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Exactly. And "miraculously" everyone is nice and polite over at Extremeskins because..........?
Because it's impossible for opposing fans to get in within 2 weeks.
Once again, the orderly Soviet Union analogy.
They'd be doing the exact same thing if they were getting visited so often by other teams' fans in the same situation.
If PUJo and others are so upset about the tenor, perhaps Ian should institute the very same policies that Extremeskins and most other fansites have.
Then we'll be "as good" as them.
Why should we be "as good" as them? We should be better. Meaning treat every poster on their own merits. It's really not that hard and has nothing to do with Skinsfans.com or the Soviet Union. Just act like a normal person unless someone gives you a reason to be an ass. Then be an ass to your heart's content.
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Why should we be "as good" as them? We should be better. Meaning treat every poster on their own merits. It's really not that hard and has nothing to do with Skinsfans.com or the Soviet Union. Just act like a normal person unless someone gives you a reason to be an ass. Then be an ass to your heart's content.
He Ban Me gives me plenty of reasons.
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No argument there, He Ban Me deserves it. But don't be an ass to someone else because He Ban Me deserves.
It's a very subjective thing isn't it? Some people enjoy He Ban Me and some people don't. Some people think Be Logical is insightful and some people see him as posting or spamming irrelevant statistics of bygone eras to somehow prove that the Redskins will do well on Sunday.
Attitude is subjective. Once again, Pujo, if every other fan website allowed other teams' fans on in the split second quickness and ease that Patsfans.com allows, you'd see plenty of open discord at those sites also. The Patriots are the number 1 target in American sports (hands down) at the moment - - you have NO IDEA what we Mods have had to delete and ask Ian to ban ever since the Spygate story came out 6 weeks ago. There are some really motivated trolls out there with alot of time on their hands, let's just put it that way.
The only rules are no politics, no harsh vulgarity, no personal threats or insults, no spamming and no senseless trolling.
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It's amazing you post this, since the Redskins fans who are flowing here are coming from a website that doesn't even allow opposing fans to jump in.
Once again, bad analogy but I'll use it - - it's like the old police state Soviet Union crowing about how nice and orderly everything was there instead of the messy United States where people argued all the time.
In a free and open marketplace of ideas, you are going to get a full range of people and styles. The people at Extremeskins.com and so many other fan websites don't understand this at all. Had you read the discussions in other threads regarding this very issue, you would have seen several of the Redskins fans grudgingly agree on this very point.
I think the reason some fan sites don't allow other teams' fans is simple - their football is their escape from the drudgeries of every day life. They don't like to read bad things about their team or argue about it. They only want the good and to dream about what might happen in the near future. It also has to do with why opposing fans who come here get attacked. Let's face it, most fans who go on websites are real homers - very devoted to their teams. I know after a Pats loss I can't bear to read the press for a few days. I read the first few lines of TMQ the other day and stopped reading. Another columnist on my "banned" list for the year.
I don't want the site rules to change but people being more pleasant to eachother would be a welcome change.
It's a very subjective thing isn't it? Some people enjoy He Ban Me and some people don't. Some people think Be Logical is insightful and some people see him as posting or spamming irrelevant statistics of bygone eras to somehow prove that the Redskins will do well on Sunday.
Attitude is subjective. Once again, Pujo, if every other fan website allowed other teams' fans on in the split second quickness and ease that Patsfans.com allows, you'd see plenty of open discord at those sites also. The Patriots are the number 1 target in American sports (hands down) at the moment - - you have NO IDEA what we Mods have had to delete and ask Ian to ban ever since the Spygate story came out 6 weeks ago. There are some really motivated trolls out there with alot of time on their hands, let's just put it that way.
The only rules are no politics, no harsh vulgarity, no personal threats or insults, no spamming and no senseless trolling.
I'm not talking about everyone-on-the-whole, I'm talking about particular posters.
If a particular poster isn't being a douche, don't treat him like one. You don't have to treat them all like douches just because some, or most of them are.
In regard to the trolls and morons,I dont care what the Patsfans crowd says to them,I agree that some fans of other teams have come in with reasonable posts which are not trash-talking or making idiotic comments and have been jumped on.In some cases I thought it was undeserved...my 2 cents...
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"Crush your enemies,see them driven before you,hear the lamentation of the women." Arnold Schwartzenegger doing his BB impression.
I'm not talking about everyone-on-the-whole, I'm talking about particular posters.
If a particular poster isn't being a douche, don't treat him like one. You don't have to treat them all like douches just because some, or most of them are.
Guess what? We don't regulate attitude on this board.
I'll repeat: No politics, no harsh vulgarity, no personal threats or insults, no spamming and no senseless trolling.
Hurting someone's feelings, while regrettable, is not our police beat. In society, there will be some harsh critics, some unfair ones, some kind ones and some Pollyannas.
It's the risk that exists with an open and free board that welcomes fans of all teams. I think that freedom is a strength of this board and the closed doors of other boards are their weakness.
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