The Falcons say they don't practice censorship - really!

MightyQuinn

September 30th, 2009
3:15 pm

Whoa! Am I…..

MightyQuinn

September 30th, 2009
3:16 pm

First! Having no life has its benefits.

DP in NC

September 30th, 2009
3:16 pm

Hey Mark, what happened to my first post?

David

September 30th, 2009
3:19 pm

How can you ban someone from posting when there is no login?

ChippersLoveChild

September 30th, 2009
3:20 pm

Lol, Bill Shanks censors you on his Braves website also. You had better not disagree with him or call him a “homer” or you will be getting the boot and denied access to his forums.

MightyQuinn

September 30th, 2009
3:25 pm

As far as these blogs go, thoughtful criticism is one thing. Hate bloggers that never change their tone or message are another. They are like the drunk guy in the sports bar that eventually everyone wants to punch out. They are attention seeking people with little or no self esteem. They are one of many reasons I don’t listen to talk radio (sports or politics). And if the Falcons want to censor their own blogs, well, it is THEIR blog. No one has to hold them to the First Amendment.

where there's smoke there's fire

September 30th, 2009
3:25 pm

Where there is smoke there’s fire Mark. Keep up the good work in keeping them honest.
The Falcons are not some secret organization of privilege. They belong to the city and its fans.

Bat Masterson

September 30th, 2009
3:26 pm

The NFL does not take criticism well period. Quinn, the first shall be last and the last, first. Are you meek, as well.

SimpleDawg

September 30th, 2009
3:29 pm

Sounds like Reggie answered YES to your question.

That was an abysmal performance by the Falcons Sunday afternoon. They were out coached, out played, and out hit by the Patriots. No need to rehash the obvious.

Now, where do we go from here? Do we look in the mirror and ask, “Are we going to wake up, toughen up, and wise up, or are we going to keep leaning on being young and inexperienced on defense.” What about our offense? Where was the “nasty” offensive line? How about our bruising RB? Where has Roddy “Money” white been?

Let’s go boys….we’ve seen the good; we don’t want to go back to the bad.

BugKiller

September 30th, 2009
3:29 pm

I wonder what would happen on a hypothetical message board run by UGA.

Hehe.

There would be a revolution from all the censoring going on (due to Adams, his puppet AD, Willie Martinez, and any other criticism under the sun).

I have a feeling that who sent you that email, Mark, is probably Falcons Sorry / Bad News / Vick Supporter.

Mrs. Chanandler Bong

September 30th, 2009
3:31 pm

Let’s talk about the Braves instead. The Falcons are on my shiz list.

Nativebird

September 30th, 2009
3:32 pm

As a frequent visitor/poster on the Falcons boards, I can truthfully report that there are a LOT of boneheads using profanity in posts that do nothing but bait other visitors to engage in the oh-so-tired practice of online hating-contests.
So if Mr. Roberts rules are even close to being enforced to the level he says their being enforced…their must be a LOT of really dumb (and bored) people partidulary attracted to the Falcons site. Personally, it’s driven me away by and large, but their is a section called “Pure Football” that seems to be monitored much better and appears to typically have good football-related discussions.

(R) = sore loser

September 30th, 2009
3:33 pm

Don’t believe them Mark. I was banned too for criticizing the Falcons.

Pi$$onaDawg

September 30th, 2009
3:33 pm

Tony Blowhard cut me off too. I didn’t cuss I just told any idiot can pick game winners if you don’t have the POINT SPREAD. Tony no happy with me.

PURE FOOTBALL SUCKS

September 30th, 2009
3:36 pm

The Pure Football forum is full of jerks who think they know it all and won’t allow anyone to post there
unless you’re in their exclusive little circle of losers. Stay here if you want to talk to someone with half a brain.Criticize them and you get banned no matter what you say.

Bat Masterson

September 30th, 2009
3:38 pm

That’s true Mark, and really, I was thinking about the NFL big brass and the lousy officiating I have seen lately. I’m not saying the officials cost the Falcons the game, the Falcons were tentative, that said, the ref’s called a one sided game.

SOUTH GA BIRD FAN

September 30th, 2009
3:40 pm

After all these years of supporting the Falcons I was right not to jump on the 12-4 superbowl this year bandwagon. I have to many scars from the smith days ( not coach Smith Mark you know the smiths I mean) but I must admit I thought the defense would be the major problem , and they still may be , but the offense has been a big letdown so far whats up with the fumbles and butterfingers ?
GO FALCONS still hoping for 9-7

critics not allowed

September 30th, 2009
3:41 pm

the message given to Falcons critics is “You are not allowed to visit this forum” . Like being a Falcon fan is some “exclusive” club. What a joke.

BOYCOTT FALCONS

September 30th, 2009
3:49 pm

If the Falcons don’t support freedom, they need to be BOYCOTTED. Freedom of speech !!
Freedom of speech !!

PMC

September 30th, 2009
3:54 pm

That’s like coming into someones house and peeing on the carpet. Rude and disrespectful. If they did censor the content… IT’S THEIR SITE.

Create a blog if you want to whine about things.

Seriously… this is a non issue. Anyone whining about the Falcons now has some sort of personal problem. At no time in history have we had a brighter sports future in this town. Hate the Falcons? Go cheer for the Hawks… Go cheer for Tech/Georgia the Thrashers…you’re local high school team.

You can be critical anywhere. 80% of the posts on the Falcons message board are from critical fans… and 90% of those are from off base morons.

sharecropper

September 30th, 2009
3:55 pm

Well, great Mr. Bradley. Now that you have refused to be a reporter — there once was a time a fellow would have had to be a reporter before getting a column — answer the damn question: did the posts get deleted, and what posts were deleted, and why? My god, are you that much of a homer, or are you that incompetent? You are shameless. And you kept your job while dozens were fired at the AJC? Now we know why. You cause the AJC no problems with authority. Shameful.

OK with it

September 30th, 2009
3:56 pm

Could we please ban Saint Simons?

MightyQuinn

September 30th, 2009
3:59 pm

We should all remember the famous Jerry Glanville video clip where he explains to the ref that the NFL stands for Not For Long. Thus if they don’t like you….

Danny

September 30th, 2009
3:59 pm

For fear of being banned from Falcons.com, I’ve decided to make the following post here:

Has anyone taken note of the fact that the Falcons’ two wins have come against teams that have a combined record of 0-6. Those teams have been outscored 80 – 156.

The Falcons were also lambasted by the Pats. The game was not as close as the final score, as the Pats’ would have won by at least two more touchdowns if Brady had been able to connect on the long ball. Fortunately, Frank Gore will be out when we face the 49ers next week.

If Turner isn’t more effective after next week, things could get ugly.

Silver Classic

September 30th, 2009
4:04 pm

I wish AJC wern’t so liberal in what they allow to be posted. I find that many of the cronic whinners appear to be soleless wannabees who can only rise above the crowd by climbing on someone else’s back.

Reading the continuious glut of assinine remarks, rather than constructive criticism, drives those of us who desire to engage in useful, or at least interesting, dialog to other venues.

**Frederick(Bailey)Douglass**

September 30th, 2009
4:11 pm

They should hire the royal, tenacious, noble D-Led. He would never implement such nonsense on his blog…which is the absolute best in the business…as it relates to these Dirty Birds.

FBD
P.S. Somebody, somewhere needs to be asking why we run a critical third down play to the barrier and limit the field by 50% (and NO D-Led, all routes ended up there so this was NOT a blitz read)…OR, why we didn’t try #12 again on the deep go route…OR why we have a Yellow Coater (HoF) on the team that gets thrown one ball (of course he caught it) the entire game. !?!?!?

BOYCOTT FALCONS

September 30th, 2009
4:12 pm

Let FREEDOM ring America. Say NO to censorship ! BOYCOTT the Falcons!! Are soldiers are dying for our freedom. Don’t give it up

falconidae

September 30th, 2009
4:12 pm

I spend time on the message board, and I don’t know the specific case written about here, but my observation is the only people who get banned on the falcon’s board deserve it. No one is banned for writing negative posts about the falcons, but for breaking the forum rules, including personal attacks, and obviously inflammatory comments.

cdog

September 30th, 2009
4:15 pm

THE OFFICIALS COST THE FALCONS THE GAME AGAINST THE PATROITS. IT DIDN’T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO SEE THAT. HERE THE LITTLE OLE FALCONS PLAYING THE SO CALLED BIG BAD PATROITS IN THE REFS EYES. BILL BELLICHECK AND RANDY MOSS INFLUENCED THE REFS CALLS ALOT.IT WAS ONE SIDED CALLED AGAINST ATLANTA.MIKE SMITH SHOULD NOT JUST SIT THERE AND ALLOW THE OFFICIALS TO TAKE THE GAME AWAY FROM THE FALCONS AS HE DID

Paul H

September 30th, 2009
4:19 pm

Can we ban Saint Simons? Period? Even a lot of Tech fans would agree to that.

Richard Dawson

September 30th, 2009
4:20 pm

“Especially after a loss in the rain.”??? Huh? Is it any better after a loss in the sun or snow?

Just A Fan

September 30th, 2009
4:22 pm

I agree. Saint Simons should go. As well as Vick Supporter

falconidae ??????

September 30th, 2009
4:23 pm

How do you know who is banned ? Do you have a list ? Every time I ever posted anything there
I was jumped on by the kool aid drinkers there. They act like the Falcons are some exclusive country club ! Screw them ! I will spend my money elsewhere !

Just A Fan

September 30th, 2009
4:23 pm

Saint Simons isn’t a Tech fan. He goes on the Tech boards and does the same crap after we lose. He just trys to stir up emotions on both boards.

Bravedawg

September 30th, 2009
4:24 pm

I like how the guy was criticizing and calling out Arthur Blank and Mike Smith for deleting his comments…as if either of them give two shytes about some message board posting.

Gumby

September 30th, 2009
4:25 pm

It really doesnt matter…a loss is a loss!!

Josef Stalin

September 30th, 2009
4:27 pm

Sat nyet to criticism Falcons. Ship them to forced labor internment camps if they criticize !
Freedom is overrated

MightyQuinn

September 30th, 2009
4:27 pm

“Reading the continuious glut of assinine remarks, rather than constructive criticism, drives those of us who desire to engage in useful, or at least interesting, dialog to other venues.”

Well said, Silver Classic. Although I must confess that I derive a modicum of morbid pleasure reading FALCONS SORRY posts from time to time. I just can’t help myself!

Tyson

September 30th, 2009
4:28 pm

I am in the messageboards, and i still see negative comments in the boards. I don’t think they get deleted. There are like 50 fans from other teams (who the other posters have proven they are, from the screenname change history) that act like falcons fans and bash everyone from the QB to the kicker and saying that Vick should return….even those posters don’t get kicked out….maybe the wannabes got too many negative rating from other users, and are crying about it.

An Observer

September 30th, 2009
4:28 pm

Not speaking specifically about the Falcons’ blogger that complained about being banned from the Falcons’ website, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL bloggers, on the AJC Falcons’ blog that need to be banned permanently.

They add nothing to the discussion and constantly rehash the same old post/comments under different names to stir up racial tension.

