Reminder: Community Guidelines
by Tim on Oct 16, 2010 1:00 PM CDT
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PrintAs new and long-time readers of BRB know, we don't censor much around these parts. We encourage the free exchange of ideas, and we generally err on the side of people opining how they see fit.
All we ask--all that we've ever asked--is that the conversation remain free of personal attacks. In fact, when you register for BRB, these are the community guidelines by which you agree to abide:
No, and we mean NO, personal attacks. Express disagreement about what’s written all you want; that’s what this forum is for. But the second you start attacking the person who wrote it, we reserve the right to ask you to move along.
In reading last week's game thread(s) after the fact, I noticed some problems with people running afoul of this rule. Hence, please allow this to serve as a reminder to abide by what's truly the only steadfast limit we've imposed here.
Take issue with what someone writes to your heart's content. Focus on what's said, not who's saying it. To this end, please don't hurl insults or suggest other users fornicate with themselves, fornicate somewhere else, or fornicate somewhere else and then cease to live.
I've typically found that the best reaction to a comment that's baiting/trolling/unpleasant/etc. is to ignore it or to respond logically. Tempting as it might be, laying into the person who wrote it almost always only succeeds in escalating tensions and deteriorating the substance of the conversation, and that detracts from the experience for everyone.
This is a great community, and it belongs to all of us. Please do what you can to ensure that we maintain the tremendous level of discourse we enjoy here.
Now back to your regularly scheduled commentary...
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but fornication is fun!
jk… i have noticed this too
I heard Brian Cushing like to do it with girls in a really uncomfortable place and i am not talking about the back seat of a Volkswagen
Go Texans!
Personal attacks
Like the football on favres sack. Nice!!!!!!
" is there and I in team? No. But there is a u in cunt. So don’t be little cunts "
by AllenOU on Oct 16, 2010 1:47 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 3 recs
There is no I in team, but there is a ME
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2010 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes there is
Teiam. The I is silent
You are such a good friend that if you and me were the last two people trapped on a sinking boat with only 1 life vest left, i would remember and pray for you every day.
Can I still hate on Favre?
I’ve hated that guy since he took a dive for Strahan.
by SubCrim on Oct 16, 2010 2:31 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
No personal attacks on other commentators
I think.
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." -Robert Heinlein
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Not even towards John Lynch or Chris Collinsworth or Spencer "Look at Turk's yellow shoes" Tillman?
That’s rough man.
"Eff you mothereffer!"
-Bernard Pollard-
Or that guy dragging Gus Johnson down
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2010 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
You must watch the games on mute to not notice "Mr. Special Teams"
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2010 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
It was more of a opportunity for me to dog Favre again than an actual question but I supposed some people need that cleared up.
by SubCrim on Oct 16, 2010 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Somebody fill me in.
What the heck happened? Im too lazy to lurk.
I just got my internet connection back. And it’s frickin DSL. Gimme a break.
"Eff you mothereffer!"
-Bernard Pollard-
You get no breaks...
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by TheAngelsColts on Oct 16, 2010 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
the only break you get
is when I the great assholio break your back like so. Ha!
I heard Brian Cushing like to do it with girls in a really uncomfortable place and i am not talking about the back seat of a Volkswagen
Go Texans!
We all jumped on Bryan72076
Including me. He was trolling, looking for the exact response he got. We shouldn’t have given it to him, but hey – tempers flare.
Honestly
I wasn’t trolling for a negative response… In any walk of life, if I find myself in a social setting where several people are openly speaking of suicide, i’m going to say something along the lines of “woah there, I think we’re getting a little carried away here”… That’s just me, love it or hate it, i’ll speak my mind oftentimes regardless of potential consequences. I don’t want a negative response from people, and only a sociopath would want others to dislike him.., I just don’t concern myself with it much. People will either like or dislike you based on how you interact with them, that’s a given… I don’t really try to placate people, if our personalities don’t mesh for whatever reason, it’s best to get it over and done with early on, but I do try to treat everyone respectfully at the least.
I guess I might have brought attention to the issue, but really my complaint was more with the censorship than any backlash I recieved… If people don’t like something I say and want to call me a motherless son of a biscuit eater, all the power to them. But when you’re telling me all about myself in one breath and placing limitations on what I can or cannot say in the other, that’s when I have a beef.
I formally
express extreme disagreement with what you said.
I take issue with what you said. I don’t care who you are. Its what you said that pisses me the hell off.
