Sure you do. Trolls exist to get angry responses. You giving him what you believe he wants encourages him. Your choice as to whether you wish to do that. I don't, actually. None of us moderators has the authority to ban people simply because their basketball takes are unpopular. Nor would I, even if I did have that authority.
So you admit he's a troll. Congratulations, you've just invalidated your entire argument that he's simply a "basketball fan posting unpopular views", which is a complete crock of ostritch-level denial. So you also admit that you completely ignore your own terms of usage due to the fact that you don't want to get your hands dirty, which is what mods have to do sometimes in the interest of the good of the community. Why does every message board devolve into this?
I don't know if he's a troll. My point is that if you believe he's a troll, then it's odd that you choose not to abide by the "don't feed the trolls" maxim. It leads one to wonder whether you actually believe he's a troll. You don't act like you believe he's one. As long as he's posting about basketball, I'm not going to equate "consistently unpopular opinions" with "not posting in good faith." In any case, this is getting a bit repetitive. In the interest of sparing everyone else our back-and-forth, feel free to continue this discussion with me (or any other moderator/admin) via PM, if you wish.
Minstrel was simply saying that you are playing into his hands, if you truly believe he is a troll. Trolls want reactions, if you believe he is a troll, why give him what he wants? L2Read
I haven't been at any of those places. Maybe you, and not the moderators, are the problem. Have you considered that? Ed O.
Dunno--Chris in PDX started attacking the mods; were they just supposed to ignore him...the same way they suggest he ignore MIXUM...? Hmm, now that I think about it...
There's no contradiction, as you imply. I recommended that Chris in PDX ignore MIXUM if he considers MIXUM a troll and that bothers him. To "take my own advice" I should ignore Chris In PDX if I feel he's a troll and that bothers me. I don't think he's a troll, though, and he doesn't bother me. So why should I ignore him "the same way [we] suggest he ignore MIXUM?" Good effort, though! Ultimately, if we ignore posters who bring up how the forum is moderated, we'll be accused by some of not being willing to discuss such issues, avoiding honest discussion. If we engage such posters, we'll be accused by some of helping to "derail" threads. So, since we're not going to please all the people all the time, we provide our opinions when we feel like it, like anyone else.
Bayless off the bench, Game 1 w/ Suns: 18pts on 60% FG's, 67% 3pt%, 4 rb, 1 ast in 20 minutes. Doesn't seem shameful for pathetic to me. Go Blazers
I love the never ending flow of proof to the lack of knowledge that flows through this guys dome! CLASSIC!
Nostradumbass strikes again. This was not about one good game - it was about matchups - and PHX are a very good matchup for JB - as was noted by people that actually pay attention to the games and do not just whine and bitch all the time... http://sportstwo.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2308800&postcount=17
