With all due respect....

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Smitty

What I find more annoying than the bantering are the lame attempts at humor and when threads become personal conversations way off topic. There are some people who think they are pretty self-important, but I generally ignore their posts. Overall this is an outstanding resource.

That is going to happen on any board where you have a solid group that is constantly contributing. I have noticed that here, but in other places. You must understand that some people here actually know each other and have known each other on the board (not including real life) for almost 10 years. That is just going to happen. Even the people here that I have had knock down drag out fights with, I have met personally at camps or were people that showed me support when I worked some big assignments. That will never go away even if you wanted it to. You just have to ignore like you said, or participate. At the end of the day, this is a good place to get some information you might not get in many places. But I would suggest that just like any advice, you verify it with the people you work for and take what you can use and throw out what you cannot.

I heard a person talk years ago about picking up pennies. If you can pick up a penny that helps you out and leave the rest there, you have accomplished something. That is all this place should be for most people. You are not going to learn everything about officiating by reading this board or any other board.

Peace

[Smitty]

I completely agree with you. I wouldn't expect anything to change on this board and the good far outweighs the bad. We are fortunate that there is rarely a need for a moderator to pull posts or deal with any flame wars. It could be A LOT worse, for sure.