Jeffy95 wrote:greenwayraider wrote:Jeffy95 adds a lot to this board. I’ve been participating on this board since it’s inception and have seen many good members quit participating or greatly reduce their participation. The fact that some are tired of hearing about what Hermantown does or should do I have one piece of advice: quit reading those posts. It’s your board Lee so you certainly have the right to ban participants and lock subjects but censorship is not always the best option. On more than one occasion I’ve felt your locking of a topic was a little severe. I’ve felt that Jeffy95 postings haven’t been anymore outrageous than other posters who are passionate about something. As long as postings are true, respectful and good for an occasional laugh they are good posts. Let’s enjoy this board and not take things so seriously.
Thanks Green. I was thinking the same thing after reading Lee's last post. I went and re-read the Forum rules today and I've never violated any of them. I've never used profanity or called anyone names, even in the face of being attacked many times myself. I'm a free thinker and I call things the way I see them. I've never done well as a sheep. But like you said, it's Lee's board so if that's what he's looking for then I don't have much choice but to bow out. I'll be cheering the Raiders on this year, Good Luck Bro!
I know its shocking, but I agree with Greenie and Jeffy. I get that threads are sometimes locked because they get repetitive within the thread, so it makes sense that those should be shut down. However, I take issue with threads being locked because peky starts cursing or becomes abusive without offering any rebuttal in the form of facts or sources. He knows he can lock a thread by getting overly hostile, and he employs it regularly.
I can't vouch for the veracity of all of Jeffys claims, but most of his information is specific and topical, which is much more than can be said about those who refute him.
My main reason for being a part of the Anti-Hermantown League (AHL), is to make sure the following false narrative doesn’t spread:
"We are a small-town hockey program who is so good we can take 600 students and turn them into hockey gold, and since you can't, your program is terrible." I don’t want it to fool anyone else the way it once fooled me in the STA days. The best way to drain its power is to present facts such as playing AA in youth levels, frequent open enrollment and transfers, a AA heavy HS schedule, recruiting at the youth levels, etc., which are all facts that can be verified. I've seen a sea change on this board concerning people’s attitudes toward Hermantown now that these truths have been repeated and emphasized. This feeling has filtered throughout the state, and there are few, if any, Hermantown fans left who aren’t alumni or residents.
I wholeheartedly agree that the kids should never, ever be the target of any vitriol, and I have seen little to none of that, which is great. But, the former coach deserved all the derision that came his way considering he was the outspoken president of the Anti-St. Thomas Academy League (ASTAL), and the current AD deserves just as much derision for denying the players a chance to play against teams as good as they are, all because the guaranteed trip to state is just too delicious to put down.
My wish is that the moderators would let these debates proceed, so that, for example, when someone claims there is no recruiting at the youth levels in Hermantown, someone else can post the location of the
publicly available information that shows the Herm youth association addressing it as a problem in one of their own meetings. I don’t think this should be censored and perhaps the moderators can just remove the angry, add-nothing rebuttals that are sure to follow.
Tell them you are "jeffy" and see what happens.