BostonTim
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... I would like to talk Pats here, but the inner circle has too many jerks to tolerate.
So it's good bye then is it?
Cheers, BostonTim
... I would like to talk Pats here, but the inner circle has too many jerks to tolerate.
So it's good bye then is it?
Cheers, BostonTim
FWIW, while I personally don't have any issue with you, your posting style does rub some people the wrong way. You tend to be abrasive, and some people here aren't thick skinned enough to be able to handle it.You must be confusing me with somebody else. I have been a Pats fan my entire life and season ticket holder since 1993 when Parcells was hired as HC.
I conversed regularly with midgar on ESPN's message boards and he suggested I join this board.
I enjoy talking about the Pats but find this forum extremely uninviting and this has nothing to do with Midgar's situation.
I think midgar was right on his point about there being a small circle of posters who create 2 sets of rules for those on the inside and those on the outside.
and it's too bad, because I would like to talk Pats here, but the inner circle has too many jerks to tolerate.
FWIW, while I personally don't have any issue with you, your posting style does rub some people the wrong way. You tend to be abrasive, and some people here aren't thick skinned enough to be able to handle it.
As for Midgar, I actually was very disappointed (in myself) that I never was able find a way to get him to realize the effect he was having on people (that he was causing the majority of the stuff that kept upsetting him). I really don't think he's a bad guy, but his posting style just brings out the worst in so many people, that something had to be done. It was nothing personal (at least not from me).
so You left threads, forums for a period of time because of middy?I found Midgar to be difficult from time to time, but I simply stopped posting in the thread and the next day or even the next topic, he was back to being a reasonable guy.
so You left threads, forums for a period of time because of middy?
WTF? Is everybody cranky?
It's sort of a compromise. I actually preferred the way this board was many years back, when everything went in a single forum, pats talk, jokes, political rants, everything. The problem was that as the board grew, too many people simply couldn't handle it (and it's a shame, IMO).Whoever runs this board likes it the way it is, and that is all that matters.
so did I, so did most avioid him when he got caught in a loop but you have to admit you got sucked in at times.on espn... I gave up on a few threads, sure. Sometimes midgar would get after me. I was ok with it, but the easiest way out was to just stop posting.
I never thought less of him for it. You can me an "idiot" I can handle it . I enjoyed the back and forth.
He knew more about the Pats than I did, and I knew it.
We had a relationship, so I cut him some slack. For every weird thread, we had 99 good ones.
Here, most of them are bad, and I don't interact with these guys too often. WTF? Is everybody cranky?
yup I miss what was here in my beginning too but it had to happen with all the high jacking going on because of the bickering. Sucks but it was an angry place.It would have been a mass banning.It's sort of a compromise. I actually preferred the way this board was many years back, when everything went in a single forum, pats talk, jokes, political rants, everything. The problem was that as the board grew, too many people simply couldn't handle it (and it's a shame, IMO).
I've often wondered if the better solution would have been to ban all the people who couldn't disagree without being an a-hole and making personal attacks (whatever the topic was), however the forum would have remained small. But make no mistake, there were some epic blow up back then as well, (that would dwarf anything that's happened here lately). So at least there's been progress on that front.
Sub forums like the political forum were made (because too many people couldn't figure out they were (more or less) the same type of people as the ones they were arguing with, other than who they hated).
We made the Asylum, because too many people couldn't figure out how to talk smack without going over the line. We made the Tailgate forum because people whined too much about the silliness (jokes an stuff) in the main forum and how it corrupted the purity of football talk (or whatever it was), and so on.
It's a compromise that was needed if the forum was going to grow. It's not exactly what any one person would like, but I haven't figured out how to make it any better.
I think most of the MODs here will listen to ideas to improve things (or at least pretend to listen), but they do need to be presented in the right way (i.e. pleasantly), and also not require too much work of us. What can I say, basically I'm lazy.
:shrug:
2008 was an epic year here in the planet. We had a record number of people on at the same time. The threads and humor was unbelievable. I've longed for those days to return, but it won't happen. It is nice to see john lock, Matou, jag, shirt has been visiting. Maybe someday TG, Fullytilted, Fulltilt, RG, Jd, JdsWife, Southcarolina, lvent will come back for a visit and oh yes Ava Monroe.....boing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And Box O Rox...
2008 was an epic year here in the planet. We had a record number of people on at the same time. The threads and humor was unbelievable. I've longed for those days to return, but it won't happen. It is nice to see john lock, Matou, jag, shirt has been visiting. Maybe someday TG, Fullytilted, Fulltilt, RG, Jd, JdsWife, Southcarolina, lvent will come back for a visit and oh yes Ava Monroe.....boing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sorry that Midgar was banned even from the AA. I just didn't see where it was a problem down here. If you don't want to deal with him, stay out of here.
Kind of sad.
Just curious. What happens the Casino Cash that a person has when they get banned?
Does it go to the government? Does it go to the "house"? Does it get banned with the person and becomes like Confederate money?
Just curious. What happens the Casino Cash that a person has when they get banned?
Does it go to the government? Does it go to the "house"? Does it get banned with the person and becomes like Confederate money?