: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:14 pm  

anarkik wrote:

And you of course are the best judge of what reasonable is..?

Absolutely.

: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:29 pm  

Maybe an unfortunate choice of words? Let's say the table doesn't lie, year on year under SM we have got worse while he insists he has strengthened the team and we will learn from our (or his mistakes). No signs of any improvement under him or his assistants would suggest questionable leadership and coaching skills. Neither he or his team has learnt anything from the previous seasons and the resent results would not suggest any reason to be optomistic for the rest of this season or next season for that matter.

: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:36 pm  

af wrote:

Absolutely.

Odd, because that's unreasonable given your previous reply. But when reason gives out you can always rely on power, it's the last resort but it works as you're managing to demonstrate.

: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:45 pm  

anarkik wrote:

Odd, because that's unreasonable given your previous reply. But when reason gives out you can always rely on power, it's the last resort but it works as you're managing to demonstrate.

You know I was joking when I said that Eddie was clueless and an idiot, don't you?

: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:53 pm  

af wrote:

You know I was joking when I said that Eddie was clueless and an idiot, don't you?

I wasn't sure, perhaps a smiley to show you were joking may have helped

: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:07 pm  

af wrote:

You know I was joking when I said that Eddie was clueless and an idiot, don't you?

Yep. I also appreciate what you do and the job of moderation, nor have I any mandate to defend Eddie. However I just think it's interesting that you take such a proactive role in damping criticism, which may be born out of justifiable frustration and anger. Just because it's not articulated in a way you approve of doesn't mean it's unreasonable.

: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:11 pm  

Plenty of people have criticised McNamara's coaching without making it personal, and their posts remain undampened.

[Pumpetypump]

: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:11 pm  

I remember way back in 1976 I was a young moderator, wet behind the ears and went absolutely loony with a Leeds fan (essentially a troll suckered me in). AF took me gently to one side, sun glinting upon his grey beard and said "Shaggy my old bud, settle down a bit and you'll make a great mod".

Needless to say I did both calm down AND make a fantastic moderator. More importantly, as AF invented the internet he's better equipped than most to moderate it.

: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:18 pm  

Shaggoth wrote:

I remember way back in 1976 I was a young moderator, wet behind the ears and went absolutely loony with a Leeds fan (essentially a troll suckered me in). AF took me gently to one side, sun glinting upon his grey beard and said "Shaggy my old bud, settle down a bit and you'll make a great mod".

Needless to say I did both calm down AND make a fantastic moderator. More importantly, as AF invented the internet he's better equipped than most to moderate it.

This is all true.

: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:23 pm  

Shaggoth wrote:

I remember way back in 1976 I was a young moderator, wet behind the ears and went absolutely loony with a Leeds fan (essentially a troll suckered me in). AF took me gently to one side, sun glinting upon his grey beard and said "Shaggy my old bud, settle down a bit and you'll make a great mod".

Needless to say I did both calm down AND make a fantastic moderator. More importantly, as AF invented the internet he's better equipped than most to moderate it.

I'm not sure surrealist interventions from fellow mods arguing for a benign dictatorship is particularly helpful