Attention OWCers

[full back]

If you have any direct quotes that you want me to condemn or otherwise post them up.

The ones highlighted would suffice

However, some tosspot from Cregagh decided to mention that he found it "repulsing" (sic) to see people living near him wearing GAA tops. This statement was widely condemned as it was generally interpreted that what you man was trying to say was "I don't want any taigs living near me", a viewpoint reinforced by his later statement "so what if a am a biggot" (again, sic, he wasn't that bright). However, one of your moderators/admins, Sickboy, decided to weigh into the debate and mention that due to hs family history in the troubles he too found the sight of GAA tops "repulsing" as the first thing he thought of were clubs named after convicted IRA/INLA men such as Kevin Lynch. However he went on to attempt to score cheap political points by bringing in issues such as Sinn Fein, and somehow, the current issue of teen suicide in places like Ballymurphy and Ardoyne.

They aren't direct quotes and in fairness to gallsman are a summary of what was said.

My original comments in the thread were based on actual quotes made by gallsman and I gave my opinion on them.

FFS, you asked me what I wanted you to comment on
but as they arent direct quotes you wont comment
Catch a f**king grip
Any chance someone can get me the 'DIRECT' quotes so he will comment on them?

[Chrisowc]

If you have any direct quotes that you want me to condemn or otherwise post them up.

The ones highlighted would suffice

However, some tosspot from Cregagh decided to mention that he found it "repulsing" (sic) to see people living near him wearing GAA tops. This statement was widely condemned as it was generally interpreted that what you man was trying to say was "I don't want any taigs living near me", a viewpoint reinforced by his later statement "so what if a am a biggot" (again, sic, he wasn't that bright). However, one of your moderators/admins, Sickboy, decided to weigh into the debate and mention that due to hs family history in the troubles he too found the sight of GAA tops "repulsing" as the first thing he thought of were clubs named after convicted IRA/INLA men such as Kevin Lynch. However he went on to attempt to score cheap political points by bringing in issues such as Sinn Fein, and somehow, the current issue of teen suicide in places like Ballymurphy and Ardoyne.

They aren't direct quotes and in fairness to gallsman are a summary of what was said.

My original comments in the thread were based on actual quotes made by gallsman and I gave my opinion on them.

FFS, you asked me what I wanted you to comment on
but as they arent direct quotes you wont comment
Catch a f**king grip
Any chance someone can get me the 'DIRECT' quotes so he will comment on them?

Why can't you get them?  Oh, you haven't read the thread but you want me to condemn something from someone else's interpretation?  Very good.

For the umpteenth time I answered gallsman's question honestly, and I believe that he has taken my response at face value.

[gallsman]

Non OWC members can't access the thread.

[nifan]

Wazzas post

the neighbours surrounding my house wear gaa tops, and i live on the cregagh road and to be honest i find it very repulsing

[full back]

If you have any direct quotes that you want me to condemn or otherwise post them up.

The ones highlighted would suffice

However, some tosspot from Cregagh decided to mention that he found it "repulsing" (sic) to see people living near him wearing GAA tops. This statement was widely condemned as it was generally interpreted that what you man was trying to say was "I don't want any taigs living near me", a viewpoint reinforced by his later statement "so what if a am a biggot" (again, sic, he wasn't that bright). However, one of your moderators/admins, Sickboy, decided to weigh into the debate and mention that due to hs family history in the troubles he too found the sight of GAA tops "repulsing" as the first thing he thought of were clubs named after convicted IRA/INLA men such as Kevin Lynch. However he went on to attempt to score cheap political points by bringing in issues such as Sinn Fein, and somehow, the current issue of teen suicide in places like Ballymurphy and Ardoyne.

They aren't direct quotes and in fairness to gallsman are a summary of what was said.

My original comments in the thread were based on actual quotes made by gallsman and I gave my opinion on them.

FFS, you asked me what I wanted you to comment on
but as they arent direct quotes you wont comment
Catch a f**king grip
Any chance someone can get me the 'DIRECT' quotes so he will comment on them?

Why can't you get them?  Oh, you haven't read the thread but you want me to condemn something from someone else's interpretation?  Very good.

For the umpteenth time I answered gallsman's question honestly, and I believe that he has taken my response at face value.

I dont want to give any personal details out, so I cant become a member
How the fcuk can I see the thread?

It wasnt wazzas post I was talking about - he is obviously a half-wit
It was more the moderator 'Sickboy' I was referring to

[gallsman]

Wazzas post

the neighbours surrounding my house wear gaa tops, and i live on the cregagh road and to be honest i find it very repulsing

Wazza's post isn't the issue here, I've said several times that he was widely condemned. My outrage stemmed from the fact that someone tried to score cheap points by using the issue of teen suicide in an attack against Sinn Fein.

