TF519
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I think someone has a personal vendetta. Epitome of grasping straws Knightsfan7..sorry. Nothing there is the definition of trolling.
Again, he's gotten better, that's this new thread, which is like a month old.
Even in the last Knights thread two months ago it was FAR FAR worse, and in the thread before that, it was even worse.
How many chances does the guy get? He has absolutely no other goal but to piss people off in this thread...
So people have posted here saying he's a veteran and so it's okay.. why exactly? Ares post saying there's going to be people like that in life so you have to deal with it.. this is a forum, with set rules, and moderators to enforce them. It's been going on for years, it's absorb to me. As a new user coming in, I see a guy like HL.. and it makes me think I can do that, I can post that way. It also stirs up arguments and gets new users banned. It's friendly banter to you veterans, and you've learned to ignore HL completely, but think about someone new coming in.
Talking about player's short comings isn't trolling. I do it more than any visiting poster could even dream of doing it. If I were to inflict a warning or infraction on anyone who had an opinion regarding a Knights player that wasn't sugar coated and topped with sprinkles..I'd be a hypocrite. HL's posts you outlined were nowhere near breaking rule #2. Your perception of what a troll truly is is jaded. Sorry. He didn't demean the player's or the team. You just interpreted it that way. If I acted on every poster's impulse who had a vendetta against a visiting poster...this forum would be like the old Knights forum on the London Knights website. You want that?
And you're right...I didn't read your entire post....your 1st 2 examples were enough for me to see where the entire post was heading.
Well don't be lazy, go back and read the rest, his posts are 30 pages of garbage
Well don't be lazy, go back and read the rest, his posts are 30 pages of garbage
So this is from the first 30 pages or so in this thread.. and this an improved HL... still it doesn't change the fact that the majority of his posts in this thread he breaks the rules. Almost all of his opinions about the knights are negative, and shared in this board. What I find the most irritating are he will post negative knight opinions, then compare them to positive windsor opinions. His posting is fine, if it was done in his own board. PP, you yourself have argued with him 3 times in the first 9 pages of this. It seems most people just ignore him and don't even take the bait or respond to any of his posts anymore. Like I said, you don't see this done on any other thread in the forum. Most of the comments he makes, could spark a fight, if knight fans take the bait. Most of these posts show him breaking rule #2, others are debatable, still showing my point.
-Dumps on Martenet
- Dumps on Martenet, Seguin and Ellie
- Dumps on the 3 same players again
-Dumps on the Kima twins, you argue with him on this point.
-Backhand insult towards rupert.
-Starting an argument saying Kerby should receive more draft picks than Horvat
-Dumping on Horvat
-Dumping on Horvat, and Zadorov
- Just a general dumping
- Dump on Zadorov
- He tried to take a shot here at you PP, whether you took it as so or not.
- General dumping of the Knights
-General dumping of the knighrs, marner at the end
-General dumping of knights, boasts about windsor
-Slight shot at Marner.
You get the gist of the guys posts, he hates the knights, loves windsor. That's fine, but the way he posts, he doesn't belong in this board. His opinions are almost always negative, and could start arguments if knights posters choose to do so, most are so used to the guy after years of this that no one cares anymore. Personal insults or not, he's breaking rule #2.
Just awful, and this is why you don't see new posters coming to this forum, it's the same group of about a dozen veterans, it won't change.
Your's have been 2 pages. Should I ban you too? Get over it.
As for speculation a few around talk to other that have ties to the team so stuff that is said isn't being made up or we are wishing for this that or the other.
No one has said stuff is being made up. But if someone's nose is out of joint because the rookie goalie has played the equivalent of one game less in only 15% of the season then they have an issue. If it's the player or the players family then the best thing for the team would be for that player to be moved. There has been a lot of talk here about problem players and attitude. A rookie or his family whining about playing 1 game less than the veteran to me spells problem.
If it's anyone else then they should really stop because it has the potential to create a situation that currently isn't there.
I haven't heard anything about Parsons. I was referring to the new Knights poster that's beating his keyboard to death.
Horvat has been sent to Utica for a conditioning stint
Point well made. This thread is rather tame and I think much is being made of little. One would expect some wide variation in people's viewpoints on all threads but I haven't seen anything here that's warranted a 'cuffing' yet.
I hate to interrupt this dialogue today, but I have a very simple question. During the games at the Bud are the out of town scores ever shown, or announced? I get to about 12 games a year. Last year I saw the out of town scores on the ring during the intermission. I have been to 2 games this year - I have not seen the out of town scores.
I will be at both games this weekend - I would really like to see the scores.
I read the Ice Dogs blog. There is a lot of discussion (aside from their hatred of the Knights) about improvements needed to the Meridian Center. One of their wish list is a ring. In London. it's just another way to bombard the fans with advertising.
I havent seen anything so far. They posted the 50/50 totals at points as well during the game and haven't seen that either.
And on Wednesday night they posted the wrong winning number in the 50/50. Imagine if you had that other ticket?
No thanks. Need to recoup picks, not trade them away.
What does everyone think of London's chances to contend next year? Marner, Dvorak and hopefully Jones will be their main weapons up front. Outside of that, I have a hard time in seeing where the goals will come from. Also, the defence will mostly be sophomores. Mete, Gleason, Nother, Crawley and Martenet is a nice looking core but I think they'll need at least two years.
On the flip side, Dvorak and possibly Marner could be gone in 2016.
Barring an immediate high-impact Euro, several reporting fliers to bolster defence and offence, and an overachieving team, I don't see a contender in 15-16.
London's chances of contending next year are not good. '96 players are 19 year olds next year and typically contenders get strong contributions from their 19 year olds. Unfortuantely, London has almost nothing to show for from the '96 draft in 2012, so contending next year will be challenging.
Herbst - injured, traded.
Broadhurst - N/A post 2013.
MacDonald - still just a depth forward.
DiLorenzo - N/A.
Centorame - top 4 d-man, traded to Owen Sound.
Taylor - N/A.
Hodgins - N/A.
Piccinich - N/A.
Garrow - N/A.
Percy - N/A.
Dvorak - top 6 forward for London, will be the 1C next year if he hasn't already assumed that role some time this year.
The rest is nothing and then Tristen Elie taken 303rd overall who has had a cup of coffee here.
You can't contend with one above average player from a draft class. Of course this doesn't account for the other '96s Yakimowicz (free agent), Jamieson (2013 draft) or Martenet (free agent) but at this point those three aren't difference makers and probably are close to hitting their peak as players if they haven't already.
In conclusion, just hope for entertaining hockey this year and next and don't be disappointed with lack of playoff success. I also would be happy with better utilization of the younger players and gradual improvement on the little things which will help grow the team in 2-3 years.
Now that you mention it I haven't seen the out of town scores yet this season. I'll take a closer look on Friday night.