Politics or Totty Watch?

[John83]

I'm referring to Newshound website again and though it's left of centre, the mods have a bloody awful job... It is awful time consuming for the mods. Then the trolls, use a different name or hijack someone elses name and continue on in the same vein.

Dahamsta's happily IP banned in the past. You can also require that registrations be manually activated in VBulletin.

Besides, Dahamsta, you just know that some dipstick will mention any porn on Foot.ie to the tabloids and you'll end up with "concerned Mothers of 15" screaming in The Sun or Ireland on Sunday about Foot.ie and its "filth dragging our Irish youth in to the gutter" yadda yaddda yadda. I don't think it's worth the hassle.

I'd find that very amusing. What exactly would those people do?

[Eire06]

I think the totty watch idea is horrible - in particular to the nudity part this is not a porn site it is a football site, it would bring down the standard of the site.. Totty watch is a bit of fun at the moment apart from a few posters putting up dodgy images don't turn it into sleaze

The politics would be the best decision if I had to choose between the two but it would be very hard to moderate. I would say call it News or Current Affairs so it would keep people to topics that are in the news at the moment rather than people putting up stupid posts just for an argument

[hamish]

yet he was made out to be uneducated and poorly read for not sharing a liberal view.

Very true PS. Again, on the Newshounds website, wingnuts who post unsubstantiated BS get a terrible time of it and abusive replies but, TBF, any Republicans who post a moderate post and fairly debate without name calling get a fair shake.

I'll try and post an example from that site to illustrate my point. Surprisingly for the US they DON'T do what Foot.ie does, blank out bad language.

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Posted by: Liz PbD at November 7, 2005 03:52 PM


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Please stop responding toO/T troll posts & making me delete yoiur responses too. Jeez, just gimme a minute ok?

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freedom lover -
If you continue to post on this thread, I will ban you for 24 hours.
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freedom lover -
You were warned, but you just couldn't pay attention. Now you're banned for 24 hours. Check back tomorrow.
nancy

Posted by: freedom lover at November 8, 2005 10:52 AM


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Posted by: Jonathon Holmes at November 1, 2005 10:12 PM

Above are some examples of the harsher side of Newshound from left and right but by no means the worst.

Hope it helps Dahamsta.

[hamish]

I think the totty watch idea is horrible Totty watch is a bit of fun at the moment apart from a few posters putting up dodgy images don't turn it into sleaze

Sorry about that Eire06 - I remember you being very cross with me about that bikini selling pic I posted a few months ago. That's why I mentioned it above but, until now, not your name.

While I didn't agree with you about that actual picture I agree with you that it would be best not to have porn or dodgy images in Totty Watch. I learned my lesson with the Sylvia Saint one and she had her clothes ON.

Peace out.

[hamish]

I'd find that very amusing. What exactly would those people do?

Basically John83, give Foot.ie a great deal of BAD publicity in the gutter press and a load of hassle for Dahamsta and mods. You'd have headlines like "Ban this porn site" or "Must we allow this filth into our children's homes".

You know well that it would happen. It also might scare away advertisers on Foot.ie or potential ones. Sorry if I didn't make my point clearly.

[sligoman]

TW gets on well enough as a single thread, while politics generates plenty of them.

I tend to agree with this. Their is no need need for a sub forum for Totty. It suits just having one thread about it. While I dont really care about a sub forum for politics I think it would be a better idea than having a TW one.

[Dodge]

Just on the COndex post. I had a go at him, not for lack of knowledge (Although it may appear that way) but for posting hugely simplified posts when the points had been discussed in detail already. Its not his viewpoint I disgareed with it, it was his post. If he's not up to speed on the situation, don't post.

[John83]

Basically John83, give Foot.ie a great deal of BAD publicity in the gutter press and a load of hassle for Dahamsta and mods. You'd have headlines like "Ban this porn site" or "Must we allow this filth into our children's homes".

I've never been terribly concerned with what the gutter press is whinging about, but I fail to see how press coverage, negative or no, would make much work. There might be half a dozen bannings to be made, but that's nothing new.

It also might scare away advertisers on Foot.ie or potential ones.

