Posting Guidelines: Something I think BGN should consider.

It would be much more pleasant here without the name calling (except towards obvious trolls). We could also do without pointless posts like the Madden one.

man..if i hadn’t been on here as long as i have, i would be inclined to re-join under this awesome name.

Too many rules and regulations. I figure a few guidelines should satisfy.
I agree with responsible and informative fan posts. I agree with banning spammers. I agree with outlawing racial and bigot comments.
But, we want a free blog here. Free speech. Who should be the standard and judge of whats proper and whats not? The guidelines need to be loose, not be all end all. 8th Texan is a prime example of what was wrong. The madden post while seemingly pointless, got a lot of hits and some positive feedback. But the above standards would sonisder it a bad post. I personally didn’t like it, but I ain’t ready to kick them off for it either.
All we can do is hope people use their best judgement when making posts, even though some of them won’t. But if you start instituting stringent rules, you will find this place lonely and empty more often then not, and that is in itself a bad thing. I would rather take this opportunity to help average and below average Eagle fans become better informed, which in turn will produce better posts for all to enjoy. The bad apples will just have to be dealt with as they pop up.

No doubt that there has been an immense increase in shitty fanposts and comments over the last year. I’m all for some kind of regulation in regard to the fanposts, but it will be Jason who has to moderate them as of now. Do you want to do that Jason?

I guess this is just the price to pay when a blog becomes so popular.

… but then I read the actual rules, and it’s 95% common-sense stuff, most of which has been advocated over here at one time or another.

I don’t have a problem with the rules themselves, and I don’t have a problem with making BGN a place where you have to earn your stripes, so to speak. It would definitely be cool if we all used the functions the right way so the site was easier to navigate, but the concerns about making it a group-think and discouraging potential contributors from posting are legitimate.

I’m all for anything that raises the bar around here, and I think you’re right about the past few weeks. The one thing I don’t worry about, though, is BGN running completely off the rails. It seems like those who need correcting get called out pretty quickly … in other words, over time, the group is rather self-policing.

And that’s good … because if I had one real concern about imposing these rules, it would be who’s gonna do the moderating and when. That stuff is a pain in the butt, and if you cover things 23-7, it’ll be the one hour you skip when a flame war erupts.

Anyway, good to circulate those rules. I do a couple things they mentioned from time to time, and now I won’t.

I agree with most of it, though. I would just hate to see some of the more colorful posters like EvilBanner or Mr. Joe_D get banned. While I rarely agree with EB, he is farking hilarious.

Never root against the Seahawks Eagles.

i know this is a blog for people to converse about the eagles, post interesting/relevant topics, and stay updated on the eagles, but i actually vote no on rules. i think it makes the site more fun with the arguments, but then again i could be an idiot. a good argument makes lots of comments → makes me read the post, and i’m sure it does other people too. guidelines, maybe. rules, no. it’d take all the fun out of it. plus, i learn a thing or two from all this.

From what I see, most of the bloggers are college students (myself included). The flexibility on this site lets us bloggers have a normal conversation without worrying about being banned (besides racism, sexism, ect.) common sense. Plus if there is no one posting crappy fanposts during the offseason, who are we gonna harass to keep from being bored?

I don’t know that we need posting guidelines. People just should not be assholes on the internet, and then if they are it’s a question of whether they should be banned or not.

If you don’t like what someone says, you can either

1) Ignore it.
2) Rebut it in a rational manner w/o personal attacks.

There’s a time for personal attacks and insults, and that is Dallas week.

Within BGN and the Eagles fan community there’s lots of divergence of opinion, but it doesn’t mean someone is a nitwit if they support Kolb or a moron if they support McNabb. We all ultimately want the same thing.

I don’t remember seeing that at all.

As for the rules, I kind of like their intent honestly. Cleaning up the posts and removing some of the ad hominem stuff would probably be beneficial. Arguments can be fun, I agree, but I can’t be the only one who gets tired of

u fucking faggot… you prabably cant get layed so u jus com here an jerk off to mcnabb. i kno so much more about football you pussy bitch… jaeger bombs!

I agree with many others here though, I appreciate the freedom this blog allows, so any rules should be more like guidelines. I don’t think first time offenders other than spammers should be banned.

but I could really careless. I try to ignore stupid posts and if I don’t know anything about a topic, I don’t post on it. Sometimes the arguing is immature and ongoing but I try to ignore it (although its hard). We can also flag people when they are getting out of hand. The rules wouldn’t bother me, but I can also handle the site as is.

