Jun 20
Brief Comment on Comments
I’ve been meaning to write a set of guidelines to make certain things clear to commenters on this site. Of course, these are in addition to the comments policy on this site. What I am going to say won’t be ground-breakingly new but a repeat of things I’ve been saying all along for about a year just to remind people of some key issues on the site.
So hear me out…
- Whilst you are allowed freedom to express yourself in anyway as long as the object of your reference is United, the players or football in general, you can’t judge or attack or make some presumptions on fellow commenters as for the most part they will find that annoying. Also snide remarks that seek to wind people up will be frowned upon; if you have something to say, say it don’t try to back-hand the person.
- I don’t enjoy moderating fights that go on in the comments section. It’s very tiresome trying to keep one’s cool and trying to understand where both parties are coming from and then having to make a decision. But it has to be done, and I will continue to do it.
- Whilst I’ve been fairly patient in listening to emails, responses and grievances from readers regarding being attacked or offended by certain comments, at the end of the day I hold the sole discretion to make a call. You will have to agree with it and move on. If you can’t then I suggest making use of the multitude of links on our blogroll — they are all good United fan sites and I am not forcing you to read this site. You come here on your own volition. You know it and I know it too which leads me to the next point
- I don’t hold any personal vendetta against any particular commenter. Some of you might find this laughable but I have got emails from not one or two but several people thinking that I have been partial towards the other party — often it has been from both people on either side of the warring fence! I think I have a fair idea of what is good for the site: if I keep banning people for no rhyme or reason it will be this site which will suffer. So yes, I do know what is good, and my decisions will be for the good of this site and community.
- You can make controversial remarks but when you do so you must open yourself to being questioned. You have to be prepared to take it if you dish it out, of course, as long as there is only questioning of ideas; not personal.
- At the end of the day, and I’ll repeat it, I make the final decision to resolve fights and I don’t intend to pick on anyone when I make a choice. Respect it and move on. Or, you know, this is not the only United site… bah! You get the point.
PS: Don’t worry, this isn’t the last post for the next 24 hours. Another post will follow soon.
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June 20th, 2008 at 4:44
in my view RR is way too lenient with some commenters…and because of it he picks up unnecessary grief.
props to you for being so patient.
June 20th, 2008 at 5:21
i agree ahmed. . .
June 20th, 2008 at 6:32
well said, sometimes tidious misinterpretations and annoying side arguements seem to get in the way of the fact that we are here (thanks to RedRanter) to talk and disguss the greatest football team in the world. p.s. anyone gutted for Ronaldo and portugal?.. nope didn’t think so.
June 20th, 2008 at 7:30
Nothing personal but…. If you invest too much in emotionally volatile and temperamental/moody types, then there is a lot of agony in store for you. Sure you can relate to them and see in them a part of you : suppressed/misunderstood intelligent arc-type (my guess
) But eventually they will take a byte of your head in one way or another. The prime example are the ladies!
June 20th, 2008 at 7:58
I don’t understand you getting emails RR?. If I have an online beef with someone, I can give as well as TAKE, I cannot imagine writing emails complaining about someone. Perhaps some just need to grow thicker skins. Like I said, this is not kindergarten, and 2 bloggers should be able to sort it out themselves and move on. Course if an arguement continues, I can understand there has to be a cut off point, because other bloggers don’t want to hear it. So I apologise for any disrespect RR, and take on board your points.
June 20th, 2008 at 8:16
Don’t want to post this at the of the last comments, because it probably wouldn’t be seen.
All today’s news paper stories are based on this:
http://guillembalague.com/interview_desp.php?id=10
On a related note, The Suns “quotes” are comically skewed from the real interview.
June 20th, 2008 at 8:55
It seems as if he wants to leave United.
He puts himself and his personal goals before the team. He has deflected the attention from what has been United’s most successful season since 1999 to whether Cristiano Ronaldo will be staying at Manchester United. What a selfish git!
I am very dissappointed in him and his actions. The whole way he has gone about this Real Madrid situation. He could have been alot more professional about this instead of creating a public media circus.
Great world class players do it in the big tournaments. Ronaldo did not perform in my opinion. Perhaps that will bring his ego down alittle as the self proclaimed best player in the world!
June 20th, 2008 at 20:22
Looks like a lot of people email and piss u off RR
since i never read all the commemnts in a particular post i guess many fights have been going on here anyways i read this quote somewhere and it might come as extremely rude and immature but its still got some substance
No offence to retarded people
like fergie said in moscow i’m here to spread peace, i love u all :-))
cheers
June 20th, 2008 at 20:27
I don’t have a problem with people emailing me about their problems. It’s better to do it off the blog rather than washing dirty laundry on it.