And here I was giving myself hardship medals for having to sit on a plane yesterday. Glad you survived. The moral of this story is, don't do chores. barfo
Part 2: Much of this is a mix of personal opinions and admin opinions, I try to draw a pretty clear line between them but because of past and current accusations made I think it's important to share. Anyways.... I see this thread - http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/to-our-pro-lifers.349526/ Now this is not a criticism of the person who made the thread and it's not against forum rules but personally, I do not like threads like this. In fact I think they're kinda bullshit. It's not a thread to create discussion and debate about certain topics but to call members of the forum out. It is my experience that threads like this always lead to very little discussion and more arguments and personal insults. Again, this is not a criticism of the person who made the thread and they are not responsible for the actions and posts of others but I just wish people wouldn't make threads like that and instead frame them to create discussion and debate about subject(s) that are important to them. Here is the post that barfo edited. Barfo edited out the personal insult but I decided to also delete the entire post for the following reasons: 1. "Golly I have to do it." Is an admission that while he knows it's against forum rules he's going to throw out a personal insult. 2. "tight ass mods will delete it." And again, he knows it's against the rules but lets double down on the stupidity and insult the staff. (As I've said many times before, you can insult me all you want but please, the staff here works hard, they're volunteers, and I will always have their backs. Going out of your way to insult them especially when you know what you're doing isn't allowed isn't going to end well for you.) 3. "but it just has to be said." Again, if you know it's wrong why do it? And more importantly why get upset when you know it's wrong and you know action will be taken? Then I deleted this post: Now, why did I delete this post? Because as he clearly stated in his original post he clearly knew it was wrong. What does it matter which mod deleted it? Wrong is wrong. As I've clearly shown in these posts I do monitor what our staff does and I have yet to see any of them abuse their mod powers. I've yet to see any of them edit or delete a post because it goes against their personal beliefs or opinions and if I did I would call them on it. Don't start going after staff for actions you knew they were going to take. .... This is the post that made me decide to ban MarAzul from that particular thread and in an immediate private conversation with him is why I told him I viewed it as a veiled threat. Stayed tuned for the exciting part 3!
I'm on the edge of my seat @SlyPokerDog. Sorry to hear about your health scare. I hope you are feeling better. Dogs are supposed to drink lots of water. Did someone forget to fill your bowl?
I started the thread and genuinely wanted to hear the answers. They never came. I have had conversations with people about this and nobody seems to be able to explain it. Was the title what made you upset?
Yep! I didn't know the pirate @barfo deleted or edited post. I had invited him to the MarAzul once, to see if I could get to know the guy. Now that he is editing my posts, I thought perhaps I could get to know him if I went to the M&G. I had up to that point decided not to go, but I did then reconsider. Then here comes Sly. Sorry you had a shitty day Sly. I now know, I will not go the M&G. Have no fears.
Let me be clear, you did nothing wrong but from past experience I could pretty much tell that because of the way you phrased your post you were not going to get the answers you were seeking and the thread was going to require a lot of attention from staff. I was never upset.
Part 3 Oh whoa is me says the sick dog Then the dog drank and drank and drank .. but the sickly dog kept on getting dizzier and dizzier. oops says the sickly dog when he realized he’d been drinking Breakside Double IPA’s all day long. Good to hear things are ok sly !
Part 3: Return of the Dogi When we last left off Darth MarAzul was threatening the Rebel meeting.... Okay, enough kidding around. Both in this forum and with me privately MarAzul has expressed multiple times a desire to show up and confront members he politically disagrees with. This is not acceptable. And while he is not directly threatening members he is threatening to disrupt an official Blazer sanctioned event. I feel there is no other way to view that but as a threat. He first stated this desire before any Meet and Greets or other forum events were scheduled. He's not showing up to discuss the Blazers, basketball, or listen to our guest but instead to confront members about their political views expressed in the Off Topic section. Ridiculous. Never before has anyone done such a thing. I don't even get why someone would even think such a thing muchless post that they were going to. "You know, this really has nothing to do with me but dammit, it should. I need to make this about me and my opinions!" I really just don't get it. And since he decided to make this thread about our private conversation I see no reason not to post it. Again, coming to a forum event to confront someone is a threat to disrupt the event and is not acceptable. It doesn't matter how old you are, how long you've been a citizen or what color of flowing hair you have. I have previously had that great honor and privilege of dining with MarAzul, being invited to his home, meeting his wife, son, and grandson, and being given a tour of his beautiful sailboat early in its build. To say that I have great respect for MarAzul is an understatement. But because I have such respect for him, the wonderful life he has created for himself and his family, and some of the many accomplishments he has achieved means that if he says he wants to confront and disrupt a forum event it would stupid on my part not to take this man seriously. The fact that only the third voice in the 50 years of the Blazers has made their first official public interaction with fans to be with our forum is a huge honor for the passionate and knowledgeable fans that post here and a testament to the many years of hard work first started by @ABM and continued by myself. Then add the fact that he has heard so many good things about us that without ever meeting us he comfortable enough to bring his wife and kid with him is humbling and says just what a special group we are. For the sake of that and for future forum events I can not have someone showing up whose stated purpose is to confront people and disrupt this event. @MarAzul I see above that you have said you are not going to attend. Thank you. That truly allows me to focus on making this a fun and successful event for those who want to come instead of focusing on how to prevent it from becoming something else. The End For now