Since this is an Alabama Board principally made up of Alabama Fans I don't favor giving rival fans equal time. I have always viewed it as a place to talk about Alabama Football. I have never thought this board should allow Auburn fans or LSU fans ect... equal attention, or allow them to run down our team, coaches, or players. They can do that on their own boards. TideFans is not like their boards. (Thank goodness).I don't understand. Doesn't all posting privileges come with conditions? Aren't we all held to the same conditions?
They should have the same conditions as anyone else and should be suspended, banned, or terminated as anyone else would. There should not be any special conditions set. Treat everyone the same. It shouldn't matter what school that you pull for however I really can't see why a fan of another school wants to be on here...... jealousy, would be my guess.
I also agree with this. I don't come here to talk OSU football. I joined TideFans to talk about Alabama football. I may post about OSU or the B1G from time to time, but that isn't why I am here.Since this is an Alabama Board principally made up of Alabama Fans I don't favor giving rival fans equal time. I have always viewed it as a place to talk about Alabama Football. I have never thought this board should allow Auburn fans or LSU fans ect... equal attention, or allow them to run down our team, coaches, or players. They can do that on their own boards. TideFans is not like their boards. (Thank goodness).
As long as they don't hijack every. single. thread. and turn it into anti-Saban, anti-Bama banter.
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Their behavior must be at the least as good as Audub's, B1GTide's or Bazza's. Heck, I would even give these 3 a LOT more leeway than any L5U fans posting here. Honestly, Bazza can say whatever he likes - don't care what it is really. He's proven himself more so than a lot of Bama fans here.
Yep. It brings to mind "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me". If allowed, hoping they act civil.Just a little note to appreciate the admins. What ever terms are landed on I hope they don't have to deal with what they did last time. They do enough to keep this board as great as it is without dealing with those that caused the problems. I don't want them to have an undue burden, and it was an undue burden.
Well, number one will happen eventually.First time poster here! I am an Alabama grad, but was born and raised in Nola and still have family there.
I voted to oppose with conditions.
My perspective on the situation is this. My family is pretty typical of many LSU fans; never attended the University, weren't even fans until they started winning (when I was growing up in the 70s we were Tulane fans!), flags come down when they lose, or turn the game off.
I've tried to get them to pull for Alabama, when they aren't playing LSU, but the hatred is so deep, it simply isn't comprehensible to me.
In my opinion, many, (of course this doesn't include all LSU fans) will not get over this hatred for Alabama until (1) Nick Saban is gone and (2) they beat us consistently and soundly.
Maybe I will be proven wrong.
Will this make your and other board administrators jobs harder? I haven't voted yet, but this is a Bama board. If a person graduated from LSWho, but has a son or daughter enrolled at Alabama, then they should be welcomed if they are civil and do not use profanity.The purpose of this poll is to gauge board sentiment regarding the readmission of LSU to posting status on the board. This is a matter we've been discussing. The results are non-binding on administration, since there are many other factors involved. If, in the end, we do readmit them, this action can be reversed, if the same situation redevelops which caused their banning initially. We're hoping that some of the underlying emotions which seemed to exist and caused the misbehavior will have died down and that will allow a civil discourse. Let us know what you think...
I doubt we'll be quite that strict. I'm sure we'll get a ringer or two, but we'll judge them as a group. If a trend develops, then, yes, we'll hammer the group again. In the last infestation, some made ridiculous posts so they could go back to their home boards and brag about being banned. Also, some would be nice over here and then go back and say nasty things behind our backs. Those seemed to get the angriest when banned for that. I've been told a number of times that I had no right to ban them for something they said on an LSU board. I just came back with that I'd ban them for something they said to their BIL in the next booth in a restaurant. Nothing I hate worse than two-facedness...Let them in with the following conditions.
1) State you are a LSU fan in the first post and that you have read all the rules and terms of this forum.
2) They must understand that they will be monitored and scrutinized more closely than other members and that the REC will take action(s) as they see as appropriate if there is any misbehavior.
If the administrators decide that one has to go, they all go. Is this fair? No. But hopefully this will encourage the other LSU fans to police their own.