Everyone who reads this blog knows EXACTLY who I’m talking about.

tron

September 30th, 2009
4:32 pm

beautiful marble covered with luv
the mysteries of life floating above
dancing alone or wit a girl who u fancy
don’t be afraid to tell her ur dandy
spinning around this big blob of blue
hoping one day to meet someone true
saving my soul for a bowl of brunswick stew

Rich

September 30th, 2009
4:32 pm

At Georgia Wrestling History, we have maintained a board for seven years and only banned less than a handful of folks. Our basic idea is the same as Mark noted about the AJC blogs: no profanity, name-calling, or baiting, and you’re all clear. Some of the local promoters and wrestlers don’t like some of the things that we let slide, but if you work in a forum meant to entertain, no matter the business, you’d better learn to accept criticism. We just also opened a new board for the the Sports Buffet radio show, and the rules there will be just as relaxed. I have always heard this about the Falcons board, so it comes as no surprise, really.

the Sports Buffet

And Paul H, here’s a Tech fan who agrees.

dawes

September 30th, 2009
4:32 pm

mark bradley you can make fun of bobby cox he has won championship with atlanta and you can make fun of dan reevees he did take the falcons to the super bowl so why are you makimy fun of them

lawton

September 30th, 2009
4:35 pm

i know for a fact that georgiadawg, i think thats the one, will ban you under half a second for critizing the bulldogs.

hooked on phonix

September 30th, 2009
4:36 pm

can we ban peeple who dont reed and rite too good?

Richard Dawson

September 30th, 2009
4:38 pm

“i know for a fact that georgiadawg, i think thats the one, will ban you under half a second for critizing the bulldogs.” I think that’s the site I got banned from after my first post, and it was a very innocent post, but I certainly do criticize the dawgs when warranted. If you want to censor posts so the forum is to your liking, goodbye and good riddance. I’m not interested in reading one-sided, censored conversation anywhere and don’t understand who would be interested in that.

311

September 30th, 2009
4:40 pm

Why does everyone crap their pants if they’re first on a message board?!! Who cares?

311

September 30th, 2009
4:41 pm

Oh yeah! 51st!!!

DON'TKISS THE RINGS

September 30th, 2009
4:42 pm

Hey Falcons… STOP KISSING THE RINGS !!!

Joe Schmoe

September 30th, 2009
4:43 pm

I would like to see a registration process to event comment on the blogs, with a verified email address. The falcons with the the vick supporters, the Tech blogs with rouge UGA fans spewing, and the UGA blogs with rouge Tech fans spewing. It is getting a little old. What do you think Mark? Could you put in a good word?

AlternateReality

September 30th, 2009
4:48 pm

Regarding registration you don’t need to give away the poster’s email address. I could see that leading to problems. But, some sort of AJC ID that shows everyone that the same person (FLACCO, Vick Supporter, etc) just posted 10 times under different names would be nice.

BirdieFalcon

September 30th, 2009
4:51 pm

The UGA and the Falcons site are very similar when it comes to censorship, negative posts are acceptable but profanity, offensive statements towards other posters, and threats are usually followed by being blacklisted from the site and 90 percent of the people like that on those two particular sites deserve to be kicked out. This is a non issue the Falcons are trying to get prepared to play the 49ers in 2 weeks, that’s the real issue here.

Jo JO Yo

September 30th, 2009
4:51 pm

Matty Ice and Company are not that effective against a top NFL team are they? Stay up in the owners box Blank.

falconidae

September 30th, 2009
4:53 pm

So, (R) = sore loser , is that your name on the AF board? IS this you?:

“I signed up and was quickly same day banned for making a post Roddy White was traded…i didnt know it was a violation.”

As I said, no one is banned w/o breaking the rules.

Tandy

September 30th, 2009
4:57 pm

This is ridiculous. They do not ban people for criticizing the team. If they did – half the people on the board would be banned. I’m on that board every single day. Why don’t you people go over there and read about 3 or 4 pages in the Talk About The Falcons section then shut up – you don’t know what you are talking about. Criticism happens every day – all day long over there. From Roddy can’t catch to Turner is tippy toes to the coaching staff stinks. The only time people get banned is when they cross the line into vulgarity or personally attack or stalk another poster. Period. Go to the board – then shut up!

Tandy

September 30th, 2009
5:03 pm

I like guys!

Reality

September 30th, 2009
5:04 pm

My name is “Critics not allowed” and I like to go on the Falcon message boards and curse and stir the pot. I like to pretend I am a fan of Mike Vick and then start a racial discussion.

But the reality of the situation is that my mom makes me turn off my computer at midnight and go to bed. Sometimes I sneak back down in my Mom’s basement and post more curse words and Vick posts like a rebel.

I can’t believe that actually banned me from doing that even though they make the rules and I should abide by them. I will email Mark Bradley and 680 The Fan and tell them that the Falcons won’t allow critics.

Sorry Mom, I am turning off my computer and coming up for dinner now!

bobbybutler did it

September 30th, 2009
5:04 pm

The Falcons deleted my post. waaaaaay! Shut up and get a real life. It amazes me every time I get on one of these blogs about how little of a brain some people have.

falcon

September 30th, 2009
5:05 pm

Michael Turner does not appear to be hitting the hole nearly as quickly as last year. Is he carrying more weight around this year? I would like to see Snelling get more reps at RB. The play calling was very suspect. No screens to the RB’s and no attempts to Gonzalez in the 1st half.

Anyone else notice, every time they showed a replay of John Abraham trying to rush Brady, Matt Light had a handful of jersey? But not a single holding penalty against the beloved Patriots.

Worst officiating crew in the NFL. Calling a fumble and recovery by NE on the pass that Ryan had clearly thrown and Coach Smith sucessfully challenged? Pathetic!

The interference call on Jenkins was also BS. How many times have we seen Randy Moss used the same tactic that 81 was flagged for? The League office is happy IMO. They didn’t want to see the Pats drop 2 in a row.

Sid

September 30th, 2009
5:06 pm

Bill King’s blog sends me an e-mail which,I suppose,verifies my e-mail. I’m not an internet expert so I don’t know for sure.

King Arthur had better be careful or he will lose some of his fan base. By the way, who is he pushing in the wheelchair these days?

I’m rooting for the Falcons and that’s the _ _ _ m truth. Oops! I’ll see if that gets banned.

Falcons Ace

September 30th, 2009
5:08 pm

Critics of the Falcons are not banned from the forums, no matter how rididculous, inane, and over the top some of their posts are. The only critics that ever got banned were any of them that decided they needed to spam the board with 10-15 threads a day with their same garbage.

In fact, if anything, they need to moderate that site more. You’d think after the Patriots game that we were winless, the worst team in the NFL in every facet of the game, we’d been blown out 70-0, and that the sky was falling. Try reading that board right after a loss without every shred of common sense and rational thought in your body not wanting to revolt. Painful.

Of course, you put down the trolls for who they are, and you get banned or a suspension. Some really moronic Saints fan(Michael Turnover is his current name) made the mistake of registering with his full name. He didn’t like the fact I found his public Myspace profile and was making a fool out of him and –>I<– was banned for it. Such a shame.

Tandy

September 30th, 2009
5:13 pm

Whoever thought they were funny with the I like guys – you are right. I’m a woman and I’ve been married over 30 years – thank goodness I like guys – because he is one.

Pete

September 30th, 2009
5:16 pm

Enter your comments here
Man, I post all kind of critisism and NEVER get tossed.
Watch your language posters !!!
Stay clean………..no profanity.

ATLJBO

September 30th, 2009
5:19 pm

Whats up Mark

But yea…Yall are tripping ..lol

psack

September 30th, 2009
5:19 pm

What else is new??? The Georgia Bulldog moderator banned me for making critical remarks about Willie Martinez……some folks are sensitive we don’t have REAL MEN moderators we now have WOMEN moderators that seems to be really “sensitive”

anyway I don’t condone personal attacks against non-football players and coaches–but the rules have to apply EQUALLY to all not just the folks you don’t like

FALCONS SORRY

September 30th, 2009
5:23 pm

SORRY CRY BABY FALCONS! YOU ARE A BUNCH OF IGNORANT HATERS WHO CAN NOT STAND TO HEAR THE TROOF! YOU JUST WANT TO TRY TO SHUT UP ANY BODY WHO SAY WHAT THE WHOLE REST OF THE WORLD CAN ALREADY SEE ABOUT WHAT A SORRY JOB YOU ALL ARE DOING IN THE POST VICK YEARS! YOUR WHOLE WEB SITE NEED TOC CRASH AND BURN JUST LIKE THE DEVIL THAT OWN IT! AUTHUR BLANK! YOU ARE THE DEVIL IN A CHEAP SUIT THAT THINK HE KNOW EVER LITTLE THING AND YOU RUN THE WHOLE WORLD AND NO BODY CAN DISAGREE WITH! EVER BODY SAW WAHT A SNAKE YOU ARE BLANK BY HOW YOU TREAT THE MAN WHO MADE THE WHOLE SORRY FALCONS FRANCHISE AND PUT ATL ON THE PRO FOOTBALL MAP FOR GOOD! WHEN MV7 COME BACK TO THE ATL ON PEARL HARBOR DAY IN DECEMBER HE IS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE RUDEST WAKE UP CALL YOU EVER HAD IN YOUR LIFE BLANK! YOU WONT BE ABLE TO HIDE THE LESSON THAT IS GOING TO BE LAID DOWN WHEN YOUR FORMER FRANCHISE PLAYER COME TO CLASS TO AND THIS WHOLE TOWN TO SCHOOL! VENGENCE WILL BE SERVE THAT DAY AND IT WILL AN ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET! BLANK YOU AND THE BODY GUARD CROOKS SECRET POLICE YOU GOT WORKING FOR YOU WONT COME UP TO ME OR ANY OTHER SMART FOOTBALL FAN THAT KNOW WHAT UP AND REAL SUPPORTER OF #7 THE MAN ON THE STREET BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU WILL GET THE TASTE SLAPPED OUT OF YOUR MOUF!

Tom

September 30th, 2009
5:24 pm

spam queue?

Is that a poor man’s barbe queue?

Jerry

September 30th, 2009
5:25 pm

DOB lets everthing go and says nothing, personally I wish there was no such thing as freedom of speech. Some have abused the privilage

Tom

September 30th, 2009
5:30 pm

Jerry, there is no “freedom of speech” issue on these or any other privately-owned and -operated blogs and message boards. They all have terms of service and anyone/everyone posts on them at the sole pleasure and discretion of those who have their finger on the button.

Okefenokee Dawg

September 30th, 2009
5:31 pm

Gee Mark, I didn’t know we could call you an idiot and not get banned. I’ve never called you an idiot on the blog even though I thought it many, many times. How many times can we call you an idiot before we will be banned? Heck, I’ll never call you an idiot even though you are many, many times. That would be impolite.

Mark's wrong!...well...

September 30th, 2009
5:40 pm

Mark, you’re an idiot. You also love to stir the soup. And you’re unfireable. You made it.

