Former labour Rotherham councillor Mahroof Hussain

Discussion in 'Bulletin Board' started by mick woodhouse, Jan 3, 2023.

  1. lk3

    lk311 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2016
    Messages:
    9,296
    Likes Received:
    7,622
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Have TBH and say I’m not convinced censorship by Admin is necessarily the right way to go in this example.
    I’m not condoning comments but often on here when someone says something incorrect, people have corrected them so would ask the question do we lose the opportunity to educate people?
    I appreciate some will reply with ‘it’s a waste of time’ etc with some but if others learn by reading the corrective comments?
     
  2. orsenkaht

    orsenkaht Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 7, 2009
    Messages:
    11,793
    Likes Received:
    11,543
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    I think that Admin do try to be as liberal as possible in terms of restricting comments, but there are some that go way over the line and merit removal (either of comment/poster/both). I believe there are two such examples on this thread. People should always remember that with rights come responsibilities.
     
    Farnham_Red and lk311 like this.
  3. Farnham_Red

    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2005
    Messages:
    34,225
    Likes Received:
    23,598
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Farnham
    Style:
    Barnsley
    Hi @YTBFC and @orsenkaht
    How did you make us aware? - I'm catching up and only just read your posts you had informed site admin about this thread but I somehow missed your warnings - I have only been on here sporadically the last couple of days and hadn't read all the posts but wondering how I missed your alerts as I have been around part of the time.
     
  4. Farnham_Red

    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2005
    Messages:
    34,225
    Likes Received:
    23,598
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Farnham
    Style:
    Barnsley
    Ive just read through this thread and I just wonder what makes you think that the 2 banned posters would be educated by the replies
    One the OP I think is really just a WUM looking to stir up trouble and succeeding
    The other looks to be beyond redemption as any replies are met with responses as bad as the original statements.
    I don't like banning or censoring but surely the lines have been crossed several times in this thread - I don't see what else we can do
     
  5. orsenkaht

    orsenkaht Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 7, 2009
    Messages:
    11,793
    Likes Received:
    11,543
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    In my case by using the 'Report' facility within the individual posts. I assume they bring matters to the attention of Admin. I wasn't being critical, by the way - I'm sure Admin members have other things to do. I was simply commenting to Stahlrost that I shared his view and had done what I could to point out the offending posts.
     
    Stahlrost likes this.
  6. Farnham_Red

    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2005
    Messages:
    34,225
    Likes Received:
    23,598
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Farnham
    Style:
    Barnsley
    Thanks - I will check as I didnt get the alert so something went wrong at least for me - it has worked in the past and I think Gally got the alert so I will check what has gone wrong . What you did was the correct thing to do so any issue is at my side
     
  7. TitusMagee

    TitusMagee Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 2, 2018
    Messages:
    8,774
    Likes Received:
    13,600
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Silkstone Common
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    I reported it too but not sure if it showed up...
     
    Farnham_Red likes this.
  8. Sta

    Stahlrost Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2006
    Messages:
    21,254
    Likes Received:
    13,329
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    None
    Location:
    Dodworth
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley Dark
    That's a fair point but in the case of the posters in this thread I think they've proved time and time again that they're immune to education. However, I do think that posters should be given the benefit of the doubt on occasions when posts might be badly or ambiguously worded. A ban should be a last resort after all attempts at "education" have failed.
     
    lk311 and Farnham_Red like this.
  9. Sta

    Stahlrost Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2006
    Messages:
    21,254
    Likes Received:
    13,329
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    None
    Location:
    Dodworth
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley Dark
    In the past I've reported posts from time to time, but I've given up as nothing has ever happened. I don't believe that you or other admin members would wilfully ignore reports, so it appears to be a system issue. On the occasions when I've contacted admin privately, they've always responded quickly. You all deserve praise for doing a very difficult job, in the face of some very unpleasant and abusive stuff from time to time. Well done and thank you!
     
    Farnham_Red likes this.
  10. Gally

    Gally Administrator Staff Member Admin

    Joined:
    Nov 5, 2009
    Messages:
    16,929
    Likes Received:
    12,292
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    York
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley
    I think the email notifications aren't working Dave hence why we didn't get the reports. Something for me to to look into today. I'm guessing since we moved servers a few weeks back. if you look at the reports there are several in there.
     
  11. Sta

    Stahlrost Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2006
    Messages:
    21,254
    Likes Received:
    13,329
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    None
    Location:
    Dodworth
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley Dark
    I've reported this post as a test :D
     
  12. Farnham_Red

    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2005
    Messages:
    34,225
    Likes Received:
    23,598
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Farnham
    Style:
    Barnsley
    Ah thanks found them - yes there are quite a few in there from yesterday :). Will keep checking the reports until the email alert is fixed
     
  13. Farnham_Red

    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2005
    Messages:
    34,225
    Likes Received:
    23,598
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Farnham
    Style:
    Barnsley
    Yes I can see it just need to remember to check the reports log regularly for a while until I actively receive alerts directly
     
    Stahlrost likes this.
  14. Ext

    Extremely Northern Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 9, 2011
    Messages:
    11,753
    Likes Received:
    1,949
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Professional Northerner.
    Location:
    Preparing for the 4th division
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
  15. lk3

    lk311 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2016
    Messages:
    9,296
    Likes Received:
    7,622
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    I wasn’t referring to the actual posters but others that read the replies.
    I was just putting out there do we lose an opportunity to inform others who might not know?
    I know I’ve learnt lots on here from reading two views on posts over the years?
    I appreciate it’s a balance that has to be constantly walked.
     
    Farnham_Red likes this.
  16. lk3

    lk311 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2016
    Messages:
    9,296
    Likes Received:
    7,622
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Totally agree if someone merits removal then it’s different.
     

Share This Page