I was checking the thread daily since it started, but in the last week or so the conversation went down hill. Checking the recent posts I would see post after post about white supremacists , name calling, its all Trump's fault, its all Cuomo's fault and blatantly political posts that I'm surprised weren't deleted. There were two frequent posters that were constantly making inflammatory posts. They were deservedly called out by other posters and frankly I was surprised they weren't banned. I don't blame the mods for ending it and I can't imagine what it took to babysit it.
On the other hand I hope current events threads will be allowed. . What makes the BBI community so unique is that we have doctors, medical researchers, economists and other professionals that add a unique perspective that it is rare to see elseware. I hope that will be allowed and I hope the Mods aren't too inflexible. Yes, I know its a sports forum but it is current events that are on people's mind.
would feel the need to complain to the mods via email about somebody being mean to them.
How about we just ban anyone that complains to the moderators? That would save you some trouble in the long term.
No, we also rely on posters to tell us when their are problems. We don't see everything. In fact, I would say at least 1/3 of problematic posts are identified to us.
This is a football site where most people want to avoid these discussions. It’s easy if you don’t like Eric’s rules then you’re free to avoid his site where he dedicates so much of his time and effort into.
"Moving forward, we are going to cease allowing non-sports-related COVID discussions on BBI. We will lock this thread and it will eventually be archived since so much work went into it.
I thank you for your understanding and cooperation on this matter."
Apparently threads that promulgate NRA 'Second Amendment' points of view get a pass.
RE: There are plenty of places to discuss politics
This is a football site where most people want to avoid these discussions. It’s easy if you don’t like Eric’s rules then you’re free to avoid his site where he dedicates so much of his time and effort into.
I agree in part, but you have NFT for this reason so no one is making you look at the threads. But I understand the no political talk and have always agreed with it. The political talk in the COVID thread needed to go but I guess it became too numerous to police individually. And while I get it, its disappointing nonetheless.
his choice to actualize the denouement of the most popular thread in BBI history – engendering hundreds of thousands of website clicks – as he begins his annual begging campaign in only a few short months.
his choice to actualize the denouement of the most popular thread in BBI history – engendering hundreds of thousands of website clicks – as he begins his annual begging campaign in only a few short months.
LOL! “Actualize the denouement”...you ought to learn the meanings of big words before you use them. Congratulations for making one of the shittiest posts in bbi history.
The thread became hard to read. Too many pissing matches and people
I think it steered away from politics to a large degree - compared with a theoretical guess at how it might have gone, anyway.
Except you have no idea how many comments the moderators were forced to delete and how many BBI posters got banned because of it. And that's with the moderators looking the other way on a lot of crap.
Current events threads go off the rails on BBI. Everyone knows it. Hell, two of the most commonly used phrases on BBI are "before this thread gets deleted..." and "I guess this thread is gone."
Of course I don't know how many folks were banned and posts deleted in the process of keeping the thread alive and reasonable.
But I can imagine, after all on the LGBT profiling psych analysis thread I profiled as "Consul", LOL.
most of the thread even before I re joined as a member here. BBI is a place that has many intelligent posters and I enjoy much of what I read here, especially the things that go against my current viewpoint. Yet over the years there has been a lot of nastiness and I can understand the move away from politics.
Thank to everyone who contributed to the thread, and thanks to Eric and the mods for allowing it here.
more than a couple of times then maybe they are the problem and should be banned.
I'm only half kidding but I have been here for about 24 years and I still can't wrap my head around a grown man crying to Eric about how someone spoke to him on an anonymous message board. Anyone who does it should take a long look in the mirror.
RE: RE: One wonders if Eric from BBI will keep in mind
his choice to actualize the denouement of the most popular thread in BBI history – engendering hundreds of thousands of website clicks – as he begins his annual begging campaign in only a few short months.
LOL! “Actualize the denouement”...you ought to learn the meanings of big words before you use them. Congratulations for making one of the shittiest posts in bbi history.
You must not have ever seen an Overseer post before.
He plays Mad Libs with his thesaurus even if the words he chooses don't make any fucking sense.
We allow politics threads but ban analytics threads. That’s where the real trench fighting goes down around here...
Well, if we're horse trading, we could allow politics threads but ban threads about smoking meat.
Okay how about this - in the allowed column: politics and Covid19. In the banned category: analytics, meat smoking, & conversations only the 2-9 defense. I am willing to concede further banning of sumo wrestler lineman to close this deal.
