Well Curtis you bring up a great point, it might weed out the majority of idiocy if the forums were not opened to minors. Here comes a list of problems and instant conflicts; the first one being obvious…There are a lot, if not just as many, halfwit retards that are 18+. (Were already getting into the age old debate about minors again) But a lot of the guys that are posting stupid, moronic, and insulting things are simply being, well, mean! And I admit I am probably the worst one around here about it, simple as that. Yes guys, I’m a nard bashing nard myself. Though I may not be a sarcastic and rude person in real life, I am on here sometimes. Hell a lot, especially in the last few months. I’ve noticed a lot of change since AZSarge left. There is a lot less respect flying around these boards, it’s not just the stupid “kiddy posters†and people that cannot spell, it’s the level of respect everyone has for each other around here. The level of respect I see is one only matched by a power-ranger-loving 6 year old.
To address the issue of respect, first I believe we need to find out where we went wrong. When Christian and other authority figures left, the forums went to crap. A handful of people, yes even me, took a huge part in this. Harley took a big vacation until recently, and then seemed to go away again after just a few dozen posts. I think that one of the problems is the lack of enforcement around here. I know there are only a few moderators, and that’s good, but you don’t even have the check and mod the forums more often, just start laying down the rules. If you are being an ass, you should have your account suspended for a time. You probably won’t do it again and would think twice about posting now wouldn’t you?
Another problem is…of course…AGE! Go ahead; ban all the minors, hoorah! Works for about twenty minutes until they realize they can just register a new account with a false ID and age. Then people are just lying from the start (happening a lot lately...) and that causes problems on top of problems. Personally, if I was not a minor or close to it, I would probably tell you not to do something like this. There is still hope; there ARE great players out there that are even just 14 or 15. And I would like to point one out as being Trashcan. I’ve played with him a handful of times and have always seen nothing but honor, respect, and a great attitude. He was willing to trade teams even to go up against his own team once. Now he may be a little shy & quiet but that’s ok.
The bottom line is that if you don’t give respect, you won’t get any back and I have learned that the hard way. I get none on here, yet in the field it’s a different story. That needs to change for A LOT of people. If you have something mean or degrading to say, just close the little browser and step away from the computer. Go do something else to take your mind off of the idiot that is pushing you over the edge. If you want to debate on these forums, go right ahead, but you should be debating the topic not the person, simple as that.
This is my opinion. You are freely open to debate it, but don’t stoop down to a level where you are cutting ME down or any other person on this forum. That’s what were trying to not do around here.
