I've been reading this site for almost a decade. Never signed up but I have a few friends that used to be ''power posters'' on here and quit because of the high school drama.
I felt I had to voice my opinion on this thread because it's a travesty that it is given any merit or attention and hasn't been sent to the rubber room.
What are the Mods doing?
Every site has drama, fighting etc. Mods have a responsibility to moderate this place not to succumb to idle threats from posters or to play favorites.
And the Mods DO play favorites. We all know the small group of right wing extremists that get away with murder so to speak when it comes to saying racist/bigoted.homophobic things. Maybe a slap on the wrist at the most.
Mods on here are complaining and wondering ''where do we draw the line?'' How about enforcing the rules that are clearly written? YOU are the Mods and you're asking US where to draw the line??
Either let the politics forum threads and posts be or don't. Don't pick and choose which posters you punish and which threads you allow.
HEY MODS! THAT'S IT! I'M NEVER VISITING THIS SITE AGAIN UNLESS THE ONGOING MUSLIM BASHING THREAD IS TAKEN DOWN or if THE LIBERAL BASHING THREADS AREN'T TAKEN DOWN! LOL.
No Mod will pay attention to that yet this Scott L character seems to ''have some pull around here'' as another poster stated.
This Scott L guy comes here complaining about Jews being possibly targeted because of some random posts on a sports site? Really? Well I guess by that logic that ongoing Muslim bashing thread needs to be taken down also? Don't want innocent Muslims being attacked because of some opinions of some extremist right wingers right?
Here's an idea! Let the people have their free speech in the politics room and only warn or punish posters if they break the rules. Runmaker did nothing of the sort! I don't like that guy. I don't approve of him most of the time but I agree with him on certain points about the Jewish people being complicit in wrongdoings in history and in the world. Why am I not allowed to express those thoughts or read about them in the politics room?
Here's how it goes on this site. Any Liberal poster is immediately attacked and bombarded with hatred and bullying but the extremist right wingers. That's fine. It's just words. But the problems arises when the usual pattern of: exremist righty verbally ridicules said Liberal. Liberal fights back. Extremist right buddies join in like hyenas and the Liberal fights back. Liberal mysteriously gets warning from Mods and is eventually punished. Advised if the extremist rights do anything in the future to report it. But nothing seems to happen if the extremist right is reported. They always seem to prevail. What's the angle?
Why is Muslim and Black and gay bashing on here more acceptable than Jew bashing?? Why do some posters seem to have more pull than others? Why are the rules inconsistent and why do the Mods seem to play favorites? Why can't they simply be objective and do their job and stop complaining about the fact that it's complicated. No it's not! Every site has these issues but not every site has Mods being unable to correctly govern the place. It's not rocket science.
Now don't get me wrong. I have nothing against the Mods in fact I think Hache Man is one of the nicest guys/Mods and love reading his posts and pieces of information he kindly posts during the NFL season.
But the fact that this Scott L guy can come in here and pull this stunt and get away with it is astonishing! Who does he think he is and is he totally oblivious as to the abuse blacks, gays and Muslims take in the politics room? He needs to pump the brakes on crying about the jew bashing.
Not to mention he comes in here and starts off by saying ''jews have contributed more to this world than any other people'' or whatever nonsense he wrote. Really? That's YOUR opinion. Mine is that they've contributed to the most pain and suffering and manipulating in the world but that's my opinion to post in the politics forum without consequences as per the rules set by the Mods. Or at least it should be.
Now! To address the issue of runmaker and all the other agendas taking place in the offshore. Posters just aren't posting random news out of the blue. No. They are posting news that fits their political agenda. I'm tired of reading thread after thread and post after post about a tranny wrestler or this or that. Computer group is notorious for this. Posting political propaganda under the disguise of news. You won't see him post about a piece of news of a right winger painted in a negative light much. Nope.
The offshore has become a zoo. Just people pushing their political agenda and what about posters or visitors to the site such as myself that have no race in the horse and just want to read about sports or interesting stories??
Runmaker made a statement in this thread that ''if you don't like a thread don't click on it'' WRONG RUNMAKER! UTTERLY STUPID AND IGNORANT COMMENT.
The reason for this is that it's not just the threads that are political in the offshore it's the posts. You can click on any innocent story about an athlete or team or actor/singer etc and inevitably the political posts will start pouring in and VOILA! it's now just another political thread. Completely unavoidable and not just as simple as not clicking on a thread.
I'm tired of it and I know many posters including a few power posters that quit posting on this site because of the small group of extremist rights that have ruined this place. They will gang up and troll you and troll you and if you react in the same they will have you banned. They have ruined this site.
The traffic would increase so much if the politics was taken out. This is supposed to be a SPORTS FORUM not a politics forum. Yet politics dominates and it's boring and redundant. Same old posters posting the same old hate and propaganda.
