Read doubtmeisters post quickly and thought he was saying Laurence had played Glastonbury 😂

The point is not to enable a meeting but to twist people's arms to join Discord.

Zoom simples!

Nick, correct. I believe Mr Lowe played at the very first Glastonbury weekend, and then this weekend too. More appearances there than any other artist.

The functionality issues is for the birds. It needs no more than this place, you ask a question and get an answer, how simple is that? I get you might want to create subjects, Q&As sections but beyond that, the ones qualified in responding or should be, are the premise of what is needed. Proboards gave that, it failed because those that should be accountable weren't and I'd image Discord is the same. All run on a better comms card and then going quiet. When the so-called grown-ups aren't speaking back with a reply, its hardly something the yoof want to join up to.

and can Martin answer my recent question on whether we are setting a deficit budget (exc cup games & player sakes) for 25/26 and how much this is

Away, away, with the TBK..

Stoppit, Trig ;)

Also can you explain what you meant when you said “it was inevitable that Morecambe’s fairytale would end like this?”

Martin - If you are after being asked questions, can you follow up on my unanswered query about who decided not to have one of our midweek games (Newport at Plough Lane I think) on Sky Sports +. Was it Sky, EFL, us or the opposition? If we have a say what is our policy?

However we have been hosting online meetings for the last couple of years till someone suddenly decided to use a meeting as a recruitment tool for Discord.

And that particular medium provides less engagement and permits even less still.

I don't find Discord hard to access or use but I appreciate some people do, or dislike its moderation. It has far more functionality than this place and several of its biggest critics on here are regular users. I talked to Leigh about not having meetings on it so I shall investigate why this strategy one is and hopefully use something like Zoom instead but I'm not promising anything. We all agree that more engagement is what matters not the medium.

Spartan, I could well be transitioning !

I would suggest this is a matter for the new(ish) DTB Chair to respond to rather than TBK. If Sean backs the Discord-only meeting and can substantiate how the decision was made and why it’s been approved than that will help us all understand I’m sure.

Laurence, your moral is spot on. In the weeks leading up to death of Proboards, it was evident that there was change of policy on how things would be changed. Nobody voted for that, no concerted support for the change was expressed and yet this is what we have. Given the lack of consultation on Discord and its now moderation, I belive the DTB have failed in its role to manage the situation to work for its members. How do moderation team get appointed, more so what is the limit of their remit. Are there policies in place to challenge rulings against said moderators? These of course also applied to Proboards and we saw how that panned out, again with one and then the other moderator at the helm. In my view, those two are the worse thing that has happened to the message board type communication system part of being a member of the DT. Those two need to grow a thinker skin and ceed some of their heavy handedness in the medium. Instead of the DT being a welcoming part of the club, it has, demonstrated through neglected oversight of the one direct channel it has that is run in its name.

TbK - it fails to help encourage new members to join when a newsletter is sent out each month with a broken link within for Discord. Maybe check Questions to DT? And yet again failure to use a QR code discourages mobile users. In addition, a platform where fields are NOT pre-populated, and you have to jump through hoops to comply with Rules and Guidelines is never good. Exiled joined last night. Will be told in no uncertain terms to change their display name? Why? Another long term user of Discord will be told to fit in, or clear off. Then you have Rule 2 which is in effect means the platform is a dictatorship. I am presently under a threat of a seven day suspension for asking a question publicly of a Moderator. Previously had a 24 hour time out? Why? There is freedom of speech in the UK, except when on Discord. I was not rude, I simply asked a question of the Moderators in Public on the Platform, which is forbidden. I disagreed with an action. A member remains banned. That ban should be rescinded, unless they have broken the law. Hurty words are not a good reason for banning. Finally, never a good sign when open dialogue is against the rules.

Glee, glee for the DTb...

At what point of holding an S/T does one get DT membership - from the moment one pays for it? one has it made available (phone, card etc)?

&re Keefy, * under the sun

I think that TBK should put in a giant sealed sack with Noel Edmonds and Gary Lineker, with smug gits written on the outside of it

I think Keefy might want to think about changing his Tag name, seeing as he seems to get called every name under son other than ....... Keefy. 🤣🤣🤣

I think that Nick Lowe became the artist with the most Glastonbury appearances this weekend. Very apt for the DT disengage, What’s so funny about Peace Love and Understanding?

Catch John Fogerty's Glasto set - not bad for an old geezer!

Anyway, I’m off to sleep now, but my last word tonight is that you need to listen and represent whether you agree with us or not, not just tell us we are wrong all the time.