For the Packer Denialists

[pbmax]

I remember Wilde got so tired of the bellyaching on the radio that he said people need to realize the team could easily finish with ten wins and still get to the playoffs after they were 4-4. He nearly lost his gig in Milwaukee after being laughed off the air.

[cheesner]

Beautiful in it's simplicity

I think, every June 12, all posters on Packerrats, at exactly 4pm eastern time; begin singing 'Kumbaya'; whereever we are no matter what we are doing. I think it will do wonders to remind each one of us what is really important and pull us together as a fan base. Although we won't be able to hear or see eachother as we each sing out, the universe will synergize our commonality and oneness with the universe. And we shall find peace.

[Upnorth]

Kumbaya 579 kumbayaa

[woodbuck27]

Kumbaya 579 kumbayaa

Kumbaya 579 Kumbayaa

Hey ... is it working for you? I feel more at peace.

[Smeefers]

3irty1:

I can top it. I received 2X PM's.

1) The first one was just a little warm up 'Fuck You' to the second.

2) When he informed me that he was going to 'rape my daughters'. That one made my fingers curl up a wee bit.

Thank GOD he was at the time spamming the forum (or otherwise distracted) because I cannot even imagine where he was going to take me.

I sat quietly last evening thinking a lot about this former member. I still wasn't getting it until I looked at this thread again this morning. Last night I wanted to post a thread RE: what can we do here @ Packerrats in the future to prevent such that happened to rbaloha1 and all he took on here. How do we defuse a member bent on getting banned? How do we get that member to calm down and make an overall solid contribution?

I realize now with some people that's next to impossible. Yet, surely we can do something...more to prevent 'Capitol Punishment' on a forum? A banning really hurts. Some miss the real reason for such drastic action that Mad doesn't enjoy doing. I believe that reason is to take 'a time out' to simply THINK.

I tried my best to help rbaloha1 out. Too feel more comfortable or chilled out here. To be patient in terms of the respect he felt he deserved. Now... I realize my attempts to help were doomed.

The former Packerrats member rbaloha1 has very serious issues. His style of aggression and denial must never be forgotten here. It's more than simply bad social skills and manners. He's set on the dark path. He needs to stop 'the creepy ride'; before he gets choked to death. He certainly wouldn't survive where I came from. He could count himself fortunate to be safer in jail.

We'll never really know about rbaloha1. I suspect that he made his last post at Packerrats.

I went looking and found this. It likely isn't 'in fact' related to rbaloha1. It certainly address's the topic of creepy. The results of acting in such a manner are never good.

http://www.mikefook.com/fook-experie...ple-in-hawaii/

Honestly Wood, I hate to say this, but I think you're wrong. Someone can be a complete douche online and fine in real life. Not to mention, It's not my problem. I don't care about the kid. I could give a shit about him. The only thing I really care about is that he was actually adversely effecting my Packrats experience. I had him blocked, but he was so damn prevalent that it was impossible to avoid him. I don't mind doom and gloom when it makes sense. I may get a little pissed off and kick a few stones around the yard, but I calm down and figure it out eventually. That kid was just looking for a fight. Looking to piss people off. That is why he came here. He wasn't here to talk packers, he was here to find people's buttons and just push the shit out of them. If all of us loved the read option and thought the packers were going 2-14 this year, RB would have trying to piss us off with how good the packers are going to be..

It's not worth trying to fix that because there's nothing broken. Your goals and his are just different.

So for the love of God and everything that's holy, keep that kid gone.

[woodbuck27]

Honestly Wood, I hate to say this, but I think you're wrong. Someone can be a complete douche online and fine in real life. Not to mention, It's not my problem. I don't care about the kid. I could give a shit about him. The only thing I really care about is that he was actually adversely effecting my Packrats experience. I had him blocked, but he was so damn prevalent that it was impossible to avoid him. I don't mind doom and gloom when it makes sense. I may get a little pissed off and kick a few stones around the yard, but I calm down and figure it out eventually. That kid was just looking for a fight. Looking to piss people off. That is why he came here. He wasn't here to talk packers, he was here to find people's buttons and just push the shit out of them. If all of us loved the read option and thought the packers were going 2-14 this year, RB would have trying to piss us off with how good the packers are going to be..

It's not worth trying to fix that because there's nothing broken. Your goals and his are just different.

So for the love of God and everything that's holy, keep that kid gone.

Hi 3irty1;

We see this poster rbaloha1 differently. I don't believe we're discussing any person and a split personality; or on a forum one way; in life differently.

It's my position that rbaloha1 has dark issues. That poster was using Packerrats as a vehicle to demonstrate a certain neurosis. That poster wasn't as he was here and in real life a really nice guy. rbaloha1 is a sick person in need of therapy. Packerrats isn't the place for any therapy. Am I qualified to make such an observation? I certainly am. I can feel and I've lived long enough to define what I feel/observe.

How did I arrive today in terms of feeling rbaloha1? Thinking is a process and arriving at a stance takes time. I hate to see any poster turn out as rbaloha1 did. I generally give anyone the benefit of doubt. Until I peg that person with certain issues. To be right means to hate to be wrong. To be very cautious not to be wrong.

My take on rbaloha1 at the beginning; was that he had an over/under developed ego. That he was trying too hard to be accepted at Packerrats. In any social setting (neighborhood) such takes time. Respect cannot be realistically expected. No less I tried to help him out and I did so in open forum (rather than PM). I'm not a behind the scenes guy. What you see is what you get with me. I'm not so much into 'group think'. I was raised to be my own person or think for myself. The 'group' seldom influences me.

I saw/felt the heat coming down on rbaloha1. That inspite of the fact, much of that was his personal undoing. I tried to intervene. Any process isn't bereft of error. In hindsight I would do some things differently. I've reviewed it. I hope to learn from the experience of this poster.

Going back to the beginning:

I've always despised it when anyone is bullied. I tried to help him feel that he wasn't alone. That backfired on me. It went as it had to for rbaloha1. rbaloha1 was in the drivers seat in terms of his fate here. That curve of self-destruction was amazing to observe and painful. I was instructed by him to not intervene.

3irty1. I hold that we need more posters at Packerrats. Would I go so far as to now suggest that rbaloha1 be reinstated. HELL NO! If I didn't take that position now I'd be a fool. The way he burned out was over the top madness as I felt it. The poster known as rbaloha1 certainly has an agenda that is far removed from the style/manner of poster that we need see on Packerrats.

I'll also hold on this observation. rbaloha1 is a disturbed person and not fit for Packerrats, or any 'open forum'. I suspect that rbaloha1 (his agendas) will play out elsewhere. For some time the rbaloha1 show will go on, until he explode's himself.

If I set to the side, rbaloha1 as antoniofreemann, and all that sickness. I'm still left with this:

rbaloha1 is the anti-**pbmax ... the anti-**Patler. I hated the way that rbaloha1 abused such respected posters here and others. I also hated the abuse I felt heaped on him.

Did I learn anything from this whole thing? I gained a degree of more respect for ** these posters, regarding how they controlled themselves with regards to his 'over the top' angry/stupid responses. How they stayed on topic and disregarded the barbs thrown at them. I'm NOT as patient in the heat of engagement. BS gets my attention very fast.

Might we see rbaloha1 re-instated at Packerrats? That possible action isn't my business.

I'm merely one member here. If rbaloha1 comes back. That fact and business is on rbaloha1 and under the conditions of such re-instatement. A re-instatement that as member I would do my best after all of his past to respect and support. Would I hold much hope for him/

I wouldn't bet a nickel on that poster. He's got serious problems.

[packer4life]

Kumbaya 579 kumbayaa

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