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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Then why did you join this site?

I joined because of the rest of the people on the site. The one's that DO know football, and do have realistic expectations, and well structured arguments with premises, and conclusions, and supporting evidence, and such. Because in the actual guidelines that I was required to agree to when I signed up, I was told that logical and reasonable arguments would be expected of me. Here is the quote from the FORUM RULES:

"We pride ourselves in having a knowledgeable and informed member base at this site. We want to stress that everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but if you want to be taken seriously you must back up your opinions with some original thought, facts/stats, etc. Think before you post, take pride in your post. If the moderators find that you aren't adding much value to the forums with your postings, your thread may be deleted or closed, and you may be subject to a permanent removal from the forums at our discretion"

My previous post was just a round-a-bout way of saying, DON'T feed the TROLLS!... or the idiots.

EXAMPLE: "We are 3-1" is not a well structured argument for why Rex Grossman should've remained the starter after last week. A better argument, and one I've seen here, would be:

"We are 3-1, and Rex Grossman is the primary reason, here is my statistical evidence"

Of course this argument would be uncogent, because no such evidence exists. Or more accurately, the evidence to the contrary is staggering.
I respect the site, and the rules, and also people that hold a view opposed to my own; but I don't respect fools, with no logical process of thier own, armed with talking points, and zero evidence to back it up. They have a right to spew thier nonsense, and I have a right, no, an obligation to point it out... when I have the time, and the energy.