Sorry you misunderstood me, what is bad board manners is when someone calls you names or tells you to go FO in a private message.
I agree with what CoachB says.
Who told you to FO in a PM ?
Yes TPM you are the only other person to publish a PM that I know of in the 5 years I have been here.
Yes TPM you are the only other person to publish a PM that I know of in the 5 years I have been here.
BHD,
You need to get it together man and when you mess up, stop going after others.
You need to get it together man and when you mess up, stop going after others.
Bobblehead,
Please, just stop.
Please, just stop.
Isn't it funny that only you and Infielddad attack my post all the time . Yes my posts can be controversial. Others disagree and state their views. I have been attacked for telling people about athletic admits now everyone seems aware that that practice exists. In fact I got a PM from a parent thanking me because they applied to a prestige school and got accepted.
I have been attacked for what I call the myth of prestige schools and employers have posted that they don't care what school you grad from. It is more important at post grad level in a specific discipline.
It seems that everyone who brings up a controversial point of you, they get attacked.
If you really care about where this started you will see that 06 threw the 1st punch on a question I asked TR. It was partly in jest as I know how TR feels about the world to day. 06 went over the top and got ugly. No one else did until Infielddad when nuts. He accused me of everything except starting the swine flus epidemic. It was clear to me his rant was personal So I tried to take it private and spare everyone this personal vendetta. It is true I have called you names and I did it because you continually attack what I say. You in fact seem to not even read or understand what I say because you are so intent about attacking me.
It doesn't work !
I have been attacked for what I call the myth of prestige schools and employers have posted that they don't care what school you grad from. It is more important at post grad level in a specific discipline.
It seems that everyone who brings up a controversial point of you, they get attacked.
If you really care about where this started you will see that 06 threw the 1st punch on a question I asked TR. It was partly in jest as I know how TR feels about the world to day. 06 went over the top and got ugly. No one else did until Infielddad when nuts. He accused me of everything except starting the swine flus epidemic. It was clear to me his rant was personal So I tried to take it private and spare everyone this personal vendetta. It is true I have called you names and I did it because you continually attack what I say. You in fact seem to not even read or understand what I say because you are so intent about attacking me.
It doesn't work !
TPM-
Sorry you misunderstood me!
I agreed, PM's should not be used to to criticize or tell someone to FO.
But you did not say that PM's should be just that, Private messages, and you fail to say it's bad board manners to publicize a pm that you might have received.
Argue all you want TPM and anyone else who wants to defend it. It's wrong, simple as that.
It really amazes me when some on here refuse to admit they are wrong, simply amazing!!
Sorry you misunderstood me!
I agreed, PM's should not be used to to criticize or tell someone to FO.
But you did not say that PM's should be just that, Private messages, and you fail to say it's bad board manners to publicize a pm that you might have received.
Argue all you want TPM and anyone else who wants to defend it. It's wrong, simple as that.
It really amazes me when some on here refuse to admit they are wrong, simply amazing!!
Just to be clear I never told her to FO. I would never use profanity privately or otherwise.
workinghard,
I understand where you're coming from. I fall on the basic side of PM's should be private...however...
If you were to whisper to me, that you thought I was a jerk, there should be no expectation of privacy on your part. Now, if we were in a dialog, discussing something privately back and forth, then I would expect our conversation to be private.
The difference is, when one party blurts something out, vs. two parties drawing opinions out of each other.
If I pass you a note, unsolicited, I said it, unsolicited, and you can do with it what you want.
I think there's a difference.
And yes, I published part of someones unsolicited PM a month or so ago, to show that he was a liar. He was publicly saying one thing on the board and then privately claimed something else to me trying to curry my favor. So basically, I outed him, but it was his own doing, as I had not engaged him in the PM, he had initiated contact.
I understand where you're coming from. I fall on the basic side of PM's should be private...however...
If you were to whisper to me, that you thought I was a jerk, there should be no expectation of privacy on your part. Now, if we were in a dialog, discussing something privately back and forth, then I would expect our conversation to be private.
The difference is, when one party blurts something out, vs. two parties drawing opinions out of each other.
If I pass you a note, unsolicited, I said it, unsolicited, and you can do with it what you want.
I think there's a difference.
And yes, I published part of someones unsolicited PM a month or so ago, to show that he was a liar. He was publicly saying one thing on the board and then privately claimed something else to me trying to curry my favor. So basically, I outed him, but it was his own doing, as I had not engaged him in the PM, he had initiated contact.
