Do you know what I find peculiar?

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QuickdrawMcVols said:
When "take that, Pearl Haters" type threads are started following a win, they are quickly deleted by the moderating staff because they supposedly dont add constructive discussion on the baskeball board.

Yet some posters are allowed to criticize aspects of Pearl's personal life such as his divorce and financial compensation from the University, which I argue, add zero constructive debate on this board as well.

I understand if you have a personal issue with our coach, but please leave the man's personal life off the boards. It creates a poisonous atmosphere.
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Without actually taking the bait you are using, I would like to ask whether you really think starting a thread about discussions in another thread is a good idea and, if you were a moderator trying to keep the site cleanand orderly, whether you would let it stand.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
They aren't the same. One is discussion about our coach. One is pointed directly at another poster. I'm fine with both, but don't pretend they're equal.
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I never said they were the same, I said they add the same amount of rational discussion to the board. They are both equally inflammatory, imo, and do you think we need to wait until things get out of hand before something is done about it? I dont.
 
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NewToVolCountry said:
I'm betting one of two things happen in the next hour. First, Hatvol comes on here and spews his ignorance. Secondly, this thread is deleted/moved because the moderators are Pearl Haters as well.
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I like Pearl, but what do you know?
 
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QuickdrawMcVols said:
I never said they were the same, I said they add the same amount of rational discussion to the board. They are both equally inflammatory, imo, and do you think we need to wait until things get out of hand before something is done about it? I dont.
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They aren't equally inflammatory. One is about a third party and another is a direct confrontation. All rhetoric isn't created equal.
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cotton said:
Without actually taking the bait you are using, I would like to ask whether you really think starting a thread about discussions in another thread is a good idea and, if you were a moderator trying to keep the site cleanand orderly, whether you would let it stand.
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There's no bait in my original post, it was an honest observation. If this thread makes the site seem cluttered then I honestly apologize. It just seemed like a discussion people would like to chime in on.
 
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OWB said:
Neither does starting a thread with nothing but a smiley face as a message.
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Of course, the thread did have several responses at the time it was removed. Maybe I misunderstood the reason.
I was told (by a mod) that threads like that were deleted because they were "inflammatory"

I simply argued that insulting Pearl's personal life is inflammatory as well and adds no more positive discussion than the afore mentioned subject.
 
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QuickdrawMcVols said:
There's no bait in my original post, it was an honest observation. If this thread makes the site seem cluttered then I honestly apologize. It just seemed like a discussion people would like to chime in on.
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That's the rub, and I think in it you will find your answer to your question. You think it is necessary to start a discussion about a discussion that already has 557 posts (and counting) and is currently one thread below this one. The very large majority of the "take that, haters" threads are the same. It appears that what you are trying to do is attempt to bolster your argument by creating multiple separate threads on the same issue, and then punctuate it by criticizing mods for merging all of the clutter. That doesn't work very well, BTW.
 
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QuickdrawMcVols said:
Of course, the thread did have several responses at the time it was removed. Maybe I misunderstood the reason.
I was told (by a mod) that threads like that were deleted because they were "inflammatory"

I simply argued that insulting Pearl's personal life is inflammatory as well and adds no more positive discussion than the afore mentioned subject.
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Does the basketball forum really need another thread for people to argue about Bruce Pearl? You all already turn every thread into that. I wasn't the mod that deleted it, but I can understand why. Just as a good gesture though, I will undelete it and we can read the well thought out replies.
 
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QuickdrawMcVols said:
My argument was for equality from the moderators. If a thread calling out the Pearl detractors is quickly deleted because it is considered inflammatory, I argue that bringing up Pearl's personal life is equally inflammatory and brings the same amount of intelligent discussion to the board.
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If that is the case then why aren't you raising your concern with Freak and the Mods rather than whining to us?
 
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cotton said:
That's the rub, and I think in it you will find your answer to your question. You think it is necessary to start a discussion about a discussion that already has 557 posts (and counting) and is currently one thread below this one. The very large majority of the "take that, haters" threads are the same. It appears that what you are trying to do is attempt to bolster your argument by creating multiple separate threads on the same issue, and then punctuate it by criticizing mods for merging all of the clutter. That doesn't work very well, BTW.
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If this thread appears to be anything other than a cut and dry observation/discussion, I can assure you it is not.
 
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QuickdrawMcVols said:
Hey, I'm all for discussion about whether Pearl is worthy of the #24 ranking he was bestowed in your thread, I just dont understand what Pearl's personal life has to do with it.

Edit: (Unless he eats babies)
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Reread that thread. His personal life was brought up in response to a poster calling another coach a drunk (numerous times). You didn't complain about that. So is only Pearl's personal life off limits?
 
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