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Warning - Novel Length - A Forum Manifesto (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Joe Bryant
- Start date
ScottNorwood
Footballcutie
The Commish
Footballguy
uuummmm.....sooooooooo, what happened to this?
A lot of the same people back to their same bad shtick.
A lot of the same people back to their same bad shtick.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Season started. Should get cleaned up again in Julyuuummmm.....sooooooooo, what happened to this?
A lot of the same people back to their same bad shtick.
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
LOL You're one of themuuummmm.....sooooooooo, what happened to this?
A lot of the same people back to their same bad shtick.
The Commish
Footballguy
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
The Commish
Footballguy
Worse. The Manifesto could have just been; "We're creating a Political Sub-forum, do and say whatever the hell you want in there.".uuummmm.....sooooooooo, what happened to this?
A lot of the same people back to their same bad shtick.
McGarnicle
Footballguy
Oh, so they're just flinging #### at each other like before? Didn't see that coming.
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
BeaverCleaver
Footballguy
uuummmm.....sooooooooo, what happened to this?
A lot of the same people back to their same bad shtick.
The Commish
Footballguy
This usually works better when accusations are assessed on other individuals...makes no real sense in the context of what you quoted.
The Commish
Footballguy
Though, it's pretty telling you two, of all the FFA, were the ones to come in and start 
the thread again. Two peas in a pod you two are!
the thread again. Two peas in a pod you two are!
BeaverCleaver
Footballguy
BeaverCleaver
Footballguy
You are the one that bumped the thread!!Though, it's pretty telling you two, of all the FFA, were the ones to come in and start
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The Commish
Footballguy
Right....I asked a question. Are you saying that's "trolling"?You are the one the bumped the thread!!
grateful zed
Footballguy
we need names! NAMES, I SAY !!! 
BeaverCleaver
Footballguy
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
The Commish
Footballguy
The Commish
Footballguy
To ask my question....it's not complicated. I noticed many who were asked to tone it down in the political threads have ratcheted it back up again in a couple threads.
GoBirds
Footballguy
So the attacks in the donation thread backfired so this is "I'm taking my ball and going home" for him?
There are 30 other threads in there where he and the regulars attack anyone that isn't far left, don't get it.
The Commish
Footballguy
Can you two Keystone Cops break this one down for me? I haven't been in the Trump Donation thread at all today...nobody has. What does it have to do with me? Supposedly I was laughed at somewhere today, but it wasn't that thread....TIA.
I don't think @Joe Bryant was ever serious about getting rid of trolling. The people responding to you here have realized that. Act accordingly.uuummmm.....sooooooooo, what happened to this?
A lot of the same people back to their same bad shtick.
DropKick
Footballguy
The place is loaded with morons... I'm not inclined to be overly political, but I find these people to be" off the charts intolerant". Ironic thing is that they probably see themselves as open minded.So the attacks in the donation thread backfired so this is "I'm taking my ball and going home" for him?
There are 30 other threads in there where he and the regulars attack anyone that isn't far left, don't get it.
They should all relax and watch the Kelly's Heroes theme song: See 2:32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgeIINs1TrQ
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
Can you two Keystone Cops break this one down for me? I haven't been in the Trump Donation thread at all today...nobody has. What does it have to do with me? Supposedly I was laughed at somewhere today, but it wasn't that thread....TIA.
You never troll, right? Love the innocent shtick you try to play
GoBirds
Footballguy
You can see from the posts above that they try to instigate issues outside the political forums as well.
DropKick
Footballguy
What's with the instigation?
Seriously, life got you down? Ride of the Valkyries always cheers me up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP-mwk00MgM
ETA: Did you try the DD? My first year without DD in my keeper auction. Found a free spreadsheet that worked much much better.
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Capella
Footballguy
I love that you are the apps beta tester and you didn't use the app
ETA: Did you try the DD? My first year without DD in my keeper auction. Found a free spreadsheet that worked much much better.
Yea I used the DD app where you input all the picks. Around round 6 or 7 it just seized up on me and when I got it working again they were all gone. Oh well.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
I never seized up on anything in my life. 
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
I never seized up on anything in my life.