This may sound like a stupid question but why is a PM private if the receiver feels offended and goes public with it---may as well have all the PM's on the board
Solicited or unsolicited PM's should remain just that--- PRIVATE ---if the sender wanted it public he/she would have sent it as a PM--he/she would have posted in a forum---
Solicited or unsolicited PM's should remain just that--- PRIVATE ---if the sender wanted it public he/she would have sent it as a PM--he/she would have posted in a forum---
CPLZ-
I appreciate the tone in which you explained your thoughts. I also understand your rationale.
But, agreeing to disagree I guess, I just think when you say or send something in private, it should be private. Why not just call it "messaging" then.
In my opinion, content doesn't matter (unless of course someones health or life is in jeopardy).
I appreciate the tone in which you explained your thoughts. I also understand your rationale.
But, agreeing to disagree I guess, I just think when you say or send something in private, it should be private. Why not just call it "messaging" then.
In my opinion, content doesn't matter (unless of course someones health or life is in jeopardy).
quote:I just think when you say or send something in private, it should be private
Me too 
Mother and I don't like it when you all ( Miscommunicate )
So What we Have here is a Failure to Communicate.
If it continue's, you will spend the night in the box.
I don't like it anymore then you do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...cOIQ&feature=related
EH
So What we Have here is a Failure to Communicate.
If it continue's, you will spend the night in the box.
I don't like it anymore then you do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...cOIQ&feature=related
EH
It's rather ironic people are arguing over what "private" means in the thread about the importance of grades in high school. Maybe the thread should be the importance of vocab in English? What is the definition of is? 
Going back to a previous subtopic - is there a point where too high grades/test scores might hurt a bit? I heard something, since Ivy League schools have a limited number of athletic slots, that they might not give one to an athletic recruit who they think is qualified academically to a point where they suspect he will get in without athletic help. This scares me a bit because several non-athletes at my school were turned down at Yale and other top schools this year and all had stellar GPAs and 2300+ SAT scores (2 had perfect scores; I guess admissions has just become THAT competitive). Is this all nonsense because it sounds like a myth to me; I just want to make sure that it is.
Monstor athletic admits or slots as you call it refers to getting in with lower than normal scores. A high GPA won't hurt you and if you have scores that would normally get you in you don't need a slot. They do however look at more than scores.
If it is an Ivy they don't give athletic money but other schools that do may give you less athletic money and rely more on academic money in an attempt to Save athletic money.
If it is an Ivy they don't give athletic money but other schools that do may give you less athletic money and rely more on academic money in an attempt to Save athletic money.
Monstor: Thank you for getting back to the subject.
To get into an Ivy (or Stanford) takes more than stellar GPA's and test scores. Most applying would make it on their scores. What I have been told is that are looking for something that differentiates the candidates, be it community service, or some other non-scholastic reason.
Regardless of what BHD thinks, getting a degree from one of the Ivy's or Stanford will be a life changing experience and will follow the graduate the rest of his life.
To get into an Ivy (or Stanford) takes more than stellar GPA's and test scores. Most applying would make it on their scores. What I have been told is that are looking for something that differentiates the candidates, be it community service, or some other non-scholastic reason.
Regardless of what BHD thinks, getting a degree from one of the Ivy's or Stanford will be a life changing experience and will follow the graduate the rest of his life.
What I say is getting a degree from any college can be a life changing experience. Getting into any Ivy is an honor if that is what you want.
quote:Originally posted by BOF:
Monstor: Thank you for getting back to the subject.
To get into an Ivy (or Stanford) takes more than stellar GPA's and test scores. Most applying would make it on their scores. What I have been told is that are looking for something that differentiates the candidates, be it community service, or some other non-scholastic reason.
Regardless of what BHD thinks, getting a degree from one of the Ivy's or Stanford will be a life changing experience and will follow the graduate the rest of his life.
I agree with your last statement. I remember when son's friend messed up and had to leave Duke to go to another school, Sully told son what a shame, that Duke piece of paper would have opened more doors than one can imagine, that's coming from a college coach, those that don't agree can go argue with him.
If those degrees, from those type of schools don't mean much, why do kids work their tails off in the classroom in HS to try to get admitted, and then pay 50-60K a year for the same thing they could get elsewhere (as some claim).
Here we go again !!