im a long time lurker.. i seen enough to understand how this board operates. people with low post counts get little to no respect. i seen a lot of posters come and go from being banned, so "new" posters have a very short leash with mods. and when a "new" poster gets no respect and they have short leashes with mods, it makes for quick bans, because the new guy might say something then all the "in" posters get mad and the new guy gets banned not for what he said, but how everybody reacted to what he said. which reminds me of this classic clip.
With all the internet dick measuring going on in here, I must admit that my 1:10 post to like ratio clearly means I have the biggest penis on this forum. Also, Kevin Love officially in Cleveland! Fuck yeah!Ha, this convenient messages and likes stat is going to cause a lot of trolling.
My ratio is nearly 1:1 by the way
thats where the favoritism comes into play. ive made it clear, very clear actually that im non confrontational; and that we are allowed to have differing opinions, and that it is your right to have a different opinion. you are preaching to the choir. you need to talk to your poster buddies about their attitude and attacks. you can go back and read my posts and theirs.It really doesn't have anything to do with new posters being on short leash. It has to do with the poor grammar, the lack of capitalization, and the confrontational attitude. Just because someone provides a differing opinion of your opinion doesn't mean they are trying to attack you. This is not a bar where a bunch of drunk people are yelling over one another. This forum is supposed to be above that. From what I've seen, that's not happening here.
"dick measuring"... "death stroke" ...With all the internet dick measuring going on in here, I must admit that my 1:10 post to like ratio clearly means I have the biggest penis on this forum. Also, Kevin Love officially in Cleveland! Fuck yeah!
1- THIS forum. not other forums. i been a part of another forum, non sports related, that was great with new posters. they treated them like anybody else.I'm a member of a ton of different forums and I highly disagree with you here. I'm struggling to recall a time where a veteran member talked down to a new guy without good cause.
I won't disagree that maybe some of the "July 2014ers" get less respect but that has less to do with them being new and more to do with many of them confessing to being bandwagoners.
I don't want to get in trouble here for discussing S34 stuff, but I have viewing privileges there so I can see how the mods and veteran members talk about "genpop." Basically, there are many posters who frequently stand up for newer members and try to make sure the veteran members don't become conceited.
At a time like this, when the Cavs are making huge move after huge move, it's inevitable that we will pick up a ton of "bandwagon fans," many of whom may not be the highest quality of posters. Knowing this, it becomes easy for some long time members to overlook some of the new guys. However, this problem will improve with time as we learn which of the new people are actual quality posters and which are just trolls.
I'm still relatively new here but I feel like I've been here long enough to get a general idea how the board operates and what the mods/posters are like. While it certainly isn't perfect, the quality of this forum is still far better than any other I've been apart of.
naw dude, you obviously dont understand anything i said. and you obviously think PAT RILEY IS A THOROUGH GM which is what this stems from, young pup. that guy couldnt tie chris grants shoe laces.Nah dude, you get no respect when you make poor arguments. A single boxing match is highly volatile and far more susceptible to a "fluke" than is an entire season of NBA basketball. But you keep on with it and then play the "you only do this cause I'm new" card.
It has to do with the poor grammar, the lack of capitalization, and the confrontational attitude. Just because someone provides a differing opinion of your opinion doesn't mean they are trying to attack you. This is not a bar where a bunch of drunk people are yelling over one another. This forum is supposed to be above that. From what I've seen, that's not happening here.
whats a questionable take? a analogy that somebody doesnt like? or pat riley being a bad GM.From what I've seen, posts that don't butcher the English language - other than from our overseas members - tend to get less crap. A questionable take plus bad grammar/spelling is generally not going to go over well.
I thought this was the OTHER fanbases rant thread?