Closing of threads

The "3.1" what are you thinking thread and the Atlanta/Detroit thread in Sports Talk both got closed despite nothing bad happening in them as far as I can tell.

As was discussed in a new what are you thinking, it apparently is because nwuhockey or whatever reporting the thread. I thought that there was a new rule stating that a reporter of a thread must provide a detailed explanation for why it's being reported, and that a junk explanation wouldn't result in any action. What possible explanation could be given that would require those threads being CLOSED? Not even just a few posts being deleted, but flat out closed.

I don't get it.

Frankly, I think everyone that pops in accusing nwuhockey/josh/whatever of being alts every time they post needs to shut the hell up and cut it out, and I also think that he shouldn't be reporting threads for it, and that if he does, they shouldn't be closed unless they actually have devolved into nonsense.

*sigh*

I honestly believe Clay and Dee just don't want to have to be "parents" on the forum as well. I don't imagine they spend much time here, and when people report, they just do whatever they think is best. Which may be to simply close them. It makes sense, but obviously, yes, we would rather have it not happen. I am still in vote for some mods with limited powers. That way the members of this forum would be happier, and Clay/Dee wouldn't have to worry about policing anything

I really cannot grasp why things are the way they are in here, it just seems more chaotic going about things this way when there is an easier alternative to stop the bullcrap that goes on here.

Half of the crap that goes on is accusing others of crap. So accusations probably should stop.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989

Half of the crap that goes on is accusing others of crap. So accusations probably should stop.

---

I agree and I am guilty as others here are.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989

Half of the crap that goes on is accusing others of crap. So accusations probably should stop.

---

Including those made by Jeffy and Rage and others like that

kthxbye

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by FloydtheBarber

Including those made by Jeffy and Rage and others like that

---

This is what we like to call


not helping

hahahahaha, incredible

I closed the Atlanta/ Detroit thread because my counterpart was all over it! :cool:

*shakes head*
I think i have reported 3 threads in what... 2-3 years. come on guys... at some point Clay and Dee are just going to close down this part of teh forum and leave only the BM stuff open

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by The Anti-Fail

I closed the Atlanta/ Detroit thread because my counterpart was all over it! :cool:

---

You will not have... this... day! :mad:

for what it's worth, the only threads i have ever reported is whenever i see spam. which is usually at like 5 in the morning for some reason.

I have never reported any other threads.

Yeah, we need mods.

I really could care less if someone is being a jackass on these forums, If I don't like it I stay away from it, simple. There is one thread in "Ejections" that I can't stand, I don't ***** about it and just don't click on it.

Who gives a crap if people mock someone who deserves it, its fun. Hell I've deserved it before. Clay should just let Houston or Jeffy mod the site, or another vet of the site. Really is it that big of a deal? Game web sites let users mod all the time who have much less of a relationship then most of you guys do with Clay.

If something reflects poorly on the game delete it, if not who freaking cares. Its all nonsense and amounts to nothing.

Throw someone the mod seat who is active and you like and that's the end of it.

It's crap like Anti-Fail and Anti-Win that piss me off.

I only report spam and threads where Defense posts his pubes

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rschusta24

It's crap like Anti-Fail and Anti-Win that piss me off.

---

And guess what? That is a "respectable" adult too :p


Just don't take this place so seriously. You don't want it to become so uptight that it is droning and boring.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by FloydtheBarber

And guess what? That is a "respectable" adult too :p


Just don't take this place so seriously. You don't want it to become so uptight that it is droning and boring.

---

I am not trying to make anything uptight. Just have one name and post under it, that would seem more respectable in my eyes.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rschusta24

I am not trying to make anything uptight. Just have one name and post under it, that would seem more respectable in my eyes.

---

Who cares? really.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rschusta24

I am not trying to make anything uptight. Just have one name and post under it, that would seem more respectable in my eyes.

---

I find it amusing actually, IMO

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rschusta24

I am not trying to make anything uptight. Just have one name and post under it, that would seem more respectable in my eyes.

---

bingo

perhaps sports mogul can come up with something like this.

http://neo240sx.ca/Nismo/Posting/Posting.html

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by FloydtheBarber

I find it amusing actually, IMO

---

as do I

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by FloydtheBarber

I find it amusing actually, IMO

---

I guess I just don't understand how it is amusing to be something other than yourself. I like to joke about a lot of things, but when it is constant clutter or random fake people who you have no clue who you are speaking to or hearing from, it's kind of tough to take them as funny. I'd rather people just be who they are, stick with their name we know them from, and I would have much more respect for their comedy.
I guess it is kind of like that Carrot Top guy, he uses props for comedy, that may be funny to some, but it isn't really the guy being funny, he uses other things to make himself funny, where as you have a guy like Chapelle or Seinfeld can use their own self and mind to be funny.
But it is all whatever floats your boat, obviously.

