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Rule #1

Pacers Digest is intended to be a place to discuss basketball without having to deal with the kinds of behaviors or attitudes that distract people from sticking with the discussion of the topics at hand. These unwanted distractions can come in many forms, and admittedly it can sometimes be tricky to pin down each and every kind that can rear its ugly head, but we feel that the following examples and explanations cover at least a good portion of that ground and should at least give people a pretty good idea of the kinds of things we actively discourage:

"Anyone who __________ is a liar / a fool / an idiot / a blind homer / has their head buried in the sand / a blind hater / doesn't know basketball / doesn't watch the games"

"People with intelligence will agree with me when I say that __________"

"Only stupid people think / believe / do ___________"

"I can't wait to hear something from PosterX when he/she sees that **insert a given incident or current event that will have probably upset or disappointed PosterX here**"

"He/she is just delusional"

"This thread is stupid / worthless / embarrassing"

"I'm going to take a moment to point and / laugh at PosterX / GroupOfPeopleY who thought / believed *insert though/belief here*"

"Remember when PosterX said OldCommentY that no longer looks good? "

In general, if a comment goes from purely on topic to something 'ad hominem' (personal jabs, personal shots, attacks, flames, however you want to call it, towards a person, or a group of people, or a given city/state/country of people), those are most likely going to be found intolerable.

We also dissuade passive aggressive behavior. This can be various things, but common examples include statements that are basically meant to imply someone is either stupid or otherwise incapable of holding a rational conversation. This can include (but is not limited to) laughing at someone's conclusions rather than offering an honest rebuttal, asking people what game they were watching, or another common problem is Poster X will say "that player isn't that bad" and then Poster Y will say something akin to "LOL you think that player is good". We're not going to tolerate those kinds of comments out of respect for the community at large and for the sake of trying to just have an honest conversation.

Now, does the above cover absolutely every single kind of distraction that is unwanted? Probably not, but you should by now have a good idea of the general types of things we will be discouraging. The above examples are meant to give you a good feel for / idea of what we're looking for. If something new or different than the above happens to come along and results in the same problem (that being, any other attitude or behavior that ultimately distracts from actually just discussing the topic at hand, or that is otherwise disrespectful to other posters), we can and we will take action to curb this as well, so please don't take this to mean that if you managed to technically avoid saying something exactly like one of the above examples that you are then somehow off the hook.

That all having been said, our goal is to do so in a generally kind and respectful way, and that doesn't mean the moment we see something we don't like that somebody is going to be suspended or banned, either. It just means that at the very least we will probably say something about it, quite possibly snipping out the distracting parts of the post in question while leaving alone the parts that are actually just discussing the topics, and in the event of a repeating or excessive problem, then we will start issuing infractions to try to further discourage further repeat problems, and if it just never seems to improve, then finally suspensions or bans will come into play. We would prefer it never went that far, and most of the time for most of our posters, it won't ever have to.

A slip up every once and a while is pretty normal, but, again, when it becomes repetitive or excessive, something will be done. Something occasional is probably going to be let go (within reason), but when it starts to become habitual or otherwise a pattern, odds are very good that we will step in.

There's always a small minority that like to push people's buttons and/or test their own boundaries with regards to the administrators, and in the case of someone acting like that, please be aware that this is not a court of law, but a private website run by people who are simply trying to do the right thing as they see it. If we feel that you are a special case that needs to be dealt with in an exceptional way because your behavior isn't explicitly mirroring one of our above examples of what we generally discourage, we can and we will take atypical action to prevent this from continuing if you are not cooperative with us.

Also please be aware that you will not be given a pass simply by claiming that you were 'only joking,' because quite honestly, when someone really is just joking, for one thing most people tend to pick up on the joke, including the person or group that is the target of the joke, and for another thing, in the event where an honest joke gets taken seriously and it upsets or angers someone, the person who is truly 'only joking' will quite commonly go out of his / her way to apologize and will try to mend fences. People who are dishonest about their statements being 'jokes' do not do so, and in turn that becomes a clear sign of what is really going on. It's nothing new.

In any case, quite frankly, the overall quality and health of the entire forum's community is more important than any one troublesome user will ever be, regardless of exactly how a problem is exhibiting itself, and if it comes down to us having to make a choice between you versus the greater health and happiness of the entire community, the community of this forum will win every time.

