Moderator Action Sticky 2016

Submitted by Seth on
New season means new sticky, since these get cumbrously long.

READ THIS FIRST:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/mgoboard-faq

 
What happened to your thread.
 
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").
 
Before you look for your thread or argue read this:
 
Things we will moderate harder this year:
  1. Politics. It's an election year; don't even bother.
  2. Useless content from other sites. There are a lot of sites feeding a lot of Michigan content out there, and a lot of that is good stuff. But more than ever these days a lot of it is just stuff which tries to tickle your fancy or make you mad about something. 247, WTKA always get the benefit of the doubt. Sharp, Valenti or Chatsports will lose you your posting priveleges without exception.
  3. Bewbs and general misogyny/objectifying of women. We're sick of it, our female readership is even sicker of it, and any value you might place on the comfort of cutting loose with the guys is worth less to us than the damage it does with tens of thousands of our readers.
You know what? Go read this again:
 
Hall of Stickies Past:
The first, the second, the third. the fourth. The fifth.
 
Great Moments in Moderation:
This is a very good read:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/mgoboard-faq
 
THIS IS WHY YOUR THREAD WAS DELETED:

LSAClassOf2000

November 16th, 2016 at 10:17 AM ^

Finebaum admits B1G is the best conf this year

Per a proclamation made by Seth, I believe, earlier in the season, Paul Finebaum is on the "Pundit Non Grata" list around here. 

LSAClassOf2000

November 22nd, 2016 at 11:39 AM ^

Dantonio to Texas?

If there's some active speculation out there, then that's fine and please post it, but random speculation rarely goes well by itself on the board. Also, it seems unlikely he would go anywhere now - for a lot of reasons. 

LSAClassOf2000

November 23rd, 2016 at 1:30 PM ^

Hot take: It's a down year in the B1G because all the QB's suck, AND because MSU sucks

Especially in a game week as important as this one, I think the limited interest in anything our conference compatriots in East Lansing may have to say is only highlighted. 

LSAClassOf2000

November 26th, 2016 at 10:43 PM ^

No offense to the OPs, but a little cleanup here...

Fuck this and penis jokes POSBANG

How can the officiating be fixed?

Moment of Zen for a bad day

So we won a basketball game today

LSAClassOf2000

November 27th, 2016 at 12:04 PM ^

Holy crap, thinning it out a bit....no offense to the OPs. Most of this is because there are existing threads where these discussions could easily fit, including the Snowflake ones.

8 Team Playoff?

Admittedly gloomy day after question: are we Army to their Navy in this rivalry?

Why do we wear down so much?

Don't just blame the refs....even if they were bad

Will teams like WMU ever have a chance in CFP?

How does UW loss to Colorado not put UM in Playoff

Maybe the fumble wasn't entirely on Cole/Speight?

 

LSAClassOf2000

November 27th, 2016 at 2:21 PM ^

#6 in Coaches Poll

We'll go with the open thread created by Leaders And Best for the sheer amount of information for now, but if you feel that a separate thread just for the coaches poll should stand, let me know. 

LSAClassOf2000

November 27th, 2016 at 5:31 PM ^

Cherry Pick Silver Linings

To some extent, that's been the theme of today, but then quite a few threads experess some legitimate gripes too. We don't really need another thread asking people to do this. 

BoFan

November 27th, 2016 at 5:48 PM ^

Dear LSA. This was the opposite of all the other threads. Unlike all the other threads this was intended to be a positive thread. It's called Silver Linings not gripes. There was a lot of positive stuff although many of it fringe. And sure there are some people who can't be positive. Maybe delete those gripes since we've had enough of that.

LSAClassOf2000

November 27th, 2016 at 8:52 PM ^

More housecleaning....

Proposed nomenclature: The Spot Atrocity

"Spotrocity" would get my vote, but I don't forsee this one going well right now.

Again, no offense to the OP. The initial reaction didn't bode well, that's all.

LSAClassOf2000

November 28th, 2016 at 6:48 PM ^

Honest question about our new AD

I think we've had our fill of the "shaking fist at the Big Ten" threads

Ironic - B1G Fine Issued From City That Couldn't Impartially Referee Youth Hockey

This could easily have gone into the thread about the fine.

Why does Harbaugh play not to lose?

I don't foresee this one going well. 

Clarence Beeks

November 29th, 2016 at 11:57 AM ^

I'm beyond frustrated that my "It's the integrity of the game" board post was removed.  I honestly cannot understand why.  It was NOT a post about officiating.  I couldn't have been any more clear about that.  It received only upvotes, so clearly the board found value in it.  I'd love for an explanation of that!

Clarence Beeks

November 29th, 2016 at 12:12 PM ^

Thanks, as always, LSA!  I appreciate that.  I spent a lot of time on it and really tried to be thoughtful with it and follow the rule that Brian put forth last night, while making what I thought was an important point about what underlying frustration that many are feeling (i.e. differenting between the cause and the symptom).  If there's something wrong with it, I get it, but I would like to know what it is, just so that I don't repeat it.

Sorry about your meeting!  Hope your day gets better!

Bryan

November 29th, 2016 at 4:55 PM ^

but I think a lot of the problem could be alleviated if there was a functioning sidebar and /mgobard page. Neither of which you are able to move beyond the first page. People simply cannot find a thread to post his or her unique insight, which then yields more new topics.

 

LSAClassOf2000

November 30th, 2016 at 8:41 AM ^

It's Great to be a Michigan Wolverine!

This is the ChadTough stuff from yesterday. Donate to a great cause and speak your mind about what passes for "best practice" in the Big Ten simultaneously!

LSAClassOf2000

November 30th, 2016 at 10:27 AM ^

Why Barry Alvarez Might Be Our Savior

Not sure how much help we get from Barry, and neither was the board. Indeed, perhaps none at all, considering he must leave the room when Wisconsin is brought up.

UMAmaizinBlue

November 30th, 2016 at 10:47 AM ^

Can we get a bump for the #ChadTough donation post on the board? The deadline for donations has extended (to Saturday evening), and regardless of the message/intent. it's a great cause and has raised good money. I thought about reposting, but thought it'd be better to ask the mods. Thanks.

http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/match-harbaughs-fine-donations-chadtough

https://www.generosity.com/sports-fundraising/match-harbaugh-s-fine-wit…

LSAClassOf2000

November 30th, 2016 at 11:33 AM ^

Matching Harbaugh's Fine Update

ST3's post was fine, but I thought it might be easier just to bump the original thread, and I was reminded about doing so just now, so apologies to ST3.

Please to post the updated totals in the thread though. 

Also, DONATE.

Seth

November 30th, 2016 at 5:00 PM ^

I said it before and I'll say it again: All can still be right with the world

 
...stop saying it. THis has been covered on the main page and on the board; it doesn't need a diary.

LSAClassOf2000

December 3rd, 2016 at 11:18 PM ^

Franklin vs Harbaugh...

There are certain thread concepts which - and you know I hate to say this - are simply stupid because no one in their right mind shares the opinion even though the OP seems to believe they do.

This was one of them.