wijit wrote:If any individual wants to discuss how some children cause problems at football matches then do it but don't use the actions of a convicted racist to prove a point.
As you failed to address the point I was making in the post Abbo had questioned the removal of, and as it contained nothing which could be viewed as slanderous or could otherwise get the board owner in any trouble I still fail to see why it was removed. The mention of the person who got the conviction was necessary to make the point.
Did you see the posts later that day and during the night which the thread generated? For that reason the whole thread was removed. It was also the fourth thread on the same subject and the previous ones were removed.
Were you there when the racist incident took place? If no, then the comments you made about it were hearsay and you made a claim about the actions of one of the parties involved which you could not prove to be true. For that reason I would have removed the thread earlier if I'd known because I had no knowledge of whether you were there or not.
This is a football discussion board.
The thread I had started directly involved the club.
Indirectly. The racist incident involved a person convicted in a court of law of a racist act that happened to take place in a football ground.
I had said that I didn't care if it was removed, but now I see I was wrong. You removed it without anything which resembles a good reason. But can anyone dare question the actions of a mod? No, you are above all, and frequently use this status to do as you please when something is posted you don't like. The actions of mods on here can be more petty than those we see from the usual suspects, and that is very sad to see from people who are otherwise extremely decent blokes.
The moderators of this message board have had to deal with calls from the police on at least three occassions, and also from the City Council, the club and several other parties regarding lies, libel and incorrect information posted that could be damaging to an individual or an organisation.
We give our own time to ensuring this board runs as smoothly as possible and very rarely edit, delete or remove posts.
You're a nice guy too Wayne but please don't call us petty. Stalinists - fine; trainee libel lawyers - fine; saddos who could be doing something better with their lives than having to read every line on here - fine; but petty - no. I believe we were entirely justified.
