meta: anyone posting useless new topics will have their points obliterated

Cars next Tuesday? Or nah?

 

There are some absolutely worthless posts here (case in point and damn me to hell for rehashing this shitshow - but the recent topics about a prominent member here and the flouncy "I'm outta here" post by another user in reaction to it?  Jeezy farking cripes.)

I have the luxury of not having to read through all the dross since I'm not a mod but the mods do and if they'd rather cut their losses then that's fine.    

This is a sample size of one, but on the whole I'm mostly fine with the state of the board - there are often a lot of intelligent discussions and a reasonable amount of silliness mixed in.  Rolling my eyes at the occassional shitpost is merely the price of admission.  It's not a case of a spoonful of sewage contaminating an entire barrelful of wine.  But if the blogrunners want to have a little less sewage than I'm more than fine with that.

"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger..those who attempt to poison and destroy my blog...."

Hey Brian,

Can we still have Marsupial Monday once a year?  I know it's pretty useless, but I promise it will only be the last Monday of OT season and never more than that. I'm willing to pay you $5 dollars for this.

I was just about to start a petition to bring back Marsupial Mondays.

Marsupial Mondays isn't useless, is it?  IS IT?

Shit, just when I was going to create three MSU threads.........

Ohhhhhhh noooooooooooes!!! Whooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaa!!!!

'Murica !

all these posts and nothing on 5* R. Gary ?  You know the kid from N.J. .......

Go Blue!

But since this thread exists, I'll ask it:

Is Levi Onwuzurike still announcing today and if so when?

 

EDIT:  Nevermind

 

Logistically: could we just have one OT thread a day that is a catch all?

This should be written in the box where the "Create Content" process is started.

Does that include topics that belong on the Science or Weather Channel's?

Can we still post uselss comments? Because that is kind of my bread and butter.

No more posbang shitposts horray!

Can we go to a three times a week limit on useless Rashan Gary Crystal Ball posts as well?

In 2009. I guess today wouldn't be the right day to discuss your favorite monster cereal?

Everytime I get buried in a meeting here at the office all hell breaks loose on the board.  

I miss all the good stuff.  What was being posted that prompted THIS thread?

oooooooooooooo

Perhaps some type of framework that codifies what is and is not a "useless new topic."  I mean, we know the rough outline of the offense and we're all very clear on the punishment, but by any legal standard this new rule  should be void for vagueness.   

To that end I propose a new thread where we discuss what should and should not constitute a "useless new topic."  And for that matter there are clear tangential issues that should be considered.  Is the use of OT in the heading merely a guide for fearless leader to nuke the crap out of the poster, or are there certain OTs that are less OT than other OTs?  

So yeah, if someone could just start up the thread I mentioned above that would be much appreciated.  I have an appointment I can't miss or you know I'd do it myself... 

What did I miss today? I've been actually doing some work.

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SMITE ME OH MIGHTY SMITER

We Michigan football junkies are a sad, miserable bunch in the off season.

topics posts?

The lord hath spoken

wait, we use points here?

Brian ejected for targeting Joe Bolden.

Perhaps a constitution or something. Recommend Haiku format.

Where is the suggestion box on this blog?