That Phil Smith with a y.....

This has to be a joke, right?

It is not a joke.

I'll just refer to him as 'Coach Phil' like Hodge does.

Head Coach of the 6ers.....Valdermort.

I guess this takes him out of contention for any future "Greatest Australian PG's" "Multiple Championship winning Coaches" or "NBL Journeymen" discussions as well.

Not to mention any discussion surrounding his nephew Todd of the Sturt ABL side or any NH talk of Albert's Jewellery, Gordan's scientific work on Bioinformatics or Richard's Photography.

Im guessing he googled his name and it didnt come out all that favourably.

Maybe this is to prevent future employees from reading negative stuff when researching him online?

Fourth Reich here we come - I hear Hemmerling is going to change his name to Himmler and we will all have to salute Dhil before every game.

How about free speech Dhil - you suck and I for one was a supporter of you but now I hope you aren't coaching the 36ers next year. Thanks for the championships it is sad that you have come to the conclusion that we can't even talk about you on an internet forum. Lets hope Boti continues to be able to mention your name - pity we cant remove the memories of the last couple of years as easily as the filtering gets put in place.

Wow. Talk about getting fans even further offside. If you're a public figure and coach of a major sports team then surely you need to accept that people will want to discuss the performance of you an your team on an unofficial forum. This is incredible, hopefully next year's coach isn't so precious.

I call him ..... the bald one!

Does that go for all stats as well?

Isaac did he give you reasons?

What if we wanted to talk about his brother Dave as being one of the Woodville greats? He gets penalised public praise.

I am simply amazed at this, freedom of speech anyone?

Can I request the same for anything containing "DDFan"?

so some of you guys think its ok to come on here have a go at somebody by name and yet hide under anon. and when enough is enough you moan - you internet geeks - sledgers - have ruined it for other who enjoy being in touch -
fair is fair - public eye big deal
respect is the issue - respect respect respect

What is it trying to achieve?

Since when is someone's opinion a legal position?

Mentioned on here recently how good a player he was and how well he's been coaching. Wrong decision.
It's like the 'bowling under arm' decision.

Isaac - are you just being nice and going along with the request to keep the peace? Or were you told that if you didnt comply further action could/would be taken?


Furthermore - with all the new references to Valdemort/Felipe/'the coach' are we running the risk of further censorship requests by using such pseudonyms?

See the other thread linked in the original topic - same situation as that.

simple forget the existence - stoppping the sleding- some of the posts that have appeared about various people are tasteless at times - start out as banter and then no control -
lets have the wit without the lost of respect 08 sees the treturn od respect respect respect - howaboutjva sighn along respect respect respect

This is really quite offensive to fans of the club. Whether generally positive of said individual (such as me) or his worst critic. It makes me as a fan feel very undervalued.

Isaac, I hate to say it, but this censorship cuts to the very heart of the usefulness of this website. Why have a basketball forum primarily for Sixers fans that Sixers fans can't discuss Sixers issues in?

I think that the word is "precious". Everybody is getting too thin skinned and unable to take critisism. At the end of the day, this forum is for basketball fans venting their anger, voicing their opinion, having a discussion, or simply having a laugh.

I don't think that people set out to offend or upset others, although I am sure I have been guilty of carrying a sledge too far. The sad thing is that people are getting too "precious" and just can't handle the words.

Simple really - don't read it if you think it might make you cry.

Getting like bloody pre-school - "No put downs boys and girls"

Methinks a certain public person just damaged his reputation himself far more effectively than anybody else on here ever could. Utterly clueless move.

Soft as butter.

Must be coming up contract time. Maybe too many home truths have been told?

just for anony's sake, that's R E S C E P T

I agree - you are the coach of a professional sporting team, you have to take a certain amount of barbs and arrows. We do fling a lot of crap his way on this forum (some of it warranted, some of it not  we don't know how hard it is to coach a professional basketball team but we do have the right to have an opinion). It is just an easier way for him to filter the bad stuff than reading everything posted about him and then sending Isaac an email asking certain posts to be removed. I think coming out and saying that we can no longer talk about "he who shall not be named" will make us more resentful will it not?

Isaac - you misspelt misspelled in your original post. What was that principle you told us about - people who point out misspellings will misspell in their own post? I bet it will now apply to me :)

Does the filter ignore spaces? If so, won't this mean you can't even say things like "That's my thought too"?

