Thin Thighs
Ted Fahey (11)
I am new here on G&GR, and am probably breaking some rules with this post.
As a member of the male species it is in my DNA not to read instructions or manuals, and so it is with the rules of this Blog.
I have always believed that if I acted with decency, I would not fall foul of the thought police running the blogs.
In my short time over here on G&GR, I have noted several veiled references to "that other blog" or "that other forum" particularly in relation to behaviours not to be exhibited on G&GR. I can only surmise that the forum who's name is not to be mentioned is Sportal.
Recently on Sportal, it would appear that there was a mass contributor clean out of Pol Pot/Slobidan Milosovic/Spanish Inquisition proportions on the basis of some over the top immature clowns on the schools rugby posts. Apparently anyone who has ever posted anything on a school rugby post has either been given the arse or has shut up shop. Somehow I have survived the Sportal contributor "cleansing".
Since the spanish inquisition on Sportal's School Rugby Posters, the sportal rugby forum has become really boring, and appears to have been taken over by bloody kiwis. Some of the more passionate (benefit of the doubt is being used liberally) NZ posters there are little better than the previous teenage dickheads, however this does not seem to draw the ire of the Sportal administrators.
Many of the people who were previously posting were making very worthwhile (IMHO) objective contributions appear to have been either banned, have gone silent voluntarily, or have left of their own accord. I feel that it is a bit sad really that posters who have only ever reported factually, objectively and positively have been the tainted by the actions of the few drongos. I notice some familiar sounding names over here in Gaggerland, and recognise others writing styles even when their names have changed upon Gaggerland registration. I have missed their insights and contributions on Sportal.
I accept that surgery was needed on Sportal to exercise certain poisonous and cancerous contributors but feel that the surgery has been too radical, too late, and consequently fatal. Having sniffed around in Gaggerland, I am not sure that there is much incentive to revist Sportal as most signs of intelligent life there appears to have been extinguished. Pity really as I had a bit of fun over there, and immensely enjoyed reading some of the posts from some of the enlightened few.
Sportal's loss is Gaggerlands gain.
Anyone else willing to fess up to being a Sportal Refugee??
I promise I will try and behave over here, and do not think I will spend much time in the future associating with you know who at you know where.
As a member of the male species it is in my DNA not to read instructions or manuals, and so it is with the rules of this Blog.
I have always believed that if I acted with decency, I would not fall foul of the thought police running the blogs.
In my short time over here on G&GR, I have noted several veiled references to "that other blog" or "that other forum" particularly in relation to behaviours not to be exhibited on G&GR. I can only surmise that the forum who's name is not to be mentioned is Sportal.
Recently on Sportal, it would appear that there was a mass contributor clean out of Pol Pot/Slobidan Milosovic/Spanish Inquisition proportions on the basis of some over the top immature clowns on the schools rugby posts. Apparently anyone who has ever posted anything on a school rugby post has either been given the arse or has shut up shop. Somehow I have survived the Sportal contributor "cleansing".
Since the spanish inquisition on Sportal's School Rugby Posters, the sportal rugby forum has become really boring, and appears to have been taken over by bloody kiwis. Some of the more passionate (benefit of the doubt is being used liberally) NZ posters there are little better than the previous teenage dickheads, however this does not seem to draw the ire of the Sportal administrators.
Many of the people who were previously posting were making very worthwhile (IMHO) objective contributions appear to have been either banned, have gone silent voluntarily, or have left of their own accord. I feel that it is a bit sad really that posters who have only ever reported factually, objectively and positively have been the tainted by the actions of the few drongos. I notice some familiar sounding names over here in Gaggerland, and recognise others writing styles even when their names have changed upon Gaggerland registration. I have missed their insights and contributions on Sportal.
I accept that surgery was needed on Sportal to exercise certain poisonous and cancerous contributors but feel that the surgery has been too radical, too late, and consequently fatal. Having sniffed around in Gaggerland, I am not sure that there is much incentive to revist Sportal as most signs of intelligent life there appears to have been extinguished. Pity really as I had a bit of fun over there, and immensely enjoyed reading some of the posts from some of the enlightened few.
Sportal's loss is Gaggerlands gain.
Anyone else willing to fess up to being a Sportal Refugee??
I promise I will try and behave over here, and do not think I will spend much time in the future associating with you know who at you know where.