SNIPING, THREATENING, SARCASTIC THREADS: HAS TO STOP!

PLEASE NOTE:
The Moderators on this board will be deleting any threads that contain sniping, threatening or sarcastic posts and warning the poster of future threads and posts and if continue will be banned from this forum. It is all getting a bit silly lately to say the least, I fell into the trap last week of having a go at a poster for being negative and then I realised that it is his opinion which he is entitled too and I quickly apologised to him.
We are all mainly Cardiff fans on here and support the same team, it is impossible for 100% of the supporters to want the same thing, ie Blue shirts or Red shirts, Bluebirds or Dragons, change or no change, everyone is entitled to their opinion and if your opinion differs from any other fan then you should not fall out over it.
Please respect each other and keep this forum number 1 for everything Cardiff City.

Spot on, it's what a forums all about, debating your opinion!

But people seem to want to do it in an abusive and threatening way on occasions. Keep up the good work mods

De facto.

I know this will sound daft but it would help if we had examples of what exactly is sniping? Being abusive or threating speak for themselves, but on a board which also prides itself on banter the lines between that and sniping can sometimes get blurred.

The problem can also lay with posters who have thin skins, because I have seen hundreds of posters claim they were 'personally' abused for having an opinion, when the truth was their opinion was poor and all that really happened was that they got told so by serveral other posters.

I know this will sound daft but it would help if we had examples of what exactly is sniping? Being abusive or threating speak for themselves, but on a board which also prides itself on banter the lines between that and sniping can sometimes get blurred.

The problem can also lay with posters who have thin skins, because I have seen hundreds of posters claim they were 'personally' abused for having an opinion, when the truth was their opinion was poor and all that really happened was that they got told so by serveral other posters.

Good point Tony, maybe the mod team could create or update a set of guidelines?

I know this will sound daft but it would help if we had examples of what exactly is sniping? Being abusive or threating speak for themselves, but on a board which also prides itself on banter the lines between that and sniping can sometimes get blurred.

The problem can also lay with posters who have thin skins, because I have seen hundreds of posters claim they were 'personally' abused for having an opinion, when the truth was their opinion was poor and all that really happened was that they got told so by serveral other posters.

???

You know what a sniper does in terms of the armed forces right? sits there, hidden and unseen/unheard until he picks the exact moment to strike at his opponent to try and take him out from distance usually? - while in Internet terms almost exactly the same....
There are some posters on the forum that remain in the background, and continue to snipe (strike from distance - or from a computer and maybe using anonymous login names!) when it suits them. They usually tend to remain quiet and unheard on the usual football subjects, but when it comes to trying to make a certain person/poster look silly at a time when most vulnerable and when it suits them, with no regard to the actual topic in some cases!

http://www.answers.com/topic/snipe

I know this will sound daft but it would help if we had examples of what exactly is sniping? Being abusive or threating speak for themselves, but on a board which also prides itself on banter the lines between that and sniping can sometimes get blurred.

The problem can also lay with posters who have thin skins, because I have seen hundreds of posters claim they were 'personally' abused for having an opinion, when the truth was their opinion was poor and all that really happened was that they got told so by serveral other posters.

The definition of Sniping is: To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks on people for the sake of it and for a personal gain and to undermine that persons intelligence.

Well said.

After Gwyns racist comment last week, I hope everyone knows not to replicate that sort of behaviour.

Well said.

After Gwyns racist comment last week, I hope everyone knows not to replicate that sort of behaviour.

Did anyone report this comment or post using the actual moderator log reporting Icon on the post itself?

If so - it would have been dealt with fairly by a moderator.

I know this will sound daft but it would help if we had examples of what exactly is sniping? Being abusive or threating speak for themselves, but on a board which also prides itself on banter the lines between that and sniping can sometimes get blurred.

The problem can also lay with posters who have thin skins, because I have seen hundreds of posters claim they were 'personally' abused for having an opinion, when the truth was their opinion was poor and all that really happened was that they got told so by serveral other posters.