I will trade disallowing where to eat in NYC threads plus also disallowing a thread to be named later (maybe the RIP celebrity threads?) for allowing smoked meat threads. Those are valuable.
We allow politics threads but ban analytics threads. That’s where the real trench fighting goes down around here...
Well, if we're horse trading, we could allow politics threads but ban threads about smoking meat.
Okay how about this - in the allowed column: politics and Covid19. In the banned category: analytics, meat smoking, & conversations only the 2-9 defense. I am willing to concede further banning of sumo wrestler lineman to close this deal.
I'll trade you smoking meats for all the top ten threads. Or in other words most of DanMetroMan's threads j/k
I think it steered away from politics to a large degree - compared with a theoretical guess at how it might have gone, anyway.
Except you have no idea how many comments the moderators were forced to delete and how many BBI posters got banned because of it. And that's with the moderators looking the other way on a lot of crap.
Current events threads go off the rails on BBI. Everyone knows it. Hell, two of the most commonly used phrases on BBI are "before this thread gets deleted..." and "I guess this thread is gone."
Eric: Locking it was, to me, a mistake. Very non-USA. Buck up. Put it back.
We allow politics threads but ban analytics threads. That’s where the real trench fighting goes down around here...
Well, if we're horse trading, we could allow politics threads but ban threads about smoking meat.
Okay how about this - in the allowed column: politics and Covid19. In the banned category: analytics, meat smoking, & conversations only the 2-9 defense. I am willing to concede further banning of sumo wrestler lineman to close this deal.
I appreciate the concession on the sumos. I think we're close to a deal.
I have come to the conclusion that CiP, PJ and Del deserve to take over the baseball Negotiations. These fine gentlemen know how to cut through the partisan bullshit and get it done.
RE: RE: RE: One wonders if Eric from BBI will keep in mind
his choice to actualize the denouement of the most popular thread in BBI history – engendering hundreds of thousands of website clicks – as he begins his annual begging campaign in only a few short months.
LOL! “Actualize the denouement”...you ought to learn the meanings of big words before you use them. Congratulations for making one of the shittiest posts in bbi history.
You must not have ever seen an Overseer post before.
He plays Mad Libs with his thesaurus even if the words he chooses don't make any fucking sense.
It's almost as if he's taking something like poetic license and foolishly expecting not to be taken literally.
more than a couple of times then maybe they are the problem and should be banned.
I'm only half kidding but I have been here for about 24 years and I still can't wrap my head around a grown man crying to Eric about how someone spoke to him on an anonymous message board. Anyone who does it should take a long look in the mirror.
The only guy I've ever disagreed with and considered reporting was Dylan Fan, and not because of our disagreements but rathet because Micheal Manring appeared somewhere on his list of 1200 Bassists Better than Paul McCartney.
RE: RE: RE: One wonders if Eric from BBI will keep in mind
his choice to actualize the denouement of the most popular thread in BBI history – engendering hundreds of thousands of website clicks – as he begins his annual begging campaign in only a few short months.
LOL! “Actualize the denouement”...you ought to learn the meanings of big words before you use them. Congratulations for making one of the shittiest posts in bbi history.
You must not have ever seen an Overseer post before.
He plays Mad Libs with his thesaurus even if the words he chooses don't make any fucking sense.
I will trade disallowing where to eat in NYC threads plus also disallowing a thread to be named later (maybe the RIP celebrity threads?) for allowing smoked meat threads. Those are valuable.
This proposal has real merit. Maybe Eric and the mods are still thinking it over. With a little data, Kicker might have something useful to add about the soundness and effects of the deal in terms of future site traffic, ignition of collateral thread inquiries (hereinafter "hits"), new and lost ads and ad hits, likelihood of increasing/decreasing donations, likely amounts involved on some sort of probability scale, gaining/losing members, and so on -- all valuable to projections of future site prosperity and impact on the mental health of members and visitors.
I really don't understand how we're negotiating allowable threads
most were turning everything political and arguing (as usual). It had turned into any other political thread. I actually stopped reading it for the most part, so I don't know what the final straw was, but I agree with the football only stance.
is we need the (previously) annual douche-bag list to come back this year. That thread brought out the very best in a lot of us.
