(10-16-2019, 01:31 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I think it does. I've done it with a couple people. But I'm curious why you don't think it does?

(10-16-2019, 02:29 PM)PDub80 Wrote: Because you're still going to see the blocked person's posts when other unblocked people quote them.

Blocking people is like earmuffing as a kid. Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it isn't being said. Lol

(10-16-2019, 02:33 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I'll just say this. Blocking people you are frustrated with won't solve everything but it can help. The alternative is to just not access the forums at all because telling another adult to change never works. They have to want to change themselves.

(10-16-2019, 04:56 PM)PDub80 Wrote: I mean, just playing devil's advocate here, but.... have you considered that maybe your perspective is wrong and that you should be the one changing? Which, if any, of your conversations on here have changed your perspective?

(10-16-2019, 11:51 PM)jason Wrote: I always liked Toast Jones or whoever he calls himself... The man was hatin' on the team when they were winning 10-11 games a year. It was always Noodle Arm this and that... But when Dalton was having a great 2015 he disappeared... Only to resurface, and say damn... Dalton's really proving me wrong. I usually don't remember shit like this... But I remember that.

(10-17-2019, 01:02 AM)rfaulk34 Wrote: TJ and Wes are the same guy.

(10-16-2019, 09:51 AM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Probably the first post I have ever agreed with you on.

Be negative. Be positive; enjoy the team or dislike the team. No problem with that.

But don't be overbearing and toxic; it takes the enjoyment out of everything and spews more negativity and hate towards others.

(10-15-2019, 11:58 PM)Tiger Teeth Wrote:

(10-17-2019, 01:40 AM)TheUberHuber Wrote: Didnt you just start an entire thread with 7 pages plus and counting doing this very thing? Or am I missing something?? Ffsss

(10-17-2019, 01:30 AM)jason Wrote: I know... I liked the Toast name better... With the Silky Johnson (Playa Hater of the year 2002) avatar.

(10-17-2019, 10:09 AM)muskiesfan Wrote: I think most of us completely understand everyone's frustration. All of us being Bengals fans, this is just old hat. We had a few years of some level of success and no we're back to the suck and we can't stand it. Not that it matters, but I couldn't care less if people want to express themselves negatively and kudos to those who somehow find something to stay positive about. It would be incredibly boring if we all shared the exact same ideas and feelings about the team. It's very interesting to see how people can form completely different opinions on the same thing. Something as simple as an incomplete pass can have a few different opinions on what happened, who's to blame, what the problem was, etc.

All of that is great. This forum is amazing for giving us all a place to interact and discuss our favorite team whenever we want. It looks nice, is well maintained, and there are a lot of really good posters on here. There is some really good football knowledge that gets shared on this board.

The problem isn't necessarily the negativity. It's the exact same posts and threads being posted and started every day, multiple times a day. We get it. We know where you stand. Bringing it up a dozen or more times every day gets really old. I think about every possible way that the size of our scouting department can be bitched about has been covered. Don't believe me, there will be multiple posts/threads made about it today. It's not that we don't agree or that we don't think it should be improved, it's that it's not going to change. At least not while Mike Brown is around. Bringing it up in damn near every thread, making multiple threads about it, and reviving dead threads about it is just too much. That's just one example. The same could be said for Taylor's inexperience, Taylor's coaching staff, fire Taylor, Taylor's replacement.

I could be way off base, but that seems to be a big part of the disconnect.

(10-17-2019, 11:33 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I've always tried to address the take, not the person, and I've rarely had any real beefs as a result. I respect that some need to keep a delusional sense of hope in order to maintain their fandom.

I've always said - going back to the mothership - that the boards reflect the team. If we're 8-0 and rolling, most people will be happy. I've seen it. But if we're 0-6 for the 7th time since 1990 (iirc) or 0-7 in the playoffs, people are generally going to be pissed. Seems simple, but some seem to struggle with that I guess?

I think a break from the boards periodically during seasons like this is something I'd highly recommend.

(10-17-2019, 11:33 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I've always tried to address the take, not the person, and I've rarely had any real beefs as a result. I respect that some need to keep a delusional sense of hope in order to maintain their fandom.

I've always said - going back to the mothership - that the boards reflect the team. If we're 8-0 and rolling, most people will be happy. I've seen it. But if we're 0-6 for the 7th time since 1990 (iirc) or 0-7 in the playoffs, people are generally going to be pissed. Seems simple, but some seem to struggle with that I guess?

I think a break from the boards periodically during seasons like this is something I'd highly recommend.

(10-18-2019, 07:13 AM)Tiger Teeth Wrote: So those of us who come here to enjoy this board should go away for awhile, because we're "delusional".  But the members who repeatedly post the same negative crap are justified, and should stick around?  Interesting.

(10-18-2019, 10:25 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Honestly, what positive is there now? It's an 0-6 team.

I want to say -- this is the most cohesive we've been as Bengals fans in a long time. I feel like 85% are ready for a new Quarterback and are embracing the opportunity to pick one top 3.

— JG (@JoeGoodberry) October 19, 2019