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Post by QPR Report on Mar 19, 2009 18:41:10 GMT
Supposedly being officially launched later today (after much "It's going to knock you socks off" type pronouncements.) I'll post the link when it's announced. And then people will choose for themselves about whether to visit and post! And judge whether or not the site appeals to them. (Not a problem, Pete )
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Post by cpr on Mar 19, 2009 20:23:33 GMT
You can spray horse dung with oust, it's still horse dung.
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Mar 19, 2009 20:46:04 GMT
;D ;D ;D More bull than horse methinks!
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 19, 2009 22:24:47 GMT
OK....Veni. Vidi. Vici
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 19, 2009 22:30:18 GMT
www.wearetherangersboys.com/ - Click on Forum (If interested) And these are their rules Rules Welcome to the new We Are The Rangers Boys QPR Messageboard. We have a passionate interest in what is happening with Queens Park Rangers Football Club and we hope in time the forums will become a great source of information and a valuable resource for those interested in our footballing community. In order to keep the forums running well and to prevent problems, please follow these simple rules. If you have any questions or problems, please feel free to contact an administrator or moderator. General Rules 1. While debating and discussion is fine, we will not tolerate rudeness, insulting posts, personal attacks or purposeless inflammatory posts. Our decision is final in these matters. 2. Please refrain from posting meaningless threads, one word (or short) non-sense posts. 3. Please refrain from using text talk in the main forums (Plain English only) 4. Multiple or repeated posting in order to increase your post count is not allowed. 5. We do not allow or support copy & pasting to and from other external websites, however if you have been granted permission then you may do so.6. We do not support direct links to other external websites, please click here for more information and when linking to external websites please link to the original article otherwise it will be removed. 7. Advertising, spamming and trolling is not allowed on any part of this board. This includes using the forum email, website address in your profile and Private message system to spam other members. 8. We also do not allow posts that are sexual in nature or violate community standards. Babe of the day is to be placed in Off Topic with only one thread a day aloud. If you wish to view more then please see Funky's Blog. 9. The Administration team shall be the sole arbitrator of what does and what does not violate community standards. 10. Other intellectual property violations are not allowed. 11. Each member is allowed one login account. Registering with multiple accounts is not allowed. 12. We reserve the right to remove offensive posts without notice. 13. We also reserve the right to ban anyone who willfully violates the forum rules. 14. Also while these rules cover most common situations, they cannot anticipate everything. Consequently we reserve the right to take any actions we deem appropriate to ensure these forums are not disrupted or abused in any way. 15. Any threads/posts of these types will be deleted. 16. When blocking members do not broadcast it, block someone if you don't wish to see them and leave it at that. 17. Please use the test thread for all your testing. Advertising Services 18. We do not allow people to post threads or to send private messages or emails to users here that advertise or solicit any products or services. Explicit advertising in sigs is also prohibited. 19. Feel free to voice any comments you have relating to Queens Park Rangers Football Club or this website, but please be aware that messages of an abusive or offensive nature will be removed, as will any threads that appear to be of a potentially libellous nature. Please enjoy your stay with us at the We Are The Rangers Boys QPR Messageboard.
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Mar 19, 2009 23:31:55 GMT
I won't be visiting but thanks anyway:-P Has Pete started his rumour mill, big news scams to draw in the mugs yet? Maybe we should do a sweepstake of the day he says "we will be signing big name/quality player but can't say who yet."
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 19, 2009 23:50:52 GMT
Well, for better or worse, this board will not be attempting to emulate the WATRB. And will instead adhere to the KISS Philosophy!
But congratulations to Myu and Scott and ant of the others involved for what I m sure was a lot of work.
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Post by scottjones on Mar 20, 2009 0:08:43 GMT
Well, for better or worse, this board will not be attempting to emulate the WATRB. And will instead adhere to the KISS Philosophy! But congratulations to Myu and Scott and ant of the others involved for what I m sure was a lot of work. this board will have a different ethos that previously and cheers, it was a lot of hard frigging work! i need some sleep!
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Post by cpr on Mar 20, 2009 6:45:09 GMT
I like the rules with "will not be aloud" in them, quality grammar.
