O/T Board to shut down!

poolseasider

poolseasider

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Wow.
Seeing as we can't post on the Avfftt thread about the closing down this is going to reduce footfall rapidly.
 
I only came over as I saw this headline on the front page. If you read the AVFTT statement this board accounts for less than 5% of overall traffic and I would say is read and used by no more than 50 of the same users who will have to have their arguments elsewhere! There are plenty of forums out there which accommodate these topics. If it means the long term survival of the site then it's a small allowance to make. I remember AVFTT from the old site when there was no O/T board and it seemed to work as well then.
 
Chishandfips said:
I only came over as I saw this headline on the front page. If you read the AVFTT statement this board accounts for less than 5% of overall traffic and I would say is read and used by no more than 50 of the same users who will have to have their arguments elsewhere! There are plenty of forums out there which accommodate these topics. If it means the long term survival of the site then it's a small allowance to make. I remember AVFTT from the old site when there was no O/T board and it seemed to work as well then.
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Exactly. Might even result in less arguments.

If people want to have arguments, swear and tell outright lies, just join Twattter, sorry X.
And that’s just the owner. 😁
 
Chishandfips said:
I only came over as I saw this headline on the front page. If you read the AVFTT statement this board accounts for less than 5% of overall traffic and I would say is read and used by no more than 50 of the same users who will have to have their arguments elsewhere! There are plenty of forums out there which accommodate these topics. If it means the long term survival of the site then it's a small allowance to make. I remember AVFTT from the old site when there was no O/T board and it seemed to work as well then.
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I agree no great loss and actually be nice to be able to see the Cricket threads in the summer without being stuck on here to try and find. I lost touch a few times last season with Lancs games as the threads were on here for some strange reason.
 
Freedom of thought and freedom of expression were often cited by our dearly departed WW2 veterans as an important consideration when they willingly took up arms against the Nazis. As the son of a wartime RAF man (who was passionate about his loathing of Hitlerite fascism) and as someone who went to school during the boom years of the 1960s, I never imagined for one moment that I’d witness the advent of totalitarianism in Britain in my lifetime. Clearly this is a ruling class response to the ongoing decline of occidental capitalism (crisis of overproduction/falling rate of profit) and its successive governments’ policies which, economically speaking, serve the interests of Davos/WEF, BlackRock, Vanguard, IMF, World Bank, et al, on the one hand, and also serve divisive, so-called ‘woke’ (hyper-liberal) social policies on the other. In other words, you will obey without complaint or resistance to whatever is deemed to be the social truth at any given time by the powers that be, and meekly accept your economic lot no matter how bad things may get in the future. Anyone who glibly accepts this gross erosion of democracy and basic human rights is simply placing a noose around their own neck. Fin
 
No more M6 closures, Musk, Trump, Starmer, Reform, Painter wanted, oil tanker collision, migrant crossings,Ingram Moore, crap beer, Glastonbury etc, etc.
 
Beachcomber said:
Freedom of thought and freedom of expression were often cited by our dearly departed WW2 veterans as an important consideration when they willingly took up arms against the Nazis. As the son of a wartime RAF man (who was passionate about his loathing of Hitlerite fascism) and as someone who went to school during the boom years of the 1960s, I never imagined for one moment that I’d witness the advent of totalitarianism in Britain in my lifetime. Clearly this is a ruling class response to the ongoing decline of occidental capitalism (crisis of overproduction/falling rate of profit) and its successive governments’ policies which, economically speaking, serve the interests of Davos/WEF, BlackRock, Vanguard, IMF, World Bank, et al, on the one hand, and also serve divisive, so-called ‘woke’ (hyper-liberal) social policies on the other. In other words, you will obey without complaint or resistance to whatever is deemed to be the social truth at any given time by the powers that be, and meekly accept your economic lot no matter how bad things may get in the future. Anyone who glibly accepts this gross erosion of democracy and basic human rights is simply placing a noose around their own neck. Fin
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Trouble is, some people use that freedom of expression to bully, intimidate, troll, generally behave like dicks and a lot worse. You've not got far to go to find it, starting on this very forum.

It's bad for small sites like this. If they get it wrong the penalties can be really big. I don't blame them personally, and if it means we see a lot less of a few posters, their extreme views and general tendency to behave like arseholes it could be a price worth paying imho.
 
Beachcomber said:
Freedom of thought and freedom of expression were often cited by our dearly departed WW2 veterans as an important consideration when they willingly took up arms against the Nazis. As the son of a wartime RAF man (who was passionate about his loathing of Hitlerite fascism) and as someone who went to school during the boom years of the 1960s, I never imagined for one moment that I’d witness the advent of totalitarianism in Britain in my lifetime. Clearly this is a ruling class response to the ongoing decline of occidental capitalism (crisis of overproduction/falling rate of profit) and its successive governments’ policies which, economically speaking, serve the interests of Davos/WEF, BlackRock, Vanguard, IMF, World Bank, et al, on the one hand, and also serve divisive, so-called ‘woke’ (hyper-liberal) social policies on the other. In other words, you will obey without complaint or resistance to whatever is deemed to be the social truth at any given time by the powers that be, and meekly accept your economic lot no matter how bad things may get in the future. Anyone who glibly accepts this gross erosion of democracy and basic human rights is simply placing a noose around their own neck. Fin
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Deary me. What a load of codswallop. It's a privately owned website who's owners are not prepared to invest in the constant stream of bollocks and nastiness.

