Where's Greekstein?

[EvilPie]

3 days seems a bit harsh but then again I don't know what was said.

I won't miss Cos on here at all because I speak to him often anyway. It's definitely a shame if he decides not to post any more though. Not for me but for himself.

I know he enjoys it on here and will miss posting. He took his 1 day ban in a light hearted manner but I know from speaking to him that he knew what he said was out of order. I guess when he was told he had a couple of extra days he just thought "f**k it" why bother.

To be honest I really can't see the point of a 3 day ban. Either a cooler or an indefinite ban is the way to go. If somebody is that bad they shouldn't be posting at all. If someone makes a mistake then a cooler is sufficient. To have ban lengths based on severity of the incident is ridiculous. Who is judge and jury? Do the guys get a chance to defend themselves? It's just not fair.

good post

ITB - I know you love Blonde because you fought so hard to be re-instated after your ban.

So my thinking is that if you want so badly to be on the forum you must have respected the running of the forum otherwise you wouldn't want to be on here surely and wouoldn't have come cap in hand asking to be allowed back on? If you didn't respect the forum and the running of it you wouldn't want to be here surely?

If I'm wrong and that's not the case why did you want to come back - msn and other forums like 2+2 talk about poker so you could get your fix of poker banter there.

I can't understand why you would spend so much time getting yourself back on here if you are not of the same mind set and ethos. If a 3 day ban is deemed appropriate so be it, this is the forum you wanted so badly to be part of and then you criticise it. Am I missing something in the thought process here?

Just because you love something and want to be a part of it doesn't mean you have to agree with everything it says or does though?

Of course you don't have to agree with everything but if he was so desperate to come back onto the forum I would have thought he would have appreciated the stance that the mods take, and respected that.

If he didn't why would he come back if he thought they, the mods, who are at the end of the day in charge, were crap?

I don't think he does think they're crap Trace (apart from Kin obv). I'm sure if he did he wouldn't come on here at all.

He just happens to disagree on this particular incident and is voicing his opinion on the matter.

Or do you think they're crap Paul?

[Dingdell]

3 days seems a bit harsh but then again I don't know what was said.

I won't miss Cos on here at all because I speak to him often anyway. It's definitely a shame if he decides not to post any more though. Not for me but for himself.

I know he enjoys it on here and will miss posting. He took his 1 day ban in a light hearted manner but I know from speaking to him that he knew what he said was out of order. I guess when he was told he had a couple of extra days he just thought "f**k it" why bother.

To be honest I really can't see the point of a 3 day ban. Either a cooler or an indefinite ban is the way to go. If somebody is that bad they shouldn't be posting at all. If someone makes a mistake then a cooler is sufficient. To have ban lengths based on severity of the incident is ridiculous. Who is judge and jury? Do the guys get a chance to defend themselves? It's just not fair.

good post

ITB - I know you love Blonde because you fought so hard to be re-instated after your ban.

So my thinking is that if you want so badly to be on the forum you must have respected the running of the forum otherwise you wouldn't want to be on here surely and wouoldn't have come cap in hand asking to be allowed back on? If you didn't respect the forum and the running of it you wouldn't want to be here surely?

If I'm wrong and that's not the case why did you want to come back - msn and other forums like 2+2 talk about poker so you could get your fix of poker banter there.

I can't understand why you would spend so much time getting yourself back on here if you are not of the same mind set and ethos. If a 3 day ban is deemed appropriate so be it, this is the forum you wanted so badly to be part of and then you criticise it. Am I missing something in the thought process here?

Just because you love something and want to be a part of it doesn't mean you have to agree with everything it says or does though?

Of course you don't have to agree with everything but if he was so desperate to come back onto the forum I would have thought he would have appreciated the stance that the mods take, and respected that.

If he didn't why would he come back if he thought they, the mods, who are at the end of the day in charge, were crap?

