I have decided to leave the forum.
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 9:33 pm
Well guys, it's been a solid 15-plus -year run between here and the Seattle Times forum. You've known me by many names... AstroDawg and ISLTM to name a few. Over the years, I've truly enjoyed creating lengthy posts about the Seahawks and most Husky sports... plus being a regular contributor on the Mariners forum. It really has been an enjoyable experience chatting with the majority of you... but it's also been sad to see the number of quality posters who have left over the years... plus seeing just how much this place has gone down hill.
Mariners threads are generally pretty weak when they used to go 30 pages deep. Seahawks threads don't get started until the middle of the 1st quarter and they're mostly barren. The Husky/Cougar discussion are mostly a joke these days, and it's just not fun to post about them... and I truly do think it's just the toxic nature of this board by one particular member that has that has caused people to stay away and discourages people to post.
As much as I like talking sports with the members of this board... I realize that even my own sports commentary has devolved to a less-than-satisfactory quality because of the back and forth between myself and a particular member of this forum. To be honest, I'm surprised a lot of my commentary has been allowed... I'm not proud of the discussions I've had regarding this less-than-decent human... but I'm not one to back down when I see someone bullying people. I actually had some passion for this place and hoped it had some integrity, but clearly it does not.
I knew this place was in trouble when I was getting personal PM's from long-tenured members of this forum telling me that they were quitting because they couldn't stand dealing with a particular member of this forum. Worse, that they were sad their "friends" over many years weren't standing up for them about this particular member on this forum...
To the bulk of you, I wish you good luck and thank you for the time you've spent reading the stuff I've written and giving your commentary. Whether we had disagreements or not, it was generally constructive and enjoyable.
To the others, you've just lost another one.
Mariners threads are generally pretty weak when they used to go 30 pages deep. Seahawks threads don't get started until the middle of the 1st quarter and they're mostly barren. The Husky/Cougar discussion are mostly a joke these days, and it's just not fun to post about them... and I truly do think it's just the toxic nature of this board by one particular member that has that has caused people to stay away and discourages people to post.
As much as I like talking sports with the members of this board... I realize that even my own sports commentary has devolved to a less-than-satisfactory quality because of the back and forth between myself and a particular member of this forum. To be honest, I'm surprised a lot of my commentary has been allowed... I'm not proud of the discussions I've had regarding this less-than-decent human... but I'm not one to back down when I see someone bullying people. I actually had some passion for this place and hoped it had some integrity, but clearly it does not.
I knew this place was in trouble when I was getting personal PM's from long-tenured members of this forum telling me that they were quitting because they couldn't stand dealing with a particular member of this forum. Worse, that they were sad their "friends" over many years weren't standing up for them about this particular member on this forum...
To the bulk of you, I wish you good luck and thank you for the time you've spent reading the stuff I've written and giving your commentary. Whether we had disagreements or not, it was generally constructive and enjoyable.
To the others, you've just lost another one.
