Uniforms in a State Championship Game

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Rich

It was a bit of an inside joke. When Nevada got his timeout last time, he created an account called "Penalty Box" to circumvent the timeout. That added to the timeout, after we eliminated the new account.

(We *want* people to have fun here, but if the only way people can have fun is to personally attack people, this is not the place for them. Likewise, we've been told by a majority of the people that have PMed us that keeping the boards reasonably on-topic is also important, which is why we set up the Off Topic board -- I'd really like people to post more to that board and have it take off as a group of officials sitting at the bar shooting the bull, but that hasn't happened yet, either.)

Now that is informative! I wondered why my account wouldn't work when the ban period had passed.
So let me now tell you and the other mods involved who seem to think that they know everything that you are mistaken about who created that account.
Secondly, I did NOT personally attack any other poster or call anyone names. I did strongly criticize the attitude expressed by a poster which I considered to be unprofessional and not proper for an official to display or carry onto the court.

After what I just learned from your post, I'm going to take some time to consider whether I will continue posting in this forum or not. If this new and strict policy is the way that it is going to be, it is not an improvement and not in the spirit of the late JR.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I'm going to take some time to consider whether I will continue posting in this forum or not.

Nevadaref: Please stick around. I don't recall any of your posts, in my opinion, as being offensive, or impolite. But, then again, I'm not a moderator, nor do I play one on television.

Note: If you leave, who will head our archive department?

[Judtech]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Nevadaref: Please stick around. I don't recall any of your posts, in my opinion, as being offensive, or impolite. But, then again, I'm not a moderator, nor do I play one on television.

Have you stayed at a Holiday Inn Select recently? That might work

[A Pennsylvania Coach]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Now that is informative! I wondered why my account wouldn't work when the ban period had passed.
So let me now tell you and the other mods involved who seem to think that they know everything that you are mistaken about who created that account.
Secondly, I did NOT personally attack any other poster or call anyone names. I did strongly criticize the attitude expressed by a poster which I considered to be unprofessional and not proper for an official to display or carry onto the court.

After what I just learned from your post, I'm going to take some time to consider whether I will continue posting in this forum or not. If this new and strict policy is the way that it is going to be, it is not an improvement and not in the spirit of the late JR.

I don't think mods should be talking about bans, and they certainly shouldn't be changing the terms of a suspension without informing the poster. This is disappointing. Nevadaref I hope you stay but I understand your frustration.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by A Pennsylvania Coach

I don't think mods should be talking about bans, and they certainly shouldn't be changing the terms of a suspension without informing the poster. This is disappointing. Nevadaref I hope you stay but I understand your frustration.

Nevada was the one who brought it up in public.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Would it be too much to as that the posts not relevant to the original post in this thread be moved to a new thread regarding Nevadaref's timeout??

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

Would it be too much to as that the posts not relevant to the original post in this thread be moved to a new thread regarding Nevadaref's timeout??

No matter what we do here, it's going to be criticized. I could delete the off topic stuff, but that would be interpreted a certain way, I'm sure.

I'm going to close the thread. If there's more to say on the original topic, feel free to open a new thread.

And Adam's right. When Nevada said he was "unjustly banned for a few days by an over-zealous mod" he opened the door for me to describe the nature of the suspension (and, gang, we have tools to trace traffic to the board - don't pee on my head and tell me it's raining).

I would've never said anything about it otherwise and, quite frankly, had forgotten all about it.

In before the lock.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Now that is informative! I wondered why my account wouldn't work when the ban period had passed.
So let me now tell you and the other mods involved who seem to think that they know everything that you are mistaken about who created that account.
Secondly, I did NOT personally attack any other poster or call anyone names. I did strongly criticize the attitude expressed by a poster which I considered to be unprofessional and not proper for an official to display or carry onto the court.

After what I just learned from your post, I'm going to take some time to consider whether I will continue posting in this forum or not. If this new and strict policy is the way that it is going to be, it is not an improvement and not in the spirit of the late JR.

I didn't know you were even suspended....and I don't think I ever seen anything from you that should have got you suspended.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by Rich

Aiming for another stay in the Penalty Box?

Originally Posted by Rich

That added to the timeout, after we eliminated the new account.

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

After what I just learned from your post, I'm going to take some time to consider whether I will continue posting in this forum or not. If this new and strict policy is the way that it is going to be, it is not an improvement and not in the spirit of the late JR.

Well this doesn't look like it's going to end well at all. On Nevada's behalf, I can think of 4 or 5 others that post that seem more offensive and personal. I know this board belongs to the owners who can do whatever they wish, but sheesh...Time-outs & temporary bans? It's not like he's posting porn.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Now that is informative! I wondered why my account wouldn't work when the ban period had passed.
So let me now tell you and the other mods involved who seem to think that they know everything that you are mistaken about who created that account.
Secondly, I did NOT personally attack any other poster or call anyone names. I did strongly criticize the attitude expressed by a poster which I considered to be unprofessional and not proper for an official to display or carry onto the court.

After what I just learned from your post, I'm going to take some time to consider whether I will continue posting in this forum or not. If this new and strict policy is the way that it is going to be, it is not an improvement and not in the spirit of the late JR.

Interesting.

I will be quite honest and admit that Nevada and I have had quite a few disagreements on this forum...but I really can't remember the last time he slammed someone on a personal level. On the other hand, there are several of the new mods who do it fairly frequently. So who is moderating the moderators?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Interesting.

I will be quite honest and admit that Nevada and I have had quite a few disagreements on this forum...but I really can't remember the last time he slammed someone on a personal level. On the other hand, there are several of the new mods who do it fairly frequently. So who is moderating the moderators?

Well you have a right to your opinion, but let not act like he has never went after someone personally that he did not agree with. He has and usually is self-righteous about it.

And I have been penalized for conflicts with him directly, but let us not act like no one has ever felt his comments were over the top. I cannot speak on this specific manner but people have seen it happen. And when the mods tell you something if you want to stay then you better listen or suffer the consequences. This place is pretty simple, you cannot say what you want and when you want. First Amendment has nothing to do with this situation and just like anything we do in officiating, it is up to us personally to decide what goes over the top and the same goes for the mods.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Interesting.

I will be quite honest and admit that Nevada and I have had quite a few disagreements on this forum...but I really can't remember the last time he slammed someone on a personal level. On the other hand, there are several of the new mods who do it fairly frequently. So who is moderating the moderators?

I will say this much, as one guilty of channeling my inner JR, we have called each other out. I have issued a couple of apologies and deleted my own comments. We're all human, after all. Often times, the consequences arise from the response to being called out (this is not any info about any specific action we've taken.)