The Nemesis
Semper Tyrannus
Other thread is at 1,000 so time to roll it over.
This also means that the people who were ejected from the previous thread have served their time and are permitted into this new thread. With that in mind, it's once again important to remind everyone of the following:
Hijacking discussion into pitting the current (Shapiro/Atkins) management group vs the former one (Anthopoulos) is not going to be tolerated. If someone asks a question about management it can be discussed within the necessary scope if everyone remains civil. But just because, for example, a trade or a prospect is mentioned it doesn't need to dovetail into immediately using that thing to say that current or former management sucks, that one is better than the other, etc. I don't like having to quash an entire avenue of discussion, but the fact is that it's been proven over the last little while that we simply can't have these kinds of talks without them turning into meme-offs, snipe-fests, or outright flaming.
What also won't be tolerated is baiting people into the above types of discussions, or passive-aggressive 'dancing around the issue' type comments where people obliquely make reference to management without actually referring to it or make random comments that mirror the types of comment that occurred around those discussions (aka the "better trade him now for an over-the-hill, overpaid veteran" in reference to Anthopoulos or "who needs high end talent, we have depth and control!" type comments in reference to Shapiro/Atkins.
It's harsh, I know, but the fact that we actually had decent discussion for the last week or so once the management fighting was stopped is not a coincidence.
If you're someone who wasn't ejected from the previous thread, you'll likely get a light warning from a mod if you violate the above for the first time. Repeat offenders (either in this thread or carrying over from the previous thread) face being banned from this thread for either a period of time or the entirety of this thread's lifespan at the discretion of the moderators.
Please consider this the only warning of this nature that will be issued in this thread. I hope we can put the previous thread behind us and move forward and make sure these threads are inviting and enjoyable again.
thanks everyone
This also means that the people who were ejected from the previous thread have served their time and are permitted into this new thread. With that in mind, it's once again important to remind everyone of the following:
Hijacking discussion into pitting the current (Shapiro/Atkins) management group vs the former one (Anthopoulos) is not going to be tolerated. If someone asks a question about management it can be discussed within the necessary scope if everyone remains civil. But just because, for example, a trade or a prospect is mentioned it doesn't need to dovetail into immediately using that thing to say that current or former management sucks, that one is better than the other, etc. I don't like having to quash an entire avenue of discussion, but the fact is that it's been proven over the last little while that we simply can't have these kinds of talks without them turning into meme-offs, snipe-fests, or outright flaming.
What also won't be tolerated is baiting people into the above types of discussions, or passive-aggressive 'dancing around the issue' type comments where people obliquely make reference to management without actually referring to it or make random comments that mirror the types of comment that occurred around those discussions (aka the "better trade him now for an over-the-hill, overpaid veteran" in reference to Anthopoulos or "who needs high end talent, we have depth and control!" type comments in reference to Shapiro/Atkins.
It's harsh, I know, but the fact that we actually had decent discussion for the last week or so once the management fighting was stopped is not a coincidence.
If you're someone who wasn't ejected from the previous thread, you'll likely get a light warning from a mod if you violate the above for the first time. Repeat offenders (either in this thread or carrying over from the previous thread) face being banned from this thread for either a period of time or the entirety of this thread's lifespan at the discretion of the moderators.
Please consider this the only warning of this nature that will be issued in this thread. I hope we can put the previous thread behind us and move forward and make sure these threads are inviting and enjoyable again.
thanks everyone