Darrin "The Vent King"

September 30th, 2009
5:52 pm

I agree with Tandy 100%- this is total b.s. twist of the facts saying those that are being banned are being banned because they are just criticizing as I am there on that board everyday too. THAT IS SO WRONG! Those posters that were banned or deleted were “trolling”, i.e. making spiteful overly negative criticisms over and over in a very childish manner baiting other posters. I’m on that board everyday and most of those that were banned were insulting other posters AFTER rebuttals to those so-called criticisms in a REAL immature way and they know it. The same thing that goes on here in this blog. They claim they have the right to criticize, yet when someone criticizes there claims due to disagreeing with them they go all 3rd grade on other posters in that forum and its not only stupid, but extremely childish. They deserved to be banned. They were banned and/or deleted for the same reasons you all do the same here. Making the same threads over and over baiting other posters. Go over there and read them, its beyond childish and I for one hope they continue to be banned. That message board has rules and when those posters sign up, they know what they are and they break em anyway, that’s why they got kicked to the curb. Atlantafalcons.com’s message board is no different than ANY other. SO PLEASE stop trying to make a story out of nothing. They have been doing that forever and every other football team’s board does the same thing. As a matter of fact, the ajc does the same thing and in most cases it is very warranted. You have some real small minded “e-thugs” over there hiding behind anonymity acting like real morons and I’m not going to name names, but I see one of them has responded to this blog already and he is one of the main ones. The only time they post is to get on there and rip the team even in victory so don’t blame it on the loss. They are there whether we win or lose doing the same thing over and over. KEEP BANNING THOSE LOSERS!!!

Darrin "The Vent King"

September 30th, 2009
6:04 pm

I GUARANTEE those losers calling in to the ajc claiming they were banned for “criticizing” are the same ones trolling- don’t believe the hype MB. I also bet they are some of the same ones here on this ajc doing the exact same thing…

Shadyman

September 30th, 2009
6:06 pm

RIDICULOUS!

Mark, yeah..I’m going to need you to go ahead and try harder for a topic next time.

I did check into the boards today after I heard about this on 680.

Mike Vick Curse

September 30th, 2009
6:10 pm

MARK

The Falcons don’t practice sensorship?

I know that is a lie because (D3) right here on this website sensors anyone who doesn’t support Matt Ryan and if you criticize him, he bans you.

He has his/her “click” of bloggers who socialize during and after games, I know that is true because D3 stated on his blog requesting that Sarah B (1-member of his posse) that he will get her phone number so the rest of the posse can hang out.

Therefore I know there is sensorship. I really don’t go on that blog anymore. Although you and I disagree on many topics, I have to give it to you, you don’t play favorites.

Glitchy

September 30th, 2009
6:12 pm

Bradley, you are the most asinine, ingnorant, bulldog-loving, moron……..hey wait, what happened? I’ve been abducteed by aliens…….. DAMN.

Ryan

September 30th, 2009
6:13 pm

OGBarbershop.com has no moderation and is an offshoot Falcons board, but we allow everybody to register and allow you to talk about anything. No moderation, any topics go, just for all you ‘freedom of speech’ marks.

dawes

September 30th, 2009
6:15 pm

all yoyr people you can.t say any good about the falcon then don.t say nothing your heard the old saying if you won.t someome to say something good about you then say something good about them

DeeCee

September 30th, 2009
6:22 pm

Well, Mark – you clearly got pwned by someone banned from the Falcons boards with an axe to grind. I post daily at the AF message boards, and I frequently criticize the team. Mark, did you get all the facts before posting a huge picture of Arthur Blank and putting a salacious headline above it? Did you think maybe the Falcons can provide you this guy’s username history at the AF boards to show you WHY he was banned? Or maybe you could simply point and click your way over to the Falcons message board and see that over half of the topics there are critical of the team. Instead, you got totally played by some childish loser with a clear victim mentality. Congrats.

SENSOR MATT RYAN FROM THE FIELD....BECAUSE

September 30th, 2009
6:22 pm

He sucks

SENSOR MATT RYAN FROM THE FIELD....BECAUSE

September 30th, 2009
6:23 pm

dawes

If that was the case, the blogs would be empty

AFMB Member

September 30th, 2009
6:29 pm

I’m a regular on those boards and this is not true about any so-called censorship. Those people who are whining to the AJC (to persons like you, Bradley) mostly likely got banned for loading up the boards multiple, repetitive postings, attacks on other posters by fake “fans” who pretend to be Falcons fans and generally being board nuisances. You can criticize the Falcons all you like, but if you break the Code of Conduct, then be prepared to deal with the consequences. Do your research before you take the word of a buncha whiney nancy-boys.

Dave

September 30th, 2009
6:33 pm

Sensor? You are just stupid.

William

September 30th, 2009
6:38 pm

I think it is stupid to ban anyone from blogging if they are not using racist.I do come on the falcons blog from time to time and give my opinion if I think something wasn’t right or wrong.This is really silly to ban anyone from making negative comments if it not to over the top bad or hateful.I also think some of the writers should be ban with some of the topic they write for us to blog and everyone know what players they use to get everyone to say anything.I knew this would come soon but why now.I have read some post that you couldn’t believe anyone would write about this particular person and everyone know who I am talking about.I hope you writer do the right thing and us falcons fans or falcons haters will as well.

kevykev21

September 30th, 2009
6:46 pm

The comment below was posted here by DeeCee, and needs to be posted again….therefore I bump it:
Well, Mark – you clearly got pwned by someone banned from the Falcons boards with an axe to grind. I post daily at the AF message boards, and I frequently criticize the team. Mark, did you get all the facts before posting a huge picture of Arthur Blank and putting a salacious headline above it? Did you think maybe the Falcons can provide you this guy’s username history at the AF boards to show you WHY he was banned? Or maybe you could simply point and click your way over to the Falcons message board and see that over half of the topics there are critical of the team. Instead, you got totally played by some childish loser with a clear victim mentality. Congrats.

Ted Striker

September 30th, 2009
6:52 pm

I was once banned from Wal-Mart.

karaka

September 30th, 2009
6:59 pm

Isn’t part of a journalists job to do some homework? Why don’t you visit the boards yourself and see how much negative crap is on it. The people who get/got banned probably spammed the boards with a bunch of attention-seeking threads with no real intent other than to get a rise out of people. They are losers. If you wrote the above article, Mark, you must really believe it…..maybe it was YOU posting on there and you got banned???

SC

September 30th, 2009
7:00 pm

Right on to David and AFMB Member. AJC blog responses are heavily polluted with trolls. And the trolls get to use a different name with every post.

So Mark, is *graffiti* the same as free speech?

WARBUCKS

September 30th, 2009
7:13 pm

THE FALCONS WILL HAVE A 6-10 RECORD… YOU MARK MY WORDS… REV. HAL LIVES!

Zach

September 30th, 2009
7:15 pm

I am really surprised how much people struggle with grammar. Its pretty embarrassing. People cannot even spell the word censor when it’s in the title of the article. Same with “FALCONS SORRY” wow. I wont comment there because I might get “sensored”.

Mark quick question,
What is your impression of the officiating crew on Sunday? Their calls did not completely change the game, but they did change the momentum quite considerably. I know that Coach Smith laughed at the fact that he had to throw the challenge flag in the first half on the Ryan pass, but that was the worst call I’ve ever seen.

nativefalcon

September 30th, 2009
7:26 pm

Mark:

Try coming to the message boards during a game and during the week, instead of listening to some people that were whining crybabies because they got banned. They obviously didn’t read the code of conduct, the Mods are very even handed. I’ve seen them ban racists, people trying to post really disgusting crap. Anf people there that are just there to TROLL.I wish you had come there during the Vick Dog fighting days. You would actually feel sorry for us. And there’s lots of criticism on the board. Just depends if were winning or losing. I would try looking at it for bit before writing a article just from some crybabies. Another word for crybaby is TROLL, do we have the right to have to listen to people bad mouth our team? I don’t want to hear it personally. And I’ve thought the Mods have done a great job compared to the ones at the AJC.

WARBUCKS

September 30th, 2009
7:28 pm

MIKE VICK WILL BE VICKTORIOUS AGAINST THE FALCONS!

Darrin "The Vent King"

September 30th, 2009
7:32 pm

As a matter of fact Bradley, if you would have done some better research (and you’re one of the few journalists I don’t have a problem with at the ajc) you would know that a new feature at the Falcon’s message boards is now allowing other members to vote overly negative spiteful comments down and when it reaches a certain plateau those posters are dealt with. So in essence, its the other posters in the forum who are the ones getting those idiots booted out of there and not the Falcons. What you are saying then is borderline slander and I can not believe you printed this story this way. I, for one, think you all at the ajc should follow suit. It was shameful how long it took you all here at the ajc to start monitoring your own blogs back when the Vick “dog-gate” thing went down. Think back to those days and you’ll have an example of the type posters that are getting sent away and I for one am glad they are doing that. Some of those types are STILL here- just take a look at your own blog.

Grammar Check

September 30th, 2009
7:35 pm

Zach

I wont comment there because I might get “sensored”.

“I’m not a grammar major like you, but I believe you meant to spell won’t instead of wont”.

Now go see the principal

Brian F.

September 30th, 2009
7:36 pm

Enter your comments here WHO CARES !!!

boo hoo afmb

September 30th, 2009
7:36 pm

A hit dog barks … all the losers in the exclusive country club of the Falcons are barking loud !!
If the shoe fits wear it!!! You thought yopu were SO POWERFUL!! Turn on the lights and the roaches scatter…LOSERS !!!!

Stop crying whiners from Atl Falcons !!

September 30th, 2009
7:39 pm

YOU WHINERS created the mess that is your message board so STFU about criticism opf your sorority club! The Falcons STUNK IT UP !!! and you losers deserve the heat you’re getting for
your blind pom pom assessments of the team…Waaaaa waaaaaa mommy they talked about me !!

Robb 4242

September 30th, 2009
7:40 pm

Enter your comments here

Robb 4242

September 30th, 2009
7:42 pm

Come read my posts…I would NEVER insult anyone….ha ha ha
We can insult any LOSER who doesn’t cheer the Falcons…IT’S OUR BOARD…WE RUN IT
Signed Robbb 4242 ,Rev Hal, J.Michael Moore and all the rest of the exclusive country club
known as AFMB….losersville USA !!!

Arthur Blank's minions

September 30th, 2009
7:47 pm

Look we support the Falcons no matter what! Cross us and YOU’RE BANNED….It’s our ball and if you don’t want to kiss our bums like WE KISSED THE RINGS then get lost!! You are banned!!!
F…. freedom of speech…What do you think this is? America? Freedom of speech is for losers …LIKE US Thank you, AFMB

Darrin "The Vent King"

September 30th, 2009
7:47 pm

Now, Mark Bradely, you have perfect examples of what type of posters are getting banned at the Falcon’s msgb. Thanks for providing the evidence children…LMAO

To the FAKE POSTERS from AFMB

September 30th, 2009
7:49 pm

Nice try at impoersonating banned posters but the TRUTH is out! You guys can’t take the heat of criticism of your pathetic showing in Foxborough ! Grow up you crybabies !! The team uses you whiners as a crutch….let a team stink it up like that in Philly ! Yopu don’t know criticism until you’ve got it there pals!!

