Quote Originally Posted by macstheman View Post
Agreed totally RS.

I don't mind the non footie threads although I rarely if ever post on them. I do read them as some are of interest but any abuse, offensive language or general snidieness (is there such a word?) is imo both unnecessary and demeaning to the poster. I feel that it is detrimental to the forum and so I have called it out at times.

If posters think that telling members not to read such threads is the answer then I find that almost an admission that some of its contents may be unacceptable!

We may not get many newbies joining but if any came on out of interest then I am sure that they would read both the footie and non footie threads. I can't see that they would be very impressed by long running slanging matches!

It's quite simple, just maintain a sense of decorum!
That’s all fine Mac and it was posts by yourself and MA that prompted me to implement a few ‘rules’ which in essence aimed to restore decorum. I included myself as part of the ‘problem’ and have curtailed (some of) my more annoying habits, notably nicknaming, which is usually done in a spirit of fun but which I recognise isn’t always received here in the same spirit. I doubt everyone will reflect on their behaviour, in fact looking back as far as forum history goes I know they won’t, but I hope for an overall improvement