I'd have to agree, Adriano was obviously baiting Hobbs here. That kid is constantly picking a fight with Hobbs, not with edgar or wd or jeff or something but with Hobbs, its pretty obvious where the conversation would've gone.
I think it is worth mentioning that Hobbs seems to get "baited" a lot more than other mods. Could that have something to do with arrogant statements like the one above ("I would hazard a guess that anybody complaining about my use of this word had to look it up in the dictionary.")?
It seems that Hobbs does his fair share of "baiting" as well, and pompous statements like the one above are par for the course. I for one found it a rude statement to make and am perfectly familiar with the word obtuse as well as it's standard usage. I'd also suggest that Mr. Hobbs make his way to dictionary.com and show me where it says that the definition for the word obtuse includes being willfully or deliberately difficult. You might be surprised to learn that it simply means slow-witted or dim, which doesn't seem much different than calling someone stupid, which I think we can all agree is a personal attack.
If there is a history there, I can understand the agitation. However, it still seems hypocritical to me and I think it's naive to suggest that Hobbs doesn't invite at least a little of this baiting onto himself.
Why are you trying to bait Roy Hobbs?
I don't post much, but I'm on the boards every day. I assume you have access to number of log-ins and site visits. Feel free to check them and my profile; I've been a member of the blog since day one at the new site and was a member for well over a year at the previous site as well before the switch.
I don't see myself as "baiting" anyone; I'm not trying to start an argument. I just think Hobbs often times comes across as quite arrogant when dealing with posters, and the example above was a perfect case in point.
Hobbs made a rude comment yesterday to another poster, which I said was inapprorpriate and hypocritical. Hobbs edited my comment and deleted my criticism and invited me to post my thoughts in the appropriate forum, which I understood and acquiesced to. When I stated my case, Hobbs made his, and did so in an arrogant way, suggesting that perhaps I didn't understand the word and that's why I felt the way I did, which was false. I was going to let it go, but it really bothered me and I felt that I should let Hobbs know, in the appropriate forum, which I was told this is, that I felt his words were unneccessary. Hobbs responded in kind that if I continue on the subject that I will be "dealt with."
This is exactly the kind of hostile environment that I feel Hobbs fosters in such cases. Maybe you both think I'm baiting you, but I'm honestly just a huge Celtics fan who loves both the blog and the forums, but am often bothered by Hobbs's tone in threatening disciplinary action with posters. I don't view myself as a "problem" poster or anything of the sort. Again, I don't post much but am an avid reader of the site and forums. However, given that this is the suggestion thread, I'd suggest that Hobbs please display a bit more tact and a bit less arrogance in such matters.
Finally, I'm not going to go through Hobbs's posts and point out cases in which I think he's being less than polite--though I certainly could--because that doesn't seem like it will get anything anywhere. I think my point is valid--Hobbs invites potential trouble cases onto himself from time to time--and all I'd like is for Hobbs to acknowledge that sometimes he might be a bit heavy-handed, rather than denying it and threatening me.
That said, I'll leave it at that. I love the site and don't want to get myself kicked off, which, sadly, seems a distinct possibility. It's a shame that an agenda-free honest discussion could devolve to that point, but so it is, I suppose. I've said my piece.