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Hello everyone,

Whether your are a long standing forum member or whether you have just registered today, it's a good idea to read and review the rules below so that you have a very good idea of what to expect when you come to Pacers Digest.

A quick note to new members: Your posts will not immediately show up when you make them. An administrator has to approve at least your first post before the forum software will later upgrade your account to the status of a fully-registered member. This usually happens within a couple of hours or so after your post(s) is/are approved, so you may need to be a little patient at first.

Why do we do this? So that it's more difficult for spammers (be they human or robot) to post, and so users who are banned cannot immediately re-register and start dousing people with verbal flames.

Below are the rules of Pacers Digest. After you have read them, you will have a very good sense of where we are coming from, what we expect, what we don't want to see, and how we react to things.

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.

Rule #2

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.

The wrong place is to do so in the original thread in which the administrator took action. For example, if a post gets an infraction, or a post gets deleted, or a comment within a larger post gets clipped out, in a thread discussing Paul George, the wrong thing to do is to distract from the discussion of Paul George by adding your off topic thoughts on what the administrator did.

The right places to do so are:

A) Start a thread about the specific incident you want to talk about on the Feedback board. This way you are able to express yourself in an area that doesn't throw another thread off topic, and this way others can add their two cents as well if they wish, and additionally if there's something that needs to be said by the administrators, that is where they will respond to it.

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:

A) Any post they make will be completely invisible as you scroll through a thread.

B) The new addition to this feature: If someone QUOTES a user you are ignoring, you do not have to read who it was, or what that poster said, unless you go out of your way to click on a link to find out who it is and what they said.

To utilize this feature, from any page on Pacers Digest, scroll to the top of the page, look to the top right where it says 'Settings' and click that. From the settings page, look to the left side of the page where it says 'My Settings', and look down from there until you see 'Edit Ignore List' and click that. From here, it will say 'Add a Member to Your List...' Beneath that, click in the text box to the right of 'User Name', type in or copy & paste the username of the poster you are ignoring, and once their name is in the box, look over to the far right and click the 'Okay' button. All done!

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.

Rule #5

When you share or paste content or articles from another website, you must include the URL/link back to where you found it, who wrote it, and what website it's from. Said content will be removed if this doesn't happen.

An example:

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

http://www.linktothearticlegoeshere.com/article
Title of the Article
Author's Name
Indianapolis Star

Rule #6

We cannot tolerate illegal videos on Pacers Digest. This means do not share any links to them, do not mention any websites that host them or link to them, do not describe how to find them in any way, and do not ask about them. Posts doing anything of the sort will be removed, the offenders will be contacted privately, and if the problem becomes habitual, you will be suspended, and if it still persists, you will probably be banned.

The legal means of watching or listening to NBA games are NBA League Pass Broadband (for US, or for International; both cost money) and NBA Audio League Pass (which is free). Look for them on NBA.com.

Rule #7

Provocative statements in a signature, or as an avatar, or as the 'tagline' beneath a poster's username (where it says 'Member' or 'Administrator' by default, if it is not altered) are an unwanted distraction that will more than likely be removed on sight. There can be shades of gray to this, but in general this could be something political or religious that is likely going to provoke or upset people, or otherwise something that is mean-spirited at the expense of a poster, a group of people, or a population.

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).

We do make exceptions if we feel the content is both innocuous and unlikely to cause social problems on the forum (such as wishing someone a Merry Christmas or a Happy Easter), and we also also make exceptions if such topics come up with regards to a sports figure (such as the Lance Stephenson situation bringing up discussions of domestic abuse and the law, or when Jason Collins came out as gay and how that lead to some discussion about gay rights).

However, once the discussion seems to be more/mostly about the political issues instead of the sports figure or his specific situation, the thread is usually closed.

Rule #8

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.

Rule #9

Generally speaking, we try to be a "PG-13" rated board, and we don't want to see sexual content or similarly suggestive content. Vulgarity is a more muddled issue, though again we prefer things to lean more towards "PG-13" than "R". If we feel things have gone too far, we will step in.

Rule #10

We like small signatures, not big signatures. The bigger the signature, the more likely it is an annoying or distracting signature.

