Can't we all Just Get Along!!!

[The Wendigo]

You might have a point if half the thread starters around here weren't tiresome trolls who post for no other reason than to rile people up. They're not expressing opinions or trying to start a debate. It's doubtful that all of them are even Bills fans.

It has gotten old.

So, you're advocating the right to plaster the boards and it's up to the members to sift through the garbage and find what they want to read? What if a Frat house of Jets fans decided to stir the pot on the BBMB under the cover of being a Bills fan? I'm guessing that's cool with you?

There are two really critical errors in these posts.

First, the OP has a point and trolls are really irrelevant to the issue. The insults have to stop and the general tone of the board could be a good deal more civil. If you respond to trolls by jumping into their threads with both feet, thinking you're going to show them how wrong they are or get them to stop posting, you're sadly mistaken. Those responses are exactly what they want and saying it's their fault for trolling is juvenile. You can't control what they do, but you can control your response. If the poster in question is a known or suspected troll, the only appropriate response is to IGNORE them. Use your ignore list, don't read their threads and they will shrivel up and disappear. All you "Troll Hunters" out there are the ones giving the problem a life of it's own. Engaging them gives them energy - if you don't respond, you'll kill a lot more trolls than by arguing with them.

Second, sadly, yes, everyone has the right to plaster the board. It's part of the deal of an open message forum. Even if a gang of undercover Jets fans sets up camp to annoy us, it STILL doesn't give us the right to insult them or try to run them off. They have just as much right to this virtual location as we do. It is surely a pain in the *** when the front page is flooded with 100 copies of the same thread, but that's why an active moderation team is so important to any successful message board. Also, there are more pages than just the first...if you don't find anything interesting there, you can click on or use the search feature. I often search for posts by my favorite posters when there's nothing interesting on the first page.

[Bungybill75]

You might have a point if half the thread starters around here weren't tiresome trolls who post for no other reason than to rile people up. They're not expressing opinions or trying to start a debate. It's doubtful that all of them are even Bills fans.

It has gotten old.

I get where you're going with this. However, I have a tough time believing non bills fans would join the board (just my opinion). Of course in this worlds, there are some wackos so who knows.

[WilliamCody]

This thread should have a poll.

Can we all get along?

Yes.
No.

[Frogtamer]

It is a trend around the whole country- people have forgotten how to have a debate, and prefer to argue as if their opinions are facts. If the other party doesn't agree with them, out comes the name-calling and personal insults. We would all do well to remember that no one is always right....except me!

[Bungybill75]

did the title of this thread remind anyone else of Tyrone from Naked Gun 33 1/3 during the prison fight??

[TulsaBillzFan]

Nope. We can't get along until either Matt Barkley, Logan Thomas, Keith Price or Tyler Wilson is at QB.

^^

This. We need to address the greatest glaring need and that is QB.

[superbowlbill]

We have seen black days here on this MB, Because of lots of things spoke of in this thread. Had 2 shut our chatroom down and come real close 2 shutting this MB down to. Thanks to what i feel was meeting of the MB elders they gave it another shot, that 1% of us are sure glad. I have like many of you watch our MB grow in2one of if not the best MB in the NFL Some teams dont even have a MB. here are some of the most insightful BILLS fans you will ever come across. We are so lucky to able to share this with

[schooner44]

Having heated discussions just show how passionate we are as fans. That being said, some posts on here are just plain ignorant and that greatly degrades the quality of the threads. I wish it were better but after being on here for years, I can't imagine it being any better unless we have a top 5 QB (ie Brady, Brees etc) on the team.

[TheBoss]

Im not so sure about that. I don't think there is a lot of true bills fans left. Maybe in Buffalo there is a lot of fans but here in las Vegas, NV I'm the only one you will see with a bills jersey on. Usually a Buffalo native will comment on my jersey. Lots of Cowboy, 49ers, and packer fans but Bills no!!!!

Well do you think the fact that the Bills haven't made the playoffs this century has something to do with it? The team doesn't get the national exposure playoff teams get. Fans across America seem to relate to playoff teams because those are the teams that are always on TV. If the Bills ever become a decent team you will see a lot more people around the country wearing their jerseys. No one wants to follow a loser.

[ActionJackson#22]

did the title of this thread remind anyone else of Tyrone from Naked Gun 33 1/3 during the prison fight??

I was just about to say, you a big fan of Naked Gun?

[Griff]

There is a bunch of new guys, who all seemed to join this summer who are just here to push their hero, and develop a false QB controversy. I wouldn't be shocked if they're being paid by Young's agent.

[TheBoss]

I am pretty new to this board (about 6 months). I have been a die hard Bills fan since I was four years old. I'm sure most of you on here are die hard Bills fans. Some probably have been fans before I was born. I know as Bills fans we are very passionate and loyal to our team. This passionate and loyalty is some of our strengths as fans but we need to channel it in the right direction.

I have noticed and I'm sure some of you have that these boards are full of disrespect and just plain out childishness. We all have our own opinions and that is awesome. This board is meant for us fans to discuss our team and our opinions. But to just plain attack someone personally about their opinion is not how us Bills fans should react. I will admit sometimes people's opinions just seem off base to me but that does not mean I attack the fellow fan personally. I will and we should be able to respond with our disagreements in a respectful manner. I'm not going to attack his IQ, or his mom, etc.

On the other hand this board should have a sense of humor so it is a fun place for us Bills fans to communicate. I'm just not down with attacking fellow fans personally. Notice I did not say to not disagree with them.

This is going to be a good year! I believe the Bills will make the playoffs (my opinion). We do have some work to do. These preseason games can attest to that but I don't put too much stock in preseason. So let's get along and channel our energy in cheering for our Bills as we make the playoffs this year!!!!

Yeah dude, Let's hold hands and sing Kumbaya?

[DIESEL-USMC]

Well do you think the fact that the Bills haven't made the playoffs this century has something to do with it? The team doesn't get the national exposure playoff teams get. Fans across America seem to relate to playoff teams because those are the teams that are always on TV. If the Bills ever become a decent team you will see a lot more people around the country wearing their jerseys. No one wants to follow a loser.

They are called band wagon fans, we are familiar with them.