Venting

[honestbharani]

Ok... I try to be very normal and sociable here and I tend to ensure my arguments remain as arguments.. But in the Second Greatest Batsman Ever thread, there have been a series of posts by Burgey and Got_Spin, which I have reported and don't seem to have any impact... I don't read whole threads before posting replies coz I don't have that much time most of the time... I respond to what I read and I responded to Burgey lecturing that Indians have victim mentality. I take strong exception to stupid claims like that and said so in the last post there of mine... Apparently, calling someone's one view stupid equates to calling them stupid... Anyways, GF has closed the thread blaming me, but I feel Burgey has definitely crossed the line by repeatedly claiming "teams like India are letting victim mentality hold them down"... My two cents..

 

[wfdu_ben91]

Your complaining? I'm praising the hell out of another member on this forum and yet my posts are getting reported on a constant basis. If someone was doing to me what I am doing to them then I'd fully endorse what they're doing.

 

[Matteh]

Where's the beef?

Saying a cricket team has victim mentality is somewhat different to overstepping the mark and saying that your mum is fat.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Anyways, GF has closed the thread blaming me..

He's new to moderating and hasn't yet got over himself. (metaphorically speaking)

 

[NUFAN]

Anyways, GF has closed the thread blaming me..

Damn girlfriends.

 

[duffer]

Don't have it in me to actually sit and read through that thread but whatever it is that's bothering you hb, try not to let it get to you. Life's too short and all that.

 

[Son Of Coco]

The thread had turned into a complete mess, whoever's fault it was. Doesn't seem to be uncommon these days though.

Personally I blame it on a lack of "Tendulkar vs ...." threads.

 

[GotSpin]

Wait? You reported a post that didn't attack you personally but was of an opinion you disagreed with...

 

[GIMH]

Ok... I try to be very normal and sociable here and I tend to ensure my arguments remain as arguments.. But in the Second Greatest Batsman Ever thread, there have been a series of posts by Burgey and Got_Spin, which I have reported and don't seem to have any impact... I don't read whole threads before posting replies coz I don't have that much time most of the time... I respond to what I read and I responded to Burgey lecturing that Indians have victim mentality. I take strong exception to stupid claims like that and said so in the last post there of mine... Apparently, calling someone's one view stupid equates to calling them stupid... Anyways, GF has closed the thread blaming me, but I feel Burgey has definitely crossed the line by repeatedly claiming "teams like India are letting victim mentality hold them down"... My two cents..

hb, the very problem is the fact that you reply to stuff straight away rather than seeing how the thread has progressed. You say you don't have much time, but the thing is, if you'd read on, you'd have seen a mod ask for the line of discussion to get back on topic...instead you did derail the thread. I know you didn't mean to but that's what happened.

It is also quite grating for a lot of posters to see like seven or eight replies in a row on stuff that's been and gone in the thread. Again, not an attack on you personally as you aren't the only one, but it is counter-productive, IMO.

 

[Uppercut]

Burgey says a lot of Indian cricket fans have a victim mentality, an Indian cricket fan gets angry and starts a thread complaining about it, Burgey stands corrected.

 

[GIMH]

 

[honestbharani]

Burgey says a lot of Indian cricket fans have a victim mentality, an Indian cricket fan gets angry and starts a thread complaining about it, Burgey stands corrected.

yeah.. every person who complains has victim mentality, Mendis?

 

[honestbharani]

Wait? You reported a post that didn't attack you personally but was of an opinion you disagreed with...

No, I am tired of seeing the entire Indian fan community being painted with the same stupid brush.. If Burgey can't wake up to simple stuff like facts, then I am more than justified in calling his opinion on the matter "stupid"... And btw, this was a moderating decision that I didn't accept. Hence posting here..


But then again, we have blokes like Uppercut who can't seem to say anything worthwhile on cricket to jump in with factually incorrect smartass comments...

 

[honestbharani]

hb, the very problem is the fact that you reply to stuff straight away rather than seeing how the thread has progressed. You say you don't have much time, but the thing is, if you'd read on, you'd have seen a mod ask for the line of discussion to get back on topic...instead you did derail the thread. I know you didn't mean to but that's what happened.

It is also quite grating for a lot of posters to see like seven or eight replies in a row on stuff that's been and gone in the thread. Again, not an attack on you personally as you aren't the only one, but it is counter-productive, IMO.

It may be... But you see, it can't be the same for everyone. Sometimes, mods don't do the job and there is a post or two that is simply baiting users of certain nations/communities or fans of certain players.. And what is wrong with calling someone's stupid opinion on a certain matter as "stupid"? Unless Burgey has got ANY kind of fact to back up his stupid claim, I am more than justified in reacting this way, I feel...

 

[GIMH]

No, I am tired of seeing the entire Indian fan community being painted with the same stupid brush.. If Burgey can't wake up to simple stuff like facts, then I am more than justified in calling his opinion on the matter "stupid"... And btw, this was a moderating decision that I didn't accept. Hence posting here..


But then again, we have blokes like Uppercut who can't seem to say anything worthwhile on cricket to jump in with factually incorrect smartass comments...

I'm not jumping into that debate, otherwise why bother have the mods close the thread. But you weren't stating facts, you were presenting opinions, just like Burgey.

As an aside, never quite understood why you and Uppercut hate each other so much

 

[honestbharani]

Wait? You reported a post that didn't attack you personally but was of an opinion you disagreed with...

I reported a post that I considered a bait... Facts not too hard to understand, I tend to feel...

 

[GIMH]

It may be... But you see, it can't be the same for everyone. Sometimes, mods don't do the job and there is a post or two that is simply baiting users of certain nations/communities or fans of certain players.. And what is wrong with calling someone's stupid opinion on a certain matter as "stupid"? Unless Burgey has got ANY kind of fact to back up his stupid claim, I am more than justified in reacting this way, I feel...

The fact is a mod had asked for the thread to go back on topic...once they say that and you ignore it, closedville is the only route it's gonna take

 

[andmark]

Am I the only person who has realised that, a discussion about who the second greatest batsmen, a light hearted and interesting question, has become this?

 

[honestbharani]

I'm not jumping into that debate, otherwise why bother have the mods close the thread. But you weren't stating facts, you were presenting opinions, just like Burgey.

As an aside, never quite understood why you and Uppercut hate each other so much

That goes back a while.. But this time, his is the wrong side.. So I am gonna play it up..



Nah GIMH, the "facts" I am talking about are that the captain and coach felt compelled enough to state that Bucknor was being biased in their match reports... It never happened with the others. Not even Asoka De Silva, who got Sourav so many times that it won't be surprising if Sourav had felt that way about him... But it never happened. There was Hair, there was Daryl Harper, there was Rudi, and there was Billy. All these guys have given wrong decisions against INdia (and against other teams, obviously) but nothing ever transpired the way it did with Bucknor. Are you telling me none of these are facts?

 

[honestbharani]

The fact is a mod had asked for the thread to go back on topic...once they say that and you ignore it, closedville is the only route it's gonna take

Yeah that part is my bad.. I do accept that. I was juz venting coz I thought it was ridiculous for Burgey to get away with that...