-I think Overseer in particular really climbed the rankings with his performance. Xbronx also, though sometimes it did seem a little forced.
-PJ and I did our best, probably came up a little short, but proud of the effort.
-Kicker told a number of people with different views than his that they were "out of their depth.. adults table.. etc" which was humorous and impressive
-there was i think it was Rocco who said 100x the "virus is in control" or "virus is winning"... which the sheer volume of that sign-off like he was Michael Kay announcing a towering home run automatically gets him into the top 25...
-you had the usual set of bluebloods that compete every year and make this site what it is, that stopped by for a few well-timed driveby's...
-but the top slot may be reserved for Nitro... it takes a a special kind of douche to be glad someone else is unemployed
Anyway, well done by all... it killed a lot of hours during an otherwise very boring two months.
should be consolidated and pinned like COVID was. Let all the research papers live on 1 thread so all of the scholars can get their fill. Having a full course syllabus throw into a thread about a Barkley highlight run has gotten very tedious.
is we need the (previously) annual douche-bag list to come back this year. That thread brought out the very best in a lot of us.
-I think Overseer in particular really climbed the rankings with his performance. Xbronx also, though sometimes it did seem a little forced.
-PJ and I did our best, probably came up a little short, but proud of the effort.
-Kicker told a number of people with different views than his that they were "out of their depth.. adults table.. etc" which was humorous and impressive
-there was i think it was Rocco who said 100x the "virus is in control" or "virus is winning"... which the sheer volume of that sign-off like he was Michael Kay announcing a towering home run automatically gets him into the top 25...
-you had the usual set of bluebloods that compete every year and make this site what it is, that stopped by for a few well-timed driveby's...
-but the top slot may be reserved for Nitro... it takes a a special kind of douche to be glad someone else is unemployed
Anyway, well done by all... it killed a lot of hours during an otherwise very boring two months.
There’s NO way I’m still number 1 (back to back champ!). I haven’t put nearly the effort into it that I used to.
is we need the (previously) annual douche-bag list to come back this year. That thread brought out the very best in a lot of us.
-I think Overseer in particular really climbed the rankings with his performance. Xbronx also, though sometimes it did seem a little forced.
-PJ and I did our best, probably came up a little short, but proud of the effort.
-Kicker told a number of people with different views than his that they were "out of their depth.. adults table.. etc" which was humorous and impressive
-there was i think it was Rocco who said 100x the "virus is in control" or "virus is winning"... which the sheer volume of that sign-off like he was Michael Kay announcing a towering home run automatically gets him into the top 25...
-you had the usual set of bluebloods that compete every year and make this site what it is, that stopped by for a few well-timed driveby's...
-but the top slot may be reserved for Nitro... it takes a a special kind of douche to be glad someone else is unemployed
Anyway, well done by all... it killed a lot of hours during an otherwise very boring two months.
There’s NO way I’m still number 1 (back to back champ!). I haven’t put nearly the effort into it that I used to.
is we need the (previously) annual douche-bag list to come back this year. That thread brought out the very best in a lot of us.
-PJ and I did our best, probably came up a little short, but proud of the effort.
...
-but the top slot may be reserved for Nitro... it takes a a special kind of douche to be glad someone else is unemployed
Anyway, well done by all... it killed a lot of hours during an otherwise very boring two months.
Somehow, I'm not surprised that you are proud of your effort. I'm not sure how being glad that someone is unemployed surpasses asking McL whether his mom blew her brains out. You are vile, disgusting human being.
It had run it's course weeks ago and if it hadn't been pandemic related the mods/Eric would have banished it weeks ago...as they should have.
Read my responses in this thread. We did. But they kept popping up. Numerous BBI posters were banned and posts removed because of the thread.
On the other hand I hope current events threads will be allowed. . What makes the BBI community so unique is that we have doctors, medical researchers, economists and other professionals that add a unique perspective that it is rare to see elseware. I hope that will be allowed and I hope the Mods aren't too inflexible. Yes, I know its a sports forum but it is current events that are on people's mind.
There are plenty of 21 year olds on there more than welcome to break COVID-19 down for you all.
How about we just ban anyone that complains to the moderators? That would save you some trouble in the long term.
How about we just ban anyone that complains to the moderators? That would save you some trouble in the long term.
No, we also rely on posters to tell us when their are problems. We don't see everything. In fact, I would say at least 1/3 of problematic posts are identified to us.
