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May 28th, 2013 at 9:33 PM
#4202
M's recruitng leaves SI.com in ecstasy
May 28th, 2013 at 9:38 PM
#4203
Peppers:"I want to be remembered as the 65th best corner ever"
Bleacher Report video of stuff that BR didn't even get themselves that was posted a few days ago and which contents were covered by Ace in the hello post. And yes, I'd kill off BR things with far flimsier excuses. F those guys.
May 29th, 2013 at 12:56 PM
#4204
OT- Historians on the board: Criteria for celebrating people in
Definitely political. Taking a look at differing views on historical figures like Christopher Columbus might be a start, for a Michigan connection there are plenty of people who are outspoken about what Yost's legacy should be.
May 30th, 2013 at 11:49 PM
#4205
Devin Gardner is the fastest man alive
Double post.
May 31st, 2013 at 8:22 AM
#4206
Posted Yesterday...
Michigan is king in average B1G finish
Interesting stuff, to be sure, but it was on the boad less than 24 hours ago.
..and this, which was posted same-day, just a few hours after the initial thread:
Phil Steels ranks U-M #24, one spot behind Sparty
May 31st, 2013 at 5:18 PM
#4207
On Beckmann...
I understand the motivation for locking/removing Beckmann-related threads, but I disagree with it. Politically divisive topics, in general, have no place on this board and it's best to avoid them. I get that. Still, there's a difference between political topics in general and political topics that hit extremely close to Michigan sports (and particularly Michigan football). I think it's a little strange and frustrating that we can't discuss something like the Beckmann story when it's clearly a big story that involves our program.
June 1st, 2013 at 12:52 AM
#4208
I get why it gets locked, but
I get why it gets locked, but one thing I really can't agree with across the board is all of the posts in a locked thread becoming invisible. There's no reason it can't be locked with the posts intact. If you're not going to delete the thread entirely, don't just leave the initial post with the usually snarky mod edit saying it's getting locked...
June 1st, 2013 at 2:01 AM
#4209
When we lock a thread, the
When we lock a thread, the site hides the comments. We can't do anything about it--otherwise I'd generally be inclined to agree with you.
June 1st, 2013 at 10:47 AM
#4210
Because it invariably turns into this:
http://annarbor.com/mi/wolverines/2013/05/michigan_scolds_frank_beckmann...
Look at the comments. Backbiting back and forth with no progress or worthwhile discussion. It's like a Rich Rod thread every single time. And if someone wants to dive into that soup, they can there. Because politics turns everyone into MLive.
Incidentally if someone really still wants to see the comments, they can view them in the App. (At least as long as it stays on the small page). But I don't really have a problem with blocking a thread because the comments are inappropriate without them showing. What would be the point of showing inappropriate comments that made the thread be taken down in the first place? They're not taken down at the first bad comment, but when there are more than the mod can deal with without reading it all night. And you can't just take it down because then you end up with a half dozen more posts about the same thing. Moderator Hell.
June 1st, 2013 at 12:38 AM
#4211
I don't moderate often, but
I don't moderate often, but bombing a thread questioning the intelligence of a former player who happens to be plugging a charity is worth the effort.
By the way, don't call the kettle black WHEN you randomly type in ALL capital letters. The first rule of being a grammar Nazi is to have perfect grammar.
June 2nd, 2013 at 10:43 PM
#4212
SIAP: more to the David Perkins, O$U LB transfer story
We hit the jackpot on frowned upon posting behavior. For future reference, a comment on a website alleging criminal activity from a college athlete isn't enough to come here and post. OP's points down to zero for a month as a reminder to get a good source (and maybe leave the O$U and Urban Liar at MLive).
June 3rd, 2013 at 11:01 AM
#4213
And I vote that anyone who
And I vote that anyone who uses "Urban Liar" or some other stupid name like that from here on out gets an e-punch in the throat. First rule of the MGoBoard should be "don't be an idiot."
June 3rd, 2013 at 2:54 PM
#4214
Posted This Morning...
....and again just now:
Phil Steel puts12 U-M players on his pre-season All-B1G teams
I still say that Phil really needs to consider moving the site away from GeoCities stylings.
