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I was going to suggest the same thing, but it needs to go much further. It needs to be the international unit.

Actually I’m Matt pie. That other guy currently posting under that name is an imposter.

I’m not so sure I’d label this one as pushing the line. The filter exists and we are all aware of it. That means that the rule is already in place. People know what gets filtered and knowingly modify the word so that it gets through. That’s clear intent to violate the rule they know is in place. The rest of what you have mentioned, Josie, is a bit more cloudy since no rule is in place, or at least not one that the majority is aware of. That said, if someone ever decides to circumvent the Pomenstein filter to make the original misspelling show up in the post, they should be banned, tarred, and feathered on the spot.

Ahhh ok. Any name changes over the last year or so have been completely lost on me.

Are there many of those avatars? I barely even look at that side of the screen anymore. Only one comes to mind immediately. Anyway, those were struck down over on TSW years ago so I'm kind of surprised it never happened here. It goes right back to the added attention of extra posting volume I guess.

It took you a full season to do that? Slacker. What was your original username? I hate that we can't look those up anymore.

Ouch

I'll be completely up front here. I am not the person who made this current complaint, but I have done it in the past. I was just looking through the PMs I had with freeman about it. So it's not just something that is new today. If this team continues to play the way it is, we're about to get a large spike in activity around here. It's the perfect time to raise the bar a bit and improve the quality of conversation.

There have been comments throughout the season about how Housley wants guys to play specific roles. It does look like guys like Berglund and Sobotka, and for that matter Girgensons and Larsson, fit well into the exact roles Phil has in mind. They may have been expected to be more in previous years, but right now, they're providing exactly what the team needs for a balanced roster. Berglund isn't paid to play that role, but it's far from a backbreaking salary.

Here it is yet again: Disguise" f-bombs by changing the spelling. What part of that do you not understand? It says absolutely nothing about not having asterisked posts.

I'd imagine that the privacy of the policy wouldn't allow for them to provide documentation of exactly how many times he's been tested. I wonder if audio of the comment is out there because that wording still makes me question whether or not the number is accurate. The tone would help. Either way, it doesn't seem to be something anyone's focusing on too much, so it's not tipping the outrage scales. These things only matter if people care. That's the thing that really confuses me when it comes to things like the Foster story. Why doesn't that story generate half the attention that other stuff does? I have a hard time blaming it on the NFL when based on the limited coverage, no one else seems to care either.

And it gave us the Pominstein filter, which is the greatest thing in the history of this board... other than Wilbur.

In honor of the Carolina area, I feel like it's a must to smoke them. That and who brings a microwave or toaster to a tailgate? And I'll be at that game. I have no idea where, but I'll post it when I eventually buy the tickets. I have to get the January game first.

Here's the original post: So it's not about censoring what is already censored. It's about posts where people intentionally circumvent the filter. As 11 stated, a very simple request.

It was crystal clear before even seeing a single replay.

You've done us a great service over the years by making this place available to all of us. I've never understood times like this where a very simple request from you is met with even the slightest amount of hostility. Is transposing the "u" and the "c" truly that important to people? And as for Toronto, Blow Leafs Blow will always be my favorite.

I'm with you 100%. Hutton misread the bounce and as a result wound up out of position. It's a tough break but it happens. I was thinking the same thing last night about Ray's horrible explanation. He does that far too often. I can't tell if its homerism or how much he really can see from down there between the benches, especially when it comes to replays.

The term locker room cancer is what I question with this whole thing. I don't know if he's a problem in the room, but there's definitely a disturbing trend on the ice at this point. It's tough to pin it all on him, but for whatever reason, teams with Ryan O'Reilly don't win. It definitely raises an eyebrow.

Great, now I'm creeped out.

That same lack of production that makes him easy to retain on a cheap contract. It’s a blessing in disguise.

I just saw a quote in one of the recaps where Beaulieu said Ristolainen's celebration was embarrassing and completely ruined the goal. That's too funny. I want more quotes like that one.

The BU fans that I would talk to last year were always gushing about him, regardless of his point production. All too often those stats are what drives the prospect discussions on the board. I envy the people who are actually able to see these kids play instead of just seeing a bunch of box scores.

It's probably completely subconscious, but I think that language winds up lowering the bar a bit on the level of the conversation. It's more likely to spark some of the petty arguments that can derail a thread. I still cringe most of the time I see them written out here. After riding the subways in Boston for so long where you'd be stuck next to people where every other word in a sentence (if you can call it that) was an f-bomb, it starts to become very lazy and unoriginal. I think most people here are capable of better.

I wouldn't be surprised if the whole reason is that I've lucked my way into missing his good starts.

Me personally, I think that since the filter is active, it’s clearly there for a reason. I’ve always found it odd that people actually have to make the conscious effort to dance around it. I could never train myself to make the same exact typo every single time. That said, it is kind of funny to see someone complaining about people complaining.