Om Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I probably shouldn't make this public, but ... under the team's auspices, we've hired a Quality Control Coordinator (with attendant staff), who will operate behind the scenes and track exactly the kind of posts AUSkins is bemoaning here. Posters will be granted a certain number (a number we are not going to announce) of unsupported, inflammatory posts, subject only to the censure of the board and any administrative action deemed necessary by the Moderators. When and if they exceed said allotment, offending posters will be given a 10-day suspension, and a "last strike" warning via PM. If, after reinstatement, they run afoul of this new directing and post again w/o adequate backup statistics, or at least a considered case, they will be subject to permanent banning. Yes, we know it's harsh. But we had to do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I probably shouldn't make this public, but ... under the team's auspices, we've hired a Quality Control Coordinator (with attendant staff), who will operate behind the scenes and track exactly the kind of posts AUSkins is bemoaning here. Posters will be granted a certain number (a number we are not going to announce) of unsupported, inflammatory posts, subject only to the censure of the board and any administrative action deemed necessary by the Moderators. When and if they exceed said allotment, offending posters will be given a 10-day suspension, and a "last strike" warning via PM. If, after reinstatement, they run afoul of this new directing and post again w/o adequate backup statistics, or at least a considered case, they will be subject to permanent banning. Yes, we know it's harsh. But we had to do something. oooh ohhh :excited: can I be one of the narcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 whatever nazi dude get a life Thanks for the mindless drive by & personal attack. Enjoy your early holiday vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 oooh ohhh :excited: can I be one of the narcs Sorry. They're going to be anonymous and not regular board members. We're looking for objectivity here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Sorry. They're going to be anonymous and not regular board members. We're looking for objectivity here. what? many object me being here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelvincent Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 For example."Face it everyone. This guy is a definitely a bust and we never should have drafted him." That may be opinion but its stated very matter of factly. It implies there is no room for a differing opinion or an opposing argument. This is America and the Internet. You can argue anything, anytime, anywhere. Strap on a set will you. Don't like the thread? don't read it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimpy007 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I believe there are 4 different types of fans that post. 1) The Bandwagon - No description needed. I think we all know who they are. 2) The Complainer - Always finds something to complain about. No mater how good the team is doing they are not happy. 3) The Tool – Don’t ever say anything negative about the team to this guy, no mater what the facts are. They refuse to listen to constructive criticism. They are nothing but a "Yes Man". 4) The Fan - Somebody who has opinions that they can support. And it doesn't mater if you agree with them or not, you still respect their opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I probably shouldn't make this public, but ... under the team's auspices, we've hired a Quality Control Coordinator (with attendant staff), who will operate behind the scenes and track exactly the kind of posts AUSkins is bemoaning here. Posters will be granted a certain number (a number we are not going to announce) of unsupported, inflammatory posts, subject only to the censure of the board and any administrative action deemed necessary by the Moderators. When and if they exceed said allotment, offending posters will be given a 10-day suspension, and a "last strike" warning via PM. If, after reinstatement, they run afoul of this new directing and post again w/o adequate backup statistics, or at least a considered case, they will be subject to permanent banning. Yes, we know it's harsh. But we had to do something. Hey Om, If we call a guy an "idiotic, douchebag nazi moron" or some such, BUT we add the little winking smiley-face after, does the smiley-face guy exempt the post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 "Heres a stat for ya. We go 11-5 this year." so where are your facts to support this? I hate it when people just post opinions!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttr77 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 "Face it everyone. This thread is a definitely a bust and we never should have read it." Just giving you a had time AUskins. If there were no incorrect and/or controversial opinions on here, there would only be about 4 threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaVoC Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I don't have a problem with it. It's someone expressing their opinion. We're fans, that's what we do. I take it for whats it's worth and then move on. Shuddup, I'm holding you accountable for that statement!!! No opinions allowed on Extremeskins forum, sorry! Well, it seems that way sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaVoC Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I probably shouldn't make this public, but ... under the team's auspices, we've hired a Quality Control Coordinator (with attendant staff), who will operate behind the scenes and track exactly the kind of posts AUSkins is bemoaning here. Posters will be granted a certain number (a number we are not going to announce) of unsupported, inflammatory posts, subject only to the censure of the board and any administrative action deemed necessary by the Moderators. When and if they exceed said allotment, offending posters will be given a 10-day suspension, and a "last strike" warning via PM. If, after reinstatement, they run afoul of this new directing and post again w/o adequate backup statistics, or at least a considered case, they will be subject to permanent banning. Yes, we know it's harsh. But we had to do something. You're joking, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aCalBearSkin Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 It is so irritating you can come here and anyone can pull any comment from left field, out of their ***, whatever and post it here with no qualifier as if it is fact.X player is 10X better than Y player. Player Z is a bust. I watched him in 2 games last year and I know he will never be good in the NFL. I guarantee we will beat team X by 30 pts. When 90% of this BS turns out to be false no one cares, no one calls them out on it. The poster of course never admits they were wrong. Waaaa, Waaaa, Waaaa. Jesus. You know what I find to be irritating? You. Welcome to the internet, buddy. This is where any a-hole with half a brain can voice whatever lame ass opinion they happen to have at a given moment--e.g. you and me. At this moment I'm thinking: "Shut your pie-hole" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartskins Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Waaaa, Waaaa, Waaaa. Jesus. You know what I find to be irritating? You. Welcome to the internet, buddy. This is where any a-hole with half a brain can voice whatever lame ass opinion they happen to have at a given moment--e.g. you and