[Albion] What’s a Fusion and why is it banned?

[Arthur]

We should be celebrating the young mans entrepreneurial nous. He has a lot to learn about improving his top line and calculating risk but time is on his side so all credit to him....he'll go far.

 

[chaileyjem]

Half the threads on here turn to name calling and nastiness, without knowing if the other person is vulnerable in any way.

It's hardly moderated

There are a team of volunteer moderators, this has been flagged to them and legal issues for example are locked down , rightly , within minutes and other important issues are often dealt with promptly (racism, homophobia, trolling etc) . I think its more urgent than most of the back and forth on here because it involves a) child b) they are positively identified c) there's a risk of revealing more personal information / attracting more abuse d) there's been a credible implication that the person involved here is vulnerable. (whether you sympathise with him or disbelieve that - is not relevant)

Perhaps i'm being over cautious. But its not true to say NSC is "hardly moderated" . Its one of the best and well run moderated football forums out there.

 

[TSB]

As someone who suffers from an anxiety disorder and panic attacks, I feel I can give first hand evidence that it doesn't in fact induce fraud.

What a ****tard. Mind you, he's 17 so a short ban and a second chance probably in order.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

There are a team of volunteer moderators, this has been flagged to them and legal issues for example are locked down , rightly , within minutes and other important issues are often dealt with promptly (racism, homophobia, trolling etc) . I think its more urgent than most of the back and forth on here because it involves a) child b) they are positively identified c) there's a risk of revealing more personal information / attracting more abuse d) there's been a credible implication that the person involved here is vulnerable. (whether you sympathise with him or disbelieve that - is not relevant)

Perhaps i'm being over cautious. But its not true to say NSC is "hardly moderated" . Its one of the best and well run moderated football forums out there.

I can see where you are coming from but there is nothing on this thread to identify him, except his own tweet. He has now deleted his Twitter account and seemingly Youtube as well.
I first found out about this on Twitter, where there was a lot more information.

 

[Frutos]

There are a team of volunteer moderators, this has been flagged to them and legal issues for example are locked down , rightly , within minutes and other important issues are often dealt with promptly (racism, homophobia, trolling etc) . I think its more urgent than most of the back and forth on here because it involves a) child b) they are positively identified c) there's a risk of revealing more personal information / attracting more abuse d) there's been a credible implication that the person involved here is vulnerable. (whether you sympathise with him or disbelieve that - is not relevant)

Perhaps i'm being over cautious. But its not true to say NSC is "hardly moderated" . Its one of the best and well run moderated football forums out there.

The thread is being monitored, action will be taken if it is deemed to be appropriate or necessary.

 

[The Clamp]

Every singe day I'm glad the internet wasn't around when I was a teenager.

I’d be serving a life sentence for serial traffic cone redeployment and knock-down-ginger.

 

[dazzer6666]

I can see where you are coming from but there is nothing on this thread to identify him, except his own tweet. He has now deleted his Twitter account and seemingly Youtube as well.
I first found out about this on Twitter, where there was a lot more information.

YouTube account still looks active.

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[Thunder Bolt]

YouTube account still looks active.

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I haven't looked which is why I said seemingly. I stand corrected.

 

[Ernest]

Who watches these videos and who are they aimed at

 

[Goldstone1976]

Who watches these videos and who are they aimed at

I suspect that the answers to the two questions you pose are identical.

 

[Ernest]

I suspect that the answers to the two questions you pose are identical.

You’re one of them then who’s the other

 

[Bladders]

The greatest gif ever sums up my thoughts on all this

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[Weststander]

A 17 year old made a mistake, one he’ll always regret.

I’m glad that the club tackle this menace of away fans getting tickets as they please in home sections, this time en masse. Bans like this will hopefully curtail many of the others at it. All very predictable months ahead ... despite not being able to sell out many Etihad matches, their fans suddenly became interested in seeing their team. Going by TV images on the day, they were overtly arrogant about it in home areas such as ESL.

I hope this lad doesn’t allow himself to read the trolls spite and is back following the Albion as soon as he can.

 

[Weststander]

Comparing actions is never a reasonable idea. He may be suffering from ailments similar to what other people have experienced, but comparing how those ailments have affected one person have no relevance when talking about his actions. Who knows what he felt compelled to do, it's not reasonable to be trying to guess. Clearly, he needs to talk to someone about his issues and hopefully this will be the wake up call. He made a bad decision and he's paying the price for it, but let's not decide the kid's no good and never will be.

And for the record, I don't know him - don't think I've met him and don't intend to. But I don't like the idea of people with no knowledge of his situation making definitive comments about him. I'm sure he'll read this thread and I want him, and everyone else, to know that I'm only an IM away.

Thoughtful post, from a decent person I’d hazard a guess.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Do people actually take notice of bans?

 

[oneillco]

His videos occasionally came-up on my You Tube feed and although they made me cringe I took the view that they weren't aimed at people my age. While I have no sympathy for ticket touting, which is in effect what he did but rather unsuccessfully if he only made £350 on 17 tickets, I don't want to see this kid's life ruined for being a naive fool. Clearly the Albion was his life, so I would advocate the club showing mercy and dramatically reducing his ban on condition that it never happens again.

 

[Nitram]

Growing up is always a struggle, especially as a teenager, long time ago but I’m sure I made loads of mistakes. Thing is these days these seem amplified through social media, finding your identity through public media trying to impress others must be an odd existence. I do hope that the lessons learned from chasing that need for attention have been absorbed and reflected on. It would be sad if the negative energy fuelled the need to maintain a public persona.
Hope he is able to step away from this bubble and reflect on what and who he is. Sounds like he needs a lot of support from family and friends to get a grip on reality.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

This mental health defence is getting very tired. It seems that everyone who commits an offence from sexual assault to bank robbery cites their underlying anxiety, depression or phobia as the reason they did it.

If you’ve put up a black it can actually be because you are greedy, dishonest or stupid. It seems like this lad is a bit of all three.

 

[Justice]

Had money issues yet had the funds to stump up for 17 tickets

 

[Weststander]

An adolescent makes a stupid (and illegal) error of judgement. No one got hurt on this occasion.

Hopefully he’ll get great support from his loved ones and he’ll find out who his true mates are.

No need for a lynch mob on this one.