Ladies and Gentlemen,
This site has never been the most endearing to the club or even parts of our own fanbase. A common piece of feedback I receive privately is that some find it too negative or drama-filled, which is why many choose to stay away. At times we clash hard and put each other down, the club, the players, and even Super, who pays for this site out of his own pocket. Some of this could understandably offend players’ families. In conversations I’ve had with people within the club’s hierarchy, the club takes a fairly open-minded view and accepts that it can’t control what others say or think. That’s a mature approach.
That said, I believe the majority of us are good eggs, mean well, even if some are rough around the edges and a small minority hold more extreme views. Over the past decade, I’ve met many wonderful people through this site, some of whom I now count as close friends and have learned a great deal from. You’re a big reason I’m still here and why I care about this community.
If you’re willing, I’d appreciate your thoughts on the direction the site should take. Ultimately, Super will decide, but it’s helpful to understand how people feel, here or privately, on:
- Current affairs and political blogs: Even if personally enjoy them, these often become the most feral and attract extremist views, especially in challenging times. They can flood the site and turn off many who simply want to talk footy, the one thing we all share. Life has enough dramas.
- Moving these blogs to The Cave: Making them members-only may be a win-win, it allows discussions without overwhelming those who’d want to avoid it.
- Any other ideas for improving the site.
Please don’t comment on political, religious or current affairs issues in this blog. This is about improving the site, not saving the world from an apocalypse.
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The site should purely relate to discussion on the Parramatta Eels, the broader NRL and 'outside' sports where they have a link to the Eels or NRL. e.g.: rugby union, R360 or NFL. I personally feel that no blogs should be on here that don't relate to any of those. There's plenty of other forums for that sort of discussion.
Randy mentioned it the other day, by the looks Wiz has packed his bags and gone. Shame, another good long term contributor on here has left. Anyway I guess we've all got our reasons for being here or not.
Wiz has not packed his bags and left. I spoke with him late last week. He has been banned by for commenting that he disagreed with Brett Allen being banned for refusing to change his Star of David avatar. Wiz does not know if the ban is permanent or if it is temporary and if temporary how long it will be for. Hoping Super or Hoe can inform him or at least give him a chance. He has been on this site since the start. FREE WIZ!
Ok that's good news, I saw Randy's comment and clicked on Wiz's page and it said that it was closed. Look forward to him being back at some stage.
So they banned Wiz for because he voiced his disagreement of Brett's banning?🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fongy, I did not know that Wiz had been banned for those/that reason or at all for that matter.
Whilst I abide by the judge's decision I would go on record of saying I do not agree with Brett's banning originally and subsequently the continuance of that ban. I am not sure how Wiz presented whatever discussion to be suspended.
Circumstantially I would like to see Brett reinstated along with Wiz.
Super, maybe its time for Christmas pardons and starting afresh ???
Brett isn't banned from this site, he declined in coming back and banned himself. That's what I've been told . He was banned for a short period but declined to come back
Coming from Sydney 45 years ago and arriving in Brisbane, I had very limited exposure to my beloved Eels from an information perspective.
When I joined 1EE about 10 years ago it provided that link I was missing about my team.............
Philosophically this was my first involvement with social media. I am not on any other outside of TCT which was realalistically a spin off of 1EE and I still post there infrequently and respect 60's foundation of that site. I even suggested the 2 sites should be merged. It was actually unrealalistic in hindsight when you understand the personality differences.
So yes I am of the view that we are different and looking more like TCT is not that desirable unless you want to be the same.
I understand the points being made by Hoe by opening this up.
This said I am one of the sites most polarising personalties (its just me I do not do it with any deliberacy) and have created some division in that respect. This process is not an opportunity to defend myself , so I won't! Most people know me well enough to have their own opinions. I am by definition centre right and have voted left on a number of occasions.....
So I am focusing on people rather than subject at this stage.
The people on here are honest, vitrolic, humerous, insulting, lovable and dumb as dogshit!.....(sounds like a family) I am not sure we need to change the mix as they are a reflection of the honesty on here and in a way that makes us unique.
I feel where we have lost it somewhat is in the political and cultural aspects that parade themselves in various ways through our whole society.
Some people say to me lets have a conversation but exclude, Religion, Politics and Racism......sorry but that is like taking 80% of the content away and leaving us with Sport only.....acknowledge at this point the ladies would prefer to talk about their children and grandchildren.
Obviously the vitrolic enters into all those subjects and great sensitivity exists between the cultural aspects, I believe where Hoe is directing this discussion and these issues respectively is the dangers involved in turning people off trying to understand these things better.
We are lucky we have a person like Hoe moderating, mainly because he has the intelligence and judgement to manage a process that would be impossible for a biased person to moderate. Whether you agree or disagree with Hoe's judgement's (he is probably centre left) is not the point, we respect him enough to make a decision that we can fundamentally agree is giving people opportunities to express themselves without calling for special laws. He has rarely suspended anybody and deserves the right to delete discussion's adjudged as inappropriate. I can think of no better person to empower!
My summation of this is to give Hoe the power to be trusted to perform what we need, as its a bastard of a job and if we just accept that someone has got to do it, I cannot think of a fairer person to do it than him.
PS Everyone has the power to refer these matters if they don't like his judgements to Super! Super can be the final arbiter in a system that effectively exists in our democratic society. i.e. Free speech and the ability to appeal to a higher authority. It does not always work but tell me a system thhat works better?
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