Clearing the Air...

You say you don't like trolls yet you let people like Iowalaw continue to post on a regular basis when it is obvious to everyone, likely yourself as well, that he is nothing more than a troll. What's your reasoning behind this?
 
RobHowe said:
I'd like to publicly apologize to the posters that I called out for the Martin speculation. I think part of the disconnect came from semantics.

The posters were saying OM was OK'd or "cleared", which I and some others took as him being eligible for the season, not that he only had been "Ok'd or cleared" by the NCAA and Iowa was awaiting word from the Big Ten. At the same time, my source was telling me that he was not yet eligible for the season. He or she did not tell me OM was cleared by the NCAA and final approval needed to come from Big Ten.

I should have handled things better. I shouldn't have confronted people trying to share information. I should have tried to work through with you guys sooner and maybe we would have gotten to the bottom of things soon.

Again, I apologize.

I've become hyper-sensitive to potential misinformation, in large part because of social media trolls, and to a lesser degree, trolls on here. And there were trolls on Twitter with whom I was mixing it up with on the OM story.

The journalistic landscape is ever evolving and I'm trying to evolve with it. I'll do my best to stay above the fray on these boards moving forward.

Thanks for reading.
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Best TED Talk ever.
 
trakker said:
You say you don't like trolls yet you let people like Iowalaw continue to post on a regular basis when it is obvious to everyone, likely yourself as well, that he is nothing more than a troll. What's your reasoning behind this?
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Yes, he's a troll. But...he's OUR troll!
 
Alright this love fest has gone on long enough. No arguing. No cheap shots. No calling each other out. Everyone getting along in a thread. This isn't the Hawkeye Nation I know. This thread needs to be shut down immediately so we can get back to being ourselves.
 
kicker22 said:
Alright this love fest has gone on long enough. No arguing. No cheap shots. No calling each other out. Everyone getting along in a thread. This isn't the Hawkeye Nation I know. This thread needs to be shut down immediately so we can get back to being ourselves.
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Dude, I can't believe you! You couldn't be more wrong!!! How do they let you post here? ;)
 
trakker said:
You say you don't like trolls yet you let people like Iowalaw continue to post on a regular basis when it is obvious to everyone, likely yourself as well, that he is nothing more than a troll. What's your reasoning behind this?
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Honestly, there are different levels of trolls, IMO. And I ban them when I see fit. But it's an inexact science. Trolling that might bother me, might not bother you and vice versa.

I guess if enough people were bothered by Iowa Law and it was ruining people's experience on the whole here, I would consider it. That doesn't seem like the case.

Is it?
 
RobHowe said:
Honestly, there are different levels of trolls, IMO. And I ban them when I see fit. But it's an inexact science. Trolling that might bother me, might not bother you and vice versa.

I guess if enough people were bothered by Iowa Law and it was ruining people's experience on the whole here, I would consider it. That doesn't seem like the case.

Is it?
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Please ban Iowa Law, he comes on here acting like he is a mod (I thought he was at first.) He just has this "Know It All" attitude with his posts, like he is some professional beat writer or something.
 
EstronHawkKing said:
Please ban Iowa Law, he comes on here acting like he is a mod (I thought he was at first.) He just has this "Know It All" attitude with his posts, like he is some professional beat writer or something.
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Really?

His posts are really too long I don't even read them. Waiting for cliff notes.
 
RobHowe said:
Honestly, there are different levels of trolls, IMO. And I ban them when I see fit. But it's an inexact science. Trolling that might bother me, might not bother you and vice versa.

I guess if enough people were bothered by Iowa Law and it was ruining people's experience on the whole here, I would consider it. That doesn't seem like the case.

Is it?
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Nah, he posts his opinion, gets blasted for it - at least he doesn't attack other posters. Those are the ones you have to watch out for! I kinda miss that Nebbie troll from last year that started 15 different threads proclaiming greatness. Too many took the bait though!
 
He also doesn't feel the need to drop in on every single thread and throw out the same negative comments. There are a few trolls on here that do that (and a couple more who have been booted), and that is really tiring. I have a few of them blocked.

@IowaLawWasRight doesn't seem to understand/appreciate many aspects of football, and he states his opinions as facts, but he doesn't suffuse the entire board with negativity solely for the purpose of getting a rise out of people. Heck, if we started banning people for being insufferable, who would I talk to? ;)
 
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