A Few things - RE: Moderation, etc.

XLIX said:

You solved my crossword puzzle for me..!! That's a huge help..!!

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LOL. Looked more like a Wheel of Fortune type of thing. Did you at least win a car or a trip to Hawaii?

Ian said:

In all honesty, they just may have - we just didn't really pay attention. When Manning came back and started winning with Denver and the Colts were struggling, I can tell you for a fact that a ton of Colts fans jumped on that bandwagon. Did they follow the Broncos, transactions, etc. as closely? That I don't know, but I'd be willing to bet there were.

And a lot of us followed Brady and rooted for him during that 7-9 season when we had nothing else to look forward to. Keep in mind, the guy was here for 20-years and he gave us a ton of great memories. I hate the way it ended, but I wish him well - unless we're obviously playing them.

It's a strange dynamic, but "it is what it is". And I'm not going to fault people who want to follow him. It is a little strange how some can't just root for both and there's a lot of venom sent in either direction, but given how things have evolved online, not a whole lot seems to surprise me anymore, as disappointing as that sounds.

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In my opinion what you are talking about and what goes on in the Tompa Gronka thread are still apples and oranges. I’ve spoken to a couple of Colts fan friends and more than a few Packers fans and they can’t recall anything similar with Manning and Favre, respectively.

Are the Patriots a legit Super Bowl contender this year? Unlikely, but I’m not the type to give up on that dream in mid May. Even if you are a Pats fan and feel strongly that they don’t have what it takes to contend this year, an unbiased fan would have to acknowledge that their roster is much more talented than it was two years ago, including a very successful 2021 draft, they have an exciting young quarterback who offers hope and they still have the GOAT coach.

If, despite all of this, you are can’t get it all excited to watch and route for the Patriots this year but are psyched for Tampa‘s season, you are not a Patriots fan. Period, end of story. Using a “terrible“ 2022 draft, when you haven’t watched the vast majority the players play single college game as an excuse to not be excited for the Pats season, is just an obvious cover.

So I say to the Tompa Gronka thread devotees: It’s time to come out of your football fan closets, fellas. We will respect you more if you admit who you are and where your allegiances really lie.

PS. I wholeheartedly second what others have been saying about you, @Ian. Thank you for what you do for this site. Dealing with a bunch of adult toddlers has to be frustrating (not talking about me, of course. I meant the other guys).

Scotty said:

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This insight was provided by an expert on expertise.

I have two genuine questions:

1. Why do posters here care if a Tampa Bay/Brady forum exists here, or what is said in it? I truly don't understand the protest about it.
2. Felger is on TV?!?!

Ian said:

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

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Hope things are working out as well as possible.

BTTA said:

I have two genuine questions:

1. Why do posters here care if a Tampa Bay/Brady forum exists here, or what is said in it? I truly don't understand the protest about it.
2. Felger is on TV?!?!

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I sort of fall on the same thing. If you don't like it, don't go in there.

And both 98.5 and WEEI are on-air video-wise in one form or another. Exciting stuff

Ian said:

Just an FYI - my wife had family here, along with a situation that happened at home...

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I feel your pain. Whenever my wife has family here a situation always seems to happen in our home.
It usually clears up when they leave though

I don't go in there, never have and never will.
I'm not a Tampa fan, why would I?

Patsgofor4 said:

In my opinion what you are talking about and what goes on in the Tompa Gronka thread are still apples and oranges. I’ve spoken to a couple of Colts fan friends and more than a few Packers fans and they can’t recall anything similar with Manning and Favre, respectively.

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Favre was a different story, he was worn out at the end although he had a massive following and I recall a Packers site that had threads specific to him. Not at the level that we do, but I remember coming across them and thinking it was interesting.

And Manning was a God in Indy and had his own following when he went to Denver, but I didn't follow that one closely enough because I truthfully disliked him due to the lack of respect people in the media had for Brady comparatively, but I do know a lot of people kept up with the Broncos during it. Again, I don't know if it's to the extent that people do here, but the whole dynamic these days is also so different. Everything is more polarizing now than ever society-wise and social media also wasn't like how it is now either. You put those two things together and it sets up a host of issues, which certainly makes things more complicated than they used to be.

Patsgofor4 said:

It’s legit hilarious that the Tompa Gronka thread regulars don’t think there is anything strange about following the team of an ex-player so closely. Rooting for Brady and watching the Bucs every week is understandable (I don’t but I get why some Pats fans do) but what goes on in that thread (following every roster move, discussing how Tampa matches up with their 2022 opponents, recent changes to the TB 12 method) has never occurred in the history of major professional sports fan sites.

Dozens of “Pats fans” have now adopted the Bucs as their favorite team. Pathetic. Most here would have been laughing at the Colts fans if they had done the same for Manning/The Broncos.

These are actual recent posts:

It is amazing how much more forward I am looking forward to the Bucs season than the Pats. What a terrible draft by Bill.

