Moderator Action Sticky 2018
NEW STICKY: https://www.mgoblog.com/mgoboard/moderator-action-sticky-2019
New offseason, new moderator sticky.
READ THIS FIRST:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/mgoboard-faq
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What this thread is for: It's an ad-hoc way of tracking what threads and comments get removed. Mods that remove a thread should post the title here with a brief reason as to why the thread is gone.
Don't comment in this thread unless you have to: if you leave an irrelevant comment in this thread it will be deleted (see: "cumbrously long").
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Things we moderate a lot:
- Politics. Don’t you get enough of this everywhere else?
- Noise/snowflakes. We ask our moderators to try really hard not to censor ideas but some ideas are so tiresome and retread and badly argued that they’re not worth keeping around. If you’re getting a substantial amount of downvotes we’ll look to see if you’re posting an unpopular opinion that you can support. If you can’t support it politely and rationally, or if you don’t acknowledge the holes in your argument, it’s noise.
- Useless content from other sites. Clickbait is annoying. 247, WTKA always get the benefit of the doubt.
- The Drew Sharp Memorial Don’t Feed the Professional Trolls Rule. Pete Finebaum has taken the place of the late Sharp. Valenti and Chatsports are the other two on the ban list. Bleacher Report is off the list but still under close observation.
- Bewbs and general misogyny/objectifying of women. We tried one year of this and our female readership shot up after being really low. This means it’s a good rule: however much you enjoy cutting loose with the guys, we have tens of thousands of readers it drives away.
Hall of Stickies Past:
The first, the second, the third. the fourth. The fifth. The sixth. The seventh.
Great Moments in Moderation:
- "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.
- More on politics
- Seth on censorship vs. noise.
MH20
January 12th, 2019 at 3:52 PM ^
Muchas gracias.
Joined: 10/30/2008
MGoPoints: 40354
Clarence Boddicker
January 13th, 2019 at 6:30 PM ^
Hey, just wondering if we could do something about the username "Sambojangles"? That's seriously offensive.
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/still-need-dl-coach-who%27s-your-home-run-hire-sleeper-pick
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MGoPoints: 68617
mgowill
January 13th, 2019 at 8:55 PM ^
Teske!!!!!!!!!!
Thread deleted because there is an open thread currently going on for basketball chat.
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MGoPoints: 18545
mgowill
January 16th, 2019 at 12:17 PM ^
OT: What is Yoder doing?
I don't think most people here care.
Joined: 08/31/2011
MGoPoints: 18545
mgowill
January 16th, 2019 at 12:51 PM ^
DenardToRoundtree - member for 19 hours. Account nuked.
Joined: 08/31/2011
MGoPoints: 18545
mgowill
January 17th, 2019 at 8:00 AM ^
POSBANG! Beat the badgers!!
It is only Thursday. Make a thread about condiments or animal grooming. Thanks.
Joined: 08/31/2011
MGoPoints: 18545
Taco Panda
January 17th, 2019 at 8:25 AM ^
Thanks for taking care of this one quickly. I realized my laspse as soon as I posted and decided to just quit drinking and go to bed instead of engaging in the iterative mea culpas. And uhh...happy Thursday.
Joined: 11/05/2016
MGoPoints: 2266
LSAClassOf2000
January 20th, 2019 at 1:36 PM ^
Does Urban Meyer deserve the benefit of the doubt?
No.
Joined: 01/07/2011
MGoPoints: 130189
McSomething
January 20th, 2019 at 8:17 PM ^
Can anyone constanstly inserting their personal politics in defense of assholes please be banhammered?
Joined: 09/29/2010
MGoPoints: 36802
Seth
January 20th, 2019 at 9:32 PM ^
Having a take because you're an extreme partisan isn't bannable. I don't think you need to be partisan to see Engler as a sleaze but I also don't doubt that it's been easier to see it through political framing. That comment doesn't deserve a ban. Downvote it as you will because it's a nakedly bad take informed by a kind of partisanship that defies reason.
However his unwarranted partisan attack on the attorney general later in the thread was just pure politics. No reason to post it except to use the forum to start a political argument. Given the history here that was immediately bannable.
Time for Section 1.9
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MGoPoints: 148644
hillbillyblue
January 21st, 2019 at 2:28 PM ^
Isnt there anyway to just block his IP address? The guy has been banned how many times now?
