This is overdue. A set of guidelines to ensure that the SchoolBoyRugby blog stays on course to delivering something that is meaningful and interesting in the context of school rugby rather than it deteriorate into a type of soap opera or MTV like reality show that is far removed from anything that is normal or liked. As usual nothing is set in stone. Everyone is welcome to add their views on what needs to be done to keep the quality of comments good without being rigid.
The SchoolBoyRugby Blog
The primary goal of this blog is to encourage CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS based on VALID OPINIONS being express and to have FUN.
Understandably there is a social networking aspect as well as a good deal of banter which is welcome as long as it remains above board.
There has always been an intention to promote a freedom of speech environment here but that right should always go hand-in-hand with an acceptable level of responsibility when commenting.
For this reason RESPECT is encouraged:
• RESPECT towards schools
• RESPECT towards school players
• RESPECT towards school coaches, teachers and headmasters
• RESPECT towards fellow Users
Please remember that just about all our top rugby schools and their support structures consist of good school kids, their loving families, a network of proud old boys, a hardworking loyal teacher staff and dedicated coaches. Your attempt to insult one individual by taking a dig at his school, can more often than not unnecessarily hurt all these others mentioned above.
Also please remember that this is School Boy Rugby played by school students. It is not Pro Rugby. Be sensitive and rational.
All USERS must therefore please refrain from:
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Running down players, coaches and headmasters.
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Delivering “low blow” comments i.o.w. going to childish extremes to win debates. Win by presenting a good argument and accept that there is a good chance that your fellow Users might be so stubborn they that no matter how right or good your own views are, you won’t change their minds.
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Taking out frustrations with fellow Users on the schools those Users support.
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Intentionally misrepresenting or distorting facts that could potentially harm the REPUTATION of schools, their officials or the schoolboys (and therefore parents and old boys)
REPUTATION is very very important to a school. Many schools have gone to extreme lengths to establish a good reputation and want to preserve it.
TROLLS are not wanted here.
I see that the Rondebosch vrs Paul Roos fixture for this weekend is incorrectly listed. It is actually a home game for Rondebosch this year, so therefore Paul Roos is playing away from home.
@Beet Thanks! 8)
@Woltrui: Klein wereld. Manie se broer hier in ons deel van die land.
Beet –
@beet:
indeed!
@Playa:
Maybe too much of a give away
@Rugby@EC: Interesting combination of jerseys
I agree on these rules.
Beet, ek sien daar was ‘n paar bloggers (insluitende myself) weer bietjie uit lyn ten opsigte van die reëls gestel. Miskien moet ons net weer in lyn kom! Dalk is dit ‘n goeie tyd om die artikel weer te plaas.
Brilliant idea
@Gungets Tuft: Agreed Korporaal it is then!
@Gawie: Korporaal :-)
I think Beet’s new nickname should be “Meneer”
Beet, we will have to get you an appropriate nickname- one that will reflect strictness. I recall that PD became “koshuisvader” Any suggestions? Enforcer perhaps? Rambo?
@Woltrui: Hou by die onderwerp asseblief. Hierdie “heading” gaan oor reels en nie rugby nie
Let us not forget that all the schools that we went to first teach us how to behave and act. Always remember that in this site, to some degree, we represent our schools that we are all so proud of. Good on you Beet
Thanks Beet. Rules are rules.
@Woltrui: Ja dit gaan n ander ding wees die naweek. Dink nog steeds n toergame is in sekere opsigte nie naastenby so intens soos bv. die game wat opkom tussen die 2. En natuurlik bygese vat ek niks weg van die gehalte van die afgelope toere nie voordat iemand skel!!! Ek dink n ligagame bring n ietsie uit die seuns uit. Dalk dit wat dr. edwards van gepraat het jare terug met Affies se besluit. nie??
@Klofie Pa: HTS Middelburg se voories tradisioneel sterk. Die reen kan dalk ‘n gelykmakende faktor wees. Dit saam tuisveld voordeel dalk resep vir ‘n verrasing?
Kloof Pa ek hoor 2 van jul sleutelspelers is Saterdag met beserings van die veld af. Ernstige beserings? Hoop nie so. Kloof het nodig om die Bulle se naam hoog te gaan hou by die wildeklawer.
@Woltrui:
Thanks Beet
@Woltrui: julle moere!! as jy onopgevoed is, hoe kan ek n comment laat verbygaan. dalk net help dit!!
hier kom n nat naweek wat baie invloed gaan he op die eg en hts game dink ek.
@Woltrui: Skuus Cindy.
@BOG: @The Beast: Bog, the Beast se “Puth” laat my nou dink aan ‘n voorval. Kan jy vir Manie Kitching onthou? Skreeu snaakse DJ op Radio Oranjia in die 80 jare. Manie skakel oom van Upington, Kakemas wereld. “Live” op Radio Oranjia. Oom kan prys wen as vraag reg beantwoord. Wat is ‘n Pe poe (Indiane plaas hul pyle in ‘n Pe poe. Koker)? Oom antwoord sonder om te aarsel. “n
Pe poe is iets wat in ‘n Pe Panty kom”. Manie het so gelag dat daar vir die volgende halfuur net musiek gespeel is op Radio Oranjia.