Fantasy island could now be girls aloud. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 20, 2009 7:02:48 GMT
[....this board will have a different ethos that previously ! As opposed to "Old Wine in a New Bottle"
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Mar 20, 2009 7:47:58 GMT
Speaking of wine...Anyone seen Nico lately?
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Post by cpr on Mar 20, 2009 8:51:45 GMT
;D Nice one. So is it up and running? I'm not going to look, that's for sure!
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Post by eusebio13 on Mar 20, 2009 9:09:18 GMT
I don't think we need to be churlish about WATRB, certainly I spent a very long time on there and there were a great number of very good threads & posts on there. In the end I will not post there anymore because a small minority of posters have made it not the board for me anymore but it will still be the board of choice for a great many. I think Report is right also to appreciate the work of MYU & Scott who have put in a lot of personal time & money to develop the board.
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Post by scarletpimple on Mar 20, 2009 13:45:46 GMT
I don't think we need to be churlish about WATRB, certainly I spent a very long time on there and there were a great number of very good threads & posts on there. In the end I will not post there anymore because a small minority of posters have made it not the board for me anymore but it will still be the board of choice for a great many. I think Report is right also to appreciate the work of MYU & Scott who have put in a lot of personal time & money to develop the board. You can block poster's so you dont have to see what they post m8. I'm sure you not posting there is very much wartb loss, as with other exellent posters who have also have left. There is one poster i connot stand, so i have simply blocked his rants, never have to read about love or wow wow wow again. ;D
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 20, 2009 13:53:25 GMT
Some might be a little bemused (to be charitable) with someone who consistently whines about other sites ignoring his site or denigrating it; and then to see his repeated belittling of this site. Not to mention a slew of ad hominem comments, which generally were neither provoked nor reciprocated...And some others issues. But Scott says there's going to be a new ethos. Time will tell. Some perceive it as a having a "Special Relationship" with the Club - or at least certain part of the club. But best of luck
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Post by myu on Mar 20, 2009 15:15:28 GMT
Hi there and 'yes' the new board has now officially launched!
A big thank you to everyone who took part to help make that happen and they did that for other fans to enjoy unpaid.
When we didn't have rules people ran riot and now that we have rules in place it should make things clear with a new start.
The rules have been thought out with the help of some solicitors regarding law issues that we didn't understand and now do.
I was advised not to copy and paste from any website because of copyright and it's the same if you copy & paste with a link, which I didn't know.
Having a direct link is regarded as spamming because it will result in people posting links up all day long and it's not nice to see thread after thread.
What is allowed is have a sentence or paragraph with a link to the original content and thats what we have implemented.
The new website is not breaking any rules and we are trying to do things in the correct manner and it's one of the reason why we had a delay.
It's been nothing but hard work and it's been a success first day as it's not even 24 hours since the launch, great news for everyone who helped and the site.
You would be surprised the amount of time we have spent looking at ways to improve the service with the copyrights in place and stopping messageboard spamming.
We now therefore do not allow any advertising on this new messageboard but people can create a blog and have links to their own page.
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Post by eusebio13 on Mar 20, 2009 17:04:17 GMT
Some might be a little bemused (to be charitable) with someone who consistently whines about other sites ignoring his site or denigrating it; and then to see his repeated belittling of this site. Not to mention a slew of ad hominem comments, which generally were neither provoked nor reciprocated...And some others issues. But Scott says there's going to be a new ethos. Time will tell. Some perceive it as a having a "Special Relationship" with the Club - or at least certain part of the club. But best of luck I disliked Pete's snide remarks about this board if only because he should remember that he once had about 10 posters who turned it into a really good site...What I would say is the way to maintain the higher ground is not to stoop to the same level
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 20, 2009 17:43:21 GMT
Make a very valid observation, Eusebio13. Thanks
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Post by eusebio13 on Mar 20, 2009 18:41:07 GMT
I don't think we need to be churlish about WATRB, certainly I spent a very long time on there and there were a great number of very good threads & posts on there. In the end I will not post there anymore because a small minority of posters have made it not the board for me anymore but it will still be the board of choice for a great many. I think Report is right also to appreciate the work of MYU & Scott who have put in a lot of personal time & money to develop the board. I'm sure you not posting there is very much wartb loss, as with other exellent posters who have also have left. Thanks Scarlet but I'm sure they will do just fine without me
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Post by myu on Mar 20, 2009 19:12:54 GMT
We may have lost one or two members but we have also gained about 5 new members, who did view the old board but never registered. And with the new feature allowing members to block users they don't like, it's worked a treat.
