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Well, ok there's one regular that supports it. Jobber, I totally got what Mike was saying, and it's my view too. It's a subject many people don't know/care enough about to form an opinion on, so if those who support it insist on acting like idiots to support their case, then the fence sitters might as well just agree with the status quo. The onus is on those who want to change the law to convince others why it should be changed. It was a perfectly rational opinion to hold. Anyway, that's an argument for another day...

It just seemed so out of place. You didn't ban him after the F911 thread, well that's your (as in the mods) problem. You can't (well, you can obviously), but shouldn't go back a year in time and say "yeah, I think we should ban him now for this". That's ridiculous, was he even given a warning? It just seems to me that the only posters/mods supporting the banning are those who rarely frequent CE...

Oh, please like the board is just filled with cute and cuddly characters...

Do you have or are near hypertension? If not, don't worry about it...

Because this is a board for discussing politics. Politics gets heated. People feel pationate about their views and argument and confrontation is expected. If you can't take the heat GET OUT OF THE FOLDER! That's why I have such a problem with this banning, is that the majority of CE "regulars" (from both sides of the spectrum) don't think Mike should have been banned and acknoledge what he brings to the table. It seems like it's the forum members who like to frequent NHB and rarely enter into CE that want to see him go because they didn't get his style, tried flaming him and didn't like it when he flamed them back. I know this isn't a democracy, but I wish bannings were a little more justified and not just "because the mods felt like it", way too much like a certain dictatorship from a country in Europe led by a guy with a famous mustache...

Oh, like you ever contribute anything interesting to this folder...

Just as a note, one of our players has been banned by the ban happy mods (Looney Toons). Maybe if Al ever starts this he can use his modly powers to unban him for this...

They won it in 6!

The key will be to keep it close. Time and time again they've shown they can turn it on in the last few minutes of the 4th quarter but it needs to be kept close to get it to that point...

Like I said, it's not scientific and maybe not realistic, but what's the fun in picking against your own team when they're already heavy underdogs? Think of it this way, it's like the odds for a fight, if it's SO lopsided in one fighters favor, sometimes it's a smart idea to bet on the underdog since anyone can win on any day. Now, granted, in this case they'd have to win 4 times. It's not likely to happen unless Shaq gets hurt, but this team has suprised me all year long and I'm not giving up hope on them.

Ok, that's all well and good but it happened a year ago. There has to be some sort of statute of limitations on banning. He did nothing recently to warrant a banning...

Me 3. She def. still lurks, as she's PMed me a couple times. It'd be fun if her and Mike and the rest of us could start a new CE board to post at, but half the fun is allowing the liberal posters to post too so the arguments and dicsussion can happen. The formula was working good here, I really don't see why that bothered some people...

Fine I'll make predictions... Wizards over Heat in 7 (what, like I'm going to bet against my own team? What's the harm in predicting victory? If the Heat win, well they were supposed to. If the Wiz pull off the upset I can say I called it). Pistons over Pacers in 7 Spurs over Sonics in 6 Suns over Mavericks in 5

Boy, this place is starting to resemble Nazi Germany around the time of the Nurrenberg Laws, with the banning of posters with different opinions...

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Shoot, I released the declaration too early. Woops. So, we still on for dumping post counts into the recycle bin while dressed like Indians?

Enough, We the Conservative Brigade of The Smart Marks Current Events Folder Hold these truths to be Self Evidence that all Posters Shall be treated equally, and therefore have the right to post without fear of banning! We hereby reject the tyranny of the Modship Royal Crown and form a militia to defend our freedoms and extend our grieavnces for unfair banning practices lest we secede from the board as per the undersiged...Slapnuts! (add your names and defend your liberty!)

Where have you gone General? The Brigade turns its lonely eyes to you...

Bad move. If the mods disagreed with what he posted in a thread over a year ago they should have done something about it then. Mike generated a lot of interesting discussion and even argument in CE (politics is ABOUT argument, take that away and it's nothing) CE is going to be a lot less worth visiting now. Where's Dr. Tom in this? Didn't he say something to the effect that as long as he was a mod Mike wouldn't be banned?

Jesus, my team is getting KILLED this week. Harly up 8-1 with one more day to go...

I thought long hair is for queers...

Yeah I was just about to point that out too. ""I'm still a millionaire, and you're a piece of s---."

Here's an excellent article that sums it up (from before Game 6 but it still fits):

I refuse to make a prediction.

He's locked up for the next 4 years You can try to outbid us for Hughes though.