AndyJohnson

It seems that every time I sign into this board, it is filled with non-football threads, that are just about people whining about each other, usually NEM vs the world.
My inclination as moderator is to just delete or lock those threads, but they get an awful lot of posts, so there may be people here who enjoy them.
I'd like everyones opinion. Should those type of threads live on as part of what the board is about, or should they be deleted?

jct

If you won't delete NEM then at least delete his :
"LOOK AT ME" threads...

Brady'sButtBoy

Lock 'em down Andy! If people want to pee on each other they can use the PM functional until the cows come home.

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NEPat

Lock them.

everlong

The problem is many of those threads started out good and then a difference of opinion turned it into a "morass of negativity".

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PATSNUTme

There is no easy answer. People can get frustrated if they don't have a chance to add their comments.

I will say this, whatever you or any of the other mod's decide to do, I'll support.

Tunescribe

I don't participate in those pissing contests and they do seem to siphon off a lot of energy where football talk belongs. I say move them to the pub where they will die a quick death, and that will help prevent similar threads from popping up.

I do think it's possible that while people seem to enjoy badgering each other in those "whining/attack" threads, it's not a good thing to let perpetuate itself.

Thanks, by the way, for being concerned about OT threads and ephemera like what you're trying to address.

AndyJohnson

Good point.
I suppose one result of locking them would be that someone could create a new thread on the real topic of the thread that went to hell.

I'm very serious with this question though, because if my instinct is correct that we should just lock them, how do they get so many posts to them?

PATRIOTS-80

A solution needs to be reached. Having the football forum for the whole off-season/summer become NEM vs. everyone else is unacceptable.

NEPat

But this board should be about Patriots discussion, not about pissing contests. I've been on other boards that are heavily moderated, and while people complain about it sometimes, I think it's much better. Everything is more focused. And this is a good message board, no one wants to see it overrun with other stuff.

Why not just have a separate forum where those threads can be moved to? That way the main board stays clean.