The Boneyard is in danger of turning into the Summitt

[ctfjr]

Although I'm not a very big poster here, I do read the forum almost every day - and enjoy it. As many posters in the thread have already said, sometimes people get a little carried away (I'm sure I do too). The only things that really bother me here are:
posts purported to be fact when they are opinion instead
getting personal about college athletes
posters taking themselves too seriously

This forum should be fun, it doesn't have to be bland, just not mean spirited
(something that can't be said about the summit and the reason why the Boneyard will never become one)

 

[caramel]

I have to agree with a lot that has been said,especially about teenagers and their choices,and how they didn't conform to someone's wishes.

One thing I really enjoy,is the diversity of opinion on this board,and I find a number of posters that I truly enjoy reading what they post.

Being a positive person,and I believe a positive poster,I hope I have not misused the Boneyard in any way,and I hope if I did,someone would give me a poke to rethink my wordings in my posts.

This forum,to me,is an excellent source of facts and ideas and thoughts.I hope to be able to enjoy it until I am dust in the wind!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I agree with bellairehusky. The greatest threat to this board is some, for want of a better word, heavy hitters who decide, on occasion, to go on the offensive with what looks like arrogance and bullying tactics so that is exactly what it is. What newbie wants to express a contrary viewpoint only to get derisively dumped on. There is the real enemy to the continued growth and freshness of this board.

 

[Soxx]

Thank you, Husky Nan. I've been reading the Boneyard posts much less often this year because so often, some kind of flare up would develop between posters, and neither one would drop it and move on. I never followed the Summit board, so I can't judge that comparison, but I have noticed increased ugliness within threads on this board.

 

[HuskyNan]

Being a positive person,and I believe a positive poster,I hope I have not misused the Boneyard in any way,and I hope if I did,someone would give me a poke to rethink my wordings in my posts.

If someone is usually a civil poster who just has a bad day and posts things I'm sure they'll regret, I usually send a PM and ask them what's up. It's only the people that have nothing to post but poor-spirited posts, insults, excessive hurtful sarcasm that need to worry about their posting rights.

You are fine, btw. You've been a great addition to the board.

 

[CCinCT]

The Boneyard cannot turn into the Summit or Volnation - I'm not even sure that their "moderators" read their own boards. As anyone who read the free Summitt knows - "moderators" sometimes led the charge in innuendo and specious accusations.

Our moderators moderate.

 

[UcMiami]

I agree with bellairehusky. The greatest threat to this board is some, for want of a better word, heavy hitters who decide, on occasion, to go on the offensive with what looks like arrogance and bullying tactics so that is exactly what it is. What newbie wants to express a contrary viewpoint only to get derisively dumped on. There is the real enemy to the continued growth and freshness of this board.

Yes ...
And I would say one thing that does bother me along this line happened a few times this week. A visitor coming to offer congratulations and in the course of that added a little something that got picked up as a 'slight' that ended up being more important to responders than the basic purpose which was to offer praise.