Joined: 03/17/2012
MGoPoints: 7273
Seth
January 20th, 2019 at 9:25 PM ^
Oliver Martin - can anyone validate?
nothing to this as far as I know. Rather not have overheard at the bar rumors on here.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 148644
crg
January 21st, 2019 at 6:47 AM ^
Too quick to delete this thread. Granted the OP was not informative, but there was good/legit information in the comments (including from umbig) that was worth saving
Joined: 04/30/2015
MGoPoints: 73877
evenyoubrutus
January 21st, 2019 at 9:01 PM ^
This blog seems to be getting away from the "inside info". I joined Mgoblog and became a religious mgozealot during the transition from Lloyd to Rodriguez, and it was entirely because of all the inside info on the coaching search that was being updated daily. Offseason updates used to include tons of info on player development, etc. Now it's just a bunch of links to Mlive and Twitter. Don't get me wrong. They put a ton of work into it and create great content. But for whatever reason they've gotten away from the insider info and there seems to be an overall resentment towards the board in a similar way that Hoke resented the media and the fans. It has really changed the way I see the blog and has made it an entirely different experience from what originally brought me here. Makes me kinda sad.
Joined: 11/04/2008
MGoPoints: 177896
Seth
January 28th, 2019 at 8:06 AM ^
It is said that those who know don't talk. Somebody affected by the thread asked that it be taken down. Insider stuff from the message board is obviously still appreciated, and we are not in the business of honoring every request from every person in the athletic department. But I didn't see enough in this one to justify saying no.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 148644
MH20
January 22nd, 2019 at 11:23 AM ^
https://mgoblog.com/users/mgotrump
Something something no politics.
Joined: 10/30/2008
MGoPoints: 40354
M Go Cue
January 22nd, 2019 at 11:34 AM ^
M Go Trump is kinda breaking the first rule:
https://mgoblog.com/users/mgotrump
Joined: 07/13/2013
MGoPoints: 3935
Seth
January 28th, 2019 at 8:02 AM ^
Hello M fans
Not going to have a new thread every time someone hits 100 points but good to know that's working now.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 148644
UM2k1
January 29th, 2019 at 2:50 PM ^
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/doe-investigating-um-anti-male-discrimination
user:
https://mgoblog.com/users/bucknekked
This one is treading a little too close to the "no politics" rule, especially considering the source linked (a partisan think tank) and the use of the term "social justice warrior". This is all not to mention that the linked article is from May 2018.
Joined: 01/29/2009
MGoPoints: 3294
Seth
January 29th, 2019 at 2:56 PM ^
see below.
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MGoPoints: 148644
Seth
January 29th, 2019 at 2:52 PM ^
DoE investigating UM for anti-male discrimination
if we had a thread for every wah wah political case the school gets dragged into that's all we'd have.
OP also dumped a toilet's worth of snowflake politics. Poster has been around a long time and has solid takes normally so instead of banning he's going back to -1825 points. May earn points back on August 6th if he can pass a quiz on the history of Bolivia.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 148644
MGoFunkadelic
February 1st, 2019 at 4:41 PM ^
troll that should be monitored: https://mgoblog.com/users/farklestark
Joined: 10/03/2013
MGoPoints: 12481
East Quad
February 1st, 2019 at 5:32 PM ^
Thanks for the updated version! Drew Sharp Memorial is good.
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MGoPoints: 52650
Seth
February 1st, 2019 at 9:31 PM ^
OT: Explorers Finally Confirm 8th Great Wonder of the World
har har.
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MGoPoints: 148644
YoOoBoMoLloRoHo
February 1st, 2019 at 9:49 PM ^
Not the best start for a poster - certainly smells like a troll.
https://mgoblog.com/users/bluegary
Joined: 11/01/2012
MGoPoints: 18036
Seth
February 2nd, 2019 at 9:06 PM ^
These all went up at the same time. I just checked the boxes of the newest.
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MGoPoints: 148644
Mineral King
February 2nd, 2019 at 9:13 PM ^
I apologize to you and bambi. I was wrong. Seth, I love you! You are as honest and straightforward as they come.
Joined: 01/24/2018
MGoPoints: 6492
MH20
February 4th, 2019 at 2:00 PM ^
Shawn L. Martin has returned and he's just as insufferable and HAWT TAKE-Y as before.
https://mgoblog.com/users/hei2man
Joined: 10/30/2008
MGoPoints: 40354
Hei2man
February 13th, 2019 at 1:41 AM ^
People like you are everything that is wrong with this blog. There is absolutely nothing wrong with anything I posted and I don't need to sit here and defend it least of all to you. That there are over 800 replies in the game thread many of which are over the top and emotional and this is what you chose to come here and bitch about on top of calling me someone else's real name is bullshit. Absolute bullshit. Normally I wouldn't dignify this with a response but people like you who want others censored because you don't like their "takes" are the absolute worst. Mods, if there is anyone that needs dealt with it's guys like this. He has five posts on this page alone crying about other posters. What a joke.