TheMoronMarkBradley

September 30th, 2009
7:51 pm

Mr. Bradley,
You must be working on getting a Pulitzer with such awesome writting. Your such a GREAT investigative writter. Seriously, what went through your head when writting such an idiodic piece? Every morning I eat breakfast while reading the AJC. As of tomorrow morning I am canceling my subscription due to your moronic choice of articles to write. It makes sence why the AJC has to raise its prices to survive. You dont have the creativity nor talent to be writting in the smallest of American towns, much less a great city like Atlanta! It amazes me that the AJC allows you to write such retarded articles. I am writting a petition for all AJC subscribers to sign calling for your termination.

Support the LOSERS....support the Falcons message board

September 30th, 2009
7:52 pm

Shine the light on you cockroaches and you scatter for cover….the TRUTH shall set you fre….BAN people who criticize and this is what you get…HEAT!!!
If you can’t stand the heat, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN !!!!

TheMoronMarkBradley

September 30th, 2009
7:54 pm

Ive been banned 3 times and deserved everytime! freakin idiots

SC

September 30th, 2009
7:55 pm

Mark, since you think the chaos that is the AJC blogs serves free speech, I’m going to start calling you Robespierre.

Joe Schmoe

September 30th, 2009
7:58 pm

This is why I think people should at least be made to register, and verify an email address. The email address does not have to be show, but has to be verified for the blog administrator. It would severly cut this crap down. Please Mark, get in someone’s ear about this!

collegedude

September 30th, 2009
8:05 pm

Mark, we KNOW the AJC hack reporters read the Falcons’ message board, 90% of the AJC articles come a couple of days AFTER the topic is broached and discussed on the message board. Since you guys are on their getting the info to write in your birdcage liner, you know that there are plenty of people posting topics that are criticizing the Falcons, the coaching staff, and the front office daily and the posted who make those comments are not banned unless they also violate the code of conduct they had to agree to. I’m thinking that maybe the “reader” is actually an AJC reporter, maybe even yourself????

Won't listen

September 30th, 2009
8:07 pm

What is this the Rush Limbaugh syndrome? You listen to the loudest, most unstable ill-informed drug addicted…..being in the room and believe it”? Not only that, you feed it by making it a blog entry. For the first time, I miss Terrence Moore.

A hit dog barks

September 30th, 2009
8:12 pm

All the Falcons message board fraternity members are LIVID !!! tHEIR “TRUTH” HAS BEEN EXPOSED. No country club Falcons !! Stop wnining about criticism and stop MUZZLING dissent!! You enable the Falcons sucking !!! by blind allegiance !! The TRUTH shall set you free !!

Won't listen

September 30th, 2009
8:12 pm

I am a liberal dumb azz sheep, that thinks I know it all. In reality, I am only convencing myself. I really dont know what I am talking about.

collegedude

September 30th, 2009
8:13 pm

LOL @ daddy Warbuck$….0-16 is staring us in the face

HAHAHA

September 30th, 2009
8:15 pm

HAHAHA LOL. Mark, you have attracted the same idiots that got banned from the boards (warbucks, Rev JJ) …lol. I hope you realize that you are always wrong…HAHHAHHA

Pulitzer prize

September 30th, 2009
8:18 pm

You need to try harder Bradley if you want to win the prize….This is a new low for you. Hey, whatever happened to the fro?

The truth

September 30th, 2009
8:42 pm

Look Mark, If you are just going to let them rip you without me defending the truth, you need to speak up. The Falcons banned me for criticism only. Want the proof?I will show you. Word for word what I typed , their responses and you figure the REAL reason I was banned. Don’t let these message board enforcers invade your space without checking up on their lunacy!

falken

September 30th, 2009
8:57 pm

I’ve been a member of the Falcon’s message board for ten years. I have NEVER noticed a post being deleted just because of negative content. Heck, if they deleted negative content, the message board would have been a virtual ghost town during the Petrino era. ( Can nine months be considered an era?)

Won't Listen

September 30th, 2009
9:00 pm

People believe what they want to believe. It’s disappointing that Bradley felt compelled to give one or two a forum for their prepubescent behavior. Seeing as there were some personal attacks, don’t be surprised if this blog is shut down.

EAT THIS DOG LOVERS :)

September 30th, 2009
9:07 pm

VICK SIGNS ENDORSEMENT DEAL WITH NIKE

By Liz Mullen, Staff Writer, SportsBusiness Journal

Michael Vick has signed an endorsement deal with Nike, according to Mike Principe, managing director for BEST, the agency that represents Vick. Principe would reveal no other details, but referred other questions to Vick’s personal agent, Joel Segal.

Principe announced the deal on stage during a panel discussion at the Relay Sports Sponsorship Symposium in New York. Principe was on a panel discussing athlete endorsements at the event, run by SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily. He said he was prepared for questions about endorsements for Vick and had decided to make the announcement during the discussion.

“Mike has had a great relationship with Nike and is excited to be part of the Nike team again,” said Segal, who negotiated the Nike deal as well as Vick’s deal to return to the NFL as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. Segal wouldn’t reveal any details of the deal, saying that Nike and Vick agreed not to discuss terms.

Vick will wear Nike shoes, gear and apparel. “He has always been a fan of the brand and looks forward to the relationship,” Segal said.

Anonymous

September 30th, 2009
9:14 pm

I won’t disclose my name as Gestapo might get me. 0_0

I just want to say the mods there are drunk with e-power. They seem to be a bunch of middle aged lonely drunks who take their flaccid frustration out any way they can. It’s been this way for years. You can also see who the pathetic ones are. They want to thrust their name out there as some sort of NFL insider. “Rev Hal’s thoughts on the game.”

Excuse while I fart and try to give a crap. “Don’t agree with my thoughts?” BAN!

“Hi, I’m Sacless Falcon Fan and I like UGA and if you don’t like em….” BAN!

It would be nice if users could vote Mod’s in and out of power there. At least people would be more unanimous about who should moderate. If they become a problem, remove ‘em.

kevykev21

September 30th, 2009
9:15 pm

Ha! This exchange below is hilarious. After all the bull WARBUCKS aka REV JJ posted on this blog, you have a brilliant post by Darrin below, pointing out that the same losers being banned on the AFMB are showing their true colors in this comments section of Bradley’s stupid blog.
Then that was followed up by WARBUCKS aka REV JJ claiming the comments by WARBUCKS aka REV JJ were just people impersonating them……ha ha ha!!! How stupid do you think people are WARBUCKS? Do you think anyone really believed that? You have Darrin exposing you for what you are, a whiney beyotch, which you proved nicely on your own here…..and then you try and say it wasn’t you? HA HA HA HA. YOU’RE SUCH A LOSER WARBUCKS AND YOU’LL NEVER BE ALLOWED IN THE EXCLUSIVE AFMB CLUB!!! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darrin “The Vent King”
September 30th, 2009
7:47 pm
Now, Mark Bradely, you have perfect examples of what type of posters are getting banned at the Falcon’s msgb. Thanks for providing the evidence children…LMAO

To the FAKE POSTERS from AFMB
September 30th, 2009
7:49 pm
Nice try at impoersonating banned posters but the TRUTH is out! You guys can’t take the heat of criticism of your pathetic showing in Foxborough ! Grow up you crybabies !! The team uses you whiners as a crutch….let a team stink it up like that in Philly ! Yopu don’t know criticism until you’ve got it there pals!!

ProStyle

September 30th, 2009
9:16 pm

The falcons players and coaches make millions to play much better than they did against the patriots. If they ban people for stating the obvious, they are in the wrong business and will be in trouble this year. Losing fans in a terrible economy is not a good strategy.

Won't Listen

September 30th, 2009
9:19 pm

Mark Bradley practices responsible journalism…..Really!

karaka

September 30th, 2009
9:34 pm

Mark,
You only do harm to the Falcons Organization by posting false information like this. You have a person like the one above (ProStyle) who has probably never been to the message boards and believes everything you wrote despite none of it being true. I hope that feels good, Mark. You’re an idiot, just like you said yourself.

Rectal Bleeding

September 30th, 2009
9:37 pm

@prostyle. I can assure you there are some fans the Falcons would not mind losing…..The ones that perpetuate these blogs with special olympic type rhetoric.

Amen Anonymous

September 30th, 2009
9:44 pm

How about all of us who were kicked off the Falcons boards for upsetting the mighty mods and their PURE FOOTBALL ignorant redneck sorority.If you dared criticize the Falcons and were banned MET AT THE DOME and we will shine the light on these cockroaches on AFMB.
Don’t you DARE talk about Vick or Blank or Dimitroff or Roddy White holding oput. Boo hoooo !! You are BANNED !! Meet up at the next Falcons home game. We can talk DIRECTLY to Blank and Dimitroff and their LYING MINIONS !!!

Internet victim

September 30th, 2009
9:45 pm

OH NOOOOO…..I WAS MISTREATED ON A FREE MESSAGE BOARD AND EVEN THOUGH YOU HEARD BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY YOU CHOOSE TO BELEIVE US INTERNET VICTIMS OH NOOOOOOOO I’VE NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE CAPN PICKARD WAS TAKEN OFF THE AIR.

Marcus

September 30th, 2009
9:45 pm

MB,
this is surprising, esp. some in light of the more demeaning and derogatory stereotypical comments and innuendo that were allowed regarding our former QB who now plays for the Eagles.

Terrance Moore

September 30th, 2009
9:52 pm

You all miss me yet?

Iowahorse

September 30th, 2009
10:17 pm

Enter your comments here I can tell you for a fact that board is biased. I used to be a very active member there. I got banned because I called out Gazoo a few times for hammering on anyone who did not have his same rose colored glasses and he was defended by SacFalcFan (An AFB Mod) There used to be a tailgating/recipe forum etc I basically commited to, and and many posts a day. I was trashed out because the truth hurts. I actually still like most mods and admins there, because most of them are level headed. Dan Levak is a great guy, So are the newer mods and most of the older ones like JStammer and Rev. Hal. But God forbid if you cross Gazoo, Sac, or or go against the grain. It’s why I had to start my own lil Falcons MB. Here: http://z13.invisionfree.com/Falcons_Fan_Forum/index.php?act=idx At least there you can speak your mind and not worry about being banned. I’m sure in the end I did something banworthy because after getting banned the first time or so I was pretty hot. I won’t deny that. But if you can’t call a spade a spade there is a problem. And from what I’ve seen that goes on there now is 10X worse than anything I ever said or did. I refuse to be disloyal to my Falcons just because they have mods that can’t moderate and are so biased to personal “Friends” it blinds them at times. It shames me that some of the people I know there have more such intelligence yet don’t choose to use it wisely. That MB IS biased. No Doubt.

Rev Hal

September 30th, 2009
10:21 pm

Rev Hal’s thoughts about this blog:

I will ban all of you!

Capt Caveman

September 30th, 2009
10:36 pm

Mark …… I have to say I’m completely stumped over the fact that all of these comments haven’t been deleted off of here yet. Not that they offend me, just the fact that they are stupid and not worthy of being shown on your blog.

but hey, isn’t anonymity great ,,,,,, ??

