Footballers receiving on line abuse

[Pipkins]

Apart from not going on social media full stop

Wouldn't the simple solution be, for all platforms to switch off comments facility ?

Keeps the fans informed & removes the platform for those vile idiots

[Squid]

You can switch off comments to a degree anyway. You can also limit notifications to only people you follow too.

But ultimately the negative stuff is the name-searching and that your family members also take part in it so will be aware of what's being said about you. For example, do you think Conor Townsend didn't know about all the "League One" jibes? And Brunty apparently had a secret twitter account after abuse from Albion fans drove him off his main one.

[Duffers]

Why should they have to not go on it or limit comments or anything different to how anyone else uses it?

They shouldn’t have to have a restricted lifestyle just because of what they do for a living.

[CA Baggie]

Why should they have to not go on it or limit comments or anything different to how anyone else uses it?

They shouldn’t have to have a restricted lifestyle just because of what they do for a living.

In an ideal world then yeah.

Anyone in the public eye is going to have to accept that people will comment on what they do, sometimes that will be positive and sometimes it will negative.  The fact they’re watched by millions and have all the fans is the reason they get paid all that money.  With the fame, money, women, cars and already lifestyle is the loss of anonymity and the restrictions that go with that. If they don’t like the negative then, yeah, they should stay away from it.

The difficulty is judging what is a negative comment and what is abuse.  When it’s racial, homophobic etc it’s quite easy to spot.  Is saying that Ajayi was shit on Saturday abuse?

[baggiebloke]

There should be a mechanism that, just before a comment is posted online, it asks a series of questions:

1. Would you say it to their face?
2. Would ya? Honestly?
3. Do you like porridge?

[Tom Joad]

There should be a mechanism that, just before a comment is posted online, it asks a series of questions:

1. Would you say it to their face?
2. Would ya? Honestly?
3. Do you like porridge?

The 'would you say it to his face?' is a great motto for life in general.

[Pipkins]

Why should they have to not go on it or limit comments or anything different to how anyone else uses it?

They shouldn’t have to have a restricted lifestyle just because of what they do for a living.

In a perfect world yes

But we don't 

So apart from completely coming off it, its the best option 

Its impossible to police the internet

[Spandaubaggie]

CA Baggie posted something and then realised it wouldn't say it to our faces!

[CA Baggie]

CA Baggie posted something and then realised it wouldn't say it to our faces!

I tried to edit "already"  and it created a new post.  You lanky piece of sh...  Better not say that 

[baggiebloke]

There should be a mechanism that, just before a comment is posted online, it asks a series of questions:

1. Would you say it to their face?
2. Would ya? Honestly?
3. Do you like porridge?

The 'would you say it to his face?' is a great motto for life in general.

I'm staggered at Twitter at times. It's a great idea but crikey there are so many oddballs in this world.