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11-26-2007, 04:27 AM
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Playmaker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Denver
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Re: So, is there freedom of speech here or what?
@paulskinsfan: you think Gibbs is the cause of all our problems. Many other people don't. Why go on and on about it, trying to get other people to think like you? If I tell somebody the sky is blue, and they say, "no, it's green," I couldn't care less. I know it's blue, and if they can't see it -- big fucking deal. Know what I mean? You seem so certain about Gibbs, yet you get frustrated with his supporters. Who cares if people support him? He's done good things, he's done bad things. Get over it.
@MTRedskinsFan: From wikipedia: "Ignorance is a lack of knowledge. Ignorance is sometimes misinterpreted as a synonym of stupidity, and is as thus often taken as an insult." (emphasis added) Calling you ignorant is not an insult. It simply means that you don't have knowledge of the situation. That's pretty accurate if you ask me. I'm not sure how long you've been reading, but you have only been posting for about 2 months. That doesn't make you very qualified to have an opinion about how things work on this board.
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11-26-2007, 09:33 AM
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The Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Austin, Texas
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Re: So, is there freedom of speech here or what?
Wow, I was going to stay out of this one but I must throw in a bit. I have been here for a couple of years and not ONE TIME have I EVER seen this freedom of speech shit pop up. The people that continually complain for change...find another board to post that crap on. The people (Mods and Admin) here have given a vehicle to the TRUE FANS of not only the Washington Redskins, but NFL FANS as well, to express their views in an appropriate manner. Should your views rub a mod the wrong way...tough shit, find somewhere else to go if you don't like it.
I personally am tired of seeing this kind of crap on a football message board. I have chosen not to read threads that do not have anything to do with football or a topic that I am not interested in. Unfortunately I opened this crap and I could not refrain from posting. Good Job Warpath Staff! You have done absolutely NOTHING wrong and the few bad apples that continue to bring this up time and time again....BAN THEIR ASSES and let's talk about some football for Christ sake!
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11-26-2007, 10:00 AM
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Re: So, is there freedom of speech here or what?
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Less criticizing and more analyzing is our new theme going forward. 
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11-26-2007, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Re: So, is there freedom of speech here or what?
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To address all the bickering back and forth lately, the big problem is the polarization of the two groups, "Haterade Drinkers" vs "Kool Aid Drinkers." Members, don't lump people into one group or another, that just starts stupid arguments. Better yet, don't label yourself as one vs the other. Just analyze the team each week. If you're truly considering all the angles, then sometimes your opinion will be positive and sometimes it will be negative. And if you disagree with someone, that's great. It contributes to valuable discussion. But disagree with the single post, don't get into lumping people into a group based on a series of posts they've made. Just debate the team and stay away from this ridiculous division. That's what got everyone all fired up at PSF.
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11-26-2007, 11:06 AM
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Re: So, is there freedom of speech here or what?
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This stupid divide ends today. I know it might not be a popular decision with everyone, but we've made this decision for the better good of the site. The morons that instigate and keep pushing us apart are gone and in the future the mods are going to be much more proactive when it comes to weeding out those that don't add any value to the site. This shouldn't be misinterpreted as us clamping down on freedom of speech. This is all about getting back to intelligent and meaningful discussions. Like I said, less criticizing and more analyzing is our theme now. Those that want to bitch and complain 24/7 can find another board. |
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11-26-2007, 11:51 AM
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The Starter
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: The Southeast
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Re: So, is there freedom of speech here or what?
I just thought I'd point out that "freedom of speech" is a right protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. The purpose is to protect your freedom of speech and exercise of religion from the governmental powers.
A private entity (The Warpath, Matty, McDonalds or the guy down the street) cannot infringe on your legal right to freedom of speech, only the government can. In other words, the mods can run this place like an absolute dictatorship and boot people because they don't like their font choices, and be completely justified. The thread title is inane. Who cares if there's freedom of speech here? There doesn't need to be and nobody is infringing on your "online rights" because they don't exist in the first place. If you don't like how it's run, go somewhere else.
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11-26-2007, 01:14 PM
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Re: So, is there freedom of speech here or what?
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11-26-2007, 01:25 PM
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Uncle Phil
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11-26-2007, 01:50 PM
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Quietly Dominating the East
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AND it was DAMN funny, had you been paying attention..............maybe you were viewing it through your "mod" secret x-ray glasses, and were unable to see the non-freedom of speech infringing part???? BTW, We took a swing through Ortiz park yesterday where all the skins fans were, and did not see any WP anywhere, so we hung out for a while (before embracing the TB fans), and went inside.
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11-26-2007, 01:30 PM
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Playmaker
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Frederick, MD
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Re: So, is there freedom of speech here or what?
I think he was playing on Matty's word about cleaning up the "riff-raff"...
It's pretty sad that one has to stoop to the level of crying about free speech on a private entity such as this message board. As far as I see, all thoughts, opinions and debauchery are welcome, however stupidity will get you flamed.
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11-26-2007, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Age: 45
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Re: So, is there freedom of speech here or what?
What I don't get is why so many people hang around here if it is so bad and the mods are so repressive. I wanted to stay out of this but franlly I think it is time the that all the f***tards who bitch and complain about this place just leave. Start your own board where you can whine and bitch about the team relentlessly. The rest of us will stay here and discuss our favorite team as if it actually were our favorite team and we actually did derive some enjoyment out of them.
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11-26-2007, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Re: So, is there freedom of speech here or what?
I'm not into criticizing, either...much. I just wonder what the Redskins record would be if we had kept Trent Green (even though he's not playing), kept Antonio Pierce, not brought in Brunell, kept Champ Bailey, even kept Keenan McCardell (15 years ago), not traded for TJ Duckett, and instead had drafted some first rate offensive linemen with the draft choices we gave up...
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11-26-2007, 02:59 PM
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11-26-2007, 03:26 PM
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Re: So, is there freedom of speech here or what?
Here is a thought to try to make this place a little friendlier. How about dropping the AD that pops up first every time you open a thread that says “Get Your Hate On”. Could this be sending a subliminal message to everyone?
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11-26-2007, 03:28 PM
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