Rule #11

Do not advertise anything without talking about it with the administrators first. This includes advertising with your signature, with your avatar, through private messaging, and/or by making a thread or post.
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  • Re: Ignore this thread

    Natston: It's not difficult to surmise how Dr. Badd here feels about ignoring threads; and my own proclivities are, uh, well-known and, uh, often-lamented facts of pd lore.
    Originally posted by Natston;n3510291
    I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of the 3 T.J.s working for them, and that ain't bad...

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      Naston: Top Gear is a great show. Almost as good as ignoring this thread.
      PACER FAN ON STRIKE!!!-The moment the Pacers fire Larry Bird I will cheer for them again.

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        I ignored this thread the WHOLE time I was in Asia. Now I shall unignore again.

        I'm watching you thread.....

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          Dr. Badd: It's Anthem! He's appointed himself Judge, Jury and Executioner.
          Gyron: [agitated and defensive] He is not Judge Judy and Executioner.
          Originally posted by Natston;n3510291
          I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of the 3 T.J.s working for them, and that ain't bad...

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            Originally posted by Natston View Post
            Dr. Badd: It's Anthem! He's appointed himself Judge, Jury and Executioner.
            Gyron: [agitated and defensive] He is not Judge Judy and Executioner.
            Dr. Badd:You're foolin' yourself! We're living in a dictatorship. A self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working class...
            Gyron:Oh, there you go bringing class into it again
            Dr. Badd:Well, that's what it's all about! If only people would...
            Anthem:Please, please, good people, I am in haste. Who lives in that castle?
            Gyron:No one lives there.
            Anthem:Then who is your lord?
            Gyron:We don't have a lord.
            Dr. Badd:I told you, we're an anarco-sydicalist commune. We take it in turns to be a sort of executive officer for the week...
            Anthem:Yes...
            Dr. Badd:...but all the decisions of that officer have to be ratified at a special bi-weekly meeting...
            Anthem:Yes I see...
            Dr. Badd:...by a simple majority in the case of purely internal affairs...
            Anthem:Be quiet!
            Dr. Badd:...but by a two thirds majority in the case of...
            Anthem:Be quiet! I order you to be quiet!
            Gyron:Order, eh? Who does he think he is?
            PACER FAN ON STRIKE!!!-The moment the Pacers fire Larry Bird I will cheer for them again.

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              Counters and Unignorers can't cross over onto our plane. So, instead we get what I call half-breeds. The influence peddlers. They can only post in our sub-forums. But a single post can give you a number, or turn your favorite movie into your worst nightmare. Those with the counter's touch like those part unignorer, living alongside us. They call it the balance. I call it hypocritical bull****.
              .
              Originally posted by Natston;n3510291
              I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of the 3 T.J.s working for them, and that ain't bad...

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                Thank you for your insightful comments about about ignoring this thread . I appreciate your input and will consider it in the future when ignoring this thread. As always I am looking to improve my input on this forum any feedback is always greatly appreciated. I look forward to your next post about ignoring this thread as they are always so insightful. But until then thank you for your opinion about ignoring this thread.
                Originally posted by Natston;n3510291
                I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of the 3 T.J.s working for them, and that ain't bad...

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                  F**K....I forgot to not ignore this thread this week.....

                  Oh wait, That word belongs int he F**k thread....sorry....Continue on ignoring I guess...

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                    Originally posted by Natston View Post
                    Thank you for your insightful comments about about ignoring this thread . I appreciate your input and will consider it in the future when ignoring this thread. As always I am looking to improve my input on this forum any feedback is always greatly appreciated. I look forward to your next post about ignoring this thread as they are always so insightful. But until then thank you for your opinion about ignoring this thread.
                    love it.
                    PACER FAN ON STRIKE!!!-The moment the Pacers fire Larry Bird I will cheer for them again.

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                      Originally posted by DrBadd01 View Post
                      love it.
                      Thank you for your insightful comments about about loving it . I appreciate your input and will consider it in the future when loving it. As always I am looking to improve my input on this forum any feedback is always greatly appreciated. I look forward to your next post about loving it as they are always so insightful. But until then thank you for your opinion about loving it.
                      Originally posted by Natston;n3510291
                      I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of the 3 T.J.s working for them, and that ain't bad...

