Platapie wrote:And you would also be the first to jump on someone for repetitive topics if Bargs were to run of 10 straight 30 pt games, right? Like by the 6th, you'd be all 'Look, we KNOW he can shoot. Why do you need to keep harping on it? STFU, dufus!', etc.
First of all, surely you can concede that people would enjoy hearing about a positive more than a negative
Absolutely. I just don't see the connection between what people will enjoyed and what should be allowed/discussed. Truth is truth, to be trite about it.
I.E being told I shouldn't be posting more on RealGM every day would get tiring a lot faster than being told how good those posts are on a daily basis.
Lol, I'm weird in that respect, in that I tend to notice the people arguing with me more than those agreeing with me, but that's just my love of debate. In general I agree, but make the same qualification as above.
Second, yes, actually, I would get annoyed if a topic was overly repetitive and a thread popped up every day mentioning how great X player was for the same reason, every time.
Well then this must be a really frustrating place for you, either way. But I will say this: if/when Bargs does score very well on a consistent basis, be prepared to be annoyed.
The problem is, at least in my eyes, that there is almost 0 positivity on this board as a whole.
I know that that's the perception some in here have. I happen to completely disagree. To support my position is that our board is almost always cited by other boards as being THE unrealistic homers of the site, or at least competing with the Knicks fans. I am sure people who disagree with that take have an explanation...ie, a handfull who post a lot make the others look like that, etc. But I doubt it's an explanation that wouldn't work against your perception either. I do know that if you were to sample a thread about Bargs from his stellar 11/4 rookie campaign, and look at that season with objective eyes, ie 11/4, you might not think negativity was the norm.
Or if you consider how consistently in here it is assumed that the intangibles are in our favor, and the numbers are our basement and other teams/players' ceiling.
Or any number of other examples.
What I DO think you see is a tendency to overreact in either direction at times. ie, bi-polar. But to support my point would be this: many around here seem to think bi-polar means negative, not existing at BOTH extremes. That misconception imo speaks volumes.
And lastly, while I am sure there are exceptions, by and large you don't see the critical posters seeking to define the right and wrong way to be a fan according with their views anywhere near as much as the reverse. What orthodoxy exists in here is, imo, almost entirely along the lines of those who believe that a 'real' fan is/should be positive like they are.