But as previously stated, the strictness of the Field Gulls guidelines would put a muzzle on many of our regular posters. I love the site the way it is and if we, the regular posters, make sure to not let arguments or name-calling get out of hand, we can continue to be an enjoyable and informative blog. There’s no shame in using that Flag button people! It’s a lot easier than typing a response anyway.

Ultimately though, this is Jason’s site and he has the final say on things, so he’ll make the call.

but if you read it most of the arguments resolve themselves. ive argued with many people on this board and then left a post and completely agreed with them in the next one. its just people that obviously cross the line. all of us cross the line once in a while. ive argued with yom, igglegreen, wild eagle, and we both called eachother dumbasses and whatnot. but when i see that they put up a post or comment i dont think “hey there is that jackass” its more of a “oooo look a new fan post to read wonder if ill agree”

and exactly how strict would the grammar thing be? I dont use a lot of punctuation on this blog, and i dont capitalize a lot. If thats a problem I can start now

Honestly, what bothers me the most is the fact that people have a very complacent attitude towards personal attacks and hateful slurs. I’m all for heated debates but there’s really no point in saying “ur a fucking faggot dude”, and I wish it wasn’t tolerated.

As an aside, I’d really like to see a lot less fanshots posted as fanposts, but it doesn’t bother me a hell of a lot.

for some of the rules.

I think Field Gulls might be taking a few of the things too far… like banning someone for calling another person a name. Sometimes if you’re being a “jackass” or an “idiot” I’ll be sure to let you know. And I wouldn’t have any hard feelings if you’d do the same to me… if I deserve it.

But I definitely agree with a lot of the other rules… like using proper spelling and grammar. This doesn’t have to be enforced to a T, but we all speak English… so at least make an attempt to speak (type) it properly.

A lot of the other rules are basically common sense… so like FieldGulls said… use it.

My question to the rules… What’s the big deal with using the subject line?

And meh, I don’t care if the rules get added or not, but I’m just going to say this: sometimes rules are better at one place than it is at another place.

nobody likes rules until they see them in action, and it’s amazing how even the most profane will respect a well organized approach…it usually just makes sense

I’m all for the rules…as it’s been noted, most of them are just common sense…

Is it really hard to be respectful, even if you don’t agree, and to check your spelling if you’re posting publicly?

I like the freedom of the site I think we police ourselves fairly well, it is the internet after all.

I do believe the excessive fanposts and lack of proper fanshots usage needs to be addressed though. If you share information let us know where you got it, if someone already posted this information add yours to their post. Simple stuff like that would help clear up the site. I hate caring on the same argument in 6 different threads.

I love the idea and wish it were enforced.

cant say I’m totally innocent either lol but im all for it. i think there is a consumate level of professionalism here for the most part. im always blown away with the info that people drop. its really is helpful

fuck, shit, ballsack, bullshit, fucker, god damn-it, fuckface, tit-nugget, motherfucker, fuck you, penis, TO, asshole, ass fucker, fag(not as a gay slur), vagina, pussy, and the list goes on and on.

I am more worried about Eagles fans being portrayed as illiterate than mean-spirited. Hell, where I come from (Philadelphia), “mean-spirited” is another way to say “home-field advantage.” However, there is no excuse for bad grammar.

As far as the language is concerned, a few spicy metaphors hit the spot now and then. If I were to call Andy Reid a “morbidly obese charlatan who has piles of lukewarm fecal matter in his occipital cortex,” that has less of a visceral impact than, “Andy Reid is a fat fucking idiot with shit for brains.” Both are good, but sometimes you are in the mood for caviar…sometimes meat and potatoes.

Fuck censorship!
where’s dickMuffin?

If any of you actually take the time to read it, it doesn’t even say you can’t swear. All it says is do not be belligerent and do not troll. IE: Using swear words directed at another person.

Example of acceptable cursing:
This trade was fucking stupid!

Example of what not to say:
You’re fucking stupid if you think this trade was a good idea!

Get it?

Freaking spammers kill me. They are nothing more then skid marks in the underwear of life!!!!!!!!

I 100% agree with this post…..

This will make this site boring. Leave it as it is and don’t be so thin skinned.

I am all for some rules and guidelines.

If you dont like the web site the way it is . Go to another blog site. theres tons of them. Let me know ill make you guys a list of them . BGN is the best blog site there is. There is no need for change what so ever. well the spammers . kill the spammers

It’s the biggest problem right now….