Drago

September 30th, 2009
10:39 pm

Mark, didn’t you cut off one of your blogs the other day? It’s not unusual since the blogs on ajc.com always disintegrate from the original subject into name calling between the pro-Vick and anti-Vick folks. Quality of commentary of Falcons-related ajc.com blogs compared to atlantafalcons.com message board is glaring as the demise of AJC in general… at least the AJC has pretty colors now as it goes down in flames…

joey563

September 30th, 2009
10:43 pm

Mark. If you want to see why people get banned off the boards, read the replies just on these comments page and thats why. Personal attacks, people spamming the boards, and anyone who thinks they are strict and overly censor the boards have not been on the boards as long as i have. If you go over the line they will delete the post or thread so that kids and fans wont have to read profane post and generally warn you several times then they ban your name with the ability to create another account, then if you keep trolling the boards and causing problems they IP ban you.

I have been on the boards since 2002 and i will say that we actually have a great board, the mods do their job and most of the time will allow you to get away will alot before they put their foot down so if you get banned you deserve it.

Sac Falcon

September 30th, 2009
10:45 pm

Mark I hate you

MSC

September 30th, 2009
10:52 pm

What awful actions done by the Falcons. They should support their fans in a healthy way.

Ted Striker

September 30th, 2009
10:55 pm

Methinks it’s time to shut it down for the night. I’ve seen low, but this is below low.

Thunderbull56

September 30th, 2009
10:58 pm

Who cares, with AJC’s oversensitive Homers.Censorship starts at home, HOMER.

Mike Jordan

September 30th, 2009
11:01 pm

Way to go Bradley- you found another way to stay on your barstool and write your column. Criticize online!

Amen Anonymous

September 30th, 2009
11:15 pm

Anonymous I am ROTFLMAO… What you said is SO TRUE….but in a funnier way of saying.
Funny how the little fraternity is in an uproar about their silly pom pom mentality.
Commenting how they have been on the message board for 30 years! Yea right… the internet wasn’t even here yet…Hello?! if you are going to lie at least make it believable ?!!

Reid Adair

September 30th, 2009
11:34 pm

It is their website, and they certainly are entitled to run their forums as they see fit. For all we know, “Falcons Censor Critics/Crybabies!” may have used profanity, namecalling and/or anything else they don’t allow.

From the comments of some folks who claim to be regular posters at the Falcons’ website, it would certainly seem that was the case.

collegedude

September 30th, 2009
11:39 pm

So the AJC considers the comments here by Daddy Warbuck$ acceptable? Or is this just a case of the pot never having met the kettle?

“I know Reggie’s words won’t satisfy some among you, but I should also say that we at AJC.com monitor and moderate our boards for language and content, and we do ban repeat offenders.”

Just curious what you consider acceptable. Threats against one of the people that you wrote about in your article is acceptable? Calling the people you wrote about pedophiles, homosexuals, rapist, flashers, jews (in a derogatory way), using verbiage to describe a part of the male anatomy in a sexual manner is fine with the AJC.

msct

September 30th, 2009
11:40 pm

please tell me how manning is better than vick……..

Guhzoo

September 30th, 2009
11:48 pm

Mike Vick will NOT be indicted and JA is da future!!!

Falcons Fan FOrever

September 30th, 2009
11:49 pm

Hey MSCT,

Manning is better in two HUFE ways; he has a Superbowl ring, and he is a starting quarterback in the NFL. Why isn’t Vick a starting QB with a $130,000,000 contract any more? “Oh yeah, you see what happened was…”

Falcons Fan Forever

September 30th, 2009
11:50 pm

HUGE ways, actually.

collegedude

September 30th, 2009
11:54 pm

lol @ msct reference…..classic

msct

September 30th, 2009
11:54 pm

Falcons Fan Forever u know we have to send manning to prison for 18 months and then compare them. hater

Jedi-Falcon

October 1st, 2009
12:00 am

But they’re all gonna laugh at you!

Gazoo

October 1st, 2009
12:04 am

If they were banning people the helicopters would have seen it.

DePlane

October 1st, 2009
12:27 am

Mark,

I admire your work and appreciate the job you do.

Seems half these posters are whack tho. I mean who has time to come up with the drivel they write and what planet do they live on?

Falcons Fan Forever

October 1st, 2009
12:30 am

MCST, Manning hasn’t made choices that would send him to prison, or cost his franchise the services of the player they used the number one pick in the NFL draft to get. Yes, Mike Vick brought this team back to relevance, and I watched every single play and got into numerous fights with a friend that is a Cowboys fan that said Vick would never get us anywhere…I defended him, especially after the NFC Championship game against Philadelphia. However, no one cares to talk about what he cost us: the loss of our number one pick. I am NOT a hater of Vick the man, just his dumb actions and what they put our team through. I want to talk about tomorrow’s team news, not yesterday’s bad news; these blogs are so embarrassing to us as a city it’s a wonder that the AJC even keeps them up.

snake

October 1st, 2009
12:39 am

Am I tall enuff to inter this 4rum?

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Ron

October 1st, 2009
1:30 am

And you wonder why print media is dead.

Go fill out an app at FedEx, Mark.

E43

October 1st, 2009
3:20 am

some of u have to understand
1)not practicing censorship means you will let negative and positive comments post. the falcons website is a website that even elementary kids can go to, to the falcons defense you have to protect the kids or you’ll get other types of lawsuits if you continue to keep that message-board open to the public.

2)Mr Blank is about 67. im pretty sure complaining to him on a message-board is pointless besides you cant accuse him of not taking criticism, remember 2007 when planes were flying over flowery branch with written messages? that was bad.

3)FALCONS SORRY Vick may have been the face of the franchise before 2007 but franchise players move.this is and will always remain the city of Atlanta with or without Vick. So either get with the system or find your way out.

WARBUCKS

October 1st, 2009
3:37 am

I SUPPORT DOGFIGHTING!

Vick Supporter

October 1st, 2009
4:48 am

Hmmm……….let me get this straight…..BAN the people that support Vick….while those who do not support him, you can talk bad about him as much as you want.

Yeah!! Thats the solution!!!! LMAO. Since I don’t jump on the Checkdown King’s bandwagon, I should be banned from the site,lol. I’m going to continue to state my opinion on here whether you like it or not….when I get back to the states on Saturday…my posts won;t be a 5am like they are now. Dec 6th……………

P.S. I NEVER go to the Falcons website….I wouldn’t waste my time on that POS website

“The Great Mike Vick Has Returned”

jerry

October 1st, 2009
5:47 am

There definitely appears to be a caste system in the NFL and the games are called accordingly.

SacFalcFan

October 1st, 2009
6:07 am

As an administrator for the Atlanta Falcons Message Board, Mr.Blank has tasked me with keeping the forums clean and safe for families to enjoy. This is not always easy. I have had more than one member ridicule me about my serious weight problem and my sexuality. This hurts me. It hurts me bad.
So, when I ban people that I feel disrespected by, it’s because they deserve it. When I ban people that I feel intellectually intimidated by, it’s because they deserved it. If you want to remain a member in good standing, behave. If you don’t, cross me. I’ll fix you…because that’s my job and by God, I can make it happen. GO DAWGS!!! GO teh Falcons!!!

Nuccah

October 1st, 2009
6:21 am

For the most part, I have absolutely no problem with how the mods handle the website. If the guy who got banned is who I think it is, he deserved it. Criticizing your team for their play is one thing, but to do it day in and day out without saying a single positive word?

Criticizing goes on continuously, but the mod reserves the right to ban somebody if they feel that the poster is baiting.

Vick Supporter

October 1st, 2009
6:52 am

Dec 6th……….

The day of rekoning…………

poster

October 1st, 2009
7:00 am

The problem with the Falcons message board is that you have total idiots Moderating it. They think they are the most important people in the world and will ban you for crap their friends get away with. One of the worst has a weather maps his signature.

kywad

October 1st, 2009
7:09 am

This is the best thing you have to write about? I have long considered all sports writers at the AJC to be hot garbage, but this proves it. You seriously just wrote about someone getting banned from a message board, it was probably you that got banned. Seriously though, you guys have the worst sports coverage of any major city newspaper by far.

Terrance Moore

October 1st, 2009
7:32 am

Mark my old friend. This is not sports, or a public service announcement. It is just another one of your lazy attempts at doing your job. If you are going to be lazy, do a I do, make it racial.

Vick Supporter

October 1st, 2009
7:37 am

The Great Mike Vick Has Returned

WARBUCKS

October 1st, 2009
8:20 am

hello

Chef montuer

October 1st, 2009
8:23 am

What the xchj6ykli8ylkd278!

Chef montuer

October 1st, 2009
8:24 am

SAINTS RULE THE SOUTH!

The TRUTH

October 1st, 2009
8:38 am

If Bradley had any talent, he would have been hired by the NFLN too. He is just jealous that his talent is nowhere close to that of Steve Wyche. He is a 3rd rate reporter for a 3rd rate newspaper. He has no talent, and there is not a single sports fan that would even notice if he were fired tomorrow.

When has Bradley ever written anything of substance that mattered? His career is floundering while his contemporaries are moving up. He just doesn’t even matter. No one will miss or remember you when you are gone Mark.

Vick Supporter

October 1st, 2009
8:48 am

@The TRUTH

Why are you hating on Mark Bradley? He’s the best damn writer we have in this sorry ass sports city (besides the Hawks of course).

"poster" is right

October 1st, 2009
8:56 am

You hit the nail on the head. The Falcons board is moderated by a bunch of immature, flaccid old men who think they are running an elite country club.They ban anyone but their friends. Notice it’s the same handful of posters EVERY day regurgitating ignorance. If Arthur Blank wants to put his name on something like that, he has to live with the consequences. THE FALCONS ARE NOT
“THE COUNTRY CLUB OF THE MOUTH “!!! Notice all Vick comments there are deleted, and the posters who support Vick are banned or run off their boards by the “mods” Arthur Blank : BAN THEM !! or lose more fans !!

"The TRUTH" = LIES

October 1st, 2009
9:00 am

Why are you here? if this is a “3rd rate paper” Apparently, you are a 3rd grade poster on a 3rd rate reporter’s blog. Now, go back to your little bizarro world, where only you and your fellow 3rd graders can feel above others.

haxor

October 1st, 2009
9:04 am

A case of your favorite beer says at least half of these comments come from the same IP address… Two cases of beer says it’s the guy who pwn’d Bradley with false info.

Gazoo blows

October 1st, 2009
9:13 am

Gazoo,

You and your fellow cockroaches are scattering.Yes, a hit dog barks. There’s alot of barking going on
at “The Country Club of the Mouth” aka AFMB.

PR

October 1st, 2009
9:14 am

The Falcons made an official statement.

http://bit.ly/4kb77v

iDash

October 1st, 2009
9:22 am

AFMB Moderators are the Best in the NFL,
Always Adding new tech to stay ahead of the crowd,
I visit every NFL Message in the NFL,
http://nflinks.blogspot.com/#

If a Poster got banned from AFMB they Deserve it.

