One De Bilde Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 14 hours ago, McRightSide said: I know, and I appreciate it. Would love to see Owlstalk follow the lead of the clubs. I've seen plenty of questionable stuff around race on here. Might make Saturday afternoon a bit more uplifting too. Do you? Very, very unfair comment to make. If you know and appreciate racism isn't tolerated on here then why post this nonsense in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hornsby Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, One De Bilde said: Would love to see Owlstalk follow the lead of the clubs. I've seen plenty of questionable stuff around race on here. Might make Saturday afternoon a bit more uplifting too. Do you? Very, very unfair comment to make. If you know and appreciate racism isn't tolerated on here then why post this nonsense in the first place? Not me. Seen the rare odd comment where poster is so dumb doesnt even know it is racist what he is saying. About Nigerian fraudsters, for example, as though Enron, Libor 11, Maddoff and Parmalat were all hatched in Lagos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest whowantstoberich Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Wish they would stick to focusing on football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonLeon Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Just now, whowantstoberich said: Wish they would stick to focusing on football. Think the argument would be it’s hard to ‘focus on football’ when you get home from a game to find you’ve been abused by some randomer, who won’t suffer any consequences, on social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest whowantstoberich Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, NeonLeon said: Think the argument would be it’s hard to ‘focus on football’ when you get home from a game to find you’ve been abused by some randomer, who won’t suffer any consequences, on social media. You get what you focus on. Why after a match is the first thing you want to do login and look what a random person has wrote online? They can block comments from anyone who isn't a friend online, its that simple. Failing that they can come off it or have a personal family & friends account only. Edited April 30, 2021 by whowantstoberich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodyowl450 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 YES I AM. not because I particularly want to but because I can't be assed with social media in general. waste of time and energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonbones Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 To be honest, in recent times i've pretty much boycotted it anyway. Once in a while i'll go look, then may post something even less frequently. I just think I'm so out of alignment with social media that it's not in my best interests to spend much time on there anymore. Might sign up for TikTok tomorrow though, I need to know what why my kid is saying "corvette corvette" all the time. It's putting me about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 20 hours ago, One De Bilde said: Would love to see Owlstalk follow the lead of the clubs. I've seen plenty of questionable stuff around race on here. Might make Saturday afternoon a bit more uplifting too. Do you? Very, very unfair comment to make. If you know and appreciate racism isn't tolerated on here then why post this nonsense in the first place? Because it doesn’t mean it doesn’t get posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls66 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 In a nation whereby a sizeable portion of its people openly support the inflaming, divisive rhetoric of Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are we at all supposed to be surprised that racism is still abundant in this country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Therealrealist Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 47 minutes ago, owls66 said: In a nation whereby a sizeable portion of its people openly support the inflaming, divisive rhetoric of Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are we at all supposed to be surprised that racism is still abundant in this country? You still crying about brexit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I have a mind of my own and will do what I want, as long as the wife is ok with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJayOne Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 17 hours ago, whowantstoberich said: You get what you focus on. Why after a match is the first thing you want to do login and look what a random person has wrote online? They can block comments from anyone who isn't a friend online, its that simple. Failing that they can come off it or have a personal family & friends account only. You’re missing the point. People still post abuse whether the player is on it or not. The player (or person, it doesn’t have to be a footballer or even a celebrity — this affects normal people too) can still see, or be told of, or their family might see or be told of, the abuse. Or work colleagues, or anyone that knows that person. It comes round to you and can seriously affect your life whether you actively use it or not. The root cause needs tackling, not the people who are targeted by it. Why should someone have to cease using something they might generally like and find useful (when the abuse isn’t happening) because other people are abusive of it? Saying ‘well just don’t read it then’ is a ridiculous and ignorant argument akin to ‘telling women don’t wear short dresses and you won’t get raped’. The abusers should be dealt with and the victims of the abuse shouldn’t be the ones who have to change their behaviour because of it. Abuse is abuse and the platforms do nothing (or very little) about it currently — they are unmoderated and allow those kind of comments. I’ve seen it. I’ve seen the effects it has on players (there is at least one senior player I know of at Wednesday currently who suffers really badly with their mental health). It is mentally affecting and it is wrong. The blackout is to highlight that and to try to make the platforms more responsible or properly moderated, or maybe even for governments to legislate on it. SHEFFIELD SHOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxOwl Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I was on Facebook for over 10 years came off it a bout last September. Sadly i missed it for about 2/3 weeks. But now i just laughto mi sen, at all the bitching and moaning about so n so on facebook Instagram, doing this n that when should be at work but he/she on holiday etc etc Bin it it if it winds you up. Simple UTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Therealrealist Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Anybody affected by it yet...missing all the none entities who are not posting owt?..nah dint think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepitsteel89 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 29/04/2021 at 20:02, sMacLean said: The big platforms that silence conservative views wanting to champion equality and diversity. Not for me thanks. Exactly I'm not a conservative but I understand social media's answer to no racism is to ban "keywords", which actually prevents people being able to talk/debate about issues or topics, which would be fine if 99% of people didn't also use social media for educational information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls_fan_since_1983 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I know one or two people on Reddit wont do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One De Bilde Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 01/05/2021 at 09:07, McRightSide said: Because it doesn’t mean it doesn’t get posted. The insinuation is that plenty gets posted and not dealt with. Not true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 01/05/2021 at 09:07, McRightSide said: Because it doesn’t mean it doesn’t get posted. Sorry but your posts in this thread have angered me We don't have racism on the site We don't tolerate it We deal with it the very second we see anything or it's reported It's EXTREMELY rare on here because people know we don't tolerate racists or racism in any way whatsoever When it's reported or we see it we deal with it So your continued posts that you see loads of racist stuff on here is just not accurate. You dont. Because it doesn't happen. But to keep posting about it (which insinuates there is loads of racism on here) even after you have admitted that we deal with anything the second we see it is just completely unacceptable and unfair Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 01/05/2021 at 10:02, Therealrealist said: You still crying about brexit? Eh? Nothing to do with Brexit whatsoever. Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepitsteel89 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I saw the Ian Wright thing with Shearer, if I got tat kinda s**t all the time I'd be pissd off too, think it's easy to look at things and say it's been blown out of proportion or an overreaction when it's not happening to you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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