26-06-2015, 21:43
Been watching this over the last couple of day and thought I would stick my probably unwelcome oar in!!! Larry is right in one sense with what he said, any proper internet forum should stay away from using anything other than the actual name of the club (or accepted derivatives such as just Rangers or Celtic) but for me this only extends to the forum itself, not the posters. The Sheffield United board is rightly labelled using their proper name, and Sportsbabble as a forum should always adhere to that, but it doesn't stop us Wednesday fans calling them all the names under the sun within posts!!
Football fans will always have derogatory names for their rivals, and I for one have no problem with that. The key from a forums perspective is to keep a check on abuse etc, while recognizing we are all generally adults!!
One serious question for Trusevich, why is the use of Sevco offensive?? I have seen what I would consider far worse names being used to label teams. I understand the sensitivity you feel due to what happened to Rangers, and to a lesser degree Hearts, but aside from the fact tthat it may be factually incorrect and was never the official name, why the offence at that word in particular??
Football fans will always have derogatory names for their rivals, and I for one have no problem with that. The key from a forums perspective is to keep a check on abuse etc, while recognizing we are all generally adults!!
One serious question for Trusevich, why is the use of Sevco offensive?? I have seen what I would consider far worse names being used to label teams. I understand the sensitivity you feel due to what happened to Rangers, and to a lesser degree Hearts, but aside from the fact tthat it may be factually incorrect and was never the official name, why the offence at that word in particular??