St Thomas Basketball Censorship on the Golden Gopher Basketball Forum Poll

Do you favor censoring or banning St Thomas Basketball Discussion on the Gopher Basketball Forum?


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Vote Yes if you feel St Thomas basketball discussion has no place on Gopher Basketball Forum.
Vote NO if you would prefer to make the choice whether to read about St Thomas basketball on Gopherhole's Golden Gopher Basketball Forum. Basically leaving it like it was last basketball season.
 



Vote Yes if you feel St Thomas basketball discussion has no place on Gopher Basketball Forum.
Vote NO if you would prefer to make the choice whether to read about St Thomas basketball on Gopherhole's Golden Gopher Basketball Forum. Basically leaving it like it was last basketball season.
Take it to the St Thomas board.
 

Issue has been resolved. A separate area for St. Thomas discussion is being created. No need for a vote.
I don't see any forum, yet. I leave it to the owners to decide. I don't mind threads of mutual interest, but there are some who are clearly lovers of St Thomas and peripheral followers of the Gophers who are pushing their team on this board. It is, as bga mentioned, like Xavier fans going onto the Cincinnati board to talk Xavier sports. There is no call for such action. Take it to that teams board.
If the GH owners desire to accommodate a forum for a rival (be it at the moment a small rival) then it's their rightful choice. If they wish to leave it as it is, then so be it. If they wish to expunge all references to the Tommies from the board, like they did with a certain panther, then fine with me. My opinion really isn't important to what the owners do.
 



Ha USA! USA! USA! We still vote here.
We have no vote. The Gopherhole is not a democracy, it's a benevolent dictatorship, as is any owned business. You seem to imagine you are entitled to something here.
 

As St. Thomas becomes more relevant in Div 1 sports, there will be news we’ll want to hear. We discuss many other teams here in multiple sports. Why relegate only St. Thomas to its own board? We weathered the NDSU onslaught, and we can do the same with St. Thomas, which so far seems a lot more quiet than the Bison were.
 

As St. Thomas becomes more relevant in Div 1 sports, there will be news we’ll want to hear. We discuss many other teams here in multiple sports. Why relegate only St. Thomas to its own board? We weathered the NDSU onslaught, and we can do the same with St. Thomas, which so far seems a lot more quiet than the Bison were.
If the issue pertains to a bigger whole, it doesn't bother me. But, that is not what is happening. Even this thread shows a persistence by a person who loves Tommy sports over the Gophers. It is the diehard Tommy fan that can go elsewhere.
I am in allegiance with the Minnesota Gophers sports and no others. If I held allegiance to another, I would go to their board to post.
 



I would like mods to delete posts/threads as needed. Should happen more often.
 

I would like mods to delete posts/threads as needed. Should happen more often.
I was on one board where the thread was locked after 200 posts. After that a new thread needed to be created. I found that by the 200th post the topic was already far off from the original post and I liked the policy.
 

We have no vote. The Gopherhole is not a democracy, it's a benevolent dictatorship, as is any owned business. You seem to imagine you are entitled to something here.
And if a business hopes to thrive...they listen to the wishes of their customers.
 




If the issue pertains to a bigger whole, it doesn't bother me. But, that is not what is happening. Even this thread shows a persistence by a person who loves Tommy sports over the Gophers. It is the diehard Tommy fan that can go elsewhere.
I am in allegiance with the Minnesota Gophers sports and no others. If I held allegiance to another, I would go to their board to post.
The mods have the ability to move posts that have gone off topic to a new thread and have done so before. I’m just not for a total ban of mentioning St. Thomas, or any other school, in a normal conversation, which is what the poll question was about.
 

The mods have the ability to move posts that have gone off topic to a new thread and have done so before. I’m just not for a total ban of mentioning St. Thomas, or any other school, in a normal conversation, which is what the poll question was about.
I didn't answer the poll as the question is biased.
 

If the issue pertains to a bigger whole, it doesn't bother me. But, that is not what is happening. Even this thread shows a persistence by a person who loves Tommy sports over the Gophers. It is the diehard Tommy fan that can go elsewhere.
I am in allegiance with the Minnesota Gophers sports and no others. If I held allegiance to another, I would go to their board to post.
Its not about allegiance rather one of interest. UST is basketball related and that is under the umbrella of "college basketball." The same for topics about Richard Pitino, Buzz Williams, etc. There are a good number of posters on GH who would actually like to see the Gophers and UST on the schedule annually.l
 


The mods have the ability to move posts that have gone off topic to a new thread and have done so before. I’m just not for a total ban of mentioning St. Thomas, or any other school, in a normal conversation, which is what the poll question was about.
UST posts should not be considered "off topic" as they are under the umbrella of college basketball.

Maybe the mods should eliminate the term "college basketball" under their purpose statement. I doubt they would do that.
 

I voted no for two reasons, which means I voted yes,

1. I could care less about St Thomas.

2. I could care even less about who cares about St Thomas. Just want it to go away.
 


UST posts should not be considered "off topic" as they are under the umbrella of college basketball.

Maybe the mods should eliminate the term "college basketball" under their purpose statement. I doubt they would do that.
Is this the "Tommy Hole?" Is there anything in this entire board that says "enter the Tommy Hole?"
Of course not. If you are desperate for a little "Tommy Hole" go look elsewhere. It's really that simple.
 


Vote Yes if you feel St Thomas basketball discussion has no place on Gopher Basketball Forum.
Vote NO if you would prefer to make the choice whether to read about St Thomas basketball on Gopherhole's Golden Gopher Basketball Forum. Basically leaving it like it was last basketball season.
This fabulous forum states this at the top of its home page -

The Golden Gopher Basketball Forum is where die-hard Gopher basketball fans talk about the program, upcoming games, recruiting, and college basketball.


Based on that description , this is an appropriate place for the discussion.

Additionally, it’s not like there’s multiple specific threads dedicated to Tommy Talk!!
 

Last time I checked GH isn't the "FinnGopher" Hole either. Its really that simple.
Am I a competing University with the Gophers? No. Just because you want the Tommies to get props at this site and I don't doesn't mean I hold any sway here. I come here to read about the Gophers and what's happening in that circle. I don't come here to read about St Thomas players or their goings on. That's great stuff for a dedicated St Thomas website.
 

It is not like Xavier fans talking on a Cincy board (which probably happens, btw). It's like UNO news on Creighton's site or Robert Morris on a Pitt message board. There's just very little the programs (UST and MN) have in common other than geography. I do not understand why so many take umbrage at discussion of a program in a far lesser league - they are not in competition with one another.
 





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