June 4th, 2013 at 12:50 AM
#4215
Delete
Next obviously going to be deleted thread, somebody is going to go to Bolivian for their efforts for more points, and someone is going to get a huge bump. If you're going to post in such a thread, make it count (relative to the other posts).
July 10th, 2013 at 12:33 AM
#4216
Please delete me, i'm a redundant thread! OT
TaiStreetsMyHero will be spending some time getting a ton of points for free and some time getting some points taken away. What's the ratio? Tune in 7/13 or ask him at a later date.
June 8th, 2013 at 10:12 AM
#4217
OT - Deadspin Artcle on ESPN scandal
Heavily moderated to try to discourage people from reading some hack's crap attempt at destroying the lives of some media personalities.
OP was made an example of (will get points back on 8/31/2013 at 12:01 a.m.) as a not friendly reminder that before you post on this board, or do anything, it's a good idea to consider the moral ramifications.
June 8th, 2013 at 3:45 PM
#4218
June 11th, 2013 at 4:34 PM
#4219
Bold to spambot a front page post
June 12th, 2013 at 3:29 PM
#4220
OT: Things that should not be talked about with kids?
Obviously political.
June 18th, 2013 at 10:40 AM
#4221
June 22nd, 2013 at 4:32 PM
#4222
Just putting this here so the usual nothing can happen
June 22nd, 2013 at 7:13 PM
#4223
You didn't. Really come crying to the mods
Because after you called people stupid (sometimes specifically, like you calling WolveinLA2 as smart as a High schooler) dropping flamebait all over the place, someone did it to you? Stop being a hypocrite (especially after you acting like the attack didn't matter thn ran to cry to someone). If you're going to dish it out, take it like a man.
June 22nd, 2013 at 8:48 PM
#4224
JMFC learn to read
I said WolvinLA2's claim failed to comport with a high school level of understanding of basic economics, which is a simple fact that you've apparently just failed to grasp. I didn't call him stupid (in that thread--I've called him stupid other places, and I've told him why). I called his claim stupid. That's not worthy of moderation because it's (a) true and (b) open to him or anyone else to discuss like a rational adult.
Anyway, the moderator action thread is here to post things that should be deleted, as that guy's post should be, because it's basically at the level of a YouTube comment. If the moderators were to do their jobs, they would delete it. The fact that you think that my posting it here says anything about me "crying" or needing one of your other childishly misogynistic bits of advice makes me sad for you, though.
June 23rd, 2013 at 12:54 PM
#4225
Ah, so his insults are more childish than yours
So it should be deleted.
You just have to face the fact that just because you were a TA or whatever nonsense you endlessly blather about that you're not close to the smartest guy on the boards, no matter how much you tell yourself you are to justify your right to be an asshole to everybody. "Everyone picks on me" because you're being a jerk, not because of the tired Internet trope that "I'm right and they're just mad I'm too smart for them to understand."
It you were as smart as you think you are you'd have the ability to make convincing arguments that sway people to get them on your side rather than being forced to dismiss them because you're incapable of it.
P.S. the only misogyny here is yours. Children run and cry to their mommies (boys and girls); men take responsibility for their actions and incitements. The fact that you naturally assume a negative connotation = woman says more about you than me.
June 24th, 2013 at 11:13 AM
#4226
ha
I love that you're denying that "take it like a man" is misogynistic.
I usually post hoping that somebody who knows what they're talking about will chime in to clear things up. I mean, there have to be economics PhDs around here that can offer insight into the kind of disagreement we were having. But instead we get a kind of knowledge-optional back-and-forth where my admittedly crappy grasp of economics, which has to leave plenty of room for somebody who knows what they're talking about to correct it and move the dialogue further, fails to draw people's attention away from their ego's need to defend the plainly false thing they said. That's pretty depressing and not very Michigan Difference-y.
I believe the consensus among researchers is that rational argument isn't a very good way to change people's minds when they're emotionally invested in something. So I think your third paragraph is just factually incorrect. (Have I insulted you by saying that? If so, why? Does politeness require that I pretend I think everything you say is true? I just think there's scientific evidence that what you said is wrong, and I'm telling you that because I think it's relevant, but of course I'm open to being corrected if you find newer studies or whatever.)