"I'm trying to get a feel for Booty" - GK
by texanphil on Oct 16, 2010 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
The suspense is killing me!
What did he say?
And can I get a link please if possible?
"Eff you mothereffer!"
-Bernard Pollard-
Seriously is that the first game thread you had been to?
You really need to turn down the FCC level of overreaction.
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." -Robert Heinlein
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by nolander on Oct 16, 2010 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah... I was curious myself...
…but strangely the game threads start with the second quarter with some obvious lingering bitterness but a much cooler atmosphere. I feel like I’m watching an NFL game where everyone’s head on the screen WHIPS in the same direction… there’s a big “OOOO!!!!” from the crowd and the network cuts to commercial to not show the fighting…
dammit
Well the reason the thread was deleted, I'm guessing,
Was to prevent further backlash. I (surprisingly!) had little to do with it; I saw Bryan’s comment and thought “oh lord, this is going to be bad,” but I was busy making the second quarter thread.
Not sure if it’s kosher to deal out the basics here; I’m more than happy to rehash it (I’m big on transparency) but I don’t want to against Tim/BFD’s wishes. I’m guessing they don’t really want a walkthrough though, which is why it was deleted in the first place.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter | SB Nation Houston | Battle Red Blog
by riversmccown on Oct 17, 2010 7:05 AM CDT up reply actions
It Was Deleted?
That’s news to me. It should still be there for everyone to see.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Oct 17, 2010 7:40 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
It's vanished into the aether.
If it wasn’t deleted, it’s definitely hiding.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter | SB Nation Houston | Battle Red Blog
by riversmccown on Oct 17, 2010 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Its there
you just have to click through the pages instead of using “explore full archive”.
Or you could click this: http://www.battleredblog.com/2010/10/10/1740685/open-game-day-thread-giants-v-texans#comments
Hmmm...
Well, for the most part I agree and am in favor of the guidelines, but I really think Bryan8765456765434567 deserved to be allowed to take his trolling crap elsewhere. That was a bad day and introducing yourself into a situation where IT IS A GIVEN that people are passionate about a subject and then ridiculing them for their passion is pretty juvenile and deserves discipline.
by DilloTex on Oct 17, 2010 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
In all seriousness
If I had it to do all over again I would have thought twice and hit cancel. Not that I think anything I said is wrong, I don’t, but anyone can see in retrospect that it was the wrong time and place for it… That doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be “allowed” either, just because a comment sets wrong with a set of people isn’t reason enough to censor it altogether. I didn’t insult anyone nor did I ridicule anyone, I was just pointing out that people were overacting, and un-PC as that may have been. I get that you didn’t like it, but that’s not a good reason for censorship. If you start censoring certain comments or posts that go against the grain of other members or meets the disapproval of certain people, before long you’re going to end up with a site much like Stampede Blue.
Also to BFD i’ll say this… I have issue with the threat that was made of “don’t talk about such and such or i’ll ban you”, but the comments I made after that point really left you no alternative without losing face. That’s just me, when i’m approached with “do this or else!”, I choose the else everytime and will even go so far as to force the issue just to make a point of it. It’s not something i’m particularly proud of, i’d be much better off in life if I allowed myself to at least appear cowed at times, I just can’t seem to do it.
This is the last i’m going to speak of it, just wanted to say that while the situation clearly got out of hand, all parties involved played their part in making it so, myself included.
"I wasn’t trolling for a negative response"
/thread
"Eff you mothereffer!"
-Bernard Pollard-
by Jordann on Oct 16, 2010 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Thanks for the helpful reminder
I’m sure I speak for more than just myself when I say its probably a good thing for some of us to be brought back down to earth and reminded how to keep this a great community. Cheers.
Words to live by...
To this end, please don’t hurl insults or suggest other users fornicate with themselves, fornicate somewhere else, or fornicate somewhere else and then cease to live.
That’s some good stuff right there.
I, amongst many other of the core contributors at Stampede Blue, are officially boycotting the site due to the deplorable "leadership" of head blogger BigBlueShoe. We ask, but do not expect, support, from you, our fellow fans, regardless of your team affiliation. The ideals of fairness and respect that are the foundation of this great sport that we all love should not stop at the chalk on the boundaries of the gridiron, but should continue through to the fans and beyond. To show your support you may email dhalprin123@gmail.com at SBNation and respectfully ask for the removal of Brad Wells as head blogger of Stampede Blue. Thank You.