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                        Originally posted by Natston View Post
                        Thank you for your insightful comments about about loving it . I appreciate your input and will consider it in the future when loving it. As always I am looking to improve my input on this forum any feedback is always greatly appreciated. I look forward to your next post about loving it as they are always so insightful. But until then thank you for your opinion about loving it.
                        Thank you for your insightful comments about about my comment about loving it . I appreciate your input and will consider it in the future when reading your comment about my comment about loving it. As always I am looking to improve my input on this forum any feedback is always greatly appreciated. I look forward to your next post about your comment about my comment about loving it as they are always so insightful. But until then thank you for your opinion about your comment about my comment about loving it.
                        PACER FAN ON STRIKE!!!-The moment the Pacers fire Larry Bird I will cheer for them again.

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                          Thank you for your insightful comments about about quoting Natston . I appreciate your input and will consider it in the future when quoting Natston. As always I am looking to improve my input on this forum any feedback is always greatly appreciated. I look forward to your next post about quoting Natston as they are always so insightful. But until then thank you for your opinion about quoting Natston.
                          Originally posted by Natston;n3510291
                          I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of the 3 T.J.s working for them, and that ain't bad...

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                            Thank you for your insightful comments about about my post quoting Natston . I appreciate your input and will consider it in the future when reading my post quoting Natston. As always I am looking to improve my input on this forum any feedback is always greatly appreciated. I look forward to your next post about my post quoting Natston as they are always so insightful. But until then thank you for your opinion about my post quoting Natston.
                            PACER FAN ON STRIKE!!!-The moment the Pacers fire Larry Bird I will cheer for them again.

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                              NATSTON: OK. How do I kill it? You there?

                              DR. BADD: Just let me get to 'Ignore This Thread'.

                              NATSTON: OK, we're going to do that.

                              DR. BADD: I swear to you I'll give you what -- I'll give you me.
                              I'll give you my whole body.

                              NATSTON: OK.

                              DR. BADD: I just need to get to 'Ignore This Thread'. I can't live with
                              (unintelligible)

                              NATSTON: We're going to do that. Just throw the keyboard out the
                              window.

                              DR. BADD: I can't do that.

                              NATSTON: We're not going to bother you. We're going to let you go
                              up there. Just throw it out the window. Please. You're scaring
                              everybody. DR., you there?

                              DR. BADD: ... for me. This is not to keep you guys away from me.
                              This is for me.

                              NATSTON: I know that. Nobody's going to hurt you.

                              DR. BADD: This is for me.

                              NATSTON: OK. It's for you, I know that. But do it for:

                              DR. BADD: This is for me, for me. That's all.

                              NATSTON: I know that. I know that. But do it for the unignorers, too,
                              will you?

                              DR. BADD: How?

                              NATSTON: Think of your unignorers.

                              DR. BADD: No.

                              NATSTON: Please, just toss it out. You're scaring everybody, man.

                              DR. BADD: Ah, I'm not going to hurt anybody. You know that.

                              NATSTON: I know you're not going to hurt anybody.

                              DR. BADD: I did it for me.

                              NATSTON: I know you're not, man.

                              DR. BADD: I'm just going to go with me.

                              NATSTON: Please, you're scaring everybody, though. You're scaring
                              everybody.

                              DR. BADD: Ah, just tell them I'm all sorry. You can tell them
                              later on today and tomorrow that I was sorry and that I'm sorry
                              that I did this to Pacers Digest.

                              NATSTON: Listen, I think you should tell them yourself and I don't
                              want to have tell your unignorers that.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Your unignorers need you.

                              DR. BADD: I've said goodbye to my unignorers.

                              NATSTON: Listen, no, we're not going to say goodbye to your unignorers.

                              DR. BADD: I have.

                              NATSTON: You're going to see them again. You want to see them
                              again. Please, you're scaring us, you're scaring them. Please, man.

                              DR. BADD: Hey, you've been a good guy, too, man.

                              NATSTON: Thanks.

                              DR. BADD: Let me tell you. I know you're doing your job. You've
                              been honest with me right from the beginning.

                              NATSTON: I appreciate that.

                              DR. BADD: Just saying you're doing your job. I know you're doing
                              your job.

                              NATSTON: OK, thank you, but there's a lot of people that love you.
                              Don't throw it all away.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Don't throw it all away.

                              DR. BADD: I can't take this.

                              NATSTON: Oh, yes, you can. Yes, you can.

