Demonland

It's not necessarily any of the topics that are off limits it's what they invariably devolve into that can be problematic. It becomes a minefield for moderation, which admittedly might be overly cautious but at the end of the day the moderation is tiresome because you will have a long post from someone which is 98% fine and then do you prune a potentially problematic part out or do you delete the whole post and then you get irate people complaining about being moderated and censored and on and on and on. Our mods aren't paid and they don't have the time to police every post and I had to make the difficult decision that these topics were not going to be discussed here because I don't want to have to face the consequences because someone wants to vent their frustrations and potentially libel someone or post a rumour that is damaging to the club or player or official. Wayne I get that you're not happy with the decision and the censorship but I've made my decision. You are not privy to some of the reasons for the decision and I cannot disclose them. I apologise that this has upset you. I hope you can forgive me in time when we celebrate our 14th flag and you can still celebrate it here.

1000% the Dees

Please re-read the top of the page. It has been updated today. If you want Demonland to be around to discuss our 14th flag you’ll respect this difficult decision. There are serious issues that warrant discussion and I wish I could provide a place where they can be discussed without getting into areas that can land me in trouble. There are plenty of places on the internet to discuss these topics on social media which have deeper pockets then me and are seemingly immune to any fallout I can’t afford to test the limits and our moderators are volunteers that can’t catch everything. Don’t think that by shaming me by saying Demonland is/was irrelevant will change my mind when you have no skin in the game.

Read every single word at the top of every page and respect this difficult decision. You aren’t the one with your ass on the line.

FROM DEMONLAND ADMIN: In relation to issues relating to matters being currently litigated between the Melbourne Football Club Board and former Board members, we reiterate that we have a long standing policy in place that Demonland will not be used as a place to debate the merits of either side. It should be noted that some commentary on the subject might be deemed in breach of the law & possibly defamatory whilst at the same time affecting mental health issues on all sides & including possibly some of our players & club staff. Out of respect for all involved, we have closed all discussion on the matters subject to litigation & to allegations about our players & the culture at the club. Our moderators are constantly monitoring our forums & we reserve the right to delete posts that offend against our above policy & indeed, to ban posters who are repeat offenders or who breach our code of conduct. We will also monitor the situation & will advise if and when this position is reviewed. Thanks for your assistance & understanding.

What's the use of contracts and Free Agency when this is now being normailised.