Dunzo.......

[cactusjames]

I'm taking a long extended break, Balls is out of control and there is no room for any kind of meaningful talk with Balls running rampant doing and acting how he pleases. It's a double standard because I'd be booted if I acted like him. Add me to the list of departed posters, I tried toughing it out but it's too frustrating and deflating to try and discuss anything in this current climate on the board.

[$heriff Tom]

Eh, I think you guys flying away cause you get sucked into Balls' malarky is a bit old. Its very easy to avoid the guy. For crying out loud, James, there are a dozen threads in the wrestling section alone that you can go to to discuss things with me, that he would have no say in.

On that note, Balls, I have it on solid fact that there are at least FIVE people who were posting regularly around a year ago today, that you have driven off this board. Wether its your arguing for arguments sake, or your 4th grade comments and jokes, I am starting to get tired of losing members to it.

I am here for the long haul, we still have a good roster, but I think its time certain people think about what exactly they are doing on here, and refine what they bring to this place. This stuff comes up WAY too often.

But James, I think you're being rash, and would like you to stick around. Sift through certain posts and there is a lot of value to this board, and the conversations on it.

[cactusjames]

It's not just wrestling, I read the baseball threads all the time, rarely post because there's always some stupid argument Balls is in the middle of. It's not a confined thing, he does this as many places as he can.

If I take your advice, what does it leave me? This section, and the movie thread? The hockey thread doesn't have a lot of crap going on there because he drove away Domi and Grover. What else is there? A year ago I loved posting here, and still do but not when some ass gets to act like a kid whenever he wants. Again, if it was me, with my history on boards, I'm getting the boot, for fucks sake Balls has suspended me for 2 days already. Why? Arguing with him the way he argues with EVERYONE else. It's a double standard, he's a hypocrite and at the very least, he takes away from the fun I used to have posting here. It's honestly quite depressing, and I can't see sticking it out if he's going to be the same as he always has. He's not going to change his ways, he's in a spot of power. He's everywhere and as long as he has the power to delete and block anything he wants, it's no fun for anyone but him. This board isn't for everyone, it's for him in his mind, it's very selfish and detrimental to the board.

[Chris]

Tom,

I don't mind the 4th grade antics (such as the silly jokes in the RIP thread). Many of us here have a juvenile sense of humor. That is fine.

The thing that bothers me is Balls insistence on not acknowledging people's posts when there is a threaded debate going on. I know that speed-bumping and members of this board NOT giving proper attention and acknowledgment to other members' posts has long been a pet peeve of yours. And that type of behavior is exponentially worse when there is a back and forth discussion going on. Balls incessantly turns conversations into apples and oranges debates, when clearly others are trying to stay on the apples to apples tract. Conveniently (for his agenda) he will take tiny snippets of others deconstructed posts and more or less reconstruct them into asinine points that fit right into his agenda. He responds to people's posts as if they said what he hoped they'd post in order to easily refute it. It's a matter of respect Tom. If he's going to participate on this board, and even engage in debates, he ought to have the common courtesy of actually acknowledging and responding to what we post, not some spin-doctored word jumble version of our posts that he fabricates. Then of course it degrades into some telling him to fuck off and we have to endure two pages of "calling me names just means you have no argument."

This message board is usually fun. Even arguing with Balls can be fun, or at least intriguing at times....but when he degrades into be an argumentative dick for no other reason than shits and giggles, and is clearly speed-bumping our posts .... well, what's the fun in that.

The thing that puzzles me Tom, is that you are a reasonable sort, but for some reason Balls gets a pass on these antics when you are quick to chastise others for it.

I won't leave this board, because I like it. But Balls' shtick wears thin and it starts to take on a negative personal tone at times.

Respectfully.........

[$heriff Tom]

Guys, there is not much I can do. I need to allow Balls to roam a bit, cause this is not my board - its our board. He and I share this board. This was something we both came up with, formulated, and basically designed. I can only offer him my opinion on how things should be handled on here, but I wont usurp him, cause this is not the Tom show.

I'll let others decide whose methods they like best.

