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March 5th, 2013 at 12:53 PM
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profitgoblue
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META: A message from former moderator profitgoblue

I just wanted to take a quick moment to let you all know that I've stepped down as a moderator on this here Board.  LSA is stepping in to pick up my slack and probably perform a much better service than I have of late. 

I've been a moderator over 2 years now (!) but during past few months my outside life started to cut more and more into my personal time.  Two little children, a wife, and my career now leave a lot less time for my extracurricular activities.  A while back I stopped working nights - thank goodness BiSB and now JGB were there to pick up my slack - and I now find it increasingly more difficult to read through all of the threads created each day.  I realized that was not fair to Brian and you all, especially after seeing what a great job JGB is doing and realizing that a full-time moderator needs to be available much more than I have been.

In addition, when BiSB rage-quit I realized that he was feeling all those same things I am without having thought about it.  The Board is a great place but it just doesn't have the same feel as it used to.  I can't place my fingers on it and I don't want to go negative, but it just doesn't feel the same.  I'm hoping that by becoming a "normal" poster again and not moderating anymore will un-jade me.  You all might or might not realize this, but being a moderator is pretty damn hard, and not-so-rewarding, work.  I always took great pride in knowing that Brian and Seth appreciate our hard work at keeping the Board classy and respectable (e.g. not MLive-ish) but the wear-and-tear of the daily job is pretty tough.  At least it was for me.  I'll still be around to help provide damage control in case anything blows up and the Board goes crazy if they need me (kind of like BiSB is doing now).

All that said, its been a pretty entertaining run.  A special thank you to:  (a) FormerlyAnonymous and Brian for thinking enough of me to recommend and accept me, respectively, as someone who was worthy of my former role, (b) BiSB and JGB for being good friends and colleagues, and (c) most all of you for being respectful, patient, and understanding.  With that, time for profitgoblue to make like a fetus and head out!  You stay classy, internets.

(P.S.  For anyone who's interested, I've created a new account under "CooperLily21" and will be posting on that one instead of this "profitgoblue" account.  Its time for a fresh start:  This "profitgoblue" account was my first foray into online discussion boards and I went from N00B to loved/hated poster during the Coaching Change fiasco to loved/hated moderator.  Its time for a fresh start, I think.  If you're interested, you can follow me on the Twitters at @CooperLily21 )

Disgruntled former moderator.  I got a lot of problems with you people!

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March 5th, 2013 at 12:54 PM | Good riddance, a--hole! (Score:5 Normal)
CooperLily21
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Good riddance, a--hole!

 
Follow me on the twitters at @CooperLily21
 
March 5th, 2013 at 12:59 PM | Are you starting some sort of (Score:5 Normal)
1484
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Are you starting some sort of fight club wherein you just yell at and/or beat the shit out of yourself?  I could see why that would take up a lot of your time.  Also, this board is just like anything else.  I think when you say it isn't what it was, that is applicable to many different things in life.  I think it is human nature to decide "It ain't what it used to be". My second kid is on the way as well.  You'll never regret not spending enough time on MGoBlog.  You will regret not spending enough time on family...

Hail.

March 5th, 2013 at 1:09 PM | You make a good very point.  (Score:5 Normal)
CooperLily21
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You make a good very point.  When my second was born it wasn't that time-consuming because teeny babies just sleep a lot.  Now that the youngest is 1 and running around wreaking havoc, there is a LOT less time.  And nothing is more enjoyable than chasing those two rascals around.  Plus, work seems to be getting busier so my online time during the day is getting more scarce.  And to be honest, it just became much less enjoyable being the "bad" guy all the time.

 
Follow me on the twitters at @CooperLily21
 
March 5th, 2013 at 1:58 PM | Are Cooper and Lily your kids? (Score:4 Normal)
Michigasling
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Your desire for privacy will be fully and responsibly respected, if you choose not to answer.  [See how mature we are here?]

Whatever they're named (and I do like Cooper and Lily), they will thank you for your transfer of focus.  Kids take a lot of attention, but they're a lot more fun than many of us, even when they're snarky or obnoxious. 

March 5th, 2013 at 1:28 PM | Are you starting some sort of (Score:5 Normal)
saveferris
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Are you starting some sort of fight club wherein you just yell at and/or beat the shit out of yourself?

I am Jack's cold sweat.

 

"...what do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"

"Fix the cigarette lighter."

March 5th, 2013 at 1:00 PM | Either you've had a busy (Score:5 Normal)
Blue-Chip
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Either you've had a busy posting day, or you gave yourself a nice going away present in mgopoint form.

Either way, thanks for your service as a mod to the board.

Your friendly neighborhood contrarian.

