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Message from a soon-to-be former Hardcore Poster.

Just received this message from a guy (who shall remain anonymous) that I've interacted with over the years on DM and HH: "Just a quick personal note to say thanks for your perspectives on UW football over the years. I haven't always agreed with you, but I've appreciated your passion for the program. I had hoped this site would be a place to have fun discussing football, but even the few promising threads ultimately devolve into insults and name calling. While I certainly don't always agree with Kim, after hanging out here for a while, he has a point: some of the shtick gets old after a while. The older I get, the more I judge activities by whether I enjoy them, and I simply don't enjoy having my intelligence questioned by a bunch of internet idiots. Perhaps I will catch you in the future at another site somewhere between DM and HH. Anyway, carry on the good fight and feel free to drop an email if you want to discuss Dawgs."

The guy that sent me this note is NO fan of kim or any of the other jerks over at DM.

Look, I'm not going to advocate for people to be censored (like the d-bags that ruined DM), nor am I going to lecture anybody. I will only say that this website has the opportunity to become a REAL and UNFILTERED alternative to DM. The problem is that a few folks on here insist on turning threads into name-calling and 8th-grade-level cursing contests, or just an opportunity to 'zing' other people.

I'll be the first to say that at times I've been guilty of that BS as well.

I guess my only suggestion is that some folks should decide if they want this to become the website that ALL OF US have described at one time or another - a place of INTELLIGENT analysis where INTENSE criticism and UNSCRIPTED opinion is welcome - or do we want HH to be just a place of one-liners, biting insults, and contests to tear down others. I realize that it's often both, but I tend to agree with this guy that it tilts a little too much toward the latter.

Just a thought. Peace. Now fire away.
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  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
    I love the off-season
  • Alpo
    Alpo Member Posts: 98
    Honestly was the primary reason I'd never joined in before. Very low signal:noise ratio. I get that it's fun for those participating, and this is all about entertainment, and live and let live and all that, but it is definitely a deterrent to being involved here.

    Not telling anyone wh
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    Alpo said:

    Honestly was the primary reason I'd never joined in before. Very low signal:noise ratio. I get that it's fun for those participating, and this is all about entertainment, and live and let live and all that, but it is definitely a deterrent to being involved here.

    Not telling anyone wh


  • Alpo
    Alpo Member Posts: 98

    Alpo said:

    Honestly was the primary reason I'd never joined in before. Very low signal:noise ratio. I get that it's fun for those participating, and this is all about entertainment, and live and let live and all that, but it is definitely a deterrent to being involved here.

    Not telling anyone wh

    Well thoought out poast. I would like to add I think one of the biggest problems is people really do take the internet too seriously. If someone tells your to DIAF on a message board do you really give a shit? Why? It is something that is so stupid to say I don't understand why someone would take offense to it. If anything the person saying it looks stupid and thats the joke.

    As far as football discussion goes I find it hard to generate a bunch of it since we still have the same brand of mediocre football we did 3 years ago after the first 7-6. We beat up scrubs, lose to elite programs, pinch out one surprise victory every year, shit the bed against a team we should have killed, suck on the road, and end up 7-6.

    Sark hasn't done anything to show us things really are looking up to where talking X's and O's is fun again. If the Huskies were really a top 10 team this year I would think this place would be much more active with overall football discussion. However, there are only so many times you can say Bishop Sankey is elite, Keith Price is undervalued, and our defense is better than it use to be but still just ok.

    tl;dr kick off your shoes, relax, and try and have some fun poasting. If you can't stand what someone posts then ignore them. The internet can be a lot of fun if you learn how to seperate it from real life.
    LOL at my downvote above -- fuck off Pasadena.

