Gary....I respect you and I will certainly follow your rules by trying my best not to pick on lefty, but I’ll say this and then leave it alone. I understand your appreciation for CD on the board in a business sense, but your comment is a bit offensive to the rest of the members on the board.
First, some of us have been here as long as lefty and I dare say not banned either. Additionally, despite the length of membership, each of us pay our dues to have the privilege of participating on this board equally. We do so as faithful fans of our Canes and enjoy cussing and discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly surrounding the team and program.
Now occasionally, you’ll have a member or two get after each other and sometimes the back and forth gets out of hand with one or both suspended. Of course those instances sometimes last for a while, but generally speaking, they are few and far between. There is an exception though that has stood for the entire time I have been on this board (10 years). That of course is CD, who has had constant turmoil around him.
In fact, it’s a constant with him and giving the fact other members are losing their memberships based on his complaints, I’d think you’d take a step back and consider the overall value that he brings to the board. I’m sure I don’t have to point out the monetary disadvantage it brings by keeping him on, rather I will point out the constant angst he brings to your board. This instance is just the most recent of case, where there’s multiple members pummeling his butt day after day for months on end. Why is that and why do you think every member in the lounge save two would be joining in?
In closing, I will say this. I don’t want CD (Lefty) banned, but I also don’t think it’s fair to ban others when the kid comes crying to dad. The fact that he’s been here for years and not banned should not be the determining factor, rather the totality of the information in the back in forth. So when he calls the members muddapuckers (should have been banned) and they retaliate, the source not the retaliation should be addressed.
I appreciate the privilege of the board and we will count on you to vote for the pubs come the fall.