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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 892447" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>I'll take a few stabs here. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I think that the fan base has been split for years and has gotten more split over time. There were splits pre-CPJ (under Gailey and before that under O'Leary). Commentary seems to be getting even harsher. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Losing makes things worse. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Message boards aren't the easiest place to understand the other guy's perspective. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As mods, we had the chance to say whether we wanted ban negativity. <strong><em>We wanted to be a place where fans discuss sports insightfully</em></strong>. Some fans are disgruntled, and lots don't like where we are right now, so banning negativity means we'd be banning loyal fans that watch and often understand the games--we didn't want to do that, and we still don't. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">However, we've seen thoughtful posters disengage when every thread has repeated and spammy "Collins is a <insert negative description here>" posts. You only have to say that once, and if someone else has already said it then you don't have to say it at all. We've seen it and we've read it. It's not news. There is no one on any Tech board that hasn't seen that. There is no one sitting around thinking "I had no idea that there were Tech fans with a negative opinion of our head coach, I guess I'll change my mind". </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">So, when someone gets spammy, we crack down for the good of the board. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spammy equals "basically the same post popping up in every thread". It's like kids in the back seat saying "are we there yet?", but without the charm. </li> </ul><p>So, can we just talk football (and other sports)?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 892447, member: 282"] I'll take a few stabs here. [LIST] [*]I think that the fan base has been split for years and has gotten more split over time. There were splits pre-CPJ (under Gailey and before that under O'Leary). Commentary seems to be getting even harsher. [*]Losing makes things worse. [*]Message boards aren't the easiest place to understand the other guy's perspective. [*]As mods, we had the chance to say whether we wanted ban negativity. [B][I]We wanted to be a place where fans discuss sports insightfully[/I][/B]. Some fans are disgruntled, and lots don't like where we are right now, so banning negativity means we'd be banning loyal fans that watch and often understand the games--we didn't want to do that, and we still don't. [*]However, we've seen thoughtful posters disengage when every thread has repeated and spammy "Collins is a <insert negative description here>" posts. You only have to say that once, and if someone else has already said it then you don't have to say it at all. We've seen it and we've read it. It's not news. There is no one on any Tech board that hasn't seen that. There is no one sitting around thinking "I had no idea that there were Tech fans with a negative opinion of our head coach, I guess I'll change my mind". [*]So, when someone gets spammy, we crack down for the good of the board. [*]Spammy equals "basically the same post popping up in every thread". It's like kids in the back seat saying "are we there yet?", but without the charm. [/LIST] So, can we just talk football (and other sports)? [/QUOTE]
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