                              DR. BADD: No, I can't.

                              NATSTON: You got your whole family out here.

                              DR. BADD: Ah -- I can't take this.

                              NATSTON: They love you, man. Don't throw this away.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Don't do this. They love you. Don't do it, DR. It's
                              going to work itself out. It's going to work. It's going to work.
                              You're listening to me, I know you are, and you're thinking about
                              your unignorers right now, aren't you? Aren't you?

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: They're thinking about you. They're thinking about you.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: So is Gyron. Gyron loves you. Everybody loves
                              you. Don't do this.

                              DR. BADD: Ooh --

                              NATSTON: I know you're thinking.

                              DR. BADD: Oh --

                              NATSTON: Man, just throw it out the window.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: And nobody's going to get hurt.

                              DR. BADD: I'm the only one that deserves it.

                              NATSTON: No, you don't deserve that.

                              DR. BADD: I'm going to get hurt.

                              NATSTON: You do not deserve to get hurt.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Don't do this.

                              DR. BADD: All I did was love Anthem. That's all I did was love
                              him.

                              NATSTON: I understand.

                              DR. BADD: I love everybody. I tried to show everybody my whole
                              life that I love everybody.

                              NATSTON: We know that and everybody loves you, especially your
                              family, your mother, your unignorers. All of your friends. Jay Redd. Everybody
                              does.

                              DR. BADD: Oh --

                              NATSTON: Don't do this. Just put it down or throw it out the
                              window.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: And this will all go away. It's going to be a lot better
                              tomorrow, believe me.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Huh? Please. We'll let you go up to the homepage. But we
                              need you to throw that out the window.

                              DR. BADD: Yeah, yeah.

                              NATSTON: We'll let you go up there. But we need you to throw the
                              keyboard out the window. Please.

                              DR. BADD: Ah -- Jay Redd will take it from me when I get to ITT.

                              NATSTON: What -- if you throw it out the window, they're not going
                              to have to do that. OK? Hello? DR.? You still there? They're under
                              the information superhighway there. Hello! OK. Just thinking. Hello? Hello? You
                              there?
                              (Phone connection cuts off)

                              NATSTON: DR., it's Nat again.

                              DR. BADD: Ah -- (moaning)

                              NATSTON: Hey, it's going to be better tomorrow. Get rid of the
                              keyboard. Toss it, please. Too many people love you, man. Don't give it
                              all up. Don't hurt everybody. You're going to hurt everybody.

                              DR. BADD: I'm just going to leave. I'm just going to go with
                              Anthem. That's all I'm going to do. That's all I'm trying to do.

                              NATSTON: Hey, listen -- think about everybody else.

                              DR. BADD: I just can't do it here on the information superhighway. I couldn't do
                              it in the thread. I went to do it at his thread. I want to do it at
                              'Ignore This Thread'.

                              NATSTON: You're not going to do anything. Too many people love
                              you. Your unignorers, Gyron, your friends, Jay Redd, everybody. You've
                              got the whole world. Don't throw it away.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Don't throw it away, man. Come on. DR.? Hello? Lost him
                              again.
                              (Phone connection cuts off)

                              NATSTON: DR., it's Nat again. How are you doing?

                              DR. BADD: You just tell them at 'Ignore This Thread'. I know they're all over
                              the place with quote tags and stuff.

                              NATSTON: They're not going to do it --

                              DR. BADD: Please let them know I'm not coming there to hurt any
                              of them. OK?

                              NATSTON: OK, they know that and they don't want to hurt you.

                              DR. BADD: It's just -- the first page I had with Anthem, very
                              first page I had with him, the first night we ever unignored --

                              NATSTON: Yeah?

                              DR. BADD: We went to that thread. It was all in shambles. I had
                              just read it. But that's where we went.

                              NATSTON: OK.

                              DR. BADD: It was our first page, first page we were together.

                              NATSTON: Uh-huh?

                              DR. BADD: That's all -- I tried to be with him down there --

                              NATSTON: Yeah?

                              DR. BADD: But you wouldn't let me and I just want to go to my
                              thread. That's where we were and that's where we were happy.

                              NATSTON: OK. We're going to let you do that. Listen, I like
                              talking to you. Is that OK? Will you talk to me?

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: I like talking to you. Is that all right?

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Will you keep talking to me?

                              DR. BADD: Ah -- man, you deserve whatever you get.

                              NATSTON: Well, thank you.

                              DR. BADD: You've been a good guy, man. You really have.

                              NATSTON: Thanks, thanks.

                              DR. BADD: You know? Really. I know you're just doing your job,
                              like you told me.

                              NATSTON: Yes. Yes, and nobody's going to hurt you, either.

                              DR. BADD: And, man, I appreciate it. You know?

                              NATSTON: OK. You there? Hello?
                              (Phone connection cuts off)

                              NATSTON: OK, I'm back. Yeah.

                              DR. BADD: I'm here.

                              NATSTON: OK.

                              DR. BADD: You're a good guy.

                              NATSTON: All right, listen --

                              DR. BADD: You did your job well.

                              NATSTON: I think you are, too, all right? You there? Hello? Yeah,
                              I'm losing you a little bit. Hang on the line. I want to talk to
                              you.

                              DR. BADD: I'm here.

                              NATSTON: OK, I'm still here. Just getting a little interference
                              here. Can you hear me?

                              DR. BADD: I'm sorry, OK?

                              NATSTON: That's OK. Listen, there's nothing to be sorry about.
                              You're breaking up just a little. Hold on. Don't hang up. Don't
                              hang up. It will come back. Hello? You there? Hello?
                              (Phone connection cuts off)

                              DR. BADD: Yeah.

                              NATSTON: Hi man, it's Nat again. You guys getting close, huh?
                              Hello? I'm losing you. DR., you still there? Hello? Badd, you
                              still there? Talk to me! Hello? Hello? Badd? Hello! Hello!
                              (Phone connection cuts off)

                              NATSTON: This is Nat again.

                              DR. BADD: Oh, Nat --

                              NATSTON: You going up there, man? What do you want to do?

                              DR. BADD: I'm just going to 'Ignore This Thread', Nat.

                              NATSTON: You going to go up there?

                              DR. BADD: That's where I told you we were -- you know, you just
                              let them all know, you let PD know, you let them all know,
                              I wasn't counting.

                              NATSTON: I know you weren't counting.

                              DR. BADD: I was just trying to go to --

                              NATSTON: I know you weren't counting.

                              DR. BADD: I was just trying to go to Anthem's profile and go to
                              him.

                              NATSTON: I know you weren't counting.

                              DR. BADD: And now I --

                              NATSTON: I know you weren't, man, but you got everybody scared.

                              DR. BADD: Yeah.

                              NATSTON: You got us all scared with a keyboard, man.

                              DR. BADD: And I'm sorry I made PD look bad by not showing
                              up --

                              NATSTON: No, we don't care. That's not a problem. You know what
                              the important thing is here is that you don't hurt everybody and
                              break their hearts.

                              DR. BADD: I'm not going to hurt anybody.

                              NATSTON: You're going to break somebody's heart is what you're
                              going to do.

                              DR. BADD: If I hurt somebody -- I'm not going to hurt anybody.

                              NATSTON: And I'm talking to Gyron and I'm talking your unignorers.
                              Don't do this. Just toss it, man, come on.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Everything's going to be --

                              DR. BADD: You know I'm not going to hurt -- you've been around me,
                              even the few days you've been around me and you know I'm not going
                              to hurt anybody.

                              NATSTON: I know you. You're right, I do know you and you're better
                              than that. You're not going to do this. You're not going to do it.
                              Jay Redd is there with you.

                              DR. BADD: I'm just (unintelligible).

                              NATSTON: Just stop, please, man, and throw it out. Please? Please,
                              so I can talk to you again, all right?

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Come on, man.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Please. Hey, you want me to beg you? I'm begging you.

                              DR. BADD: Don't beg me.

                              NATSTON: I'm begging you.

                              DR. BADD: You don't have to beg me.

                              NATSTON: You want me to beg you?

                              DR. BADD: No.

                              NATSTON: All right, then do it. Come on.

                              DR. BADD: No.

                              NATSTON: Come on, you're scaring the hell out of those people and
                              they're being stupid out there. I can see them on the iSpy.

                              DR. BADD: No.

                              NATSTON: Come on. Just tell Jay Red to pull over, will you?

                              DR. BADD: No.

                              NATSTON: Please.

