Can someone tell me the date that 'rep points' were instituted?
Rem
Can someone tell me the date that 'rep points' were instituted?
Rem
Thanks for the info Boss. I kind of thought it was around two years but I didn't know for sure.
So. We're coming up on a two year aniversary. There's been a lot of discussion, ideas and opinions in this thread. Is there consideration going on as to tweaking the system relative to what was expressed in this thread or was this exercise for naught?
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I'm not trying to ingrain it into anyone's head. I've called him Seabass since he was on the Marlins. Why should I change now?By the way, for those who have understandably questioned why I, and others, have a problem with "Seabass", I can only speak for myself, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the nickname being remotely offensive. Instead, it has everything to do with the user excessively using the nickname to the point that I get the impression he's trying it permanently ingrain it in others' minds so that they start using it, as well. I don't think it'd rub me the wrong way if it was a commonly accepted and used nickname, but we're talking about something that was allegedly given to him by a single ex-teammate. I've never once heard him referred to using this nickname anywhere else. Anyway, I know from reading other posts that I'm far from the only one that feels this way, but reds44's personal nickname for Alex Gonzalez isn't what I want this post to be about.
One of the user's likes to call him "Bonzo Gonzo", I've never heard anyone call him that before. Should he not be able to call him that?
Just because the nickname "annoys" a few people, doesn't mean I shouldn't be allowed to say it. There's nothing remotley offensive or anything that could be thought of as offensive. Nothing is masked, it's just a nickname.
There is nothing wrong with calling him Seabass.
The original point was that it SEEMS like you're using the nickname in an attempt to get everyone to follow along. FWIW, I'd agree with that -- your intentions may well have nothing to do with that, but it does seem like (for a while) you were going out of your way to put the name out there for everyone to pick up.
A fair point -- but if you're doing something that you know annoys other people, you ought to be prepared for the consequences. In this case, complaints, PMs, annoyed responses in threads, and maybe even a neg or two.Just because the nickname "annoys" a few people, doesn't mean I shouldn't be allowed to say it.
Occasionally, probably not. Its kinda like last year with "Nature Boy" for Rich Aurillia -- which although wasn't a common nickname for him at least had a good number of posters using it -- it was something occasionally funny to call him but it wasn't an outright substitute for his name in every post. With nicknames, especially obscure ones or ones that don't immediately tell you who it is referring to, sometimes less is more.There is nothing wrong with calling him Seabass.
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Supposedly he was given the name because he looked like a seabass when fielding...
Would that name make your top ten list of nicknames you'd hope to be called if you were an elite defender at short?
Think George Castanza and the t-bone episode....
If that's not compelling enough, fans calling him that aren't exactly using it as an endearing term the majority of the time....
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You mean the same player that Montreal wanted because of his French Canadian background?I've seen Cormier called 'Frenchy' ... where's the outcry?
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