Think you’re fine to call players brutal unless that said player is on here and complains to us :greengrin
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Especially glad to see the clampdown on the blatant trolling. I reported a user multiple times over the couse of a year or so and nothing was done about it until very recently when they were banned. It was so painfully obviously and almost all of their posting was trying to wind people up.
Been on here 10 years now and had many arguments but never felt the need to personally abuse people, even when I was just a daft laddie when I joined. (I'm sure someone will find a post now where I've been out of order :greengrin )
Definitely a positive change for this place. I was a big opponent to the abuse our players and staff were receiving.
Amen. Peace out.
I hate that tired expression for admins - have no idea where it originated. sent mixed messages so glad the sun has set on that.
Good news. I’ve never been offended by anything I’ve read on here, but I’ve found the forum to be less enjoyable lately. Replies like are you on crack etc to someone giving their opinion is just unnecessary. I’m old enough to remember life before Internet forums and I have a rule that I wouldn’t say something online that I wouldn’t say face to face. I’d hate this place to become a sanitised boring forum that doesn’t allow passionate opinions to be expressed, but it shouldn’t ever become personal.
Hopefully people wont get banned without them having the chance to apologise. As a new poster, i find this site pretty tame, and dont see much nonsense at all. There does seem a few more established posters who like to get into heated debate with the same people regardless of the topic:greengrin
This is a great Hibs site, and fully of radges of all sorts :agree: Hope it doesnt change too much!
The admins appear to do a relatively good job here, and has been mentioned previously, there is good self policing on this site.
Well done. Bad enough having to put up with the football and the results we've suffered for months but all the abuse and countless moaning threads really deters me from coming on here. It's the usual culprits from what I can see but I wouldn't get drawn into it.
I've always thought that term was taken as the light hearted joke that it's intended to be but perhaps not. There's a fine line between good natured humour or banter and malicious abuse and I certainly don't agree with the latter in any walk of life.
Hopefully it will be enforced sensibly and those who have crossed the line will think twice about their actions going forward.
I certainly wouldn't like to see anyone face the level of abuse that Tracey Smith obviously has.
That's nanny state thinking.
What needs pointing out is the difference polemic and what's not. Too many admins (and some long time posters) on here are too sanctimonious for me - if your opinion is different, then you are wrong and that's it.
As long as the individual is not attacked then open debate should be encouraged.
Remember, you may not like it, but it's just someone's opinion. If you don't like it, switch off your internet.
Agree with this approach.
admins do a great job of managing a difficult balance on here, especially when the team are struggling which leaves all of us frustrated, looking for a release and probably a lot more touchy than normal.
cheers for all your hard work folks, it’s greatly appreciated :aok:
Are we still aloud to post this :hyper
Debate is healthy
Abuse is unhealthy
Trolling is sad and pathetic but a product of the times unfortunately, we, Hibernian fans need to try to be better than that. All of course IMHO 👍
At the same time, more established members coming out with “this is exactly why I don’t post anymore” when someone posts a thread is also abusive and a slyer, more damaging way of saying they don’t agree with a post or the person is talking rubbish. Think how it makes someone feel to read that something they post is making others not visit the site.
I don't think there has been anything untoward on hibs.net that requires a change in approach, to be honest.
I don't see people being bullied and although there are sometimes questionable attitudes expressed by some, particularly on the Holy Ground, it's always within a respectable boundary.
For example, the admin pricks thing might be annoying to some, and it might be an old gag, but it's not said seriously or with any malice.
"Lol he's going to pump" her is older but it's still a good line if it's timed well so age is irrelevant.
I wholeheartedly agree that online abuse and bullying is abhorrent and steps should be taken to stop it, but gentle fun, and robust arguments, make this site what it is.
I understand why some folk want to ensure that the more light hearted elements of the site are retained, and we can assure you that these aren't under threat HR.
This is maybe a good time to mention that some of the more untoward things on here get reported and removed from here pretty swiftly, but it certainly does happen on occasion.
As reflected in the post, I think we're in agreement that the conduct on Hibs.net is above average when compared to other online spaces, but when we reflect on Tracey's experiences, it's important that we always strive to do better. It can't hurt to have a refresher every once in a while, and I think it's also good for us all to be able to hold each other accountable, to prevent there being more Hibbies who go through a similar experience to Tracey.
I'm glad you haven't seen these behaviours on Hibs.net though HR, it's just about making sure it stays that way. :aok:
I’ve only read the opening post, so dunno if it’s been spoken about already, but I disagree a lot.
I don’t think there is a lot of abuse, I’d say there’s very little. For me, people in general are far too quick to take offence to any old **** recently.
The Holy Ground is now, to me, the equivalent of the old Dundee Arms or 'Vietnam' as it - too - was affectionately known. I will miss the APs references, I thought they were actually unambigously deferential to the the admins. I must admit I'm pretty amused by thought of the admins collectively sitting down to discuss the new era of .net detente and getting to that particular point on the agenda.
You make an important point though, humour is pretty subjective so the administrator persons could be quite busy...