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Scorpio79
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That right there is solid gold. Nice work, Bunyan.
OUTofTOWNHAWK
Well-Known Member
I dont know what I just Kirk Snorted Out Loud about^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
DeputyHawk
Well-Known Member
Go Hawks!
SFhawkeye
Member
check instagram. I cant link. Save the social media drama. It's how millennials communicate.
aeischeid
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WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Malachiman
Well-Known Member
Although I agree that there has been a dramatic decline on the content on these boards the past year or so, I must say that these are some funny pics. But, only proves what the original poster stated, HN's message boards are not what they used to be.
aeischeid
Well-Known Member
Would you rather they be OVERMODERATED to the point of being a Police-State? Like cyfan.....?
ATLHawkeye
Well-Known Member
At least hold on until the season starts... It'll get better.
WinOneThisCentury
Well-Known Member
I think the OP has a message for all of us and eloquently made his point...and let's not forget what we all know, "Some of you are Arseholes!".
big10fan
Well-Known Member
yeah, all three years over here were just epic and then it went bad...
check some other boards and get back to me...
to you and the OP, you think this is bad, you obviously haven't looked around.
tm3308
Well-Known Member
Agreed. That first year was absolutely awesome, but it slowly declined until the last year or so. Now it's mostly ******* matches, memes, etc. I admit, I'm guilty of some of that, especially the ******* matches. It's just not as fun to visit here as it used to be.
I've been posting on CF for over two years and never once had a problem with over-moderation. You don't have to suck ISU's balls, but if you're respectful, you won't have problems. And that's how it should be on a rival's site. And even if you feel like being less respectful, you should be fine so long as you keep the vitriol in the rivalry forum.
I also think the overall content on CF is better. Their off topic forum, especially.
And, gun to my head, I would rather have over-moderation than open season. But it's not like there can't be a middle ground.
dameiowa
Well-Known Member
John should be concerned (bold). I'm sure others have bookmarked other sites looking for actual sports conversation and information.
tm3308
Well-Known Member
It's pretty bad compared to what these boards were like in 2009/2010.
JonDMiller
Publisher/Founder
The seasons are about to begin, and I've made some posts this summer that the meme stuff and other are going to be confined in the OT forums. When posts in the sports forums get derailed by the same people, it will become apparent and those doing the derailing will no longer be welcome here.
During the course of this year, there will also be more mods added to the site. I concur with some of the OP's notions and others who have shared the same. The replies to this topic are pretty much a case in point. About 30 or so people have been treating the forums as though they are their personal playground.
Once the season begins, which for me is basically tomorrow, if this stuff takes places anywhere other than the OT forum or the Con/Pol forum, we'll be doing some pruning.
I encourage anyone who sees things they don't like to copy the permalink (in the upper right hand corner of a specific post, not the link to the main thread) and email me or PM me and I can look at it.
In the end, I am more concerned with the other 3000 people lurking and keeping them interested in visiting the site than being a playground for 30
During the course of this year, there will also be more mods added to the site. I concur with some of the OP's notions and others who have shared the same. The replies to this topic are pretty much a case in point. About 30 or so people have been treating the forums as though they are their personal playground.
Once the season begins, which for me is basically tomorrow, if this stuff takes places anywhere other than the OT forum or the Con/Pol forum, we'll be doing some pruning.
I encourage anyone who sees things they don't like to copy the permalink (in the upper right hand corner of a specific post, not the link to the main thread) and email me or PM me and I can look at it.
In the end, I am more concerned with the other 3000 people lurking and keeping them interested in visiting the site than being a playground for 30
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big10fan
Well-Known Member
disagree, but whatever.
JonDMiller
Publisher/Founder
This sort of stuff is also going to lead me to making the forum landing page the one where you select the topic, not the free for all aggregate. You will still be able to make that aggregate your own personal landing page and make it your bookmark, but for new visitors to the site, I want them to be able to go to the places they want to go and read what they want to read...and once in those threads, not have to wade through derailments with stupid images and meme garbage.
SayHawkKid
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All others need not apply
hawkdrummer1
Well-Known Member
He's basically right. The snarky "look-at-how-clever-I-am" responses tell the story.
Internet anonymity = increased a-hole quotient ...particularly for the attention-starved, those with "small man syndrome" and elevated opinions of themselves that don't get validated enough in the"real world".
Internet anonymity = increased a-hole quotient ...particularly for the attention-starved, those with "small man syndrome" and elevated opinions of themselves that don't get validated enough in the"real world".
