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Originally Posted by Yamer
Re: Wall of Shame. Generally, I consider myself a more positive-leaning poster. Or at least I have a little more restraint than some when the games aren't going well. Since the beginning of its inception I've been on the side saying it shouldn't be a part of the board.
The question that should be asked is: "Does the Wall of Shame make CP better or worse?".
You take a sub-set of members that have demonstrated reduced impulse control and a tendency to overreact and/or be aggressive and you throw it all back in their face by pointing and laughing; literally shaming them. What outcome are we really expecting when something like this occurs? We're seeing it yet again in another PGT, and I don't find how the board is better for it.
It's good that a few who make the wall are humble or reflective enough to laugh at themselves, but you're always going to have that sub-set that are going to fire back and then we have another derailed and useless PGT where members are pitted against each other after a freaking WIN. Is that brief hit of dopamine worth making another person even more miserable or upset and, in turn, drag the board down with it?
While it's easy to scroll past and some posters seem to like it doesn't mean it isn't damaging/toxic, and frankly just some high-school level stuff, TBH.
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Fair points. But I think the board can handle a few instances of self-deprication per season.
About PGTs though, if you haven't noticed, our PGTs fizzle out very quickly after wins these days. This PGT might've maxed out at 10 pages without the extra bit of discussion/debate.