Incidentally, I also love the absolutely indefensible response of the moderators to that thread. They hid some of it from public view, but deleted nothing, which would have been the minimally responsible response to what the comment I linked says. Of course, they never delete comments like that (check upthread for the last thing I linked), and here my view that the moderators are objectively terrible just gains more support. This makes me wonder: who are the actual mods? Is Seth really one of them? Do they communicate with Brian? Will Brian stop talking down about RCMB now that MGoBlog appears to have an established policy of letting "haha your dog is dead" comments stand? What a disappointment from those whom you would expect to be thoughtful about minimal standards for anonymous discourse on the useful parts of the internet.
June 24th, 2013 at 11:46 AM
#4227
You're mistaken.
There has been no moderator action taken on the front page thread, and I'm not sure what gave you the impression there was.
Occasionally people say mean things; usually this results in some kind of a warning, in this case you replied to him and we thought that was enough. If you'd like, I can go to the front page and tell him to play nice with other posters, but what we do very rarely is delete a post (in about eight months I'd say I've deleted maybe fifteen posts) and that juvenile remark is nowhere close to hitting that standard.
If you have a complaint about the sites moderation/moderators, I would invite you to email Brian or Seth with your concerns, but we don't need any more bickering in this already way too full sticky.
June 24th, 2013 at 12:35 PM
#4228
ah--collapsed comments
My comments were just collapsed when I wasn't logged in so ctrl+f didn't see my handle. Thanks for clarifying that.
I do think it's unconscionable policy for that comment not to meet the standard for deletion. I'll talk to Seth or Brian.
June 24th, 2013 at 6:15 PM
#4229
Jon- I've met you and like
Jon- I've met you and like you and normally you're good about this shit. Honestly unless I missed something here I think you were a bit too aggressive in attacking the point, and that was the origin of the flamewar. What came after seems to be a response to your tone.
June 25th, 2013 at 6:34 PM
#4230
There was an expected and acceptable flamewar
about which I have no complaints, and then there was the comment I linked, which was solely intended to inflict harm and is the sort of thing that you would only ever say in person if you were trying to incite violence (i.e., is fighting words, i.e., is actually illegal speech). You might look upthread at the previous example I linked if you haven't already. I can conceive of no reason for MGoBlog to tolerate or archive such posts, especially when they contain no other non-trivial content and the infrastructure to moderate such content is in place. If you have to delete what you think provoked it in order to be happy with deleting what was provoked, then fine. But the latter is just garbage and has no place anywhere.
June 24th, 2013 at 2:20 PM
#4231
Blah blah blah blah.
The problem is you're doing research studies in the wrong forum. It doesn't matter if you're right if you can't convince people of it. You need less research classes and more public speaking classes. You don't change things with a research study, you change them by changing hearts and minds.
And if they delete that comment they should delete your whole thread of comments. I like that they don't, even though you've flamebaited ten times as many times as the one you faced. (What happened to "haha someone said a mean thing on the internet...just bravado?). Stop being a baby. (Sorry if I was being offensive to children anywhere out there).
June 25th, 2013 at 6:35 PM
#4232
progress! the insults are improving
...I'm not waging a political or military campaign. I don't care about hearts and minds. But I am pleased that the facts seem to have been settled.
The insults are improving, too:
"Take it like a man" - misogynistic
"Stop being a baby" - not misogynistic
"panties in a bunch" -misogynistic (and the other thing I had in mind when I pointed out the misogyny)
["boxers in a bunch" - not misogynistic]
See?
If the powers that be were (ridiculously) convinced of the moral equivalence of my being condescending about an elementary point and some jackass posting what can only be described as fighting words--even though to state the equivalence is to declare its absurdity--then they should just delete all of it.
June 24th, 2013 at 12:14 PM
#4233
Marvin Robinson to become second former Wolverine to leave for F
Posted a few days ago.
June 24th, 2013 at 6:11 PM
#4234
Way OT - law job search - please help
Way OT - law job search - please help
Sorry, the OT stuff is getting too OTish. I shoulda deleted the first one (was in the middle of shipping HTTV and stuff).
Anyway wrong kiosk. I recommend Bob Loblaw's Law Blog.
June 24th, 2013 at 6:23 PM
#4235
Damit. And that was one fine
Damit. And that was one fine Chicken Marsala recipe I cut n pasted for Brown Bear too.
