Stop the Madness!

SmootSmack · 10-27-2004, 07:55 PM

What has happened to us lately? This used to be a place where Redskins fans could post some intelligent armchair analysis and, in turn, expect to read some agreements and rebuttals-that are well thought out. We're all very passionate redskins fans and we're passionate about several other things as well but the past two weeks it seems like nearly half the posts are personal attacks that do nothing to advance the basic mission of the Warpath-to be a smarter Redskin fan at the end of the day than you were when the day started, heck to be a smarter person. Because the more you know....knowledge is power!

Look, this isn't a contest or a job interview. There are no winners here. We have, as of this posting, 714 people on this site. There is simply no way we're all going to agree on everything. Nor should we. When you post something that can (and should) be debated, back it up and expect to be challenged on it. And if you challenge someone else's post support your argument. If you "support" your argument by questioning the validity of the poster, and not the post, then you really have no reason to post in the first place and shouldn't be wasting anyone's time (including your own).

Look at Daseal, this guy gets ripped on all the time (mainly for one reason-SPURRIER!) and he's been wrong before and he's been right as well but I've never once seen him take it personally or choose to turn posts into childish squabbles. We should learn to behave more like Daseal---did I really just say that

10-27-2004, 07:55 PM	#1
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Stop the Madness! What has happened to us lately? This used to be a place where Redskins fans could post some intelligent armchair analysis and, in turn, expect to read some agreements and rebuttals-that are well thought out. We're all very passionate redskins fans and we're passionate about several other things as well but the past two weeks it seems like nearly half the posts are personal attacks that do nothing to advance the basic mission of the Warpath-to be a smarter Redskin fan at the end of the day than you were when the day started, heck to be a smarter person. Because the more you know....knowledge is power! Look, this isn't a contest or a job interview. There are no winners here. We have, as of this posting, 714 people on this site. There is simply no way we're all going to agree on everything. Nor should we. When you post something that can (and should) be debated, back it up and expect to be challenged on it. And if you challenge someone else's post support your argument. If you "support" your argument by questioning the validity of the poster, and not the post, then you really have no reason to post in the first place and shouldn't be wasting anyone's time (including your own). Look at Daseal, this guy gets ripped on all the time (mainly for one reason-SPURRIER!) and he's been wrong before and he's been right as well but I've never once seen him take it personally or choose to turn posts into childish squabbles. We should learn to behave more like Daseal---did I really just say that __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

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