Ah, OK, spaces are fine.

so some of you guys think its ok to come on here have a go at somebody by name and yet hide under anon. and when enough is enough you moan - you internet geeks - sledgers - have ruined it for other who enjoy being in touch -
fair is fair - public eye big deal
respect is the issue - respect respect respect

Good and the sooner the whole forum is shut down the better. #752 I bet actually if the advertiser or Tv printed some of the shit on here they would be sued!! Shows how immature some of the people on here actually are.

"Good and the sooner the whole forum is shut down the better."

I agree. Let's ban television, telephones and newspapers -- heck, all forms of verbal and written correspondence, in fact. That way nobody will ever be able to defame anybody. Communication is overrated anyway.

Perhaps the answer is simple all those experts and critics could put there real name and contact details on there post so we could all sledge them or agree.Easy to be a critic when you hide like i am behind an alias good on him you people with agendas and faceless critism have ruined it.Issac how would you respond if you were critised or Oscar all the time and your parents or if you had kids were reading it.Were all a little gutless remaining nameless.

"About time!!" - if you think the forum should be shut down why do you read it and post on it?

I have been a Valdermort basher for a while. Credit where it's due though.....great result v Sydney.

I use DICKO, because it IS simply my nickname.

Steve Dickson
[email protected]

Never hidden, Never will.

Swapped emails with PLENTY of people over the years.

Let me guess.....Your REAL name is Joker?

Could be Heath Ledger DICKO - I hear he is quite passionate about the 6ers

Surely being in the public eye 'he who should not be named' would have the intelligence not to read the newspapers or forums. How the hell does he have the time to do all the reading, as there are always posts on him??

I say to u 'he who should not be named' ( i know your reading this) , get of the internet and do your job! Start watching tapes of the opposition and putting in strategies for us to win!

Dicko have you ever spoken to Phil or just sledged him in fact have you been to any trainings or have you ever coached?Your such an expert where did all your knowledge come from.

I am saddened by this, I can understand "the coach formerly known as" would have issues with some of the stuff posted here, but he should be embarrassed to request that it be removed. He seemed quite happy to enjoy the freedoms and benefits that his position/name brings him.

Has he requested that local radion stations not accept calls about him?

has he asked that no letters to the editor are published about him?

has he requested that noone shout out their thoughts at the game? (no wait..thats the wildcats lol)

Isaac, i am unsure as to the legal ramifications but i would not have thought this was somethin you would have to accept.

To be honest, it the sign of a desperate man, who if he really thogut about it, is getting more support now, than he has in 12 months..but there you go.

Nows the time folks, if you havent read 1984 or animal farm...read it now.

it won't be long before 'his name' will ever be mentioned.

What a weak effort by a guy who uses every excuse he can

Down with whatsisname!

absolute garbage but how come I'm not surprised....

anyone got a bunch of tissues???

Dicko's been around long enough to know enough.

As for the 36ers head coach's name been censored. Can we all recall what happened to the last guys name who was sensored on here, is it a sign of things to come.

Who wants to post about him anyway, surely the negative posts have covered just about everything they could have by now. haha.

How times are changing.

Please differentiate between critical opinion and defamatory posts. Taking down everyone because of the actions of a few is an unfortunate hope - get rid of cars because of a few hoons?

Let me be clear - I am all for someone requesting the removal of something they deem illegal. When it comes up, it is dealt with quickly.

There is a big difference between:

- Isaac is stealing money from his employer.
- I saw Isaac's last site and didn't like it at all.

Both are critical, one is defamatory.

If there are posts that are legally questionable, then the topic at hand can drop me an email about it in a second. The internet is a very different medium and operations change slightly from regular media. Removing those problematic posts would be better than just blanket-banning all discussion of the topic - good and bad, and right at a time when it's overwhelmingly positive.

Here are my two choices:

1. Let everyone post stuff and then take complaints as they come.
2. Screen every post that comes through.

Number 2 sounds great but opens me up to all sorts of legal issues and would mean that I close the site. With Number 1, the person who made the comment is responsible for it and someone who objects can request the comment be removed or try to take them to court - this is how all major forums are run.


me, no, I could have ignored the request and asked for legal notices instead, but I work with the club and so accommodated the request after twice requesting confirmation and advising alternatives. I think it would be preferable for all had I received "please take these posts down or go to court", but saying "bring it on" sounds like I want to antagonise the situation. When all the talk about the team has been very positive this week, the timing of the request doesn't help anyone at all in my opinion - not Phil, Mal, fans, readers, etc.

