This thread simply requires me to give a historical account of what I've experienced over the past 10+ years at "The Hall". 86'.... finally something we agree on.
@Steelers saw fit to ban me for 'responding in kind' to fatboy Zipp. (Banning set to expire in 2020, btw.)
Years ago, the Louisville board had a section you could go to called the 'Smackboard', where talkin' smack was what you did. I encountered a good number of vile characters there.... 'CardFanatic', 'CardX', 'BC_1978', 'Big Smythe', 'CardinalJim'....just to name a few. All were united in their hate for all things UK, but the one poster that took it to the highest level was none other than
@zipp, Kevin Zipperle.
When he wasn't busy pushing old ladies in the pool, fighting lawsuits against him by the HOA, making T-shirts in his T-shirt shop or his favorite activity, cramming his nose between Tom Jurich's asscheeks, he would be on the 'Smackboard' or at 'The Hall', spewing away all the venom he could spew about all things UK.
I had an acquaintance over there at one time ('sstovall') that was a mod. The bannings or 'timeouts' from him when I apparently created some rustleage over there....they didn't last long and I would get reinstated several times, much to the dismay of some of the whiners over there.
Anyway, it became apparent over time, that the mods that took over after 'sstovall' simply bent over for Zipp. They also inexplicably decided to shut down the 'Smackboard'. 'The Hall' became the remaining place to post, and it was painfully obvious the tightrope you had to walk over there as a poster from another fanbase. (All the while, Zippy could be just as vile as ever.)
Facts and stats to back your arguments are the best ammunition to use. Far superior to opinion and speculation. Facts and stats were what I used.... consistently. Add those in to a writing style that poor Kev didn't like and poof! ....Steelers bans me. Others would soon have the same fate in the ensuing weeks. Take a look at the ghost town site now and you'll see what it has been reduced to.
I say this with as much respect as I can conjur up for Louisville fans.... Steelers....this is weak. Zipp has created an 'image' of the Louisville "fan" that has multitudes of fans from other fanbases mocking and laughing at you. Does Kev got some pictures or something you don't want exposed on you? Grow a spine and take your site back. Allowing Zipp to Lord over that site is just pitiful. There's a strong contingent of Louisville fans there that don't agree with him on many levels. There are so many threads there that he derails and gets into bickering/pissing matches with his own people.
Better yet, bring back the 'Smackboard' and maybe that environment will keep Zipp too busy to continue making you look like a nutless wuss.