The Shamrock
Well-known member
WC didn't actually delete the thread but because of the threats by email to Ally who reported it to the polis, the thread could have been used in a criminal investigation so he stopped any further comments on it.I took time away cause there was no football on and all the shite about the queen was annoying....but....the reason, I believe, some of our regular posters left, hopefully just for a while, wasn't because they were offended. It was because the Lizzy lovers didn't like the arguments and the "dark humour" about her maj or the royals so went crying to WC....who removed the thread.
The amount of shite and abuse that's been on this forum...that we have managed to sort out as a group without WC intervening all went out the window cause the lizzy lovers couldn't handle it.
WC having to delete a shitty thread, that actually wasn't that bad, due to the over sensitive "she was somebodies granny" mob is what I believe drove some folk away.....IMO
The same topic was carried on using other threads which WC didn't delete either which proves that you can't inhibit free speech or censor what others post.
The folk who found some of the threads to be offensive posted how offended they were on the same threads thereby keeping the thread alive.
If some threads are not to my taste or interest then I make no comment at all and I don't feel offended just because someone has a different view from mine.
Debate is fine but when it descends into name calling arguments then it is actually time for folk to take a step back and reassess their understanding of social media.
Neither is it up to anyone on the forum to 'police' the topics and tell us what we can and can't discuss. No one is the voice of the Noise but WC has the final say and I think he has played a blinder by not censoring anything.
Those who accused others of being snowflakes turned out to be snowflakes themselves, who'da thunk it?