Sorry mods... but I had to respond.

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Let's look at the Quincy Carter issue.

There is a history of racial discrimination by the Dallas fan base in Pro sports. That certainly doesn't mean that all or even most fans racially discriminate, but that a larger than normal (for a city with several major sports franchises) percentage have.

There are legitimate reasons to both like and dislike Quincy Carter irrespective of race.

Does anyone not think that some of the Mavs players like Dirk or Shawn Bradley might get different treatment from media, refs, fans because of race? Like the old saying Sh!t happens. Now does this mean it's OK to just blantantly play the race card. IMO no.

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Now to QCarFan. Many have a problem with his posts. I have had a problem with his posts in the past. Just because you don't like his posts, does not give you free reign to personally attack him or any other poster whose posts you disagree with.

So. Criticize the posts and not the poster. Keep personal insults out of the threads. And do not sidetrack posts by taking it into a discussion of a posters style or lack thereof. If you don't like a post either ignore it or respond to the post and explain why you feel it is invalid, ridiculous, etc. But do it in a respectful manner.

If someone is constantly talking a thread off topic, report it to a mod. Any mod. There is a little link on each post to do this. Use it. If the mods decide that the poster is misbehaving we will take action. Just becaue you don't visibly see action doesn't mean action isn't being taken.

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Now we need everyone and I do mean everyone included in this controversy to growup and act like adults an d not a bunch of spoiled kids. Irregardless of whatever another poster might do, it is incumbent on each of us to act in a mature manner consistent with the community standards of Dallas-Mavs.com. This goes for both sides of this disagreement and any other. Most of us are adults, all of us should try to act like mature adults.