`The coach formally known as'.... or `formally known as coach'. That is the question !!

heheh gold giraffe.



by the way, the 36ers email address is...

[email protected]

Just in case you would like to make them aware of your thoughts.




"Isaac is stealing money from his employer" ... explains the ferrari. :)

Being self-employed, stealing from yourself is a little futile! Like siphoning fuel from the Ferrari back into itself.

Isack, can you change the title to, "I don't wanna loose my Ferrari?"
There's a good boy. T00l.

there goes the neighbourhood

Posted by a Dragons diehard loser:
"You get respect by proving yourself and taking criticism along with praise. When you are in a ublic position, you don't go and hide under a rock with your fingers in your ears, screaming "not listening, not listening". It's simply childish."

Do you even know the story behind Phil's anger? I won't guess, I guarantee you don't. Grab a "Scottie" & wipe the tears fat-butt Whitnall.

Posted by a Dragons diehard loser:
"He IS married isn't he? He MUST be used to criticism."

Not clever & proving you know sh1t.

Posted by a Dragons diehard loser:
"Stumps is right....He has just damaged his reputation far more by this action that anything we can say about him."

HoopsSA posters, put your hands up if you know who Stumps is.

Put your finger up if you know who DICKO is.

Could the HoopsSA flock please line up, Isack's bro is a sheep shagger & on contract.

Feel the pain.

Too easy. : )

lol..told ya so :)

Isack (the Ferrari driving T00L), please pass onto your revered site, who contacted you. Was it admin, or Phil?

Time to ban DDfan ?
DDfan, Why would you want to taunt the very person who brings us this forum, that you so regualry frequent ?, and Why would you want to do it by poking fun at his brother ??
Dude that sort of stuff is supposed to stop when you graduate from primary school, I'm assuming you have ??

Isaac's not the one who's been paid about 250k a year for the past 10 years to sit on his hands and completely ignore developing SA youngsters.

is this bloke for real.... someone needs to get back on his medication...

Is 'the coach formally known as...' related to Cecil Exum at all???

Strange move. I'm thinking someone's packing their bags after this season. Weird move, and a real shame if he bows out without head held high, as has been wonderful for the club.

DDFan has freedom of speech too you know.
Isack's got an agenda, DICKO's got an agenda & you guys are sucked in. Not my fault.
Rather than start a new thread, DICKO, how are your Dragons going? Ooooooooooooooooooo they're on the bottom of the table. There's a pity.

DDfan. Whats with all the attacking?

Big crowd there on saturday, this will put off about,what would you say 500 - 1000 people from going . Good way to scare away supporters.

Exact ammundo TR , i am guessing when medication resumes we will all hear an over the top apology with an invitation to pick him up from the side of the road somewhere left of loopyville .

DD go home! You are in another world. I still think this is a HOOPSA promo. No person could be so sad. Way to boost ratings Isaac.

DD FAN - the dragons may be on the bottom of the ladder but you are showing you are from the bottom of the barrel .

Censor DDFAN! (there's a worthy petition for you DICKO :D )

Dickos been around a long time so i assume he has never spoken to Phil or attended a training so we all agree he knows very little.The media always put there real name to there stories or if being interviewed you know the real person. On this forum we are all gutless except Issac so why should he cop it from no names with agendas so if you feel that strongly why not go and see him.Of course you will have to show yourself now who is pathetic us hiding behind alias or him for saying if you have something to say come and say it.It appears we are the pathetic ones.

Posted by rotate on this:
"Exact ammundo TR , i am guessing when medication resumes we will all hear an over the top apology with an invitation to pick him up from the side of the road somewhere left of loopyville ."

No retractions coming from me on this front. PROMISE.
You've swallowed Isack's feedder (not surprisingly), yet he hasn't had time to answetr my simple question of who contacted him, out of Phil or admin. Now there's a toughy from an IT guru. For a freebie helper, look up the sender's addy T00L.
Everyone's happy after the win?

(Mod: That's enough DD, it's Isaac! and clearly he isn't the tool.)

Skip, I wouldn't be too worried about DDFan... next training session, he'll give Coach one of his trademark "DDFan Sprays", and then be booted from his voluntary role within the club.

