Fans forums by there very nature tend to show passionately held opposing views. Think of the analysis of the abilities of Lewis Stevenson. How many times have you read post-match comment and wondered if you were at the same game? Fans are amazingly fickle. The potential champions League winners know that they are only a couple of bad results from being wage thieves who should never be allowed near a Hibs shirt. Fans are also paranoid to some extent, convinced of belief that our team is persecuted by the press and other media and subject to incompetent, even corrupt match officials.
But that is the purpose of a forum. However I believe that even taking into account the "political correctness gone mad" argument and the dismissive "grow a pair snowflake" view there should be a limit.
Now let's not pretend that we are models of rectitude. I remember being embarrassed at a recent game at Alloa when a goalkeeper about to take a goalkick was accused of " looking like a paedophile".
But for mindless foulmouthed bigotry nothing can match The Bear's Den on Rangers Media. Despite an appeal from the moderators of the site to stop personal abuse it reached a new low. A four letter curse, far from being replaced by astersisks was printed in capital letters, followed by a hope that the referee would "catch aids and die" sets up the general tone.
Yes you can hear "industrial language" at any game and in society in general but this borders on the criminal. And does the media mention it?
Perhaps you feel that the best policy is "Sticks and stones".
Is there any practical solution?
I welcome your response.
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13-02-2018 06:50 AM #1
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Keyboard (so-called) warriors
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13-02-2018 04:02 PM #5
Folk on here disagreeing with me are lucky its not real life .... I could batter anybody, I'm f'ing handy
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13-02-2018 04:26 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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"I did not need any persuasion to play for such a great club, the Hibs result is still one of the first I look for"
Sir Matt Busby
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13-02-2018 05:03 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteNo Eternal Reward Shall Forgive Us Now For Wasting The Dawn
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13-02-2018 07:13 PM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
There would be no trolling
There probably would be more actual names
Not too sure about other teams posting
There would be match reports
There might be someone from a far flung location like an arctic station or Saskatchewan.
It would be emoji free
It might not be too bad a place to hang out for a while and feel better about the world.
I blame progress - but heck since it brought the Scottish Cup I’ll deal with it :)"We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
"Romanov was like a breath of fresh air - laced with cyanide." Me.
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13-02-2018 07:26 PM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I miss Rivals.net, those were the true halcyon days!
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13-02-2018 07:36 PM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote"We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
"Romanov was like a breath of fresh air - laced with cyanide." Me.
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13-02-2018 09:22 PM #15
Anyone who resorts to keyboard hardmanship (just made that word up I think) loses all credibility.
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Can just hear the tones of David Attenborough : “and hear foraging around the online forums is a neo-threatius-keyboardicus.... strutting around and waiting for the rutting season to reach its peak in a blur of frenzied posturing in the end signifying nothing”"We know the people who have invested so far are simple fans." Vladimir Romanov - Scotsman 10th December 2012
"Romanov was like a breath of fresh air - laced with cyanide." Me.
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13-02-2018 10:16 PM #17
In the old days, keyboard hard-men had boundaries.
This new breed of smartphone and tablet hard men are a different kettle of fish.
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13-02-2018 10:51 PM #18
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Generally agree with this - some decent points but I disagree with this gross generalisation that "fans are amazingly fickle". Tam Cowan trots out this nonsense like his favourite mantra on Off the Ball but just because he likes the sound of it doesn't mean it's true. Most fans I know (and not just Hibbies) are far from fickle. In fact some are so entrenched in their views that they could maybe do with being a bit more fickle. As for the more venomously abusive tirades they generally come from folk who don't have the wit to respond any other way.
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13-02-2018 11:10 PM #20
Don't do the keyboard warrior thing, waste of time, I have a tablet, with a touch screen....,, and if any of you ****s try touching it......
Well, I'll be cracking out "the mouse"! 😁
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14-02-2018 10:26 AM #23
I’m harder than all of you... I once fought Superman and the loser had to wear his underpants on the outside. 😎
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