jonriv wrote:AlwaysImprove wrote:Tyler Durden wrote:jonriv wrote:Stupid comment, especially if you knew anything about the NESCAC. This is a conference of very highly competitive schools with a very wealthy(ie conservative) students. This conference is full of type a competitive students and parents. I am sure this was not some feel-good move, but a way of toning down what was prolly some out of control nasty crowd. In the clubby, private. School atmosphere of these schools that kind of behavior is neither expected of tolerated.. As PDad pointed out, there were many other parts of the letter. There attitude at these schools if you don't want act properly, go to state school
Haha Awesome. Hey AI, I bet you had no idea that Mr. Humblebrag would go apeshit over this thread.
Agree. Awesome. Now he is firing away posts endlessly. You would think he would eventually give up on us unwashed masses, right. Does he not see how you punch yourself in the face? No point in discussing civility with that kind of action taking place.
Tried to wade through his babble. Could you cliff note it for me? I think after several pages of what for's and how to's he still has not addressed why a few unruly's at a single event warranted the outlawing of booing. And why we should take anyone defending the outlawing of booing serious. Has he gotten to that yet?
My point is that it appears most conferences and schools have similar rules(including the pac12). The nescac just includes booing as part of taunting and unsportsmanlike conduct. Is there really a need to boo at any college sporting event? They had a similar letter in 2011. It is not so much outlawing as it is a request for civil and polite behavior, why is that bad. They are saying if you wish to attend our games you expect a certain level of behavior(certainly sounds like the demise of western civilization).
Nope, not arguing for a need for booing. This is where your classic over projection always gets you into trouble. First my DD is at a top 10 academic institution with a reputation for being very demanding in it's honor code.
I suspect the reason WestPoint is so successful is that they do have an honor code, and it is very well known that you don't do stupid crap. Yet, contrary to your assertions, they still have no ban on booing, and probably most games go by without booing.
To me, stating that there is a ban on booing just seems ludicrous. Of course booing can certainly cross a line, at which point it should be addressed. For me that all goes without anything else being said.
I am sure you have been at the grocery store and seen one of those events where that little impish boy is testing his mother. There was one where the boy was in a cart and grabbing everything he could and opening or throwing the item on the ground.
The mother was making this continuous whining noise. "Johnny if you don't put that back, you are in trouble" "Johnny if you touch one more thing you are in trouble" "Johnny, that's it if you do that one more time, we are going to put your favorite candy back". Clearly Johnny had little worry of anything happening.
Compare your ban on booing to an application of actual consequences and I suspect you will find the root of why West Point is successful. You don't have to have constant noise about what is allowed and what is not allowed. Parsing down to the level of boo. The fact that you are adding that language clearly tells me someone is not taking you very serious.
. These schools have standards that they try & instill in their students, & they try to both adhere to them & continue to expand them as they put young men & women into the world as contributing members of society. 
