Meeting between Dame and Cronin today

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  1. RonBrewer

    RonBrewer Well-Known Member

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    Dame doing his part.
     
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  2. Chris Craig

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    The forum is healthier when everyone realizes respect is mutual. You respect others, they respect you.

    There are a lot of takes or posts here that you might find imbecilic or pointless. You don't have to voice that by insulting the writers/holders of said posts/takes. Explain why you don't agree. Use your words. If they don't get it, instead of getting infuriated and lobbing exclamation laced insults at them, move on.
     
  3. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I'm a Chris too. You're on my list now.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Usually when I explain why I don’t agree, that’s when I get the insults lol.

    I think our society has been so conditioned to surround ourselves with people who agree with us politically or religiously etc and then we get on here and people don’t know how to respectfully disagree with someone. I did debate in college. I can argue any side to any argument. It’s about understanding why someone thinks the way they do.
     
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    Fuck You!!!
    Am I doing it right?
    Oh, by the way....
    #FreeBam
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    You Chris’ and your lists. You’re all the same.
     
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    there is the low hanging fruit of insults

    then there is the windfall fruit lying on the ground of insults

    then there is the rotting windfall fruit of insults

    then there is Sly
     
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    Can I charge like a veteran health care professional you effin' blip blip? That will be $300, please update the front desk if you want to reschedule your next appointment.
     
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  9. Chris Craig

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    I don't think it's even that people want to be agreed with. They want to be heard.

    Does it matter why they are thinking they way they are? They have their opinion and you have yours. Opinions are like lips and assholes, everyone has them, and they are all different. You can accept someone's opinion without believing in it.

    There is a key difference in arguing and debating. When you are debating, you both understand each other's side, have accepted the other's side (even if you don't believe in it), and have entered into an agreement to discuss said sides. When people argue, it's generally the result of not hearing each other. There is no agreement. That's when insults come.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    It’s just funny to me how people are blind to some things but annoyed by others.

    Someone posts a million variations of “Dame isn’t leaving” and they upvote that post every time.

    Someone posts a Dame quote multiple times or shares reasons why they think Dame might leave multiple times, it’s annoying and repetitive.

    Funny enough, I don’t get annoyed at people for their opinions on the team. If it’s something I don’t value I will skip over it or if it’s something I feel strongly enough about, I will post a response trying to refute it.
     
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    Sometimes people give up and just fight fire with fire.
    For example: i have mentioned to a specific poster several times in a friendly manner that he is being overbearing, and the response was basically a middle finger.
    At that point one gets tired of being nice in the face of such selfish responses and the gloves come off.
    There is a specific poster who never acts as if he does anything wrong but yet will not listen to anyone who tries to let him know the issue is he lives on this board and takes every conversation over.
    When someone doesn't at least TRY to recognize the other side, when being pointed out in a non insulting fashion, i personally no longer give a shit if i take the gloves off.

    If someone can not recognize they are being annoying as hell in the face of multiple people saying as such, then that person no longer deserves respect.
    Respect is indeed a two way street and when a specific poster openly says he doesn't give a shit about others’ opinions but then clamors about how others are toxic, its a huge double standard and that person deserves every bit of stinky shit tossed at them until they understand what a two way respect relationship is.

    in other words, when one person says he doesn't give a shit about my opinion, while spending all day and night trying to push his opinion on others, i no longer give a shit about being respectful. Especially when same dude is bitching a lbout the lack of respect he gets.

    it really is ridiculous….and the fucked up thing is i like the guy overall. Just wish he would not be such a selfish ahole when it comes to others letting him know his nonstop posting is/can be annoying.

    Respect starts with taking heed to others’ opinions and this guy does not do that at all.

    I could go on and on about the childlike ignoring comments he makes but then doesnt ignore, etc, but its futile.
    In his eyes his shit smells like roses.

    But if you want a more vibrant, respectful forum, it starts with that dude taking a step back and recognizing his own daily behavior can be/is annoying to many posters.
    Since he posts so often in every thread, ignoring him would make it confusing to read threads.

    If only this guy gave the respect he says he should have, this would be a much better place overall.
     
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    They're not insulting you. They're describing you.
     
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    BRA-FKN-VO

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    And many here get tired of others trying to pound thier opinions into every poster in every thread…
    its like a disease and Wohan has no clue they are the originators of this.
     
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    They have zero replies to their last 20 threads, made thread just for the lolz.
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    I cannot figure out who hates who in this dramedy for the ages
     
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  19. Chris Craig

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    There are somethings people will always respond more vigorously too. Fans have a lot of emotions wrapped up in this team. It can be hard sometimes, even for myself to be cogent.

    Dame leaving/staying is a hot topic. Even most of those who are advocating that him be traded, and sure that can be debated, don't really want to see him go. There are also a lot of people posting about him being traded who are just trolling. That in itself is not taken kindly.

    People posting back and forth, "Dame is going to be traded," and "Dame is staying" are merely taking part in a squabble. They aren't debating.

    There is often an assumption when someone posts a take/opinion and another refutes it, with their own take/opinion that first should then logically change their way of thinking, or suddenly take on the refuters mentality. This most of time, is not correct. Assumptions are dangerous. When you assume, it makes an ass out of you (u) and me.
     
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    Each person has a right to their opinion in public barring laws (doesn't mean it might not have consequences)...
    Each person has a right to their opinion in this forum barring rules (doesn't mean it might not have consequences)...

    One thing I have never understood in almost 3 decades of sports posting.....
    ....mods (I have been one many times on several boards) will usually ban someone who is a fan of another team who is there to ridicule, berate, and otherwise put down our team. But if you are under the guise of being a fan of that team, it becomes a "tolerable opinion". No, this is not directed at this group of mods, just an observation of many years of posting.

    This is my team. I defend it. I defend it against those wearing Blazer colors, as easily as I do those who wear another teams colors. Those who continuously tear down the image of my team and who say they are a fan of my team, are by far the most irritating. But thank goodness I can use the ignore button. Well.......I can't use it on everyone
     
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