Ski-Whiz (Rick) message from Dabears.com

[blueshoes]

Oct 23, 2016 14:40:00 GMT -6 @bearsinhouston said:

Oct 22, 2016 14:17:14 GMT -6 JABF said:

I was surprised they allowed the posters to change names all the time like that.  It seemed pretty stupid to me.

Even more important, I noticed that one of the transfer members had already claimed the name "douche", so HEHATEME and GRIMSON are going to have a tough time deciding on their new names.

Well , since they're all douchebags ... there's any number of variations , so they can all share in their douchery . You could see : totaldouche , completedouche , worthlessdouche , asswipedouche etc etc - a little creativity is all it takes :-}

[shortfacedbear]

I'm sad to see that board be reduced or gone. I joined in "09 and enjoyed the conversation and the bar scene fourm. At one time it was one of the best moderated boards around. I think it may have been hard for the casual fan to join in the discussions. I've seen the newer members dwindle and that probably affected traffic.

I'm sorry if all of us leaving gutted the ship but many of us could not put up with the B.S. Color me selfish but I like this semi private board.

[JABF]

Oct 23, 2016 21:24:03 GMT -6 shortfacedbear said:

I'm sad to see that board be reduced or gone. I joined in "09 and enjoyed the conversation and the bar scene fourm. At one time it was one of the best moderated boards around. I think it may have been hard for the casual fan to join in the discussions. I've seen the newer members dwindle and that probably affected traffic.

I'm sorry if all of us leaving gutted the ship but many of us could not put up with the B.S. Color me selfish but I like this semi private board.

That's how I felt too.  It was sad to see the board deteriorate.  It is a good lesson regarding how quickly a messageboard can go downhill if not moderated well.  Perfect example.  Running a good messageboard takes work and perseverance by the owner and the mods.  Even this board, would not remain a good one if it started allowing anything to go on - and anyone to come here and stir up the crap.

Kudos to Alex, Rick and Soul for what they do here.  I very much appreciate the hard work.

[hawkeye21]

How could someone be a big enough fan to dedicate the time and money to run a fan forum just completely quit on a team? I can understand not having the desire to run the site anymore but to just quit cheering for a team is odd.

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Oct 24, 2016 10:26:22 GMT -6 hawkeye21 said:

How could someone be a big enough fan to dedicate the time and money to run a fan forum just completely quit on a team? I can understand not having the desire to run the site anymore but to just quit cheering for a team is odd.

Eh. THe board started in 1996, that's 20 years ago. Lots of shit changes in a 20 year time span. I imagine Rick was young when he started the board. After having kids, watching them grow, moving around the country, settling in a new city, meeting new people, etc SHIT CHANGES. 

Especially one's passion for the Bears who've been a cellar dwelling team for most of the past 20 years with the exception of a few years under Lovie Smith.

[mpbears68]

Oct 23, 2016 21:24:03 GMT -6 shortfacedbear said:

I'm sad to see that board be reduced or gone. I joined in "09 and enjoyed the conversation and the bar scene fourm. At one time it was one of the best moderated boards around. I think it may have been hard for the casual fan to join in the discussions. I've seen the newer members dwindle and that probably affected traffic.

I'm sorry if all of us leaving gutted the ship but many of us could not put up with the B.S. Color me selfish but I like this semi private board.

It's a shame yes (been there since about '08) but at the same time it was kinda deserved toward the end.  I don't pretend to know the mod/admin reasons why but the "policing" on that board fell off a cliff starting last season.

It took way way too long to ban dickhead posters and then all often they were reinstated later or just weaseled their way back in under new screen-names.  I think we all got fed up with it.

[motm]

Oct 24, 2016 17:54:52 GMT -6 mpbears68 said:

Oct 23, 2016 21:24:03 GMT -6 shortfacedbear said:

I'm sad to see that board be reduced or gone. I joined in "09 and enjoyed the conversation and the bar scene fourm. At one time it was one of the best moderated boards around. I think it may have been hard for the casual fan to join in the discussions. I've seen the newer members dwindle and that probably affected traffic.

