(12-28-2019, 06:46 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Name calling and personal attacks have also been on the rise lately, and in numerous threads. I would ask that everyone try to avoid doing that, because it does nothing but derail the threads and turn them into pissing matches between posters, which we don't need...and is also a violation of the rules that we're going to start cracking down on.

I understand this season has been rough and everyone has their own strong vies and opinions on this franchise and what should be done, but fighting with each other - for those doing it with insults and attacks - will only result in not being able to express your thoughts because you're not doing it within the rules. 

If you can't disagree or make an argument without resorting to that stuff, then just move onto another thread or take a break from posting for awhile. 

(12-28-2019, 06:56 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: We all need to rethink some of our posts. Yes, it has been a tough year, but the fans in here are true fans.

I know e don't always agree, but we should agree to be respectful of others opinions we don't like or agree with either way.

I will put myself in time in for 5 minutes.  

(12-28-2019, 06:59 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Yep...we can disagree or see things differently without attacking each other or resorting to juvenile insults.

(12-28-2019, 07:51 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I agree with the message, but it becomes *SLIGHTLY* harder when every time you make it, I see the "commitment to incompetence" and get both angry and sad.

Will I ever see a Bengals playoff win in my lifetime? It often feels doubtful.

(12-28-2019, 08:32 PM)Circleville Guy Wrote: I totally get the no name calling rules. It doesn’t prove your point or make you right on whatever subject you’re talking about and it’s childish. I do hope that we still are able to say that we think that Mike Brown is a horrible owner or that someone sucks as a player though. You have to have rules but it shouldn’t become fascism to protect against saying that Mike isn’t good owner. The inbred stuff is obviously a little bit much. Wishing death on the owner is obviously out of bounds too. I’m guessing that if you weren’t allowed to say that a player sucks or that MB has been a horrendous owner then the board would lose half of its posters pretty quick.

(12-28-2019, 03:43 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Let this be a reminder that the Code of Conduct is quite clear that this board will NOT tolerate the use of derogatory or disparaging names, terms, or remarks toward others.

I'm speaking specifically to a recent uptick in use of the term "inbreds" to describe a specific person or group of people. We are simply not having that sort of rhetoric around here, and you can count on the CoC to be enforced to the fullest extent, when it comes to things like that.

(12-28-2019, 08:32 PM)Circleville Guy Wrote: I totally get the no name calling rules. It doesn’t prove your point or make you right on whatever subject you’re talking about and it’s childish. I do hope that we still are able to say that we think that Mike Brown is a horrible owner or that someone sucks as a player though. You have to have rules but it shouldn’t become fascism to protect against saying that Mike isn’t good owner. The inbred stuff is obviously a little bit much. Wishing death on the owner is obviously out of bounds too. I’m guessing that if you weren’t allowed to say that a player sucks or that MB has been a horrendous owner then the board would lose half of its posters pretty quick.

(12-28-2019, 08:42 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Absolutely.  Our collective opinions are exactly why this board is even a thing.  The use of ugly terms and derogatory labels only serves to create a negative and divisive atmosphere.  We're all fans of the same team, or else we wouldn't even be here.  We just prefer to not have members resorting to the type of language and rhetoric that might be used by angry 4th grade children.  

(12-28-2019, 08:45 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: I doubt you would have any trouble finding endless 'Mike Brown sucks' posts on this board.

Everyone is free to support or criticize the front office, coaching or players all they want...just within the rules, and without going down the road of wishing bad things on people, using derogatory terms or things of that nature.

(12-28-2019, 06:42 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Appreciate you guys reeling it in a bit. It would be really easy for this place to become toxic after a 1 or 2 win season, and 4 years straight of losing. We get it, the team sucks, the family is the worst, but if that’s all the board is going to be it will get as miserable as the product on the field itself...

(12-28-2019, 08:32 PM)Circleville Guy Wrote: I totally get the no name calling rules. It doesn’t prove your point or make you right on whatever subject you’re talking about and it’s childish. I do hope that we still are able to say that we think that Mike Brown is a horrible owner or that someone sucks as a player though. You have to have rules but it shouldn’t become fascism to protect against saying that Mike isn’t good owner. The inbred stuff is obviously a little bit much. Wishing death on the owner is obviously out of bounds too. I’m guessing that if you weren’t allowed to say that a player sucks or that MB has been a horrendous owner then the board would lose half of its posters pretty quick.