Joined: 12/21/2018
MGoPoints: 338
BLUEinRockford
February 8th, 2019 at 12:32 PM ^
Dear Mods, I recently started posting and have not received any points. Is there an issue with my account or as East Quad said, " Did you do something Stoopid so they locked your account". Please advise me of the error of my ways or account issue. Thanks ?
Joined: 08/09/2016
MGoPoints: 29226
Seth
February 13th, 2019 at 4:55 PM ^
Interesting. HUEL is looking into it because this stopped happening.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 148644
BLUEinRockford
February 14th, 2019 at 1:04 PM ^
Thanks Seth. I thought I would be over 100 points by now, unless I'm getting alot of down votes. Can't see if I'm getting negged so guess I'll keep commenting. Love the blog. Thanks again.
Joined: 08/09/2016
MGoPoints: 29226
BLUEinRockford
February 21st, 2019 at 1:17 PM ^
Hey Seth; Have you heard anything from HUEL? Appreciate your help, thanks again.
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MGoPoints: 29226
MH20
February 10th, 2019 at 1:35 PM ^
Why is this guy still allowed to post here? I'm seriously asking at this point...why is this vitriol-spewing hate-mongerer still allowed to participate?
https://mgoblog.com/users/fan-fargo-0
Joined: 10/30/2008
MGoPoints: 40354
Seth
February 13th, 2019 at 4:58 PM ^
banned. Being wrong about Beilein doesn't get you canned but the homophobic shit did.
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MGoPoints: 148644
MH20
February 18th, 2019 at 9:56 AM ^
Thank you, Seth. Dude had been spewing hate speech for years.
Joined: 10/30/2008
MGoPoints: 40354
Hei2man
February 13th, 2019 at 1:41 AM ^
Clearly a rival fan who created his account today for the purpose of trolling.
https://mgoblog.com/users/b1gfootball2111
Joined: 12/21/2018
MGoPoints: 338
Seth
February 13th, 2019 at 5:04 PM ^
don't think there's anything bannable in there. Rival fans are allowed to come here and give us shit for bitching about refs.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 148644
Needs
February 16th, 2019 at 9:44 AM ^
Unsurprisingly, lots of gross stuff in the Kaepernick thread.
Joined: 08/05/2008
MGoPoints: 11583
TheCube
February 16th, 2019 at 10:00 AM ^
USMC 1371, JohnGalt (yikes) and Walter Sobchak all deserve a trip to Bolivia
just look in the Kaep thread. I understand it’s Friday evening and the mods are relaxing, but it’s quite bad in there from the dog whistles to blatant racism
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MGoPoints: 31484
MH20
February 18th, 2019 at 10:00 AM ^
Idiot Sparty troll:
https://mgoblog.com/users/greendime
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MGoPoints: 40354
mgowill
February 18th, 2019 at 2:55 PM ^
Banned.
Joined: 08/31/2011
MGoPoints: 18545
mgowill
February 18th, 2019 at 2:43 PM ^
JohnGalt banned
Walter Sobchak banned
SlothWolverine banned
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MGoPoints: 18545
MH20
February 18th, 2019 at 9:35 PM ^
Wow. Just wow.
Joined: 10/30/2008
MGoPoints: 40354
Seth
February 23rd, 2019 at 10:38 AM ^
Iowa announcer suspended for King Kong comparison
Didn't even have to wait for the first comment since the OP took it political immediately. Don't need the headache for a mostly irrelevant story, especially since the softbatch OP was already super duper offensed. OP let off with a warning. Complaints from serial complainers will be duly ignored.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 148644
rob f
February 23rd, 2019 at 10:44 AM ^
But...but...but... I had a witty comment I was about to post regarding the superiority of Mothra over both King Kong AND Godzilla.
Joined: 11/11/2010
MGoPoints: 192822
IDKaGoodName
February 24th, 2019 at 10:13 AM ^
Not sure if this is the correct thread to make mention that my mgopoints are not tracking. Is there something I can do to fix this? Thanks in advance, go blue!
Joined: 12/17/2018
MGoPoints: 7378
Pepper Brooks
February 24th, 2019 at 4:54 PM ^
Please get rid of troll B1Gfootball2111
Joined: 12/13/2013
MGoPoints: 10725
B1Gfootball2111
February 24th, 2019 at 5:00 PM ^
Why? Because some of my opinions are different than the group think here?
Joined: 02/12/2019
MGoPoints: 37
KO Stradivarius
February 26th, 2019 at 3:09 PM ^
No, because you act like a troll.
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MGoPoints: 30295