When others were cutting themselves trying to shotgun Zimas, you soldiered on. :LumberJACKS:
The Commish
Footballguy
I've NEVER said that
You continue creating those straw men and attacking the crap out of them with a tenacity unknown to mankind!!!! That'll show us!!!!!I'll just take your refusal to answer as you being full of it. My question was legit. I've noticed those who were asked to stop posting in a particular way have started posting that way again so I asked the question. I went back through to try and find out where I was "laughed at" for "trolling" and the best I can come up with is YOUR post using your predictable "
" to a comment I made regarding opening a new thread to discuss the latest "proposal" from the GOP on healthcare. I guess that's what you're talking about?It's a pretty good illustration of the term "trolling" basically having no meaning anymore. I'm not even sure who I was supposedly trolling in that thread. The comment was a statement of opinion and attempt to keep the
from filtering into a thread that was pleasantly productive. Vanity would dictate you believing it was a shot at you but you hadn't even posted in that thread for days and the posts you did make weren't dealing with medicare. Why would I choose a thread you aren't participating in to "troll" you?It's a crazy little world you live in there. Also love that it's "instigation" to do what the mods here tell us to do....not you specifically, but that comment was so absurd it really doesn't need a direct reply.
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The Commish
Footballguy
I know you're right, but this new shtick is sort of like the old LHUCKS shtick, but worse. I can't take my eyes off it and sometimes I get sucked in. It's a problem, I know. I'm working on it
I know Joe and company can't be everywhere at once, but I thought we might have turned a corner. I thought wrong.
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
I'll bite. What's the shtick you're talking about that prompted you to bump this thread?I've NEVER said that
I'll just take your refusal to answer as you being full of it. My question was legit. I've noticed those who were asked to stop posting in a particular way have started posting that way again so I asked the question. I went back through to try and find out where I was "laughed at" for "trolling" and the best I can come up with is YOUR post using your predictable "
It's a pretty good illustration of the term "trolling" basically having no meaning anymore. I'm not even sure who I was supposedly trolling in that thread. The comment was a statement of opinion and attempt to keep the
It's a crazy little world you live in there. Also love that it's "instigation" to do what the mods here tell us to do....not you specifically, but that comment was so absurd it really doesn't need a direct reply.
The Commish
Footballguy
There's nothing to bite.
Pretty much all the stuff that Joe and the other mods went thread to thread asking people to stop doing. It's all being done again by all the people they asked to stop. There are a handful of threads that have been relatively productive (to the point where people have actually commented on how refreshing it was to be having discussion of the issues rather than
between individual posters). So, if I am being honest, I was reluctant to bring it up...I'd rather the just stay where it is and not filter into those relatively productive threads.
Commenting is back focused on the individuals and ridiculing each other rather than discussing topics. People are back to contributing nothing to threads other than quips towards "the other side". People are again using gross generalizations in an effort to paint an entire group of people. People are being willfully ignorant and putting words in others' mouths that they didn't say (that's been happening forever and I have yet to understand what is gained there).
The list could go on and on
Pretty much all the stuff that Joe and the other mods went thread to thread asking people to stop doing. It's all being done again by all the people they asked to stop. There are a handful of threads that have been relatively productive (to the point where people have actually commented on how refreshing it was to be having discussion of the issues rather than
between individual posters). So, if I am being honest, I was reluctant to bring it up...I'd rather the just stay where it is and not filter into those relatively productive threads. Commenting is back focused on the individuals and ridiculing each other rather than discussing topics. People are back to contributing nothing to threads other than quips towards "the other side". People are again using gross generalizations in an effort to paint an entire group of people. People are being willfully ignorant and putting words in others' mouths that they didn't say (that's been happening forever and I have yet to understand what is gained there).
The list could go on and on
GoBirds
Footballguy
I think what amuses most is you are a ring leader of it yet your trying to tell on others? Maybe set a better example or do what Joe advise every time and use the report function if you feel you need to?There's nothing to bite.
Pretty much all the stuff that Joe and the other mods went thread to thread asking people to stop doing. It's all being done again by all the people they asked to stop. There are a handful of threads that have been relatively productive (to the point where people have actually commented on how refreshing it was to be having discussion of the issues rather than
Commenting is back focused on the individuals and ridiculing each other rather than discussing topics. People are back to contributing nothing to threads other than quips towards "the other side". People are again using gross generalizations in an effort to paint an entire group of people. People are being willfully ignorant and putting words in others' mouths that they didn't say (that's been happening forever and I have yet to understand what is gained there).