March 5th, 2013 at 1:04 PM | I (and someone else?) took (Score:2 Normal)
CooperLily21
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I (and someone else?) took the liberty of awarding myself points so I could at least start a Forum topic.  That said, I assumed the bump would give me voting privileges at well but I guess it takes more than 200 points to do so??  Who knew!?

 

 
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March 5th, 2013 at 1:06 PM | Heh.  Stupid idiot.  I dare (Score:5 Normal)
1484
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Heh.  Stupid idiot.  I dare you to neg me.

Hail.

March 5th, 2013 at 1:12 PM | Damn you straight to (Score:5 Normal)
CooperLily21
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Damn you straight to Bolivia!  (Hint, JGB and LSA, hint)

 
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March 5th, 2013 at 1:07 PM | Just in case the tone of my (Score:4 Normal)
Blue-Chip
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Just in case the tone of my post didn't come through, I wasn't looking for any explanation. Just some good old fashioned chop busting.

Your friendly neighborhood contrarian.

March 5th, 2013 at 1:11 PM | Great, now we can set more (Score:0 Redundant)
March 5th, 2013 at 2:17 PM | I know! (Score:3 Funny)
lbpeley
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I thought he'd never shut up. Geez, buddy, yeah you used to be a moderator. Great. Pfft. Like we give a shit. Good riddance. I wonder how long it'll be till he's posting under that stupid new name.

March 5th, 2013 at 5:46 PM | RDT, is that you? (Score:2)
Huma
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RDT, is that you?

March 5th, 2013 at 12:56 PM | "The Board is a great place (Score:5 Normal)
Humen
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"The Board is a great place but it just doesn't have the same feel as it used to.  I can't place my fingers on it and I don't want to go negative, but it just doesn't feel the same. "

 

Maybe because you're all growed up

Thanks Thorin/Mgovideo for avatar

 

 
March 5th, 2013 at 1:28 PM | I blame (Score:5 Normal)
ijohnb
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a lot of it on thought police.  Not the moderators, like profitgoblue himself and BiSB, all the mods are very fair with what is tolerated and what is not, but there are too many "board accepted opinions" in which all detractors are mocked without anybody really taking the time to read or understand their point.  Many of these board accepted opinions are either out and out incorrect or extremely biased, but are protected and upheld with intensity, i.e. uniformz are always bad and always ugly no matter the team or the circumstance (many are actually pretty cool), and criticizing coaches is the same as substituting your expertise for theirs (it is not, judging coaching performance is a fun and valuable part of fandom).

March 5th, 2013 at 2:46 PM | This is ridiculous (Score:5 Normal)
InterM
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At least the thought police say so -- personally, I only read the first line of your post before my marching orders came down.

March 5th, 2013 at 5:23 PM | I do agree that half the (Score:3 Normal)
PB-J Time
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I do agree that half the comments that are down-voted are simly unpopular opinions (often well-articulated) or fly in the face of something Brian said (or something similar). I do think that opposing opinions (and opposing fans) should be quite welcome, as long as they are done respectfully. 

And yes, criticizing coaches is a cathartic thing that us as fans can often (right or wrong). So who wants to start this one? I'll bite: I used to think that Red was a heck of a coach, but after this season I think the game has passed him by. Time to find a new coach!

/s (big-time)

March 5th, 2013 at 12:59 PM | hmmmmm... (Score:5 Normal)
clarkiefromcanada
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"The Board is a great place but it just doesn't have the same feel as it used to."

I can suggest a cure, Brian.

If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone

March 5th, 2013 at 1:07 PM | I see everyone clamoring for (Score:3 Normal)
Markovits is Great
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I see everyone clamoring for a re-emergence of the "neg-bang", but I am curious about its specifics since I was not privy to the existence of this site at the time.  Will a certain number of negs result in banishment, temporary or permanent?  Sorry if it's in the site FAQ.  

Except for the other thing. That hurts the most. But the lack of respect hurts the second most.

March 5th, 2013 at 1:17 PM | No, there was just no limit (Score:5 Normal)
joeyb
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No, there was just no limit to the number of points that a post could accumulate in either direction and the points affected your point total, so trolls were easily handled by the board members instead of moderators.

March 5th, 2013 at 2:09 PM | Ahhhh (Score:2)
SanFrancisco_Wo...
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Those were the days.

Formerly akron_wolverine and columbus_wolverine.  New home, new name.  A year in Columbus was enough.

March 5th, 2013 at 2:56 PM | Besides (Score:2)
BiSB
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The intentional Negbang threads were some of the greatest threads in existence.

They no longer call me Bisbiño

March 5th, 2013 at 3:26 PM | And I plan on being the first (Score:2)
CooperLily21
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And I plan on being the first person to start one once the point accumulation system goes back into effect.  As profitgoblue, of course.  You know, because I wouldn't want to lose the few points I now have as CooperLily21.  Plus, profitgoblue is an a--hole.