The Mods have a full plate to deal with from football fans around the world,
that are not all Falcons fans,
and two to three posters with 30+ accounts banned Multiple times,

If they Finally banned the two or three posters above by IP, or some other from,
I have no problem with that they deserved it,
Anyway the Mods clean it the best they can.

I give them an A+, which happens to be the total Opposite of the Grad that our DL would recieve.

Bring DT Dorsey Home, TD!
I dont care about cost!

LKP

October 1st, 2009
9:23 am

Try going to the following official Falcons boards, where you will not be banned or censored for your comments:

http://www.thelastkidspicked.com/Forums/index.php

http://www.deviantsunderground.com/index.php

Ignore the poster named IowaHorse. He is a loser on a bigger power trip than the OMB mods who even killed several horses a few years back for insurance money.

bigbaloo64

October 1st, 2009
9:30 am

I believe that the person who initiated the article is incorrect. The AFMB does not ban people *JUST* for being critical of the team itself. People are banned for personal reasons by moderators with too much “power” and not enough sense. I was banned several times for various reasons. I was banned once for criticizing the decisions of Rich McKay, calling them “stupid”. If I remember correctly, it was concerning the failures to draft and develop talented offensive linemen, and entering the season following Vick’s injury with a broken-down noodle-armed Ty Detmer and a rookie Matt Schaub as Vick’s only back-ups.

I received a ban of 4 days because I happened to have proof of a long-term member and close friend of several moderators engineering another poster’s banishment. In a thread about racial tension, Poster A called Poster B an idiot for believing that race was a factor in certain actions; Poster B responded with a few non-vulgar names of his own. Both name-calling posts were violations of forum rules. However, Poster A edited his post, removing the name-calling, then reported Poster B for his name-calling. Poster B was permanently banned. I had taken a downloaded Poster A’s original, unedited post. I called Poster A a liar and posted my copy of the unedited exchange (I was planning on writing a book based on the message board exchanges at the time, and was copying interesting exchanges). I was given a 4 day ban, the entire thread containing the posted copy of the unedited exchange was deleted, and I was told that re-publishing it would result in a permanent ban. Poster A was never banned over this incident.

My final, and permanent ban was for coming to the defense of a female poster who told everyone about waking up terrified about her child being covered in blood. It turned out to be a simple nose-bleed, but at the time she was terrified. Another poster with friendly connections to a moderator heckled her and made fun of her. I told that poster what a despicable soulless lowlife he was. Keep in mind that I never curse or use foul language. Not ever. But I was permanently banned for calling out a moderator’s friend for heckling a woman who shared a terrible moment with us in a non-football forum.

There is no recourse to a ban. There is no other agent that a banned member can go to about a possible bad banishment. No forum that can hear out member grievances. The moderators are assumed to be trustworthy and 100% correct. This is clearly not the case. People have been banned, permanently or just for a few days, for political and religious views that moderators do not like, for harsh criticisms of the Falcons management, and for crossing members who are personal friends of a moderator. Management is either unaware of, or unconcerned with, these facts.

So it is not just censorship: it is back-scratching, use of moderator power to advance personal agendas, and the results of giving unchecked power to a handful of people based on personal relationships with the forum moderator, Dan Levak.

Dr. King's Legacy

October 1st, 2009
9:43 am

Vick Supporter = Rude, Ill-Tempered, Obnoxious Braggart with Poor Content of Character

He/She/It also has poor knowledge of pro football.

Vick deserves better supporters than V.S.

SacFalcFan

October 1st, 2009
10:05 am

I hate black people if i find out you’re black you’re ban plane and simple

SacFalcFan

October 1st, 2009
10:06 am

I do what ever I want on the board if you like vick u ban,if u talk about the Falcons You’re ban

SacFalcFan

October 1st, 2009
10:07 am

If you say something bad about Georgia you is ban

SACFALCONFAN

October 1st, 2009
10:40 am

IF YOU TALK ABOUT JOE COX YOU WILL BE BANNED!

SacFalcFan

October 1st, 2009
10:42 am

I LOVE IT WHEN UGA SIGNS A 3 STAR RECRUIT!!! I BAN 5 POSTERS FOR EVERY UGA RECRUIT!

vafalconfan

October 1st, 2009
11:24 am

The AFMB is probably the best run message board in the league. The problem they have is usually the kids that have nothing better to do than act like..well “kids”. If you get banned there it’s usually for a good reason.

Frosty

October 1st, 2009
11:26 am

bigbaloo64 speaks the truth about the Atlanta Falcons Message Board

Voice of Reason

October 1st, 2009
11:57 am

I agree Life Long F F . There are some hateful right-wingers there who are mods. They have on their sigs “Obama Sucks” anti-Vick sigs, calling Obama “Robin Hood” and “socialist”. All of these are offensive to many and violate THEIR “code of conduct and thus according to their own ruiles, they should be banned. They make anti-gay, anti-black comments. Their code words for anti-black are
“real Falcon fans” When they go on their anti-Vick tirades they always say “real Falcons fans” wouldn’t say this…same old good old boys network at play.Arthur Blank needs to realize these people are on HIS official website and thus his and the Falcons names and reputations are at stake
when you allow these “moderators” to run a political dog and pony show.

Voice of Reason

October 1st, 2009
11:58 am

Nice post Lifelong….good, true points

Rectal bleeding

October 1st, 2009
12:57 pm

The victim mentality some of you exhibit is disturbing…..You do realize you are talking about an internet message board….Something you don’t have to pay to join….Something you only need to follow a few rules to remain active…..Something that if you can no longer have access to is NOT the end of the world…..Get up, get out and breathe some fresh air…..There is life out there…Enjoy it because you have total control over your happiness. Allowing a internet forum to make or break your life is unhealthy.

The TRUTH

October 1st, 2009
1:04 pm

Rev’s poop comment is still there.

Mark Bradley

October 1st, 2009
1:04 pm

Anyone don’t like my blogs too bad! If you want to meet me in person to settle this in person, meet me at the Waffle House…..I’ll be in the Hummer H2!

The TRUTH

October 1st, 2009
1:06 pm

lol Rectal – you are right. It’s a freaking message board. People are acting like this is some bill in congress. LOL @ a message board being the center of their lives.

Rectal bleeding

October 1st, 2009
1:22 pm

Life Long Falcon Fan is in love with themselves. Or maybe just with their own prose. You pretty much prove my point with your last entry. You’re a victim of bad moderation, too bad. It’s not a crime. Go elsewhere or start your own forum. If getting banned from an internet forum is the worst thing to happen to you, then you are doing real well. Lots of people in dire financial straits and YOU worry about bad moderation on an internet message board.

caddieman

October 1st, 2009
1:28 pm

You should have checked this out before you blogs a bunch of crap about a message board. If you had any(footBALLS) come to the message board and sign up!…………Like that will ever happen!

eplayerj

October 1st, 2009
1:33 pm

SMDH…. Well Mark thank you for the Reunion of some of my famous and infamous Message Board buddies. I love going to the AFMB. I have meet alot of people I can actually say are good people and some that are not. With anything you will find that nothing is perfect. Getting back to your original topic, this is what happens when the Falcons lose a game. People speak Doom and Gloom. Be ready to have this discussion on the next loss.

Warbucks you are the man.

Rectal bleeding

October 1st, 2009
1:37 pm

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Someone thinks a WHOLE lot of themselves.

The TRUTH

October 1st, 2009
2:06 pm

Rectal – I love how he talks about the unjust evil message board while he is throwing insults at you. What a hypocrite!

Same Ole Same Ole

October 1st, 2009
2:15 pm

None of this is new. This article and Life Long Falcons Fan’s complaints have been around since the organization recruited fan volunteers to moderate the organization’s messageboard. It is the same complaints about the same people that have been pointing out for years. They should have paid staff members to run administer the boards or just shut them down all together.

Rectal bleeding

October 1st, 2009
2:18 pm

I’m not thin skinned….I’m about 15 pounds overweight!

J.Mike's Missives » Birdseed: October 1, 2009

October 1st, 2009
2:19 pm

[...] The Falcons say they don’t practice censorship – really!, Atlanta Journal-Constitution No comment. [...]

Life Long Falcon Fan

October 1st, 2009
2:25 pm

The TRUTH:
Insults? What insults? You have some person calling himself (or herself, I have no idea) “Rectal bleeding” who is making one logical fallacy after another and making false assumptions about people. I pointed out the logical fallacies and showed why he/she was wrong. So where was the insult?

Same Ole Same Ole:
I could not agree more about the need for paid staff members to administer the boards. Most of the problems stem directly from the use of regular members as moderators/administrators. Those members have assumed that they now enjoy some vaulted status as “super members” of the boards who are immune to criticisms from the “ordinary members”. Again, read the PM that I received from ShineyMcShine (in a previous post) where he states that any criticism of the moderating decisions is a COC violation that will get a member banned. That is predominately a problem with hyper-sensitive, thin-skinned fans who believe they are somehow above the other fans who visit the boards.

I have a hard time believing any of this represents the front-office of the Atlanta Falcons, and I can only assume that the Falcons would be embarrassed as an organization if they knew what was being done by the people who represent them on the AFMB.

Same Ole Same Ole

October 1st, 2009
2:37 pm

I read that the PM from shineymcshine. I bet it kills him to see reasonable complaints about the volunteer fan staff’s performance and not have a delete button under it.

Thanks for the blog Mark Bradley!

Big XII

October 1st, 2009
2:46 pm

This stuff may be true, it may not. Seems both sides have compelling arguments. What I can’t fathom is WHY this is worthy of a blog?

E43

October 1st, 2009
2:46 pm

VICK SUPPORTER you don’t even have an argument nor do u even understand my post one bit because first i never even pitched a solution. Then, i was referring to the falcons message-board i never said anything about Vick supporters being banned from AJC or the falcons site and the fact that this is not the Atlanta falcons website then your whole post earlier was pointless. oh and by the way i am a Vick the player supporter and im not on the Matt Ryan bandwagon, i am and have always been on the falcons bandwagon…till death. i don’t care whether or not you post stuff. Please be my guest, I don’t see how that was a threat.

Carlun

October 1st, 2009
2:47 pm

I was also kicked from Falcons life on AtlantaFalcons.com. I’ve e-mailed the moderators and no one has replied. I didn’t curse or say anything innappropriate, just being honest. I talked about how I didn’t think Ryan would get a fair shake by the fans in Atlanta due to the majority of fans being Vick lovers and African American….

Joe Wilson

October 1st, 2009
3:02 pm

YOU LIE!!

Michael Vick

October 1st, 2009
4:02 pm

*licks lips* well….ya know…i just do what i do, ya know…..ya know…its weird how…ya know…mods ban…um…*licks lips* people who like me…ya know. Ya know……every messageboard Superman goes to….. ya know…..the fans love Michael Vick ya know….*licks lips*

Let me give a shout out to my dawgs!

Also, Teandra and shaquandra, ya know….say hi to ya player…shawty! *licks lips*

Kanye West

October 1st, 2009
4:11 pm

Yo Mark, I’m happy about ya posting this blog and I’m gonna let you finish but the people under Stalin were the most censored of all time. OF ALL TIME!