The definition of Sniping is: To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks on people for the sake of it and for a personal gain and to undermine that persons intelligence.

Thanks for that seriously

The only problem I can see is that someone might genuinely post believing it is a bit of banter but the recipient may feel he has been sniped at. Should there be an apology system in place if the recipient complains about being sniped at?

I know this will sound daft but it would help if we had examples of what exactly is sniping? Being abusive or threating speak for themselves, but on a board which also prides itself on banter the lines between that and sniping can sometimes get blurred.

The problem can also lay with posters who have thin skins, because I have seen hundreds of posters claim they were 'personally' abused for having an opinion, when the truth was their opinion was poor and all that really happened was that they got told so by serveral other posters.

???

You know what a sniper does in terms of the armed forces right? sits there, hidden and unseen/unheard until he picks the exact moment to strike at his opponent to try and take him out from distance usually? - while in Internet terms almost exactly the same....
There are some posters on the forum that remain in the background, and continue to snipe (strike from distance - or from a computer and maybe using anonymous login names!) when it suits them. They usually tend to remain quiet and unheard on the usual football subjects, but when it comes to trying to make a certain person/poster look silly at a time when most vulnerable and when it suits them, with no regard to the actual topic in some cases!

http://www.answers.com/topic/snipe

That all sounds a bit complicated but I will try and keep it in mind.

Well said.

After Gwyns racist comment last week, I hope everyone knows not to replicate that sort of behaviour.

Did anyone report this comment or post using the actual moderator log reporting Icon on the post itself?

If so - it would have been dealt with fairly by a moderator.

It was reported, but no email notification to indicate it was dealt with. Thread was left for a few days, bumped by me for a different reason, and then departed to the land of disappearing threads.

PLEASE NOTE:
The Moderators on this board will be deleting any threads that contain sniping, threatening or sarcastic posts and warning the poster of future threads and posts and if continue will be banned from this forum. It is all getting a bit silly lately to say the least, I fell into the trap last week of having a go at a poster for being negative and then I realised that it is his opinion which he is entitled too and I quickly apologised to him.
We are all mainly Cardiff fans on here and support the same team, it is impossible for 100% of the supporters to want the same thing, ie Blue shirts or Red shirts, Bluebirds or Dragons, change or no change, everyone is entitled to their opinion and if your opinion differs from any other fan then you should not fall out over it.
Please respect each other and keep this forum number 1 for everything Cardiff City.

Well said steve!!!

Well said.

After Gwyns racist comment last week, I hope everyone knows not to replicate that sort of behaviour.

Did anyone report this comment or post using the actual moderator log reporting Icon on the post itself?

If so - it would have been dealt with fairly by a moderator.

It was reported, but no email notification to indicate it was dealt with. Thread was left for a few days, bumped by me for a different reason, and then departed to the land of disappearing threads.

I never saw this at all. Although you can rest assured after Carl's recent post on the forum a fortnight ago, that any racist remarks on the board will be dealt with efficiently and quickly - and would probably result in warnings or bans?

Another Moderator has obviously responded to the reported thread and dealt with it in a way he felt reasonable?
We can't all be on the board at the same time, but as long as the posts are reported in the correct manner - they will definitely be dealt with.....

Wait, what's wrong with sarcastic threads?

I know this will sound daft but it would help if we had examples of what exactly is sniping? Being abusive or threating speak for themselves, but on a board which also prides itself on banter the lines between that and sniping can sometimes get blurred.

The problem can also lay with posters who have thin skins, because I have seen hundreds of posters claim they were 'personally' abused for having an opinion, when the truth was their opinion was poor and all that really happened was that they got told so by serveral other posters.

The definition of Sniping is: To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks on people for the sake of it and for a personal gain and to undermine that persons intelligence.

Thanks for that seriously

The only problem I can see is that someone might genuinely post believing it is a bit of banter but the recipient may feel he has been sniped at. Should there be an apology system in place if the recipient complains about being sniped at?

