The Ryan Tubridy Show **Mod: Read OP**
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Hi, when the new rules came in many posters asked - and had it confirmed by the moderation team - that both the weekly column and his social media postings were in scope for this thread.
If you read back you can see this. I’m currently searching for said posts but here’s one re. social media from the Feedback/New Rules Thread:
Discussion of Ryan’s Weekend Musings is an established feature of the thread and is discussed every Sunday - more often than not garnering more commentary than any individually day’s posts on his show.Has this now changed and these are now out of scope?
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Thank you for confirming it is still in scope.
If your post was aimed at me I feel I must offer a defence. The only thing I can see in my post that could be construed as a personalised attack however would be that I said he was “grinning maniacally”. It is a well established term and not one I have meant in a negative manner. It is in reference to many of the pictures published both in print and online this past weekend. It is not a literal term, I’m not for example suggesting he is a maniac. An online definition:
in a very excited or anxious way, that causes you to be very physically active
It is hardly a stretch to say his facial expression is very excited here:
The photo is from the Sunday World. There are many other examples, like this from The Irish Sun:
Again, Ryan appears to be quite excited. And why shouldn’t he be?
Re. the following passage:
I guess it’s the first time he’s had such attention since he used to bring the city centre’s streets to a standstill with children shouting and screaming “look! It’s the Toyman!”…..to think he actually said those things aloud/committed them to print.
The first part is factual - he did say that on his radio show. It’s documented in the old thread. I don’t think my comment that “to think he actually said those things aloud/committed them to print.” could be considered a personalised attack by any rational person. Many posters have commented on Ryan’s apparent lack of self-awareness over the years.The final sentence is simply a commentary on his behaviour: Even as a fan of the show I do find these behaviours and the constant need for attention a little gauche.
It would be quite the stretch to label this as a personalised attack.
When the new rules came in I and many others asked for clarification on these matters to avoid exactly this type of incident. As I have said more than once - I like the show; that is not to say however either it or the host are perfect and/or immune from criticism.
I’m happy to discuss the above in PM if that’s a preferred avenue?4 -
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