Big XII

October 1st, 2009
4:20 pm

OK…The Kanye West joke is old…..Try something different.

Kanye West

October 1st, 2009
4:39 pm

Yo Big XII. I’m happy about you being a bitch and I’m gonna let you finish but Ben Stein is the most boring douchebag of all time. OF ALL TIME!

Same Ole Same Ole

October 1st, 2009
5:12 pm

” What I can’t fathom is WHY this is worthy of a blog? – Big XII ”

It was probably wrongly assumed that the Atlanta Falcons are more hands on with their messageboards and trying to control what fans say about them. Hence the question “Is Arthur Blank deleting peoples’ comments?” That would be worthy of a blog in a local paper, it is untrue though. The organization is innocent of what they are accused of, because its a few fan volunteers with questionable social competence who are the voice of the Falcons in this matter.

KingSheik

October 1st, 2009
7:19 pm

It’s a message board so I don’t expect any of the Falcons Higher Brass to actually care but SacFalcFan, Bakery Bird, Shiney & Rev Fail are the fattest failures of human beings on the planet earth. If any of you true Falcon fans want unbiased, uncensored conversation without topless pics of Knowshown Moreno or unfunny, lame jokes about wearing no pants (pause) & deep throating corndogs, well hold on to your toupees & come over to OGBarbershop.com. Tootles!!

KingSheik

October 1st, 2009
7:21 pm

Oh & Mark Bradley, you are welcome to sign up.. We will role out the red carpet for you..

KingSheik

October 1st, 2009
7:22 pm

& yes I just spelled roll, role because they are just words & they do not control us!

Life Long Falcon Fan

October 1st, 2009
7:51 pm

Hey Sheik, that’s just how you role, baby.

bigbaloo64

October 1st, 2009
7:53 pm

“You do realize you are talking about an internet message board….Something you don’t have to pay to join….Something you only need to follow a few rules to remain active…..Something that if you can no longer have access to is NOT the end of the world…..”

The problem is that the rules do not apply equally to all posters, and are capriciously enforced. There is a cadre of insider posters who can basically do no wrong. As an ultra-right wing Conservative, I was one of them for a time, until I protested the grossly unfair treatment of some of the liberal posters. I value my integrity and honour more than I do being in a clique with narrow-minded people who abuse what little power and privilege they have. There was also a correlation with:

1) my open opposition to the Bush administration’s policies that violate the Constitution— such as violations of the separation of church and state, the violations of basic civil rights in regards to detainment and torture of prisoners, data mining, etc., etc.

and

2) my fall from favor with the moderators.

The trio of my political opposition to the Bush administration’s criminal activity and infusion of religion into state politics, my scorn for the horrible drafting and personnel decisions by Rich McKay, and my criticism of the moderator’s treatment of those not in their favor dovetailed into my permanent banishment.

adl

October 1st, 2009
8:05 pm

Great Job picking this guy out to be a moderator of your website Mr Blank!

From his profile on your board:

” Shiney_McShine Staring at the rings around Uranus ”

Nothing says classy organization more than that.

Maine

October 1st, 2009
8:38 pm

no surprise there

Tigger

October 1st, 2009
8:40 pm

I have been a fan of the Falcons for some 30 years now. For the most part it’s been 30 tough years especially when you’re not from Atlanta but from another country where most fans root for the Steelers, Cowboys or Pats. I have been ridiculed and teased to no end for faithfully rooting for the Falcons. I was also a long term member of the board until one day, a few years back, I was banned. For what reason? I wish I knew. I sent e-mails asking why, but there was no response. Someone told me it was for the simple reason I was member on another board made up of banned members.

I’m still a Falcon fan and will always be one. I always accepted being given a rough time when I hung out with my Steelers, Cowboys and Pats friends to watch football on Sunday; I never expected to be given the same treatment inside the Falcon family.

KingSheik

October 1st, 2009
9:17 pm

Tigger, Carlun & Life Long Falcon Fan, I have the solution my good men/women http://www.OGBarbershop.com

as usual the creative minds at the OGBarbershop.com do not think the dumb, uncreative, profane aliases that are just sour grapes on here & some other forums are funny at all.

We chose a different route, if you can’t join them, beat them, beat the life out of them & that is what we did at OGBarbershop.com

Reasonable Request

October 1st, 2009
9:30 pm

Life Long Falcon Fan … It’s obvious that you have some concerns – but posting it on this blog is not going to get you any resolution. Do you honestly think that the powers that be are reading the drivel on this blog? Have you seriously read some of the content and pure idiocy that’s in these comments?

If you truly are unhappy with the content allowed or the way that you personally have been responded to – this is not the forum for it. You should address the Moderator first. If you do not get a responsible reply, then you should send it to the communications department at the Falcons. If you still don’t receive any response – then you should seriously consider writing to the VP, Rich McKay or find out who is the responsible party in the Organization that can help you.

There is always the possibility that they shut down the boards as they have done on many web sites now. Detroit is simply one of them, but there are only a handful of official sites now that have a message board. Most are now independently run or run at one of the Networks or other sports web sites.

There is also the possibility that they look into your concerns and actually address them. All the effort and painstaking blogs you’ve entered here – they will really end up being lost in all the garbage that’s posted here.

Ashamed

October 1st, 2009
9:42 pm

Wasn’t it Staybridge Suites that got swindled by the Atlanta Falcons Message Board Get Together group last year? They were ridiculously obnoxious to hotel employees and then complained that they wanted refunds because a security gaurd eventually got tired of their act…much like they did to the hotel that they gathered at the year before. They bragged about it on their board. Even “JStammer”, one of their Administrators boasted about it. Shameful. Almost as shameful as the people posting on here about what wonderful jobs the Admins do just for “markers” down the road.
I am a longtime, never banned member and don’t want to be so I will not use my screen name.

Guess who

October 1st, 2009
9:51 pm

What a surprise. They deleted the topic that linked to this article.

adl

October 1st, 2009
10:01 pm

Reasonable Request,

The messageboard moderators that the Atlanta Falcons have are what all the legitimate complaints here are about. The Atlanta Falcons should just shut the place down. The site only costs them money and they are getting what they pay for with the free help fan volunteer moderators.

Rectal bleeding

October 1st, 2009
10:14 pm

@ ADL
Using your logic, to shut the forums down, there is no reason for you to visit and or participate in the Falcons forums, so why do you care?

Life Long Falcon Fan

October 1st, 2009
11:49 pm

adl:

It’s been awhile since we spoke and I hope all is well. I’m not sure shutting it down is necessary, but at this point it would be better than to continue allowing the current roster of volunteer fan moderators to run the place like it is their own personal forum. Instead of wasting money on the constant unnecessary “upgrades” to the boards, the Falcons would be better served by getting rid of the volunteer fan moderators and having a paid staff of moderators or simply outsourcing that to a company experienced in running message boards. But I won’t let perfection be the enemy of progress. There are lots of alternatives (three alternative boards by my count) that could provide Falcons fans with a choice of forums for talking about their team.

The AFMB is not the only place where fans can talk with other fans about the Atlanta Falcons, so shutting down the boards would not limit the option of forums available to current AFMB members.

cdog

October 2nd, 2009
12:08 am

DURING THE WEEK, GET LAWRENCE SIDBURY READY AND BRING IN A GOOD VETERAN DEFENSIVE TACKLE, WORK ON MICHAEL TURNER SQUARING HIS SHOULDERS AND GETTING UP FIELD AND GET HIM OUT OF RUNNING EAST AND WEST SO MUCH AS WELL AS HIM HOLDING ON TO THE FOOTBALL AND FINALLY WORK THE STEW OUT OF THAT DEFENSIVE LINE AS A WHOLE SO THEY CAN DOMINATE THE GAME WITH RUN STOPPING AND CONSTANT PRESSURE

adl

October 2nd, 2009
1:20 am

@ rectal bleedling

I havent posted at that site in years. I grew up a falcons fan so I care because I am a fan of the team and I attend a few games a year. I hate that any money I pay towards a ticket may go to support their website. A website which they outsource to other fans with political and personal agendas they can carry out under the name of the team. I would rather there be no messageboard than the one that has been offered to fans the past few years. Its a bad business decision for them to host it if they arent going to hire folks with marketing degrees to manage it.

Vick Supporter

October 2nd, 2009
3:45 am

Well, well, well…………Looks like the Falcons aren’t throwing the deep ball. After getting his money, Roddy’s YPC has dropped under 7 yards (just like I predicted). The article also says that the “timing” is off. I’ve already explained why this is so….Ryan holds the ball too long on his deep passes…which disrupts the timing….and that’s IF the ball can get there. It’s going to be a long season for the Falcons if they can’t stretch the field. Like i said before…when Roddy gets his money, things would be different.

Dec 6th…”The Day of Rekoning”

Same Ole Same Ole

October 2nd, 2009
10:24 am

rectal_bleeding = atlanta falcons message board moderator

"Mr. Falcon"

October 2nd, 2009
10:53 am

Mike Smith needs to buy a dog!!!!

JT

October 2nd, 2009
11:20 am

DEAR FALCON SORRY,

DUDE, PEARL HARBOR IS ON DECEMBER 7 NOT DECEMBER 6. WOW, YOU HAD ME AT HELLO.

Question?

October 2nd, 2009
12:08 pm

Wondering what happened to my post? Anti-Semitic comments were made on the AFMB and the member that made them is still allowed to post to this day. I thought that was a fair question, since the Atlanta Falcons’ official response to the charge of censorship is that they are enforcing a code of conduct.

Mark, can you let me know what the problem was with pointing that out?

Question?

October 2nd, 2009
12:50 pm

Yes, LLFF, that’s the one.

Voice of Reason

October 2nd, 2009
7:07 pm

Life Long Falcon Fan,

Thanks for shedding light on some very serious problems with the AFMB. It is sad to think that people would have views so repugnant , let alone the Falcons would allow people like that a forum to express them.

Meg Griffin

October 2nd, 2009
8:41 pm

LOL at you people still posting about this thinking you are being treated unfairly on a message board…..Classic!

Thanks Mark Bradley

October 3rd, 2009
10:48 am

Thanks Mark for shedding light on activities on the official website of the Atlanta Falcons. Hate speech against the President or against women, gays etc. should not be tolerated. If the Falcons allow this, I assume they condone it .Therefore, I will not be attending any further Falcons games until these problems are resolved .

shout out

October 3rd, 2009
5:43 pm

I wanna give a shout out to my friends at Roadrunner and Blue Box, Butch and Brent…
What’s up?

snake

October 3rd, 2009
7:53 pm

Enter your comments here

snake

October 3rd, 2009
7:54 pm

impugn impugn impugn impugn impugn!!

No love for the little man? What?

Shay

October 3rd, 2009
7:55 pm

Anybody hiring?

Anybody?
Iowa, oh Iowa, why did thou forsake me?Any luck with the ladies? No?

sacocrapfalcfan

October 3rd, 2009
8:00 pm

whew, I just ran ten miles…okay, ten feet and man am i tired.Anybody got a hotdog? oh wait, I have three in my pocket.lawd I gotta frost!!!

