When I see members on the board arguing, attacking or name-calling based on what college football alliances they have, accusing others of dishonesty....etc....I get turned off.

So the activity on the board turns you off, but you continue to come to the board? College football alliance arguements turn you off, so you don't renew membership to a chip/casino collectibles club? That doesn't really make sense to me. Besides...I'm sure that not everyone involved in the squabbles are members of the club.

I'm proud to say that I've been a member of this club for 15 years (and never once have I been involved in an argument about football ). I choose to not read posts or enter contests that involve football (I'm NOT a fan ). I usually don't read posts about other sports either, except Bob's boxing posts occasionally. I don't read political posts, and I rarely enter contests (though I'm still hoping for a share of a lottery win! ), and for the most part I stick to making casino-related posts (though this is a great place to get computer advice...thank goodness!).

I love our magazine, and it's certainly well-worth the price of membership. If you choose to not be a member of this wonderful club, that's o.k...it's your loss (IMHO). But really, I do get tired of people saying they don't want to be a member of the club because there's arguments on the chipboard.

I'll probably be sorry that I made this post. My normal response would be to shake my head, sigh, and move on to the next post. But...once in awhile...