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Brilliant, Glyn. Sums it up in one word.
Quote from: The Red Baron on March 26, 2013, 07:28:51 pmBrilliant, Glyn. Sums it up in one word. I was on the receiving end of some of it.
Hey, Big Mouth, Try reading the technical forum on YAURS! before slagging the site off. You are obviously a born again Rovers fan because you have been invisible over the 9 seasons that YAURS! has been running. If you were not so illiterate and read the technical forum about the subscription model, you would have learned that up to a third of the monies raised will go towards Rovers good causes. As it is your opinions are worthless so don't try getting back on the YAURS! site. Well I guess when you have supported Rovers for more than just a few weeks you just might have something interesting to say, as it stands right now you have nothing worthwhile to say and nobody is interested, so just piss off!
Not quite.Dave Morris took Nigel to court, and Filo and Rigo were next in the firing line. I'll let Filo fill the blanks (if he wants to).Nigel decided to introduce a yellow/red card system, which didnt sit easily with paying members, and caused all kinds of arguments. I used YAURS infrequently, but I got on well with Nigel. Shame, really, it all ended so badly.
The warning signs were always there from the early days of the Topica email list, when a mysterious pseudonym troll found its way on to the list at the same time he did and proceeded to tear down the efforts of the existing unofficial website creators.When he rage-quit the list I seem to remember you Bob also quitting on the strength of the perceived persecution of him by other members.I ran an unofficial website for a time (with an unmoderated forum that was eventually amalgamated into Confguide, and ultimately taken over by the VSC, becoming this very board a few evolutions later) and I too was threatened with litigation for comments made by another user - I ceased my involvement with unofficial websites soon after.
Quote from: keyser_soze on March 28, 2013, 01:41:59 pmThe warning signs were always there from the early days of the Topica email list, when a mysterious pseudonym troll found its way on to the list at the same time he did and proceeded to tear down the efforts of the existing unofficial website creators.When he rage-quit the list I seem to remember you Bob also quitting on the strength of the perceived persecution of him by other members.I ran an unofficial website for a time (with an unmoderated forum that was eventually amalgamated into Confguide, and ultimately taken over by the VSC, becoming this very board a few evolutions later) and I too was threatened with litigation for comments made by another user - I ceased my involvement with unofficial websites soon after.Blimey Topicas going back some, I was subscribed to that in my early days of being online...... now don't get me on about "Snatch of the Day" on Hermans old site On Yaurs I got a yellow card for a spelling mistake
Were you Keyser on that Topica list Keyser? Sounds a daft question!BobG
Quote from: Dagenham Rover on March 28, 2013, 09:15:44 pmQuote from: keyser_soze on March 28, 2013, 01:41:59 pmThe warning signs were always there from the early days of the Topica email list, when a mysterious pseudonym troll found its way on to the list at the same time he did and proceeded to tear down the efforts of the existing unofficial website creators.When he rage-quit the list I seem to remember you Bob also quitting on the strength of the perceived persecution of him by other members.I ran an unofficial website for a time (with an unmoderated forum that was eventually amalgamated into Confguide, and ultimately taken over by the VSC, becoming this very board a few evolutions later) and I too was threatened with litigation for comments made by another user - I ceased my involvement with unofficial websites soon after.Blimey Topicas going back some, I was subscribed to that in my early days of being online...... now don't get me on about "Snatch of the Day" on Hermans old site On Yaurs I got a yellow card for a spelling mistake Yep, Andy Spiers good old Topica list that spawned the original R'Sonists, which I think was originally hosted by isfa.com? Tom Beardsley, John Coyle, Bob & Ray, Nathan, Frosty, Carl Jennings, Woodmansey & Herman all among the more prolific contributors.I'm talking late 90's here, probably 1997-1998 (I'd just discovered the Internet at University) - Colin Cramb/Darren Moore era.
I knew Nigel reasonably well. Not a bosom buddy or anything, but ok. He was quite pleasant for a long, long time. Worked hard. Did some good things for the Rovers too. But something got to him big time. I tried to talk to him about his descent into paranoia and litigation. It ended up with him threatening me too. He had no good reason for what he did during those days. The only thing I can suggest is that he flipped. Not seen or heard for him since. Has he been spotted at any games? He was a nice bloke underneath it all.BobG