I'm not saying ban all idiots...... I'm saying the slightest infraction of decency toward our fellow man should be deleted and warnings issued.

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I've never been on the side of censorship because I believed that people were able to convene their own disputes... guys like Synbad and verbs are capable of playing nice and adding interesting (yet heated) debate that is often (though admittedly not always) interesting to read.

But these days.... these guys are just not.

I'm sorry... I don't know what it is, but there are just a lot of tools who post on TC these days... they're not interesting, have nominal intelligence and are incapable of lifting their game to the heights of our more intelligent thinkers on the game like BV and, to a lesser extent, Dannyboy ( )

Mods, should step in and start being mercenary. if people don't like it they can F@%&#! off.

The site is worse now than its ever been... and its not because of the content... its because of the wave after wave of bad posters. Synbad might be a bit demonstrative but he can also lift his game and has real insight into teh game... which makes his compelling reading.

these guys know nothing, provide nothing, and alienate people.

I don't want to name names, but I suspect the mods know who they are..... just start pulling the trigger... and warning people and pulling posts. If they don't like it they can rack off and leave people of intellect to get to the bottom of the issues and find solutions..

thats what these sites are about.... feeling disempowered about something we love, and trying to position ourselves in the mind of the club... to consider elements and agree on good outcomes. Its about learning from people in the know (Synbad), people who are scholars of the game (BV), and people with good ideas who can articulate them in a way that doesn't insult your intelligence.

I see this site as a kind of socratic utopia...... Socrates wouldn't tolerate idiots and neither should we.

I'm not saying ban all idiots...... I'm saying the slightest infraction of decency toward our fellow man should be deleted and warnings issued.

Woof get it through your head the cost of living is far greater in Sydney than it is in Melbourne- Wether sydney chooses to pay all its players that same allowance or wether they spread it over a few and others miss out does not matter because in the wash up if they paid all the extra to the better players and not to the lesser likes their quality of lesser likes would not be as good.

Sydney won the flag because they have a commited group of players all prepared to put in and a coach who is forward thinking .

Not because they paid more money to their players . You can pay then what they want but they still have to perform. According to the AFL we were paying our players over a million over the cap . Did we win any flags because of it.

Practice what you preach.

Hey Wolfy, just off the subject for a moment - your avatar reads Leigh Snooks - now I know Snooksy and not only did he not play a game in the navy blue - he also happens to be a filthy bombers supporter who is revelling in our misery right now.

Do what you can to erase this vermon from our site

(just joking, of course)

That sort of response is exactly what Tyrant is talking about. It's a hell of a lot easier to post a simple one-line response in an attempt to discredit someone's argument, than it is to take a step back, realise that won't get you anywhere... take a minute to THINK, then give a detailed (preferably insightful) response adressing each issue, and posing your own. *

Remember that you're not arguing with a computer, but a person... so please give them the same amount of courtesy you would to someone you're having a drink with.





*and I hate to be picky, but a good proof read usually doesn't hurt either. Sorry, I understand everyone makes the odd mistake or two (myself included), and I'm not meaning to single out anyone in particular, but its just a pet hate of mine, and can make discussions very frustrating to read.

Thats the kind of thing we should be deleting or warning about. If you can't substantiate a claim ABOUT ANOTHER POSTER, then it should be deleted and the person warned.

Im capable of being dismissive in a subtle or unsubtle way without resorting to rudeness (not for a while now anyway), and can always discuss a point evenly and intelligently. Now, woof has accused me of something without supporting the accusation.

BTW wolfy.... I'm not trying to dismiss "ideas".... good or bad as they may be..... I'm dismissing poor debating skills, like name calling. And personally, I'm sick of people who attribute blame to people without any consideration to fact, and never bother to quote.... case in point woof, who just claimed (I presume) that either I'm incapable of intellectual debate, or that I insult people. Like all good debaters, Im capable of being dismissive in a subtle or unsubtle way without resorting to rudeness (not for a while now anyway), and can always discuss a point evenly and intelligently. Now, woof has accused me of something without supporting the accusation.

Thats the kind of thing we should be deleting or warning about. If you can't substantiate a claim ABOUT ANOTHER POSTER, then it should be deleted and the person warned.

So it is ok to switch rudeness on and off? I am just using what you wrote to substantiate or support the accusation.
I must of missed your post that said I am not going to be rude anymore. Do I have to go into another section to find this declaration?
I'll put mine here, I am not going to be rude anymore, the switch is off.