As for the forum side, I'm sure Isaac (not iZac or Isack, if you get a chance to read this before Isaac bans you, DDFan) will take care of that next time he's online. :)

I'm sick of your posts spamming HSA.

DDFan, Isaac was contacted by the club at the request of Phil, and anyway what does it matter who contacted him? The request was made and as an active affiliate of the club he took the necessary steps to add the filter.

Sorry DDFan, I was out at dinner. The club contacted me at the request of Phil. I recommended against this course of action and actually asked for confirmation twice before continuing. I stated that I would note the forum change from both Phil and the club unless I received definite word that it was a request specifically from Phil and that was then confirmed.

I thought that crying because people are saying nasty things and asking that his name never be mentioned again made him pathetic.....but the new winner is ........DDFan.

Dude, you have to build a bridge and get over what ever caused you to have a sad on with life!! I must say though......some of your comments are nice and sarcastic. What is that they say about sarcasm being the lowest form of wit?

This could go some way to explaining why Boti Nagy has avoided criticising the coaching staff of the 36ers this year.

Posted by Anonymous:

"Of course the club contacted him you idiot!"

I said they admin/the club contacted Isack, & that should be damned obvious, IDIOT.

Posted by Anonymous:
"At the INSISTENCE of the man himself."

Were you there when it was brought up in conversation this morning, on the Eastern end of centre court?
NUP!!
Too easy.

Posted by Anonymous:
"Do you think the club would have wanted this?"

The club/admin contacted Isack. That's a FACT.

Posted by Anonymous:
"or do you think they tried to talk the person concerned out of it, repeatedly!"

OK Anonymous, the club will be available at [email protected] to answer that very question, give them a buzz first thing tomorrow. Publicly shame me by quoting his complete response. I'll be asking for a copy of the message sent to Isack from their Sent-box tomorrow, & we'll see how they match up. There's another promise.

That's what I love about this site, anybody can log on or forget to, & post unsubstantiated crap to like minded haters.

The team's turning it's fortunes around & you numbnuts still wanna bitch. Quite incredible.

Posted by Isaac after lunch:
"The club contacted me at the request of Phil. I recommended against this course of action and actually asked for confirmation twice before continuing. I stated that I would note the forum change from both Phil and the club unless I received definite word that it was a request specifically from Phil and that was then confirmed.

Cool, can we see a transcript?

Not that I'm doubting you, but it seems odd to me that admin'd contact you
on behalf of Phil if they didn't believe that there was a need/cause.

DD people are bitching because Mr S has requested something so petty.

Posted by Spinner:
"I must say though......some of your comments are nice and sarcastic. What is that they say about sarcasm being the lowest form of wit?"

Sarcasm, putting out bait, who cares?
Am I losing sleep over not reeling in people like "Mini-Ball Sturty" did the other day?

Pffffffffffffffffffft!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a whole lot of complaints about nothing, especially because there are ways around it and people still know who you are talking about. If a person has requested his name to be blocked from all posts, that is fair enough. I post under the name of EC. It is my actual initials, but very few on this forum know who I am personally. They know just enough to develop an opinion of me by what I post. If my full name was mentioned on this forum, I would have a problem with it. The reason I would have a problem is because there is no control over who writes or what is written. It is done by many uneducated people who have no idea about what is acceptable and what is not (legally and morally). The posts in the past regarding "head coach" have not all been specific to his coaching skills but personally offensive. As a fan of the 36ers it does not give anyone the right to personally offend anyone. As for timing when most of the posts in the last few days have been positive, just goes to show he is serious about this issue and certainly gives no reason for anyone to believe that he is further deteriorating his reputation. If the posts have been positive in the last few days, what happens after the next bad game by the 36ers. I suggest everyone accept and respect this decision and if any legitimate praise or criticism is necessary, then mention it without the need to use a name. No problems from me regarding this change to the forum.

Seriously? From Anonymous.

Get a grip.

EC I agree with you to a point. People shouldn't have to put up with insults made specific to their name because of legal and/or moral issues....but why is everybody so sensitive all of a sudden?

He is a public figure (like it or not) charged with the job of coaching a professional basketball team. They are well paid to perform that role and must accept the package - good and bad. Imagine if every public figure put a ban on the use of their name in every form of media - just in case somebody says something bad. Hell, they may even say something nice every now and again!

Not attacking your principle EC - just discussing!

DDFan, please speak to Paul Bauer for confirmation of the phone call I received from him and subsequent emails providing confirmation (twice).

