Should He Stay or Should He Go

[TimV]

the male/female ratio

This one is introduces an inclusion bias and is susceptible to too many confounding variables. You should instead use the male/attractive female ratio.::bolt::

[ugarte]

the male/female ratio

This one is introduces an inclusion bias and is susceptible to too many confounding variables. You should instead use the male/attractive female ratio.::bolt::

Because among the characteristics associated with male engineers is "attractiveness" right? Welcome to the 21st Century.

[Trotsky]

I am saying that if I am going to put so much into following the program, I expect them to win.  If they are not going to win, I am not going to put as much in to following them.

This has to be joking, if not outright trolling.  It's as if somebody tried to personify an Onion parody of a Patriots fan posting on Urban Baby.

4 days short of 4/1, but I aint buying this is a living human being's mindset.

[Rosey]

I am saying that if I am going to put so much into following the program, I expect them to win.  If they are not going to win, I am not going to put as much in to following them.

This has to be joking, if not outright trolling.  It's as if somebody tried to personify an Onion parody of a Patriots fan posting on Urban Baby.

4 days short of 4/1, but I aint buying this is a living human being's mindset.

I'm going to play my "call out" card here. This is exactly the way most people act, even if they don't admit it. I know for a fact that this is true for me: I pay more attention when Cornell is doing well than when they are doing poorly. I'm neither proud of it nor ashamed of it: it just is what it is. BearLover is at least being honest.

[Dafatone]

I am saying that if I am going to put so much into following the program, I expect them to win.  If they are not going to win, I am not going to put as much in to following them.

This has to be joking, if not outright trolling.  It's as if somebody tried to personify an Onion parody of a Patriots fan posting on Urban Baby.

4 days short of 4/1, but I aint buying this is a living human being's mindset.

I'm going to play my "call out" card here. This is exactly the way most people act, even if they don't admit it. I know for a fact that this is true for me: I pay more attention when Cornell is doing well than when they are doing poorly. I'm neither proud of it nor ashamed of it: it just is what it is. BearLover is at least being honest.

I think it's slightly valid for a lot of people.  I picked all the best teams in professional sports when I was five, so I'm a Niners fan.  I spent the last decade following the Niners pretty closely, but my interest definitely increased when they got good.

That being said, ditching a team for not winning is, obviously, lame.

[Trotsky]

I am saying that if I am going to put so much into following the program, I expect them to win.  If they are not going to win, I am not going to put as much in to following them.

This has to be joking, if not outright trolling.  It's as if somebody tried to personify an Onion parody of a Patriots fan posting on Urban Baby.

4 days short of 4/1, but I aint buying this is a living human being's mindset.

I'm going to play my "call out" card here. This is exactly the way most people act, even if they don't admit it. I know for a fact that this is true for me: I pay more attention when Cornell is doing well than when they are doing poorly. I'm neither proud of it nor ashamed of it: it just is what it is. BearLover is at least being honest.

Nope.  To be an honest rogue is still to be a rogue.

I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he's kidding.  And I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are being perverse in arguing a point for pleasure.

"Mediocrities everywhere, I absolve you."

[Rosey]

That being said, ditching a team for not winning is, obviously, lame.

And yet, neither I nor BearLover offered anything like "ditching [the] team". Your straw man is burning.

[Rosey]

I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he's kidding.  And I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are being perverse in arguing a point for pleasure.

"Mediocrities everywhere, I absolve you."

You win. I admit you are a better fan than I am.

Next.

[TimV]

the male/female ratio

This one is introduces an inclusion bias and is susceptible to too many confounding variables. You should instead use the male/attractive female ratio.::bolt::

Because among the characteristics associated with male engineers is "attractiveness" right? Welcome to the 21st Century.

What?  You don't watch Big Bang Theory???::wank::

[KeithK]

I am saying that if I am going to put so much into following the program, I expect them to win.  If they are not going to win, I am not going to put as much in to following them.

This has to be joking, if not outright trolling.  It's as if somebody tried to personify an Onion parody of a Patriots fan posting on Urban Baby.

4 days short of 4/1, but I aint buying this is a living human being's mindset.

I'm going to play my "call out" card here. This is exactly the way most people act, even if they don't admit it. I know for a fact that this is true for me: I pay more attention when Cornell is doing well than when they are doing poorly. I'm neither proud of it nor ashamed of it: it just is what it is. BearLover is at least being honest.

Nope.  To be an honest rogue is still to be a rogue.

I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he's kidding.  And I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are being perverse in arguing a point for pleasure.

"Mediocrities everywhere, I absolve you."

It's all a manner of degrees.  If someone's attitude is "I will not pay attention to the team unless it is challenging for the national championship!" then they're not really a fan.  If the attitude is "the team isn't winning so I spend less time obsessively reading eLynah and am a little less likely to make long road trips to see the team play" then that's pretty damn reasonable.  Only a true fanatic's intesity is completely unaffected by the results on the ice.

Not that there's anything wrong with being a true fanatic!

[Trotsky]

I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he's kidding.  And I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you are being perverse in arguing a point for pleasure.

"Mediocrities everywhere, I absolve you."

You win. I admit you are a better fan than I am.

Next.

And.................. scene.

[BearLover]

Absolutely ridiculous overreaction to my last post.  And it's not the disagreement that bothers me; it's the trite smartass "no one can possibly be this dumb, he must be a troll" comments that twelve-year-olds go around posting on the internet.  

I never said at any point I wouldn't follow the team if they were bad.  I said I wouldn't follow them as much, and I wouldn't commit as much to them.  
Are you honestly telling me that you'd go to exactly as many games and post on this forum exactly as much and sit through exactly as many Redcast broadcasts if Cornell were .400 instead of .650?  Do you honestly think nearly as many people would pack Lynah in the first place if Cornell hadn't won so much in the past?  You're delusional if you think so.  I'm not travelling 8 hours to watch a shitty team play, I'll tell you that much, and I doubt there are many here who would.  I'm never going to stop following Cornell hockey, but I am sure as hell not putting in as much effort as when they are actually good.  

Who here followed women's hockey until they got good these past four seasons?  5% of who follow them now?  What a bunch of hypocrites.

[Rosey]

Absolutely ridiculous overreaction to my last post.  And it's not the disagreement that bothers me; it's the trite smartass "no one can possibly be this dumb, he must be a troll" comments that twelve-year-olds go around posting on the internet.  

I never said at any point I wouldn't follow the team if they were bad.  I said I wouldn't follow them as much, and I wouldn't commit as much to them.  
Are you honestly telling me that you'd go to exactly as many games and post on this forum exactly as much and sit through exactly as many Redcast broadcasts if Cornell were .400 instead of .650?  Do you honestly think nearly as many people would pack Lynah in the first place if Cornell hadn't won so much in the past?  You're delusional if you think so.  I'm not travelling 8 hours to watch a shitty team play, I'll tell you that much, and I doubt there are many here who would.  I'm never going to stop following Cornell hockey, but I am sure as hell not putting in as much effort as when they are actually good.  

Who here followed women's hockey until they got good these past four seasons?  5% of who follow them now?  What a bunch of hypocrites.

Agreed, 100%.

[ugarte]

::wank::

Hang a sock on the door

[Dafatone]

That being said, ditching a team for not winning is, obviously, lame.

And yet, neither I nor BearLover offered anything like "ditching [the] team". Your straw man is burning.

I didn't mean to point that at anyone.