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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:

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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.

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Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

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  • Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

    Last year my brother and I drove up to Indy for Game 6 of the ECFs. Incredible.

    This year we're bringing the whole crew: My wife and I, my brother and his wife, my parents, and my other brother. Seven of us will drive in Friday evening, watch the game, and then drive back to my parent's house in Cincinnati.

    Where do you recommend we buy tickets? Where should we sit? Where should we park?

    Recommendations welcome.
    This space for rent.

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    Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

    Park in the parking garage. It is only $12 and very convenient. There is cheaper/free parking available, but if you're from out of town, easier has its appeal.

    Where to sit depends on how much you want to spend. The best value is the balcony by far. The club level is a nice balance of view and cost. Just depends on what you want to spend.

    I am a STH, so I have no clue where the best place to buy tickets is.

    Originally posted by Anthem View Post
    Last year my brother and I drove up to Indy for Game 6 of the ECFs. Incredible.

    This year we're bringing the whole crew: My wife and I, my brother and his wife, my parents, and my other brother. Seven of us will drive in Friday evening, watch the game, and then drive back to my parent's house in Cincinnati.

    Where do you recommend we buy tickets? Where should we sit? Where should we park?

    Recommendations welcome.

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      Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

      I imagine the x-mas tree lighting is Friday night, and that is typically one of downtown's busiest days of the year. Pay the money and get to the garage early.

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        Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

        Besides stubhub where and the second rate retailers.

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          Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

          Stubhub is where I ended up buying for the Celtics game the Sunday before Christmas. Was a couple of dollars cheaper per ticket than the service that is linked by the Pacers site. Was also convenient.

          We ended up second row in the balcony. The lower level seats were just too costly for a family of four. The teams success seems to be having an impact on prices for available tickets.

          If it were just me and my wife going I'd probably take the chance and look for a deal outside before the game. This stategy has worked out pretty well for me in the past. Even for playoff games. Don't have that option this trip and doesn't appear you do either with the extended family coming along.

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            Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

            I would guess it would be difficult to get tickets with all 7 of you sitting together. If you do, they'll be worse tickets. So I would split it up 4 tickets and 3 tickets. Then I'd get to Indy early, have dinner somewhere downtown, and meet up after the game.

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              Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

              Parking is $5 just south of the Fieldhouse in the big lot between the Alexander Hotel and Eli Lilly's. Just a block away from the fieldhouse. Corner of South St. & Alabama. Easy trek with little traffic to deal with after the game, and you can stop into the Alexander before the game, good restaurants there.
              You can't get champagne from a garden hose.

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                Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

                Park at the $5 lot in the SE corner of the South and Pennsylvania intersection (across Pennsylvania from Arbys). They don't typically open until around 5pm (so probably less competition with circle of lights crowd), and is only a block south of the fieldhouse. Also VERY easy to get out after the game and get on the interstate.

                If you want to get tickets all together as a group and are willing to pay around $75 a head, theres some block deals on Stubhub from the club level Fan Zone between Area 55 and G2 Zone in that price range in sections 1, 2, and 19.
                Last edited by Sandman21; 11-24-2013, 05:48 PM.
                "Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel

                "And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "

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                  Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

                  Originally posted by imawhat View Post
                  I imagine the x-mas tree lighting is Friday night, and that is typically one of downtown's busiest days of the year. Pay the money and get to the garage early.
                  I was downtown for the Christmas tree lighting last year - I would second this wholeheartedly. I got a spot in some parking garage downtown, but it was a bit of a walk from there to BLF/Circle Center, and it was damn cold then so the walk wasn't great.

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                    Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

                    Or buy a pass through ParkWiz:

                    http://www.parkwhiz.com/bankers-life...pacers-154165/
                    "Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel

                    "And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "

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                      Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

                      I second ParkWhiz, guaranteed parking especially on busy downtown nights is great.

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                        Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

                        Originally posted by Sandman21 View Post
                        Park at the $5 lot in the SE corner of the South and Pennsylvania intersection (across Pennsylvania from Arbys). They don't typically open until around 5pm (so probably less competition with circle of lights crowd), and is only a block south of the fieldhouse. Also VERY easy to get out after the game and get on the interstate.

                        If you want to get tickets all together as a group and are willing to pay around $75 a head, theres some block deals on Stubhub from the club level Fan Zone between Area 55 and G2 Zone in that price range in sections 1, 2, and 19.
                        $75 a head for the 7 of us is out of our price range. We'll be in the balcony for sure.
                        This space for rent.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

                          I use stubhub. You can get 7 together in section 228 for 20.95 a piece. The hard part is finding 7 together.

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                            Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

                            As an employee for PS&E or as a fan, I always recommend checking the arena's primary purchase options first. As it stands now, you can get the $75 tickets Sandman recommended for $62.90 each via this purchase page on Ticketmaster.com. That price includes the online fees and you can print at home for free. Plus, there are 7 seats in the same row.

                            If you want a lower price point, then there are Balcony options starting at $16.15 each to $19.45 each to $38.70 each. All of these price points have groups of 7 right now. This is on the same page I hyperlinked above. After a quick look on other sites, these are the best prices available on a single-game basis.

                            In some situations, an arena's primary site will not have tickets available. If a Pacers game is sold out, then you always have the option to purchase authentic and verified tickets from other fans via the NBATickets.com fan resale marketplace (click here to see seats for Friday). If you're going to buy from fans you don't know personally, then I would highly suggest looking here if seats on Ticketmaster are not available.

                            Every game night -- whether it is a preseason game or a big Playoff game - we get dozens to 100s of people coming to the Box Office window because someone sold them a fake ticket. Some sites provide a guarantee with each ticket, but if you look closely to the fine print then you'll see the guarantee is only in the form of a refund. Unfortunately, when a fan comes to a window with a fake ticket, we cannot refund their money and can't give them another ticket for free. It is one of the hardest things we have to do at the Box Office because we're typically turning down hardcore Pacers fans who are pumped about going to the game. However, if we didn't do it, then those who are selling fake tickets would continue to do it because they would get away with it. That was a big reason why we launched NBATickets.com, because it is the only site that allows fans to buy verified tickets from other fans.

                            Also, I've heard from a few of you individually that you are having trouble finding reasonably-priced tickets for some big games later in the season (the two big ones are Lakers and Heat). If that's the case for you, then check out the Pacers Holiday Pack, which includes the Pacers games against the Heat, Lakers, Knicks, Warriors and Nuggets. Plus, you get a pretty cool Pacers scarf included with the purchase. Pacers.com/Holiday has the details or feel free to call (317) 917-2827 if you want to talk to a rep about it.

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                              Re: Bringing the tribe to Indy for Friday night's game... What do I need to know?

                              Any preferred sections of the balcony? What do you like?
                              This space for rent.

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