Spinner, I don't think its all of a sudden that people are sensitive. These insulting posts have been going on for a long time and under so many different headings. Its been the main topic of discussion throughout this season and we are almost at the end. He is coaching a professional sports team because he is a professional coach but a great number of posts on this forum are anything but. You can read Boti's articles in the paper and he himself has had some criticisms, but he is a professional writer and understands the legal implications of what he writes. For this reason, he is careful. No care whatsoever is taken on what is written on this forum. I also dont think that accepting what is written about him is part of the package that goes with the role. Spinner I appreciate your comments.

Posted by DuDFan

Were you there when it was brought up in conversation this morning, on the Eastern end of centre court?
NUP!!
Too easy.

Oh and you probably were as 'The Coach' always has the laundry boy out on the courts at training..........

But we were talking about greatest state league players and who won 1978 woollacott etc. recently.
Now we can't mention his name, or David's. Not good.

I have made some posts in poor taste , however lighthearted or sarcastic the intention in reference to "the coach" . If i have offended or contributed to this reaction , i apologise .

I think some fair points have been made regarding personal insults or sand bagging which probably don't have a place on this forum , and i have used these to try and get a laugh on occasion , .

I do think it is fair to vent frustration , dissatisfaction with the teams and or coaches endeavour , performance or passion . It comes with the territory . The same territory that allows other friendly media spin to provide detours and tangents .

I suggest that people simply refer to Isaac's explanation between defamation and crticism. People need to be aware of the very distinct difference, whether using someone's name specifically or by innuendo. That is you can call the guy coach, mentor, the boss or whatever, if the comments are of a defamatory nature, that is when the trouble starts.

Squid, correct.

Slightly confusing request considering the positive path that the 36ers have taken in the past few weeks, but understandable action has been taken here considering potential consequences.I don't agree that one person in an organization should have different rules regarding criticism, the same rules should apply for everyone. However the last thing that should happen is a Charles Thomas repeat on the old forum a few years back, personal attacks and re discussing the same old topics should not be tolerated.

DDFan, please stop baiting for information on how and why this happened, just accept that it has.

On sat. I saw the reason why I love this club and NBL
It was by far the best game I have seen for years it had everything fired by passion from plyrs and supporters. Take the passion out of sport and it fades into obscurity like the sixers support was heading.As passionate fans we are all critics and experts this forum a rare one in NBl gives us that opportunity to express ourselves and hear other fans thoughts and to be told by the club we support so strongly what we cant say is totally wrong. Even though as others has said we can still voice a opinion we have be careful for the sake of Isaac and site. I for one have been critical of our leadership , but after sat game i gave praise how after qtr time we met fire with fire in our defense work and it over flowed into our attack.
However now i will each week post a need for change
as this action strengthens my belief for change
Last words Brad Davidson was the man on sat--- huge.
And do what you have to Mal please sign Ballinger for
3-5 ASAP

EC, you are right in many ways, however in my mind the issue here is much bigger than the coach.

This is an example of censorship, this is about the thoughts and attitudes of many, being overruled by the attitudes of one.

The man is paid as a result of the public support his club receives and should be open to public scrutiny and discussion, no one should be defamed, however there are alternative courses of action if that occurs.

I find the club equally shameful in this event as they have acquiesced to one mans request and this WILL negatively affect the club's public face.

Stand up 36ers management, and allow your SUPPORTERS the opportunity to discuss their team.

This forum commenced as a result of the previous one on the 36ers website being canned. The reason being is because of uninformed, insulting and damaging posts. It was claimed to make a bad impression on sponsors, supporters and the club. A certain CEO only about 12 months ago requested the same action and the same action to block his name was also taken. Recognition of the potential to damage is not new at this moment.

"Dickos been around a long time so i assume he has never spoken to Phil or attended a training so we all agree he knows very little.The media always put there real name to there stories or if being interviewed you know the real person. On this forum we are all gutless except Issac so why should he cop it from no names with agendas so if you feel that strongly why not go and see him.Of course you will have to show yourself now who is pathetic us hiding behind alias or him for saying if you have something to say come and say it.It appears we are the pathetic ones."

You assume wrong.....I have spoken to Phil on a couple of occassions. Like Heal, I like the guy. He seems fairly friendly, down to earth and likeable. Like Heal, I don't like the team he has put together or agree with his coaching philosophies (or lack thereof).

