Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

Well, before anything i'll admit my bias, I can't stand football or baseball. Yeah, i'm a communist and terrorist.

Anyhow, I was going to start 3 separate 'containment' threads in BBV4L, one for basbeall, one for college football and for the NFL, and I started this thread to get feedback and verification. Srsrly I dont think there needs to be 10 separate low content threads in the first 50 about some random sports crap. Every time I see a college football thread started I die a little inside.

Admittedly the bias plays a small part, considering the last time a basketball thread was started the first reply was something like 'um, you know there's a sport forum lolz noob diagf.' The same for soccer/football.

Discuss.

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containment threads are [censored] stupid.

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

Well... I guess that's a no.

Cit, did you lock my thread in BBV?

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cc,

yes, that's a no, from me.

and no, i did not lock it. when i clicked the link in the mod notification it was already locked.

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cc,

yes, that's a no, from me.

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How should I deal with threads like this:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...;gonew=1#UNREAD


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and no, i did not lock it. when i clicked the link in the mod notification it was already locked.

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Lol that is madness. Should my feelings be hurt? Why the [censored] did that thread get locked but others stay? (lol i sound like a noob) Somebody has a vendetta against me. SRS BIZ

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

I'm not a big fan of containment threads unless there is a humorous purpose like GA's thread. The sports stuff will pass. The BBV4L attention span is 48 hours at most and as you know, once we try to crack down on anything we get eleventy billion new threads on the topic. This will likely only be a weekend thing anyway.

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cc,

yes, that's a no, from me.

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How should I deal with threads like this:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...;gonew=1#UNREAD




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lock/delete and tell them to post in the sports forum.

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

cc,

i'd leave those threads alone. the forum is a conglamoration of random stuff that's on people's minds. on the weekends for 20 weeks or so, that means pro or college football. as long as there isn't a thread for every division 1 game (though we haven't seen many omg the harvard yale game is ON BABY!!! and i would be pretty amused if we did), it's fine, imo.

i only clicked on the mod notification on your post because i was like "wtf, i see nothing wrong with that post, i guess i should go see the thread?"

anyway, maybe a weekly college football thread + weekly pro football thread, or maybe one weekly football thread? i just gag at the concept of actually going on in calling these things a containment thread. i think that on top of other problems (like stupidity), it makes people feel like they *must* keep all discussion in that one thread, where in reality we shouldn't give a [censored] if someone makes another thread if they think there's a good reason.

c

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

The containment thread was just a one time idea to control EricW. This because BBV4L likes him enough that I don't outright ban him. GA made the other one, because he's smart enough to pick up on where I was going I guess. I didn't ask him to.

I don't love the idea of sports containment threads. Those aren't bad threads at all, and the only reason to "contain" anything is to keep all the suck in one place.

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

Fair enough, it was just an idea I had.

I understand I hate freedom for not liking football, but that had little to do with this. It was just at one point last night about every other thread was college football related.


Meh, live and let live.

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

So now that that's that, i'm wondering who locked my BBV thread. Adanthar?

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

CC,

I think that's something you'll have to put up with for some 35 or so day out of the year. BBV4L will have football posts on the weekends from August to Feb.

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containment threads are [censored] stupid.

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So now that that's that, i'm wondering who locked my BBV thread. Adanthar?

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nope

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

chump change's thread

I locked it, I would have locked it if it was a regular poster and I can't really play favorites. It was noise.

Also, somebody reported it.

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football threads are [censored] stupid.

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Lol but srsrly folks, I want to make it clear that I really dont mind the threads at all (so I exaggerated a bit in my OP for dramatic effect; standard) I was just trying to be a go-getter and suggest a potential good idea, seeing as I feel ive been slacking as a mod the past few days.

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chump change's thread

I locked it, I would have locked it if it was a regular poster and I can't really play favorites. It was noise.

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BUT NOW ILL NEVER KNOW IF I HAVE ANY DEAR SWEET FRIENDS


In my fourth post of the thread I kinda explained my motives:

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truthfully i figured rant first and then if anybody says, 'dear sweet friend, pray tell what is troubling you,' i'd type more about the situation

if not it was just keyboard mashing and venting and the thread can fade away on it's own


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Though perhaps I shouldve included that in the OP. No worries, I understand we don't want to set precedents here, though that potentially could've been THE GREATEST THREAD OF ALL TIME.


NOW WELL NEVER KNOW

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

chump, as a sidenote please stop posting in threads after i lock them, it's pretty poor form if you don't mod that forum

link

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

How is that even possible? Did he open a reply before you locked it? I thought a lock froze everything immediately.

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

Gild,

He can't unless he's able to unlock them. He must have just beat you to the punch.

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

it was 3 min after i locked it

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

I just tested it out. If you click the reply window before the thread is locked, you can make your post even if the thread is locked while the reply window is open. If CC clicked reply and then wandered off to get a sandwich or something, that could explain the 3 minutes.

Then of course, CC posts his reply to see the thread is locked. Once that happens, he can't delete the post.

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

Right, all "lock" does is take away the reply button. You would have to be some evil genius to circumvent this.

CC is not an evil genius, or at least this isn't evidence thereof.

Re: Dids et al, BBV4L question
 

ok well if it's not intentional then i apologize, it was in the other thread as well...so I guess he just went back and edited his response after I locked it.

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chump, as a sidenote please stop posting in threads after i lock them, it's pretty poor form if you don't mod that forum

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Dude, not only wouldn't I do that, it's not even possible for me to do. (Unless there is some secret super mod power i'm not aware of)

I was making that post as you were making yours and it must've been submitted in the few seconds in between your post and the lock. I thought it was funny how it happened, the ultimate 'in before lock' but surely it wasn't intentional.

My feelings are a little hurt that you think i'd cause you trouble. You're probably the person I respect most on 2p2.

IM SO MISUNDERSTOOD


P.S. this post was a grunch ldo


P.P.S. that clip i posted totally rox too

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ok well if it's not intentional then i apologize, it was in the other thread as well...so I guess he just went back and edited his response after I locked it.

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Wait, which other thread? I pulled a double whammy? I don't recall editing a post either.

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chump, as a sidenote please stop posting in threads after i lock them, it's pretty poor form if you don't mod that forum

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Dude, not only wouldn't I do that, it's not even possible for me to do. (Unless there is some secret super mod power i'm not aware of)

I was making that post as you were making yours and it must've been submitted in the few seconds in between your post and the lock. I thought it was funny how it happened, the ultimate 'in before lock' but surely it wasn't intentional.

My feelings are a little hurt that you think i'd cause you trouble. You're probably the person I respect most on 2p2.

IM SO MISUNDERSTOOD


P.S. this post was a grunch ldo


P.P.S. that clip i posted totally rox too

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my apologies, it was my mistake

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