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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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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:

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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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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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  • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy

    Originally posted by HC View Post
    I suppose so, if you like irrational overreactions.
    Disagree. I think the threat of jumping out a first floor window was more irrational.

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    • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy?

      hey guys just wondering - what would be more beneficial to this team?
      DJA at 6mil/year or
      Bayless at 3mil/year?
      Peck is basically omniscient when it comes to understanding how the minds of Herb Simon and Kevin Pritchard work. I was a fool to ever question him and now feel deep shame for not understanding that this team believes in continuity above talent.

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      • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy

        I'm not sure if it was reported yet.....reading some of the Bobcats forum posts on this topic....but the rumor was that the Bobcats offered Augustin a 2 year / $9.5 mil Total Contract Offer and he didn't want to sign it. As to why he didn't want to sign it is unclear....but I can see one of the reasons is because he didn't want to be stuck behind Kemba Walker in the PG roation.

        My assumption is that if we go after him as a FA....then he'd come at that cost...at the very least. I'd love to get him at that price. If anything.....I'd like to see the Pacers made an outright offer to Augustin and dare the Bobcats to match him.....that, or tell them that the Pacers are going after him...one way or another...they can lose him for nothing...or get him for something.
        Last edited by CableKC; 07-12-2012, 12:23 AM.
        Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.

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        • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy

          Originally posted by imawhat View Post
          I'm curious about your thoughts on DJ. You're very picky about point guards.
          Gonna have to watch him and see. It feels like I watched 0 minutes of the Bobcats last year. Don't remember the Pacers games against them.

          I wouldn't say Collison was my ideal PG, and I was really down on his defense last season (clarify: two seasons ago) but I thought it was better this season. But his ability to explode as he did in Game #5 vs. Orlando was something to be valued. On the other hand, once Hill moved into the starting lineup, our bench was awful except if Collison could create for himself, and that became a real problem in the last half of the Miami series, Game #1 against Orlando (where my Facebook status at halftime was "If Vogel doesn't play the starters all 24 minutes of the second half I'm going to go postal..."), etc.

          I still think last season's starting backcourt should have been Collison/ Hill. But nobody listens to me!

          I'm not opposed to DJ, and Collison wasn't going to be the answer for the second unit this season so its worth a try.
          Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
          Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
          Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
          Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
          And life itself, rushing over me
          Life itself, the wind in black elms,
          Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you

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          • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy

            Originally posted by HC View Post
            I suppose so, if you like irrational overreactions.
            Now come on. imawhat is a perennial member of my first-team all-PD roster. But I think Bill Walton is a helluva broadcaster too, so maybe I should just stop here.
            Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
            Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
            Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
            Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
            And life itself, rushing over me
            Life itself, the wind in black elms,
            Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you

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            • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy?

              Originally posted by Hicks View Post
              I'm still working my way through this thread, so this may have already been answered, but the CHA writer posted an article or blog later saying he thinks CHA might sign Ramon Session and then do whatever it is that would make DJ an unrestricted free agent. In which case, we'd probably just sign him straight up.
              They would renounce his bird rights/ cap hold/ turn him from RFA to a UFA.
              "George's athleticism is bananas!" - Marc J. Spears

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              • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy?

                Originally posted by Hicks View Post
                I'm still working my way through this thread, so this may have already been answered, but the CHA writer posted an article or blog later saying he thinks CHA might sign Ramon Session and then do whatever it is that would make DJ an unrestricted free agent. In which case, we'd probably just sign him straight up.
                If that happens would we still have the cap room to sign DJ? Granted we don't know how much he is asking for.

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                • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy

                  [IMG]funny gifs[/IMG]
                  Originally posted by imawhat View Post
                  Disagree. I think the threat of jumping out a first floor window was more irrational.

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                  • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy?

                    Originally posted by Young View Post
                    If that happens would we still have the cap room to sign DJ? Granted we don't know how much he is asking for.
                    we still have between 7-7.5. but I really don't think we're interested in spending all that, maybe a couple million, which is why the sign and trade possibility makes sense. they just make him an outright UFA he's too expensive.

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                    • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy

                      Originally posted by Speed View Post
                      I was off line for 1.5 hours and all hell broke lose?!??!?!
                      I know, I just told Jay's_Wife@Section222 that it looks like the Pacers have made three moves since I left the office. Still don't have my head around all of it.
                      Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
                      Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
                      Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
                      Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
                      And life itself, rushing over me
                      Life itself, the wind in black elms,
                      Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you

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                      • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy?

                        Kevin Pritchard doing his best Al Davis, later years impression.

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                        • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy

                          Originally posted by imawhat View Post
                          Disagree. I think the threat of jumping out a first floor window was more irrational.
                          I would probably jump out of any window before taking Posey back.
                          "The greatest thing you know Comes not from above but below" Danzig

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                          • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy?

                            We need to stop trying to trade with Charlotte.

                            We can haz a point guard going into the season plz? I don't feel like that's asking for much. And honestly, I've never seen anyone treat the point guard position like the Pacers do.

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                            • Rick Bonnell
                              Charlotte Observer

                              http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/07/11/3377002/bobcats-may-pursue-sessions-haywood.html

                              LAS VEGAS – Ramon Sessions and Brendan Haywood could end up addressing the Charlotte Bobcats’ needs at point guard and center, the Observer has learned.

                              Sessions, an unrestricted free agent who finished last season with the Los Angeles Lakers, has drawn interest from the Bobcats, an informed source said. Haywood, a center who grew up in Greensboro and played for North Carolina, will reportedly be waived by the Dallas Mavericks under the NBA’s amnesty clause.

                              The Mavericks will swallow the remaining $35 million on Haywood’s salary in order to sign free-agent center Chris Kaman. That would open the door for the Bobcats to offer a homecoming and likely a starting spot. Haywood often spends the off-season in Charlotte, working out frequently at Time Warner Cable Arena.

                              All that could make sign-and-trade discussions between the Bobcats and Indiana Pacers moot. If the Bobcats strike deals with Sessions and eventually Haywood, it’s possible their best course would be rescinding a qualifying offer of about $4 million to point guard D.J. Augustin, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent.

                              Regardless of the machinations, it seems unlikely Augustin will continue to be a Bobcat long-term. He turned down a lucrative contract extension last season and the Bobcats considered moving him at the trade deadline.

                              Augustin was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2008 draft. The Bobcats chose him over now-Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez. The Bobcats were prepared to pursue Lopez vigorously this week had the Nets not offered him a maximum, four-year contract.

                              Sessions averaged 9.7 points and 3.6 assists last season with the Lakers after leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers. He’s known as a capable penetrator, but a suspect jump-shooter. He’d likely back up Kemba Walker, who new coach Mike Dunlap is grooming in an up-tempo offense in Charlotte.

                              Center Haywood started 54 of 66 games last season for the Mavericks after they did not retain Tyson Chandler in free-agency. Haywood averaged 5.2 points and six rebounds in 22 minutes.

                              The Bobcats need another big man, and particularly a center, since Byron Mullens, Bismack Biyombo and Tyrus Thomas might all be better suited to power forward.

                              It’s also possible the Bobcats could add another power forward. They were in the mix to end up with free agent Kris Humphries from the Nets, via sign-and-trade, in a complex deal to land Magic center Dwight Howard in Brooklyn. All that collapsed Wednesday when the Nets chose to re-sign Lopez and retain him at least in the near future.

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                              • Re: DJ Augustin to Indy?

                                So if we strike out on Augustin, does that mean we go with Lance as our backup PG?
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