Scotty

I wondered this too ...... the stats sites I watch as the game progresses showed only Foran and Odhiambo booked for us but when Duncan was sent off the radio man (Des McKeown) definitely said it was a second yellow. I twittered back to openallmics but no confirmation. perhaps someone who was at the game can confirm ? http://stats.caleythistleonline.com/matchdetails.php?id=370

My question remains ... did YOU use the report button? If the answer is no, then the whole point you are making is moot. As a moderation team there may be some discussions we think are near (or have gone beyond) the knuckle and we may intervene, but there may be some where we let them roll unless we receive a complaint. Its a judgement call and a balancing act between over and under moderating and as I said above, the first line of defence is with the users and their ability to report a particular post and why they think it is unacceptable. If we get a report it may tip our own opinion about a thread one way or another. If we dont get a report from you then, sorry, please dont complain about the thread several months or years later and hold it up as an example. Rotating Moderators ? - sorry, no. They would get dizzy. As Mantis said, one man's "hasty" is another's "firm" etc. One of the factors in choosing the mods we have now was to choose people we trusted to act responsibly but who might have differing opinions on things and I think we succeeded. In fact, I know we succeeded if you are able to categorise them as you did. Any discussions we have as a mod team tend to offer up different opinions and that is exactly what we wanted. We didnt want a bunch of clones, we wanted people who would throw their opinion into a mod discussion even if it was an unpopular one. We wanted mods that would say "Hey Scotty ... you are over-reacting" or "you are wrong" and thats what we got. We are not perfect, and never will be, but we do make better decisions because we have that wide range of views within a team who are not scared to voice their opinion.

agree with D :P

Butcher was going mad cos we didnt get a penalty so at least that shows he really does care ! have the ref's screwed us out of ANOTHER 3 points? :P Bigger question - can anyone say how BAD the ref was today??? This is the same ref that had BOTH Levein and Gannon agreeing he was a complete k***end and seeking a meeting with the head of referees because of his performance in the game he reffed between those two sides last week. Fast forward a week and he issues more cards than he did in the SPL game in a match that reporters called "spirited" rather than dirty.

not possible - QOS on 27 points even if they lose. At best we would go 3rd equal on GD Think we need one more goal to go third equal. Give us two guys assuming it is correct ?

not yet.

not possible - QOS on 27 points even if they lose. At best we would go 3rd equal on GD

need another 2 or 3 before half-time to offset Terry's HT talk :P

I doubt it .... just lack of knowledge on the part of those writing down the team lines in a traditional format.

Dumfries is too far ..... Des McKeown instead. I think they try to keep Robbo north of Perth :P

Happy Birthday Mrs Gringo from myself and Christe. Hope by the time you read this that you have enjoyed your day and ICT have provided the perfect present at Palmerston

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I am torn ...... after 3 years of watching MLS, I really do not want any team with Landon Donovan in it to win ANY games. http://members.lycos.co.uk/jamiethehut2/landon_donovan.html

full draw for those who havent seen it ...... I am going for Nigeria myself as that is my wife's family ancestry and neither Scotland or Canada qualified Wiki has some crappy unbelievable info in many categories but the World Cup page looks pretty good ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup

I dont recall the post in question but I have one simple question for you ..... did you use the report button ? The FIRST line of defence in any moderation on the site is always going to be the users themselves. If you are offended by a post you report it. Mods and Admin may not read every thread so might miss it. If it is reported we will certainly discuss it and either agree with you or disagree with you. If we agree with you we will then do what the team have decided is the best course of action (edit, warning, deletion, ban etc). quite simple really ... Our forthcoming golden rules, much of which have been written/suggested by site users rather than mods will make it clear that you are the first line of defence in deeming what is acceptable or not. If we can get to a stage where the users are more self-moderating than they are right now it will be a better place for us all.

Think we may have jumped the gun but there was no embargo noted for this item on the email sent to us when we added this story a week ago: http://caleythistleonline.com/news/fan-new...kids-for-a-quid Just to be positive though .... We are getting a lot more info through Darren than we ever did through his predecessor. Long may it continue.

happy to oblige Charles !

Final Score QOS 1-2 Dunfermline ... Dunfermline go above us Final Score County 0-1 Dundee ... Dundee extend their lead at the top

Dundee now 1 up on County

fitness definitely an issue ..... the last few games have shown we are a 45 minute team in a 90 minute world Say what you like about Craig Brewster's tactical or managerial ability but there can be no denying that he definitely had the lads fit for a full 90 minute game.

at the end of the day we will look at all suggestions put forward and consider them on merit .... we will not please everyone, that is impossible, but we will make a decision based on what we think will make life easier for all. As regards moderation being by "the team" that is something we will consider but I cant say what we will decide yet as that discussion with the mods hasnt taken place yet and currently, the edit line automatically inserts the "edited by" part into it whether they want to or not.

I have always thought it would be a good idea but you have to wonder whether it would actually pay for itself. Considering pubs have a hard time making a decent profit these days, establishing one that would be full(-ish) once a fortnight for 8 months of the year might be folly. I know you could make the argument that they could/should also do weekday lunches etc and cater to the workers in the area but not convinced it would pay for itself. Thinking laterally though, perhaps there is a way to make better use of something like the Kingsmills Suite as a matchday pub ... and havent the club done this for this season ?

we will look at that.

to answer your points 01: No, you can have whatever opinions you want. but if you dont follow the site rules as it pertains to abuse etc you will receive the appropriate sanction - a thread ban, moderation, a timed posting ban, etc - the result is a consequence of your actions (choosing to use certain adjectives to make the post more inflammatory) not your opinions. I have said it till I am blue in the face, opinions are fine, its the additional barbs or abuse that some posters feel the need to post alongside them that is the problem. 02: I have no issue with the opinion expressed. 03: derogatory we can deal with, but the way you used it was in my/our opinion a racist term. you have every right to hold the opinion that he is no good at his job but you seem to feel the need to add "English" to it as if being English makes the same level of performance worse. In that context, you are being racist. 04: Personal abuse (jokingly or not) is the last refuge of those without an excuse for their own behaviour .... classy. Fool or not, Canadians seem to show a lot more tolerance for nationality than you do.

ok, the thread has degenerated so is now closed. we will contact the culprits separately with your warnings.