Okay, I'll bite. And this will be long. This is my opinion, and you know what they say about opinions.
If any of you have spent much time on Twitter you'll probably get this. Especially if you've ever posted something political. Twitter is a cess pool of people who log on just to fight with any and every post they can. It doesn't matter what you say, you're going to get bashed.
Social media in general has created a society of keyboard warriors who find comfort in attacking everyone they can while hiding behind a computer screen. 99% of the things they say online they would never say to your face in public. At least not 15 years ago. Now people who have grown up acting like clowns every day online have brought it to mainstream society and we have a generation of people rioting in the streets over some of the stupidest things in the world. You can't call a man a man or a woman a woman, etc... Down is up and up is down. Its ridiculous.
The bottom line is we've lost plain old decency, civilty and humility and I blame social media for every bit of it. And I've quit almost all social media platforms because I just don't need that crap in my life.
Which brings me to GatorChatter. For me, I don't mind if someone is negative or has a differing opinion than mine. I'm a member at Swamp Gas and have posted there in the past. Their control over the narrative creates a stale, boring environment that wasn't very interesting me.
Ox, you've created a forum here and allowed free thinking and differing opinions that make it definitely more interesting than most other Gator forums. Negative or positive opinions don't matter and just adds to its interest.
BUT, you've also allowed it to turn into everything I disliked about Twitter. The constant personal attacks on everything you say is intolerable. I don't need it. It's like there's a competition to see who can say the snarkiest thing or get the best dig in on EVERY post. And then the constant, what I'd call "smut" is embarrassing. I can't imagine how any woman or child could come on here and engage in talk with anyone. The mom jokes, the whack off gifs, and downright porn talk are also what turns me off about Gatorchatter. None of that has anything to do with the Gators, UF, or sports.
Again, these are just my opinions but I don't think I'm alone in them. If you're looking to change anything about GatorChatter I wish you would moderate the "smut" and personal attacks better. I can deal with the negative nellie's and the pumpers all day long.
Bash on!
