On Ostracism

[CajunNation]

Hey, Doc. The ignore button works for me.

[CajunT]

Hey, Doc. The ignore button works for me.

Agree! There will always be differences in opinions and Turbine/Moderators do a decent job of policing and deleting post when necessary. It seems for those that have a problem with the content, the ignore button should alleviate the concern for the most part. The most worrisome concern is certain individuals trying to create their own board policies that would make it less than tolerant for those that don't share their views.JMO

[CajunFun]

Hey, Doc. The ignore button works for me.

Agree! There will always be differences in opinions and Turbine/Moderators do a decent job of policing and deleting post when necessary. It seems for those that have a problem with the content, the ignore button should alleviate the concern for the most part. The most worrisome concern is certain individuals trying to create their own board policies that would make it less than tolerant for those that don't share their views.JMO

That will work for those of us who are regular visitors... but most of the visitors here are anonymous. Many of them are high school students, student-athletes, and their parents, trying to find out about UL. Which means that the bad actors here are harming the University.

Others have noted that 'all' sports platforms have these problems. I would hope that being average is not our goal for UL, nor for RaginPagin. Even more, being complacent about obvious problems contradicts why a university exists. In fact, if the problems are indeed widespread, if 'everyone' suffers from them, I would strongly argue that the ultimate goal of a university is to address those problems first.

We can't even be sure that some of the people blasting our University here aren't trolls from other schools, people who only claim to support the Cajuns so that they can run us down.

There are many platforms for sharing views. I would hope that if one's views about UL are mostly, or completely, negative and damaging, that we would not want to serve as the forum for that. In addition, RaginPagin isn't one of our courts, our streets, our parks, nor even our airports (you youngsters need to read about the Hare Krishnas).

This board is a community. And every community has the right to exclude people who damage the community.

Finally, I am not proposing excluding legitimate points of view. I want to exclude nasty attitudes, and boycott those who will not provide the rest of us with the same respect, and tolerance, that we provide them.

[zeppelincajun]

“I would hope that if one's views about UL are negative and damaging, that we would not want to serve as the forum for that.”

“Finally, I am not proposing excluding legitimate points of view.“

It sounds like you do in fact want to exclude legitimate points of view.

[G Estate]

All this because fans said there should be a coaching change in basketball.

[Duggie35]

Doc,
I know you are a big advocate for the university and promote it the best you can. I do really appreciate that.
However, there is also another rapidly growing entity trying to promote the University and the administration is apparently refusing to cooperate. What is your opinion on the University’s refusal to allow the guys at Ragin Review to interview our own coaches, when all of our opponents from other schools apparently embrace that opportunity?
I think UL needs to take advantage of every opportunity to be promoted and not shun those trying to spread the good word about what we have here.
Your thoughts?

[zeppelincajun]

I came back here to re-read the comments.

I suggested an improvement. I never mentioned a utopia. I never even thought about it.

So why do some people, instead of engaging in useful discussion, simply distort the issue to the fantastic? What is the objective of taking a simple suggestion, and stretching it to the ridiculous?

It's puzzling.

Almost like when people here suggest we should invest in athletics, as they strengthens our bond with graduates and Lafayette residents and someone comes along claiming that doing so would be trying to “out LSU LSU.”

[Duggie35]

Doc,
I know you are a big advocate for the university and promote it the best you can. I do really appreciate that.
However, there is also another rapidly growing entity trying to promote the University and the administration is apparently refusing to cooperate. What is your opinion on the University’s refusal to allow the guys at Ragin Review to interview our own coaches, when all of our opponents from other schools apparently embrace that opportunity?
I think UL needs to take advantage of every opportunity to be promoted and not shun those trying to spread the good word about what we have here.
Your thoughts?

We are waiting to hear your thoughts CajunFun!

[CajunFun]

“I would hope that if one's views about UL are negative and damaging, that we would not want to serve as the forum for that.”

“Finally, I am not proposing excluding legitimate points of view.“

It sounds like you do in fact want to exclude legitimate points of view.

Well said, I misspoke.

I want us, together, to block those who are rude, not simply those who disagree in a respectful fashion.

I also want us to block those who are almost completely negative; if we can't tell the difference between those who claim to fans but always bash UL, and trolls from other schools, then we should take the viewpoint that there is no difference.

[VObserver]

Well said, I misspoke.

I want us, together, to block those who are rude, not simply those who disagree in a respectful fashion.

I also want us to block those who are almost completely negative; if we can't tell the difference between those who claim to fans but always bash UL, and trolls from other schools, then we should take the viewpoint that there is no difference.

I know of very, very few who "always bash UL"; I know many [and I am one] who have consistently voiced frustration about the seemingly willful failure of the university's administration to listen to and address the legitimate complaints from its alumni and supporters, particularly as it affects athletics. This IS, after all, an athletics forum. That implies that civil discussion about UL athletics, regardless of the point of view of the poster, is, or should be, welcome.