Match Threads - To post or not to post, that is the question.

[John Drake]

I don't think I can face a new season of posting match threads only to see them all routinely descend into slagging off the match officlals by fans of whichever side happens to be losing/have lost the match.

Should I bother...?

[daz39]

Yes but just delete any references to slagging officials off straight away so they don't descend into a gang up.

Better still have a locked topic to put these comments in that can be read only so folk can look back over the year and see how pathetic they sound!.

[Barry Badrinath]

Yes but have a strict rule, anyone that does the above or says refs are ruining the game, gets an instant 1 month ban.

 

Not unlike the heavy bans for high contact. Let's ban the moaning gets.

[dkw]

They were shambolic last season, especially Saints one with the same people ruining them every single time.

I realise it's incredibly difficult to police these threads as they often move very quickly, but the only threat can be bans I expect. Just set the rules as they are set for club forum trolling.

[Coggo]

Don’t know why people bother posting about the ref on match threads, anyway. Everyone knows they’re all bent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(that was a joke, by the way)

[LeeF]

56 minutes ago, dkw said:

They were shambolic last season, especially Saints one with the same people ruining them every single time.

I realise it's incredibly difficult to police these threads as they often move very quickly, but the only threat can be bans I expect. Just set the rules as they are set for club forum trolling.

I agree. A lot were shambolic last season with the Saints ones being a regular occurrence. Mind you a few Saints fans did “flounce” off towards the end of the season
 

Part of the reason for being difficult to police are due to the matches being played in an evening when John Drake would probably prefer to not be working!!
 

Lengthy bans, even, the day after would probably work in the long run although until the message sinks in some treads will still be ruined. 

 

[gingerjon]

I value them. But would absolutely agree with a zero tolerance approach for even hinting the officials are in any way dodgy.

That’s not to say you can’t find a decision strange or feel a team didn’t get the run of the green.

[HullWire]

I find it bizarre that there's often more comments about slightly arguable Ref decisions  than about what the 26 players are doing on the pitch.

[tiffers]

I'd agree with the above posters. The match threads are great when people are discussing the actual game.

Especially valued by us folk that aren't surrounded by RL folk and often watching on your own.

A short term ban of a few weeks /no nonsense approach seems fair but understand it must be an absolute nightmare to monitor some of the threads we saw last year. 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Post the match threads as they can be enjoyable, but ban anyone stupid enough to engage with wild conspiracy theories involving refs.

 

[Futtocks]

Previously, the majority of comments would be on the match threads for the 2-3 broadcast games.

I can understand John Drake's sense of dread as this season approaches. All threads are for live broadcast/streamed games. That's a whole ruined weekend for JD as he monitors TRL for people getting all Trumpy after their second half of shandy.

And there's no point appealing to people's common sense and dignity, because some folks can't resist the red mist, especially when their team is penalised for something they 100% absolutely deserved.

Match threads will be started, whether officially or not. God help us.

Edited February 13 by Futtocks

[Mumby Magic]

I think you should take it a step further and do a thread for every Championship and League 1 match too  

[sam4731]

Build an echo chamber and have a 'moaning about the officials' thread. Let all the idiots go round in circles.

[Barley Mow]

I appreciate the match threads and the effort you put into creating and moderating them John.

If you're willing to continue, that has my vote (and gratitude).

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

5 hours ago, John Drake said:

I don't think I can face a new season of posting match threads only to see them all routinely descend into slagging off the match officlals by fans of whichever side happens to be losing/have lost the match.

Should I bother...?

Can we restrict them to certain posters? 

I suggest put me on the list first and then people can apply to me for access ? 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

2 hours ago, Futtocks said:

 

I can understand John Drake's sense of dread as this season approaches. All threads are for live broadcast/streamed games. That's a whole ruined weekend for JD as he monitors TRL for people getting all Trumpy after their second half of shandy.

 

Dread tinged with excitement though  surely? 

A big increase in site traffic?

[StandOffHalf]

As a neutral, I hope they continue.

Criticising/questioning calls is fine IMO.

[Futtocks]

9 minutes ago, StandOffHalf said:

Criticising/questioning calls is fine IMO.

Criticism or questioning is one thing, but in reality it tends to cross the line into paranoid ranting about half an hour before kick-off and go downhill from there.

[Blotto]

Perhaps John could ask users that he knows well enough from their posts over the years to help moderate the match threads(limited to their own Club) their particular Club?

[daz39]

3 hours ago, Blotto said:

Perhaps John could ask users that he knows well enough from their posts over the years to help moderate the match threads(limited to their own Club) their particular Club?

This is something i was also thinking of, have moderators for each club who will remove any horrible comments and keep the threads worth reading.

[JohnM]

We (?) expect or want players to respect the decisions of the officials. All most of us want. I think, is to expect posters to extend that to the forum. 

[sheddingswasus]

I enjoy the match threads and it makes following the games much simpler. 

unfortunately it is the same few who get into the old same petty arguments every time. 

it just spoils it for everyone else. 

if they start the same rubbish please ban them!

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

I can quite see why JD doesn't really want these threads as last season most of them seemed to descend into a Leigh/Wakey/ ref slagfest, mostly involving only two or three members even if neither club was involved in the thread. Be a pity to lose them but such is life.

[The Blues Ox]

4 hours ago, Blotto said:

Perhaps John could ask users that he knows well enough from their posts over the years to help moderate the match threads(limited to their own Club) their particular Club?

 

1 hour ago, daz39 said:

This is something i was also thinking of, have moderators for each club who will remove any horrible comments and keep the threads worth reading.

This has to be the way forward hasn't it? Some how appoint extra moderators for the match threads, there are enough respectable posters on here for that to happen and then anyone abusing their mod power can also be reported and face a removal of moderator privledges/ban.

[John Drake]

12 hours ago, Mumby Magic said:

I think you should take it a step further and do a thread for every Championship and League 1 match too  

Kill me now!