Re: A ban on "Dave's Pants" or "Dave's Underwear" posts
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:46 am
Phil said this far better than I could ever express it.
I, personally, am not offended. Everyone has their line, and while imho it has been crossed, by no means do I speak for everyone. I am not singling out anyone, but the reality is that imho, the constant way that they Dave's jeans comments seem to seep out of their thread has grown old. Like I said, these comments aren't personal, just as I don't take personally the people that tell me to chill out.
There seem to be more holes in the Dave's Pants thread than there are in the pants themselves.
My post here was not intended as a cry for the moderators to rule with an iron fist and impose their will, but rather a suggestion that we all just try to be a bit more creative in our posts. Yes, times are slow, but there really is no need to start filling everything from show reviews, to questions about the bands financial status with comments about Dave's nether regions.
While Phill started it humorously, and innocently enough, it quickly spun into discussion of rushing the stage in an attempt to glimpse flesh. Dave is an adult, and by no means am I suggesting he cover up, or that people interested in going on a "what kind of underwear is he wearing" mission refrain from doing so. I just think this kind of talk is stale, and has grown way past old.
For those that have been around a long time, you will recall this, but for others, it might be kind of a new thing. There were times in the past, particularly when we were more limited to yahoo and aol groups and lacked the flexibility of this wonderful forum, that we all agreed to let certain topics die. I don't recall all of them, but a few examples at the time were Winona stuff, and Grant getting fired stuff, as well as the "old fans vs new fans" civil war that sprouted up a few times. We lost a lot of good posters, and strong members of our community over that, and I would really hate to see that happen again.
So as far as "Dave's Pants" posts go, there is already a thread for this. I am just kindly suggesting we keep it there.
Joe
I, personally, am not offended. Everyone has their line, and while imho it has been crossed, by no means do I speak for everyone. I am not singling out anyone, but the reality is that imho, the constant way that they Dave's jeans comments seem to seep out of their thread has grown old. Like I said, these comments aren't personal, just as I don't take personally the people that tell me to chill out.
There seem to be more holes in the Dave's Pants thread than there are in the pants themselves.
My post here was not intended as a cry for the moderators to rule with an iron fist and impose their will, but rather a suggestion that we all just try to be a bit more creative in our posts. Yes, times are slow, but there really is no need to start filling everything from show reviews, to questions about the bands financial status with comments about Dave's nether regions.
While Phill started it humorously, and innocently enough, it quickly spun into discussion of rushing the stage in an attempt to glimpse flesh. Dave is an adult, and by no means am I suggesting he cover up, or that people interested in going on a "what kind of underwear is he wearing" mission refrain from doing so. I just think this kind of talk is stale, and has grown way past old.
For those that have been around a long time, you will recall this, but for others, it might be kind of a new thing. There were times in the past, particularly when we were more limited to yahoo and aol groups and lacked the flexibility of this wonderful forum, that we all agreed to let certain topics die. I don't recall all of them, but a few examples at the time were Winona stuff, and Grant getting fired stuff, as well as the "old fans vs new fans" civil war that sprouted up a few times. We lost a lot of good posters, and strong members of our community over that, and I would really hate to see that happen again.
So as far as "Dave's Pants" posts go, there is already a thread for this. I am just kindly suggesting we keep it there.
Joe