Moderator Action Sticky 2014
- "MODS: Please activate Death Star and obliterate this post."
- He's going to Eastern Michigan
- No Assclowns.jpg
- Most. Offseason. Thng. Ever.
- Where "Snowflakes" comes from
- BiSB is THE KNOWLEDGE
- That's not how the internet works, profit. NEG!
- Bad at spam
- We lost to who?
- This is funnier if you imagine it's Hoke and DB fighting.
- On politics in general and that one really political guy.
September 21st, 2014 at 7:53 AM ^
Doing a little minor cleanup now that I am sober and can comprehend things right now...
A few of these fall a bit below the snowflake bar (which is high for now), either because they are well-covered in other threads or we've left venting threads for these things up already:
Though the head coach is incompetent, Gardner is a MAJOR part of the issue
Devin Gardner is not a pro style QB
Poor Special Teams On the Punt Return for TD (Also a good indicator that we should go to the spread punt formation)
Time to ditch the current offensive play book
How about Dan Mullen?
September 21st, 2014 at 7:59 AM ^
I politely disagree on the Punt Return thread. While the others are variations on the general frustration meme on coaching that one accurately pointed out we only had 10 players on the field during the return. Not sure why that had to be taken down - I think that's a pretty big deal given what happened and would've generated a lot of discussion once people woke up and saw it.
September 21st, 2014 at 10:50 AM ^
I went back through the threads that I initially took down - this one can go back up. It was brushed over in other threads but it definitely wasn't fully covered. My apologies, folks.
September 21st, 2014 at 12:49 PM ^
To keep the number of threads about this, that and the many other things manageable, we're going to take down a few which sort of run into existing conversations in the first couple pages:
Show Cause Penalties
Not sure if the suggestion of Tressel will be accused of much more than trolling.
New Coach Vision?
Bielema? Has it come to this?
September 21st, 2014 at 5:30 PM ^
The Sobering Truth
Between some spot factual errors and the fact that this thread isn't doing anything which hasn't been covered in numerous other threads which were left selectively, yeah...
QB and Hoke
Covered in numerous other threads, so this can probably go.
Would You Take the Michigan Job if You Were a Top Candidate?
Not particularly offensive, but if we're going to speculate, this might be an unrealistic road.
Best time to fire Hoke is now, after the ignominy
I left it up so people could vent a little more, but it seemed like it was doomed from the beginning. The tribe spoke too.
September 22nd, 2014 at 6:31 AM ^
Now that the blog is back up, I think there might be another round of cleanup, this time of "proposed solution" threads that didn't go or likely won't go as the OP intended.
Peppers to Offense??
Morris should start at this point
September 22nd, 2014 at 8:37 AM ^
There is a spammer in http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/meta-elaydin-techs-mgoblog-app-needs-fix among other threads. Username is BobbyKunz12.
September 22nd, 2014 at 8:41 AM ^
Michigan by the numbers...
It came down once before because there were plenty of reminders on the board that the recent past has been...not up to the expectations many of us traditionally have held, I'll put it politely. It comes down again because I really don't want to have this sort of fight with a poster.
September 22nd, 2014 at 11:03 AM ^
META: The Side Board Works! - NOT
Yeah, sadly it isn't quite there yet, although I have had marginally better luck with it during lower traffic periods. Unscientific observation, of course.
September 22nd, 2014 at 2:21 PM ^
Tired of where this program is heading?
September 22nd, 2014 at 7:17 PM ^
How long is the phony tickets-for-buying-Coke thread going to stay up?
September 22nd, 2014 at 8:37 PM ^
If Brian or Seth have a problem with the modding on this site, I'm sure they'll either say something or find new mods. Until then, I don't think it's too much to ask to just be generally civil.
Someone saying "hey this is probably no good" has usually gotten a thank you for years at this point. If you think this is me overreacting, fine, but I don't think I need to be answering a "how long will this stay up" question from anyone other than Brian or Seth.
This thread is staying up because despite your claims to the contrary it was confirmed true.
September 22nd, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
Indeed it has, and I apologize for jumping to conclusions. But as I said in the thread, I am suspicious since there is so much crap being tossed on anything smelling like Michigan football right now.
