sidvicious
Well-Known Member
- Jul 8, 2005
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this is a nice board. civility [not synonymous with piety] prevails, as does information and humor. i was thrust into a provocative battle on a recent college football board.
my razorbacks are having some tough times. a few of the fan sites are very good, populated with some knowledgeable people. some of the good ones, however, are also overrun with the flamers who are hell bent on nothing less that total revolution from the head coach to the athletic director.
lately the board admin's have politely cautioned against such flaming attacks on those with reasoned albeit different opinions.
here's where i came in with the subject handle.
to sucker them in i created a handle "homohog".
i started posting football knowledge fraught with double entendre's, innuendo, etc.
you could feel the cybertension. they wanted to respond, but held back. it was as though even talking to someone named homohog made all involved a homosexual.
finally after a few posts they couldn't stand it. i posted a subject " lets get UP for auburn!!!!
then i related how when important it is for a grown man to bond with young boys, etc, yada yada yada.
man, you should'a seen it. it was a volcano. the flaming wars were on.
then, the funny thing happened. the discussion devolved from football to LIFESTYLES.
it was hilarious. the funny thing is, no one knew they'd been had. provoked into sparring with an invisible, manipulative fighter.
finally, after about 3 days they kicked me off. my name was too provocative, i was told.
the board needed that. it was populated and overrun with neophytes flame artists who had little to offer other than mean spirited criticism. after jumping on homohog the discussion returned to a more civil tone.
it also made me realize how little i knew about any damn thing when i was a teen and into my 20's.
long live homohog.
my razorbacks are having some tough times. a few of the fan sites are very good, populated with some knowledgeable people. some of the good ones, however, are also overrun with the flamers who are hell bent on nothing less that total revolution from the head coach to the athletic director.
lately the board admin's have politely cautioned against such flaming attacks on those with reasoned albeit different opinions.
here's where i came in with the subject handle.
to sucker them in i created a handle "homohog".
i started posting football knowledge fraught with double entendre's, innuendo, etc.
you could feel the cybertension. they wanted to respond, but held back. it was as though even talking to someone named homohog made all involved a homosexual.
finally after a few posts they couldn't stand it. i posted a subject " lets get UP for auburn!!!!
then i related how when important it is for a grown man to bond with young boys, etc, yada yada yada.
man, you should'a seen it. it was a volcano. the flaming wars were on.
then, the funny thing happened. the discussion devolved from football to LIFESTYLES.
it was hilarious. the funny thing is, no one knew they'd been had. provoked into sparring with an invisible, manipulative fighter.
finally, after about 3 days they kicked me off. my name was too provocative, i was told.
the board needed that. it was populated and overrun with neophytes flame artists who had little to offer other than mean spirited criticism. after jumping on homohog the discussion returned to a more civil tone.
it also made me realize how little i knew about any damn thing when i was a teen and into my 20's.
long live homohog.
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