June 24th, 2013 at 11:28 PM
#4236
Yea, I hear he really knows
Yea, I hear he really knows how to lob law bombs.
June 25th, 2013 at 6:00 PM
#4237
Wayyyy OT: Ipad Help
Kiosk.
June 25th, 2013 at 6:04 PM
#4238
OT: Recruit claiming Ole Miss has KKK marches every month
Kids tweet the darndest things. The KKK rallies there are 30 clansmen and 300 people yelling profanities at them. I took it down because it paints a particularly bad picture of another university for the actions of an insane minority. We've had neo-Nazis picketing the synagogue in Ann Arbor every Saturday for years now--I'm sure they would bother a recruit who sees them but it's hardly representative enough of the town to warrant coverage years later, even if it's just a link to a Yahoo article.
Draconian: yes.
Good outweighs the potential damage: in this case yes.
June 26th, 2013 at 10:34 AM
#4239
OT - Defense of Marriage Act struck down 5-4
I can't think of one article that would hit the NBC Politics section that would be okay to post as an off topic subject, and I think that's pretty obvious. The OP will be taking some time off posting topics as a result.
June 26th, 2013 at 10:45 AM
#4240
Took This One Down...
OT- Mgoenemy chimes in on Brady Hoke - does contain part of a Freep article
Per earlier precedent, Drew Sharp is persona non grata when it comes to threadworthy material. That, and I am pretty sure that "Eff Drew Sharp" will be pretty much the prevailing opinion.
June 26th, 2013 at 4:00 PM
#4241
Drew Sharp still running with scissors.
Another.
June 27th, 2013 at 1:32 PM
#4242
5. If only Urban Meyer had any clue that his tight end was a soc
Clay Travis isn't banned from this site, but 90% of what he says is. Politics, trying to make Urban Meyer culpable for murders by his former player, just so many things wrong with this. Stop making me play Urban Meyer defender this week people.
June 27th, 2013 at 3:31 PM
#4243
Jamarco Jones to OSU
Double.
June 28th, 2013 at 10:58 PM
#4244
Am I doing this right? Well,
Am I doing this right? Well, anyways, inthebluelot has made some pretty inflammatory comments in this thread right here about the reason rich rod failed at Michigan is because people didn't like him being a Mexican.
Oy....my aching tentacles.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/sorry-if-posted-fab-five-espn-now#comment-2087662
June 29th, 2013 at 10:48 PM
#4245
It Lasted Long Enough...
Who is the worst AD in the history of Michigan Athletics?
I believe it is safe to say that the people have spoken here - on its face, it's an attempt to be divisive and inflammatory. Posting a simple drinking thread would have been a far more prudent move.
Taking into consideration this user's history, points shall return a few minutes before CMU kickoff, in the hope that the most recent incarnation of this user will at least make an attempt to be more....amiable.
July 1st, 2013 at 1:53 PM
#4246
Wasn't he warned if he did this again
July 1st, 2013 at 3:33 PM
#4247
I know he didn't necessarily start it
But these types of comments that are clearly inflammatory, are about religion, and about a religion many practice on this site (not that that really matters) really can't be allowed on the site. It appears he's done it before, but another warning is probably appropriate in this case
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/michigan-football-comes-back-next-month#comment-2089254
It would be one thing if he just left it as a post from a month ago or whatever. It'd be another thing if he said get over it, it'd be another thing still if he didn't respond. But he did respond and did so in an inflammatory way.
July 1st, 2013 at 3:38 PM
#4248
Thanks. He's gonna have some
Thanks. He's gonna have some steps to run.
July 2nd, 2013 at 12:22 PM
#4249
Time for an intervention.
Not calling for ban or points, but maybe someone needs to educate him on some etiquette-
http://mgoblog.com/users/rock7413
Three posts in and he's already at -2 karma, and the avatar and "O$U" probably not helping him. Maybe a nicerly worded message and he'd get he point.
July 2nd, 2013 at 12:39 PM
#4250
I said something after his first post...
and apparently that wasn't read or listened to. MGoRuling: "BitchRod" avatars are no mas, same goes for anything similar on an avatar, name or signature.