ATTENTION:
From here on out all personal attacks must be made at the idiotic, ridiculous, cheesy, I dare say retarded, fire-breathing bull graphic the Texans insist on having on TV. A fire-breathing, half robot-ish, some of it’s in color but some of it’s just in silver bull – someone’s wife thought that was a good idea. “Oh, I like that, honey.”
Ridiculous, and that thing can go fornicate and die.
by CowboyH8ter on Oct 16, 2010 7:49 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter | SB Nation Houston | Battle Red Blog
by riversmccown on Oct 17, 2010 7:06 AM CDT up reply actions
i do not post on this blog much at all, but i read it every day. my passion is the Houston Texans. I am one those who give Bob Mcnair 2,800 dollars a year since 2002…I started out an Oilers fan back in the 70’s…I come here for football…the guys who run this blog are first class, and i like it…for all you others, please stop
by chris5116 on Oct 16, 2010 8:15 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I don't come here for football AT ALL!!
I visit this sight daily for one reason, and one reason only! Sex appeal.
/I’m looking at you Rivers!
I, amongst many other of the core contributors at Battle Red Blog, are officially boycotting the site due to the deplorable "leadership" of head blogger Tim. We ask, but do not expect, support, from you, our fellow fans, regardless of your team affiliation. Were doing this because Tim tried to touch us all in inappropriate ways and didn't even offer to buy us dinner. Tim needs to be taught that NO means NO. To show your support you may email dhalprin123@gmail.com at SBNation and respectfully ask for the removal of Tim as head blogger of Battle Red Blog. Thank You. Also, we ask that BFD work on his hygiene.
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For turning me on.
I mean, could you imagine Rivers covered in bacon?
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
I will never eat bacon again.... thanks, bfd....
I dub the Chiefs..... the Chiefs!
by Rip Jersey on Oct 16, 2010 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
If you said "can you imagine Rivers wrapped up in a Taco Bell chalupa"
That would have be okay in my book.
I dub the Chiefs..... the Chiefs!
OK now...
That’s just WRONG.
He’s more a fit for as a gordita.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
Okay, could be taking this too far, now...
I have this image of a Rivers/bfd Double Down running through my mind….so who’s up for some KFC? :)
I dub the Chiefs..... the Chiefs!
Yeah, that's right...River and bfd with nothing but cheese between them!
I dub the Chiefs..... the Chiefs!
Obviously they must have been beer battered as well, right?
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2010 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions
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Thanks a lot for ruining bacon. It was one of the last things I had left. Now what will I live for you terrible, heartless man?
I, amongst many other of the core contributors at Stampede Blue, are officially boycotting the site due to the deplorable "leadership" of head blogger BigBlueShoe. We ask, but do not expect, support, from you, our fellow fans, regardless of your team affiliation. The ideals of fairness and respect that are the foundation of this great sport that we all love should not stop at the chalk on the boundaries of the gridiron, but should continue through to the fans and beyond. To show your support you may email dhalprin123@gmail.com at SBNation and respectfully ask for the removal of Brad Wells as head blogger of Stampede Blue. Thank You.
by peytonsurdaddy on Oct 16, 2010 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Can we add Sigs over 2 lines long on the list of guidelines to abide by?
No? Can’t hurt to ask….
I dub the Chiefs..... the Chiefs!
BANNED!
I, amongst many other of the core contributors at Stampede Blue, are officially boycotting the site due to the deplorable "leadership" of head blogger BigBlueShoe. We ask, but do not expect, support, from you, our fellow fans, regardless of your team affiliation. The ideals of fairness and respect that are the foundation of this great sport that we all love should not stop at the chalk on the boundaries of the gridiron, but should continue through to the fans and beyond. To show your support you may email dhalprin123@gmail.com at SBNation and respectfully ask for the removal of Brad Wells as head blogger of Stampede Blue. Thank You.
by peytonsurdaddy on Oct 16, 2010 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
What, everything goes great with bacon, especially bacon
I’m looking forward to 2 bacon, egg, lettuce, & tomato sandwiches on croissants tomorrow morning on my way to work
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2010 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Mmmm...BET...mayo...