September 22nd, 2014 at 10:08 PM ^
Be careful what we wish for...
No offense to the OP, but there are plenty of threads for this on the first few pages by now. At some point, enough really is enough with these sorts of threads. We left quite a few to try and stem the tide of further threads, so please read over other threads before posting these things.
September 23rd, 2014 at 6:12 AM ^
Don't Go to the "game" this weekend
I go to bed a bit early (for me) and, yeah, this thread probably ended precisely as you might think. As we've established in other threads, a lot of folks around here are a bit more engaged than to sink to a level where burning tickets, as the OP suggested, would even be a consideration.
September 23rd, 2014 at 10:34 AM ^
Rich Rodriquez for next Michigan HC
The playful trolling is fine now and again, but I think the Lane Kiffin one might be all we can handle right now, and I am not sure some are handling it too well even at that.
Hoke for Head Coach
There is only one man for the job(s)
I know people are venting, trying to be funny, but we do need to try and not clutter the board too much more than we already have with such things.
DG To Wide Receiver?
I don't know that this is going to go the way the OP thinks - it's been discussed at length, I believe, every time Gardner has had a less-than-stellar game.
September 23rd, 2014 at 2:09 PM ^
Sucks for Branson.
September 23rd, 2014 at 2:18 PM ^
There was an ABC news headline this morning reading
WHY RICHARD BRANSON LETS VIRGIN EMPLOYEES TAKE UNLIMITED TIME OFF
That'll get you fired. Not to mention sued for harassment and discrimination.
September 23rd, 2014 at 4:58 PM ^
I am taking this down as I don't know that this is quite significant enough for another thread:
More bad news for Dave Brandon
It seems like the Coca-Cola fiasco was very well-publicized and discussed at length last night.
September 24th, 2014 at 6:45 AM ^
Kickstarter for skywriting
Opinion was largely split in this thread, but I dare say that it was not nearly as popular as the OP might have believed it would be, and indeed, he changed the tone of it. Still, I don't know that it is partiularly constructive to embark on such a thing.
September 24th, 2014 at 8:14 AM ^
We have plenty of bad press, we don't need to create anymore.
September 24th, 2014 at 8:48 AM ^
After ruminating on it overnight, I agree that it would be best for this to go away.
September 24th, 2014 at 9:15 AM ^
Suppress all discourse by removal (effectively, censorship).
There was no discussion of politics or religion. It was completely on-topic. Controversial and provocative, perhaps. Not entirely inappropriate, considering the past actions of the AD. If anything, a medium for fans to voice their varying opinions about the AD and what should be done.
This is over-moderation, and the reason why I (personally) don't care to contribute to the board as often. It's unfortunate.
September 24th, 2014 at 11:04 AM ^
a case of too much controversy/discourse on the board in general. It seems like the mood of the board at the moment is, shall we say, somewhat negative and possibly we don't need anymore fuel on this fire. Censorship? I don't agree.
Over-moderation is a matter of opinion, but its a tough job and letting something go further than it should brings criticism. And taking something down before it gets out of control brings the same reaction.
September 24th, 2014 at 11:05 AM ^
One could easily make a case that this site is currently under-moderated, especially in comparison to way it was moderated during the Rodriguez era.
September 24th, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^
The board is censored. This should not be shocking news.
September 24th, 2014 at 4:48 PM ^
If you think they are censoring discourse here, you must be missing about 2/3 of the front page.
September 24th, 2014 at 9:43 PM ^
I think it should have stood for posterity. Clearly there were those in favor and those against and a decent discussion/debate ensued. Not sure why this had to get axed.
September 24th, 2014 at 10:58 AM ^
I would pick Shane
I think thr 47 downvotes probably indicate where this discussion was going to go. Actually, in the case of this particular topic, where it was going to go again...still. We've discussed this several times across several threads which are still in the first few pages.
September 24th, 2014 at 12:47 PM ^
Grantland on Gardner Vs. Morris
This article, while good in my opinion, did appear on the blog yesterday. Briefly, it appeared twice.
