.... Nothing about ego at all. Not sure the point of such a post.
Here's the point of my post.
In 2007, I was asked in the Free For All, by many of the young men here, on what it takes to be
"successful"
I said, -
If you SPEAK UP, then you are obligated to STEP UP
This is how men should behave. This is the bedrock upon why men value loyalty to each other, to their teams, to their brothers, to their tribe and what we treat as honor.
Back then, in the FFA, people were complaining about the quality of topics created.
I said if you want things to change, stop complaining, and every time you see a thread topic you don't like and think sinks the place, then start FIVE NEW TOPICS of your own that you feel add value to the community. That enrich it, that raise the level of discussion, that set an example of how to do things. That's how change happens.
Sho Nuff, you want to b***ch and moan about what others are not giving you to satisfy your participation in this community. What other people are not doing TO YOUR STANDARDS for your SOLE PLEASURE AND APPROVAL.
Not complicated here-
1) Start creating topics, that you'd like to see yourself, that are formatted and sourced in the way you believe elevates the level of discussion in the community.
Don't tell people to enrich your experience here, get up off your mother f******king ### and enrich your own experience here. I said this in 2007 and it's true today and it will be true your entire life - No one gives you jack #### in this life, you have to go out there in the cold brutal world and take it. Fortune favors the bold. More hands at work, less chirping with your mouth.
2)
Don't tell others to set the right example, be an example. If you don't like sources like Breitbart and Gateway Pundit, then detail why that's true. Source the owners, the partners, follow the money, follow the scandals and present your evidence here to the community. State your case and let people decide for themselves. If you approach people with relentlessness in terms of effort and passion, that's how people will respond. If you want to cite other sources as reliable, show reasoning why people should agree with you.
"Just because you say so" isn't enough. Linking one or two random sites and say their lists are trustworthy isn't enough. Why should we trust them? Present something that says people here should trust them.
People can love me or hate me or ignore me or laugh at me or do whatever, like I give a ####. In any of those cases, I took it upon myself to set an example for the other conservatives here. I say engage people who want to discuss politics in a fair manner, then I do my best to do just that. I also say heat check trolls by raising the level of discussion and providing facts, video, transcripts, etc, etc, I do that too.
3)
Men respect "sweat equity", that's a rule of life, not just politics and not just at Footballguys.
I don't speak of it much, but I have a lot of love in my heart for Matt Waldman. He's always prepared and that comes at a staggering cost. I've watched a good amount of college/NFL game film in my life but Waldman does it at level of pure attrition. He doesn't complain, he works. I don't always agree with his viewpoints on football or fantasy, but I always honor the grind. I respect shooters. A portion of every sale of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio goes to charity, for children in need. He speaks up, he steps up. Waldman is the majority of the reason I've supported FBG in my various fantasy leagues for years.
You want people to use what you see as "better sourcing" then put in the sweat equity to make that happen. Start new topics, set an example, research and display why a source should not be trusted, make it accessible for people to see your point.
You demand people behave to please you and your demands but you are lazy and like to complain.
If people here wanted more of that crap, they'd spend more time with their wives. Certainly I'm not trying to drag Waldman into this, other than as an example of sheer work ethic, but if you worked 1/100th as hard as he does chewing away at game film towards your desire to see better "sourcing", the problem would solve itself eventually.
You won't post an exhaustive list of sources you find
"reputable" because you already know I will create top level posts on each one listed and tear them apart. Systematically, one by one, with effort, and grind your laziness down.
Anyone can speak up. But only MEN are obligated to step up.
I ask for nothing, I go out and take what I want. I will tell you that you're full of it but I'll also run down every source you clearly won't list and grind them down exhaustively. There is not one single person in the PSF who thinks I won't do that.
You want to talk like a leader, you just don't want to bleed like one. No one is going to respect that. No one.
Go on, keep complaining, and refuse to put in the work to step up to support your claimed values, show everyone here exactly who you really are when you speak.
It's always about you. Always.
