06-02-2015, 02:08 PM
(06-02-2015, 06:28 AM)BonnieBengal Wrote: All good points. I do agree that the word hate gets thrown around too much, so I should have used a different word. I didn't have a problem with Denny because constant positivity is not as annoying to me as constant negativity. But I certainly disagreed with him off and on over the years, especially over Bob Bratkowski, as I recall.
I don't like either one. I like reasonable posters who bring an honest take with thought behind it.
(06-02-2015, 07:13 AM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: Having a positive outlook is one thing, but having a completely disingenuous outlook just to suck up to management for one's own personal gain is another. I never thought telling the fans they should be ashamed of themselves or that individual's lives sucked because they disagreed was a positive outlook personally. Sprinkle in the abuse of his position and I understand why people feel the way they do. You reap what you sow.
Bingo. The divisive threads he created were what made me lose all respect for him. He was a driving force behind a lot of the "hater vs homer" crap that went on for a couple years. He would treat anyone who wasn't constantly positive as if they weren't a true fan.
(06-02-2015, 09:01 AM)Chris Wrote: So, let me get this straight.
You say you are a Bengals fan, yet you refuse to support them financialy, (I guess you will record the games and watch them later so you won't see any ads) and will not even accept free tickets to go see a game,,, would you care to tell me why you're even here?
I mean, wouldn't it be better if you chose a team that you liked enough to actually support?
Denny would approve of this post. Smh.
(06-02-2015, 11:04 AM)wildcats forever Wrote: What's to be sad about, especially after reading through the last page of this thread? It's just like the old board, now that one fan tells another his way of being a fan doesn't measure up to the other. Yep! We're 'home'. Maybe this is something to be sad about, because if this crap continues there will less traffic here as time goes by.
Yeah this is one aspect of the old boards that I hope does not carry over. Everyone who logs in to talk Bengals on a regular basis is a fan. A positive or negative take doesn't make you any less of a fan. If you disagree with someone, explain why. Calling out someone's fandom is childish. Seriously..."find another team to root for" has to be the lamest line ever.
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