So posting that players on a 10-6 team "SUCK" isn't trying to annoy people and get them mad? That said, I agree, I joined the monkeys who sling poop last night, and I won't do it again. The "can't beat 'em so join 'em" approach has only left me alienated from other reasonable fans. Of course, most seem to be leaving, so maybe it is time for a "positive board" and a "negative board"? Mods, is that possible? It would alleviate a lot of the "Player X Sucks!" posts that pollute game threads.
I don't think so. I think people who are saying that are frustrated and venting. It may be short-sighted and reactionary, but that's what venting is. Tensions run high among many fans during games, and irrational anger sometimes bubbles up. A separate forum for "negative" posts? Probably not. I don't think there's a desire for it and it wouldn't be used. I don't think this is unique to this forum, anyway. On other sports forums I've been a part of, game threads always have a certain number of fans who are posting stream of consciousness, which means when angry, post angry comment. When happy, post happy comment. Usually both are reactionary (Frye missed a shot? He sucks!! Blake hit a shot? He's awesome!!). I've never particularly enjoyed that aspect of game threads, but I either ignore it or, if a non-vague claim is put forth ("Blake is awful about taking care of the ball" for example), I might argue it. Largely, I prefer to watch the game in peace and maybe glance through the game thread from time to time.
