Good Bye

[Welpe]

Garth-

I am sad to see you go, I have always enjoyed reading your posts. I hope you reconsider one day but if not, you will be missed.

[Ump29]

I hope the reference to "Canada" is who I think it is.
As an ump from Canada , I would not like this to be a black
spot against all from this country as I believe most are beyond this. I guess it only takes a few bad apples to spoil the barrel . I will continue on here as long as it stays civil !!
Regards to all.

[Paul L]

Garth, your reputation is intact with me and probably the vast majority of the non-trolls who monitor this site. I'm disappointed that you (and several other knowledgable posters) respond to personal attacks whose primary purpose is to derive pleasure from causing you to respond, and that you don't trust us to recognize those attacks as a statement about the poster making them and not about you.

And I'm disappointed that I and others are no longer going to benefit from your wisdom and experience. Please reconsider for the good of baseball umpiring. Come back and ignore the trolls.

[JRutledge]

I have probably been one of the most attacked, mocked, had more names thrown my way than just about anyone here. It has been done on this site and many others. The more and more I have learned about the internet is you cannot respond or get involved in every discussion. I even had a person that claimed he knew me coming here and trying to ruin my reputation and claimed I would not do this and would not do that and I did less than a year accomplish all those things. I think Garth (if you are still here) you have to your frustration have tried to be a moral authority on all subjects in a lot of areas. The problem with that is you cannot do that and be successful. And it is a waste of time. There are people here that hate my guts and have never met me. But they do not have the balls to step to me like a man and say something to my face or let their name be known behind their words. After all of that I am still here. Not so much as I used to be, but I am smarter when and who I respond to. I think Garth has been a valuable member to this site even with the reality is we have disagreed many times over the years. It is sad that he would allow some troll to win rather than just ignoring them and realizing some people are not here to help others.

Peace

[RPatrino]

Garth, it would be trully sad if you no longer post here. I for one enjoy and learn from your posts. It is pathetic when a few individuals with dubious intentions ruin it for the rest of us. I for one, won't allow these people to do that. I trully ignore them, in the hopes they will 'go away'. Eventually, if we all do that, they will get tired of arguing with themselves.

This forum is too valuable to let it be ruined by a small minority. Let's not let that happen.

[socalblue1]

I have a suggestion - should ALL of us simply place our trolls on the ignore list they will give up soon enough. Sure they can create new accounts but that's easy, as moderators can just keep removing them (Easy to find a pattern for a new poster).

Let's not let a very small number of fools destroy a valuable tool.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by socalblue1

I have a suggestion - should ALL of us simply place our trolls on the ignore list they will give up soon enough. Sure they can create new accounts but that's easy, as moderators can just keep removing them (Easy to find a pattern for a new poster).

Let's not let a very small number of fools destroy a valuable tool.

I have a better idea. Why not just ignore them. You should not need a button to realize when someone is not added to the discussion, you talk over and around them. These people still show up on the thread, but ignore what they have to say. It is not like you have to read every response anyway.

Peace

[Klokard]

GB, I too wish you would reconsider. I hate to see someone with your insight leave this forum due to the rantings of a few dumb a$$'s.

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by Ump29

I hope the reference to "Canada" is who I think it is.
As an ump from Canada , I would not like this to be a black
spot against all from this country as I believe most are beyond this. I guess it only takes a few bad apples to spoil the barrel . I will continue on here as long as it stays civil !!
Regards to all.

No Ump29, Garth was not referring to you. He was referring to one who uses your Country's name as an umpire.