Starting to look like ESPN over here alittle. Hey if you can't get into with your friends and family whose left to argue with you? I would like to know if one Mod can ban someone or is it a Vote of three? Maybe it should be a board vote like congress to get the boot for good?

I'm a frequent reader here (and infrequent poster). This board is nothing like ESPN. The old board had no controls whatsoever and the new board is so uninformative. The moderators here do a terrific (and sometimes thankless) job. A person should be able to post an opinion without getting "attacked" for having one.

As they would say on Mike and the Mad Dog - "First Time, Long Time". Never posted because I do not have much to offer compared to the knowledge out here on a regular basis. However, this thread got me thinking and wanting to share. This board is incredible compared to the old ESPN board I read for 18 months or so, dating back to the "Experiment in Group Dynamics" from the college kids. Your moderators have a very steady hand, and a lot of tolerance. I do miss O-80 as even when he is wrong, you get something out of the logic that got him there, and thatis helpful when I look at the next batch of races.

Kasept, thanks from a long time admirer for the board, and to the rest of you for the insoght and laughs.

Neither do I, kiddo. I'm glad you decided to post! :)

Was it in the wrong subforum?

thanks for posting--but please continue! the more the merrier--not everyone sees things the same way, and differing viewpoints are helpful.

espn was good for a long time-i started posting there around war emblems derby. but it went south pretty quick a few months ago. i had started posting at t'bred times, and it disappeared due to a few rotten apples, just like espn.

i like it here-so glad steve put it together, and that he has a lot of patience!!

I posted at ESPN for almost 10 years, second longest continual poster to Chris (SCC)...the board always had troll issues and a few flamers who enjoyed personal attacks but was enjoyable because of the cross-section of horse folks who posted there...almost all the worthwhile posters moved here and Steve and those that assist him have done a wonderful job maintaining all the good aspects of the old board while eliminating the problems! Well done!!

OK, so that got my mind on the ESPN board so I just dropped by to see what was happening...one of the threads I saw right away was..."Barbaro finally at the glue factory"...so much for visiting that board anytime soon! When folks complain here about posts being removed, free speech yada yada yada, take a second to remember the alternative...some people are simply sad excuses for human beings!

Amen to that, Somer. I went over there last night and didn't regret leaving after reading the titles to a few of the threads. Some people have very little class...

This really is a great board. Especially for those of us that work (I am typing this while I eat lunch and putting in grades). It really helps me keep up with the horses when I dont have the time to read all the sites, DRF etc...

And the folks that do the moderating have a thankless job as already mentioned so I will respect the decisions made even though some of the banned posters added some good info. and because I dont know what they might have done. Some of it was most likely very offensive and unnecessary.

Yup Pgardn. Well said.
I hope Mike comes back, and the same with Euro.
Sometimes the fingers fly faster on the keyboard before the brain kicks in, especially when the "submit reply" comes along.
Tolerance and forgiveness work.
Hey, I'm plenty stupid at times, and a few disagree with me as well.
Makes it interesting, as long as anger and other stuff doesn't come on.
This is the best place.

I was putting in grades yesterday. The year is half over and you know what that means. Halfway to the summer, then on to Toga.

Mike is best in small doses. An occasional break cleanses the palette.

if you put up a thread that belongs in another room, it's moved. multiple threads on the same subject are combined.
as for posts being removed, they probably shouldn't have been up to start with.
ateam does just fine.


as for those who cry freedom of speech--you can say what you want, post what you want...you just might not be posting here if you don't follow the rules which apply to everyone. but you can find somewhere else to exercise your free speech rights if it's necessary!!

oh boy!
Danzig, ya sound like a Colts fan.:)