$200 Fine For Posting Comments On Greyhound Forum
Greyhound Racing Victoria Stewards have just advised that on the 6th December 2013, they conducted an inquiry into comments that were posted on the German greyhound site Greyhound Data by registered Victorian greyhound trainer Keith Lloyd.
According to reports, Lloyd made comments about the GRV grading system that the GRV viewed as “detrimental to the image of greyhound racing”.
Those comments have since been removed from the site.
Stewards heard evidence from Keith Lloyd at the inquiry and subsequently charged him with “breaching GAR86 (q) in that he did post a comment online which in the opinion of Stewards was detrimental to the interest, image, control and promotion of Greyhound Racing.”
Mr. Lloyd pleaded not guilty to the charge but was found guilty as charged by stewards.
Lloyd was fined $500, but $300 of that amount is to be suspended for a period of twelve (12) months, pending no further breaches of the rule.
When considering penalty, Stewards took into account Mr. Lloyd's submissions and his previous record in this area.
As recently as January 2013, Lloyd was fined $300 by GRV Stewards for the same offence on the same German greyhound forum.
what ever happened to freedom of speech… political correctness gone mad..
Yeah grnsw removed comments I made this week. Guess they’re pissed i’m no longer licensed.
its ridiculous.donny. wa the same..
Greyhound data remove anyway who disagrees with them and they don’t let you purchase anything from their site, go figure how stupid is that? punish everyone.
Anyone wanting to comment on a forum without stewards knowing who you are should try the Greyhound Forum on the Thoroughbred Village. Not many people comment on there lately so it should be a good venting post.
They love to control the message
What responsibility do GD take for publishing the article, they manipulate their site religiously if you say anything negative about them or their staff they get rid of you, apparently permanently, some of the nonsense on their site is off the planet, right wingers most of them
Did he tell the truth? Is that why he was censured?
The stewards……………….total dick heads
be careful they are all powerful or at least they think they are
Given the admin of the site can edit and change the content of users posts it is a very grey area. They would want some ability to demonstrate when they have and have not amended user’s posts. On many occasions I have seen censured posts or subsequent posts that looked bad because of poor administrative edsiting and deletion
The article is still on greyhound data. It has not been removed
what ever happened to freedom of speech… political correctness gone mad..
Yeah grnsw removed comments I made this week. Guess they’re pissed i’m no longer licensed.
its ridiculous.donny. wa the same..
Greyhound data remove anyway who disagrees with them and they don’t let you purchase anything from their site, go figure how stupid is that? punish everyone.
Anyone wanting to comment on a forum without stewards knowing who you are should try the Greyhound Forum on the Thoroughbred Village. Not many people comment on there lately so it should be a good venting post.
They love to control the message
What responsibility do GD take for publishing the article, they manipulate their site religiously if you say anything negative about them or their staff they get rid of you, apparently permanently, some of the nonsense on their site is off the planet, right wingers most of them
Did he tell the truth? Is that why he was censured?
The stewards……………….total dick heads
be careful they are all powerful or at least they think they are
Given the admin of the site can edit and change the content of users posts it is a very grey area. They would want some ability to demonstrate when they have and have not amended user’s posts. On many occasions I have seen censured posts or subsequent posts that looked bad because of poor administrative edsiting and deletion
The article is still on greyhound data. It has not been removed