[Main Street]

Loudest voices dont always speak for the majority MS.

And a bird in the hand is worth ...

We are in a thread about the OWC board.
I'm referring to the OWC discussion board and when I say majority it refers to numbers as in a majority.
The majority is the default view so it's fair comment to say in general.
I have no way to tell the extent of the silent level of higher sporting awareness that may be reading any given thread where the GAA terrorist loving  prod hating organisation is discussed.

Sporting awareness is hardly what  is being talked about

You said "the OWC are in general resentfull and hatefully bigoted against Gaelic Games"
Based on how many posters opinion? There is over 7000 members and there is probably a small group that post negatively about the gaa (I could name most of the people who posted on the matter without reading the thread).

if some people do have issues with the gaa then they can post it it doesnt mean they consider the "GAA terrorist loving  prod hating organisation". Some obviously believe this and are rightly condemned by the majority.

FFS sake will you ever grow out of your pedantry where every last word has to be spelled out to the nth degree.

Go read any thread where the GAA is mentioned and the belligerent sneering bitter attitude drops in like a ton of bricks.
It is the default attitude that is expressed.
If you have opposition then write something there.
If you do not write anything on that board then it does not count.
Silence can not be rated.

STATEMENT ALTERED FOR PEDANTS

The general attitude that is expressed on the OWC is resentful and hatefully bigoted against Gaelic Games

[nifan]

I read it, and i saw posts by sturtg, cregaghboy and ripley for example that are the opposite of that.
Take your straw poll if you want, but I wont take the attitude of a small number of posters on a thread that plenty of people wont even have read as the "general view"

As for silence not being rated, fair enough, but statistics would demand at least a reasonable number of participants to make a judgement of "general"

As I said there is plenty of apathy. i disagree witht the sort of comments you come out with "terrorist supporting bigots" being the general.

[ONeill]

This thread is hilarious. I'm actually starting to believe people consider online forums and debates with anonymous people to be an important facet to life. Definitely not enough ridin going on.

[Evil Genius]

This thread is hilarious. I'm actually starting to believe people consider online forums and debates with anonymous people to be an important facet to life. Definitely not enough ridin going on.

You offering, Big Boy? 

[nifan]

Definitely not enough ridin going on.

Certainly easier to pretend im working  when im on here than when ridin

[ONeill]

This thread is hilarious. I'm actually starting to believe people consider online forums and debates with anonymous people to be an important facet to life. Definitely not enough ridin going on.

You offering, Big Boy? 

Isn't that what King Billy used to say?

[Evil Genius]

This thread is hilarious. I'm actually starting to believe people consider online forums and debates with anonymous people to be an important facet to life. Definitely not enough ridin going on.

You offering, Big Boy? 

Isn't that what King Billy used to say?

Aye, but never within earshot of Iris Robinson...

[GalwayBayBoy]

OWC lads tend to ban people for that sort of stuff straight away alright, but in fairness that's their attitude to people they think are just on for a row.

Thing is on OWC posting from a "nationalist" perspective is often enough to be labelled as "on for a row". I think the few nationalist posters on the site are just about tolerated more than anything as long as they toe the party line. As soon as they pop up in a thread arguing something opposite the OWC party line invariably the rest come down on them like a ton of bricks.

Now very possibly from their perspective they look similiarly on the GAA board but I find that OWC posters generally receive far more leeway on here (which they should be entitled to). If you were to argue your position vehemently enough on OWC I always feel a potential banning would never be too far away.

And of course it doesn't help that some of the mods are among the most hardline.

[his holiness nb]

They love to round up on a gaaman indeed. I posted after someone was giving out about Nicky Brennan saying "north of Ireland GAA" or the likes instead of saying the words "northern Ireland". They thought it was bitterness that stopped him from uttering the words. I merely posted that, in fairness to him, he was speaking in reference to an intercounty game between 2 Ulster teams, one of which was outside of "northern Ireland". Cue every gripe and accusation anyone could ever have with the GAA being thrown my way, whether on topic or not. Then if I didnt answer them I was accused of avoiding questions put to me. I've even had that point made over here by an owc member, but lets not get into that again 
By order of the mods 
All in all, dress it up how you like, and theres many a decent bloke over there, but due to the silence of the good guys and the vulture like nature of the others, its not a welcoming place for a GAA man by any means.

The carry of of their mods really sums them up, the likes of sickboy and our own sammy g are meant to be the sensible fair guys, great examples them!!