 
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March 5th, 2013 at 4:18 PM | is that a hint (Score:2)
WFBlue
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were you "clued in" on you way out (as it were) about changes to the system?  do tell, or were confidentiality agreements the price of escape?

 
 

Time is working funny again. Greg Mattison has a phonebooth time machine he sent the secondary back to Charles Woodson's childhood in; they have emerged with ZZ Top beards, children, and skills.-BC

March 5th, 2013 at 4:48 PM | I have previously seen posted (Score:2)
PB-J Time
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I have previously seen posted (if my memory serves it was by Brian himself) that the "old" point system will be returned. 

I personally have not been around for that system, but like it in theory

March 5th, 2013 at 5:02 PM | Non-proprietary info (Score:2)
BiSB
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Brian mentioned that the site was heading for a revamp, which will include a return to something approximating the old point system. Due to land some time this spring/summer, I think.

They no longer call me Bisbiño

March 5th, 2013 at 1:21 PM | and.... (Score:5 Normal)
James Burrill Angell
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And as you're well aware, you can't start a post if you don't have enough points.

All in all, the proverbial "Neg Bomb" generally gave people a moment of pause before unleashing their inner douchiness for fear of getting negged.

March 5th, 2013 at 1:41 PM | I'm probably going to be sorry... (Score:3 Normal)
GoWings2008
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but the negging seems to be feely given nowadays.  This may be what the poster formerly known as profitgoblue was having a hard time putting his finger on with the board.  Folks are quick to neg someone for something that in the grand scheme isn't a big deal, but is slightly inaccurate and...here we go.  Its a lot like some arguments I have with my wife...some people don't leave enough room for someone to make a mistake and then say sorry and move on.

The Team, The Team, The Team

March 5th, 2013 at 1:54 PM | Sorry. (Score:3 Normal)
GoWings2008
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Sorry.

The Team, The Team, The Team

March 5th, 2013 at 12:59 PM | Some of us lamented that the thing had died (Score:2 Normal)
MGlobules
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three-four years ago. I don't think there's any doubt that the collective IQ was higher when 10 wildly enthusiastic people--most of them close to the action--were dominating the posting, but this place still cooks at times. Best of luck and thanks for your contribution. 

March 5th, 2013 at 2:15 PM | Yeah, I go back and forth (Score:4 Normal)
turd ferguson
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Yeah, I go back and forth about whether it's worse now or that's just typical nostalgia for something that wasn't as good as we think it was. If there's an explanation for why it might be different/worse, my best guess is that as MGoBlog has become the clear go-to site for Michigan sports, it's pulling in a much broader population of internet-using Michigan fans.  Before, MLive would attract a certain type, the Free Press and News would attract another, etc., leaving MGoBlog with a very particular personality profile, but I think those days are probably gone.  Regardless, I still almost always enjoy my time on here and want to see more board posts.

March 5th, 2013 at 4:50 PM | So you're saying us noobs (Score:3 Normal)
PB-J Time
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So you're saying us noobs aren't good enough for "the show"?

/sulks away to corner with head down

March 5th, 2013 at 1:03 PM | Thank you (Score:3 Normal)
WestSider
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for your contributions. I don't know how people have the time to invest, but I appreciate your investments. Btw, first post on this thread from your new account made me lol. Best to you.

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.

March 5th, 2013 at 1:04 PM | Thanks for your efforts, (Score:3 Normal)
LB
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pgb. I'm sure it is a thankless job, despite the very best efforts of all of the posters to make it easy.

May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift

March 5th, 2013 at 1:11 PM | I feel your pain (Score:4 Normal)
ClearEyesFullHart
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Small children leave little time for the interwebs.  I dont think I would ever try to be a moderator.  Must be so hard to try to be impartial.  At any rate, you didn't seem like a douche.  So there's that.

Omnes i facere est vincere 
March 5th, 2013 at 1:11 PM | So you were a pretty good (Score:4 Normal)
Andrew Jackson Jihad
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So you were a pretty good mod. I know we've had our differences in the past, but I really thought you did a good job on the board. I'm sure being a mod is a thankless job. Good luck with returning to normal posting!

www.eatacheeseburger.blogspot.com Brian Cook has read this blog!

March 5th, 2013 at 1:12 PM | thanks for the hard work (Score:2 Normal)
Tauro
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thanks for the hard work PGB. 

March 5th, 2013 at 1:14 PM | Thanks for the work (Score:3 Normal)
oldcityblue
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ProfitLilygoblue

...authorized Maze, fyi.

"He stood there like the house by the side of the road, and watched that one go by"

March 5th, 2013 at 1:15 PM | Where's FuMan Blue to thank (Score:5 Normal)
Lutha
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Where's FuMan Blue to thank you for helping him out of Bolivia?

