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SheepShaggerGate
- Thread starter southern_sid
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NSC has never professed to offer users complete freedom of speech. If you want that, please look elsewhere.
The Large One
Who's Next?
I don't know what you do for a living but would you be happy if someone posted lies about you on a forum frequented by a fair chunk of your customers?
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
There is a MASSIVE different between free speech, an amusing wind-up thread and what Sid did. Naming specific individuals at the club and making up lies about the manner in which they are doing their job and the decisions they take is neither free speech or an amusing wind-up, IMHO.
Sussex Nomad
Well-known member
Are you serious? There is no free speech on this forum? You need to get your priorities right regarding this particular corner of the internet world. 'Free speech' in this instance was downright lies dressed up as a wind up. Possibly damaging towards the relations of the club and NSC, turning posters against the club in moments of madness, and pretty much libellous. 'Free speech' has it's boundaries.
Pretty pink fairy
Banned
- Jan 30, 2008
- 31,981
bbc = sheff united
Richard Hebberd's Syrup
Banned
NSC has never really been one for free speech - have you not seen the recent grumblings about bannings that have seemingly been slipped under the carpet as they have never been mentioned in moderating decisions?
Tricky Dicky
New member
I can, and good riddence. Wasn't funny and looks bad for NSC, and if it borders on defamation, I'm quite happy for him to be sued, personally.
Pretty pink fairy
Banned
- Jan 30, 2008
- 31,981
ooooooooooops
terryberry1
Well-known member
OTT....... Can't believe the fuss this has caused. Yeh Sid was a bit of a wally. But for him to be banned from here and the Amex would be stupid. Nobody has been hurt so why the massive anti Sid stance. Is fishing a ban-able offence now?
Pretty pink fairy
Banned
- Jan 30, 2008
- 31,981
hold on , yet again someone trying to fan the flames, ANY NEED FOR THAT COMMENT ?
Gritt23
New member
I can't be ar5sed to read this whole thread as well, but is there a chance that everyone is over-reacting slightly, perhaps as a result of hurt pride about biting.
This was just a bit of
that got a lot of people to bite.
Yeah, it would have been hugely embarrassing if it had continued to the point of the protest at the Hull game that did get mentioned, but it didn't. Order has been restored, egg has been wiped from faces, and we move on don't we. Sid has burnt his bridges regarding spoof threads, but hats off to the guy, he was driven and committed to his story, and that drew a lot of people in.
If we dish out life bans for making things up, then this place could be full of :tumbleweed: by the end of the month.
Well played Sid, you hooked a whole load of people. No harm done, is there?
This was just a bit of
that got a lot of people to bite.Yeah, it would have been hugely embarrassing if it had continued to the point of the protest at the Hull game that did get mentioned, but it didn't. Order has been restored, egg has been wiped from faces, and we move on don't we. Sid has burnt his bridges regarding spoof threads, but hats off to the guy, he was driven and committed to his story, and that drew a lot of people in.
If we dish out life bans for making things up, then this place could be full of :tumbleweed: by the end of the month.
Well played Sid, you hooked a whole load of people. No harm done, is there?
terryberry1
Well-known member
I can't be ar5sed to read this whole thread as well, but is there a chance that everyone is over-reacting slightly, perhaps as a result of hurt pride about biting.
This was just a bit of
Yeah, it would have been hugely embarrassing if it had continued to the point of the protest at the Hull game that did get mentioned, but it didn't. Order has been restored, egg has been wiped from faces, and we move on don't we. Sid has burnt his bridges regarding spoof threads, but hats off to the guy, he was driven and committed to his story, and that drew a lot of people in.
If we dish out life bans for making things up, then this place could be full of :tumbleweed: by the end of the month.
Well played Sid, you hooked a whole load of people. No harm done, is there?
This
Tricky Dicky
New member
I said "If" he had broken a law, a natural outcome, if he hasn't fair enough - still wasn't funny though.
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
The reputation of NSC with the club has probably been hurt. How are they to take us seriously, as a benchmark of fans' opinions, if as a forum we are stirring made-up shit about the club? Secondly, Richard Hebbard's reputation has been damaged in my opinion.
Keyser Söze
New member
- Jul 21, 2010
- 308
Sid is a modern day Robin Hood FACT
Pretty pink fairy
Banned
- Jan 30, 2008
- 31,981
oh , that word "IF ", i think you've shown your colours anyway.
Pretty pink fairy
Banned
- Jan 30, 2008
- 31,981
does he wear 50 denier black tights then
The club is a business. Sid's antics may have tarnished the business a little and that could be deemed as hurting the business. So yes, he has hurt something.
Champagne charles
Banned
- Sep 1, 2011
- 497
are you the "real deal"