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Dan Carroll
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Message 130 of 191 (451733)
01-28-2008 4:04 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Admin
01-24-2008 2:50 PM


Hey, guys! Just thought I'd pop back in and check if some tempers have cooled, and...
Well, damn.
Okay. Just stopping in long enough to throw this out there, then.
Percy six months ago writes:
Do you follow the NFL at all? If so, you might know that the NFL rules are formulated so that referees never have to make judgment calls. A player either violated a rule or he didn't, but his intent is never an issue. Hence, a "roughing the quarterback" call does not depend upon whether it was intentional or not, only on whether it happened or not. Similarly, a face mask violation is strictly a function of whether the face mask was touched (minor penalty, 5 yards and a 1st down) or grasped (major penalty, 15 yards and a 1st down). Intention to rough the quarterback or grab the face mask is never a factor in making the call.
As the Forum Guidelines have evolved over the years we've tried to keep this in mind. As much as possible we want to avoid making forum guideline enforcement a judgment call. I don't think we've done anywhere near as well as the NFL in this, but that is our goal, to never make judging a member's intent part of the assessment.
Percy now writes:
I'm only issuing indefinite suspensions to members who specifically request it, or who indicate by the nature of a reply that they would be a divisive presence in moving forward.
It is, of course, your house Percy, and your rules. You can do what you please. But if what you please is inexplicably staggering hypocrisy, then... wow. Have fun with that, big guy. Don't think I'll bother checking back in another six months.
And seriously, if anyone can find any language whatsoever in the following text that indicates a "divisive presence," please feel free to e-mail me. I wish to put your downright superhuman ability to make nigh-on psychic judgement calls... calls that see past mere "actions that actually happened in reality" to some effective use. There's gotta be a way to make some serious money off it.
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i understand your concerns with what's been going on here lately, and i think that you might have a point with the singular moderation. but. i don't think you're being reasonable banning people at random for the same kind of snide comments you yourself tend to participate in.
i really do appreciate your concerns. but i think whatever you're upset about is really doing more to you than you want it to. i'm not out here to lose my own license, just to tell you that maybe you should relax a little. email me or something. lets talk.

"I know some of you are going to say 'I did look it up, and that's not true.' That's 'cause you looked it up in a book. Next time, look it up in your gut."
-Stephen Colbert

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