I don’t think the thread I created should have been locked, really. It wasn’t a call out thread or personally targeting anyone, it didn’t break any forum rules and it was a dedicated space to have the discourse of fairness Vs corruption so it wouldn’t spill over in to other threads. The aim was to have a thread for the civil discussion of that topic in a fact-based debate.
I have no objection to being told I’m wrong about something, provided the claim comes with supporting material to justify it. But if anyone says “you’re wrong and you have no facts” and that’s the entire response, why shouldn’t I post a list of facts which are on my side? I never start this drama, I just point out factual errors or logical flaws in other people’s unproven claims, in relation to a topic I think is both relevant and important to talk about on a gambling forum.
In response to this thread, I’m not going to pretend I get on with JB or that I think there’s validity to his claims, I don’t. I also think it rings hollow for him to claim he respects me barely half an hour after calling me a bell-end in another thread. However much he gets wound up by my responses to his posts about rigging/corruption/etc., I am always civil to him and don’t hurl insults. I do not always get the same basic civility in return. If not being able to rationally counter the content of my posts is something which makes him angry or upset, that’s not my problem and I’m not going to apologise for it.
In any other topic of discussion on the forum, there doesn’t tend to be friction between us, there are many threads we’ve both posted on which don’t end up in drama. I never aim to wind anyone up here, but I do and will continue to call out and argue anything I perceive as bullshit.
