Glickster here. I agree that the group should be private and reading from the other comments on this site that maybe it will be and it will be better for everyone.
I do think the fans mean well on the bang bang group but they might just be a little misguided and maybe showing their frustrations from the last 20+ years.... who knows? There are some however that ruin things for the rest of the group and give the group a huge black eye that cant be overlooked becuase it is embarrasing to all of ND fans and Notre Dame in General.
I can admit that I was a very ignorant fan trying to talk to potential recruits but then realized pretty quickly that it was probably doing more harm than good. I think everyone on the groups thinks or wants to be an insider and it makes things very crazy at times. Near NSD it seemed everyone in the group had inside knowledge of a suprise recruit and blah blah blah...... and its so easy to get a rise from some of the posters as well. Everything would be fine if it just went private....... because even as a member I do think it does do more harm than good good becuase of it being so easily accessible.... and I still dont understand why Irish Chocolate wants to be in the gang, and an admin at that.
I know Im probably going to get some lashings for just admitting Im in the group....
This group really isn't into S&M. But a few pointers:
20+ years, when is anyone, including you going to take responsibility for your actions and stop trying to blame acting like a douche bag on everyone else including the team?
The farther from the core of IE I read, the more difficult it is to understand posts; did you mean "maybe" or "may be" two entirely different things.
You do not have the right to use blah, blah in this context.
If it does more harm than good, making it private will not fix that. It will then get worse. Liable, slander, and copyright violations are still violations whether or not the group is public or private. Ignorant post by dumb@sses are still ignorant posts . . . You get the idea.
The rest of your post is a false mea culpa. Maybe you can get someone to like you if humble yourself and confess your sins. Voila! You are saved!