me. At this moment I'm thinking: "Shut your pie-hole" Not here. If you haven't learned that yet, I suggest you study up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 You're joking, right? Nope. Watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Waaaa, Waaaa, Waaaa. Jesus. You know what I find to be irritating? You. Welcome to the internet, buddy. This is where any a-hole with half a brain can voice whatever lame ass opinion they happen to have at a given moment--e.g. you and me. At this moment I'm thinking: "Shut your pie-hole" I'm thinking take your own advice. This is ES where just any a-hole with half a brain is going to be treated as such. We have standards here. If you're not willing to meet them, then maybe you're better off somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aCalBearSkin Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Not here. If you haven't learned that yet, I suggest you study up. Heh. Really? Cf. AUskins original post. Touche, mon freir. I suggest YOU study up. I haven't been here long, but since I started visiting ES I've observed that, like most sites, this one is not immune to the a-holery of its posters--as, you may argue, my post proves. So, hop on down from that high horse and join the rest of us, here in reality. :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 If you want to succeed at ES.com, live by this motto: think first, post second. Very true i-man. It's usually very difficult for most people to form new habits even when they want to, and it's extremely difficult when they have little or no desire to do so because they enjoy or still get sufficient pay-off from current behavior. When it comes to peer pressure tools, the Swarm Rules . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Heh. Really? Cf. AUskins original post.Touche, mon freir. I suggest YOU study up. I haven't been here long, but since I started visiting ES I've observed that, like most sites, this one is not immune to the a-holery of its posters--as, you may argue, my post proves. So, hop on down from that high horse and join the rest of us, here in reality. :point2sky Attitudes like that don't last long aroung here.......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aCalBearSkin Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I'm thinking take your own advice. This is ES where just any a-hole with half a brain is going to be treated as such. We have standards here. If you're not willing to meet them, then maybe you're better off somewhere else. Perhaps you missed my point: The standards of which you speak are those which I would like to see applied to AUskins original post--a post that, in essence, simply points out that people sometimes offer thoughtless, redundant, and/or trivial opinions/observations/etc. Hence, I pointed out that message boards will, without fail, contain this brand of commentary. I appreciate your touting of ES' "standards," but with all due respect, in my view AUskins' post was just another post that violated these standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Heh. Really? Cf. AUskins original post.Touche, mon freir. I suggest YOU study up. I haven't been here long, but since I started visiting ES I've observed that, like most sites, this one is not immune to the a-holery of its posters--as, you may argue, my post proves. So, hop on down from that high horse and join the rest of us, here in reality. :point2sky :munchout: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aCalBearSkin Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I probably shouldn't make this public, but ... under the team's auspices, we've hired a Quality Control Coordinator (with attendant staff), who will operate behind the scenes and track exactly the kind of posts AUSkins is bemoaning here. Posters will be granted a certain number (a number we are not going to announce) of unsupported, inflammatory posts, subject only to the censure of the board and any administrative action deemed necessary by the Moderators. When and if they exceed said allotment, offending posters will be given a 10-day suspension, and a "last strike" warning via PM. If, after reinstatement, they run afoul of this new directing and post again w/o adequate backup statistics, or at least a considered case, they will be subject to permanent banning. Yes, we know it's harsh. But we had to do something. Ok, I understand that you all want to censor blatantly racist/derogatory/etc. remarks; but "unsupported, inflammatory posts"? So you're going to have someone just decide on the qualifications for these type of posts? Sounds a little like the FCC determining what is or is not "decent." Nice to see that ES may be entering its own little communistic era of its evolution... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDETHEWALRUS Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Heres a stat for ya.We go 11-5 this year. You have to back it up with facts. So I'll help you out. We go 11-5 this year because it is a fact that the Redskins F---ing Rock baby. And my sisters psychic predicted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDETHEWALRUS Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Ok, I understand that you all want to censor blatantly racist/derogatory/etc. remarks; but "unsupported, inflammatory posts"? So you're going to have someone just decide on the qualifications for these type of posts? Sounds a little like the FCC determining what is or is not "decent." Nice to see that ES may be entering its own little communistic era of its evolution... ha ha..be careful now, that might be considered inflamat:paranoid: :paranoid: :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartskins Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Ok, I understand that you all want to censor blatantly racist/derogatory/etc. remarks; but "unsupported, inflammatory posts"? So you're going to have someone just decide on the qualifications for these type of posts? Sounds a little like the FCC determining what is or is not "decent." Nice to see that ES may be entering its own little communistic era of its evolution... Well. Hmm. When did you say that you arrived at ES.com? I believe you said it was relatively recently? Would you say that generally those who have limited experiences have a diminished capacity to compare within their experience as related to those who have had a much longer expereience with the same stimuli? If so, then you really aren't even qualified to make a comment that we are "entering a own communistic era." Even if that were true, notice the use of the subjunctive implying that something is not true, then do you think you would have had the ability to make repeated posts such as you've been making in this thread? If you need to be reminded, which from what you've written I would bet that you do, take a look at thinker's thread dealing with the constitutional rights that you are[n't] afforded as a member here. If you weren't so green, then perhaps you'd have realized that ES.com has always held itself to a higher standard of discourse such that mindless babble has never been tolerated. That's been the M.O. of this site heretofore, and it will continue to be in the future. The size of the membership and the fact that so many people have willfully ignored the rules and the requests-to-think-before-speaking, have forced us into a place where we need to take more direct corrective action. If individuals such as yourself find solace in calling this activity by another name, then so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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