- September 19th, 2012, 3:33 pm
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So, based on the responses so far, there seem to be four separate issues.
1. Too much anger at Liberty.
2. People who are too vocal in their opposition to the current state of athletics.
3. People who just aren't being kind to other members.
4. Usability of the site.
I think that numbers 3 and 4 are something that can be worked on. Sly and I are both hyper-aware of number 3 right now. We're working on that already. I will definitely revisit the last one as I have time.
I'm not so sure about 1 and 2, though. The main problem with it is that this board can't just be a place for the so-called "homers". There is a strong resistance here to anyone who expresses any sort of dissent. Sometimes it's absolutely deserved, but I feel like too often anymore it's a "you're either for us or against us" attitude. It's just not feasible to hold that view when we're discussing something like college athletics. There should definitely be limits (especially with re-hashing old arguments), but it can't be homer-ville either.
Tell me if I'm wrong here. I'm willing to hear it.