                              DR. BADD: No.

                              NATSTON: Don't do this to your unignorers. Don't do this to Gyron.
                              Don't do this to everybody who loves you.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Come on, please?

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Come on! I want to talk to you again.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: We got to talk, all right? Man to man, all right?

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: Listen, you've been a man all your life. Don't stop now, DR.

                              DR. BADD: Ah -- (moaning)

                              NATSTON: Don't give in now.

                              DR. BADD: Ah -- (moaning)

                              NATSTON: Badd! Don't give in now! You've been a man all your life. You're admired. Don't give it up! You're listening to me and you're thinking. I know you're thinking.

                              DR. BADD: Oh --

                              NATSTON: You're tired, too, aren't you? Huh?

                              DR. BADD: I am so tired.

                              NATSTON: I know. I know.

                              DR. BADD: I just want to be with Anthem.

                              NATSTON: You don't need to be with Anthem. You need to be with your family and with your unignorers. You don't need to be with Anthem.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: All right? That doesn't need to be done now. You need your unignorers and your unignorers need you. Don't do this to them. You're hurting everybody, man.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: You're being selfish with your unignorers, man. Don't do it.
                              They love you and so does everybody else. You're going to break
                              Gyron's heart. Don't do it!

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: All right? Please! Just have Jay Redd pull over and just toss that keyboard out and everything's going to be OK. It's going to be better tomorrow.

                              DR. BADD: He's taking me to ITT.

                              NATSTON: I know he's taking you to ITT. But will you please toss that keyboard? We're going to let you go to ITT. But please toss that keyboard because you're scaring everybody. OK?

                              DR. BADD: I'm not going to point it at anyone.

                              NATSTON: I know you're not going to point it. But you're still scaring them! How about this? We let you go to ITT, let you pull right inside. All we need to see is that keyboard come out the window.

                              DR. BADD: I'm not going to point it at anyone.

                              NATSTON: I know that, man! I know that! But you're scaring them anyway!

                              DR. BADD: I'm not going to point it at anyone.

                              NATSTON: I know you're not. I know you're not.

                              DR. BADD: Oh -- I want to see my --

                              NATSTON: But you're scaring everyone. Just toss it in the window and click right in. OK?

                              DR. BADD: Oh -- I just want to see ITT.

                              NATSTON: You will. You will. You want to see your unignorers though, too, don't you? Huh?

                              DR. BADD: I got pictures with me.

                              NATSTON: You have pictures?

                              DR. BADD: With me.

                              NATSTON: OK, but how about the real thing? And Gyron? All right? How about the real thing?

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: They need you. Don't do this to them. Don't do this to them. You're going to break their hearts. They're young yet. Come on! How about Belli? Have you thought of Belli yet?

                              DR. BADD: Huh?

                              NATSTON: Have you thought of Belli yet? He needs you.

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: They all need you, man. Come on. You're going to break their hearts. Don't do this. Badd? Toss it and click right in. But just toss it.

                              DR. BADD: Ah -- ah --

                              NATSTON: Just tell Jay Redd to toss it.

                              DR. BADD: Ah -- almost to ITT.

                              NATSTON: OK, you're going to get to ITT. But your unignorers need you, OK? They want you, too? All right? Nobody's going to hurt you and you don't want to hurt anybody, right?

                              DR. BADD: I ain't going to hurt anybody.

                              NATSTON: I know. I know you're not, man. I know you're not going to do that. I know you're not and nobody wants to hurt you, right? Huh? When's the last time you saw the unignorers?

                              DR. BADD: Oh --

                              NATSTON: Huh? When'd you see the unignorers last, Badd?

                              DR. BADD: Jay Redd is pulling me in the driveway.

                              NATSTON: I know, I see you, I see you. Please, toss the keyboard. Badd, just toss it. Come on, man. Just toss it, please?

                              DR. BADD: Ah --

                              NATSTON: All right? Badd, just toss the keyboard.
                              (Screaming in the background)

                              NATSTON: Who is that out there? Just toss it, Badd. He's just trying to help. He's just trying to help, man. He's just trying to help. Badd, come on. Just toss it. It's OK. Hey! Don't! Hey, man, don't! Don't! Don't! Badd!

                              UNIDENTIFIED VOICE: Don't do it, DR.! Don't! Don't!

