ANNOUNCEMENT OK - So here's the deal regarding moderation. Pull up a chair.

[IcyPatriot]

Unfortunately, in this age we occupy, grace is a lost art.

 

[primetime]

Mods ban all posters in this thread immediately

 

[IcyPatriot]

Mods ban all posters in this thread immediately

Your humor gets me all the time ... it's deep and to the point ... love it.

 

[TheAdultintheRoom]

Translation:

1. I can’t act however I want because it’s “my value system” and therefore I’m going to continue doing it. I’m not going to listen to obvious fact that this is a forum moderated by non-incentivized volunteers and the idea of “power” is silly and absurd in that context.

2. When others use their own “value system” to judge me, call me a troll, or have a problem with my behavior, I’m going to cry about it. It isn’t fair!

I know you’re type...always going to be drama. Even from this thread alone it’s clear your self-awareness levels are badly lacking and you have a false sense of entitlement. Good luck.

Or maybe I don't believe in brown nosing. It's one or the other.

 

[maust]

Bro, I could tell you a thing or three about that face but... you'd ban me

 

[IcyPatriot]

Or maybe I don't believe in brown nosing. It's one or the other.

Some have trouble moving on ...
We had our discussion via PM ... time for you to move on IMO.

 

[Ian]

Or maybe I don't believe in brown nosing. It's one or the other.

I'm trying to keep this light - but again, you're reading way too much into it. I know Icy reached out to you as well. It's not a power trip, just a "let's just move past this" thing - please. This shouldn't be a big deal.

 

[TheAdultintheRoom]

I'm replying to someone attacking me. How is it I that has to move on? Maybe you didn't notice his novel about what a bad person I am? Unreal. But okay, I guess I'll just let him have the last word about what an entitled jerk I am because you're a mod and you told me to. Have a great day.

 

[TheAdultintheRoom]

I'm trying to keep this light - but again, you're reading way too much into it. I know Icy reached out to you as well. It's not a power trip, just a "let's just move past this" thing - please. This shouldn't be a big deal.

We're talking about the ass kissing posts in this thread. We're not talking about Icy or any other mod. I think you missed how this particular discussion started. I said I appreciated your site but wasn't going to gush like some previous posts. Then this gentlemen started calling me names because I don't brown nose online. Had nothing to do with what you seem to think it had to do with. But whatever, I'm going to do something productive. Have a great day.

 

[maust]

Or maybe I don't believe in brown nosing. It's one or the other.

"Or"???
I was unaware boorishness and not brown nosing were held by some to be mutually exclusive.

There's always a chance to learn something new here at patsfans.

 

[Ian]

I'm replying to someone attacking me. How is it I that has to move on?

It's not that, it's the reference to the mods/us that I have the issue with. You can respond to him however you want. I was just responding to your characterization of us, which as I mentioned, you were really overthinking for what it is.

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

when I think back to the Bledsoe/Brady days (wish I still had those posts) - it was ugly

...and although the Bledsoe-lovers are continuously proven wrong for nearly two decades, they still won't admit it.

Bob Kraft "fell in love" with the team after seeing Drew Bledsoe and the flying elvis, and then bought it.

Notice, he did NOT "fall in love" with the team at any time prior to that, like, in the previous 33 years.

So he had zero affection/awareness/appreciation for our uniforms (an entire stadium full of real Patriots fans made their opinion clear) or Steve Grogan or anyone/anything else.

Kraft gave birth to the modern fake Patriots fan who hates and dismisses over three decades of Patriots glory with the same ignorance and stupidity as the rest of the country has since 1970.

And, that very summer, did what typical desperate owners do, thinking that paying a ridiculous amount of money to an average at best player will make them play better.

Belichick went along because it lowered our cap hit - and he was a second year coach with a losing record.

Fanning the flames of Bledsoe worship, Kraft compared Drew to Ted Williams and Bobby Orr.

Drew compares favorably with his numerical counterpart, Tony Eason, who had a coach who worshipped him, started him and therefore wasted several golden playoff opportunities for the team.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

I'm replying to someone attacking me. How is it I that has to move on? Maybe you didn't notice his novel about what a bad person I am? Unreal. But okay, I guess I'll just let him have the last word about what an entitled jerk I am because you're a mod and you told me to. Have a great day.

That's as far as I go because I don't kiss ass like some other posters in this thread.

You are the one who started the attack with this exact line. Once again, total lack of responsibility for anything that you personally choose to do - in this case start drama in THIS thread with an attack against people who appreciate the volunteer mods and non-profit owner, who never ask for or receive any appreciation.

But yes, you’re the sad victim in the end who was just “attacked” despite doing nothing to bring it on yourself. Great reductionist account of what happened.

Read your own posts, read the responses, read your conclusion. Understand why your attitude is a problem instead of playing the victim. Then you will be a real adult and that username will make sense.

 

[Scotty]

We are all going to wake up and all this will have been a dram

 

[maust]

You can respond to him however you want.

Well, well, well. Do tell, how do I get me a carte blanche of that order?
And please don't make it contingent on my cleaning the gutters again.

 

[Ian]

That's as far as I go because I don't kiss ass like some other posters in this thread.

You are the one who started the attack with this exact line. Once again, total lack of responsibility for anything that you personally choose to do - in this case start drama in THIS thread with an attack against people who appreciate the volunteer mods and non-profit owner, who never ask for or receive any appreciation.

Let's not keep this one going. I've expressed my thoughts to him and hopefully we can move on.

 

[Scotty]

Dream ......duh, cant even get that right

 

[neuronet]

But I'm not going to type, "Oh Ian, you're a god, you're so great, thank you so much for gracing us with your unbelievable site." That is just considered unseemly in my value system.

So you err on the side of dishonesty when it comes to evaluating things that are objectively good. Ok boomer.

 

[Ian]

Getting back to the original point, the first post outlines the reasoning behind how things are handled, so hopefully that provided a little bit of clarification.

This is just a football forum ... nothing more, although I try and include some other areas around the site to be somewhat useful/interesting. I know sometimes things will be said that cause issues and we do the best we can to help deal with them and we don't always get it right. But really, that's more or less the story.

Just trying to get us back on topic, but obviously feel free to continue posting any questions, opinions, etc. my way.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

(2) rules of thumb

1) communicate as though the other people are in the room with you
2) be thankful for this service