Skuus Beet. Van die onderwerp af. Sal nie weer gebeur.
@BoishaaiPa: You are learning fast, but that can only work in an environment where the people are naturally, honest, committed and of high integrity- the Free State.@Ploegskaar: Wolpoeppol is minder kras, en “for short” kan ons hom sommer net poeppol noem- vir hom n kompliment.
o hel, ek is moontlik in die moeilikheid, want ek haat almal eweveel.
@QC86: On a completely non-SBR related note, but in no way meant either to offend or to discriminate against you and the people of Buluwilliam’s Town, I will be loading your nyama yenkuku next Friday. With regards to my comment, Mr Wol- should just be grateful that I chose -hol as a post-fix and not one of the many other options that the Afrikaans language offers.
I thought gentlemen dont need rules…. They should know how to behave…
@Ploegskaar: you better fix things with mr Woltrui,while we all clean our slates,that wolhol comment was very funny
@Woltrui: Ohhhh phooey man. If I can’t drink and blog then my choice is to concentrate 100% on my drinking. Creativity like this does not flow from education, reading and elocution lessons, it flow directly from whatever bottle I am sucking on at the time. 8)
@Woltrui: I have just one thing to say … Gungets tuft … (top tip – say it out loud, justforincase you have not gorrit yet)
@Buffel: A fair game even more so.
well done beet-long overdue. Fair comment is always encouraged.
@Woltrui: Sorry for calling you a “puth”.
Mr Beet and while we are at it. Can we name the trouble makers, guys like Ploegskaar, Bog, Tjoppa, KlofiePa and Gungets Tufts? Swearing at other blogger, drinking while blogging etc, etc, etc. Thank you Mr Beet
@GreenBlooded: I apologise for my comment on you being blind, we know that all refs are blind and I know we can be friends unlike me and Hopper.
Sorry Green Machine, sorry Hopper.
Jammer manne, I will be move along now.
@kcman: Sorry but I don’t even know who you are but before I say something wrong I wanna stop being a troublemaker.
Signed: Marc
@ Beet I cannot stop agreeing with you, well put and well said. Hopefully this might tone down one or two real troublemakers.
@BOG:
Beet, just to add to what Wolboude said. Do you have any say as to where the beer tent is going to be pitched at WK ? Perhaps Gungets can use his significant influence to have it pitched where there will be good reception/signal and where you will have a clear view of the match in progress . Oh, and I hope that they do not open for business too far ahead of the Grey matches.
Only one problem- most OGs are teetotallers and you wont find any in that area of decadence for an expert opinion, if and when required.
Punte van belang vir die Noord Vaal bloggers unie:
1. Indien ons tellings deur gee aan die volk en vaderland. Sou die telling 10-10 wees in ‘n toonaangewende wedstryd, soos byvoorbeeld Outenikwa en EG Jansen op, byvoorbeeld, n KERF feeswedstryd, moet asb nie die volk in die steek laat deur die die plaaslike biertuin te besoek nie. Indien die tuin besoek moet word, kan alternatiewe relings getref word?
Hier kan ons die Oos-Kaap bloggers as merkwaardige voorbeeld voorhou. Manne wat doelgerig tellings deurgee nie teenstaande mildelike versoekings. Ons onthou die een blog goed “Where are you men” “In the beergarden”. Die Noord Vaal unie se harte het in ons skoene afgesak. Gedag ons gaan geen terugvoer van die Oos-Kaap feesdag kry. Helaas, elke telling is konsekwent deurgevoer. Dit, vriende, moet as aansporing vir al die bloggers dien. Hou die voorbeeld voor veral in die lig van die Wildeklawer toernooi wat binnekort in die beeldskone KZN provinsie plaasvind. Mag ons nie weer biertuin probleme ondervind.
2. Onthou, om n bekende Noord Vaal blogger aan te haal, om nooit, nooit ooit en nooit ooit ooit vir Grey Bloem te onderskat nie.
An Afrikaans saying goes “Eerste geruik, het gaatjie gebruik”, , applied, primarily to a fart. But those who respond first—Personally, I believe that I am totally innocent. I have never deviated from the topic. If rugby is discussed, I continue on those lines, if a handbag fight is raging, I either dowse the flames or ad fuel, depending who is in the fight. In the tranquil FS, we are not accustomed to such behaviour and participation is denied me.
Thanks Beet, think it was well overdue, Lets also refrain from naming players and critising them, its school boys, playing for the love of the game and if he had a bad day……so be it, the Pros have them too!
And if you feel the need to cross any of the lines put on your tekkies and go and run a 2.4. I lost 5kg,s since receiving that advice.
Very well said and true.. Thank you. Let’s keep it clean and give positive feedback as well as criticism that will help improvement when due…