Ms. Gaulke emailed me today saying that people were calling for her to show her breasts and calling her a bitch. She was exasperated and wanted to know what she did wrong. I told her I hadn't been onto the boards yet today but would look into it.
Here's the deal. On one hand, we are website that can be a rough environment that is predicated on free speech. Which is why I don't go around deleting tons of posts and banning people. We are not a website that is going to appeal to everyone.
I did delete OBK's post where he called her a bitch. I thought him doing that was completely unecessary.
It is difficult for a seemingly decent person like her to come into our environment and fully understand the long-established schtick. But I would hope that we could exercise just a little common sense and restraint when we realize that we have someone in our midst that is not looking to troll but just sincerely giving info on her son.
As to whether our banter hurts UW recruiting, I don't care about that one way or another. Because I always thought people like Sark and Woodward used that excuse as a crutch anyways. And the rumors of Ty Willingham reading Dawgman and fuming over things that Race and I were saying about him were laughable.
But I'm talking about situational awareness here. I would hope some of the idiots[/s] valued posters on here would show from time-to-time.