BruisedOrange
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With renewed interest in the basketball program (I was amazed to see how much positive is being posted in the Recruiting Football Talk VIII thread) we can expect new and returning posters to "ride the opine" during and after LV games.
Since we're definitely writing of a new chapter in the program's history, maybe this is a good opportunity to improve the Forum experience, update some game thread traditions, or simply lobby for better behavior (that's "lobby for"--not "call out" or "demand").
Let's be frank--the Lady Vol forum has gained a reputation for prickliness and lack of diplomacy between posters. We could incite a bar fight in a nunnery! No one can or should control what people post, but we can all control how we respond. As an admired friend gently encouraged her husband recently, "Hon, you're reacting, not responding."
Back to Positives: Are there features or emphases that have been lost over time, that would be nice to have in the forum again? Maybe years ago someone who has since passed, or is no longer active, used to post something regularly that y'all miss. It's your forum--take ownership. Make this a place more Lady Vol supporters look forward to visiting.
Without turning this into a church planning committee... are there things people might volunteer to post on a continuing basis?
I'll make my offer in a following post.
(...and please, if your first thought is to respond to this with "knee-jerk rancor is what forums are for," first ask yourself: Why would I want to encourage worse behavior instead of better? Do I actually enjoy disliking the people where I choose to hang out?)
Since we're definitely writing of a new chapter in the program's history, maybe this is a good opportunity to improve the Forum experience, update some game thread traditions, or simply lobby for better behavior (that's "lobby for"--not "call out" or "demand").
Let's be frank--the Lady Vol forum has gained a reputation for prickliness and lack of diplomacy between posters. We could incite a bar fight in a nunnery! No one can or should control what people post, but we can all control how we respond. As an admired friend gently encouraged her husband recently, "Hon, you're reacting, not responding."
Back to Positives: Are there features or emphases that have been lost over time, that would be nice to have in the forum again? Maybe years ago someone who has since passed, or is no longer active, used to post something regularly that y'all miss. It's your forum--take ownership. Make this a place more Lady Vol supporters look forward to visiting.
Without turning this into a church planning committee... are there things people might volunteer to post on a continuing basis?
I'll make my offer in a following post.
(...and please, if your first thought is to respond to this with "knee-jerk rancor is what forums are for," first ask yourself: Why would I want to encourage worse behavior instead of better? Do I actually enjoy disliking the people where I choose to hang out?)