(09-10-2009, 12:17 AM)shaun hogg Wrote: well said Russ , could not agree more , i very rarely post on any of the road race sites now because of all the poo that flies around on them , this as you correctly say was the first real TT & MGP information site & in the good old days was a very lively site , full of good information comments and whats happening information etc , but as with all the sites i think it has deteriorated into the usual slanging match site this is by no means a reflection of the good admin that Malcolm does , which i appreciate is very difficult on an open forum of like minded people allegedly , i think that forums in general have gone away from there original concept which was for a bit of banter etc , now you just get gripers or wind up merchants on whose problems with organisers etc should be aired with the concerned parties & not here , we all know who they are riders & sponsors in drag . This was for me the first site for any information regarding the TT & MGP & is still the site to come for if you are looking for sense i think , long may it continue , & i will post more , pity there where not more quizzes etc , but maybe i will knock one up . There is a challenge ?

Malcolm you do a great job , keep it up any help i can give i will thanks Shaun .

Agreed that Malcolm has a hard job trying to control and watch everything that is posted on this forum. But Shaun you know quite well that it is the forums that have made it possible to have ago or in your words GRIPES by riders or sponsors in drag (was this aimed at me) at those in the Ivory tower. The press here now, are paid by the TT & MGP DTI so what can be said in the press is limited. We all witnessed the poo hole that riders at this years MGP had to put up with and it was only after pictures and complaints were posted on forums was any action taken, which in the end the help given was still poor. It is also known that if riders complain in person they are threatened with the possibility of any start money offered being taken away from them.
We have also seen the many improvements made regarding health and safety at the TT, a great deal of this was due to the publicity given on forums.

Forums should be used not just for results and news about the races but also as a place for all to voice any problems the feel need said regarding the races and the tracks that are used.