by MadeFromDust on Mon Nov 11, 2002 2:56 am
<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>My point wasn't the "haters"- it was the outlandish, unrealistic claims & childish antics of the 2 supposed Spurs' fans. <br>
Strong convictions are one thing- acting like an ignorant ass is another.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END-->Well, the truth is you have to sort of "talk down" to the level of ISH posters because they are so accustomed to smack-talking and generally idiotic posts...especially some of the "regulars" f.e. the ones with over 1,000 posts. I noticed that shortly after I started posting there.<br>
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Where spurzfan300, or whatever the handle is, went wrong was simply downright trolling. For some unknown and strange reason the mods there allow all kinds of personal insults, but they really frown on the evil of spamming and trolling. On the surface you wouldn't think there is a difference between smack and trolling, but I think there is.<br>
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Smack: That's the stupidest post I've ever seen here at ISH. Please ban this loser.<br>
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Troll: Jermaine O'Neal is a WAY more dominant center than Shaquille O'Neal. He'll get to the HOF first. Shaq can't hold JO's jock.<br>
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But spurzfan was more discreet. He picked Tony Parker to boast about, saying he will be an all-star this year. That would be borderline between homer and troll, so it's hard for mods to judge, but I recognize it as trolling because the person knew how much people were hating on Spurs fans in there and seemed to do it to annoy and anger those posters.<br>
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Now I had a thread in which I proved statistically that Tony Parker was faster, quicker, AND more productive than Allen Iverson this year. Everyone there hated it. The idea seemed absurd to them, but after I laid down the stat-facts, everyone shut up.<br>
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I think that's the difference between my post and spurzfan300's. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->
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