Digger
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Macaloon wrote:TailWindHome wrote:Twitter is a broadcast medium. Followers are listeners. If you've three followers no one gives a monkeys what you tweet. Once you build a following your tweets become relevant, not for their content but for how widely they're distributed.
Buy followers - most of his 1000s were fake accounts.
Are you suggesting... no.... surely not.... Digger was... Twitter doping? :shock:Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
No tA Doctor wrote:Macaloon wrote:TailWindHome wrote:Twitter is a broadcast medium. Followers are listeners. If you've three followers no one gives a monkeys what you tweet. Once you build a following your tweets become relevant, not for their content but for how widely they're distributed.
Buy followers - most of his 1000s were fake accounts.
Are you suggesting... no.... surely not.... Digger was... Twitter doping? :shock:
Nearly 10x more disciples than insight wizard @The_Hitch22? Not normal....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
off topic : a friend from UK just told me that Oli Cookson leaves Team Sky, heard at Richard Moore podcast ( part of the arguments of Digger and the protection given to Team Sky by Brian Cookson)0
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"Ricco popped twice, Merckx three times & who is Cookson taking selfies with?"I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles0
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SloppySchleckonds wrote:"Ricco popped twice, Merckx three times & who is Cookson taking selfies with?"
Well, STRICTLY between the two of us, I believe he also has a pack of Cycling Top Trumps, and his most precious card is the Anquetil one0 -
Was Ricco available for a selfie?
Seriously, if you can't bring yourself to respect Merckx, just find yourself a new sport"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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Macaloon wrote:e: Digger's a pathetic penniless fantasist. If he's being sued it's for spite, not damages. He's finally pissed-off the wrong person.
You say that, but an ambulance chasing brief may suspect where the Kimmage Defence Fund went, and Walsh isn't short of ammo/motive......a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Macaloon wrote:Macaloon wrote:e: Digger's a pathetic penniless fantasist. If he's being sued it's for spite, not damages. He's finally pissed-off the wrong person.
You say that, but an ambulance chasing brief may suspect where the Kimmage Defence Fund went, and Walsh isn't short of ammo/motive...
I think if David Walsh was the litigious type he may have had better motive, means and opportunity to go after a rather bigger fish."In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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Certainly. But Digger, thehog, and their moronic Clinic posse have been relentless in accusing Walsh of essentially corrupt reporting on Sky. And Karma's a b**ch.disgruntledgoat wrote:I think if David Walsh was the litigious type he may have had better motive, means and opportunity to go after a rather bigger fish....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
disgruntledgoat wrote:Shadowrider wrote:It's now been made an issue of freedom of speech by his crew. They really are stupid.
There is no infringement on his freedom of speech. He could have left the offending tweet to stand and taken the consequences.
Some twitter enabled soul should use the platform to call him a child abuser and disclose his home address then see how far his commitment to completely unfettered freedom of speech extends.
Indeed - there are a number of defences to any action for defamation, with truth being the ideal one.
He can't really rely on that with no evidence, and trying on 'fair comment' will crumble fairly fast when the test of the man on the Clapham Omnibus is applied.
He seems to have been labouring under the misapprehension that freedom of speech is absolute. It is, as long as you're prepared to spend a lot of money in court.Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.0 -
Rodrego Hernandez wrote:You'd be surprised at how much truth Digger came out with so if it does get to court it'll be very entertaining for some and very embarrassing for others.
Truth is an absolute defence, in which case he's nothing to worry about. In which case why close the account....he's a mud-slinging fool.
Remember, costs aren't awarded in cases of defamation, which is which is why it's usually a rich man's action.Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.0 -
For anyone missing Digger and his sycophants, paste this into your Twitter feed as often as you like:
*cyclist wins race*
*dumb post using half-truths to back up claim of blatant cheating*
*circlejerk*
*shout "NO NUTELLA" at each other for 10 hours*
*repeat*0 -
^ Cyclophants. Thanks Idris
...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
ddraver wrote:Dabber wrote:Funny old world.
To give him some context, he was a general conspiracy theorist as well, 9/11 Truther, JFK ...
Doesn't surprise me in the slightest. I've commented before that the general tone of the Clinic is incredibly similar to conspiranoid sites, MRA fora, gamergaters and so on.Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy0 -
The_Boy wrote:Doesn't surprise me in the slightest. I've commented before that the general tone of the Clinic is incredibly similar to conspiranoid sites, MRA fora, gamergaters and so on.
