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[Hugh Januss]

So, what did I miss between Patricknd and theHog and how funny was it?

 

[Barrus]

So, what did I miss between Patricknd and theHog and how funny was it?

It wasn't all that funny and it mainly was because of the fact that they ignored all the warnings that were already in the thread

 

[Hugh Januss]

It wasn't all that funny and it mainly was because of the fact that they ignored all the warnings that were already in the thread

Someone PMed it to me, it was pretty funny!




Or maybe it's just my sophmoric sense of humor.

 

[patricknd]

Someone PMed it to me, it was pretty funny!




Or maybe it's just my sophmoric sense of humor.

in my defense, i think i threw myself on a grenade so to speak, taking the suspension for a lot of others. i was the first to respond, but there are several others that would have said the same thing. come on, when they groove one down the middle, chances are you'll put it in the cheap seats.

 

[The Hitch]

I would just like to say that I support this recent idea in the pro road section that if a thread goes off topic, rather than being closed, the offtopic posts just go to a new thread.

Someone PMed it to me, it was pretty funny!




Or maybe it's just my sophmoric sense of humor.

Do you still have it? If so could you pm it to me?

 

[montagna lunga]

If you have stumbled upon...

-an interesting link for news/opinions/videos/blog-posts about Lance Armstriong [sic]
OR
-a comment by the good man himself that doesn't really add anything new to the overall picture

...and you want to share it with the Clinic, this is the place to do it.

REAL anti-fanboy, huh? Any comments or links about LA belong in "this" thread, huh? In "the Clinic"? pfft ... the mantle of "Administrator" has further colored your judgment

 

[Ferminal]

The above post has been moved from the Armstrong thread in The Clinic.

 

[JPM London]

REAL anti-fanboy, huh? Any comments or links about LA belong in "this" thread, huh? In "the Clinic"? pfft ... the mantle of "Administrator" has further colored your judgment

Montagna, when you want to quote people and conclude anything from it, please do it properly: Based on what they actually say.

Please read the quote you use and don't invent or add to it.

Francois didn't say anything along the lines that "all comments about Armstrong belong in the clinic", what he did say was that if people want to post about LA in the clinic, they should use a specific thread.

In essence it's about avoiding LA stuff to proliferate the whole clinic and all about how the forum works best - not about opinions on any specific rider.

 

[Francois the Postman]

montagna lunga,

it really really doesn't intend to say what you make of it, not by a long shot.

And if you think I am the type of mod who is stomping around the place stopping pro-LA posts, you really really haven't being paying attention either.

I can see why some people here suspect that there isn't much sympathy for Lance on this forum, but it's a bit annoying if people start to add the posts that aren't anywhere near it to the "see!" pile, and chuck in admins who have pretty much the opposite attitude here.

It looks you are so defensive here, you didn't see that there was no attack.

It is a functional post in the Clinic to people posting in the Clinic that

a) suggests that people who have something new and substantial to add are free and more than welcome to start a thread on the topic [and no, I don't care if that is pro or anti, I don't tick that way.

b) points out that of you find a news item that deals with LA that is "out there" but doesn't add significantly to a new angle on the LA discussions that we are having, that there now is a container thread for it.

It as created at a time when there were news stories about LA popping up all over the world, all based on the same material, yet each single one triggered a new thread here.

It isn't pro or anti Lance, it is pro Clinic, as LA threads were swamping the place when the vast majority were dealing with the same (few) points. The thread (still) helps with keeping the instantly visible Clinic threads to be about more than Lance.

And if people have substantial new news about LA, they can (and have) started new threads on the subject.

Sometimes we merge threads, sometimes we split threads. None of that is based on what we or I think about Lance, but only if the subject discussed warrants the action.

BTW, I really have no idea how you arrive at the suggestion that I instruct all posts to go into the clinic when one of the quantifiers, clearly is

"...and you want to share it with the Clinic".

It sounds there are a lot of posts I am not talking about.

 

[Anonymous]

REAL anti-fanboy, huh? Any comments or links about LA belong in "this" thread, huh? In "the Clinic"? pfft ... the mantle of "Administrator" has further colored your judgment

I hate to break this to you, but any posts about Armstrong at this point belong in The Clinic. He quit riding, so there are not any current topics that would relate to the Professional Road Racing section.

Plus, the guy was the biggest doping cheat in the history of cycling, so your whole moral outrage act regarding the mods is a bit weak.

