You know what I’m more offended and frustrated with?
The way people treat each other. It’s offensive. Social Media has created a shit storm of issues and being able to hide behind fictitious screen names and saying whatever it is you want is apparently in vogue……and has been for some time. It continues to get worse, each and every year.
I use my real name for accountability. Tom, Blair and I all had this conversation years ago, when we all met for breakfast in Iowa City to decide how we should handle and delegate the responsibilities of who was handling what and how they would be handled. It was one of the things we decided immediately. Blair was no longer KnightHawk. I was no longer ZHawk (Which someone else now uses). It was important for us to be approachable and accountable. After 20 years of doing this, I’m at my wits end with this particular forum. We all know its out of control. Hawk fans blaming it on PSU fans. PSU Fans blaming Hawk fans. Everyone blaming me. It’s far more than that and its a select few that continue to fan the flames on both sides. It’s like watching two 5th graders fight over a girl that wants to date a 6th grader. The maturity level is so non-existent that its completely off the rails.
You guys want me to police the boards and be accountable, but nobody want to be accountable for their own actions and heaven forbid that someone do something about that accountability that you don’t agree with! (No
@armbartilt, I’m not aiming this response at you, just happens to be in response to your post).
Fist says I’m doing this wrong. Many probably agree. Not one person has come to me with a suggestion on how to handle the situation in a way that works for all. Not one. Matter of fact, other than calling me out on the boards and being offended that I’m offended about calling a spade a spade, not one person has sent a PM, a text, an email, nothing.
It’s like crying wolf. We all come running the first few times it happens, and after it happens over and over, it stops being a problem when there isn’t a problem to solve other than how people refuse to treat each other with a level of respect that each of us deserves.
Its really on the users of the board to be better………You want respect, you give respect. And if there is a problem, you point it out and I’m happy to take a look at what it is you are concerned about.
Mike