Positive fan Vs. Negative fan..

[SunsetBengal]

Listen up, we've had enough of BOTH of your shit. The message board, dating all the way back to the Mother Ship days has always been a place for ALL Bengal fans to freely express their thoughts and opinions on all things Bengals. Lately the banter between the extremely positive outlook fans and the negative outlook fans has become rather volatile. It needs to end.

If you cannot communicate in a fashion that is cordial and polite, then simply choose not to communicate. If the personal attacks, name calling and harsh rhetoric continue, then disciplinary sanctions are going to start happening. That is all.

[Sled21]

(Yesterday, 08:42 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Listen up, we've had enough of BOTH of your shit. The message board, dating all the way back to the Mother Ship days has always been a place for ALL Bengal fans to freely express their thoughts and opinions on all things Bengals. Lately the banter between the extremely positive outlook fans and the negative outlook fans has become rather volatile. It needs to end.

If you cannot communicate in a fashion that is cordial and polite, then simply choose not to communicate. If the personal attacks, name calling and harsh rhetoric continue, then disciplinary sanctions are going to start happening. That is all.

[*bfine32*]

A gift from bfine:

Twas the night after the draft and all through the site

Bengal fans were mad cause Duke didn’t get it right

Booth with his usual hate, and Syn with his knowing doubt

And some even exclaimed: As a Bengal fan, I’m out

Then, throughout the four,m what did appear

It was bfine full of hope, Who Dey, and cheer

Stew is a beast, and DK will be good, he said

And Tahj, as a runner, will fill defenses with dread

Dylan and Rivers are big and will block

And Carter, as a Vyper, he will surely rock

As he left the thread bfine knew he was right

Shouting WHODEY to all and to all Good Night

[SunsetBengal]

(Yesterday, 08:54 PM)Sled21 Wrote:

Yeah, it's easy to be cute about the situation, but these are actual Bengal fans. When these "disagreements" devolve into outright violations of the CoC, the staff is left with little choice in the matter. The point is that we DON'T want to sanction JN regulars for differences of opinon and we are ASKING for the rhetoric between differing parties to be toned down a notch or two.

[Sled21]

(Yesterday, 08:59 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Yeah, it's easy to be cute about the situation, but these are actual Bengal fans. When these "disagreements" devolve into outright violations of the CoC, the staff is left with little choice in the matter. The point is that we DON'T want to sanction JN regulars for differences of opinon and we are ASKING for the rhetoric between differing parties to be toned down a notch or two.

I get that, just injecting a little humor....

[wanga]

Srs business the internet for some people. Weird, but there you have it.

[Nicomo Cosca]

[QueenCity]

I'm a mod on another forum and it's certainly a fine balance on when we should step in. I do think making things personal is where we should draw the line. There are ways to articulate your point without getting nasty.

[Essex Johnson]

(Yesterday, 08:42 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Listen up, we've had enough of BOTH of your shit. The message board, dating all the way back to the Mother Ship days has always been a place for ALL Bengal fans to freely express their thoughts and opinions on all things Bengals. Lately the banter between the extremely positive outlook fans and the negative outlook fans has become rather volatile. It needs to end.

If you cannot communicate in a fashion that is cordial and polite, then simply choose not to communicate. If the personal attacks, name calling and harsh rhetoric continue, then disciplinary sanctions are going to start happening. That is all.

thank you

[CottonHill]

I’ve been both positive and negative, mainly negative this offseason for what I believe to be just reasons…..but I have not and will not get personal. No room for that.

[*rfaulk34*]

(Yesterday, 09:43 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote:

[BenZoo2]

(Yesterday, 11:53 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote:

Is this a sub forum?  I feel like I’ve been missing out and that membership has its privileges 

[Luvnit2]

I can't believe it, I was so close to Bengals fan of the year.............so close until this mishap  

Seriously, message received and I will work on playing nice in the future. TY for the warning, you coud have chosen discipline immediately.

[WeezyBengal]

I don't post or contribute much during the off-season, but when I have logged in I have noticed some very polarizing "newer" accounts.

Part of me can't figure out if they are troll accounts or authentic. Just weird characters.

[Stewy]

Sounds good, but I must be missing stuff. When a post blows up with 17 pages in one day, i don't read it because I know there's nothing of value in there. But I have no doubt it's a problem.

I mean i get going after people for politics and religion (which is why I no longer participate there), but we're all on the same side her as fans, thus the personal attacks are strange to me.

[Stewy]

(5 hours ago)WeezyBengal Wrote: I don't post or contribute much during the off-season, but when I have logged in I have noticed some very polarizing "newer" accounts.

Part of me can't figure out if they are troll accounts or authentic. Just weird characters.

Agreed.  I've had the same thoughts.

[NotBigzo]

Thank you, sir.

I know I most certainly had a role in this by suggesting that some of the Positive pollys just want this team to fail; and for that, I apologize. I love the team but try to stay grounded and I won't ever be afraid to let people know when a player or decision is "assberries".

That said, there's a baseline level of respect that everyone--myself included--can give to others when we're expressing our Fellings. I'll do my best to do that moving forward.

All I ask is for the same courtesy. If you find yourself unable to do that or question my authenticity as a fan, just don't engage. I promise I won't be mad at you or come to your house.....unless you're testing the limitations of my medication.

[basballguy]

(4 hours ago)Stewy Wrote: Sounds good, but I must be missing stuff.  When a post blows up with 17 pages in one day, i don't read it because I know there's nothing of value in there.  But I have no doubt it's a problem.

I mean i get going after people for politics and religion (which is why I no longer participate there), but we're all on the same side her as fans, thus the personal attacks are strange to me.

My man, the people in JN are way nastier to each other than it ever gets in PnR.  

[Stewy]

(4 hours ago)basballguy Wrote: My man, the people in JN are way nastier to each other than it ever gets in PnR.  

Nope. Not going back to PnR

[Sled21]

(Yesterday, 11:53 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: