Another former member of Sowny here . I missed the old forum for as long as it took to register here lol. I do wish to thank Phil, Ian , and those before them for their work in keeping the old stomping ground going. I joined the Sowny forum about two years ago thinking it was a place to learn about local radio news and the like. I really had no idea that it was just a board for the most part for bickering , insulting and  criticism. At that time , Bruce M was a major poster , and posted continual hatred towards the Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford to the point of ad nausem. He was, however , man enough to use his own identity and stood behind what he said. Unike John ' Ziggy " Kato who , even when outed , still denied who he was which I found just cowardly. I have no sympathy for him whatsoever for his obvious descent into mental illness .There was no reason for his continual personal attacks against Ted, DL, and David Marsden . These men are icons in the broadcast industry in this country . His tirades against these gentlemen where just bizzare let alone disrespectful and likely borne from extreme jealousy. Likewise his hatred of Stafford and anything 640 and Corrus. I can only guess he tried to get work there and failed. I really hope he gets some help . I look forward to reading posts here in the future. I hope some decorum will be the norm and the moderator will enforce the same. Irvine, if you enjoy the forums you posted about, why don't just just frequent those ones and leave it there. Thank you. MM.

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Sowny is already back. All good I guess we have two options now. This from the old broadhost site:


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k?

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URL is: http://gta.boardhost.com/index.php for those curious to see what Iain is up to. 
 

Hey Chris...

That reminds me of  Dave Broadfoot explaining the difference between an American and a Canadian.

"If you cut an American off in traffic he yells, 'You f***in' asshole!'
 The Canadian yells, 'What are Ya? Some kind of f***in' asshole??!!'"

:D

Mike wrote:

Hey Chris...

That reminds me of  Dave Broadfoot explaining the difference between an American and a Canadian.

"If you cut an American off in traffic he yells, 'You f***in' asshole!'
 The Canadian yells, 'What are Ya? Some kind of f***in' asshole??!!'"

:D

Haha, Mike!  I hadn't heard that one.  Brilliant man, that Broadfoot.  
 

Sowny was well past its due date.  Great to read constructive discussion without negativity.  Thanks to whoever is moderating.  Here's hoping some previous contributors get wind of this forum.  If it's described as a secret, it'll go through the biz quickly and there'll be an influx of accounts restored.

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