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Well this board hasn't been around for 150 years but it has done just fine without you lurking./quote]
I am a member here like everyone else, so no lurking here. I treat those around me with respect, and I don't use my time taking swipes at U Conn, I have more respect for the school as a whole. I have met some very nice people here and I have even secured a trophy. I LOVE COLLEGE SPORTS the B.Y. is a great forum.
You lurk in the sense that you're dormant for a long period of time...that is until someone makes even the most benignly negative comment whatsoever concerning Boston College (babysheep didn't even mention Boston College, and everything said was at least circumstantially correct), regardless of truth. You then go on a passively-aggressive counterattack. ...again, regardless of truth or support.
Put the crack pipe down....no really .......wow......stop this self anointed NE. team rant have heard it here before. Show a little respect for the other 5 state schools, as well as Harvard, B.U., Northeastern and so on. The Boston pie is sliced and N.Y. draws from the most populated area's of Conn. The market here is saturated with pro and college.
I am a member of another team's message board, where it is much easier to get banned. Be that as it may, one of the rules there applies to fansbases of other teams. I keeps this rule in mind when posting here and on opposing fan pages. Its probably a good idea if others did as well, whether or not it is explicitly enforced on a particular forum. It is as follows (redacted and emphasis added):
TO FANS OF OPPOSING TEAMS
This is a website ... primarily devoted to
[**team name**] football. While we enjoy visitors, we did not leave the door open hoping to have people drop by intent on changing our way of thinking. We are quite happy (some might argue "miserable" at times) being
[**team name**] fans. We continue to believe that each
[weekend] marks a new beginning and that eventually we will return to our days of greatness. You, of course, can laugh at that notion, but if you do it here, it probably won't be taken too kindly.
If you're a fan of a rival team, please don't make the mistake of thinking this is an always-friendly environment. When you are here, your screen is
[team color] and
[team color] for a reason. We’re
[**UConn fans**].
Nothing about this site should suggest to you that we are interested in being all things to all football fans. We have many knowledgeable fans here who know quite a bit about
[**team name**] football in particular and the
[**NCAA**] in general. We allow a certain amount of
[**team name**] machismo here, because that is part of the
[**team name**] experience.
So be advised you will likely encounter critical and disparaging statements related to your chosen football team from time to time. As with all issues, moderators will determine what is or isn't allowable independent of anyone's team affiliation.
Do enjoy your time here---we welcome well-behaved rival fans and enjoy other perspectives in the form of solid football discussion, along with the typical banter expected in such venues as long as it is within our Forum Rules.
But don't let your activities interfere with our ability to enjoy your time here."