March 5th, 2013 at 1:19 PM | Uhhhh, embarrassingly he (Score:5 Normal)
CooperLily21
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Uhhhh, embarrassingly he eventually violated his parole and was sent back to Bolivia.  But those were definitely good times!  That thread was one of my favorites of the posbang era.  I wonder how FormerlyAnonymous, ZoneLeft, and Geaux Blue felt about it . . .

 
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March 5th, 2013 at 1:15 PM | HAHAHAH! ANOTHER ONE (Score:5 Normal)
JimBobTressel
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HAHAHAH! ANOTHER ONE FALLS!

GREED! ANARCHY! CORRUPTION! 

MGoBoard will soon fall...

ATTN NBA Dads and Siblings: Have brothers / sons on the hoops come-up? 

Michigan = NBA Family U

March 5th, 2013 at 1:43 PM | Hail anarchy! (Score:1)
French West Indian
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Let's make Kropotkin proud.

March 5th, 2013 at 1:20 PM | I always respected the hell (Score:3 Normal)
mGrowOld
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I always respected the hell out of the job you did poster formally known as profitgoblue.  Thank you for all your work over the years-it may have gone unacknowledged but never unappreciated.

As far as the board changing I would say it stems directly back to the change in our voting powers.  Back in the day when mob rule ran the site a wayward poster could get hammered and hammered hard by their peers.  Conversely, good posters were rewarded by same.

Moving that power from the rank and file to the mods changed the dynamic here IMO and not for the better.  Hopefully it does get restored soon and the "old board" comes back with it.

 

 

March 5th, 2013 at 1:33 PM | I would agree with this (Score:2 Normal)
Bryan
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When we were all able to neg the troll or reward an awesome comment things seemed a little less mlive-ish That said, the site is generally far above most other user-generated sports sites. I thank Profit for his work (I can't believe it has been 2 years...) and good luck in mod retirement. May it be filled with golf and hitting on younger women.

Now what do we have to do to get the old points system restored? I know this has been brought up time and again over the past few years but has Brian ever given an answer on if this is something that might return? Can we get a kickstarter going or something?

I have a Fandom Endurance III merit badge

March 5th, 2013 at 1:39 PM | What I find objectionable, (Score:4 Normal)
bluebyyou
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What I find objectionable, and somewhat different than when I joined about three+ years ago, is that there seems to be a lot more of the short, cutesy back and forth responses which really don't deal with the substance of the thread, something which no one will "neg" someone about, because the comments are innocuous.  What they do, though, is cause a member to have to go through a large number of posts to see a post that contains a well thought out response. 

Thanks, Profitgoblue, for the time you have put in to help our community. 

March 5th, 2013 at 3:54 PM | So you made a post complaining about OT comments in threads (Score:1)
M-Wolverine
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In a thread about profitgoblue ending his tenure as a mod. Causing a member to have to go through posts not concerning the actual topic of the thread.

Just sayin'.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

March 5th, 2013 at 5:26 PM | This was one of (Score:1)
bluebyyou
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This was one of Profitgoblue's comments in his post, which, to some extent, suggested that the feel of Mgoblog had changed.  I agreed with his assessment and gave my reasons why.

"The Board is a great place but it just doesn't have the same feel as it used to.  I can't place my fingers on it and I don't want to go negative, but it just doesn't feel the same." 

 

March 5th, 2013 at 1:27 PM | Glad you're sticking around... (Score:2 Normal)
Blue in Yarmouth
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I'm glad you're sticking around, even if in a reduced role. You've always been one of my favorite internet personalities on this site and I enjoy your contributions. I hope eveything in your personal life is fine and nothing of a negative nature has forced this change. Stay strong profit! (or lily21...It will take a while to get used to that).

March 5th, 2013 at 1:45 PM | Thanks BiY!  The feelings are (Score:4 Normal)
CooperLily21
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Thanks BiY!  The feelings are mutual and it has been comforting knowing there were several people like you out there.

 
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March 5th, 2013 at 1:27 PM | Thanks for the kind words. (Score:3 Normal)
justingoblue
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At the risk of repeating the gist of what I told you yesterday (although I suppose this puts it "on the record" so to speak), I really appreciate everything you've done to help me out in this transition. I would have struggled big time without your help, and you deserve a lot of thanks for not letting me look like an idiot the entire month of December, maybe longer.

I'm struggling to post something more broad without getting cheesy, but suffice it to say that I think you've done a lot of positive things for the MGoBoard, and I'm glad you're staying on to post like in the old days. Hopefully posting for a while will remind you that this place can be pretty cool at times and you decide to stick around. Go blue, profit.

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