An Open Note to Wizard Board Members Re: EG Issue
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:21 pm
An open note to members of the Wizards board.
I was perusing the Knicks board last night (feel sorry for them) and one post stuck with me a lot. In it, a Knicks board regular complained that other Knicks board regulars who would complain about Melo would get banned. But he wanted to complain about Melo's selfishness.
I don't know if he's now banned, but that made me think about our humble board.
We don't want to do that. We want to encourage the widest range of thought and expression. I thought about that Knicks board post and reflected on a number of PMs sent to me about the Ernie Grunfeld issue. Nowhere have I seen such polarization of opinions between camps. But the PMs have gone further -- asking for bans or suspensions of posters from both pro and anti Ernie camps.
Those bans or suspensions are not going to happen for posts that are regular posts of opinions -- even expressed with passion and, dare I say, aggressiveness. There is no dedicated set of group think talking points for posters to have to follow here. And nobody should expect such a thing. Just note that if you have an opinion, be prepared to be challenged on it by those with differing points of view and be challenged with passion and, dare I say, aggressiveness.
Our board is our board because you can say what you want. Because (hat tip to donkey) there's even a trolling thread where visitors can bad mouth the Wizards, the District, etc and do so safely and be re-engaged by Wizards board members safely. In short, there is no Ministry of Truth here.
That means, also, that you will -- from time-to-time -- encounter opinions and posters who make your blood boil. In those instances, please...PLEASE...make liberal use of the ignore button. Don't torture yourself. Be happy here.
Thanks for being on this board and thanks for your ear.
Sincerely,
Pine
I was perusing the Knicks board last night (feel sorry for them) and one post stuck with me a lot. In it, a Knicks board regular complained that other Knicks board regulars who would complain about Melo would get banned. But he wanted to complain about Melo's selfishness.
I don't know if he's now banned, but that made me think about our humble board.
We don't want to do that. We want to encourage the widest range of thought and expression. I thought about that Knicks board post and reflected on a number of PMs sent to me about the Ernie Grunfeld issue. Nowhere have I seen such polarization of opinions between camps. But the PMs have gone further -- asking for bans or suspensions of posters from both pro and anti Ernie camps.
Those bans or suspensions are not going to happen for posts that are regular posts of opinions -- even expressed with passion and, dare I say, aggressiveness. There is no dedicated set of group think talking points for posters to have to follow here. And nobody should expect such a thing. Just note that if you have an opinion, be prepared to be challenged on it by those with differing points of view and be challenged with passion and, dare I say, aggressiveness.
Our board is our board because you can say what you want. Because (hat tip to donkey) there's even a trolling thread where visitors can bad mouth the Wizards, the District, etc and do so safely and be re-engaged by Wizards board members safely. In short, there is no Ministry of Truth here.
That means, also, that you will -- from time-to-time -- encounter opinions and posters who make your blood boil. In those instances, please...PLEASE...make liberal use of the ignore button. Don't torture yourself. Be happy here.
Thanks for being on this board and thanks for your ear.
Sincerely,
Pine
