lucydearest said:
I read the entire post, but he didn't have to refer to the number of posts badnews has made, as if being a new poster makes the opinion less valuable.
lucydearest, when a member says something to further a discussion, then I don't care if that person has 1 post or 10,000 posts. When someone comes to a new board and starts out right away by criticizing a long time respected member, then that person should expect to get "put in their place."
I have the title "Goodwill Ambassador" for a reason. I, more than most, enjoy welcoming new members, saying "happy birthday" and other small things that let people know that we are just like a big family here. Everyone is welcome! However, when people show up from other boards and immediately say or do things to make KingsFans.com what it is not, then I object.
As I mentioned in another thread recently, the owner, moderators, and longtime members of KingsFans.com have worked very hard into making this a "family" board where people of all ages can come and talk (and learn about) the game of basketball, especially as it pertains to our favorite team...The Sacramento Kings. It is not a place where we spend time being critical of each other. We don't allow flaming of our team or our members. There are some Kings sites that do allow that. For people who like that kind of place, I invite them to find it, and enjoy themselves. For those of us who don't like that kind of place, well, we have KingsFans.com.
This board is not going to change for the few new members who have come here to change it into the board from whence they came. It is just not going to happen.
This post is a general response about my feeling of things that have taken place here of late. It is in no way meant to single out any individual poster.
::6th steps down off the soapbox::