Should I buy the huddle?!?

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, Icege said:

Oh for sure. Some folks want an argumentative mess where they can bounce around in the chaos and that's fine. Though seeing as how the numbers for the server keep going up meanwhile we don't see many new posters here that aren't alt accounts... so... idk about that last part...

I also have zero doubt that LG isn't losing any sleep over this because that's not exactly something that somebody with NPD would do (which explains why he felt justified in promoting toxic behavior while trying to make it appear as if the people that left in opposition to it were unreasonable).

Dude... you keep complaining about an argumentative mess while you are the only one trolling for an argument. YOU ARE BEING THE TOXICITY.

[Lame Duck]

1 minute ago, Icege said:

Oh for sure. Some folks want an argumentative mess where they can bounce around in the chaos and that's fine. Though seeing as how the numbers for the server keep going up while we don't see many new posters here that aren't alt accounts idk so about that last part...

I also have zero doubt that LG is losing any sleep over this because that's not exactly something that somebody with NPD would do (which explains why he felt justified in promoting toxic behavior while trying to make it appear as if the people that left in opposition to it were unreasonable).

PhillyB will come back here at some point.  He’s just busy with life right now.  Many original posters are just busy with life… kids, spouse, careers…. Life happens.

[45catfan]

If you do buy the Huddle BigCat, shitcan the Tinderbox.  It really has no place on a sports forum.  I understand it's original intent--which was to take heated discussions out of the main forum, but it's morphed into cess pool.  There's plenty of political/conspiracy theory sites around the net for those dozen or so folks to visit.

Edited 8 hours ago by 45catfan

[Icege]

Just now, Lame Duck said:

PhillyB will come back here at some point.  He’s just busy with life right now.  Many original posters are just busy with life… kids, spouse, careers…. Life happens.

Would be a lot of fun to see some of the old folks in here.

Would be even more fun to revitalize the Huddle tailgate.

[Lame Duck]

1 minute ago, 45catfan said:

If you do Big Cat the Huddle, shitcan the Tinderbox.  It really has no place on a sports Forum.  I understand it's original intent--which was to take heated discussions out of the main forum, but it's morphed into cess pool.  There's plenty of political/conspiracy theory sites around the net for those dozen or so folks to visit.

So let me get this straight… you want to can a forum that you do not visit and send those posters elsewhere and remove traffic (source of income)?  Hope you are not in CEO position.  How about you just don’t visit that forum?  Problem solved.

[Jon Snow]

59 minutes ago, carpanfan96 said:

PhillyB is too busy making movies now, he wouldn't have time for the MS paint Cam stuff. 

He still making war movies?

[HPPantherzfan]

2 minutes ago, Lame Duck said:

So let me get this straight… you want to can a forum that you do not visit and send those posters elsewhere and remove traffic (source of income)?  Hope you are not in CEO position.  How about you just don’t visit that forum?  Problem solved.

The problem with it has become the fact that the disagreements there, which has nothing to do with sports, bleeds over to the sports forums and results in name calling and the likes, making it personal.

[LinvilleGorge]

6 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

If you do buy the Huddle BigCat, shitcan the Tinderbox.  It really has no place on a sports forum.  I understand it's original intent--which was to take heated discussions out of the main forum, but it's morphed into cess pool.  There's plenty of political/conspiracy theory sites around the net for those dozen or so folks to visit.

The TB used to be a problem but we've largely cleaned it up. It's pretty much the same 8-10 posters (myself included) yelling at each other over the same stuff for years with no one giving an inch. It's insanity but it's a good outlet. LOL 

[Bear Hands]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

Dude... you keep complaining about an argumentative mess while you are the only one trolling for an argument. YOU ARE BEING THE TOXICITY.

Icege has been good because he continues to discuss and help create the good convo.  So I feel like it's aight on his part if he tries to make it better.  

Where it truly gets toxic are those who are gone and entirely on discord.  There were a few who literally turned every thread into this - about how they couldn't understand how others didn't agree with them, how the board was never the same, and rather than try to debate football, turn it into questioning the person's football intellect or how "the board has gone downhill". 

I hope people just keep contributing, keep posting, keep making it worthwhile folks.  A community makes it a community, so if y'all want it to be like it was, make it so.  Network in the QC, try to get a tailgate together, etc.   

The Bleys, Boo, Beach, AKs of the world drift away, some come back, some don't, life goes on.  Hell, I didn't even mind Bwood lol.  I'm somehow able to sneak in mod'ing and posts with a 10-mo y/o, city arch gig, in a sea of Bears fans in northshore Chi-town but it could happen to me too.

But if you love football chat, I encourage all to keep it going, keep it spicy, I love the fiery debates in here.  Some can't take the heat and turn it into the "quality of posts" whining and then run to discord.   Just don't do that.  

[Bear Hands]

oh and to answer TBK's question - no.  And you won't

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Bear Hands said:

Icege has been good because he continues to discuss and help create the good convo.  So I feel like it's aight on his part if he tries to make it better.  

Where it truly gets toxic are those who are gone and entirely on discord.  There were a few who literally turned every thread into this - about how they couldn't understand how others didn't agree with them, how the board was never the same, and rather than try to debate football, turn it into questioning the person's football intellect or how "the board has gone downhill". 

I hope people just keep contributing, keep posting, keep making it worthwhile folks.  A community makes it a community, so if y'all want it to be like it was, make it so.  Network in the QC, try to get a tailgate together, etc.   

The Bleys, Boo, Beach, AKs of the world drift away, some come back, some don't, life goes on.  Hell, I didn't even mind Bwood lol.  I'm somehow able to sneak in mod'ing and posts with a 10-mo y/o, city arch gig, in a sea of Bears fans in northshore Chi-town but it could happen to me too.

But if you love football chat, I encourage all to keep it going, keep it spicy, I love the fiery debates in here.  Some can't take the heat and turn it into the "quality of posts" whining and then run to discord.   Just don't do that.  

The only issue I have with Icege is when he's doing this stuff. He's the only poster who keeps bringing up the fact that a handful of posters left because they didn't like how the forum was moderated and he blames me because I created a thread for them to have only positive conversation that I would moderate to enforce that but that made me an asshole mocking them when that wasn't at all what it was.

Just let bygones be bygones. Some people left. They found a place where they're happier. That's good and I'm happy for them. But don't keep bringing back the toxicity of that era of the Huddle and blaming me for it. I did what I could and they thought I was mocking them. I can't help that.

[Bear Hands]

5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

The only issue I have with Icege is when he's doing this stuff. He's the only poster who keeps bringing up the fact that a handful of posters left because they didn't like how the forum was moderated and he blames me because I created a thread for them to have only positive conversation that I would moderate to enforce that but that made me an asshole mocking them when that wasn't at all what it was.

Just let bygones be bygones. Some people left. They found a place where they're happier. That's good and I'm happy for them. But don't keep bringing back the toxicity of that era of the Huddle and blaming me for it. I did what I could and they thought I was mocking them. I can't help that.

That’s fair, we don’t need the reminders they started their own “club” haha

[Bear Hands]

Okay well I feel like this has run its course. Not happening BigKat. Have a nice Sunday all lol

[Zod]

23 hours ago, TheBigKat said:

Yes 

No

would he sell?

owner of the board was MIA for the draft 

1 million dollars. For every hour you fail to reply, the price goes up 100k.