I, amongst many other of the core contributors at Stampede Blue, are officially boycotting the site due to the deplorable "leadership" of head blogger BigBlueShoe. We ask, but do not expect, support, from you, our fellow fans, regardless of your team affiliation. The ideals of fairness and respect that are the foundation of this great sport that we all love should not stop at the chalk on the boundaries of the gridiron, but should continue through to the fans and beyond. To show your support you may email dhalprin123@gmail.com at SBNation and respectfully ask for the removal of Brad Wells as head blogger of Stampede Blue. Thank You.
by peytonsurdaddy on Oct 16, 2010 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
is there an M anywhere in a BELT on a Croissant?
No Mayo allowed
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2010 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
I know what I'm having for breakfast tomorrow
…a BETM with no L on a Croissant
I dub the Chiefs..... the Chiefs!
No veggies, huh?
T is not a veggie, remember
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2010 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
but the lettuce gives it a secondary crunch
unless it’s shredded lettuce, I can’t stand shredded lettuce, it’s always falling out of the sandwich
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2010 12:20 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm just getting it from Sonic in the morning
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2010 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought the way to a woman's heart was either through your wallet or her sweet tooth
In which a Reese’s Martini is the perfect weapon
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2010 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I prefer it lightly toasted & chewy
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2010 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Condiments don't get their own letter.
C’mon man this is day-one stuff.
I, amongst many other of the core contributors at Stampede Blue, are officially boycotting the site due to the deplorable "leadership" of head blogger BigBlueShoe. We ask, but do not expect, support, from you, our fellow fans, regardless of your team affiliation. The ideals of fairness and respect that are the foundation of this great sport that we all love should not stop at the chalk on the boundaries of the gridiron, but should continue through to the fans and beyond. To show your support you may email dhalprin123@gmail.com at SBNation and respectfully ask for the removal of Brad Wells as head blogger of Stampede Blue. Thank You.
by peytonsurdaddy on Oct 17, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
So THAT's why I was invited on staff.
/double entendre
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter | SB Nation Houston | Battle Red Blog
by riversmccown on Oct 17, 2010 7:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Your sex life must really suck...
I, amongst many other of the core contributors at Stampede Blue, are officially boycotting the site due to the deplorable "leadership" of head blogger BigBlueShoe. We ask, but do not expect, support, from you, our fellow fans, regardless of your team affiliation. The ideals of fairness and respect that are the foundation of this great sport that we all love should not stop at the chalk on the boundaries of the gridiron, but should continue through to the fans and beyond. To show your support you may email dhalprin123@gmail.com at SBNation and respectfully ask for the removal of Brad Wells as head blogger of Stampede Blue. Thank You.
by peytonsurdaddy on Oct 16, 2010 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
He must be married.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Eat any random mushrooms and plants you find lying on the ground. Nothing can go wrong with that.
Me?
I mean I guess I’m alright, I think all the sex appeal is with DreKeem though.
/oh wait, you meant people who actually post
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter | SB Nation Houston | Battle Red Blog
by riversmccown on Oct 17, 2010 7:19 AM CDT up reply actions
We all come here to discuss the Texans & to get our Refills of Bleach!!
Our football, who art in Houston, Texans be thy name. Thy wins will come, this will be done at Reliant and on the road. Give us this year our winning season, and forgive us for our penalties, as we forgive those who false start against us. And lead us not into overtime but deliver us a Superbowl !! ~TheNightOwl
Can we start selling UV Vodka & Drank here?
Much better alternative to bleach, and it helps you relax after suffering through the agony
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2010 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
We could always try Anti-Freeze....
that way your body is imobilized & numb while you are going blind. It also has a great sweet taste after watching a bitter game.
Our football, who art in Houston, Texans be thy name. Thy wins will come, this will be done at Reliant and on the road. Give us this year our winning season, and forgive us for our penalties, as we forgive those who false start against us. And lead us not into overtime but deliver us a Superbowl !! ~TheNightOwl
by SteelBlueUSMC on Oct 17, 2010 4:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Oooooo.....
I think we should get to watch those 2 hacks keal and cowboy that are always on the chronicle site repping the cowbitches get raped with a rusty wire hanger. Those two broads new to get action.
Reverend Pimp Daddy
by jahunter221 on Oct 17, 2010 2:07 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
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…for reasonable balanced punishment alternative for lifeless wastes of human skin whose lives are so pathetic and empty that instead of going to their OWN team’s site (exemption given for special circumstances to our visiting, and for the most part, cordial and intellectually adequate Colts fans) choose to puff their little inadequate estrogenically-enriched egos by lurking in other team’s sites.
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