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  • MassNole
    Banned
    • Mar 2006
    • 18848

    #31
    Re: You know what I was thinking.....

    Originally posted by PlayaHataSupreme
    I'll try and provide a little thought on this........

    You brought up the age thing......... as you know, some 27 year olds don't act like 27 year olds in getting their point across........ you got dudes 30 years old acting like little kids putting people on blast about a simple opinion.......... so the age thing doesn't work quite as well as you would think.
    Sadly that is the truth. I'd love to be able to find a forum for Law Students, but every forum I have found usually resorts to this.

    Poster 1: I go to <insert small school here>.....
    Reply 1: You go to <insert school>, you're an idiot like all the others who go small schools
    This goes on and on and on.

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    • The GIGGAS
      Timbers - Jags - Hokies
      • Mar 2003
      • 28474

      #32
      Re: You know what I was thinking.....

      I honestly can't see any "mature" boards being a good idea on this site. This site is fine how it is, IMO.
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      • Graphik
        Pr*s*n*r#70460649
        • Oct 2002
        • 10582

        #33
        Re: You know what I was thinking.....

        Originally posted by MassNole
        I don't think thats what they've said or eluded to, it is pretty simple, Steve doesn't want that type of discussion.

        It would be nice to have an OS Alternative board that isn't the ProBoards Debate Club stuff. But c'est la vie.

        I understand but I would appreciate Steve's input in this. I know Clay is like the Condelleeza Rice of OS but all I was trying to do was show that the way this site is ran doesn't dictate the age of the posters here.
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        • mjb2124
          Hall Of Fame
          • Aug 2002
          • 13649

          #34
          Re: You know what I was thinking.....

          Originally posted by Graphik
          So bottom line, the reason why you guys dont like mature talk, etc is because you all dont want to make more work for yourselfs?

          I'm just tryna firgure out how we got to the topic of banning and celling folks.

          No doubt there will be some *******s in every discussion but is'nt it you guys job to weed out the good from the bad?
          To the best of my knowledge, it's because Steve doesn't want the board to go in that direction. Personally, I wouldn't want the extra work of dealing with political/race/religion/nudity issues, but I'm sure Sully would add more mods/admins if they decided to go in that direction. I've been on other boards with a lot of political discussions and it never ends well. That's the nature of political discussion and is why a common workplace saying is that politics and religion should never be discussed on the job. Those topics just don't have any business being on OS IMO.

          I was just replying to Massnole's post and making the point that it's pretty rare that someone is banned quickly from OS. It takes a lot for that to happen. Nothing less, nothing more.

          Sure it is our "job", but all of us have full time jobs and families that take up an awful lot of time. According to my employers handbook, I'm not even supposed to be on the internet while at work and can be fired for it unless I'm researching a problem (as I assume is the case with some others). If R rated material started to appear, OS would be 100&#37; off limits for many of us at work. Heck, I already adblock some of the avatars on this site so people at work don't get offended.

          The minute we try to weed out the bad, someone starts complaining. Either we're "Nazi Mods" or we don't do enough and allow Poster B to get away with something that Poster A didn't get away with - nevermind that Poster A's post was reported and Poster B was not reported and none of us knew it even occurred. There really is no "win-win" situation in that instance.
          Last edited by mjb2124; 04-26-2007, 12:22 PM.

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          • jmood88
            Sean Payton: Retribution
            • Jul 2003
            • 34639

            #35
            Re: You know what I was thinking.....

            Originally posted by Graphik
            The debate forum did have alot of fights but who doesn't enjoy a good fight. I never really posted but I lurked alot. It was alot of good convo that went on but apparently a few bad apples spoiled the entire thing.

            .
            If I remember correctly, the main problem with the debate forum was that a couple people registered twice just to give bad rep out(when there was a rep system). Seeing as how that doesn't exist anymore I don't know what the problem would be with making a seperate forum for that kind of talk. Of course I'm the guy who likes arguments so I'm biased on the subject.
            Originally posted by Blzer
            Let me assure you that I am a huge proponent of size, and it greatly matters. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

            If I went any bigger, it would not have properly fit with my equipment, so I had to optimize. I'm okay with it, but I also know what I'm missing with those five inches. :)

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            • jmood88
              Sean Payton: Retribution
              • Jul 2003
              • 34639

              #36
              Re: You know what I was thinking.....

              Originally posted by DookieMowf
              For $20 bucks, that wouldn't be a bad idea.

              Hmm...?
              Steve or someone else has already said that they don't want to have a sort of "insider" section on this site so unless he changes his mind I don't that's happening.
              Originally posted by Blzer
              Let me assure you that I am a huge proponent of size, and it greatly matters. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

              If I went any bigger, it would not have properly fit with my equipment, so I had to optimize. I'm okay with it, but I also know what I'm missing with those five inches. :)

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              • ndeezlo
                Fum police
                • Jul 2002
                • 3272

                #37
                Re: You know what I was thinking.....

