Mate you did not offend me at all. I'm not easily offended, especially from behind a keyboard.Cockerill's chin wrote:If my posts on here last night offended anybody other than the troll intended then I apologise. I think it is unrealistic, however, to expect a positive reaction towards a troll who came on an Arsenal forum to berate an Arsenal team when he had spent the night watching Citeeh.
This place is good for debate and sharing frustrations. As frustrated as everbody feels from time to time you know that when Arsenal score there is a collective cheer by posters on here. I do not believe for one minute that the troll cheered anything Arsenal. I hope his ban is permanent because him not being an Arsenal supporter removes his "pass" for his consuming negativity to anything Arsenal.
The now quiet poster from Sunderland is one of the best on here, but if he posted like the troll he wouldn't last a week. I have grave concerns for the true principles which underlie self-sustainability and despair for the lost legacy of the Invincibles but I'm still a gooner. If a warning is warranted for telling a troll what I think of him then so be it, I'm a big boy. Regret offending others but not the troll.
But what I dont understand is the double standards. IMO Babas posts were not "personally abusive" to anyone.
But again IMO yours were. IMO Baba was provoked again and again and just defended himself.
As for Sid. I dont think he should be banned either. He just posted without thinking and obviously does not wish injury on any Arsenal player even if he does think hes shite. But again its the confusion - he started the thread about Wenger that was the catalyst for the forum being closed. (Although in fairness we all posted on it). Yet Red gets banned for posting really innoffensive stuff.
As for Red Member. Just should not have been banned full stop. A more harmless, innocent, naive, silly poster I have yet to see. An attention seeker - yes. But worth a lifetime ban? FFS wise up.
I would say if you dont like a poster, how they post, their opinion. Just do your best to ignore them. I know its difficult at times but the more you quote them, argue, insult them the worse you make the forum for everyone else. Its no use saying - "He ruins/derails threads with his negative/silly/childish shit." Its "YOU" (not "you" personally CC but a collective "YOU" for all the baba baiters) who ruins the threads by constantly quoting, insulting arguing, mocking etc and bringing their names up in threads where they havent even posted.
Its like a fukin obsession with some posters.