[MSBNYY]

James, stop whining. All you do on this board is bitch about me. You have to understand that I don't give a damn about you. I don't care if you go, stay, cry, laugh, or OD. But when you constantly bitch about me, you'll get the response you have been getting. Fuck off.

As for that Chyna thread, I have every right to feel the way I do about it. If you expect someone to respect your opinion, you have to respect others.

As for the baseball threads, holy crap you know nothing. Stupid arguments? Like what? You want a stupid argument, defend Chris Hammond's tenure in pinstripes.

Arguing that two similar players should be treated similarly and defending that argument is not stupid.

It's not "Balls v. the world." It's Balls v. a couple of people who think a certain way. There are also people who agree with me on a lot of things, but don't post here because they would get yelled at.

The hypocrisy is that people are beyond intolerant, yet accuse me of the same. I don't care if James leaves or not. Crying and begging for violin music isn't going to change that.

[Chris]

Balls, the respect thing coming from you is laughable.

You continuously wish hateful things, such a death, ODs, bodily and/or mental injury on people who demonstrate certain characteristics that many of us on this board display.

Respect? Are you kidding me? You flat rebuke people's posts with nothing any more substantial that "You're Stupid" when subjective topics are discussed.

Respect? You're telling US (aka "The World") that we have to respect you first in order to get your respect. What the fuck is there to respect when you've been nothing but abrasive for no real reason other than to promote the "Hey Look At Me, I'm Cool...I say harsh things."

This is what I'm talking about Tom. What's the fun of posting with a guy whose sole agenda is to be right (even if it means repetition of a non-truth in attempt to wear everyone else down) and to be a dick in the process.

Come on.

[cactusjames]

Hey, dummy, I've bitched to you twice. In the Chyna thread and here. So I'd like to know how that's all I do? In fact, the last person I bitched about was Laura, not you. And the feeling is likewise, I don't give a flying fuck about you. I don't need to make myself laugh so I won't be a toddler and wish death on you, but I wouldn't care if you did die. My real gripe, like Chris said, is the whole arguing just to argue. Then you disregard everyone elses post.

And you really are clueless, I'm the last person, in the world, to ever judge someone on an opinion, so for you to say I'm intolerant is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. You want a baseball arguement? Puckett vs Mattingly, I'm on the Puckett side but don't think you're wrong for liking Donnie. And I'm not like others who say you want Donnie in the hall just because he was a Yank. You're a stupid fucking asshole. You make up shit just to make yourself right. Even in this thread, I have an opinion so you go on attack accusing me what I accused you of. And I'm intolerant? You need your fucking head checked.

And all I have to do is going to the 08/09 off season thread and can find you going on and on in some lame brained stupid ass argument.

I could give a shit less if you like or hate me, I don't need to exchange emails with you, but as a mod on the board, my stupid immature brain thinks it would be good to make sure all users on this board enjoy themselves while there here. You don't care. You don't care if everyone leaves and it's you Tom and three other people. That's the problem, you shit on everyone and when someone says something about you you have to turn it around on them, you're always right, everyone else is wrong. What do you want to moderate when NON ONE is on this fucking board?

you're a clueless dipshit asshole who can't accept anyones opinion. you don't have to agree with what I'm saying, but to not ackowledge it makes you look bad. Instead of trying to make a place for everyone to enjoy, you made a place for your own enjoyment. Do you ever think that by acting the way you do, you will leave yourself no one to argue. Tom is even sick of your gimmick and that's evident in the Booker thread, do you care? Not one fucking bit. So enjoy the 11 members on this board, by this time next year watch it's up to 4 or 5. And it won't be Tom's fault other than trusting you to do right by the board. Grow the fuck up, maybe people will stick around to debate shit with you. Or don't, doesn't matter anyway right? You already have your message board.

[MSBNYY]

James, I'm not talking about the baseball. To say you haven't bitched about an opinion of mine or only twice is simply not true. Go reread some of your wrestling posts. In every single case, you are the one who starts shit with me, and if someone talked to you the way you talk to me, I doubt you would react much differently than I did.

You're the asshole, not me, and while I do care about quite a few of the users on this board, you are not on this list. If you want respect then you should learn to give it.