All users read now - New Rule: "Shouldn't this be on the [x] board?"

Please do not bother posting "this thread should be on Board x shouldn't it?"

If you think a thread is in the wrong place use the REPORT POST button. This will actually be read by someone who can do something about it if needed.

If you're saying it just to be "funny", don't bother.


Red Cards will be thrown around for this practice starting from now.

Do we have an [x] board? Sweet!!

Who is the moderator of the [x] board?

i'll put my hand up

I forgot to mention that Red Cards will also be thrown around for any reason I choose. Nothing new, but I thought it worth repeating before people posted stupid responses to this thr...

Oh too late.

Is the [x] where you find out how babby is made?

i think he means a certain type of board when he says "x"

So your saying report the OP if you believe it is on the wrong board?

Would you still be red carded if you did a proper post and then added at the end "Btw, this should be on the {x} board" Or should you just stick to immediately reporting?

Thanks in advance Chief, just wanted that cleared up, my guess is that the answer is the latter but just checking...

Bay 13.

cheers no worries

I met my wife on the [x] board...

Neville Bartos said:

I met my wife on the [x] board...

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That's where I met your wife too!

Lunchlady Doris said:

That's where I met your wife too!

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You can have her mate. She can be that someone to hold you while you cry yourself to sleep every night

Chief said:

Please do not bother posting "this thread should be on Board x shouldn't it?"

If you think a thread is in the wrong place use the REPORT POST button. This will actually be read by someone who can do something about it if needed.

If you're saying it just to be "funny", don't bother.


Red Cards will be thrown around for this practice starting from now.

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Just make sure you tell us what we can say. What a joke!!!

Not saying nuffin!

Brenno said:

Is the [x] where you find out how babby is made?

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It's how is babby FORMED. How is babby FORMED dammit.

I love you dannii girl.

Chief .. why exactly is this a problem? It sounds to me like you're making up new rules just for the hell of it. I don't understand why someone saying "this should be on the .... board" is now a bannable offence? You're losing it mate.

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I agree. This is over the top...

I was talking to FG and thegrach. They say they don't regret paying out on cheif, but they rue and lament it.

fryingpan said:

Chief .. why exactly is this a problem? It sounds to me like you're making up new rules just for the hell of it. I don't understand why someone saying "this should be on the .... board" is now a bannable offence? You're losing it mate.

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My opinion, and I haven't discussed this with the admins specifically so I will stand corrected.... I believe the AFL board quality has reduced significantly. Most threads are inundated with in jokes and subtle and not so subtle trolls. Most threads will contain a remark of disinterest i.e 'who cares', 'great thread ', 'that's original', AND 'injunction board', 'bay 13', 'Pies board', 'mercenary board' etc etc etc. These serve no purpose except to derail the thread as those interested in discussing then respond to the perpetrator 'well why post in here if you don't care'.

Honestly how hard is it for people to click a button and say 'should be on Bay 13' and let the mods deal with it?

For those that like that sort of banter, go to Bay 13 and revel in it. For those that want the AFL board a bit tidier and constructive, don't post rubbish in main board threads.

The thing is that subtlety doesn't work around here. If Chief came in and said, 'Can you not post this stuff .... thanks very much', nobody would take it on board. Everyone is a comedian and anxious to make a name for themselves on the internet. The fact that a couple of posters were smacked in this thread for being smartarses didn't stop the comedians from continuing on and encouraging each other.

I don't believe these decisions are taking lightly, even if it seems so. The people more likely to post the rubbish are also more likely to respond to getting smacked hard and suddenly than the softly softly approach. There are conversations every day about how we make this board better and that board better, how much work are you having to do here or there. Thought is put into how to deal with it, but in the end, if you continually tell the inhabitants not to do something and they forget after two days and do it all again, you are more likely to be more aggressive in your approach next time around. Of course there may be collateral damage but it's hardly life and death stuff we are talking about.

Edit: You may remember the festival of the red card which dictated that useless one liner posts that offer nothing to the thread will not be tolerated. It's not as though people haven't been told and they are just getting smacked by a new rule sprung upon them.

The Old Dark Navy's said:

My opinion, and I haven't discussed this with the admins specifically so I will stand corrected.... I believe the AFL board quality has reduced significantly. Most threads are inundated with in jokes and subtle and not so subtle trolls. Most threads will contain a remark of disinterest i.e 'who cares', 'great thread ', 'that's original', AND 'injunction board', 'bay 13', 'Pies board', 'mercenary board' etc etc etc. These serve no purpose except to derail the thread as those interested in discussing then respond to the perpetrator 'well why post in here if you don't care'.

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Um knock knock, it's the off season.

The Old Dark Navy's said:

Honestly how hard is it for people to click a button and say 'should be on Bay 13' and let the mods deal with it?

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Some mods get a little peeved and will card a person for reporting reportable posts! So this "report the post don't reply to it" idea can confuse some.

tess said:

Um knock knock, it's the off season.

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Relevance?

Some mods get a little peeved and will card a person for reporting reportable posts! So this "report the post don't reply to it" idea can confuse some.

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I haven't heard of that but if so, it would be extremely rare. I could imagine if someone was posting something vexatiously however, that a mod might get frustrated with having to deal with it constantly. From time to time we find posters that get an infraction, then go on a mission to report everything they can possibly find something remotely disagreeable in, to try to prove a point.

Genuine reporting of bad posts wouldn't be infracted however. If you know someone this has happened to, you should contact admin using the 'contact us' function.

Shouldn't this be on the [x] board? Don't see how this is at all related to the Australian Football League.

Coach Bombay said:

Shouldn't this be on the [x] board? Don't see how this is at all related to the Australian Football League.

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Any site initiative aimed at Australian Football League board posters and designed to make the Australian Football League board run more efficiently belongs on the Australian Football League board.