Thank god for Brady coming back I swear to god. That’s all I can say.


Most of the regulars in that thread should be treated no differently than Jets fans trolls at this point. Imagine any of those front-running, GOAT-obsessed (yes OBSESSED) posters during the late 80s/early 90s years. LOL. They aren’t ex-Pats fans. They are never-were Pats fans.

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It's legit hilarious that you make this post and in it, you cut and paste posts from the thread/forum you're complaining about. BTW Ian is perfectly fine with that forum being here. You continually questioning Ian's decisions is getting old. Now STFU.

WhatJustHappened said:

I don't go in there, never have and never will.
I'm not a Tampa fan, why would I?

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Because it’s fun to troll them…

WhatJustHappened said:

I don't go in there, never have and never will.
I'm not a Tampa fan, why would I?

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Exactly.
Hard to care about what goes on in a thread when you never go in it. Sort of like visiting 'Gang Green' or 'Chiefs Planet'

Although on second thought, some of the stuff I see quoted from Chiefs Planet is pretty funny.

maust1013 said:

Exactly.
Hard to care about what goes on in a thread when you never go in it. Sort of like visiting 'Gang Green' or 'Chiefs Planet'

Although on second thought, some of the stuff I see quoted from Chiefs Planet is pretty funny.

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I have gone to CP a couple of times just to read the meltdowns, GG maybe once, same reason....never signed up for either, but saw guys from here in both of them.

PatsFanInVa said:

If those were the PatsFans monkeys they'd be flinging their poo.

LOL COJ, I have a few on ignore, and came here on the phone not signed in. One of the guys I ignore follows me around, despite months of me ignoring him, taking shots at my posts

So yeah, it's asymmetric... but who cares

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RYGURA follows me around & dislikes everything I post. He disliked 15 of my posts in 18 minutes today.

Here is the kicker…. @Rygura has been a member of Patsfans since 2007, but he has Zero posts in 15 years.

It is probably a members secondary ID.
They should check the IP & see if there is a match with another user.

WhatJustHappened said:

I have gone to CP a couple of times just to read the meltdowns, GG maybe once, same reason....never signed up for either, but saw guys from here in both of them.

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I'd be afraid to spend any time at Gang Green. It's not worth the risk, that Jete stank is pernicious

Patsgofor4 said:

Hope up, did cupofjoe agree with me on something to the extent that he liked my post?

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I only like posts, when I dislike a post, I Usually respond.

I am not like RYGURA who hasn’t made 1 post in the 15 years, but he has disliked 100’s of my posts.

I don’t hold grudges on patsfans
I just say what’s on my mind & move on.

Someone gets nasty, then 2 can play at that game.

But…..,Tomorrow is another day

You go Ian -- fantastic mod/owner/gentlemen and i appreciate all you do for us.

cupofjoe1962 said:

I only like posts, when I dislike a post, I Usually respond.

I am not like RYGURA who hasn’t made 1 post in the 15 years, but he has disliked 100’s of my posts.

I don’t hold grudges on patsfans
I just say what’s on my mind & move on.

Someone gets nasty, then 2 can play at that game.

But…..,Tomorrow is another day

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Just an FYI, if it's really an issue, I can remove their ability to react to your posts. I quietly implemented that for people who were getting harassed (it's manual update I coded out) and it sounds like this falls into that category. So if that's the case, let me know and I'll be happy to implement it.

Ian said:

Just an FYI, if it's really an issue, I can remove their ability to react to your posts. I quietly implemented that for people who were getting harassed (it's manual update I coded out) and it sounds like this falls into that category. So if that's the case, let me know and I'll be happy to implement it.

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And anyone who has this issue can PM me if that's easier if you'd rather not get into it publicly. But this solution does now exist, so just let me know

PatsFanInVa said:

One of the guys I ignore follows me around, despite months of me ignoring him, taking shots at my posts

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I think I know who you’re referring to.

cupofjoe1962 said:

RYGURA follows me around & dislikes everything I post. He disliked 15 of my posts in 18 minutes today.

Here is the kicker…. @Rygura has been a member of Patsfans since 2007, but he has Zero posts in 15 years.

It is probably a members secondary ID.
They should check the IP & see if there is a match with another user.

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cupofjoe1962 said:

I only like posts, when I dislike a post, I Usually respond.

I am not like RYGURA who hasn’t made 1 post in the 15 years, but he has disliked 100’s of my posts.

I don’t hold grudges on patsfans
I just say what’s on my mind & move on.

Someone gets nasty, then 2 can play at that game.

But…..,Tomorrow is another day

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I’ve had a 2-3 triggered posters that followed me and would be the first to respond to anything I posted. It was really bizarre. Thankfully, they aren’t here anymore. Also, I’ve observed there’s either rivalries between posters or poster A has to respond and try to humiliate poster B on anything poster B posts.

There was also another poster that was notorious for drive by “dislikes” or “disagrees”, but I can’t remember the name.