R.I.P. Demonology

[demonolater 2]

The new policy of allowing only positive comments is just bizarre. Let's say for example that in 2014 Melbourne got flogged on the field and lost by 186 points (yes, we know it's happened before). So are they saying supporters shouldn't express their feelings and criticisms of what happened on the day? That people posting about that match should only post positive comments? The reason why people sign up to these sites is so that they can express their view freely. Sure, some of the criticism is over the top but a lot of it is valid. There's a diversity of views, that's the real value of these sites.

[freddy64 6]

And I thought WJ was just joking, Connolly style, about the faceless men!

3000 comedians out of work and you're trying to be ...

[old dee 22,854]

The new policy of allowing only positive comments is just bizarre. Let's say for example that in 2014 Melbourne got flogged on the field and lost by 186 points (yes, we know it's happened before). So are they saying supporters shouldn't express their feelings and criticisms of what happened on the day? That people posting about that match should only post positive comments? The reason why people sign up to these sites is so that they can express their view freely. Sure, some of the criticism is over the top but a lot of it is valid. There's a diversity of views, that's the real value of these sites.

You have my vote

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,636]

Judee sits in front of me at the football and you would never meet a more genuine person; she it totally devoted to the club and would never knowingly try to cause it, or the supporters, any harm.

I cannot believe that she would be aware of the issues behind this, Judee would be appalled at the behaviour of some on the site over the last few years, and it has been vey ordinary, she may have been suckered in to believing that this is for the club and in the best interests of the club.

Of it was Judee and Geoff, I would have had no problem.

The fact they are involved with Dr Who, the biggest troll in the two sites history and his brother (the one who denied that they were related when first confronted) is the problem. These two have shown by their own actions that they will do and say anything to get what they want. They have hoodwinked many people and are now hurting not just the site but the club as well

[Dee Fan 3,247]

I got an email from Graham Smith and he is going to call me when I get back to Australia to let me know what's going on. I'll be back in a week so I'll post any news I hear from him or he may do it direct or perhaps contact someone else.

[DemonDave 1,078]

What a clusterfunk that site squabble has become!

I used to post there but forgot my login and that therefore became the end of my interest in it.

At least the header page no longer has us playing Hawthorn then the dogs!

[Chopper Lovell 3]

Someone just email the herald-sun..

They love quasi-news stories, and will bring attention to this strange situation.

If WE can track these people down, they'll have [censored] grabs in an article before print tomorrow morning.

[Chopper Lovell 3]

Someone just email the herald-sun..

They love quasi-news stories, and will bring attention to this strange situation.

If WE can track these people down, they'll have [censored] grabs in an article before print tomorrow morning.

Gee, I didn't realize his surname has been added to the censored list...

[rpfc 27,476]

Honestly don't see what the big deal is here....

'Ology has been struggling for a long time, looks like it's finally died.

Why would the club care? Just like any other internet dodgyness, just avoid it.

Are you reading this?

This ceased being an Ology problem when an official volunteer program of the MFC was found to be behind this.

I don't know where this will lead but the equation involves idiots, the Internet, and the actual MFC.

Not a good mix.

[stuie 7,374]

Are you reading this?

This ceased being an Ology problem when an official volunteer program of the MFC was found to be behind this.

I don't know where this will lead but the equation involves idiots, the Internet, and the actual MFC.

Not a good mix.

Ah well, so it's dead and gone then. Move on I say. Wouldn't have thought so many would cry over it.

[diesel 420]

Ah well, so it's dead and gone then. Move on I say. Wouldn't have thought so many would cry over it.

I wouldn't be so dismissive. As rpfc says there is a concerning mix of people and entities involved in this, club volunteers and one of the protagonists appears to wish to make $$$ though on-line activities. Demonology might have been a busted arse for a while but it has been used to recruit volunteers to the club and if people are seeking to make profit for themselves off the back of it then there is a serious breakdown occurring.

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

Little stuie doesn't get it. But that's not new. Someone is using the MFC to support their own means and those kind of shenanigons aren't on.

[stinga81 210]

Ah well, so it's dead and gone then. Move on I say. Wouldn't have thought so many would cry over it.

I think Olgy older than Land and the latter might have been born out of Ology?! Either way Stuie, its closer to a few of our hearts! But each to there own! cheers

[skills32 229]

Interesting thread reborn on Ology

in part

Dr Who Posted on Wed 20/03/13 00:26:16 Member #
Date joined
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Reply To hardtack posted 2013-03-20 00:13:52

GS knows who has spoke with him - funniest thing is that person also questions the logic of moving forward. He questions the paranoia of some around here.

