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This is a good and appreciated topic. Some of us have tried this many times over. Sharing information about us... creating non-political topics... I've tried additional tactics Recognizing the best (and worst) members based on comment reactions given and received Suggesting forum rules and more moderators to enforce forum rules Having AI complete personality assessments based on the member's last 200 comments These facts are why its hard 30% of men admit to trolling online https://www.bustle.com/articles/45430-online-trolling-statistics-reveal-almost-one-third-of-millennial-americans-admit-to-being-internet-trolls 68% of people will situationally troll when they are exposed to others that troll or read something that offends them. https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2017/02/stanford-research-shows-anyone-can-become-internet-troll It's understandable how unruly discussion occurs when someone says something you disagree with. Case in point below: Your call for a kinder forum is appreciated, but your post accusing someone of being a ‘caveman’ and ‘bigot’ seems to contradict that goal. I’m not saying this as a “gotcha”... it’s an example of how hard it can be to stay civil. How can we all share our views more constructively to meet your goal? It's probably more important for the 'reader' to ask clarifying questions before they 'assume' the worst intent and attack the poster based on their often-wrong assumptions.

A practical truth spoken over centuries... Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien - Voltaire 1770 Le mieux est le mortel ennemi du bien - Montesquieu 1726 Striving to better, oft we mar what's well - Shakesphere 1606 To go too far is as bad as to fall short - Confucius 5th Century BCE The phrase “done is better than perfect” is clear and self-evident, promoting action and completion over the paralyzing pursuit of flawlessness, a principle of moderation that needs no further context to be understood. Absolutist dismissal of ‘done is better than perfect’ under any circumstance borders on trollish behavior.

Hockey in Florida is peculiar. It's like cheering the best skier in Qatar.

Rather than bow out, I shared relevant advice: Say it once, say it well, then let it stand. JRoss said "Done is better than perfect." GWN said "Perfect is always better than done. Always. Every single time." Both are right, depending on the context, and neither is universally true. These are facts of life. "Done" suits iterative, low-risk, or time-sensitive scenarios. "Perfect" fits high-stakes, precision-driven, or reputation-critical tasks. As this debate drags on unnecessarily, more advice applies: Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.

This ^^ Make the casual viewer care and you grow wrestling while some earn a paycheck.

looking forward to it

Nice idea. Next time consider asking us to provide words for each blank without revealing the story. Words like "a noun," "an adjective," or "a verb ending in -ing." The fun comes from the surprise of how the words complete the story.

Nobody tries a bunt with two strikes, much less pulls back on a perfect pitch down the middle, especially when down a ton of runs, and definitely not with two outs. It would be like directly running out of bounds three times in ten seconds... Absurd!

Down a bunch of runs with two outs and two strikes, going for the fake bunt… What is the wrestling equivalent?

The parade was awesome. I would have preferred marching rather than route stepping.

Say it once, say it well, then let it stand.

Whatever his ideology, he is a nut job. He is not a Christian. No part of the New Testament calls for or inspires such action. The right will show no leniency…

Not the team trying to bunt in their last at bat, down big. The IQ of a newt. The only way the Ds are going to win is if they trot J.D. Scholten out there.

We do already get RAF with the US Open and Trials… What is going to make this diff?

Carter Thicrocci

The Savannah Bananas have estimates of $30 million in revenue and potentially exceed $1 billion in valuation. Their events are sold out and its baseball the way it's meant to be; fun! What is the most fun you've ever had in wrestling, at any age? Replicate that. Like I want to watch these guy play dodge ball, shirts and tails, turtles, and king of the mat... or have people in the crowd do it... That's a way to get 2 on 2 matches or 2 on 1! Have a wrestler (Hulk Hogan) and a boxer (Rock Balboa)... hehe. Have two light weights take on a heavyweight. Have a heavy girl WC take on a light weight male. Arrange matches between ex (retired) world teamers Or have famous retirees be the mat refs. Allow smack talk and celebrations. What is the most boring part of a wrestling match (passivity/stalling/fleeing/mat edge wrestling)? Eliminate that. Definitely use larger than normal mats! And of course the wrestling is seriously real... and intense... I will pay and watch regardless. Its not a gimmick; its fun. Some ideas are dumb and that's okay. This only matters if you want profit... Make wrestling fun!

Storylines and fun! It isn’t violent enough like the UFC so it cannot be boring. Why should the UFC fan watch? Its like it needs a big bro series or copy UFC ideas. —— The UFC has several television series, with the most prominent being "The Ultimate Fighter," a reality competition where aspiring MMA fighters compete for a UFC contract. Other series include "UFC Unleashed," which airs full fights from previous events, and "Why We Fight," a documentary series exploring the lives of UFC fighters. Additionally, there are series like "UFC Embedded," which provides behind-the-scenes glimpses, and "UFC Main Event…”

Low iron anemia is no joke.

Take inspiration from Banana Baseball. It is the most fun baseball event I've attended, and some of their rules should be merged to the MLB. Banana Wrestling The match can consist of five 72 second periods. The winner is chosen based on most periods won rather than the total points scored. This makes it so one bad period doesn't cost the match. A tech or pin wins the period, not the match. Intentional mat fleeing results in the immediate loss of the period. Stepping out of bounds twice in a match results in the passive wrestler wearing a "COWARD" bandana for the match remainder. During the activity clock period, the passive wrestler scores points as normal. The aggressor has a Golden scoring opportunity where all points are doubled. A wrestler put on the activity clock two times in the match is immediately disqualified. The match is over when a wrestler reaches wins 3 periods, after 5 periods are completed, or when a wrestler is disqualified. More can be discussed here with regards to bonus for winning a period by pin or five+ points. Add some humorous penalties for passivity or lost challenges. You win the tiebreaker by escaping the banana splits... Things that engage the crowd... It hurts me to predict that standard wrestling will not bring the revenue to keep RAF going. This has been tried before... If following the International Freestyle rules, I have one request. Consistently enforce the passivity rule by always calling passivity on the truly passive wrestler, regardless of how many times it occurs within a period or match. Eliminate the practice where the non-passive wrestler is penalized for passivity in the first period, followed by the passive wrestler being penalized in the second period.

Lisa constantly talks about Melania Trump loving Justin Trudeau. Justin Trudeau wore blackface makeup to portray Aladdin...

Ignorance. Desiring peace while ready to act when required isn’t doublespeak.

"Ignoring" beats "owning" to silence trolls.

Damn, that is intense and terrifying. You mentioned before how Iranians are mostly Persians, totally detached from this Israel-Palestine mess. Is the theocracy losing power? What’s the Ayatollahs’ endgame that is worth risking all this for? The Iran regime will sacrifice lives to look tough and then give in, is that likely? As a regime critic, what should Iran, Israel, and the U.S. do next? Stay safe out there.

what is wrong here?

@Doublehalf DEI Now, a whistleblower has come forward to claim that Lockheed executives were so committed to DEI policies that they awarded some year-end bonuses based on employees’ skin color, rather than performance… …In the end, the whistleblower followed the order and “swapped” 18 whites for 18 minorities, solely on the basis of race. A few months later, our source left the firm and penned a resignation letter to colleagues. https://t.co/MiIgxeUSBX