As for being gutless, I have posted my name and my email address. If you would like to take this offline, feel free to email me. If you missed it....

Steve Dickson
[email protected]

To those who seem to think I have another agenda. The person you are referring to and I are not best mates, we don't talk every day....in fact we talk rarely. We OCCASSIONALLY message each other when stuff happens and discuss our thoughts on the subject. I do not CARE who coaches the 6ers, or any other club for that matter.

DDFan.....seriously, just pull your head in. You go from sending nice PM's on Ozhoops about what's going on in your life, to wishing people Merry Xmas and asking about the health of their family to flat out attacking them with just as much rumour, innuendo and personal attacks as you are trying to defend others from. Seriously, are you bi-polar? We seem to get 2 completely different personalities on here posting under your alias. One of them is a slightly eccentric bloke, who says wierd things but is generally no harm to anyone. The other is a complete psychopath. We never know what we're going to get.

me, while unfortunately it will impact the club a bit, they were passing on the request more than anything else. I don't think they've done anything shameful at all. In fact, I don't think Phil has done anything "shameful", just maybe really not understood the repercussions he'd get for very little benefit.

Wow, I'm sure there are a lot of ex-players who would like the same rule put in place for Boti!

SIMPLE ANSWERS TO SIMPLE PROBLEMS.
Cant use the name on this site well what does he like even more than the big money, the media joking with his buddies . Shift any discussions to talkback radio and letter to the editor re concerns about leadership and next season. Wont do us anu good after he is re appointed.
Re-- DD FAN no matter what he says dont respond.
He would be loving all the times his name mentioned on this site

I just find it embarrassing that over the last few years various staff/players at the 36ers have made fools of themselves and the club with ridiculous requests like this.

Ever been onto any of the footy or cricket forums?

Blokes are stuck into every day on there and I don't see Mark Williams, Neil Craig or even Ricky Ponting for that matter getting upset about what is written about them and requesting a filter be put in place.

And before I get shot with 'criticism vs defamation', I am sure that there are plenty of defaming posts made in these cases but the players/officials involved cop it on the chin.

How many people have labelled Ricky Ponting a racist over the last month or so in public forums and blogs? Defamation ... surely! How many of those forums has he tried to have censored or shutdown?

We have had this case, the CT case, the CEO case and a case where a member of the admin staff posted on here. Several times these cases have been reported in the media and made a laughing stock of the sport.

I am curious - why does basketball have to be immune to what other sports seem to deal with or happily just ignore?

I disagree Isaac,

It may be a hobby horse of mine, but censorship is wrong and(IMO)shameful, its the best way to control the masses. Our press, TV and radio already have lost their independence and are forced by commercial realities to be "careful" with their reporting. I can certainly understand why this takes place especially for smaller businesses and I feel for the owners and management of those businesses.

However, the internet is the last arena in which honest, unbiased discussion can take place, it does run the risk of defamatory comment but a well moderated site can (and in my experience does) take care to ensure the minimum damage is done.

I believe that this is damaging to the reputation of the club, I have already had a comment made by a supporter of another team in regard to how "precious" the 36ers are, note the person said the 36ers not Phil.

Is it the clubs responsibility to "pass on the request" that suggests to me a hidden innuendo, threat or at least tacit support for the request? The next "request" from the club may well be that we no longer discuss, players contracts or results, or that we no longer express our concerns with the standard of the venue, or that games we lose should not be open for discussion.

This is, the thin end of the wedge.

The club and the individual involved should look at sporting forumns around the world to see that this is the way of the future and they cannot stop it, if they spend a little more time it may just be of some assistance to them.

I wonder what the record is for fastest (non-game thread) thread to 100 replies? Surely this would be a contender.

remove the "S" and its just a myth
fact or fiction

Just read the thread today. Very disappointing.

My first thought is "Why now?", followed closely be "My God, DDFan is a knob."

Thoughts aside - this will impact on the reputation of Phil and the club. I would say that Adelaide fans get the majority of their info about the team from this site.

Actually, I think many more would read Boti's columns. There are a lot of people you come across, loosely involved with basketball, who might rarely get to games (cost, other commitments, varying level of interest, etc) but follow the team via his articles.

Majority of fans vs majority of info - two very different things.

More may read the Advertiser, but it is limited in what info it can provide. I wonder what Boti's take on Phil's request is?

do you think Boti will make mention of all this in the tiser?

