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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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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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  • Re: Super Bowl Thread

    Originally posted by Heisenberg View Post
    So after USC and now Seattle, when do people start heaping praise on Carroll? It's not like he was a disaster in New England, made the playoffs twice then had an 8-8 year but had to deal with replacing Parcells after he took them to a Super Bowl, his stint there was more successful that Parcell's record wise though.

    It's honestly hard to believe the guy's 62, he's full of **** and vinegar. Guys love playing for him.
    People are going to have negative opinions on him because he left USC when he realized they were going to be getting penalized for illegal recruiting or whatever it was.

    Dude is a great coach, though. He doesn't look 62 at all. My God he could pass for being in his mid 40's
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      Honestly, him being shady as a college coach just makes me like him more. Ya ain't cheatin ya ain't tryin.

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        It's pretty amazing that two of the best coaches in the league right now came from...the Pac-12?

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          Originally posted by Mad-Mad-Mario View Post
          He did fine with what he had. A QB cant make a guy block or catch the ball. Get open or even run to the right spot
          But any QB that has a throw sail right over his intended receiver and into the arms of the defender will catch flak every time. That was ALL Peyton. Matter-of-fact, when that happened, I sarcastically replied, "that's the Peyton we all know and love."

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            Originally posted by Basketball Fan View Post
            Nobody ever says this about Jim Kelly even though he went to four straight SBs and lost,
            Are you kidding me?!? I, and I guarantee many others, consider the Scott Norwood field goal miss one of the biggest choke jobs in Super bowl history!

            or Marino all those records and no rings how come he's not a choke artist.
            That's cause Marino didn't go into the playoffs always having the #1 offense. Peyton did, numerous times...and then would get out-played. Sometimes by scrub QBs. Also, what's the one thing that Peyton is known for in big games....he easily gets rattled and will throw an interception, usually, at the most critical times.

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              I don't understand how missing a 49 yard field goal is "the biggest choke job in history". It would be like I just flipped a coin and it came up heads, so I conclude that tails just made the biggest choke ever. It was a 50-50 play!

              I, and I guarantee many others, consider the Scott Norwood field goal miss one of the biggest choke jobs in Super bowl history!
              Last edited by Slick Pinkham; 02-03-2014, 09:37 AM.
              The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).

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                I think the Colts helped give teams a great blueprint of how to beat this Denver team. We hit Manning, flustered him, and our healthy defensive backs jammed Denver's receivers and limited their YAC's, which is how they succeed against other teams. This is why I have a lot of faith in Pags as a head coach. Seattle did a lot of what we did, just with a more talented team.

                Still, there is just no excuse for a 43-8 whooping. None. Not on this level. Peyton's body language after the safety made it seem like the safety was worth 20 points instead of 2. That team just immediately looked flustered. I've never seen such pathetic execution. I guarantee that the Colts would have put up way more of a fight last night, as would about any other team.

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                  Originally posted by Lord Helmet View Post
                  I just hope Peyton can get another ring before it's all said and done. Obviously as long as it doesn't affect the Indianapolis "football" Colts
                  I don't see it happening. I honestly think that this was his last great opportunity to get one. Not saying it's impossible or anything, but I'd certainly bet against it at this point. He'll be another year older next year and I think that team has some personnel decisions it has to make. They might not be as stacked next year.

                  Denver has had the one seed and HFA for two straight years. How often does a team get it for three straight years? I look for the Colts or Pats to seize it next year.

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                    That was an embarrassment for the Broncos bottom line
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                      Originally posted by Slick Pinkham View Post
                      I don't understand how missing a 49 yard field goal is "the biggest choke job in history". It would be like I just flipped a coin and it came up heads, so I conclude that tails just made the biggest choke ever. It was a 50-50 play!
                      Are you sure? I haven't checked or looked back, but I was thinking it was more like a 36 yard. If I'm wrong, I apologize.

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                        The defense did keep Seattle out of the endzone for a while last night.
                        Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

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                        "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."

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                          Originally posted by Sollozzo View Post
                          I think the Colts helped give teams a great blueprint of how to beat this Denver team. We hit Manning, flustered him, and our healthy defensive backs jammed Denver's receivers and limited their YAC's, which is how they succeed against other teams. This is why I have a lot of faith in Pags as a head coach. Seattle did a lot of what we did, just with a more talented team.
                          I think the credit should probably go to the old patriots teams. Manning has had a blueprint out on his for years. The problem is actually having the players to jam receivers and get pressure on Manning.

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                            Originally posted by righteouscool View Post
                            I think the credit should probably go to the old patriots teams. Manning has had a blueprint out on his for years. The problem is actually having the players to jam receivers and get pressure on Manning.
                            That's certainly true. I just meant that as far as this current Broncos team is concerned, the Colts gave everyone a nice blueprint and I'm sure Seattle watched plenty of that tape. But you're right, it certainly goes back a decade to the Pats losses.

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                              Seattle played great football this year... but they need a lesson in being good sports. Some of their post-game antics this year were just arrogant. I feel like we'll have to listen to Sherman forever now, bein' a jackass, but he's a SB champ. I just don't like ********.
                              There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.

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                                Originally posted by pogi View Post
                                Are you sure? I haven't checked or looked back, but I was thinking it was more like a 36 yard. If I'm wrong, I apologize.
                                I was a little off too: It was a 47-yarder.

                                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Right_(Buffalo_Bills)

                                47 yards was considered near the limit of Norwood's kicking range, particularly on a grass field, according to comments during the original game broadcast.[1] Bills head coach Marv Levy also noted that fewer than 50% of such attempts succeeded.[2] In fact, during that season, Norwood was 1 of 5 for field goal attempts of more than 40 yards on grass, with his longest field goal being 41 yards (which is unusually short by modern NFL standards).
                                The kick, although it had sufficient distance, passed about a foot to the right of the righthand goalpost and the field goal attempt failed.
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