    For some reason my sentence cut off at the end -- what I was saying is that I'm *not* telling anyone what to do or how to post or what to say; I think quite a few people prefer it this way as somewhat of an insulated community where you gotta pay some dues, learn the jokes, and generally fit in. For someone looking for a straight football conversation (which gets really old, as you point out) this ain't the place. /shrug
  • gmo
    gmo Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 3,838 Founders Club

    Just received this message from a guy (who shall remain anonymous) that I've interacted with over the years on DM and HH: "Just a quick personal note to say thanks for your perspectives on UW football over the years. I haven't always agreed with you, but I've appreciated your passion for the program. I had hoped this site would be a place to have fun discussing football, but even the few promising threads ultimately devolve into insults and name calling. While I certainly don't always agree with Kim, after hanging out here for a while, he has a point: some of the shtick gets old after a while. The older I get, the more I judge activities by whether I enjoy them, and I simply don't enjoy having my intelligence questioned by a bunch of internet idiots. Perhaps I will catch you in the future at another site somewhere between DM and HH. Anyway, carry on the good fight and feel free to drop an email if you want to discuss Dawgs."

    The guy that sent me this note is NO fan of kim or any of the other jerks over at DM.

    Look, I'm not going to advocate for people to be censored (like the d-bags that ruined DM), nor am I going to lecture anybody. I will only say that this website has the opportunity to become a REAL and UNFILTERED alternative to DM. The problem is that a few folks on here insist on turning threads into name-calling and 8th-grade-level cursing contests, or just an opportunity to 'zing' other people.

    I'll be the first to say that at times I've been guilty of that BS as well.

    I guess my only suggestion is that some folks should decide if they want this to become the website that ALL OF US have described at one time or another - a place of INTELLIGENT analysis where INTENSE criticism and UNSCRIPTED opinion is welcome - or do we want HH to be just a place of one-liners, biting insults, and contests to tear down others. I realize that it's often both, but I tend to agree with this guy that it tilts a little too much toward the latter.

    Just a thought. Peace. Now fire away.

    I hear ya on most of this except the "alternative to DM" part, like they are Google and this site is some random search engine just trying to get by.
    That place has been terrible and irrelevant for many years.
  • CuntWaffle
    CuntWaffle Member Posts: 22,499
    GrundleStiltzkin012444095423480
  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,417 Founders Club

    Alpo said:

    Honestly was the primary reason I'd never joined in before. Very low signal:noise ratio. I get that it's fun for those participating, and this is all about entertainment, and live and let live and all that, but it is definitely a deterrent to being involved here.

    Not telling anyone wh

    Well thoought out poast. I would like to add I think one of the biggest problems is people really do take the internet too seriously. If someone tells your to DIAF on a message board do you really give a shit? Why? It is something that is so stupid to say I don't understand why someone would take offense to it. If anything the person saying it looks stupid and thats the joke.

    As far as football discussion goes I find it hard to generate a bunch of it since we still have the same brand of mediocre football we did 3 years ago after the first 7-6. We beat up scrubs, lose to elite programs, pinch out one surprise victory every year, shit the bed against a team we should have killed, suck on the road, and end up 7-6.

    Sark hasn't done anything to show us things really are looking up to where talking X's and O's is fun again. If the Huskies were really a top 10 team this year I would think this place would be much more active with overall football discussion. However, there are only so many times you can say Bishop Sankey is elite, Keith Price is undervalued, and our defense is better than it use to be but still just ok.

    tl;dr kick off your shoes, relax, and try and have some fun poasting. If you can't stand what someone posts then ignore them. The internet can be a lot of fun if you learn how to seperate it from real life.
    In other words, GTHUALTDBRLATI.


    @dnc
    @PurpleBaze
    @CFetters_Nacho_Lover
  • Just received this message from a guy (who shall remain anonymous) that I've interacted with over the years on DM and HH: "Just a quick personal note to say thanks for your perspectives on UW football over the years. I haven't always agreed with you, but I've appreciated your passion for the program. I had hoped this site would be a place to have fun discussing football, but even the few promising threads ultimately devolve into insults and name calling. While I certainly don't always agree with Kim, after hanging out here for a while, he has a point: some of the shtick gets old after a while. The older I get, the more I judge activities by whether I enjoy them, and I simply don't enjoy having my intelligence questioned by a bunch of internet idiots. Perhaps I will catch you in the future at another site somewhere between DM and HH. Anyway, carry on the good fight and feel free to drop an email if you want to discuss Dawgs."

