Apparently I have to say this: treat recruits with respect
Brandon posted an article about 2016 recruit Teryn Savage, and this is his takeaway from his experience at MGoBlog:
https://twitter.com/TerynSavage/status/382644691738451968
So congratulations, leftrare, MGoBrewMom, JuggernautRides, and chitownblue2, and the other people in that thread who insulted the kid for no reason. Guess what: people are interested to see what people say about them on the internet, and now a potential recruit doesn't want to talk to Brandon.
If you think that 2016 is a magic land from which news cannot come, don't read it. We're going to report on kids that are being recruited.
Going forward, anything that could be interpreted as an insult to a blameless high school kid will result in a no-warning ban. Even if that interpretation is crazy. Any "pedo" references will also result in a ban.
In conclusion, guh.
September 26th, 2013 at 5:51 PM ^
...but do you really want to go there? I know twitter's a semipublic medium but as far as I'm concerned that exchange is between Brian and Shoe. What happens on the blog is one thing; coming down on him for a political opinion expressed in a private conversation elsewhere seems out of line.
I can pretty much guarantee that if you went through my private correspondence you'd find some politics that a lot of people here wouldn't like (you among them, maybe). I don't bring that stuff up here for a reason, and it has nothing to do with the no-politics rule.
September 26th, 2013 at 6:36 PM ^
At this point it seems some folks are judst trying to find something, anything to further their feelings of discontent.
September 26th, 2013 at 7:37 PM ^
mgoblog has 25K followers, there isn't a private thing about that.
September 26th, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^
for reminding me why I hate twitter.
And it's a fair comment. "Private" isn't the right category. But there are real issues here and everything that moves in the direction of the personal just makes it harder to grapple with the blog-related stuff. If we start tossing political grenades back and forth it's game over.
(And yes I know it's probably too late anyway.)
September 26th, 2013 at 11:12 PM ^
There's a ton of meltdown on both sides. It is unfortunate to say the least. I think descent into ideological attacks is . . . a descent. The high ground for the blog is lost and it has turned into an unprofessional cult of personality. Which, I'm not going to throw the baby out with the bathwater, but it is what it is.
September 26th, 2013 at 5:04 PM ^
I'm sorry you got dragged into all this.