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NSW AAGPS 2025 (banter and commentary)

fuber

Frank Row (1)
Fuber, shame our paths never crossed.

Whilst there is little sustenance in respect to "football" in your message, yes the Newington boys do look strong this year. It seems that against all odds they have become the team to beat. My only concern for the Newington boys is how they face up against Shore this coming week.

With some possible outs and playing a near-strength Shore side, how will they fair?

Faithfully,
Phillip R. LeCouter - 10th Headmaster of Newington College
Hey mate,
It will be interesting to see how the Newo boys show up on the weekend, some key outs indeed but a good chance to blood in some youth from the 2s and 16As. As for shore, even though they won last year they seem to be pretty week this year but you can never count the boys from Northbridge out.

Hopefully should be a good game played in the right spirit and may the best team win!!
 

The Ruckman

Allen Oxlade (6)
Suspect unfortunately we are sailing very close to having the whole Schoolboys section closed.
Remember this is not the main part of the G&G site, the Mods are volunteers, and to be honest, don't have the time to be dealing with all this crap.

That said I don't think the forum does itself wonders in terms of setting the boundaries for new (or returning) posters.
Pinned forum rules might help.

Specifically this year the number of AI generated posts, both pictures and word salad, in both the GPS and CAS threads, has been crazy. And personal attacks and flame wars to go with.

I seriously worry about this generation. They don't appear to be able to come up with sensible expression without jamming a few keywords into an AI machine.
Let's hope we don't face the reality of the schoolboy section being closed however, I very much agree with pinned forum rules, it would make the thread better for everyone.
 

Joker

Moderator
Staff member
Fuck this
I have spent the past hour wielding the hammer.
Since the CAS thread shut, those trolls have come here and made a ruckus
I am now banning every new member who posts here.
From what I see it is mostly schoolboys from Milsons Point

@cyclopath may wish to make this permanent

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Joker

Moderator
Staff member
Dear AAGPS students, old boys, parents and supporters.

I have deliberated with many people about the future of this thread. A lot happened on Thursday which led to the situation we are in.
To begin with let’s look at some facts.

1. The CAS thread was closed after a multitude of trolls invaded. The thread was closed by Cyclopath as between the two of us we could not keep up with the moderation process.

2. These trolls then descended upon the AAGPS thread. To the credit of the regular posters, they tried to stay out of it. The trolls once more overwhelmed us and hence I shut it down.

3. Trolls then turned their attention to other threads which ended up with them being locked.

Yesterday I was resigned to the possibility that the AAGPS and CAS thread were both going to be deleted and this was the best way forward.

Throughout Saturday I meet many student members, parents and even staff who expressed their disappointment. People commented that over the past few months they had seen an improvement, mainly because the students who were there, were, following the guidelines. This is a credit to their schools, family and the maturity they show. In other words, people missed the thread and knew why it was pulled.

It was late in the day when I was approached by a small group of Kings lads who wanted to say hello. They as well expressed the disappointment and said I should carry a bigger hammer. So, with in mind, here are conditions for the next few months.

For offending posts, no warning will be given, posts deleted.
Permanent bans immediately for the poster and no chance of return.
Existing members who respond in kind to trolls will get the same treatment. Rise above the taunts.
NEW members will not be accepted till further notice.

The CAS thread is the hands of @cyclopath

The thread is open. How long is up to all of us.

Joker
 

PickandDriveThru80

Herbert Moran (7)
I heard about the smashing down at Stanmore yesterday. Any thoughts on what happened out there?

Footy
SHORE were simply outsized and outclassed.

Callaghan tried his hardest but Newington knew what they needed to do to shut him down.

Overall strong performance from Newington. King a stand out.

Newington could easily go the distance and win it all this year
 
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