META: Pro Sports are OT:

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March 5th, 2010 at 1:33 PM
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META: Pro Sports are OT:

Ladies and gentlemen of mgoblog,

  • WHEREAS Lions and Piston threads have shown up with more frequency of late, and
  • WHEREAS Red Wings fans have difficulty remembering this, and
  • WHEREAS Several Michigan alumnni in hockey have been traded of lately between pro teams, and
  • WHEREAS A Red Wings fan posted in a thread the other day that while he considered if his Red Wings thread was off topic or not, he deemed that he didn't think it was off topic,

I HEREBY would like to draw attention to "MGoBoard FAQ", Section "What's the offtopic policy?", Article "OFFTOPIC", as cited by MGOBLOG.COM CEO Brian Cook, posted at July 23rd, 2009 at 8:53 PM EST:

OFFTOPIC

  • Pro sports of any variety

That is all.

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March 5th, 2010 at 1:36 PM | Ok. (Score:1)
BlockM
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Also a sign that the thread might not be about UofM sports: it says "Pistons" or "Red Wings" or "Lions" in the title.

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March 5th, 2010 at 1:48 PM | Kentucky basketball = pro sport (Score:1)
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Memphis used to be, not anymore.

March 5th, 2010 at 1:52 PM | I disagree with whereas #3 (Score:1)
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From the same FAQ

ONTOPIC

* Anything Michigan sports related
* Anything related to other Big Ten teams or upcoming opponents
* Stuff about the blog itself
* University of Michigan topics that don't relate to sports

Technically wouldn't that be "Michigan sports related" since they are alums?

Agree with everything else all of that should be OT (although it is quite obvious that it is).

"A house divided against itself cannot stand"

March 5th, 2010 at 2:00 PM | I would think it needs a (Score:1)
Clarence Beeks
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I would think it needs a common sense distinction. If the news is about a player who played for Michigan, but the news is about their professional career, it's OT (because it's not about Michigan sports). If the news is about a player who played for Michigan, but the news is about their time at Michigan, it's not OT.

March 5th, 2010 at 2:05 PM | But it says "Pro sports of (Score:1)
MaizeandBlue14
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But it says "Pro sports of any variety" which I guess alumni fall under.

March 5th, 2010 at 2:09 PM | Agreed. (Score:1)
BlockM
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Maybe Semi-OT, but that just wastes space. Who the hell cares. If people are relatively descriptive with their titles it doesn't matter one bit if it's labeled OT or not.

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March 5th, 2010 at 2:00 PM | i still find it funny (Score:1)
gpsimms not to ...
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that people get so worked up about this. since we have a title for each post, can we not leave it to the reader to determine whether this topic is 'on' or 'off'?

if someone clicks on a post entitled "comrie traded" and is disappointed to find out that it is a post about the nhl, then may god have mercy on their soul, etc.

March 5th, 2010 at 3:56 PM | Agreed (Score:1)
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And for me personally, it goes even a little farther. It's not about 'on' or 'off' but rather 'to read' or 'not to read'. Whether or not the title has 'OT' in front of it rarely, if ever, has any bearing on my decision to read it (or not). I'm far more irritated by poorly worded titles.

I automatically downvote "B1G"
March 5th, 2010 at 2:17 PM | Oh, I thought it meant (Score:1)
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"Over Time" - like the poster worked extra diligently gathering the information.

life is like a box of chocolates... and you got the Whizzo Quality Assortment

March 5th, 2010 at 5:00 PM | I assume you don't read many (Score:1)
ShockFX
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I assume you don't read many OT posts then.

March 5th, 2010 at 4:51 PM | Please clarify (Score:1)
RayIsaac91
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Are you saying the Lions fall under "pro" sports?

March 6th, 2010 at 2:01 PM | "Professional" does not necessarily imply "quality" (Score:1)
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It merely means that they're paid for their "work."

Where's Charlie Bauman when you need him?

March 6th, 2010 at 12:47 PM | Honestly, I think we're (Score:1)
jmblue
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Honestly, I think we're spending too much time quibbling about this. If it's obvious from the title what it's about (like "Red Wings Win"), I don't think adding an "OT" is necessary. I think the "OT" should be used more for cases in which there could be ambiguity (like say, if there's a pro athlete named Rodriguez who gets in the news for some reason).

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