Demonland

I think this has been answered.

With the start of the footy season just round the corner the moderating team thought we'd outline the approach we will take this season. Demonland is a footy discussion forum designed for the enjoyment of its members who want to discuss all things Demon and all things footy. It provides us with an opportunity to express our opinions, vent our feelings and chat with others of similar interest. The site has been created in support of the club and the players. That doesn't preclude criticism if valid and warranted but does mean that we will not accept posts that go beyond the bounds of fair comment about the club or the players. Whilst we know that footy is a game that evokes passion and that passion on occasions moves some of us to express our views inappropriately it is imperative that common sense prevail and respect for our Football Club, our players and the people that post here be maintained. Please keep in mind that Demonland membership is available to everyone and that ANY member of the public can view its contents. People who read this forum can range from law enforcement agencies checking on the legality of comments to very young children wanting to find information on the Demons. You MUST post remembering this and post accordingly or your rights to post will be removed. If you see a post that frustrates you remember: 1. Everyone is entitled to express an opinion but with that entitlement goes responsibility to observe the code of conduct and use common sense. 2. That the person whose post you think is "outrageously stupid" can be anyone from the law enforcement agency to the youngest of supporters. 3. That there is no place on this forum for personal abuse of other posters. This is a zero tolerance requirement. 4. Player abuse is the most difficult area to moderate. Whilst we do not want to stifle player comment and criticism player abuse is NOT acceptable. Comments should be constructive and not destructive. Comments such as "player X is useless" or "player X is crap" are NOT acceptable. Comments such as "player X would need to improve to stay on our list" or "player X was poor today because ...." are acceptable. Common sense will be your best guide here but if you think something is marginal don't say it. 5. Abuse on racial, political or religious grounds will not be tolerated. 6. As moderators we do our best to moderate fairly and maintain the posting environment of the forum but we are volunteers and provide our time as and when we are able to. No moderator will read every post, moderators will view situations differently and some will have more time than others to explain their moderating decisions to members. 7. With this in mind please understand it is not possible for the moderating team to provide absolute consistency. Some things will slip through where they shouldn't and the same thing might be moderated on one day but not the next. Please don't see this as the moderator condoning inappropriate comments. If something happens that you feel should be dealt with send a PM to the mod team and it will be considered. Do NOT take matters into your own hands. 7. Also please understand that moderating a forum such as this takes a lot of time and it is not always possible to send explanatory messages to offenders. Accordingly many posts will be moderated without explanation. 8. Where a moderator is involved in discussion on a thread with another person and moderation is required, it is appropriate that a different moderator determines the issue which should therefore be referred to another moderator for determination. Enjoy the season everyone and enjoy this forum. Remember the site is for EVERYONES enjoyment and you will be asked to respect that and adhere to the simple guidelines outlined above.

Thank you

I assume it's done by stats such as hits and page views. I have no idea how they gather that information though.

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This thread is going nowhere now and since there's been another training session in the interim (albeit that it's only been going for about 18 minutes) I'm locking this one up. Thanks.

I too would attend a function like this.

The current list:- 1. WARNOCK, Matthew 2. JONES, Nathan 3. BARTRAM, Clint 4. WATTS, Jack 5. GYSBERTS, Jordan 6. BATE, Matthew 7. MILLER, Brad 8. FRAWLEY, James 9. TRENGROVE, Jack 10. MORTON, Cale 11. JOHNSON, Paul 12. SYLVIA, Colin 13. McKENZIE, Jordie ® 14. DUNN, Lynden 15. PETTERD, Ricky 16. GRIMES, Jack 18. GREEN, Brad 19. MARIC, Addam 20. GARLAND, Colin 21. BELL, Daniel 22. MOLONEY, Brent 23. MCDONALD, James 24. JURRAH, Liam 25. CHENEY, Kyle 26. MEESEN, John ® 27. RIVERS, Jared 28. MCDONALD, Joel 29. NEWTON, Michael ® 30. McNAMARA, Tom 31. SCULLY, Tom 32. BRUCE, Cameron 33. WONAEAMIRRI, Austin 34. MARTIN, Stefan 35. TAPSCOTT, Luke 36. DAVEY, Aaron 37. GAWN, Max 38. HUGHES, Daniel ® 39. JETTA, Neville 40. JAMAR, Mark 42. SPENCER, Jake ® 43. BENNELL, Jamie 44. BAIL, Rohan 46. BLEASE, Sam 47. STRAUSS, James 48. FITZPATRICK, Jack 50. HEALEY, Rhys ®

AN INNOCENT MAN by The Oracle Thank god it's February! The tennis is over and most of the big cricket is behind us. The round ball game is in the final throes of another lacklustre season and somewhere on the other side of the Pacific the guys with no necks are gearing up for the Superbowl. That warm feeling's in the air - the footy's coming! I saw the Bombers going hard at it in an intraclub game at Shepparton the other night as the mercury nudged the mid to high thirties and a few others followed suit during the week. I know it's all madness at this time of the year but in a world of earthquakes, panty bombers and Tiger Woods running rampant in the hen house, the return of our game brings some much welcome relief. Some of that relief is quite comical. Apparently, Carlton cancelled its practice match at Vizy Park because of the wet conditions (only 13mm of rain fell?) and the fact that a few of the players had a touch of the sniffles on Friday morning. Of course, the booze bus parked ominously outside the ground in Royal Parade had nothing to do with it. I'm prepared to cut them some slack on this because I have such a generous heart and I feel good - the footy's coming! Well, I hope it's coming but every time I open up the newspaper, I read about an AFL player charged with trafficking, another being investigated for possible rape and a young kid with just a year's experience behind him involved in an alleged assault while drunk of a taxi driver. One who has yet to make his debut will also face trial for assault later this year. Then there was that full boatload of boozed up footballers tripping up the Yarra with one of their number being force-fed a skinful of grog while in chains. I can't figure out how Vlad and his henchpersons at AFL HQ omitted to act on the Casboult handcuffing incident but I'm prepared to cut them some slack on this because I have such a generous heart and I feel good and - yes, the footy's coming! Vlad must be wondering what in hell's name is going on and I'm sure he must break out into a cold sweat every time he picks up his morning paper. I must confess that I also shiver at the thought that one day I might open up the Herald Sun and see pictures of one of my favourite Demons being dragged away in handcuffs to some police lock up but I know my boys. I saw most of them at the Members Information Night. They're professionals. Wholesome types who would never get into trouble, would they? Besides, you don't get locked up these days when you get a parking ticket. Surely? And they're not like those other blokes. Most of those miscreants I mentioned earlier are yet to see their days in court so for the time being each of them is an innocent man and I won't comment directly on their stupidity or their alleged transgressions. However, I will say that collectively they're all a bunch of idiots who have not only damaged themselves and other people, but they have also damaged the game and turned the past few months into in football's horror summer. That's why I can't wait for next week to come around when the Demons play their first intraclub practice match at Casey Fields and when we finally see them kicking and handballing, saving and scoring goals. That warm feeling's in the air - the footy's coming!