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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    I'd have to keep the avatar though. Obviously.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    afx237vi wrote:
    I'd have to keep the avatar though. Obviously.

    Likes dance music and monkeys?

    Prepare to be unmasked! Bikeradar, I give you IAN BROWN
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    iainf72 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    I'd have to keep the avatar though. Obviously.

    Likes dance music and monkeys?

    Prepare to be unmasked! Bikeradar, I give you IAN BROWN

    MODS! Delete him! :lol:
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Sorry to distract you from the entertainment, but why were some of your posts deleted? Were they really potentially libellous?

    Would someone from Bikeradar care to explain?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    andyp wrote:
    Sorry to distract you from the entertainment, but why were some of your posts deleted? Were they really potentially libellous?

    Would someone from Bikeradar care to explain?

    Dunno. I sent a PM to whyamihere to ask.
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Blazing Saddles wrote:

    . I take it you see yourself more as the asylum director, rather than one of the forum inmates.

    A kind of overseer of the loonies if you like :wink:
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    andyp wrote:
    Sorry to distract you from the entertainment, but why were some of your posts deleted? Were they really potentially libellous?

    Would someone from Bikeradar care to explain?

    I wouldnt hold out too much hope there after you managed to get a thread deleted earlier in the year i questioned why and was told they are the mods what they say goes end of.
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Very unpatriotic stuff here, all these tough questions!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Moray Gub wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Sorry to distract you from the entertainment, but why were some of your posts deleted? Were they really potentially libellous?

    Would someone from Bikeradar care to explain?

    I wouldnt hold out too much hope there after you managed to get a thread deleted earlier in the year i questioned why and was told they are the mods what they say goes end of.

    Wait... when did I get a thread deleted?

    Anyway, whyamihere kindly sent me a PM back explaining why my posts were deleted, and er, let's just say I am the world's best guesser.
  • Jeff Jones
    Jeff Jones Posts: 1,865
    afx237vi wrote:
    Maybe I was closer to the bullseye than I first (jokingly) thought?!
    No, it's because they were wrong and potentially libellous. They were reported as such.

    Don't make assumptions and avoid personal attacks - even on non-forum members.
    Jeff Jones

    Product manager, Sports
  • Quite Frankly
    Quite Frankly Posts: 386
    afx237vi wrote:
    Moray Gub wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Sorry to distract you from the entertainment, but why were some of your posts deleted? Were they really potentially libellous?

    Would someone from Bikeradar care to explain?

    I wouldnt hold out too much hope there after you managed to get a thread deleted earlier in the year i questioned why and was told they are the mods what they say goes end of.

    Wait... when did I get a thread deleted?

    Anyway, whyamihere kindly sent me a PM back explaining why my posts were deleted, and er, let's just say I am the world's best guesser.

    PM please :wink:
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Jeff Jones wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Maybe I was closer to the bullseye than I first (jokingly) thought?!
    No, it's because they were wrong and potentially libellous. They were reported as such.

    Don't make assumptions and avoid personal attacks - even on non-forum members.

    You're the boss man, although I just got told different by a different mod. But whatever. Thread over for me. I wanted to know why my posts were removed and now I know. Issue dropped.

    PS Jeff I sent you a PM a few days ago regarding a different issue, have you seen it?
  • Jeff Jones
    Jeff Jones Posts: 1,865
    afx237vi wrote:
    Jeff Jones wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Maybe I was closer to the bullseye than I first (jokingly) thought?!
    No, it's because they were wrong and potentially libellous. They were reported as such.

    Don't make assumptions and avoid personal attacks - even on non-forum members.

    You're the boss man, although I just got told different by a different mod. But whatever. Thread over for me. I wanted to know why my posts were removed and now I know. Issue dropped.

    PS Jeff I sent you a PM a few days ago regarding a different issue, have you seen it?
    No, you got the wrong end of the stick. Your post misidentified someone who wasn't a forum member but who found this thread via a google search. As I said, don't make assumptions about people's identity.

    Re your other PM: Sorry but I'm not in a sympathetic frame of mind at the moment. My fuse is a bit shorter than MCole's (who is on holiday). This and the email exchanges I had with an annoyed member of the public this morning have not been a productive use of my time on a Monday.
    Jeff Jones

    Product manager, Sports
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Fair enough, I apologise for the misunderstanding, but wouldn't want that to affect the other issue, seeing as it's not for me.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Oh well. Seems like the Sky, really is the limit around here.
    Maybe all the forum crazies ought to check themselves in, at a clinic? :wink:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Moray Gub wrote:
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    I wouldnt hold out too much hope there after you managed to get a thread deleted earlier in the year i questioned why and was told they are the mods what they say goes end of.

    I've never reported a thread in this section to the mods. I made my position on the thread you mention pretty clear, i.e. I raised my objections in the thread.
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    interesting...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Dave_1 wrote:
    interesting...

    Interesting but not surprising this kind of intervention been coming for a while.
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    andyp wrote:
    Moray Gub wrote:
    [
    I wouldnt hold out too much hope there after you managed to get a thread deleted earlier in the year i questioned why and was told they are the mods what they say goes end of.

    I've never reported a thread in this section to the mods. I made my position on the thread you mention pretty clear, i.e. I raised my objections in the thread.