Boti had the opportunity to do so today and didn't. Possibly politics would prevent it. More likely though IMO, while the decision may seem like a violation of rights to regular forum visitors here, the simple fact of the matter is that the decision made is not 'news' and the rest of SA couldn't care a stuff what happened on this site (which is precisely why the original decision is so curious).

Boti himself may be a little dissapointed as it may mean that he wont get the inside line on as much rumour and gossip as he otherwise would from this site (to undoubtedly supplement his other more reliable sources of information).

I seem to remember Phil Smith saying in December, that if the club wanted to go in a different direction at the end of the season, that he would walk away.

If this "please don't talk about me on the internet" thing is for real, the time has come for him to walk away. Accountability, accessibility, flexibility and openness - my employer demands these from me and I don't see the Sixers as any different. As fans, we're all pseudo shareholders in the business and are being shutdown from talking about one of the key passions in our lives, for what can only be described as silly. I say the club needs to go in a different direction if this is anything to go by.

Scott, start dusting off the resume. You've got my vote and if you ask for your name to be scrubbed off the web, we'll just laugh and continue on - and funnily enough, you'd do exactly the same.



PS. Interesting picture, given the current coaching situation.

spoke to Scotty Whitmore today and just incase the LIONS are in trouble mid season he would prefer the terms.

Minibus
tall hairy freak
big nose neverwas
try hard coach
Scott Whitmore
Big Dog

and coach ?#itmore never be used on this forum when discussing his coaching ability

Seeing we cannot mention P.. S... by name how about by numbers?

Giving the letters A to Z in the alphabet the numbers 1 to 26 respectively, we get a total of......

: 45 for P...
:85 for S...

That totals 130, then divide that by 10 seasons of coaching = 13

Therefore, perhaps we call the person Mr13 instead.

Or maybe 'Coach', 'Coach Phil' or just 'Phil'?

The decision to have all mention of this person's name removed from the forum is just SO precious as to be laughable- it will never result in bad things not being said; it will only result in people talking/complaining/laughing at him even more!
I have the utmost respect for him as a player, coach, mentor, radio personality etc etc, but this....?
By the same token it is a useful reminder of how hurtful things said on such forums can be to people who set themselves up for criticism every day. Most of us do hide behind our pen names, and feel that that entitles us to a God given right to have a go and whoever we please and to say whatever we like without fear of ever being found out or brought to account.
Sure this is a great place to have an opinion, and isn't our variety of opinions what makes us special? But there still is no need to be nasty- if we could just respect the fact that others may not agree with us/ see a game the same way as us, etc etc. Can we also repect the fact that whoever you talk about by name, has family who may also be hurting from the barbs fired at their Dad/Mum/brother/sister/whoever? Treat others as you wbnt to be treated- never a truer word was spoken!

GDay Isaac,

not sure if its possible or not but now that Boti has reported on the above mentioned censorship request and the fact that it is being circumvented by the use of aliases, can something be done to allow posts made prior to the coaches request to be read. ie can just the coaches name be hidden or even substituted for another word - leaving the reast of the post to be read?

I'd rather abide by the request for now as originally planned - nearly every single post since this topic has not been impacted. If there are particular posts you want to read, let me know.

Fancy That, if a certain coach lived by that rule then not a problem, but I can assure you he doesn't. What goes around, comes around.

"At the request of Phil Smyth, all past and future, negative or positive comments containing the text "smyth" will be made unavailable"...



lol...why hasnt this post been deleted??

:)

That bloody tool should try been isiah thomas for a day then

haha - like anyone who would consider hiring the person in question would give a toss about commentary from a bunch of losers who just discovered the "innanet"

So Isaac, I've just typed an essay and tried to be constructive and spell everyone;s names correctly so as not to be disrspectfull. AND I GET THIS BLOCK!!!!

Is it possible for you to send the post back for editing by the original poster, so that it will conform to th filtering requirements?

Ehhh?

As you have probably already discovered, you can hit Back and make the required change. If someone's written an essay and left in the accidental name, I generally track it down and fix it manually. On this occasion you'd beaten me to it.

The king is dead..long live the king.

can this ridiculous rule be ended now?

When someone promises to pay any potential legal bills or Phil decides to call it off maybe?

Look at it this way, there should be less reason to mention the incumbent's name now so you shouldn't have to worry...

phil smyth. there i said it