    The guy that sent me this note is NO fan of kim or any of the other jerks over at DM.

    Look, I'm not going to advocate for people to be censored (like the d-bags that ruined DM), nor am I going to lecture anybody. I will only say that this website has the opportunity to become a REAL and UNFILTERED alternative to DM. The problem is that a few folks on here insist on turning threads into name-calling and 8th-grade-level cursing contests, or just an opportunity to 'zing' other people.

    I'll be the first to say that at times I've been guilty of that BS as well.

    I guess my only suggestion is that some folks should decide if they want this to become the website that ALL OF US have described at one time or another - a place of INTELLIGENT analysis where INTENSE criticism and UNSCRIPTED opinion is welcome - or do we want HH to be just a place of one-liners, biting insults, and contests to tear down others. I realize that it's often both, but I tend to agree with this guy that it tilts a little too much toward the latter.

    Just a thought. Peace. Now fire away.

    great thoughts here. One one hand, I think this site is hilarious. I think the podcast is fucking hilarious. And I love how the passionate Husky fans can vent their spleens and not worry about being cancelled by 'superfans.' I love making critical commentary without being blasted by idiots. I wish there was more of that content here. I was excited to join the boards and quickly found the sharp elbows - tough audience. But that's fine. I tried to post a straight up football comment and got LEAVE as a one word reply. Not much different than WSB. Again, I could give a fuck, (and I will no doubt get several FO's and LEAVES here...whatever). I am a media consultant and we are working on a project that tries to thread the line of attitude and substance. It's not easy to be true to the audience and culture AND be taken seriously for subject matter content...say...by advertisers or even a broader audience. This site ain't for wimps. It's hilarious and yeah, sometimes you have to really look for meaty football discussions and tolerate a lot of bullshit along the way. But it is what it is. Go Dawgs.
  • HFNY
    HFNY Member Posts: 5,380

    The poster CuntWaffle makes some interesting points.

    I forwarded a good post to a good friend and he immediately dialed in on the Waffle, thinking that my was handle. I lol'ed.
  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,197 Founders Club
    pawz said:

    Alpo said:

    Honestly was the primary reason I'd never joined in before. Very low signal:noise ratio. I get that it's fun for those participating, and this is all about entertainment, and live and let live and all that, but it is definitely a deterrent to being involved here.

    Not telling anyone wh

    Well thoought out poast. I would like to add I think one of the biggest problems is people really do take the internet too seriously. If someone tells your to DIAF on a message board do you really give a shit? Why? It is something that is so stupid to say I don't understand why someone would take offense to it. If anything the person saying it looks stupid and thats the joke.

    As far as football discussion goes I find it hard to generate a bunch of it since we still have the same brand of mediocre football we did 3 years ago after the first 7-6. We beat up scrubs, lose to elite programs, pinch out one surprise victory every year, shit the bed against a team we should have killed, suck on the road, and end up 7-6.

    Sark hasn't done anything to show us things really are looking up to where talking X's and O's is fun again. If the Huskies were really a top 10 team this year I would think this place would be much more active with overall football discussion. However, there are only so many times you can say Bishop Sankey is elite, Keith Price is undervalued, and our defense is better than it use to be but still just ok.

    tl;dr kick off your shoes, relax, and try and have some fun poasting. If you can't stand what someone posts then ignore them. The internet can be a lot of fun if you learn how to seperate it from real life.
    In other words, GTHUALTDBRLATI.


    @dnc
    @PurpleBaze
    @CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    Huh?