I don't think Google ads pay any attention to the press. If I'm wrong, I stand corrected. Potential future advertisers might be scared off, but that's another matter, one offset by the likely increase in site traffic substantial press coverage would bring.

Anyway, I'd rather not debate this. It doesn't look like there's any support for a TW sub-forum anyway, and I'd prefer TW to remain as harmless as it currently is.

[hamish]

I've never been terribly concerned with what the gutter press is whinging about, but I fail to see how press coverage, negative or no, would make much work. There might be half a dozen bannings to be made, but that's nothing new.


I don't think Google ads pay any attention to the press. If I'm wrong, I stand corrected. Potential future advertisers might be scared off, but that's another matter, one offset by the likely increase in site traffic substantial press coverage would bring.

Anyway, I'd rather not debate this. It doesn't look like there's any support for a TW sub-forum anyway, and I'd prefer TW to remain as harmless as it currently is.

See where you're coming from John. I couldn't give two fcuks about the gutter press either but could Foot.ie's existence be under threat by bad publicity if it carried porn??? Dunno really.
I think websites can be shut down, can't they. That's what I'd be worried about.
I remember in the school I used to work, a religous education teacher bringing in a copy of Hot Press when they started carrying those phone sex adverts and getting on to the parents and local shops to stop selling the magazine. This might have made the kids even more curious to buy it but the damage was done then and the shops stopped selling it.
Not a great analogy there but I'd really worry if the bad publicity overwhelmed Foot.ie.
Maybe I'm totally wrong. I don't know.
Cheers.

[Eire06]

Sorry about that Eire06 - I remember you being very cross with me about that bikini selling pic I posted a few months ago. That's why I mentioned it above but, until now, not your name.

While I didn't agree with you about that actual picture I agree with you that it would be best not to have porn or dodgy images in Totty Watch. I learned my lesson with the Sylvia Saint one and she had her clothes ON.

Peace out.

It wasn't the content that bothered me, that was grand it was the warning I got to my machine in work about accessing unsuitable web pages!! There was far worse that yours posted, it was the nude\topless ones that I complained about...

I don't bother looking at that thread anymore just in case

[hamish]

It wasn't the content that bothered me, that was grand it was the warning I got to my machine in work about accessing unsuitable web pages!! There was far worse that yours posted, it was the nude\topless ones that I complained about...

I don't bother looking at that thread anymore just in case

Actually we've gone very clean lately - coincidentally since I haven't been around for a while LOL.

I posted a nice set of pics last night of ladies in my age group, fully clothed and looking for men too, good Heavens. So I cover (nopun intended) all age groups in my quest against ageism in tottyland.

I didn't know that office computers warned about websites??? That's a new one. Maybe it was a competitor to your company. Does your company manufacture swimwear??

Just messin' with you Eire06.

Don't exile yourself from tottyland just yet. We miss you.

[pete]

There would definitely be two mods. Profiling would be involved.

Would that involve fingerprinting or DNA samples?

[Risteard]

So are ya just going to go with whatever the result of the poll is?

[strangeirish]

I don't normally opine, but I would fear the worst for TW to be anything other than it is now, a bit of harmless banter with a little(or a lot) of erotica thrown in. It ain't broke, so don't fix it.

As for politics, well, that might not be a bad idea. I would think it would be easier to moderate.

[dahamsta]

The politics would be the best decision if I had to choose between the two but it would be very hard to moderate. I would say call it News or Current Affairs so it would keep people to topics that are in the news at the moment rather than people putting up stupid posts just for an argument

I was thinking that myself earlier, but I couldn't think of a suitable title. Current Affairs would be perfect.

So are ya just going to go with whatever the result of the poll is?

Probably, but only because it's leaning the way I am.

[Dodge]

I'd say he'd have to if over 50% of registered members voted for it....

[dahamsta]

You trying to foment a revolution Dodge? My sekrit police'll be around for a chat shortly.

[Peadar]

I'd say he'd have to if over 50% of registered members voted for it....

What if Totty Watch and Neither formed a coalition?

[hamish]

What if Totty Watch and Neither formed a coalition?

LOL

[John83]

What if Totty Watch and Neither formed a coalition?

So that would be what, the Coalition of the Neither regions?