Try to fight the current and they will gang up on you and label you a crazy person and push you out. That's how the keep their numbers up. It's comical if it weren't so deranged.
Why are they so obsessed? It's because these extremist rights know that they are the MINORITY in mainstream society and would be shunned/fired from their jobs/ridiculed and mocked for their extremist/bigoted/racist/homophobic views and comments but here they seem to have some sort of sanctuary.
Football season is coming!
My humble request to the Mods is this. You have a responsibility to this FANTASTIC site and it's posters and hopefully to the many many visitors that don't register to make this as best an experience possible. Clamp down on the political posts/threads in the offshore. Clamp down on the ''what do you expect from a Liberal'' 'Liberal scum'' this and that on every damn news story in the offshore. Same goes for right wing bashing but again, it's mostly the extremist rights pushing their sad little agenda in the offshore.
Many posters, quality posters would join if the extremist right wingers were clamped down on and stopped ruining this place with their incessant trolling and propaganda and staying just under the limit of breaking a rule to bash and push posters out or have them banned. It's a classic, hit him run away, when he comes back to hit me complain to the mods and have him banned. And the Mods are more than happy to oblige. Seemingly at least.
I can't stand Runmaker but his posts and threads in the politics room about Jews and 9/11 and so on SHOULD BE ALLOWED as long as the ongoing thread about Muslims or immigration or religion etc are allowed. Can't pick and choose.
Honestly, I can't stand runmaker but at times he makes us laugh, even if we are laughing at him. So at least it's entertainment unlike the dry, hateful and redundant nonsense and propaganda the extremist rights spew on a daily basis. They are obsessed and sick.
Mods. Please regain control and clamp down. You know who the guilty are and what needs to be done. You DO know where to draw the line but the line keeps changing. Be consistent.
This thread reeks of bias and some sort of pull that this Scott L poster seems to have. That takes away from the credibility of this site. Many prospective posters who are contemplating signing up are reading threads such as these where a mere poster has the audacity to threaten/blackmail Mods.
What will you do Mods? I know you didn't permanently ban Runmaker (to the best of my knowledge) but you have somewhat yielded to Scott L.
There's always going to be fighting and arguing and high school type nonsense on forums. That's normal. What is not normal is a small group of extremist right wingers seemingly running the place and forcing anybody that opposes their views out with trolling and ganging up on them and baiting and having them banned.
I've seen many posters just stop posting due to the circus, a few friends of mine and even a brother, power posters that were well liked and credible that just trailed away and lost interest because of the above mentioned issues.
Clamp down on the political propaganda and nonsense. The constant threads by Computer Group digging out and posting every little anti Liberal/Gay/Transgender thread he can find on a daily basis. Clamp down on the politically motivated posts in every thread no matter how innocent and far removed from politics by the same extremist right posters over and over, killing the thread and making it less informative, interesting and thought provoking.
I love this site. Only the Mods can fix this. I trust you guys to do the right thing and bring in more quality posters that can create some genuinely interesting threads, post useful information during football season, funnier and more POSITIVE posters that create a fun atmosphere around here.
I don't know about the numbers and traffic these days around here but things used to be much more fun back in the day when the power posters that are gone used to post. I never had to sign up or post anything. I'd simply have to visit this site and I enjoyed reading the threads, the back and forth, the friendly ribbing on each other and the sometimes hilarious posts/threads by them.
Nowadays it's just completely taken over by politics. Right and Left going at it like women. Petty behavior unbecoming of men. Propaganda and agendas everywhere. Every thread tainted by the same angry posters over and over.
Mods and fellow posters and unregistered visitors to this site....I apologize if I was out of line or have bored you. It's just we do love this site and it's being held down by the same guilty individuals with the constant politically motivated nonsense 24/7. I hope Mods don't take any of this the wrong way or mistake this for me claiming that I have all the answers.
I am just a loyal Rx fan that has been reading and will continue to read, through highs and lows I am here. I just felt shocked by this thread and felt compelled to post on this. I am still confused as to why and how a poster feels they can strong arm or border ling blackmail Mods and get away with it and why he doesn't see the constant Muslim/Black/gay bashing as a problem or other posters threatening to leave if it doesn't stop. Why he, as a jew deserves special treatment.
Or how he insults out intelligence by not only creating this blackmailing thread but slips in a subtle piece of self serving propaganda comment about jews contributing more to this world than any other people (not his exact words and I don't care to scroll back and check verbatim what he wrote but we get the point) and thinks we don't see what he did.
Which is my whole point. Enough of the propaganda. It's boring and it's obsessive and deranged and desperate. Save that rubbish for your dinner table and bore the hell out of your wives instead. We want to talk about sports and other fun/interesting topics.
Happy Father's Day gentleman.