I don't think he does think they're crap Trace (apart from Kin obv). I'm sure if he did he wouldn't come on here at all.

He just happens to disagree on this particular incident and is voicing his opinion on the matter.

Or do you think they're crap Paul?

Lol at the Kin comment - annoyed that I didn't think to write that myself.  

I'd like to get ITB's thoughts as I'm not understanding where he is coming from on this. (Not the Kin thing obv because we all think that)

[david3103]

Any chance that the forum can get back to the important stuff like admiring Red's photo's; working out what's in a picture that we can't see; paying homage to the king of the matched football bet, or even just debating the issues of what who can be classed as a fit bird?

a spot more hand analysis wouldn't go amiss either, or maybe a few rulings all followed up by some top rate live updating this weekend.

[StuartHopkin]

3 days seems a bit harsh but then again I don't know what was said.

I won't miss Cos on here at all because I speak to him often anyway. It's definitely a shame if he decides not to post any more though. Not for me but for himself.

I know he enjoys it on here and will miss posting. He took his 1 day ban in a light hearted manner but I know from speaking to him that he knew what he said was out of order. I guess when he was told he had a couple of extra days he just thought "f**k it" why bother.

To be honest I really can't see the point of a 3 day ban. Either a cooler or an indefinite ban is the way to go. If somebody is that bad they shouldn't be posting at all. If someone makes a mistake then a cooler is sufficient. To have ban lengths based on severity of the incident is ridiculous. Who is judge and jury? Do the guys get a chance to defend themselves? It's just not fair.

good post

ITB - I know you love Blonde because you fought so hard to be re-instated after your ban.

So my thinking is that if you want so badly to be on the forum you must have respected the running of the forum otherwise you wouldn't want to be on here surely and wouoldn't have come cap in hand asking to be allowed back on? If you didn't respect the forum and the running of it you wouldn't want to be here surely?

If I'm wrong and that's not the case why did you want to come back - msn and other forums like 2+2 talk about poker so you could get your fix of poker banter there.

I can't understand why you would spend so much time getting yourself back on here if you are not of the same mind set and ethos. If a 3 day ban is deemed appropriate so be it, this is the forum you wanted so badly to be part of and then you criticise it. Am I missing something in the thought process here?

Just because you love something and want to be a part of it doesn't mean you have to agree with everything it says or does though?

Of course you don't have to agree with everything but if he was so desperate to come back onto the forum I would have thought he would have appreciated the stance that the mods take, and respected that.

If he didn't why would he come back if he thought they, the mods, who are at the end of the day in charge, were crap?

I don't think he does think they're crap Trace (apart from Kin obv). I'm sure if he did he wouldn't come on here at all.

He just happens to disagree on this particular incident and is voicing his opinion on the matter.

Or do you think they're crap Paul?

Lol at the Kin comment - annoyed that I didn't think to write that myself.  

I'd like to get ITB's thoughts as I'm not understanding where he is coming from on this. (Not the Kin thing obv because we all think that)

I think ITB, Matt and me can all answer this Tracy (ITB, Matt feel free to disagree if I am wrong as normal)

You can love blonde, the posting, the topics, the banter the characters and meeting the people in real life.
You can love and respect all their mods for their varied opinions, hard work and huge amount of effort they put into maintaining the atmosphere on the site.
You can love the atmosphere they create.

None of the above mean that occasionally you wouldnt like to voice your opinion if you disagree with something. I dont think anyone is having a go on here, just pointing out were concerned that their actions could result in the loss of two prolific posters.

 

Personally though I agree that not coming back is pretty daft, but some people worry about unimportant things too much.

[Dingdell]

3 days seems a bit harsh but then again I don't know what was said.

I won't miss Cos on here at all because I speak to him often anyway. It's definitely a shame if he decides not to post any more though. Not for me but for himself.

I know he enjoys it on here and will miss posting. He took his 1 day ban in a light hearted manner but I know from speaking to him that he knew what he said was out of order. I guess when he was told he had a couple of extra days he just thought "f**k it" why bother.

