That "Area 51" section should really be changed to "The Cesspool"
Makes this whole thing look like a domestic terrorist site disguised as a CFB site.
bluntly, you went in there making an ass of yourself blasting vulgarities and childishly calling people you don't know names charged with intent to incite. insofar as i am concerned about the interaction, i'm thinking 'the cesspool' handled you accordingly.
cursing on this site isn't something promoted, but it isn't penalized either- as it is we're all mostly adults and the conversation often includes a few- uh- descriptors- that wouldn't be used somewhere, perhaps like a court room or church or something akin. i've never seen attacks here where harsh language intended to incite was used except in rare cases, and all on
that board.
you can do what you want- it's your call... nobody is going to 'police' anyone here unless there is an extreme circumstance. the facts, however, are you offered nobody any opportunity but to retort to your attacks, and then you call them 'terrorists'. you can hate on me all you want for speaking truth, but the objective with this post is not to create another situation where 'internet tough guy' comes back around, but to diffuse the circumstance and ask you to have some respect for others even if what they comment is alien to you.
that board
is an echo chamber- much more so than it was on the other site as there were more opposition there- i'd like to see it change to something like that, and where contempt for others opinion's and positions isn't more important than decency. There was a common bond on the other site that was Tennessee Alum and Tennessee Football, even posters that personally knew each other outside of the intertube. that still exists on this site, but doesn't with outsiders, such as yourself, blasting in with the name calling. - meaning: you got precisely and exactly what you asked for and went in there
seeking.
man to man, as well as in public here so others can understand the position and posture i'd like to see offered on the site and board (all of them) : please don't do that anymore. it only serves destructive purpose, not any type of joining. I'm sick and tired of division- i'm thinking most people are. I'm not asking you (and never would) to consider their positions and demand you respect them, but instead to consider they have the right to them, and realize you're not going to change them while attacking them. if you have enough interest in them as people, which i recognize you don't -but THEY do and I do- and it triggers your interest to sway, do so with respect next time?
this is about as close as i will hopefully ever come to 'moderating', but i'd like to remind you and everyone else that this place
wants to be a place people can speak their mind and much in the spirit of the 1A but with added opportunity not to be judged for sharing thoughts and opinions, but it remains private property where there is no 'right' to say anything you want. i truly and absolutely hope to never have to edit anyone's post or attempt silencing of anyone.
thank you,
@mcwterps1 , we've known each other via interweb a long time and i know you're a reasonable person and knowledgeable of the game as well as of Maryland Football. i'd rather see unsteady cooperation than nasty rejection of the notion we can make this place (including that board) work to remain civil.... and by the way- i also had this conversation elsewhere. you're not being singled out as much as being used as an example among friends here that aren't judging. apologies for that and thank you for your understanding of that- i wouldn't do it if i didn't think you'd understand and at least appreciate i do it without malice or judgement of you. i'm just trying to take this opportunity to describe what i'd like to see us become.
