Steviekick 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 True, but it would be silly to end a discussion on a topic just because it happened last week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 The board is smart enough to know what is deserving of it's own thread, and what can go into general discussion. Also, this probably goes without saying. The discussions on a specific topic should be limited to one thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 At the very least there should be weekly threads for the NBA, NFL and MLB. I don't want to read through a thousand threads on each freaking game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 I agree. The amount of offseason happenings in the Big 3 US sports make it necessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted July 21, 2004 As your first action al, I suggest you ban Anglesault... you can do that right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 True, but it would be silly to end a discussion on a topic just because it happened last week. We don't close threads at the end of the week. If there's a good discussion, continue it. But if an entirely new topic comes up, new thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted July 21, 2004 As your first action al, I suggest you ban Anglesault... you can do that right? No, and no matter how good the Yankees are doing, he's got a right to bitch about them (as long as it's the topic at hand) because it's SPORTS. People bitch about their teams, because the very nature of the beast is to be taken too seriously. That's what makes competition great. In my time of watching the Bears falter year after year, I've suggested everything from hiring convicts to take out the other team's star players, to Japanese ritual suicide so that the coaching staff won't have to deal with the shame of losing. People get pissed at their teams. I know trolling when I see it, and AS gets a bad rap in here. There's plenty of unhappy Cubs and Sox fans as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 And Jays fans. I'm so depressed I don't even post about them anymore, otherwise I would be bitching constantly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted July 21, 2004 ooh. ouch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 No, and no matter how good the Yankees are doing, he's got a right to bitch about them (as long as it's the topic at hand) because it's SPORTS. People bitch about their teams, because the very nature of the beast is to be taken too seriously. That's what makes competition great. In my time of watching the Bears falter year after year, I've suggested everything from hiring convicts to take out the other team's star players, to Japanese ritual suicide so that the coaching staff won't have to deal with the shame of losing. People get pissed at their teams. People have a right to bitch about their teams, but there's a line that has to be drawn somewhere between bitching and throwing a temper tantrum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted July 21, 2004 I agree, and I'm not trying to undermine your sports folder modness or be a dickwad or anything, but that line wasn't drawn in your "a certain someone can't make certain complaints."-type comment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 No, but I'm trying not to drag specific references into forum rules, and the posters know who I am referring to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Right on. I'm posting here just because I noticed this anagram: alkeiper: Rape-like Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tom 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 One thing I noticed during the NFL season: the weekly threads were a nightmare. I'd be watching the RAVENS~! at 1:00, and because I don't sit there and type posts about a game while I'm watching it (try watching TV away from the computer sometimes, kids), the 1:00 games would get buried. I'd pop into the thread whenever the 4:15 game ended and find that all the 1:00 games fell out of the discussion 12 pages before. That's ridiculous. Who wants to read back thru 12 pages of "OMG WHAT A CATCH~!!1!!!!11!!!!" to find some discussion on the early games? My idea? Create separate threads for each time slot. Have a 1:00 game thread, then combine the 4:15 and Sunday Night ESPN games into one thread. MNF can get its own thread if needed. This way, it's easier for people to actually talk about the games they watched without taking the thread back to a topic that hadn't been glimpsed in the last 12 pages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted July 21, 2004 My idea? Create separate threads for each time slot. Have a 1:00 game thread, then combine the 4:15 and Sunday Night ESPN games into one thread. MNF can get its own thread if needed. I dig this idea also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted July 21, 2004 (try watching TV away from the computer sometimes, kids) That's it. The stress of adminship evidently has driven you mad. Hand the keys to Sass before you send us all off a cliff. My idea? Create separate threads for each time slot. Have a 1:00 game thread, then combine the 4:15 and Sunday Night ESPN games into one thread. MNF can get its own thread if needed. This way, it's easier for people to actually talk about the games they watched without taking the thread back to a topic that hadn't been glimpsed in the last 12 pages. Now there's an idea I like. I'd actually combine the Sunday Night Game and MNF though. There tends to be alot of 1pm games, alot of 4:15pm games, and then the last 2 games of the week happen 24hrs between one another. Might as well combine those two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 Why combine games a day away from each other. Who wants to log on to the board at 9:30 and have to look for where Sunday night ends and Monday night begins? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted July 21, 2004 I hadn't thought of that. I just figured most of the football fans that post here would be around often in the threads to know where things started/left off They could each get their own seperate threads for all I care since they're both nationally broadcast prime time games that usually have alot of pregame and halftime happenin's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2004 Some new rules I'm establishing...... 1. OaO threads should only be started by moderators, either myself or one of the global mods. If you feel something deserves an "official" or "OaO" thread, PM me. 2. No more "athletes you dislike" threads. We get them every 3-4 months, and they're all quite pointless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2004 Don't go nikjohns on us Al. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2004 Heh I'm nowhere near that point, quite yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