Lastly, there are also some posters, who are generally great contributors and do not otherwise cause any problems, who sometimes feel it's their place to provoke or to otherwise 'mess with' that small minority of people described in the last paragraph, and while we possibly might understand why you might feel you WANT to do something like that, the truth is we can't actually tolerate that kind of behavior from you any more than we can tolerate the behavior from them. So if we feel that you are trying to provoke those other posters into doing or saying something that will get themselves into trouble, then we will start to view you as a problem as well, because of the same reason as before: The overall health of the forum comes first, and trying to stir the pot with someone like that doesn't help, it just makes it worse. Some will simply disagree with this philosophy, but if so, then so be it because ultimately we have to do what we think is best so long as it's up to us.

If you see a problem that we haven't addressed, the best and most appropriate course for a forum member to take here is to look over to the left of the post in question. See underneath that poster's name, avatar, and other info, down where there's a little triangle with an exclamation point (!) in it? Click that. That allows you to report the post to the admins so we can definitely notice it and give it a look to see what we feel we should do about it. Beyond that, obviously it's human nature sometimes to want to speak up to the poster in question who has bothered you, but we would ask that you try to refrain from doing so because quite often what happens is two or more posters all start going back and forth about the original offending post, and suddenly the entire thread is off topic or otherwise derailed. So while the urge to police it yourself is understandable, it's best to just report it to us and let us handle it. Thank you!

All of the above is going to be subject to a case by case basis, but generally and broadly speaking, this should give everyone a pretty good idea of how things will typically / most often be handled.

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If the actions of an administrator inspire you to make a comment, criticism, or express a concern about it, there is a wrong place and a couple of right places to do so.

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B) Send a private message to the administrators, and they can respond to you that way.

If this is done the wrong way, those comments will be deleted, and if it's a repeating problem then it may also receive an infraction as well.

Rule #3

If a poster is bothering you, and an administrator has not or will not deal with that poster to the extent that you would prefer, you have a powerful tool at your disposal, one that has recently been upgraded and is now better than ever: The ability to ignore a user.

When you ignore a user, you will unfortunately still see some hints of their existence (nothing we can do about that), however, it does the following key things:

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Rule #4

Regarding infractions, currently they carry a value of one point each, and that point will expire in 31 days. If at any point a poster is carrying three points at the same time, that poster will be suspended until the oldest of the three points expires.

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If I copy and paste an article from the Indianapolis Star website, I would post something like this:

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It may or may not go without saying, but this goes for threads and posts as well, particularly when it's not made on the off-topic board (Market Square).

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We prefer self-restraint and/or modesty when making jokes or off topic comments in a sports discussion thread. They can be fun, but sometimes they derail or distract from a topic, and we don't want to see that happen. If we feel it is a problem, we will either delete or move those posts from the thread.

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  • My biggest fear right now

    Yes it has been fun for the past few weeks, and yes the guys have played extremely well. Their 13-6 record in the past 19 games is no fluke, I give the current players a ton of credit and I give the coaching staff all the credit in the world.

    However, I have a real worry right now. Let me first say I thought after the 1st quarter the Pacers played fine today. The Knicks played very well for them and they won fair and square. Pacers had their chances but could not close the Knicks out. If the Knicks played like this more often, they would be in the playoff hunt.

    So my fear has nothing to do with todays game.

    My fear: the Pacers players are dead tired right now. AJ, Reggie, Jax, and Dale have been pushed to their limits. Dale was subpar in the first half today, but was able to play a pretty good 2nd half, but overall he looks very tired to me.

    AJ has been pushed beyond his limits if you ask me. He played great today, but looking at him on the bench, he looked spent physically. He does not have much left.

    Reggie knows his career is about over so he likely will be able to push through, but I worry about him being able to keep this pace up at his age.

    Jackson who never seems to get tired has a bad ankle and hamstring and seems like he is getting mentally tired. And that is when he makes some mistakes.

    Those are the 4 key players right now that are leading the team.

    I really don't know how much longer those 4 guys are carry the load, the schedule does not let up until the regular season is over, never having more than 1 day between games.

    As Reggie said the Pacers have been playing playoff basketball for a few weeks now, and I believe it is starting to show. So when the playoff do start, their is not another gear to click into and I fear the team being mentally and physically exhausted. There were times in the game today when the energy was poor, like the guys could not bring it.


