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  • 10-11-2012 10:30pm
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    Qualitymark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,824 ✭✭✭


    Strangely, if I try to post a reply in the Soccer forum I get a message saying I do not have permission to access this page.
    Admittedly I have virtually no interest in soccer - has boards.ie acquired the ability to smell this out?
    Post edited by Shield on


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,417 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=680
    Soccer
    Football, soccer, whatever you want to call it [PRIVATE]. Access must be requested in the Soccer Access Requests forum.


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    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,305 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Yep, the internet has become so advanced that Boards will now ban people from forums that we reckon they'll have no interest in. If you care to try it you'll also find you have no access to the Sex & Sexuality forum. Presumably you're not interested in sex either. :p

    Actually for the Soccer forum you need to apply for access before you can post there. This is why:
    The Soccer Forum was originally setup as an alternative to some of the less intelligent soccer discussion sites found online. It's main attraction being rivalry and friendly banter coupled with intelligent discussion about the beautiful game. Unfortunately, keeping this atmosphere proved more difficult than the mods could handle, with an influx of a small group of posters whose discussion skills were "lacking". Strong moderation was in place, people were banned but the real problem was with compulsives who just had to re-register their accounts to get the last say or just to cause disruption.

    Faced with a choice of allowing the soccer forum to degenerate into the free for all of flaming an abuse that other major soccer forums had become, or revamping the forum, the Admins and Soccer Mods decided to close the forum. After consultation with the Admins, Gandalf introduced an access process to stop banned users from re-registering to cause trouble. A number of users were permanently banned and new users had to meet certain criteria to gain access via the Soccer Access Requests Forum.


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    Qualitymark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,824 ✭✭✭Qualitymark


    No, no interest in sex. Or soccer. Thanks.


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    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    Qualitymark wrote: »
    No, no interest in sex. Or soccer. Thanks.
    Just as well you don't want into the soccer forum.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=74251744&postcount=5

    Anyone who starts a Help Desk/Feedback/Dispute Thread about their access request, be it complaining about being rejected/complaining about how long it's taking/checking on the status of said request will receive an automatic 3 month ban from the Access Request Forum and by extension, the Soccer Forum.


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    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    ken wrote: »
    Just as well you don't want into the soccer forum.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=74251744&postcount=5

    Anyone who starts a Help Desk/Feedback/Dispute Thread about their access request, be it complaining about being rejected/complaining about how long it's taking/checking on the status of said request will receive an automatic 3 month ban from the Access Request Forum and by extension, the Soccer Forum.
    Good job that the OP included none of the above so!!:)


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