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Below are the rules of Pacers Digest. After you have read them, you will have a very good sense of where we are coming from, what we expect, what we don't want to see, and how we react to things.

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.

Rule #2

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.

Rule #3

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.

Rule #5

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.

An example:

If I copy and paste an article from the Indianapolis Star website, I would post something like this:

http://www.linktothearticlegoeshere.com/article
Title of the Article
Author's Name
Indianapolis Star

Rule #6

We cannot tolerate illegal videos on Pacers Digest. This means do not share any links to them, do not mention any websites that host them or link to them, do not describe how to find them in any way, and do not ask about them. Posts doing anything of the sort will be removed, the offenders will be contacted privately, and if the problem becomes habitual, you will be suspended, and if it still persists, you will probably be banned.

The legal means of watching or listening to NBA games are NBA League Pass Broadband (for US, or for International; both cost money) and NBA Audio League Pass (which is free). Look for them on NBA.com.

Rule #7

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.

Rule #8

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.

Rule #9

Generally speaking, we try to be a "PG-13" rated board, and we don't want to see sexual content or similarly suggestive content. Vulgarity is a more muddled issue, though again we prefer things to lean more towards "PG-13" than "R". If we feel things have gone too far, we will step in.

Rule #10

We like small signatures, not big signatures. The bigger the signature, the more likely it is an annoying or distracting signature.

Rule #11

Do not advertise anything without talking about it with the administrators first. This includes advertising with your signature, with your avatar, through private messaging, and/or by making a thread or post.
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    Game #43 Pacers vs Suns

    Suns should be fun to watch. See if the Pacers can hang for awhile

    https://www.nba.com/pacers/preview-pacers-suns-220114


    Game Preview: Pacers vs Suns

    Friday, January 14, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse





    Matchup

    The Pacers (15-27) face a stiff test on Friday as the Phoenix Suns, owners of the NBA's best record at 30-9, visit Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
    Fresh off a run to the 2021 NBA Finals, the Suns have picked up where they left off this season. Phoenix won 18 straight games from Oct. 30 through Dec. 2 and has been jockeying with Golden State for the top seed in the Western Conference all season, currently holding a one-game edge over the Warriors.
    The Suns' All-Star backcourt has been excellent once again this season. Devin Booker ranks in the top 15 in scoring at 23.4 points per game and is shooting 40.6 percent from 3-point range while taking over six threes per game. Future Hall of Famer Chris Paul is still one of the league's top point guards at 36 years old, averaging 14 points per game and leading the league by dishing out 10.1 assists per contest.
    The Pacers will have their hands full against the Suns, though they have received some welcome reinforcements in the backcourt. Caris LeVert returned to the lineup on Wednesday after missing five games while in the NBA's health and safety protocols. LeVert tallied 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting and four assists in Wednesday's loss in Boston.
    Rookie guard Chris Duarte missed the past two games for the birth of his daughter, but the father of two was back at practice on Thursday and should play Friday. Meanwhile, starting point guard Malcolm Brogdon played on Wednesday for the first time since Dec. 21, but exited in the second half with a sore right Achilles.
    Projected Starters


    Malcolm Brogdon


    Caris LeVert


    Justin Holiday


    Domantas Sabonis


    Myles Turner




    Chris Paul


    Devin Booker


    Mikal Bridges


    Jae Crowder


    Deandre Ayton



    Injury Report

    Pacers: Malcolm Brogdon - questionable (sore right Achilles), Torrey Craig - questionable (sore left quad), T.J. McConnell - out (sore right wrist), T.J. Warren – out (left navicular fracture)
    Suns: Cameron Johnson - questionable (left ankle sprain), Ish Wainright - questionable (health and safety protocols), Frank Kaminsky - out (right knee stress reaction), Abdel Nader - out (right knee injury management), Dario Šarić - out (right ACL rehab)
    Last Meeting

