Andrew Larsen [TAKE DOWN REQUEST]

[nzbrewer]

This morning I received a phone call from Andrew Larsen requesting the take down of the thread under this name.

I generally am reluctant to get involved in moderating forums as it stops people participating due to fear of post deletion.

The thread was a question asking if any one had had any dealings with Andrew. The first reply was positive from Croucher Brewing Company. The second was negative from an anonymous person. I could see why Andrew thought it was not in his best interests to have it posted on the internet.

I may have been more reluctant if the anonymous person had put there name and contact details to be able to stand up and answer to what they had posted.

Andrew tells me he has gone to the police this morning and going to his solicitor. (really?)

The post has now been moderated, and I am posting this message to ask people to use the forums more responsibly and if you are going to be anonymous and make defamatory comments then your user account will be banned from the forum.

What do you think?

Is this unfair?

Should the forum be left totally unmoderated?

[nzbrewer]

All I care about is that 5/5 for appearance

[Stu McKinlay]

I'll change you to 5/5 when Ratebeer stops pissing me off, if you promise to NEVER EVER sue me.

[Kempicus]

Right that's it i've had enough i'm re-rating armageddon....5/5 for appearance

[Tony]

I guess we'll discuss this over a beer, Greig. No, we will discuss this over a beer, Grieg. I am not just standing up for my mate, I am standing up against some gutless idiot, who has no integrity, using this forum to slander a fellow brewer. I would have thought , that is something all of you would have stood up for. You really didn't read and understand my post did you Greig? I will explain it to you in person.

And you are all wrong...

Use VLC to play the file

now kiss my arse

[Greig McGill]

6.2MB? Nah, I'm watching Poirot. ;)

I did read it. I did understand it. I just don't know that it was addressing the point of *this* forum topic. A beer is a good idea, but I'm pretty sure we'll be well bored of this topic by then. :)

[Stu McKinlay]

I've seen your face Tony, and I hesitated quite a while before thinking what your arse is like ;-)

[Stu McKinlay]

Haha!!!
Extract from the SOBA newsletter, chat with Luke Nicholas (this was published about a month ago):

"It annoys me when… people ring me to bitch about what people have posted on the realbeer.co.nz forums. Just reply online people, keep me out of the loop."

Make that a double.

[Kempicus]

Yeah get amongst it!