There's a significant difference between being uptight/boring and not being immature, nonsensical, annoying and ridiculous. When legitimate threads are being closed because there's a select few people that have to jump in with accusations of alts whenever a person posts anywhere, regardless of the thread's subject matter, there's a problem.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by HoustonGM

There's a significant difference between being uptight/boring and not being immature, nonsensical, annoying and ridiculous. When legitimate threads are being closed because there's a select few people that have to jump in with accusations of alts whenever a person posts anywhere, regardless of the thread's subject matter, there's a problem.

---

I only did that to Josh once or twice, and I made it BLATANTLY obvious I was not actualy being serious (You may have noticed how much I swear at him and say insanely ridiculous things). I just am teasing him because of how he reacts. Besides, he isn't even around anymore, same with NWU (So I dont get why people are saying they reported the threads)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by guidi2009

Who cares? really.

---

i dunno, i do, and so do many others. the difference is adding something constructive. Jokes are fine, but you don't need to use an alt to be funny.

I agree people can take it too seriously, but i want the childish behavior to go elsewhere, that's all. and that is pretty childish.....all of us are guilty of saying something childish, or doing something childish on here. but limiting it sure would be nice.

that's all, makes the forum easier to read

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rschusta24

I guess I just don't understand how it is amusing to be something other than yourself. I like to joke about a lot of things, but when it is constant clutter or random fake people who you have no clue who you are speaking to or hearing from, it's kind of tough to take them as funny. I'd rather people just be who they are, stick with their name we know them from, and I would have much more respect for their comedy.
I guess it is kind of like that Carrot Top guy, he uses props for comedy, that may be funny to some, but it isn't really the guy being funny, he uses other things to make himself funny, where as you have a guy like Chapelle or Seinfeld can use their own self and mind to be funny.
But it is all whatever floats your boat, obviously.

---

To me, it's kind of like stupid humor that you see in a bad movie where they are trying to be stupid funny.

it's annoying, undermines you, and for a place that has overall pretty intelligent posters, i think we can all come to the consensus that it's just annoying, not funny.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by FloydtheBarber

I only did that to Josh once or twice, and I made it BLATANTLY obvious I was not actualy being serious (You may have noticed how much I swear at him and say insanely ridiculous things). I just am teasing him because of how he reacts. Besides, he isn't even around anymore, same with NWU (So I dont get why people are saying they reported the threads)

---

well the two threads that were closed when hgm started this thread, were closed after josh/nwu/whoever started posting in them.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jeffy25

well the two threads that were closed when hgm started this thread, were closed after josh/nwu/whoever started posting in them.

---

Ah, I see.

Seems semi-strange that both times those particular guys you stated Jeffy, both engaged in conversation in both "What are you thinking threads version 3 and 3.1" were both basically locked up when they entered the convo's. Don't really understand why in just those threads recently.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rschusta24

Seems semi-strange that both times those particular guys you stated Jeffy, both engaged in conversation in both "What are you thinking threads version 3 and 3.1" were both basically locked up when they entered the convo's. Don't really understand why in just those threads recently.

---

Because there's a group of posters that feel the need to accuse nwuhockey of being an alt of Josh123123123 and vice versa. They do this any time either of those two users post ANYWHERE.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by HoustonGM

Because there's a group of posters that feel the need to accuse nwuhockey of being an alt of Josh123123123 and vice versa. They do this any time either of those two users post ANYWHERE.

---

Rediculous.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by HoustonGM

Because there's a group of posters that feel the need to accuse nwuhockey of being an alt of Josh123123123 and vice versa. They do this any time either of those two users post ANYWHERE.

---

I always thought that was an inside joke or something. I never understood the reasoning to it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ragecage

I always thought that was an inside joke or something. I never understood the reasoning to it.

---

Neither have I. It's just immature and unnecessary.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by HoustonGM

Neither have I. It's just immature and unnecessary.

---

Lets ban immature, unnecessary and Meeps. Seriously guys if this stuff is getting to you, you need to switch to a private forum like you guys have discussed.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ragecage

I always thought that was an inside joke or something. I never understood the reasoning to it.

---

It is an inside thing I guess, I stopped doing it after a bit (After RSF got banned for it(Though didn't! Woo!)), I think it is mostly Ewing and Mets and so, Ewing always AIMs me about it. Well that and he constantly asks what team he should be in a new dynasty. lol

Well it's only a problem because legit threads are getting closed. The whole alt crap is dumb because the people who use them are painfully bad at being funny, but it's usually not a big deal unless it's actually getting in the way of actual posting. Once that happens, posters need to check themselves.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by haveacigar

Yeah, we need mods.

---

I've been wondering about this for awhile now. What happened to the mods? Their used to be alot of mods around. Ohm's Law, Boom, Steiny, Robin. Ohm's used to be a little heavy handed but he was effective in controlling the BS. He banned me several times. (on a side note how do i get my original user name of Brewersfan unbanned? That way I could stop being michellewie.) Last I remember I thought HGM was a mod as well. Don't know I was gone for along time and when I came back the forum seemed like a lawless wasteland.