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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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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    i recieved an email yesterday afternoon from the dmv saying that i was due for a new license plate

    i had no idea why and ive had this license plate ever since i got my license and my first car

    i gave them a call yesterday and i asked about license plates

    they told me the state of indiana is going to change the main license plate from "in god we trust" to the state seal

    to

    i drive with the "in god we trust" plate and i selected that one when i first got my car it was either that one or the state seal

    they are considering the "in god we trust" one to be a personalized plate like the sports ones

    was anyone else aware of this?

    speaking of the sports ones i asked about pacers indiana plates and they said they're looking into it

    the pacers one is the one i want
    In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!

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    Re: indiana license plates

    I thought the state seal plates were the normal ones...

    Then again, I don't look at my license plate much. I do know that's the one I have, and the majority of the cars in Indiana seem to have the state seal one as well. Either that, or an Indiana truck plate.

    I could very well be wrong though. I don't make too many observations of license plates when I drive.
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      Re: indiana license plates

      The state seal is the normal plate. The IGWT plate is one of the "vanity" plates like many organizations have, but instead of it having an annual fee associated with it, it is free. The Lincoln Boyhood Home plates are also free.

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        Re: indiana license plates

        i went to the dmv yesterday and told them i recieved an email saying i was due for a new license plate

        they asked me if i wanted to continue with my current igwt plate (renewed) or get the indiana seal

        i said i would prefer to have a pacers state plate

        so then they said we have the indianapolis colts thinking its the same thing

        i said no i would like to have an indiana pacers plate do have pacer ones?

        she said they're coming soon the state wants to acknowledge both indiana professional teams

        so to make a long story short i will now drive with a state seal plate hoping the pacer plates come soon
        Last edited by Scot Pollard; 11-23-2010, 03:28 PM.
        In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!

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          Re: indiana license plates

          Originally posted by Scot Pollard View Post
          i went to the dmv yesterday and told them i recieved an email saying i was due for a new license plate

          they asked me if i wanted to continue with my current igwt plate (renewed) or get the indiana seal

          i said i would prefer to have a pacers state plate

          so then they said we have the indianapolis colts thinking its the same thing

          i said no i would like to have an indiana pacers plate do have pacer ones?

          she said they're coming soon the state wants to acknowledge both indiana professional teams

          so to make a long story short i will now drive with a state seal plate hoping the pacer plates come soon
          Unfortunately I was told by the Governor himself that if the Pacers were to have a vanity license plate they'd have to do it on behalf of the Pacers Foundation.

          Only not-for-profit, government entities or educational institutions get vanity plates.

          The money from the Colts plates goes to Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority (government entity).

          Since no Pacers plate is going to be created in the near future, and I've already had a Colts plate, this is the plate I currently have and I probably won't change it for quite a few years, if at all.

          Last edited by duke dynamite; 11-23-2010, 04:28 PM.

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            Re: indiana license plates

            Originally posted by duke dynamite View Post
            Unfortunately I was told by the Governor himself that if the Pacers were to have a vanity license plate they'd have to do it on behalf of the Pacers Foundation.

            Only not-for-profit, government entities or educational institutions get vanity plates.

            The money from the Colts plates goes to Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority (government entity).

            Since no Pacers plate is going to be created in the near future, and I've already had a Colts plate, this is the plate I currently have and I probably won't change it for quite a few years, if at all.

            the woman sounded like she had no idea what she was talking about

            that sucks i really want a pacer plate

            that would be cool if those who purchase a pacer state plate some of the money goes to community services at least it goes to a good cause and the other part can go to the government spending

            im sure there enough prisoners to make different kinds of plates

            ps dude you only need 1 more thanked post and you reach 1,000 good for you
            In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!

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              Re: indiana license plates

              Originally posted by Scot Pollard View Post
              the woman sounded like she had no idea what she was talking about

              that sucks i really want a pacer plate

              that would be cool if those who purchase a pacer state plate some of the money goes to community services at least it goes to a good cause and the other part can go to the government spending

              im sure there enough prisoners to make different kinds of plates

              ps dude you only need 1 more thanked post and you reach 1,000 good for you
              Cool, thanks for pointing that out.

              I'd love a Pacers plate. We've talked about that for years here on the board. I just feel it'll never happen due to the guidelines. I love my IMS HOF plate.

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                Re: indiana license plates

                Couldn't there be a Pacers plate where the proceeds go to the foundation? Since that's how the Colts one is done?
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                  Re: indiana license plates

                  Originally posted by Pig Nash View Post
                  Couldn't there be a Pacers plate where the proceeds go to the foundation? Since that's how the Colts one is done?
                  exactly

                  the state should recognize both teams

                  im sure once the pacers are an elite team again the state will invest in making pacer ones

                  theres enough people in indiana that would get a pacer one im sure
                  In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!

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                    Re: indiana license plates

                    I'd get a Pacer's plate.
                    I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.

                    -Emiliano Zapata

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                      Re: indiana license plates

                      Originally posted by Pig Nash View Post
                      Couldn't there be a Pacers plate where the proceeds go to the foundation? Since that's how the Colts one is done?
                      Originally posted by Scot Pollard View Post
                      exactly

                      the state should recognize both teams

                      im sure once the pacers are an elite team again the state will invest in making pacer ones

                      theres enough people in indiana that would get a pacer one im sure
                      See, that is in the Pacers Sports and Entertainment's hands. It boils down to justifying how many they'd sell.

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                        Re: indiana license plates

                        the city itself seems to be biased between the colts and pacers

                        it showed when they announced will pay for conseco fieldhouse and lucas oil stadium's opertations

                        the fans seem to lean more towards whoever is doing well based on what ive seen

                        the state and colts sports organization both decided to allow colts registered plates i think it mainly came down to the colts who wished to have that

                        so if the pacers were to have state plates im sure some of it would go towards government and the team because its a state license plate and another part would go to the organization because its the team

                        itll eventually come down to recognition and team success
                        In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!

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                          Re: indiana license plates

                          Wait until the Pacers are popular again, then push for a license plate. That's when it'll have a chance.

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                            Re: indiana license plates

                            Originally posted by Scot Pollard View Post
                            the city itself seems to be biased between the colts and pacers

                            it showed when they announced will pay for conseco fieldhouse and lucas oil stadium's opertations

                            the fans seem to lean more towards whoever is doing well based on what ive seen

                            the state and colts sports organization both decided to allow colts registered plates i think it mainly came down to the colts who wished to have that

                            so if the pacers were to have state plates im sure some of it would go towards government and the team because its a state license plate and another part would go to the organization because its the team

                            itll eventually come down to recognition and team success
                            The Government knew they could pass off the Colts plate because they knew it would sell.

                            If it has that magic little blue horseshoe or Peyton's head on it, whatever it is, it will sell.

                            Problem solved, right?

                            This is why I got the IMS Hall of Fame Museum plate. I love IMS, it's not a publicly funded entity, and the Museum is what it is - a preservation of a part of this state's rich history.

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                              Re: indiana license plates

                              Originally posted by Hicks View Post
                              Wait until the Pacers are popular again, then push for a license plate. That's when it'll have a chance.
                              yeah

                              the fact that the pacers are starting to get recognized again here in indy will result in a pacers plate in the future

                              either the pacers or the state will push for it

                              but either way im happy the pacers are back and the talk of the city again
                              In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!

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