A Respectful Proposal
by Charles UF on Nov 9, 2011 12:26 AM EST
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PrintWe all love College Football. We all love EDSBS. Why? I think it's because it brings joy to all of our black hearts and dead livers. Unfortunately, stories will occur that will make us all feel angry like with Mike Leach or sad like with Eric LeGrand or just fucking horrible like with this Penn State thing. In the course of events, Spencer as a guy that covers college football will cover these stories, as he should, and we should talk about them because they are important.
That being said, life is pretty tough out there as it stands for a lot of people, and this (a place I've always viewed as a place of good humor) might just not be the best fit. To that end, I offer a proposal that if you want to talk about the Penn State stuff, please reserve it for threads in which Spencer presents stuff about it, and not spread throughout the rest of threads. It came up some this last weekend in the open threads, and while I don't want to feel like anyone should be censored, I think it might just be common courtesy that we condense it, so this site will continue to be a a happy escape from the daily drudgery and not a reminder of the terrible things that people can do.
Further, an incident like this can affect anyone, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to have people on this site familiar from some perspective with incidents like this through relatives, friends, or whatever. I'm sure those people would like to still be involved with the site without feeling ill about the the things it can, should, and does report on being brought up in threads not related to this.
Just a suggestion.
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And having a difficult time finding the right words. I shall leave it at this; this is no laughing matter, its down right awful. Anyone that is being abused, on any level, and has the courage to stand up it, will always have my upmost respect. For those that have dealt with something like this in their past, I hope you will find that the world is a place that will support you when you choose to speak out.
This sounds perfectly reasonable.
As an alternative, there could just be a running “Penn State Scandal” Fanpost or something. And all discussion would be limited to that thread.
"Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker." - Wonka
Good idea.
I’d also suggest that when the topic inevitably does come up in other threads, we ask nicely the posters in question to refrain from the discussion and guide them to this post in explaining why.
(formerly Gregatron)
Respect the bucket, son.
Quite right!
"They wouldn't be heroes if they were infallible, in fact they wouldn't be heroes if they weren't miserable wretched dogs, the pariahs of the earth, besides which the only reason to build up an idol is to tear it down again."
And it seems needless to add, but I will
THIS (The Penn State situation) IS NOT A JOKING MATTER. NO JOKE ON THIS SUBJECT IS FUNNY. THERE IS PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS THAT ARE FUNNY. NO THREAD should have tasteless, crass, vulgur, or offending jokes on this topic.
We want to laugh here, and sometimes our jokes are not as awesome as could be. Just don’t use this topic. Please.
proud to be Orange. What conference am I in now?
Thirded
I come to this site because it’s a fantastic escape from the idiocy of all the other sports websites and their “proof-eugenics-is-a-good-idea” commenters and reporters. This site is a haven of intelligent, crazy and well-read men and women, all of whom refuse to grow all the way up. I mean, what other football site can combine smart analysis’ of arm-punting and orgasm-inducing triple option offenses along with WHY the 80 Years’ War was so awful for Germans, with a good mixture of rage and humor? No other site can compare.
Thus, I am compelled to agree with the sentiments above. Let’s retain our respectfulness and composure, and keep this website our haven from the horrors of idiocy, hypocrisy and blandness of everyday sports reporting.
Go Buckeyes and Idaho State,
-Idahobuckeye
"Not through speeches and majority decisions will the great questions of the day be decided - that was the great mistake of 1848 and 1849 - but by iron and blood!."--Otto von Bismarck
by idahobuckeye on Nov 10, 2011 3:20 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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