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EricVanCoppell

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Please could you explain to me why my thread intended as a humourous mimic of AEBM's speculation was closed after one reply, you know the one about dating a Supermodel? The reply by Blythe was infact quite funny and I would have looked forward to seeing what others may have come up with.

Is there no room for a bit of frivolity around here occasionally?

You guys seem quite happy to allow threads to continue which involve abuse between the forum members. You also seem content to let people spout endless boring crap about signing this player or that. Worse still the groundless speculation by AEBM is allowed even though it appears to me that he is seriously winding everyone up. My post was an attempt to at least take the wind out of his sails.


A reasoned reply would be appreciated.
 
I didn't delete it but I am sure it was deleted because it was in the United forum and had nothing to do with United.
 
Wibble said:
I didn't delete it but I am sure it was deleted because it was in the United forum and had nothing to do with United.

Thanks for the reply Wibble - I would like to hear from the person who deleted it though.
As far as it being in the wrong forum , then surely moving it would have been the correct option.
I shall wait to hear the real reason why it was deleted however my suspicion is that it was not deemed serious enough for this forum. Methinks someone needs a sense of humour byepass! :devil:
 
I've been known to delete threads for shits and giggles, but it wasn't me this time. :)
 
EVC, I see your point. There are a lot of crap threads going around, especially in the transfer forum.
 
We tend to try to keep the United and Football forum more on topic than the funny farm ... erm ... transfer forum, which was originally to keep the inmates content and out of the United forum.
 
Wibble said:
We tend to try to keep the United and Football forum more on topic than the funny farm ... erm ... transfer forum, which was originally to keep the inmates content and out of the United forum.

so you're saying that I have license to run riot as long as I confine it to the funnny farm?? :D
 
EricVanCoppell said:
so you're saying that I have license to run riot as long as I confine it to the funnny farm?? :D

Erm???? :nervous:

Transfer lunacy in the transfer forum, general lunacy in the general and as for the current events :nervous:
 
Wibble said:
Erm???? :nervous:

Transfer lunacy in the transfer forum, general lunacy in the general and as for the current events :nervous:


Perhaps a new "sister" site called www.red-asylum.net might be the way forward.

btw I reckon it was Livvie who closed the Supermodel thread -she doesn't mess about!- just seen her giving Stoned a good slap for his RVN thread. :nervous:
 
wasnt me. when i close or move a thread rest assured you'll know it was me and why.

now explain why you opened a supermodel thread in the United forum. ;)
 
golden_blunder said:
wasnt me. when i close or move a thread rest assured you'll know it was me and why.

now explain why you opened a supermodel thread in the United forum. ;)

I acknowledge now that the thread perhaps should have been opened in a different forum.
My gripe really is that instead of moving the thread it was just closed. To date I have had no explanation. :nono: Perhaps you could at least have the courtsey of providing that. :devil:

The gist of the thread is self explanatory although I have (for the benefit of anyone not in possession of the requisite sense of humour)given an explanation in my first post of this particular thread. The thread was a mirror imgae of the latest speculation by AEBM.

tbh I'm beginning to feel like I might just not bother attempting to relieve this forum of the relentless, and repetitive bollox that a large percentage consists of . You know the endless speculation (often based on pure guesswork) about who we may or may not sign. Whether Fletcher is crap, good or great. Why Bex left. Why we sold Veron. When we were going to sign Robben (who despite hundreds of posts on the subject ended up at the Thieves). Sure I like to discuss transfers ot whatever but sometimes there doesn't seem to be much new discussed on here.

As far as my frivolous contribution is concerned, it's bad enough when someone like Arvani steps up and tells you that banter should have no place on this forum as he did during a recent exchange with him . It is v dissapppointing when it appears that the moderators are on occassions equally straight-laced.
 
i know you were spoofing a thread that AEBM started, and tbh i did find it amusing. However, you have to realise that at times we get flooded with people opening topics not related to the forum that they are in. Usually started by WUMS and fans of other teams trying to take the proverbial. So you'll understand when we just close anything thats not where it should be, that way it saves hassle for us alround.
Not sure who did it, like i say if i close something youll see the reason. And if its moved youll see where too.

btw if you wanna start spoof topics you should introduce yourself to Rams, Stan and Baz in the general forum ;)
 
EricVanCoppell said:
I acknowledge now that the thread perhaps should have been opened in a different forum.
My gripe really is that instead of moving the thread it was just closed. To date I have had no explanation. :nono: Perhaps you could at least have the courtsey of providing that. :devil:

The gist of the thread is self explanatory although I have (for the benefit of anyone not in possession of the requisite sense of humour)given an explanation in my first post of this particular thread. The thread was a mirror imgae of the latest speculation by AEBM.

tbh I'm beginning to feel like I might just not bother attempting to relieve this forum of the relentless, and repetitive bollox that a large percentage consists of . You know the endless speculation (often based on pure guesswork) about who we may or may not sign. Whether Fletcher is crap, good or great. Why Bex left. Why we sold Veron. When we were going to sign Robben (who despite hundreds of posts on the subject ended up at the Thieves). Sure I like to discuss transfers ot whatever but sometimes there doesn't seem to be much new discussed on here.

As far as my frivolous contribution is concerned, it's bad enough when someone like Arvani steps up and tells you that banter should have no place on this forum as he did during a recent exchange with him . It is v dissapppointing when it appears that the moderators are on occassions equally straight-laced.

I don't always let people know when I delete stuff simply because of the sheer volume of crap we sometimes have to deal with. Sometimes the results are patchy but what can you do.
 
golden_blunder said:
i know you were spoofing a thread that AEBM started, and tbh i did find it amusing. However, you have to realise that at times we get flooded with people opening topics not related to the forum that they are in. Usually started by WUMS and fans of other teams trying to take the proverbial. So you'll understand when we just close anything thats not where it should be, that way it saves hassle for us alround.
Not sure who did it, like i say if i close something youll see the reason. And if its moved youll see where too.

btw if you wanna start spoof topics you should introduce yourself to Rams, Stan and Baz in the general forum ;)

Thanks for the info!
 
Wibble said:
I don't always let people know when I delete stuff simply because of the sheer volume of crap we sometimes have to deal with. Sometimes the results are patchy but what can you do.

Yep - I've certainly noticed the amount of crap of late. Thanks for the reply anyway!
 
I closed it because it shouldn't have been in the united forum it wasn't funny and Blythy's reply was just not funny at all.
 
Stoned.Rose said:
I closed it because it shouldn't have been in the united forum it wasn't funny and Blythy's reply was just not funny at all.

OK well at least I know who closed the thread.

I also now know that you Sir are a total hypocrite ( you get shirty about me using the wrong forum when you yourself post RVN transfer speculation in the Manchester United general forum).

You are also obviously a humourless prick.

Either way I'll be giving Redcafe a miss for a while. Hell you'll probably ban me anyway during another premenstrual fit.