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Thread locked. The OP has achieved their objective.

This site will close one week after the final game of this season. A little background to this decision. For the last few years my partner has been dealing with some very serious health issues. Last Friday we received some shite news which this isn't the place to elaborate on. Suffice to say my priorities in life have changed, and I need to evaluate what is and isn't important to me. I’d already cutback on some things this season prior to last Friday's news and I’ll need to make some serious calls about some others at the season's end. Advice I was given last weekend was to stop doing anything that I took no enjoyment from. This site is lightly admined, I’d agree too lightly (my fault), but even still it still figures highly on a list of things that come under the heading ‘life is too short for this shit’. Even if all was well it's not something I have the time for. I’ll not lie. A recent post hasn't been behind this decision but has helped confirm in my mind what I was already thinking, and has speeded up the process somewhat. To be polite, I’m uncomfortable with the direction it's going in. I don't like how some seem to be using it as a vehicle to promote views very much at odds with my own values. Ask me privately and I’ll be a damn sight less polite. Anyway, football is and will always be a big part of my life. It's a release from outside pressures but do you know something, it doesn't matter. It's a game. Nothing more. Remember that if you find yourself frothing at the mouth over a poor performance, or if you feel the need to try and tarnish the reputation of someone you don't know. Just for clarity as I know some enjoy a good conspiracy theory. Nobody has asked me to do this. Nobody has put pressure on me to do this. It's entirely my call and for my benefit. To return to the top of this message, the site will close seven days after the final game of the season. Hopefully that's after we’ve secured an unlikely promotion via the play-offs and we've had a week to celebrate and discuss. C’mon The Jags (PTFC, PTWFC forever) So long, and thanks for all the fish.

I have no knowledge of the Online Safety Act, or how it will impact on this forum. Thanks for drawing it to my attention. To be perfectly blunt with a myriad of other more pressing and personal issues to deal with anything that increases even a little the very modest amount of Admin involved would probably, for me, be one hassle too many. I'd likely just close the place down. That's not a reflection on the community on here, far from it. The vast majority aren't remotely any kind of problem. All of which is a reminder that any request to take over the administration of this site would be gratefully received.

Thread locked as the same points are simply being made again and again and again.

Do we need to start, like Twitter (sorry X), to start flagging up posts that contain demonstrabily false information?

Hi, Just a quick message. Firstly, I hope everyone is okay after Sunday's events. Shankly was wrong, football isn't more important than life and death. It is still a big part of all our lives though and I can't have been the only person to have been left absolutely drained by what happened on Sunday. Personally I can't face reading about Sunday, no interest in reviewing all the VAR calls (I've seen the Doc penalty incident - how that isn't a pen I don't know - but none of the others) and certainly won't be watching the highlights. It took me over 10 years to watch highlights from that game at Tannadice. I imagine it will be at least that again before I watch anything from Sunday. It happened. It hurts, but it can't be changed. I'll likely watch the Scotland games later this month but those aside I'm going to try and forget about football for the rest of the month. That means I won't be checking on here, or reading other football forums, and won't be answering any messages or dealing with what little Admin this site generally requires. If you message about anything then and don't receive a response It's nothing personal. I'm just gubbed and need a rest from football for a bit. Please play nice, I know you will, and see you all in July. OTIG

PM sent

Update I don't see anyone waiting for approval other than some cleatly dodgy ones dating back to 2020. What was there original username. I might be able to do something with that. PM if you prefer. I'm not working today so there is a chance it will be actioned.

The bit in bold is strange. I've not received any emails or aware of a generic acknowledgement. I'll look into that. Last time I checked there wasn't any new members awaiting approval. I'll double check that too. There's no email sent to me when there is which is problematic. It relies on me doing peoridic checks which given my lack of attention isn't ideal.

LLB, I've edited your post to replace Jags Trust with PTFC Trust.

With the Club's 150th anniversary* coming up in the not too distant future an updated Official History would be ideal to coincide with that. *But is 2025 rather than 2026? Contempary sources of the time list the Club's formation as December 1875. Edit to add: Didn't mean to post this as Admin. Ach, well no foul no harm

That's a match report not an error message! Honking. Absolutely honking.

Well at least you can admit it! Where were you in Dallas November '63? On a serious note. You can occasionally let things slide. And @Lambies Lost Doo , to save my DMs from unwanted attention, not sure what your contribution added to the debate during an important time. Let's try and keep things on topic. Edited to Add: I've given a thread another tidy up to try and keep it on topic. I'd prefer to not have to continue to do so.

I've given the thread a wee tidy up to hopefully bring it back on topic.