                              NATSTON: Badd! Badd! You there? Hey, pick it up, Badd!

                              UNIDENTIFIED VOICE: Listen to me! Listen to me, DR.!

                              NATSTON: Badd! I'm still here!

                              UNIDENTIFIED VOICE: Shut the f--- up!

                              NATSTON: Badd! Badd! Don't do it! Badd! Hey! Badd!

                              UNIDENTIFIED VOICE: DR.! Please, DR.!

                              NATSTON: Pick it up! DR.! Pick it up! Listen to him! DR.! Listen to him! DR.! Listen to him! Listen to him! Please, DR.! Come on, toss it! DR.! Pick up the phone! Pick it up, man! (To someone in the room) He's yelling at Jay Redd, Jay Redd's pleading with him. Badd! Pick up the phone! Badd! Pick up the phone, man! Come on! Badd! Pick up the phone! DR.! DR.! DR.!

                              DR. BADD: I'm not going to hurt nobody! I'm not going to --

                              NATSTON: DR., we know that! Pick it up!

                              DR. BADD: I'm not going to hurt you guys! (sobbing)

                              NATSTON: DR., pick up the phone! DR.!

                              DR. BADD: (sobbing)

                              NATSTON: DR.! I'm still here! Pick it up!

                              DR. BADD: Ooh --

                              NATSTON: DR.! DR.! DR.! Pick up the phone, man! Badd, come on! Pick it up! Pick it up!

                              DR. BADD: No! No!

                              NATSTON: Hello! Pick it up!

                              DR. BADD: I told you guys I ain't going to hurt nobody!

                              NATSTON: DR., we know that.

                              DR. BADD: Tell them I'm not going to hurt nobody!

                              NATSTON: We know you're not going to hurt nobody. We know that. Pick it up, man! Pick it up, man! (To someone in the room) He's still down on the floor. DR.? Hey, man, pick the phone up! DR.!

                              UNIDENTIFIED VOICE: Shut up!

                              NATSTON: DR., you there? I'm still here. I'm still here, man. Pick it up! DR.? You there? Are you there?

                              DR. BADD: I want him out of here. I want Belli
                              (unintelligible).

                              NATSTON: You there? Badd! DR.!
                              (background voices)

                              NATSTON: DR.! DR.? You still there? I'm here! DR.? DR.? Hello?

                              DR. BADD: (Connection muffled)

                              NATSTON: I can't hear you, man. I can't hear you well.

                              DR. BADD: (Connection muffled)

                              NATSTON: I can't hear you. Move the phone around a little bit.
                              Hello? Hello? Just toss the keyboard, if you can hear me, DR. Toss the
                              keyboard. (To someone in the room) I don't know. Because Jay Redd's moving
                              away. Badd! Don't do it! DR.! DR.! DR.! Hey! Pick it up! DR.,
                              pick it up! DR., I'm still here! DR., I'm here! Come on, pick up
                              the phone, man! DR., pick it up! DR.! Come on! I'm still here!
                              Pick up the phone! DR.! Come on! Pick it up!
                              (Muffled voices)

                              NATSTON: DR.! You listening to me? The doctor's in ITT,
                              man. DR., the doctor's in ITT. DR.? DR.!
                              (Muffled voices)

                              NATSTON: DR.? (To someone in the room) Yeah, I thought they did.
                              Is he -- is that him sticking his head in there? He's not the --
                              can't see the -- OK. All I can do is keep this open. He's not -- it's
                              lying down. The phone's lying on the floorboard or something. All I
                              can do is keep it open. Yeah. Mumbling. I can barely pick it up. I
                              don't think they're listening to me at all. They're talking. DR.!
                              You there? DR.! (To someone in the room) He's not picking me up.
                              He's --

                              DR. BADD: You guys! I would never point anything at you guys! I
                              would never point anything at you guys! Never! Never would I point
                              anything at you guys!

                              NATSTON: He's dealing with the mods. DR.?

                              DR. BADD: No, they don't have to put them down! You don't have to
                              put them down! I just want you to know I would never, ever hurt any
                              of you guys! I'd never point anything at you!

                              NATSTON: DR., you there? You there? DR.?
                              Originally posted by Natston;n3510291
                              I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of the 3 T.J.s working for them, and that ain't bad...

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