It never fails to amaze me how a topic about an idea gets ridiculously turned into a whizzing match each and every time. Ridiculously childish, IMO. You may not have agreed with the idea, but at least it was an idea and not another freekin' childish post about how someone was a better player than someone else or how someone thinks someone else is sucking up to Tom/Greg. Quite frankly, it does get old and as someone who is relatively new, I can see why there are many who do not post and/or just never come to this message board. The problem as I see it is that you will have some nuggets of information on these boards. However, it's like trying to find a gold ring in a pile of pig ****. BWaz was simply throwing up an idea. It may or may not have been a good one, but at least it was an idea on how to try and improve something. Then, as usual, it turns into personal attacks on two different fronts. Perhaps we should have a Personal Attacks forum within the NFFC message boards so we can seperate the information from the crap. Quite frankly, I believe this is one reason that the NFFC will not grow as big as it could be. Why would people want to subject themselves to ridicule each and every time they had an idea or question and posed it to the masses? To be honest, I'm simply trying out the satellites this year to determine whether or not I want to join the main event next year. I'm just curious if the vitreole of this message board is continued out at the live drafts when everyone is face to face or is it being done solely over the internet with people hiding behind a keyboard? To be honest, the $1300 entry fee is no big deal to me and I'd do it in an instant. The thing that turns me off is the way it appears that a lot of folks treat others with much disrespect. Is this the way things go at the main event? No, the main event is a blast Steel Curtain. I look forward to drafting my team in person every year. This is my fourth year of playing in the main event and the experience is top notch. Of course I'm in Vegas every year, so it is tough not to have a good time.
But Greg and Tom put on a great show and the majority of the guys in this event are good people. Unfortunately, alot of dumb stuff is said on these message boards from time to time and can be annoying I must admit. But don't let that drive you away Steel Curtain. This is a great contest and you will have a good time competing in the main event if you decide to enter.
[ November 19, 2007, 07:14 AM: Message edited by: da bears ]