    I never actually said you reported it i said you managed to get it deleted and in effect you did.
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    Moray Gub wrote:
    Dave_1 wrote:
    interesting...

    Interesting but not surprising this kind of intervention been coming for a while.

    Ineed MG, one wonders what impact this will have on future debates on the Pro race forum ??
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Jeff Jones wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Jeff Jones wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Maybe I was closer to the bullseye than I first (jokingly) thought?!
    No, it's because they were wrong and potentially libellous. They were reported as such.

    Don't make assumptions and avoid personal attacks - even on non-forum members.

    You're the boss man, although I just got told different by a different mod. But whatever. Thread over for me. I wanted to know why my posts were removed and now I know. Issue dropped.

    PS Jeff I sent you a PM a few days ago regarding a different issue, have you seen it?
    No, you got the wrong end of the stick. Your post misidentified someone who wasn't a forum member but who found this thread via a google search. As I said, don't make assumptions about people's identity.

    Re your other PM: Sorry but I'm not in a sympathetic frame of mind at the moment. My fuse is a bit shorter than MCole's (who is on holiday). This and the email exchanges I had with an annoyed member of the public this morning have not been a productive use of my time on a Monday.

    There's a school of thought that says anyone who googles themselves deserves all they get :D:wink:

    However, I'd hate to be a mod in this era of litigation, with London the libel tourism capital of the world so much sympathy with Jeff.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Dave_1 wrote:
    Moray Gub wrote:
    Dave_1 wrote:
    interesting...

    Interesting but not surprising this kind of intervention been coming for a while.

    Ineed MG, one wonders what impact this will have on future debates on the Pro race forum ??

    It might go very quiet here.
    However, it's far from the only game in town.
    It's the closed season now, so all that's left will be news speculation and if you can't speculate.....
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Dave_1 wrote:
    Moray Gub wrote:
    Dave_1 wrote:
    interesting...

    Interesting but not surprising this kind of intervention been coming for a while.

    Ineed MG, one wonders what impact this will have on future debates on the Pro race forum ??

    It might go very quiet here.
    However, it's far from the only game in town.
    It's the closed season now, so all that's left will be news speculation and if you can't speculate.....

    Dont think its so much speculation thats the problem its more like accusation and more specifically this guilty only by association line the a lot of posters like to trot out . You only have yourselves to blame if the mods come down hard on you.
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited October 2009
    Dave_1 wrote:

    Ineed MG, one wonders what impact this will have on future debates on the Pro race forum ??

    Compared to the Cyclingnews forum (the Clinic section) this place is more or less a libel-free zone. Also sorts of accusations (plenty of them crazy) are thrown around like confetti there. I'm amazed it's let go. There and here are the same company, right?
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    Anyone need a break? Afx and co, there's a case of beer cooling in the fridge and some steak pies, fresh from the oven.

    And a bottle of whiskey on the table. Anyone fancy putting on a DVD of this year's cycling highlights?
  • stefrees
    stefrees Posts: 137
    Tusher wrote:
    Anyone need a break? Afx and co, there's a case of beer cooling in the fridge and some steak pies, fresh from the oven.

    And a bottle of whiskey on the table. Anyone fancy putting on a DVD of this year's cycling highlights?

    funnily enough had the tdf dvd of this years tour thru today, and considering ive been a bit under the weather and glued to the sofa, watched it today and there was some great racing at points, stage 3, barca stage, verbier, grand bornand stage, plus cavs wins
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    Yup, for me it was the most exciting tour- although whether someone in, say, Flanders or Germany would say that I don;t know, but between them the Cav and Brad show had me glued to the TV for three weeks.
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    calvjones wrote:
    Jeff Jones wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Jeff Jones wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Maybe I was closer to the bullseye than I first (jokingly) thought?!
    No, it's because they were wrong and potentially libellous. They were reported as such.

    Don't make assumptions and avoid personal attacks - even on non-forum members.

    You're the boss man, although I just got told different by a different mod. But whatever. Thread over for me. I wanted to know why my posts were removed and now I know. Issue dropped.

    PS Jeff I sent you a PM a few days ago regarding a different issue, have you seen it?
    No, you got the wrong end of the stick. Your post misidentified someone who wasn't a forum member but who found this thread via a google search. As I said, don't make assumptions about people's identity.

    Re your other PM: Sorry but I'm not in a sympathetic frame of mind at the moment. My fuse is a bit shorter than MCole's (who is on holiday). This and the email exchanges I had with an annoyed member of the public this morning have not been a productive use of my time on a Monday.

    There's a school of thought that says anyone who googles themselves deserves all they get :D:wink:

    However, I'd hate to be a mod in this era of litigation, with London the libel tourism capital of the world so much sympathy with Jeff.

    google search in groups brings this forum and some of postings in number 2 spot in searches...the forum is not a backwater where people can secretly mudsling...it is quite widely read worldwide I guess.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Tiralongo to Astana
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • kickerbri
    kickerbri Posts: 53
    iainf72 wrote:
    Tiralongo to Astana

    De La Fuente and Tiralongo look like very good first signings for Alberto. If they can now add maybe one or two more strong climbers maybe even Gilberto Simoni then I would say they are every bit as good as Radioshack.

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