Ah, I see. It wasn't my intent to call him out, more to tell him to stop softshoeing and call a spade a spade. I worded the post poorly. Rocketeer, I wasn't calling you a pussy, I was trying to say don't be a pussy. For the record, I don't think you're one. I apologize if I offended anyone.
Well, for some posters, it's a dream come true. I wonder how many L*ker fans have applied for a concierge job at the Cordillera? BTW, you should see her place in Avon. You can't buy that on a hotel salary. That payoff is all the proof I need.
I basically posted proof that I started like a max of 3 OT topics in a given day, and less than that the days surrounding. It was a total overreaction because some people couldn't handle someone aruging with them laying down.
To be honest, I never really understood what happened at that other place either, so I decided to take a walk down memory lane. Looks to me like Community Moderators were largely the problem, popping into threads and insulting people like Xericx. Here's an example of someone named Cinco de Mayo coming out of nowhere and acting like an assclown in post #14. And R-star of course. http://www.basketballforum.com/political-economy/410876-biden-asked-man-wheelchair-stand-up.html Below is another long-ass thread. At one point Cindo de Mayo compares himself to a bouncer at a club. It's clear to see that those moderators were too full of themselves. Basel, another mod, said that ABM was originally banned for sending PM's to his friends to go to another site, calling it 'spam', if you can believe that shit. There is a HUGE difference between spam, and writing PM's to those you know. I glanced over the last few pages of maxiep posts and while he was clearly opinionated I saw nothing wrong in the least. Right up until his last post in fact. Whatever. In the last election everyone had strong opinions, nothing wrong with that. Bottom line, the mods seemed to just come to the board to argue, usually in a passive-aggressive manner, humorously attempting to act objective and fair, and then continually insulting members, making a mountain out of a molehill, and locking and banning everything they sought fit. It's liked being moderated by the trolls themselves, it's not going to end peacefully. http://www.basketballforum.com/portland-trail-blazers/411778-7-members-here.html As for the 'other' topic - I don't think Kobe raped that girl, but none of us can call it fact that he did or did not.
No. edit - I'm not their master. I can't force them to stay. My job (an unpaid and not very serious job) is to moderate, not be a control freak overcome with paranoia. I'd be trying to make my forum more enjoyable and popular, not making it worse. I don't even have a stake in the forum. Why take it so seriously?
Well I would disagree...posters = traffic= advertising dollars. If I owned bbf I would be pissed as hell. People have the right to go anywhere they want but I'd be damned if I let them steal away all the traffic of my site without trying to do something
