I've no problem with it, but i'll let you know when I do.... Lmao

I would make it you have to have been a member with X amount of comments before you qualify to chat in there, or a member for 6 months.
Keep the one off abusers out

Perhaps only people in top 100 fan valuation. That might get people trying hard to use the forums correctly? You get extra valuation for making good, well spelled posts on the forums

That would preclude more people than the current PRO+ only.

If we open up live chat to all I can see maybe two ways of doing it.

1) Have it only open for a limited period of time around live games.
2) Operate a one strike rule for any naughty so and so's.

Maybe both, I do like the idea though

How about by invitation/application only?

Or if valuation is greater than, say, 5 million and they have less rude votes than cool votes, or something? Some way to utilise the community trait voting would be good. As it stands, rude votes are seen as a badge of honour like Asbos. That would rapidly change if areas of the site were only open to good members

I like the trait idea but I am also in favour of giving people a second chance. I think if we make it perfectly clear that you get one shot at behaving like a grown up we may see people less inclined to start winding people up/insulting/being a dick

I like the idea, its harder to always reload the team chat pages to talk to people, besides this would free up the team pages as well during games, depending how many actually are allowed to chat

I think if we do it we need a big obvious "Do not use this if you are easily offended" warning because to be honest it won't be easy to moderate. I'd rather see the passion of the fans showing their delight/anger at a goal, than be banning them every three minutes

Alright thanks, I didn't know of the benefits of being "Pro" other than dreamfooty (which I'm not a part of yet)

I will most likely go Pro but the trolls are taking away from the footytube experience

Chat to any of the staff about it and we can sort it. Unless its being reported or discussed we probably don't know the extent of trolling

Trolling is trolling can't stop it. The thing is that it just takes away from the quality of conversation.

I promise you that I will go pro, but I will have to wait until how things go after the 2nd legs of the champions league.... And one leg in particular