2022 Fixture

[bloodspirit]

Yeah, I've got no complaints about the fixture. I don't necessarily want an easy run and given that I consider us a top 6 team in 2022 it's fair enough if we have to play tough opposition.

What I like is that there are a couple of afternoon home games. I don't mind that our other games (especially away games) are on Friday/Thursday nights.

[Faunac8]

Not a complaint at all, but some real concentration of home games - 4 in 5 weeks early in the season, then 3 in 4 later in the year.

Definitely a decent run home. If we turn alright @ the bye well placed, we could be well placed.

2 games at Optus Stadium, 1 in Tassie, 1 in Adelaide, 6 in Melbourne, no trip to the Geelong, but none in Queensland (completely a side point, but you'd think the AFL should be able to manage a schedule say >95% of the time where a team plays in each of the states at least once each season - but that just seems far too hard for them to achieve).

Double ups against GWS, Fairypuppies, Lol@Norf, St Kilda, Bombers. A good mix there.

Yes I did wonder how hard it would be to arrange this apparently very hard ????

[royboy42]

Am I just a bit of an old grouch, but I sometimes feel as if I'm in a schoolyard with the 'wees and the poos', the 'fairypuppies', ' the plastics' etc?

I suspect the old grouch, but hope not.

Any support?

[mcs]

Yes I did wonder how hard it would be to arrange this apparently very hard [emoji3]

So frustrating because it should be straight forward. But it would need to have the AFL moving from fiddling at every step to a simple world where you play a team at home, then next time away, then back at home etc.

Hit the reset button and say from this point it will apply and it's an easy fix - which can then mean every team plays at least once in each state each year. Good for membership and club growth surely too.

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[erica]

Am I just a bit of an old grouch, but I sometimes feel as if I'm in a schoolyard with the 'wees and the poos', the 'fairypuppies', ' the plastics' etc?

I suspect the old grouch, but hope not.

Any support?

Agree royboy42.


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[stevoswan]

Am I just a bit of an old grouch, but I sometimes feel as if I'm in a schoolyard with the 'wees and the poos', the 'fairypuppies', ' the plastics' etc?

I suspect the old grouch, but hope not.

Any support?

Let's leave the moderating to the mod's.....and the freedom to write want we want (in an open forum) to us maybe?

[Bloods05]

Am I just a bit of an old grouch, but I sometimes feel as if I'm in a schoolyard with the 'wees and the poos', the 'fairypuppies', ' the plastics' etc?

I suspect the old grouch, but hope not.

Any support?

Plastics is OK. The others are pretty crap.

[bloodspirit]

Let's leave the moderating to the mod's.....and the freedom to write want we want (in an open forum) to us maybe?

Stevo, I don't think royboy42 is engaging in any censorship - just giving feedback. I don't think royboy is suggesting that we are not free to use the epithets - only saying that, from his point of view, it is unnecessary and unwelcome. Those using these terms can reconsider their use and then either continue or desist in using them in light of the feedback, as is their prerogative. It's useful to let others know how their behaviour is landing. If they're giving offence and don't want to, they may not know if nobody tells them.

[mcs]

What RWO needs is a whole bunch of specialist modes (I am no tech expert so no idea what the proper term is) that one could turn on haha.

We could have a proper names only mode, that shows every club and player name automatically corrected to match AFL approved terminology.

We could have a grammar correction mode, for those who don't want their days ruined by the construction of a post.

We could have a 'tone down the Warners' love' mode - that tones down the Bangalore excitement machine and replaces posts with gentle standardised platitudes about future possibilities.

We could have an anti-umpire rant mode, that turns every umpiring related post into a thesis exploring the philosophy of umpiring, or a picture of a golden Razor Ray statue, take your pick.

I'm sure there are plenty of other options out there we could develop, including one that turns every one of my nonsense posts into a gif of Clinton Young falling over in the 2012 grand final.

You could even turn them all on at once, just for that customised, all in one experience.

Alas, it must truly be the off season

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[royboy42]

Well, it looks as if light hearted comments are out.

Sorry folks.

[stevoswan]

Stevo, I don't think royboy42 is engaging in any censorship - just giving feedback. I don't think royboy is suggesting that we are not free to use the epithets - only saying that, from his point of view, it is unnecessary and unwelcome. Those using these terms can reconsider their use and then either continue or desist in using them in light of the feedback, as is their prerogative. It's useful to let others know how their behaviour is landing. If they're giving offence and don't want to, they may not know if nobody tells them.

I reckon posters can call other teams what they like.....as long as they don't cross a line. All I am saying is, it's the moderators job to judge where that line lies, not other posters. It just comes across as unnecessary whinging and postulating.....and puts a downer on proceedings. Now, if we started calling each other names, that would be a definite negative that deserves 'calling out'. In this passionate world of footy fandom, giving opponents less than flattering names is almost a given.....so just let the passion flow (and the mod's will do the rest)!

[stevoswan]

Well, it looks as if light hearted comments are out.

Sorry folks.

Was it really light hearted or just a bit of a whinge? Or a light hearted whinge? I would say the posts that contain school yard names for opposing teams are actually the light hearted ones. Just sayin'.

[Thunder Shaker]

RWO's irreverent nicknames for the other clubs

[royboy42]

Was it really light hearted or just a bit of a whinge? Or a light hearted whinge? I would say the posts that contain school yard names for opposing teams are actually the light hearted ones. Just sayin'.

Enough.

[mariachi]

iCalendar?

Hi, a little off topic, but I diode;'t know where to out this... does anyone know where I can access an iCal for Mac with the Swans games? Is anyone else having trouble finding a digital calendar? I can't find one on the Swans site... any help would be appreciated.