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Foulzilla said:
So you made a thread to bitch about other people bitching. Way to go.

Why would they do this? Have you somehow violated the rules? Can't you just not come to the site anymore? Anytime I see someone request this on a message board, all I see is Drama Queen.

If you were really just fed up, you could've just left quietly. Instead you're trying to stir up crap with this post. You'll be back.
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This is exactly the sort of reaction he is talking about. All people seem to do here anymore is mock others, talk about how great or smart they themselves are, and avoid real discussions. I have had several other posters tell me the same thing in private - this board has gone downhill.
 
This thread proves people will argue about anything! :lol:

See ya Chris. Nice knowing you.

:cheers:
 
Interesting that instead of saying that they can empathize with him, people mock him.

Seems to be proving his point for him.
 
Stevenson said:
This is exactly the sort of reaction he is talking about. All people seem to do here anymore is mock others, talk about how great or smart they themselves are, and avoid real discussions. I have had several other posters tell me the same thing in private - this board has gone downhill.
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Feel the same way.
 
julius said:
Interesting that instead of saying that they can empathize with him, people mock him.

Seems to be proving his point for him.
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He's gone, right? What does he care?

And doesn't anyone who calls everyone else "blowhards" deserve to be mocked a little bit?

I think everyone would rather have him stick around and contribute in a positive way . I don't think that the "Comcast SUXXS!" threads Chris starts helps change the tone of the board to a more positive one, but I hope he reconsiders and comes back and has some fun again. :)

I know, personally, that I left the community for almost a year in ... hmm... late 2006/into 2007, maybe? I was tired of arguing about the same things with the same people and I felt like the joy of the Blazers was being sucked out of me by the community. I didn't make a big post about how I was done, I don't think, and I certainly didn't call other people names when I stopped. I just did, and eventually I came back. It's possible that others have done the same and of those people some will never come back.

It's sad, but it's life.

Ed O.
 
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julius said:
Interesting that instead of saying that they can empathize with him, people mock him.
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I don't think he should be mocked, but maybe people don't empathize with him. Saying "See ya, blowhards" doesn't really make him a sympathetic figure. Do you generally empathize with people who say "I hate how combative you are, so fuck you, you fucking JERK!!!!" ;)

Seems to be proving his point for him.
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It seemed to prove that this forum is combative and chris was one of the (many) people making it so. That's fine, though. And if he wants a break, that's fine, too.
 
OH yah ed and minstrel?

So's your faces!

HA!
 
Hmmm. I pretty much agree. I haven't regularly read the main forum threads for about a year and a half. I read the titles to get a general feel of how people feel and then go back to telling people on the internet they're wrong over in the OT section.
 
I haven't read this thread, so I hope I'm not repeating what someone wrote, but--Chris in PDX was on ESPN when I joined in 2002. His posts were among the smartest. He joined the advisory board before the 25-point pledge and all that. We gave him a couple of questions to ask at meetings and he tried to. It's a big loss.
 
jlprk said:
I haven't read this thread, so I hope I'm not repeating what someone wrote, but--Chris in PDX was on ESPN when I joined in 2002. His posts were among the smartest. He joined the advisory board before the 25-point pledge and all that. We gave him a couple of questions to ask at meetings and he tried to. It's a big loss.
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i dont think anyone is saying its not a big loss. just that there is nothing we can do about it.
 
This place has been amazingly negative lately, but I ain't goin' nowhere! I love this place and all you guys on here.......... except for a poster whose name I won't say. OK, I'll give you a hint............ it rhymes with PIXUM!
 
"THE" HCP said:
This place has been amazingly negative lately, but I ain't goin' nowhere! I love this place and all you guys on here.......... except for a poster whose name I won't say. OK, I'll give you a hint............ it rhymes with PIXUM!
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That doesn't rhyme with my name, you idiot.
 
magnifier661 said:
LMAO! My wife may want to come up to Portland. Maybe not in January, but the next game against L.A. She wants to do that damn "Twilight Tour" and will accept a 200 tick price for the Blazers in return. I'm so glad she is so GOO GOO over Twilight. So you, Sly and I should hook up and go to the game.
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I really am a sad, old fart. When you mentioned a "Twilight Tour", I was thinking you were doing something like a night-time tour of the Shanghai Tunnels! My wife had to explain to me that those silly movies are really *that* big a deal!

Pedophile vampires that *sparkle*......ooooh kaaay.
 
oldmangrouch said:
I really am a sad, old fart. When you mentioned a "Twilight Tour", I was thinking you were doing something like a night-time tour of the Shanghai Tunnels! My wife had to explain to me that those silly movies are really *that* big a deal!

Pedophile vampires that *sparkle*......ooooh kaaay.
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You know there's a generation gap when guys like you and I remember the days when they delivered ice to our fridges and we all sat around listening to the NBA on the radio, and nobody else remembers those things.
 