I'm sorry if all of us leaving gutted the ship but many of us could not put up with the B.S. Color me selfish but I like this semi private board.

It's a shame yes (been there since about '08) but at the same time it was kinda deserved toward the end.  I don't pretend to know the mod/admin reasons why but the "policing" on that board fell off a cliff starting last season.

It took way way too long to ban dickhead posters and then all often they were reinstated later or just weaseled their way back in under new screen-names.  I think we all got fed up with it.

That's what happens with piss poor moderating. I don't know if the moderates over there didn't care, enjoy seeing people spam the forum, or didn't bother showing up. I have never seen so many warnings done by a member than I have with Grimson. I've seen this member break pretty much every rule and still allowed back in. 

Moderation played a big part of this. The more they got away with the more they kept pushing until half the board left. Now he and his crew pretend that we left because we didn't want to hear anything bad about the Bears. Not because of the spam he and his CCS friends done.

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Oct 24, 2016 18:28:33 GMT -6 motm said:

Oct 24, 2016 17:54:52 GMT -6 mpbears68 said:

It's a shame yes (been there since about '08) but at the same time it was kinda deserved toward the end.  I don't pretend to know the mod/admin reasons why but the "policing" on that board fell off a cliff starting last season.

It took way way too long to ban dickhead posters and then all often they were reinstated later or just weaseled their way back in under new screen-names.  I think we all got fed up with it.

That's what happens with piss poor moderating. I don't know if the moderates over there didn't care, enjoy seeing people spam the forum, or didn't bother showing up. I have never seen so many warnings done by a member than I have with Grimson. I've seen this member break pretty much every rule and still allowed back in. 

Moderation played a big part of this. The more they got away with the more they kept pushing until half the board left. Now he and his crew pretend that we left because we didn't want to hear anything bad about the Bears. Not because of the spam he and his CCS friends done.

Eh. I think it's fine. I like both boards. They offer different user experiences. 

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Oct 24, 2016 18:33:43 GMT -6 @belliot said:

Oct 24, 2016 18:28:33 GMT -6 motm said:

That's what happens with piss poor moderating. I don't know if the moderates over there didn't care, enjoy seeing people spam the forum, or didn't bother showing up. I have never seen so many warnings done by a member than I have with Grimson. I've seen this member break pretty much every rule and still allowed back in. 

Moderation played a big part of this. The more they got away with the more they kept pushing until half the board left. Now he and his crew pretend that we left because we didn't want to hear anything bad about the Bears. Not because of the spam he and his CCS friends done.

Eh. I think it's fine. I like both boards. They offer different user experiences. 

That they do

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Oct 24, 2016 17:54:52 GMT -6 mpbears68 said:

Oct 23, 2016 21:24:03 GMT -6 shortfacedbear said:

I'm sad to see that board be reduced or gone. I joined in "09 and enjoyed the conversation and the bar scene fourm. At one time it was one of the best moderated boards around. I think it may have been hard for the casual fan to join in the discussions. I've seen the newer members dwindle and that probably affected traffic.

I'm sorry if all of us leaving gutted the ship but many of us could not put up with the B.S. Color me selfish but I like this semi private board.

It's a shame yes (been there since about '08) but at the same time it was kinda deserved toward the end.  I don't pretend to know the mod/admin reasons why but the "policing" on that board fell off a cliff starting last season.

It took way way too long to ban dickhead posters and then all often they were reinstated later or just weaseled their way back in under new screen-names.  I think we all got fed up with it.

Yeah what Belliot says is true in a way. I have been overseas close to 30 years now but haven't lost interest in the Bears although this decade has been brutal and getting worse when it is supposed to be getting better. Like he says shite changes. I never really thought about switching teams but have had periods where I just shut it down for a few months when the team really stinks, like now.