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dnc
dnc Member Posts: 56,855
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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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  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,681
    whatshouldicareabout said:

    Anyone still think Sark and his SENIOR won't win the conference?

    Since Senior qb's dont matter to most of you dumb fucks, which team and their freshman,sophomore or true junior QB is going to beat them? ASU with their SENIOR QB has a chance at home, Vernon Adams, a senior, has a chance...

    Told you fuckerds Sark would win the South soon after taking job. Anyone still want to doubt Puppy your lord next year? I called Stanford/UO vs Usc for title after the season ended. Sark beats Oregon in a rematch, after losing to UO late in November on the road, to win the conference.

    whatshouldicareabout said:

    Anyone still think Sark and his SENIOR won't win the conference?

    Since Senior qb's dont matter to most of you dumb fucks, which team and their freshman,sophomore or true junior QB is going to beat them? ASU with their SENIOR QB has a chance at home, Vernon Adams, a senior, has a chance...

    Told you fuckerds Sark would win the South soon after taking job. Anyone still want to doubt Puppy your lord next year? I called Stanford/UO vs Usc for title after the season ended. Sark beats Oregon in a rematch, after losing to UO late in November on the road, to win the conference.

    Jesus.

    Every prediction is worse than the last.
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  • dongman
    dongman Member Posts: 2,384
    I get the point...I'm guessing this person is not particularly young. Sports is somewhat like a drug for many people, who can't do drugs (as much) or play sports anymore. People also need outlets to fuck around away from their families and lives. The forum is consequently going to have ribbing, cussing, tits, jokes, citrus etc. I would suggest that person not take him being questioned or joked about so seriously, and to understand everyone is just trying to have a good time. Maybe not pay attention to what isn't his thing rather then want everyone to be a certain way.
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    dongman said:

    I get the point...I'm guessing this person is not particularly young. Sports is somewhat like a drug for many people, who can't do drugs (as much) or play sports anymore. People also need outlets to fuck around away from their families and lives. The forum is consequently going to have ribbing, cussing, tits, jokes, citrus etc. I would suggest that person not take him being questioned or joked about so seriously, and to understand everyone is just trying to have a good time. Maybe not pay attention to what isn't his thing rather then want everyone to be a certain way.


    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.
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  • PurpleBaze
    PurpleBaze Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,544 Founders Club
    USMChawk said:

    This thread seems designed to pull us long time lurkers out of the shadows. I signed up just so I could keep up with Swaye’s Thanksgiving debauchery (without having to scroll through old comments).

    That said, I see the door, I’ll show myself out.

    Yeah...










    LEAVE!!
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  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,942
    PurpleBaze said:

    USMChawk said:

    This thread seems designed to pull us long time lurkers out of the shadows. I signed up just so I could keep up with Swaye’s Thanksgiving debauchery (without having to scroll through old comments).

    That said, I see the door, I’ll show myself out.

    Yeah...










    LEAVE!!
    Agree
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