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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.

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

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

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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:

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

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

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  • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

    Originally posted by The Jackson shimmy View Post
    Funny how playing a squad that couldn't spell D-E-F-E-N-S-E if you
    spotted them everything but the D twice in a row cures all ills isn't
    it....!
    Hey, Toronto is no defensive powerhouse, either, and we still lost to them.


    These last 2 games don't cure all ills, but damn were they much needed confidence boosters.

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    • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

      Originally posted by PacersPride View Post
      I agree, the guy talking about Rush being inconsistent the past three seasons may be right after all
      It wasn't just one guy saying it. Rush has exited then been a let down repeatedly throughout his career. I finally got tired of it this season and stopped hoping he would grow out of it.

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      • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

        At this point there isn't much else to say about that game, but I will say this, it was easily one of the top 3 games of the year.

        Great crowd for a Tuesday night, wonder if that would have been the case if Melo hadn't been traded.

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        • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

          Originally posted by Naptown_Seth View Post
          PS - Tyler, Collison and Danny were the MVP guys on the night, but McBob had to be the highlight of the night on that monster oop. I love how he busts it on transition and I love that they spotted him for that pass. I was cheering and yelling before he even went up for it, you could see it coming a mile away. Beautiful.
          He owed me a couple after I'm up there yelling "Dunk it on his head!" and instead of thundering one over Turiaf he spun and tossed a slop pass over his head.

          Or, as Cornrows said on twitter "Who neutered Josh?"
          PSN: MRat731 XBL: MRat0731

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          • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

            Originally posted by MagicRat View Post
            He owed me a couple after I'm up there yelling "Dunk it on his head!" and instead of thundering one over Turiaf he spun and tossed a slop pass over his head.

            Or, as Cornrows said on twitter "Who neutered Josh?"

            That pissed me off. I wish he would have just went to the line at least. I get frustrated with his passivity sometimes. His dribbling behind the back erode pass was flashy with no results. And Foster was:

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            • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

              Yeah there really isn't much more to say.

              1.) Hibbert was very good down the stretch for us. As was DC.

              2.) We fought back when the Knicks made their runs.

              3.) It may be very ironic that a significant turning point for this franchise to get back into the playoffs was the result of a fight. We will probably lose the next two, but as long as they "fight" like it is a playoff game in both, then I am happy. Let's hope the team can continue to build momentum in these last 15 games. I really want to make the playoffs this year. It is important for everybody.
              "Your course, your path, is not going to be like mine," West says. "Everybody is not called to be a multimillionaire. Everybody's not called to be the president. Whatever your best work is, you do it. Do it well. … You cease your own greatness when you aspire to be someone else."

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              • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

                Originally posted by Kemo View Post
                heh thanks.. and yes I most definitely plan on trying to go to more games.. for sure..

                Right now is a very very bad time financially for me , with me just recently becoming unemployed.. it is very hard coming by any extra money.. (if anyone needs a dependable , hard worker and knows of anything, or can get my foot in the door anyplace, plz pm me any info. or questions on my empl.skills)


                With that being said , I DO plan on trying to at least catch 1 or 2 more games live if I either luck into a couple free or cheap tix, or am able to get back on the employment horse very soon..
                Check your private messages.
                Passion. Pride. Patience. Pacers

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                • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

                  Originally posted by Major Cold View Post
                  That pissed me off. I wish he would have just went to the line at least. I get frustrated with his passivity sometimes. His dribbling behind the back erode pass was flashy with no results. And Foster was:


                  It confirmed for me that he's hurt. There are several moves that he hasn't made since sitting out the 2nd half of a game last week with a sore knee.

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                  • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

                    Originally posted by The Jackson shimmy View Post
                    Funny how playing a squad that couldn't spell D-E-F-E-N-S-E if you
                    spotted them everything but the D twice in a row cures all ills isn't
                    it....!
                    We take our bright spots where we can get them! Just enjoy it.
                    Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

                    ------

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

                    -John Wooden

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                    • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

                      Great game to be at! I was there with my 8 yr old son. He loved it. He said this was the best game he had ever been too! It really made up for the Suns game we were at a couple of weeks ago. It is nice to have another pacers fan in my house. He is more of a fanatic than me.

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                      • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

                        Originally posted by imawhat View Post
                        It confirmed for me that he's hurt. There are several moves that he hasn't made since sitting out the 2nd half of a game last week with a sore knee.

                        Yeah he was grabbing his neck and grimacing a lot. He got socked in the mouth by Amare at the end of the 3rd.

                        Which I saw a flash back of Bogut scoring to win. Having Tyler on Amare at the end of the game was a good call by Vogel. Plus having J-Mac in there as well. JOB would have had Posey and Foster in....jk...but I am most likely have wrong.....and half kidding.

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                        • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

                          Originally posted by Naptown_Seth View Post
                          Certainly you don't get Griffin at #11 (though Kobe and Nash were available)
                          Not that I disagree here, but I wish people would stop using Kobe as one of these examples. He was a very special case with his threat to not play for anyone but a big market team, otherwise he would probably have been drafted well before #10.
                          BillS

                          A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
                          Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...

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                          • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

                            Originally posted by BillS View Post
                            Not that I disagree here, but I wish people would stop using Kobe as one of these examples. He was a very special case with his threat to not play for anyone but a big market team, otherwise he would probably have been drafted well before #10.
                            I think Kobe was projected as high as #8, but drafting high school players in the lottery wasn't a fad yet and was considered risky. Garnett was the first player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years that previous year.

                            And Nash, like Paul George, came from a school with very little national recognition. And it took him a few seasons to become really good. Watching his play at Santa Clara, you probably never would've guessed he'd become a two-time MVP. I sure don't when I watch replays.

                            Of course there is good talent beyond the first 10 picks. But getting it outside of 10 consistently means you're doing a damn good job of scouting. There's a chance that people will be blown away with the Pacers drafting in a few years.

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                            • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

                              Originally posted by imawhat View Post
                              It confirmed for me that he's hurt. There are several moves that he hasn't made since sitting out the 2nd half of a game last week with a sore knee.
                              which is another reason I love Tyler.

                              The guy really stepped up his game since Josh has been hurt. It's a "showing up when the team needs you most" kind of thing.

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                              • Re: NY/Pacers postgame thread

                                Originally posted by El Pacero View Post
                                Your post and excitement for your first NBA game was awesome to read. I was talking about this tonight (so not calling you out)... Hardcore Pacers fans (like a few on PD) who watch and talk about the Pacers all the time, but never or rarely go to games... I live about 25 minutes south of you so trying to figure out what can be done to get guys like you to another game! (besides lots of wins.) Balcony is like $10 & it seems like you had a good time? Like will be back again?

                                I used to prefer to watch games at home, really prefer, until I started going to every game and then I couldn't stop (or save any money).
                                Speaking of which , I was cracking up reading the star the other day and Wells said "a fan who identifies himself as El Pacero"

                                I was like "I know that crazy mother ****er , lol

                                Your blowin up kid
                                Sittin on top of the world!

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