Actually no it isn't.

I don't really mind the new threads talking about other boards but what I get very annoyed by is the thread derailment. It's very annoying when someone brings up something that was reported by X and then the next 15 posts are about how X is an oversensitive jerk or how X follows recruits into bathrooms. Some folks like Texags. Some folks like 247. Some folks hate them both and some like them both.

I really like tArk but the constant need to bash other sites is easily my least favorite part of this board. It has chased away some posters that otherwise would have been quality contributors because believe it or not some people actually appreciate guys like Liucci. Most of you don't remember what the world of the internet was like prior to Texags. It's not just that some people feel the need to bash Liucci, it is that they feel the need to make it as if you don't bash him then you are a mindless robot.

Each site has value, just in different ways. Of course I like to read conservative and liberal political sites as well even though I am more libertarian.

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Posted by leoj

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 12/26/14 at 8:16 am to aggressor

I don't think it's as bad as that, I think this board is almost always civil and fun to read, but I can understand your point about thread derailment. Fact of the matter is that people like drama, and when we have multiple sites with different main personalities that frequently have different takes then that's going to be interesting to some people

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Posted by cardboardboxer

Member since Apr 2012

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Posted on 12/26/14 at 10:17 am to aggressor

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Most of you don't remember what the world of the internet was like prior to Texags.

I do. Heck I don't mind the Looch, but the fact is if he didn't exist someone else would fill the niche. Every major fan base has a Looch, for better or for worse. And I think there isn't some hive mind here that you have to hate Looch or Hamm. Obviously some posters here support them or we wouldn't have as much info.

Another element to this, and is much more the group think element, is that we are "liberal" around these parts about our Texas A&M ness. I don't mean anything political, just that the discussions here focus on what A&M is perceived to be, not just the maroon tinted world of many Aggies. The things we let slide here (or own up to completely) like we are gay, jizz jars, Texas isn't a rival anymore, etc. would drive a lot of our tradional fan base - the "Even if we go 1-11 as long as the win is against tu with good Ags I am happy" people- off of a cliff. Those people do just fine in Texags M&W though.

Heck I know some Aggies that would want to kick my arse for the way I represent Aggies on the Rant. And they can all go suck it, as a fan base we have a stick up our arse far too often. To survive here, in corndogland, you need thicker skin and less baseless pride than anywhere else in internet that Aggies roam.

I don't like derailed discussions either, and I do think the bashing goes over the top. With that said I like the negativity sometimes, as it is a breath of fresh air for a fan base that tries to ignore bad thing exist like we live in some 80's sitcom.

This post was edited on 12/26/14 at 10:45 am

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