Optimist vs Pessimist

JKool · 04-09-2005, 11:35 AM

Arguments can be made with our making comments about the other posters\' intentions. This is where many things get way off track. Furthermore, comments about other posters\' behaviors is almost always irrelevant information wise. Sure lots of us feel like we\'re friends here and have a good time poking fun at each other, but I feel like sometimes it sets a bad example for new posters. So in my role as a moderator, I ask people to please stop trying to figure out why people do things on the main forum (you can always PM them or put it in the everything else board). Just so no one takes this the wrong way: that is for everyone, and I do it only insofar as my job description seems to make it necessary.

I can\'t see where this converstation about individual posters\' level of optimism or pessimism is getting us (other than some cheeky and witty comments)? Could someone tell me why this is relevant to Football?

My personal view is that it is an attempt to figure out why people don\'t agree with what one takes to be a good argument. If that is all it is, save it for PM\'s or individual threads. A general overview and discussion of peoples\' attitude can\'t do much more than upset some people.

04-09-2005, 11:35 AM	#40
JKool 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,423	Optimist vs Pessimist Arguments can be made with our making comments about the other posters\' intentions. This is where many things get way off track. Furthermore, comments about other posters\' behaviors is almost always irrelevant information wise. Sure lots of us feel like we\'re friends here and have a good time poking fun at each other, but I feel like sometimes it sets a bad example for new posters. So in my role as a moderator, I ask people to please stop trying to figure out why people do things on the main forum (you can always PM them or put it in the everything else board). Just so no one takes this the wrong way: that is for everyone, and I do it only insofar as my job description seems to make it necessary. I can\'t see where this converstation about individual posters\' level of optimism or pessimism is getting us (other than some cheeky and witty comments)? Could someone tell me why this is relevant to Football? My personal view is that it is an attempt to figure out why people don\'t agree with what one takes to be a good argument. If that is all it is, save it for PM\'s or individual threads. A general overview and discussion of peoples\' attitude can\'t do much more than upset some people.