To be honest I really can't see the point of a 3 day ban. Either a cooler or an indefinite ban is the way to go. If somebody is that bad they shouldn't be posting at all. If someone makes a mistake then a cooler is sufficient. To have ban lengths based on severity of the incident is ridiculous. Who is judge and jury? Do the guys get a chance to defend themselves? It's just not fair.

good post

ITB - I know you love Blonde because you fought so hard to be re-instated after your ban.

So my thinking is that if you want so badly to be on the forum you must have respected the running of the forum otherwise you wouldn't want to be on here surely and wouoldn't have come cap in hand asking to be allowed back on? If you didn't respect the forum and the running of it you wouldn't want to be here surely?

If I'm wrong and that's not the case why did you want to come back - msn and other forums like 2+2 talk about poker so you could get your fix of poker banter there.

I can't understand why you would spend so much time getting yourself back on here if you are not of the same mind set and ethos. If a 3 day ban is deemed appropriate so be it, this is the forum you wanted so badly to be part of and then you criticise it. Am I missing something in the thought process here?

Just because you love something and want to be a part of it doesn't mean you have to agree with everything it says or does though?

Of course you don't have to agree with everything but if he was so desperate to come back onto the forum I would have thought he would have appreciated the stance that the mods take, and respected that.

If he didn't why would he come back if he thought they, the mods, who are at the end of the day in charge, were crap?

I don't think he does think they're crap Trace (apart from Kin obv). I'm sure if he did he wouldn't come on here at all.

He just happens to disagree on this particular incident and is voicing his opinion on the matter.

Or do you think they're crap Paul?

Lol at the Kin comment - annoyed that I didn't think to write that myself.  

I'd like to get ITB's thoughts as I'm not understanding where he is coming from on this. (Not the Kin thing obv because we all think that)

I think ITB, Matt and me can all answer this Tracy (ITB, Matt feel free to disagree if I am wrong as normal)

You can love blonde, the posting, the topics, the banter the characters and meeting the people in real life.
You can love and respect all their mods for their varied opinions, hard work and huge amount of effort they put into maintaining the atmosphere on the site.
You can love the atmosphere they create.

None of the above mean that occasionally you wouldnt like to voice your opinion if you disagree with something. I dont think anyone is having a go on here, just pointing out were concerned that their actions could result in the loss of two prolific posters.
 

Personally though I agree that not coming back is pretty daft, but some people worry about unimportant things too much.

Hear what you say and understand completely....but devils advocate here - if those 2 posters are making life unpleasant for another surely that's no loss to the forum as a whole. Obv I enjoy reading both posters stuff etc etc and I don't know what was said to get them banned but it's their choice not to come back, Tighty has already said he told them both he would welcome them back after the ban.

If it was a choice of no bans and everyone could do exactly what they wanted in case banning someone stopped them coming back and posting I'd opt for still having bans. Anarchy is not the way to go surely?

[StuartHopkin]

3 days seems a bit harsh but then again I don't know what was said.

I won't miss Cos on here at all because I speak to him often anyway. It's definitely a shame if he decides not to post any more though. Not for me but for himself.

I know he enjoys it on here and will miss posting. He took his 1 day ban in a light hearted manner but I know from speaking to him that he knew what he said was out of order. I guess when he was told he had a couple of extra days he just thought "f**k it" why bother.

To be honest I really can't see the point of a 3 day ban. Either a cooler or an indefinite ban is the way to go. If somebody is that bad they shouldn't be posting at all. If someone makes a mistake then a cooler is sufficient. To have ban lengths based on severity of the incident is ridiculous. Who is judge and jury? Do the guys get a chance to defend themselves? It's just not fair.

good post

ITB - I know you love Blonde because you fought so hard to be re-instated after your ban.

