The new improved Lance Armstrong discussion thread.*

[thom]

Reports (Eurosport) that Geert Leinders no longer working for Sky now.

 

[Red Light]

Reports (Eurosport) that Geert Leinders no longer working for Sky now.

Bit old hat. That report was dated July 11th.

 

[Red Light]

You have missed my point entirely. This could be deliberately or through simple lack of comprehensive ability or maybe both. Given my past experiences of your debating style I believe it is both.

Good grief. What has got into you? In any other part of this forum thread drift and expansions from points raised are all a normal part of thread development. Here they are a heinous crime. Step back and have a look at yourselves and your attempts to have anything you don't agree with censored and banned. Go out for a ride, switch off the computer for a few days, put me on ignore......but for God's sake get a sense of proportion back. Its only an internet forum.

 

[Noodley]

This thread becomes a model of sensible discussion with the use of the ignore button with Yello and Thom offering sensible and reasoned argument. I do heartily recommend it so we can get this thing back on track.

It does. Despite my earlier flounce, I decided to give the ignore button a go. So, although I can see that the most recent post is by an "ignored member" I cannot see the drivel.

 

[thom]

Bit old hat. That report was dated July 11th.

FYI, the Eurosport report was today, the link to the Guardian article was to explain who Geert Leinders is.
Thanks for reminding me why you're normally ignored.

 

[Red Light]

FYI, the Eurosport report was today, the link to the Guardian article was to explain who Geert Leinders is.
Thanks for reminding me why you're normally ignored.

Please put me back on ignore - it saves me and everyone else having to read your continual carping.

 

[ufkacbln]

This thread becomes a model of sensible discussion with the use of the ignore button with Yello and Thom offering sensible and reasoned argument. I do heartily recommend it so we can get this thing back on track.

Is this not worrying in itself?

The thread only makes sense to you if you delete anything you disagree with, or does not fit your agenda!

Long live healthy debate?

 

[ufkacbln]

I'm suspicious of McQuaid (understatement!) so I wonder what his motivation is for this suggested amnesty. There's an element of trying to showing who's boss, I'm sure, but I feel he's trying to put the USADA sanction into some kind of 'doping era' context. Personally, I think the horse has bolted and he's in damage limitation mode.

Tygart and the USADA are also on record as being willing to negotiate and reduce Armstrong's punishment

 

[Scoosh]

<Mod hat on - again >

You have missed my point entirely. This could be deliberately or through simple lack of comprehensive ability or maybe both. Given my past experiences of your debating style I believe it is both.

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Thanks for reminding me why you're normally ignored.

Please put me back on ignore - it saves me and everyone else having to read your continual carping.

Is this not worrying in itself?

The thread only makes sense to you if you delete anything you disagree with, or does not fit your agenda!

Long live healthy debate?

... and you wonder why we Mods close threads ?

If you can't leave the petty, playground (primary school playground ) name-calling and petulance, you may well be the recipients of the temporary thread ban.

You have been warned cautioned advised !

 

[Noodley]

If I "ignore" scoosh as well, then does his warning really count?

 

[Scoosh]

I suppose, if I had any idea of whose picture that was ... I might be pleased - or offended.

Fortunately, I have absolutely no idea.

Ignorance is bliss (in this case )

 

[johnr]

So where is this ignore button?

 

[Shaun]

So where is this ignore button?

Click the person's avatar on the left <--- and then click the 'Ignore' link on the middle right of their member card.

 

[rich p]

Click the person's avatar on the left <--- and then click the 'Ignore' link on the middle right of their member card.

...Shaun, I'm one of your biggest fans, and that's not a piss take, BTW.
I have only ever reported one post in my CC 'career' (and this has driven me to it), but you'd be doing CC a big service if you excluded certain people from this thread. The risk of vitriol, personal abuse and persistent diversion is stifling sensible debate. When some posters can manage to push such patient , knowledgeable and insightful posters such as yello, to name but one, to the 'ignore' button I think it's time the Mods werea little more proactive. It's your forum and you may disagree but that's my twopennyworth.

 

[Chuffy]

...Shaun, I'm one of your biggest fans, and that's not a **** take, BTW.
I have only ever reported one post in my CC 'career' (and this has driven me to it), but you'd be doing CC a big service if you excluded certain people from this thread. The risk of vitriol, personal abuse and persistent diversion is stifling sensible debate. When some posters can manage to push such patient , knowledgeable and insightful posters such as yello, to name but one, to the 'ignore' button I think it's time the Mods werea little more proactive. It's your forum and you may disagree but that's my twopennyworth.

I agree. Why does everyone else have to take avoiding action, especially when there is now an 'exclude from thread' tool available?