Mr. Frosty

October 3rd, 2009
8:08 pm

Is there a weight limit to be a falcons mod? And I don’t mean a high limit, I mean lower limit. Because everyone I have seen a pic of has been pushing the scale in into the ” blubber” range on the fat-o- meter. Do they have a sign outside the HQ that says ” you must be this fat to mod” with a picture of Butterbean swallowing Oprah swallowing a sumo champion?
I say this in love. I would hate for all of them to get sick with a bacon strip clogging an artery. Who would then post the witty corn dog,no pants and frosted hair threads? Who?

Allbucdup

October 3rd, 2009
9:12 pm

Would those of you arguing that “some people” are taking the internet too seriously consider the involvement of the Federal Bureau of Investigations in a “message board war” taking things too seriously?

Would you consider a visit or phone calls from FBI agents\individuals posing as FBI agents taking things too seriously?

Would you consider veiled threats from FBI agents\individuals posing as FBI agents enlisted by representatives of the Atlanta Falcons Message Board taking things too seriously? They literally had FBI agents get involved with trying to keep our little rebellion down under the pretense that our members’ actions were negatively affecting Arthur Blank’s assets.During a time when our country was at war, federal resources (FBI agents) were used to scare members of another board ( http://www.thelastkidspicked.com/Forums/index.php?) because some members, at the time, had posted profane pictures on the omb and because other members began the argument that all of you are having now.

At the time, every member of the AFMB that was a member at The LKP was banned, whether they had openly criticized the Admins or not. Long time members that had never violated the AFMB COC were axed, just for applying for and gaining membership at The LKP.

I won’t disagree with the posters here arguing that it is in fact a privately owned message board and they can do as they please with it but, in the same line of thought, you can’t defend their right to abuse the privileges of rule abiding members, unless you have no sense of right and wrong. Yes, the Admins (minimods) are only human, but at some point management has to take notice of having a couple of the wrong humans in the wrong places (you listening Shiney and Personal Trainer Sac). Members should also note that the very things that happened to some of the members of The LKP, reDU, fff, Falcons Roost, etc. can also happen to you.

ABSOLUTE FACT…and for you people that are going to claim I’m lying, go repeat what I posted on the AFMB and count the seconds until the thread is deleted along with your account.

ABSOLUTE FACT.

Johnnywad

October 3rd, 2009
10:11 pm

ABU dropping some truth bombs in here!!!!

A horse who was molested

October 3rd, 2009
10:29 pm

good lawd!! Iowahorse is soooo full of spit! He used to be all up under the mods, saying what he wanted to, attacking other posters, talking TO mods like Sac as they joked about other posters sexuality. Now he is boo hooing about the mods? I guess it sucks when you aint protected by them huh? waawaaa waaa. biggest POS on the net, and maybe in the world.

Cry a river you wuss.

SHOULD HAVE DRAFTED FLACCO

October 4th, 2009
1:28 pm

I hope Matty Ice is taking notes because the “TRUE ROY” is showing what a real qb can do against the Patriots.

Like I have said all along…………….

DRAFTED THE WRONG GUY

maybe so

October 4th, 2009
2:27 pm

You might be on to something Flacco boy. However, absent the defense the Ravens have…it’s hard to make the comparison. Falcons defense is no Ravens defense. Time will tell….but it’s clear Flacco is a good quarterback.

Bond....Melvin bond

October 4th, 2009
2:45 pm

is this the new AFMB? Make it so Bradley!!!!

James

October 4th, 2009
5:00 pm

Since its a bye week for the Falcs, now is a good time to gripe about the Fake-triots!! If you look at all home games for the Patriots, watch closely… You’ll never see the need for the chains to be brought out on plays where the Patriots are close to getting the 1st down. Why? because the refs almost ALWAYS spot the ball “generously” for the Patriots. Think I’m exaggerating? From now on, watch- and watch closely, where the ball handler’s forward progress stops and where the refs actually put the ball!!! It doesn’t happen every time, but certainly enough to affect the outcome of the games. No one seems to be paying attention to how many times the refs have given the Patriots free 1st downs when the receiver or runner was really feet away from the 1st down (enough to at least bring out the chains). Conversely, watch how conservative those same refs are when the opposing team’s players appear to be close to a 1st down. Its NEVER an automatic for the opponents. Actually, quite often, they short-change the opposing team in terms of spotting exactly where forward progress ended. The refs are not playing fair in New England!!!

adl

October 4th, 2009
6:38 pm

@ Allbucdup

Good point! I remember some folks who got vists from the FBI at their workplace that were only guilty of being a member of a site that allowed open criticism of the Atlanta Falcons message board moderators. Even after that I dont think the Atlanta Falcons organization apologized or even gave a ticket to the people they harassed in thier place of work.

Life Long Falcon Fan

October 5th, 2009
12:57 am

By the way, I am a little disappointed that we never got clarification about posting AFMB links to the AJC site. Seemed like a legitimate question to ask Mark.

Life Long Falcon Fan

October 5th, 2009
11:58 am

I take back everything I said in any of my previous comments. It’s pretty clear what happened here – you can piece it together from the comments. A group of posters didn’t like the fact they had to follow basic rules at the Falcons bulletin board (not swearing, not attacking others). So they got together and exploited the vulnerabilities of the AJC commenting by pretending to be moderators from the Falcons bulletin board, saying bad things about Mark Bradley and the AJC. They also impersonated other members of the Falcons board and wrote a bunch of anti-semetic and racist posts in an attempt to associate the hateful comments with those people at the Falcons bulletin board. Anyone with half a brain can see that these people have one goal: defame the Falcons organization because of their “unjust” treatment at their freaking bulletin board. As long as the AJC allows people to post comments without registration, anyone can say anything. So until that changes, I wouldn’t believe anything you read in these comments. You probably shouldn’t even believe me.

74 Dawg

October 5th, 2009
3:36 pm

Ted Stryker-what did you do to get banned from Walmart ? Just curious. Mark- would it be possible
to have a blog vote off , kind of like Survivor? We could nominate 5 0r 6 of the most redundant,useless,obnoxious bloggers,let everyone vote, and whoever wins, we get a 4 week vacation from their innanities. Of course your innanities would be exempt:)

Who cares

October 5th, 2009
7:50 pm

I was banned from the Falcons message board for no legit reason too. Unlike others , I don’t care.
It’s the FALCONS message board. Not exactly a winning organization. So, in short…I’ve been banned from a helluva lot better places than the lowly Falcons message board.

Me

October 5th, 2009
11:40 pm

Mark you’r an idiot……

Just checking to see if you would remove it. keep up the good work.

Me

October 5th, 2009
11:42 pm

I’ve been banned from several boards, and it all goes down to following the rules and kissing their butts. You must fall in line and make them and thier huge egoes feel superior.

Vick Supporter

October 6th, 2009
5:59 am

I’m back in the states baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OldFan

October 6th, 2009
10:09 am

I remember when they made the Falcon’s website. I was so happy that I could finally talk to other Falcon Fans on an OAFMB and I was proud that we actually had one. Then I got banned. I don’t know what I did. I don’t curse. I don’t attack peoples character. It was a 4 day ban but I have never went back.
Thanks Mark this is a problem that Arthur needs to be aware of and thank you for addressing it.

Tawny

October 6th, 2009
11:26 am

Vick Supporter may be in “the states,” but she still doesn’t know how to properly use grammar or punctuation.

Apparently, they don’t stress communication “skillz” as being critical there at Crisco Systems.

SHOULD HAVE DRAFTED FLACCO

October 6th, 2009
11:32 am

Enter your comments here

Same Ole Same Ole

October 6th, 2009
12:45 pm

@ Rectal bleeding/Life Long Falcon Fan imposter.

Not many businessmen would allow their representatives to engage their customers in political discussions. That alone makes it obvious the front office has very little knowledge of how their customers are treated by their volunteer fan moderators. The Falcons organization defames itself with ignorance of what happens in their name. Its a given that rule breakers have to be dealt with. The big picture is the free service offered by the organization is poorly managed and staffed with some people too incompetent to deal with the wide demographics that make up the clientele of Falcons.

darrell starks

October 6th, 2009
1:21 pm

WILL THE FALCONS EVERY HAVE A DOMINATING DEFENSE THAT WE REFUSED TO BUILD EVERY YEAR WE HAVE MADE POOR DRAFT PICKS THRU OUT THE YEARS ON DEFENSE.
GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

darrell starks

October 6th, 2009
1:27 pm

TOP 10 PICKS WE HAVE DRAFT ON DEFENSE
1.DEION
2.TUGGLE
3.ITS ONLY 2 SINCE THE 80′S THAT IS SAD
GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!

darrell starks

October 6th, 2009
1:43 pm

O MY BAD I LEFT OUT CHUCK SMITH AND SCOTT CASE.
GO FALCONS!!!!!

Mark Are You Reading

October 6th, 2009
2:17 pm

MARK

Can you look into the blog ran by one of your colleagues or do you not care if they are biased. I read where you threatened to ban FALCONS SORRY because he made a comment about one of your colleagues.

So am I wasting my time bringing a comment to your attention?

Well here it is anyway:

“D3″ Dawson Dewitt bans bloggers who criticizes Matt Ryan. He has his little “club” of bloggers that he is loyal to and what do they all have in common?

They are Matt Ryan supporters. Do you think that is fair? Do you think that is unbiased blog hosting?

I doubt you will do anything about it, but at least I got it off of my chest.

falconidiot

October 6th, 2009
4:58 pm

Blank should welcome it, criticism gets results. Falcons have played three ugly games and don’t seem to have the inspiration they had last year. Please, find ways to remind them they can make history with a winning season, for God sake play with some passion. As a diehard fan this season means so much. It we can’t stay with the Saints our odds get slim, this game in SanFran could put us in or take us out as well as next week against the Bears, i guarantee Mike Singletary will have his team fired up.

glc3md

October 6th, 2009
8:20 pm

What nonsense. Don’t you people have something better to do?

Paranoid Falcon Fan

October 7th, 2009
11:39 am

It’s a conspiricy I tell ya!

Life Long Falcon Fan

October 12th, 2009
6:27 pm

Wow, what happened to my last several posts? I point out flagrant racism on the front page of the “Anything But Football” forum on the Atlanta Falcons Message Boards and my post gets deleted? Mark, what’s going on?

Life Long Falcon Fan

October 12th, 2009
6:35 pm

I also noticed that the posts discussing the antisemitism on the AFMB were taken down. What’s the deal?

Life Long Falcon Fan

October 12th, 2009
6:59 pm

Last thought for now:

The irony of the AJC censoring truthful, factually accurate information about how the Atlanta Falcons run their message boards on a blog post about how the Falcons say they don’t practice censorship.

Several of us noted serious problems with the management of the boards. We even provided links to support those claims. The AJC censored the links. Then the AJC censored the posts that noted the racism, homophobia, and antisemitism that is allowed by the Atlanta Falcons Message Board moderators/administrators.

Perhaps somebody should inquire about the AJC’s practice of censorship while they are reporting on censorship by the Atlanta Falcons. The irony is comical.

The Falcons say they don’t practice censorship – really!

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