Alright OakvilleJHawk, here it is.
After the facebook fiasco, our fanatic Jayhawk fanbase from kusports felt betrayed by the corporations we supported in essence because of the perceived & continual google harassment /subsequent sharing of personal data. Not to say it wasn't going on prior to that, but there is no shortage of unethical or criminal IT abusement so our concerns are simple. Why should we potentially enable that process with access to information available on a public social networking forum?
There are many devoted Jayhawk fans that donated countless hours & skills to make this board be a place where we can share as much or little as we like, exchange ideas on x's & o's, and have civil discussions on whatever we wish to within the boundaries of respect. We have secure identities, and someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but to my knowledge, we have ZERO trolls. Some old farts like me ramble sometimes, but others never hammer us for it. They just read what they wish & let it go without putting us down. I'll also freely admit I'm beginning to age a little more & spend more hours reading these days than a few years back, but kubuckets is clearly what our united efforts have evolved it to become. We truly enjoy a unique, productive, & friendly place to share our passions for all things about the University of Kansas.
Our community has assembled most of the insightful, clever, & sincere contributors/fans from the old board, plus is still growing daily to include KU alums from all over the planet. Hey, just because you're in misery, it doesn't mean you're on Mars. As many of us have fessed up here at buckets, we've heritage in misery, relatives in misery, were born in misery, even admitted to enjoying things there at times. LOL Hell, even if you from Mars Oak, that's OK with the guys & gals here, some of us are "out there" further than that probably! You can see the from the memberships, comments, & contributors, that we pretty much have found & secured what we wanted here. And we all can enjoy great inside journalism from Jesse Newell, HEM, slayr, approx., Lulu, Nuleaf, Ralster, Blown, bskeet, Jaybate, brooksmd, JayhawkfanToo, and all the other differentiating & poignant posts they share, without going "foursquare" or potentially divulging info that which could possibly used for the wrong intent. Sure, some of us will spar, but competition makes us better. One of my favorite John Wooden quotes is, "Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who argue with you."
Oak, I'll lay it out-we just miss seeing your brilliant & artful "Oakville oddities" & "random thoughts" on a daily basis. Plus we need a man on the ground when the guys play in your neck of the woods like at Kiel or the dome, & there's none better for that recon mission than you. Think about it bud, you really could help this superior site become exceedingly more successful for our dedicated fans with your sophisticated & acculturate wisdoms & wit. Regardless & as always JMHO & Godspeed.
