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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!

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IT'S GAME DAY!

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  • #91
    Re: IT'S GAME DAY!

    Originally posted by GrangerRanger View Post
    Wow, that was surprising. I guess were still pretty good. Tony Ugoh didn't look that great against Will Smith though.
    Smith's a Pro-Bowler. He did OK for a rookie playing one-on-one against him in his first NFL game. I don't recall him getting much help against him - though I guess they wouldn't replay when Smith got no rush.
    The poster formerly known as Rimfire

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    • #92
      Re: IT'S GAME DAY!

      Originally posted by McClintic Sphere View Post
      That was the #1 offense in the NFL last year, folks and our D just gave up 3 points to them!
      I know it's been said but it's worth repeating. The young guys on defense are hungrier, more athletic, and quicker than the guys that they replaced. I'm excited about the Colts "D" for the first time since Barry Krauss was on the team!

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      • #93
        Re: IT'S GAME DAY!

        I think we can actually look at a healthy D this year too. When you have that many players that can make big plays, it helps everyone because they can just concentrate on their own job, instead of trying to extended their presence and coverup the holes. Will their be some injuries? Of course, but I don't think we're going to see the tears and other injuries that usually go hand in hand with completely worn down bodies.

        Also, my God the whole secondary just pounds the recievers and punishes them with hits. Unless it was just a really quick swing or something by the Saints, there were 4-5 Colts just swarming the ball, and every single one was looking to knock the reciever into next week.
        Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right.” ― Ricky Gervais.

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        • #94
          Re: IT'S GAME DAY!

          I think that Marlin Jackson and Hayden are going to be the solution at the corners for several years to come. I think we are going to be fine there. Of course there is the sentimental value with them too, as they probably have the 2 biggest interceptions in Indianapolis Colt history.

          I am really excited about this season. Did anyone notice yesterday that Bob Kravitz had in his prediction column this team losing *four* straight games at one point in the season? He had us losing to Jacksonville, Carolina, New England, and SD consecutively...and then losing to Baltimore later in the year to go 11-5.

          This team will *NEVER* lose 4 straight games as presently constructed. This team will never lose 3 straight games as constructed. We are too well coached and have too good personel. I realize that Kravitz can't have us going 16-0 in his prediction, but come on...4 straight loses for this team at any point is unfathomable.

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          • #95
            Re: IT'S GAME DAY!

            Our linebackers were pretty awesome last night as well. Two plays that stick out for me were the one that the NO lineman tried to bury Keiaho and Freddy just went under and grabbed the ball carrier's legs and brought him down with the lineman still on him and the other was when Bush looked like he was going to turn the corner and Morris collared him for no gain. Our defense made Reggie Bush look slow.
            CRUNCH!:

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            • #96
              Re: IT'S GAME DAY!

              Originally posted by Unclebuck View Post
              Yeh I know. One thing that bothers me though is when the crowd chants R E G G I E. That bothers me, because that should be reserved for only one Reggie in this town. Football does bore me, but the Colts are really good. But between the long and exhausting pregame stuff and all the dead times duying a typical NFL game - I just get really bored
              Yeah, too bad that Reggie doesn't play anymore...and if he did it'd be in Boston....

              Originally posted by JO4MVP2006 View Post
              Im not going to lie, i thought the Colts were a bit overrated going into the season but they were pretty damn impressive tonight. Their offense looks great as usual but their D, WOW. A huge improvement. Kudos to the Colts. No one expected that type of performance from them. Although im rather pissed since Duece is on my fantasy team.
              Thanks, maybe it was just me but I failed to see how we were being overrated. We just won the Super Bowl, that has to mean something. Had ESPN or whatever been hyping us? I really don't pay much attention to that sad excuse of a sports channel.


              Originally posted by Robertmto View Post
              theres no way IN HELL you are serious.
              Well last year you said the Colts just aren't that good, so there is probably a way IN HELL he's serious....
              Last edited by Lord Helmet; 09-12-2007, 06:20 PM.
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              • #97
                Re: IT'S GAME DAY!

                and the other was when Bush looked like he was going to turn the corner and Morris collared him for no gain.
                No kidding. I mean Rob ran down Bush. How the F does that happen? And earlier he pursued the run through a line gap from the opposite side to make an at the line tackle. Plus he tracked down that punt return when it was only Hunter after that, basically saving a TD.

                Ugoh on APro Smith looked fine to me. How many sacks did Smith get? Early in the game they ran right behind Ugah, with Keith for example right after Addai went out. Looked pretty good to me, but maybe I'm partial to 7 yard gains.

                The ONLY thing that saved Brees from getting blown up was the Saints' refusal to pass the ball more than 10 yards down field at a time. He and Mathis were closing that out many times.

                That's classic Cover 2, make a team flawlessly execute 10-15 plays in a row in order to score rather than 5 or 6. Sooner or later a mistake pops up and ruins the drive. When you can only nip off 5-6 yards on a pass you are constantly in jeopardy of even a false start halting your drive, and eventually even a TO or 2 will show up. That's just what happened to NO last night.

                Might keep Dwight and Mathis from stuffing the box score but it's not going to win the game.

                It was pretty telling to me when NO wouldn't come off the short game even down 24 in the 4th quarter.

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                • #98
                  Re: IT'S GAME DAY!

                  Keiaho suprised me. I dont think he can keep it up tho. And @ Jason David.
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                  • #99
                    Re: IT'S GAME DAY!

                    Originally posted by Robertmto View Post
                    Keiaho suprised me. I dont think he can keep it up tho. And @ Jason David.
                    I just remember seeing him clown after the TD, and I was like, "Uh oh, Jason."
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                    • Re: IT'S GAME DAY!

                      I didn't want to pile on David for going to the Saints because he always played hard for us and it was probably his only chance at decent free agent money and still be on a winning team. But the showboating and the shush to the crowd on his fumble return was very bad karma (for him).

                      It's just suicide to try to cover Marvin or Reggie one on one without over the top safety help. When are people going to learn that some these Colt's system players aren't worth nearly as much plugged into other systems. Nick Harper next on the docket.

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                      • Re: IT'S GAME DAY!

                        Originally posted by Robertmto View Post
                        Keiaho suprised me. I dont think he can keep it up tho. And @ Jason David.
                        Well, shows what you know then. Every time Keiaho has played for us he has been a ball of energy and has always tackled very well.

                        It is not a surprise that he played that well and he will continue to improve all year.

                        Rob Morris on the other hand, I was shocked by. I know he played well last year in the playoffs, but I really expected him to be a weak link because, well you know, he's Rob Morris. Hopefully that fire has really been lit under his *** and he is going to continue to play this well.

                        How bout Kenton Keith? Looked great each time he touched the ball, has a nice feel for how to run it. I have no qualms with him being our number 2 back.

                        I knew Gonzo wasn't going to do much in this first game, but his catches are just going to increase every week. I think by weak 10 or 11 we will see Peyton looking his way quite a bit, and he will end up taking some load off of Addai because Peyton will have to checkdown to Joe less when Peyton and Marvin are covered. Gonzo and Dallas are going to catch so many balls in the middle of the field this year, it will be fun to watch.

                        Joe Addai = superstar, but that's nothing we didn't already know.

                        All around tremendous start to the year, we look unbeatable, let's hope it continues.

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