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Post by cpr on Mar 20, 2009 19:57:11 GMT
Althoug in theory a good idea the "ignore user" feature is not as good as you think, as you will discover. A thread can swerve off unbelievably without you having any knowledge why. Then you need to unblock users to find out what on earth is going on, so it is self defeating.
Best way is to have the "report" feature (not Mike) that alerts administrators to unwelcome posts. You then have documented detail on unwanted postings that can be used to ban people. As the legal aspects are very much stated in the rules you will need this anyway.
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 20, 2009 21:08:50 GMT
Also to be serious, I never understood: Don't read someone's posts if they bother you that much. Also the abuse heaped on "DexterforEngland" I think is beyond the pale. Not saying I don't understand some peoples' reactions. But I think some of the vitriol that is expressed is unfortunate. Anyway there isn't and won't be an ignore feature on this site. And for better or worse this site is not going to be going high tech (even I possessed the web skills to do it; which I certainly don't)
Re their news rules re copy/pasting interesting. Sort of the complete opposite of what they were doing until now.
As for how they handle dissenting views and to what degree they're consistent in applying rules - including re abuse of or being rude towards fellow posters. That will be interesting to see.
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Post by myu on Mar 21, 2009 0:24:42 GMT
Re their news rules re copy/pasting interesting. Sort of the complete opposite of what they were doing until now.
You keep on having small digs Mike but at least I'm trying to do things in the correct manner.
As you know already we never had set rules on WATRB and I didn't know about the laws/rules which everyone now knows, I never did hide that fact, however I did seek advice this time round and forgot to add FV which has been added now. FV is something none of us agree with but it's something that took place and as adults should be discussed, problem is some people take it to far and for that reason will now be gone.
These rules will now stay in place because it's what I have found out and spent so much of my time doing to put right for this new and upcoming forum.
You are right and if someone don't like something then don't click on it, it's that simple.
You have a blog which the rules which are set to suit you and how you want to do things, you choose to break the rules and copy & paste and that's down to you not me. I was advised that this is incorrect and by linking to you I am then also supporting what you are doing, that's how it was explained to me.
I have chosen to keep your widget on the links page with a link to this messageboard when clearly was told it's wrong. It's the only thing that I am doing wrong that I know about on the site.
You never have anything on your blog regarding WATRB with a few lines with a link, which is the correct way of doing things. It's the rules you have set yourself and you don't see me going on & on about it and I still had your widget on the home page of WATRB.
You have had Match Reports from LFW put up on there so why is thegodfathers any different when he is also a QPR fan, I'd like to ask you or what about the videos?
I don't buy the fact you want text, all you have to do is say 'Interview with whoever and a link' but you choose not to have it and please don't mention this messageboard as its only just started.
I have been asked many times at HQ by fans why you were on the home page of WATRB when clearly you didn't do the same in return, I still supported you without a word and I have said this to you before.
People wanted rules, I now have them and we needed more moderators, which I now have in place.
I'm not looking to change the rules after all that hard work, I know WATRB is only doing 99% wrong now and I'm not looking to fight with other QPR websites/blogs.
I'm going to carry on building that site to where I want to take it and at the same time provide the members of WATRB with the best I can.
I have had enough trying to mingle with other sites, it falls back on my face so I decided to offer blogs in which they can advertise and I can carry on making improvements on WATRB.
