You Are Invited to a New Event: Argos Open Mic Night

[Will]

I'm not going to lie, I was disappointed when I found out Ania was going to be there. No secret that I was the most vocal of anyone concerning that thread. I said it and then and will reiterate that if she wanted to start that type of thread, do it on a Ti-Cats forum. It would have made their members happy. Posting it here only brought up negativity towards the team we are suppose to be behind, win or lose.

Having said all that, I like Ania as a person. I just didn't like what she did that one time.

I'm sure my friendship with Ania is well-known on here and I knew she was planning to attend, and I had no problem with this because I knew she was going to be respectful and come into it with an open mind.

We speak of giving this new management team more than 1 year. You can disagree with her all you want about her method of protest, but her presence at the meeting, her open mind going into that meeting and the willingness to admit that she was impressed by what she heard from Copeland proves to me that she is willing to give the Argos a chance to make this right.

[AngeloV]

I'm sure my friendship with Ania is well-known on here and I knew she was planning to attend, and I had no problem with this because I knew she was going to be respectful and come into it with an open mind.

We speak of giving this new management team more than 1 year. You can disagree with her all you want about her method of protest, but her presence at the meeting, her open mind going into that meeting and the willingness to admit that she was impressed by what she heard from Copeland proves to me that she is willing to give the Argos a chance to make this right.

And I respect your opinion. I was just stating how I truthfully felt.

[argolio]

Thanks Rich. Same from my end. I was pleasantly surprised.

I think the universe is crumbling.

[PullTogether73]

No one owes you any explanations, GreyDragon, and I really don't think it matters what you "pointed out" in an old thread.

Interesting.
Ania seems to have a posse of members here who she has charmed into defending her, such that she doesn't have to defend herself.

I asked why she showed up at an Argonauts event when she declared on this forum that she was no longer interested in being a fan of the Argonauts due to the way she was being treated by management.
The answer seems to be, Ania is a nice person and if she wants to be disloyal to the Argonauts, that's okay, give her a pass because she is a nice person.

Got it. Reasonable questions are not tolerated on this forum.

Good luck to all going forward.

[Stevoman]

Thanks for the summary! Helps us west coast Argo fans out.

[argolio]

What the heck? I'm seeing "banned" under GreyDragon's name. Sure, nobody "owes" him an explanation, but he was hardly out of bounds asking for one or bringing up the issue.

Having met GreyDragon, he's a true Argo fan, and I feel obligated to stand up for him.

[AngeloV]

What the heck? I'm seeing "banned" under GreyDragon's name. Sure, nobody "owes" him an explanation, but he was hardly out of bounds asking for one or bringing up the issue.

Having met GreyDragon, he's a true Argo fan, and I feel obligated to stand up for him.

I've never met him, but truth be told, and I'm sure many will agree with this, I've said much worse on here.

[Wobbler]

For the record, I didn't ban him. But we have a low tolerance of members attacking one another and demanding proof of loyalty.

It's only a very short term ban, by the way.

[Will]

What the heck? I'm seeing "banned" under GreyDragon's name. Sure, nobody "owes" him an explanation, but he was hardly out of bounds asking for one or bringing up the issue.

Having met GreyDragon, he's a true Argo fan, and I feel obligated to stand up for him.

You have any issues, feel free to PM me.

[1971GreyCup]

For the record, I didn't ban him. But we have a low tolerance of members attacking one another and demanding proof of loyalty.

It's only a very short term ban, by the way.

Demanding "proof of loyalty"? Getting a little scary?

[Wobbler]

Demanding "proof of loyalty"? Getting a little scary?

Hmm? I think you misinterpreted my post.

[jerrym]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but if we end up not wanting people around who have lost interest in the team or said something negative about the team, that approach would eliminate a very large part of the Toronto population. I prefer to welcome everyone whether an old-timer, returnee, or new recruit.

[Argo57]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but if we end up not wanting people around who have lost interest in the team or said something negative about the team, that approach would eliminate a very large part of the Toronto population. I prefer to welcome everyone whether an old-timer, returnee, or new recruit.

If they banned everyone who has said negative things about the team then there would be no one left on this forum.
People posting with criticism of the Argonauts shows they still care enough to comment, bigger problem is when people stop caring altogether.

[paulwoods13]

Why does banning someone (which in this case I don't agree with) also result in their posts and replies to their posts being erased from threads? There may be a technical reason for it, but IMO it's stupid. It makes threads far less intelligible if some of the posts suddenly disappear.

[Neely2005]

Why does banning someone (which in this case I don't agree with) also result in their posts and replies to their posts being erased from threads? There may be a technical reason for it, but IMO it's stupid. It makes threads far less intelligible if some of the posts suddenly disappear.

I don't think it does because I've seen banned under some posters posts. I think that some posts must have been deleted.

[Harpastum]

Glad to see the meeting provided answers to a lot of our questions & concerns.
But I am confused about one item that came up...
Am I to understand there is a good likelihood there will be an increased STH discount on merchandise coming shortly?

[AngeloV]

Why does banning someone (which in this case I don't agree with) also result in their posts and replies to their posts being erased from threads? There may be a technical reason for it, but IMO it's stupid. It makes threads far less intelligible if some of the posts suddenly disappear.

Honestly, I don't see why some of these posts have been deleted. Nothing bad was said. Are we to assume that some members of this forum are being protected?

[AngeloV]

Honestly, I don't see why some of these posts have been deleted. Nothing bad was said. Are we to assume that some members of this forum are being protected?

After speaking to Will privately, though I don't agree with the banning and deletion of posts, I do respect his reasoning.

[Will]

I've restored the posts that were deleted, however please let us continue to discuss what was said at the meeting on Tuesday and not who attended the meeting and their motivations for doing so. If you have any problems with a mod decision use the private messaging feature.

[AngeloV]

I've restored the posts that were deleted, however please let us continue to discuss what was said at the meeting on Tuesday and not who attended the meeting and their motivations for doing so. If you have any problems with a mod decision use the private messaging feature.

Very fair.