 

[Siriuscat]

Hi Mr and Mrs Mods....can we get rid of the Spamming scrote "Ross123456" from the forums, Training shoes post in the Babes on Bikes thread

Ta

 

[Siriuscat]

Hi Mr and Mrs Mods....can we get rid of the Spamming scrote "Ross123456" from the forums, Training shoes post in the Babes on Bikes thread

Ta

Merci buckets

 

[Francois the Postman]

Done.

You only need to report it via the red triangle above the post, and the first mod online will deal with it. We get instant alerts via email, which is a cue for (all of) us to log in and have a look. This might take a few hours, but it's usually quicker, as most mods live near our email inboxes.

Posting in threads (even this one) won't draw our attention effectively, as we will probably only read these posts when we log into the site and just happen to stumble along them.

 

[The Hitch]

Done.

You only need to report it via the red triangle above the post, and the first mod online will deal with it. We get instant alerts via email, which is a cue for (all of) us to log in and have a look. This might take a few hours, but it's usually quicker, as most mods live near our email inboxes.

Posting in threads (even this one) won't draw our attention effectively, as we will probably only read these posts when we log into the site and just happen to stumble along them.

So if I report something only the first mod on sight will see it? Or will all the mods eventually see it?

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

All the mods will get the notification. Generally the first one to read it will deal with it, although of course the method of dealing with it may be to take no action.

Susan

 

[corvus]

Have to say this forum gets worse everything I read it. The fact if you are not with the in crowd, then you should not post something or the mods will get on you, is so overly obvious that it is sickening. And the admin is the worst of them.

 

[Barrus]

Have to say this forum gets worse everything I read it. The fact if you are not with the in crowd, then you should not post something or the mods will get on you, is so overly obvious that it is sickening. And the admin is the worst of them.

It's off-topic for this thread. If he wants to discuss that make a new thread, or let him take it to the about the forum subsection. Same goes for you

 

[Barrus]

Actually my initial point was completely on topic, the subsequent attacks and false claims were not.

Your original post, yes. This statement however was not:

I won't comment on the unethical behavior in this thread.

 

[Barrus]

Interesting how you select one comment at the end of a completely on topic post and then try to use it to say I "started in this thread to moan about the behaviour of other psoters so you brought this upon yourself."

Let's examine this:

1) You did a great job of editing out the rest of that post you quoted, which was totally on topic.

2) Before my second post in the topic the following posts were made that were either edited by one particular admin (not you) or contain off topic material equal to or more then what you have quoted:

#21
#22
#26

So, the facts show that others were the ones moaning about others and not me.

3) It's interesting how, in the Emma thread, you posted an off topic post that was meant as a personal attack on me and then followed with a general warning. In other words you made sure to get in a last shot knowing, that if I respond you can punish me and claim I was warned.

4) Do you want to dig that hole deeper?

I choose that statement as an example, mostly because almost every post you made after that was off-topic and solely consisted of attacking other people. I did not bother to post the rest, because frankly I couldn't be bothered.
The moaning concerned you with the incessant reports and similar style moaning in the thread. A similar style rant as you have made in almost every post you made since you got on board here.

I warned you and anyone else not to continue that debate in that thread and any subsequent posts concerning it have either been moved here or deleted. But still you can't seem to stay on-topic in that thread

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

User Hampsten88 has been permanently suspended for trolling, baiting, and overly aggressive posting.

Susan

 

[cat6cx]

Okay, he's gone, so lets just forget his posts and go back to regular programming

k, sorry, one post too many on my part.

 

[Barrus]

k, sorry, one post too many on my part.

No problem, can happen just after such a statement, but if I'm correct the post you were responding to no longer exists

 

[cat6cx]

yep, no worries.

At the risk of "one more" post too many, that I think it's important to include the "armstrong faithful" in our discussions and maintain a debate based on facts. I believe it helps us uncover flaws in our own assumptions and besides, who the heck finds a one sided debate enlightening (or entertaining). I'm here to gain knowledge and most importantly take a break from my bleeping job which is killing me.

Carry on.

 

[Astana1]

yep, no worries.

At the risk of "one more" post too many, that I think it's important to include the "armstrong faithful" in our discussions and maintain a debate based on facts. I believe it helps us uncover flaws in our own assumptions and besides, who the heck finds a one sided debate enlightening (or entertaining). I'm here to gain knowledge and most importantly take a break from my bleeping job which is killing me.

Carry on.

Agreed. Even though the "Armstrong faithful" are even more irritating than Armstrong.

At this point they seem about as rational as creationists and flat earthers.

 

[Hugh Januss]

User Hampsten88 has been permanently suspended for trolling, baiting, and overly aggressive posting.

Susan

Well that means he won I guess, since in his next incarnation he can bang on even more about how "biased" the moderation is here.