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Post by QPR Report on Mar 21, 2009 7:11:26 GMT
Re their news rules re copy/pasting interesting. Sort of the complete opposite of what they were doing until now.You keep on having small digs Mike but at least I'm trying to do things in the correct manner. As you know already we never had set rules on WATRB and I didn't know about the laws/rules which everyone now knows, I never did hide that fact, however I did seek advice this time round and forgot to add FV which has been added now. FV is something none of us agree with but it's something that took place and as adults should be discussed, problem is some people take it to far and for that reason will now be gone. These rules will now stay in place because it's what I have found out and spent so much of my time doing to put right for this new and upcoming forum. You are right and if someone don't like something then don't click on it, it's that simple. You have a blog which the rules which are set to suit you and how you want to do things, you choose to break the rules and copy & paste and that's down to you not me. I was advised that this is incorrect and by linking to you I am then also supporting what you are doing, that's how it was explained to me. I have chosen to keep your widget on the links page with a link to this messageboard when clearly was told it's wrong. It's the only thing that I am doing wrong that I know about on the site. You never have anything on your blog regarding WATRB with a few lines with a link, which is the correct way of doing things. It's the rules you have set yourself and you don't see me going on & on about it and I still had your widget on the home page of WATRB. You have had Match Reports from LFW put up on there so why is thegodfathers any different when he is also a QPR fan, I'd like to ask you or what about the videos? I don't buy the fact you want text, all you have to do is say 'Interview with whoever and a link' but you choose not to have it and please don't mention this messageboard as its only just started. I have been asked many times at HQ by fans why you were on the home page of WATRB when clearly you didn't do the same in return, I still supported you without a word and I have said this to you before. People wanted rules, I now have them and we needed more moderators, which I now have in place. I'm not looking to change the rules after all that hard work, I know WATRB is only doing 99% wrong now and I'm not looking to fight with other QPR websites/blogs. I'm going to carry on building that site to where I want to take it and at the same time provide the members of WATRB with the best I can. I have had enough trying to mingle with other sites, it falls back on my face so I decided to offer blogs in which they can advertise and I can carry on making improvements on WATRB. Myu, Myu: You're being hyper/Over-sensitive. There's a difference between an observation and a dig. My point was a pure observation: It's diametrically opposite to what you were just doing. It's different to what other sites do. It was a serious observation. The whole issue of copy/pasting is a serious one. And when I pointed that out on your site a few weeks ago about the "ethos" of copy/pasting from fellow QPR sites, I was lambasted. I draw a distinction beween a fan site, for whom 20 or 50 or 100 hits for post is a significant one (psychologically, not financially); a newspaper which gets tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of hits. The whole WATRB prohibition AGAINST just copying links to a QPR site that was implemented a few weeks ago, was based on the premise that this was just advertising other QPR sites- "Competitors" so to speak. Not sure what "FV" is... I seem to remember when you were looking for a lawyer, it was me who suggested Nico. Every decision to post or not post a link is obviously a little eclectic. But as I said, I have from its very beginning gone further than any other QPR site in "Promoting WATRB" Material. Even your "new" WATRB site. As for the Godfather's work. Nothing stopped anyone including you - or himself from posting a link on this site to his reports. I explicityly say such links would be welcome. And they would be today. There are many many QPR match reports and previews. I post Clive's for a reason. But would have absolutely no objection to others being posted. When you see all the other posts about WATRB on various sites; the "Fantasy Island" characterization....When you think that my blog was the only one that was linking to you initially...When you think that I was one of the very first posters on your site...When you think of all the personal attacks I've endured on your site...Don't understand the response. When you think of the various snide comments made by Pete about this site - not to mention his other comments about me - I don't see that my observation Was even in the same League. Whereas another difference is that I wasn't trying to be cutting. Thank You. And may QPR win today.
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Post by Markqpr on Mar 21, 2009 10:44:21 GMT
If you stare into the abyss too long, the abyss stares back at you............
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Post by scarletpimple on Mar 21, 2009 11:02:41 GMT
Mark...are you playing ETW. ;D
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Post by Markqpr on Mar 21, 2009 12:27:02 GMT
Scarlet:
No (I have no idea what ETW is.)
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Post by FloridaR on Mar 21, 2009 12:53:18 GMT
<wiping tears from eyes> Sorry I missed the relaunch.
BOL
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Post by cpr on Mar 21, 2009 13:46:25 GMT
I don't know what ETW is either, however The Abyss was an excellent film. Remember, dear old Scarlet is getting on a bit though. ;D Mind you, at least he'll be at the game whilst I'm stuck at work.
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Post by scarletpimple on Mar 21, 2009 18:59:25 GMT
I don't know what ETW is either, however The Abyss was an excellent film. Remember, dear old Scarlet is getting on a bit though. ;D Mind you, at least he'll be at the game whilst I'm stuck at work. ETW is a big stratergy game just been relaesed ( Empire total war) and uses differant quotes during the game, and one of them is what Mark said. And as for my age Baz dear............your catching up...so there.
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