The list could go on and on
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
Fair enough. I agree with all that but it's been happening for weeks again. I don't recall one productive thread in there since Joe stopped posting again.There's nothing to bite.
Pretty much all the stuff that Joe and the other mods went thread to thread asking people to stop doing. It's all being done again by all the people they asked to stop. There are a handful of threads that have been relatively productive (to the point where people have actually commented on how refreshing it was to be having discussion of the issues rather than
Commenting is back focused on the individuals and ridiculing each other rather than discussing topics. People are back to contributing nothing to threads other than quips towards "the other side". People are again using gross generalizations in an effort to paint an entire group of people. People are being willfully ignorant and putting words in others' mouths that they didn't say (that's been happening forever and I have yet to understand what is gained there).
The list could go on and on
The Commish
Footballguy
I think what amuses most is you are a ring leader of it yet your trying to tell on others? Maybe set a better example or do what Joe advise every time and use the report function if you feel you need to?There's nothing to bite.
Pretty much all the stuff that Joe and the other mods went thread to thread asking people to stop doing. It's all being done again by all the people they asked to stop. There are a handful of threads that have been relatively productive (to the point where people have actually commented on how refreshing it was to be having discussion of the issues rather than
Commenting is back focused on the individuals and ridiculing each other rather than discussing topics. People are back to contributing nothing to threads other than quips towards "the other side". People are again using gross generalizations in an effort to paint an entire group of people. People are being willfully ignorant and putting words in others' mouths that they didn't say (that's been happening forever and I have yet to understand what is gained there).
The list could go on and on
You have me confused with someone else. I've never been told to "stop" or "don't do this" by Joe or any of the mods. If I was, I would. I am also willing to admit where I am wrong. Show me where I am making personal attacks or where I am just quipping and not participating in the thread in general. Honestly, I don't see you in many, if any, of the threads I spend most of my time in. I'm not complaining, but it's bizarre on the backdrop of your "you're the ring leader" shtick. Joe gave us the option of coming here or reporting the posts. I felt it most logical to come here given the volume of posts. It doesn't make sense to report all of them.
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
This is like when the kids start arguing... not directly calling Mom and Dad to tell on their sibling... but yelling loud enough so that Mom and Dad will hear and be forced to take action.
The Commish
Footballguy
I don't know where you spend all your time, but if it's in the Trump Donation thread, the Trump dominated the UN thread, the Fox News thread, Hillary Clinton thread, Antifa thread etc....you're not going to find what I'm talking about and you're doing it wrong IMO.
There's plenty of good information and discussion in several of the threads, even when they go off the thread topic. Just have to ignore the little bit of
that goes on there.
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
Funny how you handpicked those threads.... maybe a better way would be name the good ones.I don't know where you spend all your time, but if it's in the Trump Donation thread, the Trump dominated the UN thread, the Fox News thread, Hillary Clinton thread, Antifa thread etc....you're not going to find what I'm talking about and you're doing it wrong IMO.
There's plenty of good information and discussion in several of the threads, even when they go off the thread topic. Just have to ignore the little bit of
What threads are productive without all the insults, jabs, and usual nonsense?
The Commish
Footballguy
Not sure why it's "funny". They all suck when certain users are engaged in them. The mother of all examples is the "how can you have rational discussion with these people" thread, but I left it off figuring that was rather obvious. There's been good discussion in the other Trump threads (unless one considers it trolling to call out the President for the stupid crap he's doing). Focus is mostly on his actions, comments and
Same with the NK war thread. The medicare thread has good discussion. There's been a few really stupid things said in there, but all things considered pretty good. The GOP answer to healthcare thread has been good as well (minus the "your side did it first" and "you are doing it too" sorts of posts). The focus of those is generally the ideas with few personal attacks. Of course I am speaking of recently, as in the last week or two. I don't remember what they were at the beginning, only what they've become recently.
BeaverCleaver
Footballguy
So Commish is trying to call out people for yet he does that as well.
yet he does that as well. 
roadkill1292
Footballguy
People who start threads and never return to engage respondents are banned on other message boards that take debate a little more seriously than this one does. Joe and David should consider adopting the same rule into the Manifesto. A good example is the RBM thread, "Trump Dominates at the UN" or some ridiculousness like that.
