Open Misdirected Anger Thread

by Pants Man on Mar 27, 2007 5:40 PM PDT

Back in August, Grant left on his honeymoon and we all went Lord Of The Files on him. The site briefly descended into an orgy of profanity, personal attacks, and bannings. I don't recall the details, but at one point I believe Josh From Hollywood tore a newbie's head clean off of his neck and posted it on a stake. It got ugly.

Irwin was the first to step up and call for civility (or, failing that, improved punctuation). A few days later Grant himself violated his pre-nup by posting from his honeymoon. There were many useful sentiments in these two diaries, but four words from Grant's diary ("don't be a weenie") tell you all you need to know.

Unfortunately, personal attacks appear to be on the rise again, and the signal-to-noise ratio of the site is suffering because of it. One recent diary alone featured implications that posters' arguments were either a "bullshit position" or a "huge pile of dog doo doo." They were "idiotic" and the "worst kind of prejudice" and displayed the same logic as the KKK. Posters were cordially invited to "shut the f up" and "have a couple of Coronas and some hemlock." One poster idly fantasized about pointing a gun in another poster's direction. Various posters were referred to as either a "wet fart", a puppy-strangler sympathizer, a poo-flinging monkey, or a "tardbox." (Actually, a poster wasn't referred to as a "tardbox"... Doug Gottlieb was. This is entirely fine with me. Plus, I do enjoy the word "tardbox.") One poster was described as "clinically insane" and "off his meds." (Oops, I did that. Sorry, E.) I think most of us will agree that it was all a little much.

These are anxious days for a Giants fan. The team's creaky old lineup is a few hamstring pulls away from disaster, and it's been twenty years since Stephen King wrote anything as terrifying as the current incarnation of the Giants bullpen. Ideally we would point our angst not at each other but at the bullpen itself. Or at the Dodgers. Or Doug Gottlieb. But I realize that this might not be enough, so I'm willing to take one for the team in the name of sanity and civility.

Feel free to use this thread to unload any pent up personal attacks on me. Call me a hemlock-slinging tardbox, or a poo-strangling puppy fart. I promise not to take it personally, and hopefully we'll all be better off for it.

In order to help get the ball rolling, I'll even provide a discussion question:

"What's the matter with Pants Man?"

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There can be only one ...

"HE'S A BUM!"

no offense of course, Pants. It had to be said.

My Adopted San Francisco Giant: Notgardo Alfonzo

by tk on Mar 27, 2007 5:40 PM PDT reply actions

He really is!

And what's with the "pants" bit anyway? I just recently learned that in the UK "pants" is slang meaning something no good or worthless. So his name might as well be Garbage Man! What kind of a name is that?

Thanks for posting this pants thread, Pants Man.

"Yep, I'm a Dodger hater" - Kevin Frandsen

by EliminateMe on Mar 27, 2007 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions