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rickyjones said

I would however like to say the general negativity level of this board is a small concern. I come here for news and as a die hard Saints fan it provides the best of any website I’ve found. The world has changed in the last 15 years and while this board was previous 90% positive it has gone down to about 50% positive over the last few years which is probably a sign of where we are as a society.

Go Saints.

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Negativity has always been a concern here. Trust me, it would be a lot worse had we not been continuously showing persistently negative users, confrontational types, and trolls the door.

But yeah! It is a sign of where we are as a society, but it doesn't mean that we have to put up with it here. No! It doesn't mean we have to be all "Rah! Rah!" within the discussions either, as being critical is often appropriate, but we all know the types that sit around playing the part of killjoys and rain on every parade, as well as others that are persistently trying to either antagonize or get a rise out of people, right? I try to be patient with problem members, however, you will also notice that eventually, those types disappear. I am either to blame, or credit for that, depending upon your perspective.

We just try to keep the atmosphere reasonably pleasant. I just don't believe that you can have a thriving community without limiting the "jerk" factor.