orcompanies, social or religious groups or people of a differentbackground, users of the Forum or not. Make libellous comments about individuals orcompanies, including Archant newspapers, magazines or websites, andtheir staff or contributors. The law against defamation protectsindividuals or organisations from attacks on their reputation. Thismeans the publication of any statement which: exposes them to hatred,ridicule or contempt , causes them to be shunned or avoided, discreditsthem in their trade, business or profession, or generally lowers themin the eyes of right thinking members of society. Unlike other charges,the onus is on you in cases of libel, as the author, to prove yourstatement or comment is legal. Note that that reported messages do get through, but there is an recurring problem with an error message that appears when the report gets sent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thecanaryfan 0 Posted July 6, 2008 Well done Vince. Just a shame we cant delete the fools who post and humour them. [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shack Attack 0 Posted July 6, 2008 Sorry Vince but I think you''ve got this one badly wrong.The comparison between Delia and Robert Mugabe was meant to show how ridiculous some of the things that were being posted with regard to the prospective Cullum takeover were. A cursory glance at the six or so pages that followed the original post would have shown this quite clearly.I''ll be watching the posts of some of those who complained very closely from now on just in case I see something I find offensive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Web Team - Vince 0 Posted July 6, 2008 Satire can still be defamatory if people don''t realise its satire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shack Attack 0 Posted July 6, 2008 But it was made quite clear that it was [^o)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlyBlyBabes 0 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="Web Team - Vince"]Satire can still be defamatory if people don''t realise its satire.[/quote]But didn''t the following six pages of posts demonstrate that most people did realise it was satire as Shack said?OTBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,710 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="Shack Attack"]Sorry Vince but I think you''ve got this one badly wrong.The comparison between Delia and Robert Mugabe was meant to show how ridiculous some of the things that were being posted with regard to the prospective Cullum takeover were. A cursory glance at the six or so pages that followed the original post would have shown this quite clearly.I''ll be watching the posts of some of those who complained very closely from now on just in case I see something I find offensive.[/quote]I don''t think the ridiculousness of the comparison was well made; I suspect First Wizard, for example, would agree with it at face value & find it not at all ridiculous.I was on a bus with a lot of schoolkids sniggering about starving Ethiopian children (during the last famine). I''m afraid it made me feel quite violent, wanting to give them a little taste of what it is like to suffer.I''m probably strange, but laughing at people in agony makes my blood boil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
astrodyne 0 Posted July 6, 2008 I think you need to see a doctor - don''t you realise that a kids way of handling something they don''t understand is to laugh about it? How can you possibly claim to know what 1st wizard was thinking when he responded to the post. You seriously need to get a grip! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dhickl 0 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="The Anonymous One"][quote user="Mr. Bump"]da best thing u can do is ignore ok[/quote] Fair enough but do you have to use irritating "textspeak"? I much prefer the definite article to be spelt "the" rather than "da". Call me an old traditionalist if you like but it really doesn''t take that much effort to compose a sentence using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. [/quote]It does require an education though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisr 0 Posted July 6, 2008 [quote user="Web Team - Vince"]Zimbabwe doesn''t enjoy the same freedom as we have; and freedom of speech is one we should respect, not abuse.The Delia/Mugabee comparison was absolutely awful. The post also broke the following Code of Conduct points:Are insulting, abusive, racist, sexist, orderogatory in any way to others, whether they are individuals orcompanies, social or religious groups or people of a differentbackground, users of the Forum or not. Make libellous comments about individuals orcompanies, including Archant newspapers, magazines or websites, andtheir staff or contributors. The law against defamation protectsindividuals or organisations from attacks on their reputation. Thismeans the publication of any statement which: exposes them to hatred,ridicule or contempt , causes them to be shunned or avoided, discreditsthem in their trade, business or profession, or generally lowers themin the eyes of right thinking members of society. Unlike other charges,the onus is on you in cases of libel, as the author, to prove yourstatement or comment is legal. Note that that reported messages do get through, but there is an recurring problem with an error message that appears when the report gets sent.[/quote]Vince, I can certainly see why you might look to delete the post given the rules st above, however there are surely some nuances at wokr here:On point one, "insulting, abusive, racist, sexist, orderogatory in any way to others, whether they are individuals orcompanies," This is all encompassing, Surely we would have little to discuss on the forum if this was followed to the letter. Especially if the usual company norm is followed that it only needs to be considered insulting or abusive to the recipient. Gosh, if we follow this then 80% of the last week''s posting needs removing. In terms of libel, (And i''m no lawyer) would there not need to be substantive proof that there was some sort of material damage caused by the comment? Otherwise it is surely just comment. Maybe taking it off is not to protect the object (in this case Delia) rather than the forum as being responsible as a conduit of the opinion? That would seem reasonable although if applied across the piece would make for a pretty dull discussion. Then again I replied to the original piece this morning not really assuming for a second it was in any way serious. As someone else rightly pointed out, it is difficult on email. No nuance and no tone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites