Not condoned. The staff did have a brief discussion about that post and whether it should be deleted. We thought it was best to just let it stay there. I don't think the OP realizes it but he made himself look like a fool when he posted that and who are we to take that away from him. He earned it, he should wear it with pride.
Recommended reading: Robin Williams dead Whose panties did NewsSource get in a wad now Although I'm sure PapaG appreciates you playing the surrogate victim card during his forced (yet again) absence, you may want to check the facts before you jump to any conclusions. He was allowed back with specific terms on his forum participation. He violated those terms in multiple threads at the same time. He was unable to play by the rules (yet again) and was banned (yet again). He has proven time, and time again that he simply is unwilling to play by the rules that govern participation in this forum. How many times has he been banned from this forum? This is at least the third time. How many different user names has he had? At least 4 prolific ones (PapaG, BGrantFan, Yoda of the Moda, NewsSource). He has no one but himself to blame for his banning (yet again). Do you not see a pattern here? It doesn't matter what he calls himself, the behavior never changes. His remarks to Fonz in the Robin Williams thread were unconscionable. The guy once called my 12-year daughter a whore (and that didn't even lead to a suspension, let alone one of his multiple bans). With PapaG EVERY thread is an argument and he MUST "win" every argument. He was banned due to HIS behavior (yet again), not mine, but frankly I'm glad he's gone (yet again) and hope he never comes back (yet again). BNM
Which is why I'm not a fan of editing posts. If someone posts something offensive, they should own that shame. BNM
PapaG loses all self-control when he gets angry, at which point he'll say anything and things escalate out of control. It's always been his fatal flaw around these parts. When he's in control of himself, he's a reasonable contributor.
The post in question was not a personal attack on anyone here, nor could it be construed as such. Just awful taste and says what it says about the poster to us all. I don't encourage editing, but it is done rarely to avoid the post being quoted and the thread turning into a flamewar.
If we don't remove or edit the posts people will think it's okay to make personal insults. There is no personal insult directed at anyone in what Cmeese posted so there wasn't anything that we normally edit or delete. It was offensive and just... wrong. But it makes him look bad. That said, there are times when posts are deleted or edited to put out forum fires. If Cmeese's post had lead to multiple replies of "you're a fucking idiot" or other things like that we would have removed his post and the replies with personal insults. So far the reactions seem to be what mine was, just shaking your head and wondering why he would post that.
The problem is, without real time editing, those comments often lead to escalation BEFORE they get edited/deleted. Then all that is left is the reaction to the post that started it all. That unfairly lets the original offender off the hook and make it look like the responder is the one being an unreasonable hot head. BNM
I think those posts should only be edited or deleted if the person who has been insulted requests it. When someone loses their temper and insults me in an online forum, I think it says more about them than me. BNM
Was not asking for an edit. Agreed that he should own it. Just keep seeing the same poor judgment from him and takes away from the quality of the board.
I don't condone domestic violence nor do I condone cheating. Personally I could care less that Greg popped his old lady 3 times. She will be fine Greg will pay her off, she gets to be famous for a while and an advocate against domestic violence and Greg gets to be the bad guy. There is a lot more important shit in the world that should make the news than this.
So what important shit in the world do you think should be posted in a thread that was made to discuss Oden's arrest? You realize that we have an off topic section of this forum that is especially for that.
Rightfully so. He is the bad guy. Yeah, there's also more important stuff in this world than the latest trade rumor or a game thread, but we discuss those things here, too. BNM
We can only do the best we can. Not only have I seen the initial post edited, but often a few that followed, even within the bits quoting the original. I don't care if I'm edited if I step over the line. I've told the mods this many times. It's not like having one post (once in a great while) on a message board is life altering, IMO.
Trades and games are positive and fun topics. Greg Oden is a colossal failure of a basketball player and does not deserve the recognition and attention his status as a pseudo celebrity generates.
In your opinion. Personally, I think this public shaming of Oden is for the greater good - especially if he does jail time for this. It will send a message to other athletes, and other men, in general, that it's not OK to use your wife/girlfriend as a punching bag. And, anything that deters further domestic violence is a good thing in my book. Nobody is forcing you to read about Oden's arrest, but I'm glad others are seeing it and talking about it. BNM
Never mind you have convinced me spread the word men don't beat your women and if you do don't turn yourself in. Women spread the word if you run around on your man be aware he might bust up your face. Good lesson for all.