[OT} Cracking general nutter essay from a superbly sane writer on the insane US scene.Debating the loons only rewards their bad behavior and reinforces their delusion.
You cannot reason with unreasonable people....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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disgruntledgoat wrote:Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience
"Hey man, we had to be idiots to compete, it was just levelling the playing field. Everyone was an idiot at that time - it's what you had to do to win twitter followers..."0 -
Dabber wrote:I was thinking the same... who is Digger.
So now, if I understand correctly.... he's just somebody that posts his opinions on the interweb based on nothing in particular, with no exclusive knowledge, with no specialist knowledge etc... and gets a lot of attention from others for what reason, who knows? He gets his own thread here because somebody is suing him.
Is that about right? Funny old world.
I think you've just about nailed it there! Not convinced he has that many friends even in The Clinic (there's no thread for him there, unlike here, whatever that means...)0 -
professeur wrote:I think you've just about nailed it there! Not convinced he has that many friends even in The Clinic (there's no thread for him there, unlike here, whatever that means...)
I'm close to drowning in schadenfreude, if that helps. He's been the most toxic presence across cycling social media for years: in the vanguard of the UK Postal boll0x with the tragic Cyclismas crew etc. Well done for missing it....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Macaloon wrote:professeur wrote:I think you've just about nailed it there! Not convinced he has that many friends even in The Clinic (there's no thread for him there, unlike here, whatever that means...)
I'm close to drowning in schadenfreude, if that helps. He's been the most toxic presence across cycling social media for years: in the vanguard of the UK Postal boll0x with the tragic Cyclismas crew etc. Well done for missing it.
Talking of drowning - I'm not saying that these pages are totally free from the occasional "solar flare" of stupidity or naivety - but following a thread in The Clinic feels like dodging turds in a river of bile.0 -
OCDuPalais wrote:Talking of drowning - I'm not saying that these pages are totally free from the occasional "solar flare" of stupidity or naivety - but following a thread in The Clinic feels like dodging turds in a river of bile.
...to be included in the 2020 Olympics as a test event, I believe@shraap | My Men 2016: G, Yogi, Cav, Boonen, Degenkolb, Martin, J-Rod, Kudus, Chaves0 -
chrisday wrote:OCDuPalais wrote:Talking of drowning - I'm not saying that these pages are totally free from the occasional "solar flare" of stupidity or naivety - but following a thread in The Clinic feels like dodging turds in a river of bile.
...to be included in the 2020 Olympics as a test event, I believe
Hat, tip!0 -
I reckon it's highly unlikely this with has come from anyone connected to Sky.
One visit to the Clinic's Sky thread and the same libelous lunacy continues unabated.
Surely they'd be part of a job lot?
Incredibly, also in the Sky thread, one guy makes a sarcastic comment about Contador being an anti doping hero, upsets the locals and gets slapped with a two week trolling ban.
A parallel universe indeed.
(yes, the France v Ireland game really is that bad......................)"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Rodrego Hernandez wrote:
Unless anyone knows what the comment was we're just guessing. He has called out Radcliffe and she's pretty quick to send the lawyers in so possibly something to do with the IAAF and those particular cheats.
It would be comedy gold to hear her being cross examined on Healing Hans.0 -
JamieDodger wrote:Rodrego Hernandez wrote:
Unless anyone knows what the comment was we're just guessing. He has called out Radcliffe and she's pretty quick to send the lawyers in so possibly something to do with the IAAF and those particular cheats.
It would be comedy gold to hear her being cross examined on Healing Hans.
Ah it's ok to inject sheep blood or cockerel crest, just don't mention it to Tyler's twin.
The one downside I can see after treatment is insisting on wearing blue lensed sunglasses inside, banging on about charity all the time whilst forgetting you have umpteen million in the bank, together with not being able to ride a bike safely through Central Park.0 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:I reckon it's highly unlikely this with has come from anyone connected to Sky.
One visit to the Clinic's Sky thread and the same libelous lunacy continues unabated.
Surely they'd be part of a job lot?
Incredibly, also in the Sky thread, one guy makes a sarcastic comment about Contador being an anti doping hero, upsets the locals and gets slapped with a two week trolling ban.
A parallel universe indeed.
(yes, the France v Ireland game really is that bad......................)
I posted a smiley face in reply to his comment and it got removed
. ps , first visit there to see what all the fuss is about. 0