September 24th, 2014 at 4:18 PM ^
Hopefully this helps restore the gaping hole in a2_electricboogaloo's heart.
September 25th, 2014 at 10:23 AM ^
know what happened to a post I made a little while ago? It was titled "News from around the B1G" and I didn't think it was something that would warrant taking down. If it was I apologize, but just trying to see what happened. Thanks.
EDIT: Nevermind, I found it.
September 25th, 2014 at 10:31 AM ^
I posted in your thread, but when I've returned to check for further posts, all I've seen Is Access Denied. For me, it appears that your thread is "Gone, Gone, Gone."
September 25th, 2014 at 10:33 AM ^
Seth pasted the OP into a similar thread here.
September 25th, 2014 at 1:04 PM ^
Hey, I just sent the mods an email, but was this the day that my mgopoints were going to be screwed up in the coding after the incident last month? Honestly, I can't remember posting anything remotely offensive (in fact, I didn't really post much at all yesterday afternoon or evening, IIRC), and I didn't get any emails saying anything was deleted. Thanks.
September 25th, 2014 at 1:10 PM ^
That should be the end of it. Sorry, reversing points is more quirky than it should be.
September 25th, 2014 at 1:30 PM ^
Whew, thanks. I kinda freaked out, then remembered someone said something about that maybe being a problem. Thanks for taking care of it!
September 25th, 2014 at 2:03 PM ^
Dave Brandon has access to the MGoPoint Mainframe.
PANIC AND RUN AROUND SCREAMING.
September 26th, 2014 at 12:47 AM ^
You think Dave Brandon would give me another 110,000 MGoPoints for free?
In other words, looks like it swung in the other direction now. This is kinda fun.
EDIT: I'm #1!
September 26th, 2014 at 1:50 AM ^
Honestly my negging has gone WAY down over the past year. Now I just save them for trolls and NegBangs.
September 26th, 2014 at 1:13 PM ^
Former OL on coaching staff: "these guys are jokes"
If there were more to it than the secondhand story on SuperFan's YouTube feed, maybe this ends differently, but to my recollection, no one of note has given an interview on his "program", if it can be called that. Since there is no first-hand or more credible information, this has to go.
September 26th, 2014 at 6:39 PM ^
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/uh-i-think-john-u-bacon-confirmed-gregg-hen…
Hopefully I'm misunderstanding what is being said.
September 26th, 2014 at 6:52 PM ^
I just read that, and I don't even really care if it was in jest or if it was a grave misspeak - you don't say things that even sniff death threats and expect to remain here. That particular user is done and rightly so.
September 28th, 2014 at 4:43 AM ^
no joke.
September 28th, 2014 at 7:35 AM ^
The way out of this darkness.
Similar sentiments have been expressed across multiple threads which were left up, so this one can come down, I think. I am as upset as anyone really, but we do need to still consider the question of "threadworthy" vs. "am I simply agreeing with what has been posted?".
How Much $$ Will You Pony Up?
I rather feel that this probably could go into one of the other coaching threads left up, but also it seems that we've discussed numerous "creative" measures to make an unlikelihood a likelihood this week regarding Harbaugh.
September 28th, 2014 at 10:04 AM ^
A call for calm
Posts which, right now, are going to cause in-fighting by calling out others probably don't need to be on the board. I understand that there are still several schools of thought - "calm", "rage", etc... - but let's not make conscious attempts to be divisive right now.
September 29th, 2014 at 7:47 AM ^
You can throw my thread in there as well. Hadn't seen the calm one pulled, so obviously poked a bear that was already pretty cranky. My bad.
September 28th, 2014 at 4:57 PM ^
These two are going to spiral downward in an ugly way very quickly...
Let's think this out for a second...
as well as...
"A couple of facts regarding Hokes' contract"
Again, there are many threads going on the first few pages were these could have easily been posted.
And then this...
Hoke: worst coach in M history?
Framed as a function of winning percentage as the OP suggested, the answer is clearly "no", as others demonstrated very quickly.
September 28th, 2014 at 6:22 PM ^
Can we ban him/her please? http://mgoblog.com/users/cold-war