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Originally posted by BigUmp56
Bob,
Questions asked by a newer umpire on rules, mechanics, etc..., are not interesting, right?
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Not interesting to whom? No, they aren't interesting to me. They are (presumably) of interest to others. I have not deleted or closed any such thread that stayed (reasonably) on topic and remained free from the whining, snoping and trolling that has become all too frequent.
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I can assure you that that is not the intention of this forum.
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Tim, you've been here for only a couple of months. I don't think you can "assure" me of anything regarding the intention of this forum. To be clear, you might be right about the intent of this forum -- but you could be a little less antagonistic or condescending.
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If you want to chase people away for not measuring up to some pre-determined qualification level, then you go right ahead and allow it. Eventually, this forum will suffer for it.
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I don't think I've chased anyone away, and the number of posters I have requested Brad to remove can be counted on one hand.
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Regardless of what you thought about the abandonment ~vs~ desertion thread, it sparked some great dialog between some of the more prominent members of this board.
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Agreed. And, while I don't recall the current status of the thread, it remained open (and may still be open) for quite a while, while the discussion was taking place
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However, you are mistaken if you believe that umpires come here to read a discussion about what cup a new guy wears, or how big his vastis medialis are, and how his old cup rubbed them "raw."
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Reference, please. How are you omniscient about what all umpires come here to read?
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What's next. New threads on bullet pencil prefferences, or stronger shoe laces?
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If that's what gets posted and discussed, then, sure. Why not?
Tim, when someone posted a complaint about one of your early threads, you responded with something along the lines of "it's related to umpiring, I can discuss it." Yet now, there are posts that you find uninteresting and you (apparently) feel the need to whine about it. Don't you find that a little ironic?