martin
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Joined: 7/24/2001
Member: #2 USA
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Hi everyone. Thanks for the feedback.
Just a few thoughts. Andrew and I like talking Knicks. We like talking Knicks with each other and like talking Knicks with others, we like watching the Knicks on TV and would enjoy stopping into MSG if we were a little closer to NYC, and thus the site. The both of us have put time and effort to try to create a place where people can stop by and enjoy the ease of the links, try their hand at guessing Knick game outcomes, and join in some meaningful conversation in the forums. UltimateKnicks.com is as much a reflection of something the two of us have pulled together as it is an embodiment of those of you who stop by and continue to stop by on a regular basis (and for that we thank you).
I think we have mentioned this before: moderating the forums is our least favorite task, a proverbial necessary evil of hosting forums. Opinions are for everyone to have, and we respect each of them no matter how much we agree or disagree with them. But let me be clear about one point: this site is absolutely not about free speech. In this regard we have tried to make an effort to curb multiple handles. We do not tolerate posters who stop in and lay down a George Carlin like spew of filth and then leave. Some other mod'ing decisions are a little more subtle: We do realize threads do meander and get off topic some, and that's OK; posters who repeatedly post random, unrelated posts without any regard for the topic take away from good conversation. Posters who have nothing better to say than "you are stupid” add nothing to the conversation. To make our site a place where users will come back and stay we do make decisions with the above in mind. We try not to be heavy handed, but at the same time we do not like to waste our own time with repeated offenders, so we do ban people (we also let users back to the site too).
In a perfect world, we do no mod’ing, but the site would quickly deteriorate and some very good posters would not come back. So, Andrew and I mod and try to use a subtle hand in containing/shaping the forums and its members.
OK, that’s all.
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