Rick Mons
The former MN Snowman
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2009
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I'm back ... as we move into August, I find my interest in both the football and basketball seasons is coming out of a slumber. Snowmen are notorious for making themselves absent during the heated summer days out of pure self-existence. 
So, while I would check in every week or so, I'll probably be visiting more frequently and even posting a bit as the days shorten and the seasons begin. I'm probably going to mostly limit my time and energy to the sports boards -- the off-topic board seems to have grown more and more toxic and less and less interesting.
But I have decided to retire my nom-de-keyboard (MNSnowman). There's several reasons but the primary reason is I've gotten tired of the "shoot and run" nature of the Internet. I think that the anonymity of the 'net has corroded the level of discussion and the way we interact with each other. It's easy to take a cheap shot at another person when you use a moniker and I've decided I'm going to be accountable for things that I write and express.
YMMV and I'm not asking anyone else to drop their moniker(s). But it just seems right for me to do so and to do it when I'm returning to a more active role on the board.
So, while I would check in every week or so, I'll probably be visiting more frequently and even posting a bit as the days shorten and the seasons begin. I'm probably going to mostly limit my time and energy to the sports boards -- the off-topic board seems to have grown more and more toxic and less and less interesting.
But I have decided to retire my nom-de-keyboard (MNSnowman). There's several reasons but the primary reason is I've gotten tired of the "shoot and run" nature of the Internet. I think that the anonymity of the 'net has corroded the level of discussion and the way we interact with each other. It's easy to take a cheap shot at another person when you use a moniker and I've decided I'm going to be accountable for things that I write and express.
YMMV and I'm not asking anyone else to drop their moniker(s). But it just seems right for me to do so and to do it when I'm returning to a more active role on the board.