    March 13, 2021: Caris LeVert provided a lift in his Pacers debut as Indiana knocked off the Suns in Phoenix, 122-111.
    The Pacers (17-20) exploded for 35 points in the third quarter to open up a 20-point lead, then held on down the stretch for an impressive victory over the red-hot Suns, who had won five straight and 17 of their last 20 entering the contest.
    Six players scored in double figures for the Blue & Gold in the win. Domantas Sabonis registered his fifth triple-double of the season with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists (he also had four steals). Malcolm Brogdon scored a team-high 25 points, going 4-for-6 from 3-point range, to go along with five boards and four assists. Doug McDermott added 22 points off the bench on 9-of-13 shooting.
    LeVert finished with 13 points in 27 minutes on 5-of-14 shooting while also tallying seven rebounds and two assists. It was an emotional night for the 6-6 guard, who missed two months of basketball after a post-trade physical revealed renal cell carcinoma in his left kidney.
    "The main thing for me was to try to contribute to a win," LeVert said after the game. "That's what I'm all about. Today was maybe my second time going five-on-five since everything happened, so a little bit of heavy legs and lack of conditioning, but that will come back. I'm just glad we got the win.
    "A month and a half ago, two months ago, I don't think I even knew if I was going to be out here, especially this soon. It's definitely a level of gratefulness and (I'm) just happy to be on the court."
    Devin Booker had 20 points on 9-of-20 shooting, four rebounds, and seven assists in the loss. Dario Saric added 17 points and five rebounds off the bench for Phoenix.
    Noteworthy
    • The Pacers split a pair of games with the eventual NBA finalist Suns last season, with the road team winning both games.
    • Suns forward Mikal Bridges has appeared in all 267 games with the Suns since joining the NBA for the 2018-19 season. It is longest active consecutive games played streak in the league.
    • Pacers center Myles Turner has 982 career blocks, eight shy of tying Roy Hibbert (2008-15) for fourth place in franchise history.
    Tickets

    The Pacers welcome Chris Paul, Devin Booker, and the Phoenix Suns to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday, Jan. 14 at 7:00 PM ET. Find Tickets ?
    Broadcast Information TV & Radio Listings ?

    TV: Bally Sports Indiana - Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
    Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan - Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst) Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)







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  • #2
    I expect the Pacers to play much better than they did against the Celts. Go Pacers!
    Go Pacers!

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    • #3
      Remember when Chris Paul was available and we didn’t want him? Swap Paul with anyone in the starting lineup and we are a top 5 team in the East
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      • #4
        Biggest point of interest for me is to see what we do with Brogdon.
        I think KP is a Captain Planet fan. He believes that the collective will of five decent starters can outweigh the power of top-level talent. Too bad Herb won't cut the check for their Planeteer rings.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Motion Offense View Post
          Remember when Chris Paul was available and we didn’t want him? Swap Paul with anyone in the starting lineup and we are a top 5 team in the East
          Meh. Still no perimeter D, lack of shooting, and lack of toughness and athleticism. CP3 is the truth though.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Ichi View Post

            Meh. Still no perimeter D, lack of shooting, and lack of toughness and athleticism. CP3 is the truth though.
            He got a supposedly tanking OKC to the playoffs. We have more talent than that team

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            • #7
              No Brogdon tonight
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              • #8
                Originally posted by Motion Offense View Post
                No Brogdon tonight
                I'm shocked
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Motion Offense View Post

                  He got a supposedly tanking OKC to the playoffs. We have more talent than that team
                  We have a reasonable amount of talent on this team, it just doesn't fit and most of it spends half the games in street clothes.

                  That said:

                  Paul vs. Brogdon
                  SGA vs. Levert
                  Dort vs. Holiday (tie -- no contest now but Dort was a rookie then)
                  Gallinari vs. Sabonis
                  Adams vs. Turner

                  So 3-1-1 to OKC IMO...I can accept Turner over Adams, but the first two aren't even close, and Gallinari was still very good even if Sabonis is better.

                  Neither bench is anything much to write home about but, much as it pains me to say it, I think OKC-vintage Dennis Schroeder is probably better than anybody on our bench. Plus they had Noel. TJM, Duarte, and Craig are handy but I don't think it's nearly enough to compensate. Might be closer if we had Warren but that's still hypothetical at this point.
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                  • #10
                    Myles "ALL STAR" Turner....

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Motion Offense View Post

                      He got a supposedly tanking OKC to the playoffs. We have more talent than that team
                      I don't think so. SGA and that version of Gal >
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                      • #12
                        Ayton is soo good
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                        • #13
                          Craig fired up against his former team.

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                          • #14
                            Why are we playing Turner over Sabonis?
                            "We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by rock747 View Post
                              Why are we playing Turner over Sabonis?
                              Increasing trade value.
                              @WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!

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