July 3rd, 2013 at 1:30 PM
#4251
Duplicate Thread...
Mark Wahlberg in Michigan Stadium
Duplicate thread. Indeed, just a couple threads up from the initial thread. A MGoEcho, if you will.
July 4th, 2013 at 1:08 AM
#4252
Boston + Stevens = UM + Bluett?
Double.
July 4th, 2013 at 8:17 AM
#4253
Spam
This spammer "agree[s] with your Blog and . . . will be back to check it more in the future so please keep up your word."
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/gallery-interior-photos-crisler-renovation#comment-2091442
July 5th, 2013 at 7:44 AM
#4254
July 7th, 2013 at 3:14 PM
#4255
Trey Burke on NBATV
Double.
July 10th, 2013 at 1:21 PM
#4256
The Rivalry
Double, Bleacher Report, bad title.
July 10th, 2013 at 1:32 PM
#4257
Sounds like the poster hit
Sounds like the poster hit the trifecta.
July 11th, 2013 at 1:04 PM
#4258
Removed This One...
Accroding to Steve Wiltfong Fournette To Give Michigan A Look this weekend.
As someone pointed out in the thread, the 247Sports piece was posted last week and it was a portion of Monday Recruitin' as well. It has also come up within other threads, so I believe it is well-established enough that this can come down. Also, Bleacher Report link.
July 11th, 2013 at 9:48 PM
#4259
41 Players from the 2008 UF NC Team have been arrested
Double, and the last thread had a mod ruling about higher standards for another Meyer/Hernandez thread.
July 12th, 2013 at 8:00 PM
#4260
Removed This As Well...
Meta: Gamers Make a freakin Google Doc
This is probably better described as OT, and in any case, it is the OT season and there is clearly a precedent for letting these sorts of threads go during the OT Season. Starting with the last week in August, obviously this will change. Further, mocking (not in a kind way) those who do participate in such threads is not a good idea.
Also this....
OT: NCAA 14 PS3 Dynasty Spots Open
One thread for everyone's information should be enough. I posted this user's info in the previously created OP so everyone could choose.
July 12th, 2013 at 10:57 PM
#4261
Tigers Friday Thread
Shouldn't have been a diary, corrected with a board post by the same name.
July 13th, 2013 at 12:35 PM
#4262
Ex Buckeye Ray Small arrested again.
Posted a better explanation above, but former rival players getting arrested doesn't in and of itself make for a good board topic. The best standard to apply would probably be to think if it would get posted on a neutral conference team's board. Ray Small's problems aren't particularly interesting and he's not a big celebrity, so pretty much the only reason for the post was mockery, which isn't cool.
July 14th, 2013 at 3:45 PM
#4263
Think that now that it's at 1000
And tke like a minute to load it's time for a new mod thread? So it can stay on one page?
July 15th, 2013 at 6:09 AM
#4264
Well Done, MGoBlog!
OT: Bondo repair kit
I woke up this morning to five instances of this thread - well done, MGoBlog!
I pared it down to just the one, but a great exercise in late night posting, to be sure.
July 16th, 2013 at 8:33 PM
#4265
July 17th, 2013 at 11:42 AM
#4266
Posted Yesterday....
SI.com: Mitch McGary feature story
This is a great article, but it was posted yesterday. Definitely worth a read though, as the original thread should be near the top of the second page.
July 17th, 2013 at 1:21 PM
#4267
Beilein's contract extended through 2018-9
Double.
July 17th, 2013 at 4:08 PM
#4268
Potentially Big College Football News Coming
Potentially Big College Football News Coming
NCAA to mandate all headlines must be in Heading 2 or larger.
July 17th, 2013 at 10:51 PM
#4269
JGB: Thanks for the edit. I
JGB: Thanks for the edit. I realized shortly after posting my second reply how stupid it was to include the same info in the reply I had just complained about, but it was responded to before I could chop it off. Your assumption, as posted in the thread, is correct.
July 18th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
#4270
Yeah no problem.
Definitely agree with you on all that.
July 18th, 2013 at 11:59 AM
#4271
This has to be a fake account, right?
http://mgoblog.com/users/lebriarj
No one possible uses all those nicknames for opposing teams and guys seriously, do they?
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