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Just an FYI - my wife had family here, along with a situation that happened at home late last week that had me offline the last few days and I'm trying to get back up to speed. As is normally the case, when life becomes difficult here at home is usually when things go south in here...good times 
That being said, I wanted to just catch people up on a few things:
RE: Moderation:
1) There are some things I'm working on regarding moderation in here that will be addressing a few recent issues. I will be creating an "ignore user in this thread" to make some user ignores thread-specific to try and give people a little more control. That means, you'll be able to ignore a select user within a given thread, which will only be for the duration of that thread if you'd rather not do a full ignore.
But some of the disagreements between people that carry over from thread to thread are unnecessary. It's getting old, and it's just irritating for anyone trying to follow a thread. So hopefully, that will be a step in the right direction. I believe I know how to implement it, so I'll test it out and hopefully get it done relatively soon.
2) On the above - we're supposed to be adults here. That aside, please utilize the ignore functions, especially if it's for a user you don't get along with. Seeing two names constantly bickering is frustrating because all it does is derail threads and it's pointless. Hopefully, adding the above feature will assist with part of that but it doesn't change the fact that people will still need to use whatever ignore functions are implemented. The mods and I can't be in every thread at every moment. So if I work to implement these things (and I'll obviously alert everyone as soon as it's up and running), please take advantage of them.
3) No, I'm not going to ban someone just because you don't like them or disagree with them. I get that there are some people who can be frustrating, but I don't ban anyone unless it reaches a point where they're causing a serious issue. Again, please use the ignore functions.
4) Starting threads with invalid stats from bad sources isn't permitted. If it's not a stat/fact-based post from a reputable source, please don't post it. We have enough issues around here during this rebuilding process than trusting an opinion piece from someone who doesn't closely follow the team and doesn't understand the additional dynamics, etc.
5) Excessive personal shots against users, especially at the level I've seen people escalate to recently, needs to stop. This is a single-warning, and I will begin suspending people when it occurs. That's not what we're about and I'm not going to allow it. It's completely unnecessary and I'm not tolerating it. We're better than that, and I won't permit it.
6) If I'm alerted to any PM harassment, it will also result in suspension and potential removal. So don't do it.
I will be trying to work on some of this during this week but obviously, it's going to take a little bit. At the same time, you guys can all PM me about any questions, concerns, etc. If I don't get back to you right away, I definitely will.
In the meantime, I appreciate your cooperation and let's try and get back to focusing on the upcoming season. We've got camp in like 90 days - it's finally a little closer ... thankfully
That being said, I wanted to just catch people up on a few things:
RE: Moderation:
1) There are some things I'm working on regarding moderation in here that will be addressing a few recent issues. I will be creating an "ignore user in this thread" to make some user ignores thread-specific to try and give people a little more control. That means, you'll be able to ignore a select user within a given thread, which will only be for the duration of that thread if you'd rather not do a full ignore.
But some of the disagreements between people that carry over from thread to thread are unnecessary. It's getting old, and it's just irritating for anyone trying to follow a thread. So hopefully, that will be a step in the right direction. I believe I know how to implement it, so I'll test it out and hopefully get it done relatively soon.
2) On the above - we're supposed to be adults here. That aside, please utilize the ignore functions, especially if it's for a user you don't get along with. Seeing two names constantly bickering is frustrating because all it does is derail threads and it's pointless. Hopefully, adding the above feature will assist with part of that but it doesn't change the fact that people will still need to use whatever ignore functions are implemented. The mods and I can't be in every thread at every moment. So if I work to implement these things (and I'll obviously alert everyone as soon as it's up and running), please take advantage of them.
3) No, I'm not going to ban someone just because you don't like them or disagree with them. I get that there are some people who can be frustrating, but I don't ban anyone unless it reaches a point where they're causing a serious issue. Again, please use the ignore functions.
4) Starting threads with invalid stats from bad sources isn't permitted. If it's not a stat/fact-based post from a reputable source, please don't post it. We have enough issues around here during this rebuilding process than trusting an opinion piece from someone who doesn't closely follow the team and doesn't understand the additional dynamics, etc.
5) Excessive personal shots against users, especially at the level I've seen people escalate to recently, needs to stop. This is a single-warning, and I will begin suspending people when it occurs. That's not what we're about and I'm not going to allow it. It's completely unnecessary and I'm not tolerating it. We're better than that, and I won't permit it.
6) If I'm alerted to any PM harassment, it will also result in suspension and potential removal. So don't do it.
I will be trying to work on some of this during this week but obviously, it's going to take a little bit. At the same time, you guys can all PM me about any questions, concerns, etc. If I don't get back to you right away, I definitely will.
In the meantime, I appreciate your cooperation and let's try and get back to focusing on the upcoming season. We've got camp in like 90 days - it's finally a little closer ... thankfully
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