Battered what? What would your wive say about this? What would Al say about this?

Sorry for the hijack.

I believe that we are experiencing a paradigm shift in the art of conversation (the inability to have a true conversation). Social media has led many to say (type) things that typically would not be said in a face-to-face conversation. Things have regressed to child-like obstinacy and undue ridicule of anyone who might share another opinion. There are no visual clues informing one that maybe they should stop saying the same exact rant over and over and over.

There is nothing wrong with disagreeing. But I feel like I am dealing with my drunk, obnoxious pal at The Pub after 6 aquariums. For what it’s worth, it only took one serious stare-down with a monster bouncer for him to change his tone.

I have always loved coming here to read about my Bobcats – where it used to feel like a group of friends chatting about our beloved Cats (and other Athens minutiae). I miss that.

She would say sometimes I don't type too well. I'll make the correction. Thanks for the proofreading service. ;-)

Reminds me of our recent presidential campaigns.

Mo, as one of the few who supported and advocated for you during your last banishment, I have to say that it is you, not OCF/LC,etc, who constantly roils into the same redundant rant. Please, for all things holy and worldly, tune it the f#@k down! And I say this as a pal.

And we should strive to be more like OSU fans?

Well, it *was* kind of strange when Travis Carrie, in his final interview with Eisenstein, said that it was losing games that really brought the team together.

This was several weeks after he muffed a punt against CMU that cost Ohio the game.

Kinda tiresome to have my posts disregarded for their content just because it's me.

Read on if you will, disregard if you choose...doesn't bother me.

There were two highly unusual, inappropriate, and offensive slams directed my way within the past handful of days. Nice to know that in the face of these public slams, the moderators apparently took minimal action and apparently didn't respond with public remarks. I'm betting that if I'd've told someone to F off or labelled them a drunk that the consequences would have been a lot worse.

Don't like what I write, then post back with sense. Yes, I'm redundant. But I bring on-point info, facts, logic--especially when those who respond make arguments which don't logically follow (we're 11-6 in the last 17 games with no bad losses--omitting that the prior three games were all losses by an average of near 30). Instead, there's a cadre here who only respond by insulting--yet I'm the problem?!!

When a poll is put up which gets a lot of responses and near 70% of those responding essentially point to a MACC as the prime goal, then it's weird for me to be redundant about a MACC?

SBH--you said ' nasty, late night, drunken' pm's.

At a very quick count, I think that I've pm'd you 7 times since July of 2011. And, several of those were in response to your return pm's. Wow--that is excessive by me.

Nasty--put up from my pm's what you think was nasty and let's see. That's a strong characterization would I resent and wouldn't use unless stuff was pretty extreme. BUt, hey, that's who you are.

Late night--well I often post around midnight L.A. time ...which carries a 3am timestamp because this board is on Midwest time. And, gee, it's so offensive to post late at night or early a.m., isn't it.

Drunken? That, my friend, is absolutely untrue and libelous. What evidence do you have of me drinking at all? If you had any character, you'd apologize for it. So, of course, I don't expect an apology will ensue.

You attack my reputation in such a scurrilous manner--and I'm the problem?



cc--When other people start on about rules which limit the content of threads (apart from matter which violates legal standards), how is it that I'm the one who's starting talk about censorship? That's typical of judging my posts based on me instead of my words.

Lou--I guess. I'll consider. The problem is my regard for the truth. When other than the truth is posted, I tend to want to correct to the truth.