But we have put the offer out there in an attempt to reach Tim. All in good faith.

He has just informed me in a deleted thread and spruiked elsewhere that Tim contacted him.

Just goes to show the man is a liar and a conman and the MFC are dealing with him??????

Takes the gloss off what the MFC has achieved in the last few weeks.

Edited September 15, 2013 by skills32

[stinga81 210]

^^

Post 1 of that thread Skills 32.

"Surely, nobody at the MFC could seriously take any online forum seriously - sure you might read it but thats where it would stop." quote from the doc/31.

Why with such a strict censorship now then?

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Can someone please explain to me in "layman's" terms what we are all arguing about here?
Who is being dodgy?
Me no no get it.

Me confused.

Me stupid.

[Chook in Perth 2,012]

Skills Im concerned about

Takes the gloss off what the NFC has achieved in the last few weeks.

I care about Ology as much as anyone. But if you think anyone other than a few hundred footy nerds gives an Emmanuel Petit about this, you're mistaken.

[stuie 7,374]

I wouldn't be so dismissive. As rpfc says there is a concerning mix of people and entities involved in this, club volunteers and one of the protagonists appears to wish to make $$$ though on-line activities. Demonology might have been a busted arse for a while but it has been used to recruit volunteers to the club and if people are seeking to make profit for themselves off the back of it then there is a serious breakdown occurring.

Little stuie doesn't get it. But that's not new. Someone is using the MFC to support their own means and those kind of shenanigons aren't on.

I think Olgy older than Land and the latter might have been born out of Ology?! Either way Stuie, its closer to a few of our hearts! But each to there own! cheers

It's an internet forum. I think people are overestimating it's significance and "power". You don't start making money out of the internet because you say you want to....

I understand the sentimentality, I just don't understand all the rah rah rah.

[stuie 7,374]

Takes the gloss off what the MFC has achieved in the last few weeks.

We have a winner for most ridiculous comment of ALL TIME.

[Guest]

Gee this little brouhahaha reminds me of this....

Substitute the Toigs for us!

[71 Molloy 266]

It's an internet forum. I think people are overestimating it's significance and "power". You don't start making money out of the internet because you say you want to....

I understand the sentimentality, I just don't understand all the rah rah rah.

For many its more about privacy and security. People with questionable motives having access to club data through membership services and now more person data such as passwords.

[stuie 7,374]

hangon007/Dr Who/Rassilonthirty-one has taken over control of the site, when he is both a psychopath and a mental dwarf (not a good mix). He's widely considered a blocker to sensible discussion across both sites. Furthermore, there's a lot of doubt over his motivation due to his ties with official volunteers at the MFC, and he has stated a couple of times now that he intends to use the site for money raising purposes, and has been caught out on a number of lies in the mean time.

For many its more about privacy and security. People with questionable motives having access to club data through membership services and now more person data such as passwords.

Ok. Got it.

Soooooo delete your details if you can, if not, report them to the ombudsman.

Just seems to be a lot of overly dramatic reactions about the whole thing.

[diesel 420]

It's an internet forum. I think people are overestimating it's significance and "power". You don't start making money out of the internet because you say you want to....

I understand the sentimentality, I just don't understand all the rah rah rah.

The rah rah comes from the fact that the previous owner of Demonology has been unwell and may have been duped. It comes from the fact that 'ology (like 'land) is a community and that someone may have hijacked it for personal purposes/gain inclusive of its members personal details. I comes from the fact that many posters there have spent a decade discussing the MFC, donating to it and volunteering for it but that legacy is now owned by a person(s) with an unknown agenda which they will not state?

Edited September 15, 2013 by diesel

[Dee_Flower 53]

No one will go to a site run by Dr Who. After 11 years there, it's over for me.

[stuie 7,374]

The rah rah comes from the fact that the previous owner of Demonology has been unwell and may have duped. It comes from the fact that 'ology (like 'land) is a community and that someone may have hijacked it for personal purposes/gain inclusive of its members personal details. I comes from the fact that many posters there have spent a decade discussing the MFC, donating to it and volunteering for it but that legacy is now owned by a person(s) with an unknown agenda which they will not state?

Demonology has gone into shifty hands, not the MFC. Again, I think people are overstating it's importance and influence.

I honestly understand the sentiment, people feel emotionally invested in these kinds of forums about things we're as passionate about as footy.

But the internet isn't the wild west, there are regulators (actually, even the wild wild west had those). It's a shame it's been all but destroyed, but honestly, it's only an internet forum not the club itself.

Edited September 15, 2013 by stuie