So my thinking is that if you want so badly to be on the forum you must have respected the running of the forum otherwise you wouldn't want to be on here surely and wouoldn't have come cap in hand asking to be allowed back on? If you didn't respect the forum and the running of it you wouldn't want to be here surely?

If I'm wrong and that's not the case why did you want to come back - msn and other forums like 2+2 talk about poker so you could get your fix of poker banter there.

I can't understand why you would spend so much time getting yourself back on here if you are not of the same mind set and ethos. If a 3 day ban is deemed appropriate so be it, this is the forum you wanted so badly to be part of and then you criticise it. Am I missing something in the thought process here?

Just because you love something and want to be a part of it doesn't mean you have to agree with everything it says or does though?

Of course you don't have to agree with everything but if he was so desperate to come back onto the forum I would have thought he would have appreciated the stance that the mods take, and respected that.

If he didn't why would he come back if he thought they, the mods, who are at the end of the day in charge, were crap?

I don't think he does think they're crap Trace (apart from Kin obv). I'm sure if he did he wouldn't come on here at all.

He just happens to disagree on this particular incident and is voicing his opinion on the matter.

Or do you think they're crap Paul?

Lol at the Kin comment - annoyed that I didn't think to write that myself.  

I'd like to get ITB's thoughts as I'm not understanding where he is coming from on this. (Not the Kin thing obv because we all think that)

I think ITB, Matt and me can all answer this Tracy (ITB, Matt feel free to disagree if I am wrong as normal)

You can love blonde, the posting, the topics, the banter the characters and meeting the people in real life.
You can love and respect all their mods for their varied opinions, hard work and huge amount of effort they put into maintaining the atmosphere on the site.
You can love the atmosphere they create.

None of the above mean that occasionally you wouldnt like to voice your opinion if you disagree with something. I dont think anyone is having a go on here, just pointing out were concerned that their actions could result in the loss of two prolific posters.
 

Personally though I agree that not coming back is pretty daft, but some people worry about unimportant things too much.

Hear what you say and understand completely....but devils advocate here - if those 2 posters are making life unpleasant for another surely that's no loss to the forum as a whole. Obv I enjoy reading both posters stuff etc etc and I don't know what was said to get them banned but it's their choice not to come back, Tighty has already said he told them both he would welcome them back after the ban.

If it was a choice of no bans and everyone could do exactly what they wanted in case banning someone stopped them coming back and posting I'd opt for still having bans. Anarchy is not the way to go surely?

I hear what your saying to Tracy completely.

I dont know exactly what was said, but from what I know, I am not surprised the mods did something, I just think the 3 day thing is a bit petty.
I would prefer to see 2 warnings and then your gone for life.

Just a little sad at the thought of not seeing them on here again.

[Girgy85]

We can hear what the man has to say for himself tonight on that radio show!! He's coming up at 9.30pm!

[Linux]

hes coming across really well and bigging up blonde

[Colchester Kev]

Wp Cos .... played a blinder.

 

[cia260895]

how much did he get paid for that?

talk about advertising  

[Geo the Sarge]

Really enjoying listening to this, good job sir.

I feel your blog post was due to you being dissapointed at letting yourself get caught up as you did.

The last longer with Rookie is deffo one I'd be happy to see you lose.

Geo

[gatso]

can someone take everything mat broughton's said in the 5 minutes since cos finished and put it on the othe thread. spot on with his opinions of forum moderation

[Laxie]

hes coming across really well and bigging up blonde

That's because he's a good Lad.  He just got caught up being a bit bold for a few secs the other night, but a sweetie at the end of the day.

[Colchester Kev]

Just one point that Cos made that I feel I should comment on ... not one of the mods gets paid, not a single penny is paid to any of us.

ALL the mods are doing the job voluntarily.

[gatso]

Just one point that Cos made that I feel I should comment on ... not one of the mods gets paid, not a single penny is paid to any of us.

ALL the mods are doing the job voluntarily.

lolz, are the others still telling you that?