Anyone can set their own website up where "anything goes" if they are inclined to do so. Or just go on X. On Elon's platform anything goes and you can be as abusive as you like.
 
Never read so much crap the O/T side having to close down what a joke maybe the mods/Admin shouldn’t have sacked you many posters off when they did?

Anyway does this mean the likes of Mex Wiz Edgerley and a few others are going to moan 24/7 about Trump/Musk/Farage/Reform on the football board?

Jesus I sincerely hope not it’s time to flounce if they do let’s hope the mods get a grip on what’s posted.

As It’s bad enough now reading it.
 
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AllezBlackpool said:
LCan I still post about food?
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No 100% no.

It’s football only so you’re fecked pal you’re days are numbered.

Everything you post will be deleted including dishwashing cutlery and punk bands.

I’d suggest you start going to Bloomfield road and write down who plays for us otherwise you might look stupid when it comes to talking football.
 
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Without O/T for old fashioned venting, poor CJ is going to be mullered.

Before it does close down can I just post that I think Musk will be outed as a nonce before the year ends.
Farage will be Conservative leader at next election.
Oh and Hannah Ingram Moore will be launch a highly successful Only Fans page and will eventually rival Bonnie Blue in her antics.
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
Does this mean the likes of Mex Wiz Edgerley and a few others are going to moan 24/7 about Trump/Musk/Farage/Reform on the football board?

Jesus I sincerely hope not it’s time to flounce if they do.

It’s bad enough now.
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you're right. You could name a good few others to the list too. Don't agree with their left wing views or their politics and they are all over you. Glad the O/T board is shutting down. It will hopefully shut them up a bit. Let's face it, some of them rarely visit or have anything to say about football and BFC.
 
I wonder how all the other clubs football league message boards are going to cope without an O/T board and only having a football board?

What’s that oh it’s only affecting AVFTT I hear everyone say.
 
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Macseasider said:
Deary me. What a load of codswallop. It's a privately owned website who's owners are not prepared to invest in the constant stream of bollocks and nastiness.

Anyone can set their own website up where "anything goes" if they are inclined to do so. Or just go on X. On Elon's platform anything goes and you can be as abusive as you like.
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Well said @Macseasider - I wouldn't want to be in charge of this place with some of the views however good that the main forum will house threads about other sports/big events etc as I do think they are a great coming together whereas they felt a bit lost on here.
 
Macseasider said:
Deary me. What a load of codswallop. It's a privately owned website who's owners are not prepared to invest in the constant stream of bollocks and nastiness.

Anyone can set their own website up where "anything goes" if they are inclined to do so. Or just go on X. On Elon's platform anything goes and you can be as abusive as you like.
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I was criticising the state and its incumbent regime NOT our AVFTT admins.
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
Never read so much crap the O/T side having to close down what a joke maybe the mods/Admin shouldn’t have sacked you many posters off when they did?

Anyway does this mean the likes of Mex Wiz Edgerley and a few others are going to moan 24/7 about Trump/Musk/Farage/Reform on the football board?

Jesus I sincerely hope not it’s time to flounce if they do let’s hope the mods get a grip on what’s posted.

As It’s bad enough now reading it.
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Exactly. I use both sides of the Board and life's a lot easier scrolling for footy stuff when it's only footy stuff or politics stuff when it's largely politics stuff.
 
Macseasider said:
Deary me. What a load of codswallop. It's a privately owned website who's owners are not prepared to invest in the constant stream of bollocks and nastiness.

Anyone can set their own website up where "anything goes" if they are inclined to do so. Or just go on X. On Elon's platform anything goes and you can be as abusive as you like.
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But you ARE one of the mods 👍
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
No 100% no.

It’s football only so you’re fecked pal you’re days are numbered.

Everything you post will be deleted including dishwashing cutlery and punk bands.

I’d suggest you start going to Bloomfield road and write down who plays for us otherwise you might look stupid when it comes to talking football.
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Well you don't have a clue about football so you're knackered
 
Lala said:
Am going to assume travel threads are still allowed. Get some quality info and top tips on here from a well travelled bunch of non political people.

Do I have to change my profile pic now ….. ?
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yep, probably my favourite type of thread are the travel ones. As you say great tips and i love reading about all the places people have been and explored.

And yep, much preferred your previous avatar, And that's not a sleight on Zelensky which some might to claim.
 
20togo said:
yep, probably my favourite type of thread are the travel ones. As you say great tips and i love reading about all the places people have been and explored.

And yep, much preferred your previous avatar, And that's not a sleight on Zelensky which some might to claim.
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Will pop my old profile pic back up ☺️
 
Some good topics on the OT board. Will miss it. There are some proper fruit loops on it though so can understand not wanting to deal with their rants
 
Totally get if that's what the owner feels is the danger.

There are times when the O/T board kept some of us sane and informed, particularly during the Pandemic. Personally, having sacked Twitter off due to Musk's fascism and opposition to free speech, and Bluesky being still in its infancy, I do not have another outlet for online intelligent discourse. Any suggestions? Even on politics, the site has become a litmus paper for the country.
 
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