It's a grey area. When you post on a public forum you ceed some copyright to the moderators, such as editing or deleting posts altogether. However, you still have copyright of the words that remain, as do, I assume, RLFANS.

The thing that makes it muddy is posting with a handle or a pseudonym. If such a dispute ever went to court, which would be extreme and probably ludicrous, you would have to prove that a) you were the person posting with that account at that time, and b) you are the owner of that account and this is an alias you go by online. In the process, the shroud of anonymity would fall – you would be outed, so to speak.

As you and others have said on here, you would hope that a certain amount of etiquette would prevail and that people would ask you first before republishing your posts elsewhere.

On a related note, if any of you are on Twitter, these rules don’t apply to text tweets. It is thought unlikely that intellectual property rights would apply to such a short range of words. Photos, however, are a different story, unless the rl‘Instagram Act’rl comes to fruition.

I’m not sure what’s more embarrassing that twitter account or Louise…

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Bit unfair that.

For one, you didn't need to post anything about what you find embarrassing. That's your business and little to do with this thread. The second point is why complain about fellow fans enthusiasm?

Your 'point' just comes across as a dig for no reason at all.

Very poor.

I think it relates to the fact that the "fans article" in the Evening News that was written by Salford Faithful is now going to be written by Louise.

Mr scholes what's this personal vendetta you have towards Louise,give it a rest let the girl do some thing she is passionate about I'm fed up of people putting her down on social media sites,. Go and talk things out face to face and sort your differences..I for one will look forward to her columns..

My comment was made as the ‘Salford Faithful’ column in the MEN has now been replaced with a column from Louise.

It’s nothing personal, I’m sure Louise is a lovely girl. I just disagree with more or less everything she says / does and find some of her antics cringe worthy, occasionally I may comment on a Twitter post but just because I disagree with her doesn’t mean I have a vendetta.

Well some times it does, just because your column dropped is not her fault, again talk it through with her..

Issue resolved.

I would hope that isn't the shirt I donated? if so you did right to sell it for the highest bidder as it was intended.

Or ours...

I think it was the 2010 shirt, I can't remember at the moment. Either way it wasn't mine to undersell, and it rightfully went to the highest bidder.

And Val, no you were there when The Alker one sold for a wad

Oh yeh...

That would be mine then, I reluctantly donated it as I knew it had some value and that at that time it was much needed by the club.

No axe to grind either way I'm sure I'd dislike both Lou & the Scholes family but she definately did the right thing in my eyes.