                Originally posted by MassNole
                Hence why the mods here are so much better than the site I have referenced. I ended up getting banned because I made a redneck mod look stupid, no rule breaking was involved on my part.
                hmm i think it's much better since ONE person left, I was banned for being insensitive in one post, and wasn't notified that I was unbanned. I would lurk the site and every once in a while forget that I was banned and try to reply. ONE TIME I GET THIS and the ban was gone and I could reply.
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                • Spectre
                  Th* ******
                  • Mar 2003
                  • 5853

                  #38
                  Re: You know what I was thinking.....

                  I stopped having political/religious/racial discussions on the net because its really a futile exercise. All it does it raise tension and really doesn't achieve anything except get me angry.

                  OS is fine the way it is- I come here to talk about videogames.

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                  • Scottdau
                    Banned
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 32580

                    #39
                    Re: You know what I was thinking.....

                    Originally posted by mjb2124
                    To the best of my knowledge, it's because Steve doesn't want the board to go in that direction. Personally, I wouldn't want the extra work of dealing with political/race/religion/nudity issues, but I'm sure Sully would add more mods/admins if they decided to go in that direction. I've been on other boards with a lot of political discussions and it never ends well. That's the nature of political discussion and is why a common workplace saying is that politics and religion should never be discussed on the job. Those topics just don't have any business being on OS IMO.

                    I was just replying to Massnole's post and making the point that it's pretty rare that someone is banned quickly from OS. It takes a lot for that to happen. Nothing less, nothing more.

                    Sure it is our "job", but all of us have full time jobs and families that take up an awful lot of time. According to my employers handbook, I'm not even supposed to be on the internet while at work and can be fired for it unless I'm researching a problem (as I assume is the case with some others). If R rated material started to appear, OS would be 100% off limits for many of us at work. Heck, I already adblock some of the avatars on this site so people at work don't get offended.

                    The minute we try to weed out the bad, someone starts complaining. Either we're "Nazi Mods" or we don't do enough and allow Poster B to get away with something that Poster A didn't get away with - nevermind that Poster A's post was reported and Poster B was not reported and none of us knew it even occurred. There really is no "win-win" situation in that instance.

                    Wow you have a life outside of Operation Sports. I thought you were on here 24/7, oh right that is BK.

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                    • Double Eights
                      Banned
                      • Nov 2005
                      • 5733

                      #40
                      Re: You know what I was thinking.....

                      Well, I paid my $20. Now where the hell are my naked babes?

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                      • Shaver
                        Legend
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 10148

                        #41
                        Re: You know what I was thinking.....

                        OK, for all those who are willing to pay $20 for the rights to curse, talk politics and post up-skirts... my suggestion is that you pool your money and buy a site and forum that caters to exactly that. OS will NEVER be that unless Steve sells the site and the entire Staff leaves with him. However, if enough of you combined your $20's... I'm sure Steve would sell you the site. It would be like the Green Bay Packers... owned by the fans.
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                        • Double Eights
                          Banned
                          • Nov 2005
                          • 5733

                          #42
                          Re: You know what I was thinking.....

                          I'm content with what OS is. I wouldn't mind a more "mature" forum as some have said, but I am fine with what we are.

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                          • P2K
                            Banned
                            • Aug 2006
                            • 8845

                            #43
                            Re: You know what I was thinking.....

                            Whatever Steve, Sully, Clay and the rest of the higher-ups think is fine with me


                            **runs out of the thread**

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                            • Graphik
                              Pr*s*n*r#70460649
                              • Oct 2002
                              • 10582

                              #44
                              Re: You know what I was thinking.....

                              After putting some thought to it. I understand where you guys want the site and what direction to go in. I also did'nt explain myself enough. It wasn't like i wanted to see boobs(never visited or cared for the babe forum), discuss politics(total of 4 post in the Debate forum) or wanted to discuss religion(I'd die a quick death if I did), I was moreso talking about more mature topics period. Cant come up with any example, my coffee hasn't kicked in yet thus my brain is inoperatable.

                              Anyway, I'm done with it. By the way, I noticed not one of you pantsies had my back on this. Nobody wanted to give their "real" opinion. May you all catch slow, excrutiating, painful, suicide contemplating forms of the clap.


                              Thank you, come again.
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                              • Court_vision
                                Banned
                                • Oct 2002
                                • 8290

                                #45
                                Re: You know what I was thinking.....

                                Originally posted by MassNole
                                Good idea. As much as I'd love to talk about more mature matter with some of the people on this site, Religion & Politics will kill a site in a heart beat with trolling and just radical clashes of personality.
                                Very, very true.

                                I am a big time "lefty". Politically, socially very "left".

                                In "real life", I've had explosive arguments and fights (i've got a shocking temper, i hit people before i think...).

                                I know there's guys here I like who don't share my views on life.

                                That's cool. We are here to talk sports and games...with a bit of entertainment and stuff thrown in.

                                I'm on other boards where people do talk politics...and, honestly, people end up hating each other. To the point where people simply give up and don't post / you never see posters around more than a year as clashes end badly.

                                Op Sports is a nice break from reality...i like it that way

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