I wasn't trying to be funny Tony
I just put the definition of sniping up for all to see but I understand what you meant after reading your post.
We could put some sort of an apology system in place but I bet your bottom dollar that would be abused, if someone has genuinely posted something believing its a bit of banter but the recipient has taken it as sniping then maybe they should look at it more closely before they decide if its banter or sniping. I personally can tell what banter is and what sniping is but that's me
You can normally tell who the snipers are anyway.
Hope that helps Tony

Wait, what's wrong with sarcastic threads?

Don't take that out of context - Sarcastic posts are fine as long as they aren't users sniping or looking to provoke reaction from targeted forum users.

An apology system in place?

Sorry (pardon the pun) that tickled me.......

Wait, what's wrong with sarcastic threads?

we would be lost without them.

Wait, what's wrong with sarcastic threads?

Elliot,
what's right with sarcastic threads???
Sarcasm can cause an abundance of problems if the recipient can not take it or hasn't got a sense of humour and normally sarcasm is used to take the p*ss out of people which again causes arguments.
I personally hate sarcasm but sometimes take it if I know someone personally if that makes sense.

An apology system in place?

Sorry (pardon the pun) that tickled me.......

Craig, I didn't know how to answer that properly actually

Wait, what's wrong with sarcastic threads?

Elliot,
what's right with sarcastic threads???
Sarcasm can cause an abundance of problems if the recipient can not take it or hasn't got a sense of humour and normally sarcasm is used to take the p*ss out of people which again causes arguments.
I personally hate sarcasm but sometimes take it if I know someone personally if that makes sense.

Had to ask cause sometimes it's like Syria or north Korea on here. I don't mind sarcasm unless they purposely be c*nts for the sake of it.

Wait, what's wrong with sarcastic threads?

Elliot,
what's right with sarcastic threads???
Sarcasm can cause an abundance of problems if the recipient can not take it or hasn't got a sense of humour and normally sarcasm is used to take the p*ss out of people which again causes arguments.
I personally hate sarcasm but sometimes take it if I know someone personally if that makes sense.

Had to ask cause sometimes it's like Syria or north Korea on here. I don't mind sarcasm unless they purposely be c*nts for the sake of it.

Not a problem, I agree with you mate apart from the c u next tuesday word

Wait, what's wrong with sarcastic threads?

Elliot,
what's right with sarcastic threads???
Sarcasm can cause an abundance of problems if the recipient can not take it or hasn't got a sense of humour and normally sarcasm is used to take the p*ss out of people which again causes arguments.
I personally hate sarcasm but sometimes take it if I know someone personally if that makes sense.

Had to ask cause sometimes it's like Syria or north Korea on here. I don't mind sarcasm unless they purposely be c*nts for the sake of it.

Not a problem, I agree with you mate apart from the c u next tuesday word

My bad thought it was filtered and automatically censored.

There you go Elliot, I edited the word

There you go Elliot, I edited the word

Cheers

An apology system in place?

Sorry (pardon the pun) that tickled me.......

I can see how it could look daft. What I meant was if someone reported sniping the poster could be notified and providing it was banter he could appologise for any unintended offence.

Completely agree, I have been the victim of several hate threads recently

We are all Bluebirds plastic or not

PLEASE NOTE:
The Moderators on this board will be deleting any threads that contain sniping, threatening or sarcastic posts and warning the poster of future threads and posts and if continue will be banned from this forum. It is all getting a bit silly lately to say the least, I fell into the trap last week of having a go at a poster for being negative and then I realised that it is his opinion which he is entitled too and I quickly apologised to him.
We are all mainly Cardiff fans on here and support the same team, it is impossible for 100% of the supporters to want the same thing, ie Blue shirts or Red shirts, Bluebirds or Dragons, change or no change, everyone is entitled to their opinion and if your opinion differs from any other fan then you should not fall out over it.
Please respect each other and keep this forum number 1 for everything Cardiff City.

If we get banned will we be continually allowed back under diferent names like daya

Nah the sarcasm and insults make it fun, as long as they dont step over the line


This place will become boring, sycophantic and opinions will be placed on an almighty pedastal if everyone's nice.