Archive through April 20, 2001
The ClubHouse: General Discussions - Jan -Apr. 2001: April:
* Stories With A Hidden Moral:
Archive through April 20, 2001
Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 08:12 am  In 1992 and 1993, the Dallas Cowboys dominated the National Football League by winning back to back Superbowl titles. Each member of the team was noted by name and position by virtually every Cowboy fan across the nation...and there were many. Then, you have such things as salary disputes and disagreements with the owner, disagreements with the coach, disagreements between teammates and some of the players decided to leave for other franchises. Those player's names were hardly ever echoed throughout the nation again. In fact, they lost their popularity and dwindled into obscurity sort of like Alvin Harper. You see, to those few players, lining their pockets with cash meant more than being part of a team. Where are they now? Who are they now? Individually, who knows? Collectively, they were part of the greatest football team of the early 90s. It's always fun to look back, isn't it? |
Twiggyish | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 08:36 am  It is unfortunate they chose that route. Yet, I can't blame them either. From what I understand, the owners of these teams are like little kings. Someone made money during those years..Perhaps the team split because the owners did not negotiate. Now I am not advocating greed..because ethically it is far better to be a team player. But, there are other sides to the story. |
Ocean_Islands | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 11:02 am  OK, what's the hidden moral? |
Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 11:07 am  I can't say. |
Max | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 11:09 am  Hmmm, compare and contrast: '92/'93 Cowboys to TVCH School of Corrections and it's aftermath. Hmmmm.....
 |
Ocean_Islands | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 11:39 am  Find me a player that played for two teams under two different names and I might see a parallel. Otherwise, please spell it out. |
Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 11:49 am  IT |
Max | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 12:26 pm  Okay, OI, does this help? Once there was a TV show called "Big Brother." It wasn't very popular on TV, but a fanclub website formed and quickly became the hottest place on the web to talk about the live internet feeds. Each member of the fanclub was noted by name and and BB cast-member support position by every other member of the fanclub...and there were many. Then, you had such things as disputes over what constituted flaming and bashing, disagreements with the site Admin, disagreements with the moderators, disagreements between fanclub members and some of the members decided to leave for for websites they set up themselves. Those player's names were hardly ever echoed throughout the fanclub again. In fact, they lost their popularity and dwindled into obscurity sort of like Jade888. You see, to those few fanclub members, being able to be inflexible, not accept that people can change, and just generally want control over everything that was done on the site meant more than being part of the fanclub. Where are they now? Who are they now? Individually, who knows? Collectively, they were part of the greatest TV Fan Club site to ever hit the internet. It's always fun to look back, isn't it?
 |
Payton | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 01:30 pm  "It's always fun to look back, isn't it?" It's also fun to see "Zeb" has already been moderated, and he hasn't been back a day yet. |
Ocean_Islands | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 01:35 pm  What is that supposed to mean, "payton"? |
Payton | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 01:39 pm  "Ocean Islands", there was an entire thread here this morning. Zeb posted it. It is no longer here. But I must say, I like Max's take on the question at hand. |
Ocean_Islands | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 01:52 pm  The thread in question had many messages from other posters on this board, including myself, who had committed no offense but whose messages were also deleted. This is becoming tiresome and little worth the effort. |
Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 02:03 pm  <high 5 Max> Payton, don't you have a "Place"? |
Karuuna | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 02:56 pm  Sigh. For all of you who were so dead-set against judging, you seem to do an awful lot of judging. I guess it's okay to judge people you don't agree with, but not those you agree with? I will miss some of the posters who left, I respected, enjoyed and admired their posts. I also respect, enjoy and admire the posts of many who stayed. I think the thing to do would be to let people do what they think is best for them, and to react to that with graciousness, rather than pettiness. YMMV |
Twiggyish | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 03:12 pm  Zeb, are a person who feels the need to "teach" us something? I think at our ages we already have our moral beliefs in place. JMHO |
Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 03:45 pm  I'm not trying to teach anyone anything. I made a post and if it somehow applies to a person then they can take from it what they will.  |
Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 03:46 pm  <My post was doing nothing other than casting aspersions on another member and has therefore been removed. My bad!> (c) |
Soeur | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 03:57 pm  The only name I have ever posted under at this site is S-0-E-U-R!!! Being an integrated personality I see no need to have multiple accounts. |
Payton | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 03:57 pm  Why would it be supposed that I were someone else? And what, pray tell, is a "Soeur"? |
Soeur | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 03:58 pm  whoa! I'll never blink again! What happened to your last post??? |
Soeur | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 03:59 pm  double whoa! talk about synchronicity! Somebody slipped between my two posts. I think it's time for a nap, things have gotten spinny all of a sudden. |
Kady | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 04:14 pm  I'm not even gonna touch this with a 10 foot pole.  |
Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 04:19 pm  1-888-HOT-TIPS I'm taking a break. |
Lancecrossfire | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 04:20 pm  I have a different picture---well a different picture of the ending. Maybe I'm just being a bit to optimistic--not a trait I'm usually accused of. I wonder if what might happen is that in much pike sports, people go from one team to another. After they get everything figured out, get some things taken care of, they come back to their old team?? Of course this isn't professional sports, so it's possible to do things in two different places at once. Would I like it if everyone could all come back and get along?? Of course!! Is it going to happen?? Not right away (I bet). I hope the ones that have said they have left for good will come back in the near future and check us out. I hope they find a place they can come back to and made to feel at home, and not be put down for doing what they feel they needed to do. Personally I'd rather someone take time off for awhile than post all the stuff that would disrupt the board. Yes, I do have loyalty to this board--this board has been a positive thing in my life. I'm not going to slam others who can't say the same. There are plenty of people I enjoy interacting with that have packed up and gone. Of course I'm not happy about it, however they weren't here for my enjoyment--they were here for theirs. I just got an extra bonus of enjoying their posts and who they were. Zeb, your passion for the site is a cool thing. I wasn't trying to put you down at all for feeling like they shouldn't have run out (if I get that was your message). Many people might feel that way, and many will feel they need to do what helps them to have fun. We all affect each other, and while we can't be held responsible for how others chose to react to what we do, we certainly can be responsible for how we treat others. |
Zeb | Friday, April 20, 2001 - 04:22 pm  Running away seems to solve everyone's problems though. I was always told different. |
|