Let's take it down a notch

by gondeee on Jan 9, 2009 11:16 PM EST Comment 30 comments

I do really enjoy all the people who comment on Talking Chop. I've always thought that many of the comments posted on here go far beyond just the ordinary blathering fan chatter on the interwebs. I'm a fan of insightful comments and honest opinions, but there's been a bit more creeping in lately. I don't know if it's the supreme frustration with this off-season or wintertime boredom, but there have been far too many petty personal attacks happening recently. I realize some of this can be attributed to some trolls, but in an open community like this there are always going to be the unfortunate troll or two. Beyond just the random weirdo, there seems to be more name calling and unnecessary profanity laced assaults taking place. ...this needs to stop.

I allow a pretty open and unedited community -- moreso than most of the blogs on SBN. I don't mind the occaisional cuss word, in fact I appreciate the art of creatively using colorful metaphors. Everything though, has its limits, and I don't want to see anyone turned off by the immaturity of a few.

This is a collective warning to take it down a notch. Not as much cussing, no personal attacks, no mindless bickering about what someone meant to say. I don't mean to scold, and I don't want to lessens anyone's eagerness to participate, but I felt I needed to say something before things got out of hand.

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best defensive shortstop in baseball hahahahahahahahahah (omar visquel)

by mvandonsel on Jan 9, 2009 11:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on Jan 9, 2009 11:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 10, 2009 12:08 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

good post

i was wondering if there was any sort of moderation here…thanks for the reassurance! :)

"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill -

by justincredubil02 on Jan 10, 2009 12:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Guilty As Charged.

I apologize for taking things too far from time to time and will simply try to ignore the stuff that has set me off in the past. You run a good site and I’d hate to be a demerit to it.

by ejruiz on Jan 10, 2009 12:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

+ 1

I haven’t been here long, but humility is a trait I hold in high regard.

by Rafael Belliard's SLG % on Jan 10, 2009 1:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You know what, I hope you get raped with…wait, what? Oh, sorry…

I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jan 10, 2009 12:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

HAHAHA!

You have to admit, that day I wrote some interesting stuff in a drunken flurish…

by ejruiz on Jan 10, 2009 4:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It got a laugh out of me.

I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jan 10, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i loved it… i was all ready to hop on the ejruiz bandwagon… that was less of a bandwagon and more of a asskicking tank from hell which raped and pilaged stupidity

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jan 10, 2009 11:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nice Reminder

Let’s keep it classy. Rec’d

by Bravenewworld on Jan 10, 2009 1:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Does this pertain to Frank Wren

because I may not be able to stop bashing Wren. It really does get my hot.

by rocket8188 on Jan 10, 2009 4:15 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

You may continue to bash who you like on the Braves, just don’t get personal with others here, and keep your Braves-related attacks pertinent and well placed.

by gondeee on Jan 10, 2009 10:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

So this would be a good place to mention that Jeff Blauser was the most useless Brave in history?

by cbwilk on Jan 10, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

LIES

Blauser could dive in front of a pitch better than anyone.

by someguy917 on Jan 10, 2009 1:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

we already talked about this every pales in comparison to Biggio (and maybe Kendall)

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jan 10, 2009 11:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Might Have Been Fun...

I was already thinking of myself as Patton, but we would have driven that tank of a metaphorical cliff and dragged this whole site down with us. That said, check out that movie (Patton) or at least some quotes from it (if you’ve seen it and remember it well, kudos) for the tenor I was thinking of striking up. Might have been fun, but I think we’re better off with the armistace brokered by this post. I nominate Gondee for the Nobel Peace Prize!

by ejruiz on Jan 11, 2009 12:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That needed saying...Thanks

by Mike de La Hoz on Jan 10, 2009 12:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Gondz

can I call you Gondz? I think it sounds good.

by BraveBronco0121 on Jan 10, 2009 6:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

by sddbaker on Jan 10, 2009 11:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Dammit… no lolcats!

by gondeee on Jan 11, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

is that....

an official rule? or a personal preference?

by sddbaker on Jan 13, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

A much better moment

by dabraves on Jan 13, 2009 2:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ok, OK

Enough already…………I’m sorry for calling Smoltz an egomaniacal greedy bastard. He probably is a delightful man.

by KC Ryan on Jan 11, 2009 7:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

agreed…

rec’d

by Tonley on Jan 11, 2009 9:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Go away for a few days, and look what I miss…

by VegasAces on Jan 12, 2009 10:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Just found this forum and glad to know stuff like this is being controlled. Bravestalk has just become a good ol’ boys club for anyone over 5000 posts. Nice to find a new home.

by Mike Kerns on Jan 12, 2009 10:56 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

so regretful

i’m really starting to be pained now that I know what i missed in my long TC haitus….

by traphicg on Jan 14, 2009 3:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I’m a member of two of the best blogs on SBN—Bright Side of the Sun and The Phinsider—as far as fan interaction goes (not that the teams are better…of course they are!). I’ve been accepted in a short amount of time to both of them and do see a difference between them and this blog. This one can get angry at times, but there is a lot of information here and I would hardly walk away because some bonehead ripped me.

With that said, thanks for the reminder of what we’re here for, to share info and not bitch slap each other because we’re not agreed with. There is a lot of pride in having a successful and fun blog, and there is a lot of respect that goes with it from other blogs.

So let’s just be friends….