    Reggie, Dale and AJ have been pushed and forced to play much larger roles and I don't know how much longer they can keep it up

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    Re: My biggest fear right now

    I thought maybe your biggest fear was somebody actually sitting in that seat to your left and it finally came true..........
    PSN: MRat731 XBL: MRat0731

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    • #3
      Re: My biggest fear right now

      Originally posted by MagicRat
      I thought maybe your biggest fear was somebody actually sitting in that seat to your left and it finally came true..........


      That's it, I'm getting new seats next season. I don't like the eye in the sky. Actually the guy I used to sit with did not renew his tickets this season. So I will do something different next year. He was great to sit next to he knew basketball like the back of his hand, but he did not distract me with needless chit chat.

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      • #4
        Re: My biggest fear right now

        UB, you raise an interesting point.

        To make things more interesting: if/when they are so tired, and JO comes back...are we going to see them defer to JO anyway? Even if the system is made to incoporate Jermaine, will they be so tired as to throw it in to the "fresh legs" and let him do all the work?

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        • #5
          Re: My biggest fear right now

          You could be right UB. There's been a hell of a load to carry this year. They never give up though do they? That 4th quarter comeback had to take enormous energy.
          The best exercise of the human heart is reaching down and picking someone else up.

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          • #6
            Re: My biggest fear right now

            My biggest fear is we were destined to win a championship with this team we have right now...until Peck jinxed it with his thread stating as much.
            Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!

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            • #7
              Re: My biggest fear right now

              I am currently invisible to the MR cam.... :P
              You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?

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              • #8
                Re: My biggest fear right now

                Just like I said. We're still going to end up with a "lost" season, and no lottery pick to show for it. Even if we manage to get out of the first round, the goal is to win a title.

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                • #9
                  Re: My biggest fear right now

                  I'm worried about making the playoffs. We are not in yet. Magic number is still 3 at least, maybe 4. All against playoff teams or teams close to the playoffs except Toronto.

                  We must beat Toronto or we are in jeopardy of missing the playoffs. This is another reason the Knicks game was so Important to win!!

                  Water

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                  • #10
                    Re: My biggest fear right now

                    Originally posted by waterjater
                    I'm worried about making the playoffs. We are not in yet. Magic number is still 3 at least, maybe 4. All against playoff teams or teams close to the playoffs except Toronto.

                    We must beat Toronto or we are in jeopardy of missing the playoffs. This is another reason the Knicks game was so Important to win!!
                    It's not that bad yet.

                    http://www.pacersdigest.com/forums/s...?t=9562&page=2

                    A win tonight would eliminate Orlando from the playoffs, and put New Jersey's magic number to 2 (i.e., one Pacers win and one Nets loss are all we'd need this season to clinch a playoff berth). We're in the playoffs. At this point it's just about seed.

                    I really don't care. We're not going to drop below #6, which is the Celtics. I have no problem playing the Celtics or the Bulls in the first round, and that's who we'll have.
                    This space for rent.

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                      Re: My biggest fear right now

                      Snakes... Why did it have to be snakes...
                      You're caught up in the Internet / you think it's such a great asset / but you're wrong, wrong, wrong
                      All that fiber optic gear / still cannot take away the fear / like an island song

                      - Jimmy Buffett

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                      • #12
                        Re: My biggest fear right now

                        Originally posted by Doug
                        Snakes... Why did it have to be snakes...

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                        • #13
                          Re: My biggest fear right now

                          I hope re-inserting JO into the line up at some point in the near future will help ease the overall team fatigue. I'm most worried about AJ and Dale in terms of physical exhaustion. I think it's pretty clear Jack has been, at the very least, mentally tired for quite a while. Not to mention how much he has been banged up lately. Reggie will be ok.

                          That said, my biggest fear has and always will be -- Clowns. I hate clowns.

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                          • #14
                            Re: My biggest fear right now

                            My biggest fear is losing to the Knicks by one in overtime then having my 6 year old throw up all over me as I'm carrying him through the very crowded walkway to the parking garage..........

                            Many thanks to the lady who gave me the wipes........
                            PSN: MRat731 XBL: MRat0731

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                              Re: My biggest fear right now

                              Originally posted by Spicoli
                              That said, my biggest fear has and always will be -- Clowns. I hate clowns.
                              Then it is fortunate for you that Artest is out for the season!

                              -Bball
                              Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

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                              "A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that’s teamwork."

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