I don't remember anyone delivering ice, but I do recall HCP's wife delivering me some sandwiches last night.
 
In the game thread for the Timberwolves there were 149 posts while the game was still active. Of those 149 posts one poster accounted for 53 posts. In case you're not counting that is 36% of all posts by one poster. Of those 53 posts during the game one single player was brought up 36 times. So out of 53 posts from one individual 36 were about one player, or 68%. Wow! But it gets even more impressive when you break it down.

Out of this poster's first 12 posts in the game thread only 1 post was about this certain player. That's only 8%, such restraint. However out of his final 40 posts an astounding 35 were about this single player, that is a mind blowing 88% of his posts.

Anyway, what do you think of having an obsession with certain players and who are your obsessions on this team?
 
chris_in_pdx said:
Seriously. I've been on Blazer message boards since rec.sports.basketball.pro, then ESPN, then BBB, and now here. And I can honestly say that the level of reactionary paranoia and inane bitching has never been as high and as grating as it is now. Maybe it's the evolution of the sports fan on the internet, who thinks more and more that his/her opinion matters, that someone is listening, and that spewing the split-second emotional gut blast is somehow therepudic and benificial to not only themselves but to the team they are rooting for.

I'm done, at least for a good long while. I'm going to enjoy watching the Blazers play. I'm going to revert to an earlier, simpler time when every nuance, every play, every alledged plot against someone's favorite player, or suspected vendetta by the refs against... anyone, isn't argued and argued and argued about, since it matters about as much as that piss I took ten minutes ago.

Mods, feel free to suspend or delete my account. I'll check back in a few days, so if you don't think you can do that without my specific instruction, PM me for verification.

Farewell, blowhards.
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The raised expectations have made for a dissatisfying season for many. As for me, basketball is a pleasant diversion from the stresses of life. I like rooting for the Blazers, whether they're good or bad. I actually had fun while they were rebuilding, because there were so many ways the team could improve. Now, they have to start producing, and that makes for boring posting.

Everyone needs a break now and again. I hope you enjoy watching the Blazers without the stress of the complaining on S2. I also hope when you have recharged your batteries you return to the site.

:cheers: and Go Blazers!
 
I am gonna play op's advocate. There is a pattern of negativity and disrespect on this board. I don't see the same in other boards on this site. When I saw a thread title personally attack another and it was allowed, I knew someone would start this thread. I don't agree mods are posters before responsiblity - thats pretty much is a catch all to allow anything. If one person has the balls to start this thread, I am certain there are many others that feel the same. Pretty contridictory to say you feel bad when any poster decides to leave then cut him up. The mods allow it and this place will be less enjoyable for it. It's too bad those that run this site apparently don't understand what is heathy debate and what isn't. I am also certain there are many lurkers that could be excellent contributing members if it were not for the intimidating negativity. Who wants to be subjected to that?
 
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SnakeOiler said:
I am gonna play op's advocate. There is a pattern of negativity and disrespect on this board. I don't see the same in other boards on this site. When I saw a thread title personally attack another and it was allowed, I knew someone would start this thread. I don't agree mods are posters before responsiblity - thats pretty much is a catch all to allow anything. If one person has the balls to start this thread, I am certain there are many others that feel the same. Pretty contridictory to say you feel bad when any poster decides to leave then cut him up. The mods allow it and this place will be less enjoyable for it. It's too bad those that run this site apparently don't understand what is heathy debate and what isn't. I am also certain there are many lurkers that could be excellent contributing members if it were not for the intimidating negativity. Who wants to be subjected to that?
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We're always open to suggestions on how to improve things. Short of banning people for saying unpopular things... If you want to PM me your suggestions, that's fine.

We'll be upgrading to vb 4.0 publishing suite when it's out of beta testing. It will allow people to have their own blogs. I will have to double check on it, but I think the bloggers get to moderate the comments on their own blogs. If people like chris (and maybe yourself) want to produce quality content and comments to go along with it, this may be a solution.
 
You know there are times when it is good to step away from the board, and take a break. Even if it is not permanent. If you are taking stuff too seriously when folks are just jerking your chain, or getting sucked into depressing views of the team, then step back, take a break. It probably means you have been surfing it way too much anyhow. :sherlock:
 
oldmangrouch said:
I really am a sad, old fart. When you mentioned a "Twilight Tour", I was thinking you were doing something like a night-time tour of the Shanghai Tunnels! My wife had to explain to me that those silly movies are really *that* big a deal!

Pedophile vampires that *sparkle*......ooooh kaaay.
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I know right?!?!?! Dude I had to go with my wife to watch the "New Moon" movie and she told me that she was about to cry before it started. WTF?!?!?!
 
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