Bunch of phony fair weather fans

JKool · 10-19-2004, 07:27 PM

Ok, a bunch of things:

(1) This was ambiguous, so I\'ll be clearer (though this has nothing to do with anything that followed my post, it dawned on me it could be taken the wrong way): \"ridiculous \'I-told-ya-so\'s\" did not refer to the people but the content of the \'I-told-ya-so\'s\'. For example, \"I told ya they\'d find a way to screw up\". Well, that is like astrology - if you make the claim broad enough, surely it will apply sooner or later.

(2) On a different note, no one thinks that criticizing the team is bad; we all do our share. It is the manner in which people criticize other posters on which I was commenting. I was also claiming that running people off is not good - I\'m sure we all agree on that. There are certain behaviors (kinds of posts) that make me not want to bother posting here - I\'m sure that is true of others (thus, the recent bunch of posts about being a true fan - whatever that means).

(3) It seems to me that writing criticisms of the team on a discussion board is for the purpose of discussion. I\'m willing to bet that no coach, player, GM, etc. is getting their noses rubbed in ANYTHING by us writing things here. I guess, I just don\'t get that point.

(4) I suppose that lauding Karney is stupid, since we lost the game? I think he played great, that is positive, isn\'t it? Is it pointless even mentioning it, since there is NOTHING good to say about losing? I guess, I don\'t get that either.

10-19-2004, 07:27 PM	#1
JKool 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,423	Bunch of phony fair weather fans Ok, a bunch of things: (1) This was ambiguous, so I\'ll be clearer (though this has nothing to do with anything that followed my post, it dawned on me it could be taken the wrong way): \"ridiculous \'I-told-ya-so\'s\" did not refer to the people but the content of the \'I-told-ya-so\'s\'. For example, \"I told ya they\'d find a way to screw up\". Well, that is like astrology - if you make the claim broad enough, surely it will apply sooner or later. (2) On a different note, no one thinks that criticizing the team is bad; we all do our share. It is the manner in which people criticize other posters on which I was commenting. I was also claiming that running people off is not good - I\'m sure we all agree on that. There are certain behaviors (kinds of posts) that make me not want to bother posting here - I\'m sure that is true of others (thus, the recent bunch of posts about being a true fan - whatever that means). (3) It seems to me that writing criticisms of the team on a discussion board is for the purpose of discussion. I\'m willing to bet that no coach, player, GM, etc. is getting their noses rubbed in ANYTHING by us writing things here. I guess, I just don\'t get that point. (4) I suppose that lauding Karney is stupid, since we lost the game? I think he played great, that is positive, isn\'t it? Is it pointless even mentioning it, since there is NOTHING good to say about losing? I guess, I don\'t get that either.
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