I thank you for your understanding and cooperation on this matter."
Apparently threads that promulgate NRA 'Second Amendment' points of view get a pass.
I agree in part, but you have NFT for this reason so no one is making you look at the threads. But I understand the no political talk and have always agreed with it. The political talk in the COVID thread needed to go but I guess it became too numerous to police individually. And while I get it, its disappointing nonetheless.
Probably safe. I can't see any way a thread on that topic could possibly get political or bring out emotions in people.
You should definitely start a thread on it. Probably have as much success as all of your previous nostradumbass predictions.
You really are a total turd(I toned it down).
I second this and there were many other very informative posters. I think it was an important thread and wish there was a way to continue it.
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Are the riots going on across the country a banned topic?
Probably safe. I can't see any way a thread on that topic could possibly get political or bring out emotions in people.
LOL. That thread would last like 2 minutes before all hell would break loose.
LOL! “Actualize the denouement”...you ought to learn the meanings of big words before you use them. Congratulations for making one of the shittiest posts in bbi history.
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I think it steered away from politics to a large degree - compared with a theoretical guess at how it might have gone, anyway.
Except you have no idea how many comments the moderators were forced to delete and how many BBI posters got banned because of it. And that's with the moderators looking the other way on a lot of crap.
Current events threads go off the rails on BBI. Everyone knows it. Hell, two of the most commonly used phrases on BBI are "before this thread gets deleted..." and "I guess this thread is gone."
Of course I don't know how many folks were banned and posts deleted in the process of keeping the thread alive and reasonable.
But I can imagine, after all on the LGBT profiling psych analysis thread I profiled as "Consul", LOL.
Dun - Dun.
Luddites! <shaking fist>
Thank to everyone who contributed to the thread, and thanks to Eric and the mods for allowing it here.
Well, if we're horse trading, we could allow politics threads but ban threads about smoking meat.
I'm only half kidding but I have been here for about 24 years and I still can't wrap my head around a grown man crying to Eric about how someone spoke to him on an anonymous message board. Anyone who does it should take a long look in the mirror.
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his choice to actualize the denouement of the most popular thread in BBI history – engendering hundreds of thousands of website clicks – as he begins his annual begging campaign in only a few short months.
LOL! “Actualize the denouement”...you ought to learn the meanings of big words before you use them. Congratulations for making one of the shittiest posts in bbi history.
You must not have ever seen an Overseer post before.
He plays Mad Libs with his thesaurus even if the words he chooses don't make any fucking sense.
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We allow politics threads but ban analytics threads. That’s where the real trench fighting goes down around here...
Well, if we're horse trading, we could allow politics threads but ban threads about smoking meat.
Okay how about this - in the allowed column: politics and Covid19. In the banned category: analytics, meat smoking, & conversations only the 2-9 defense. I am willing to concede further banning of sumo wrestler lineman to close this deal.
Hey, man. No conspiracy theories!
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In comment 14914413 Chris in Philly said:
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We allow politics threads but ban analytics threads. That’s where the real trench fighting goes down around here...
Well, if we're horse trading, we could allow politics threads but ban threads about smoking meat.
Okay how about this - in the allowed column: politics and Covid19. In the banned category: analytics, meat smoking, & conversations only the 2-9 defense. I am willing to concede further banning of sumo wrestler lineman to close this deal.
I'll trade you smoking meats for all the top ten threads. Or in other words most of DanMetroMan's threads j/k
Seem to be. Tried it. Never got into print. Was just asking this. That was the answer.
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I think it steered away from politics to a large degree - compared with a theoretical guess at how it might have gone, anyway.
Except you have no idea how many comments the moderators were forced to delete and how many BBI posters got banned because of it. And that's with the moderators looking the other way on a lot of crap.
Current events threads go off the rails on BBI. Everyone knows it. Hell, two of the most commonly used phrases on BBI are "before this thread gets deleted..." and "I guess this thread is gone."
Eric: Locking it was, to me, a mistake. Very non-USA. Buck up. Put it back.
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In comment 14914413 Chris in Philly said:
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We allow politics threads but ban analytics threads. That’s where the real trench fighting goes down around here...
Well, if we're horse trading, we could allow politics threads but ban threads about smoking meat.
Okay how about this - in the allowed column: politics and Covid19. In the banned category: analytics, meat smoking, & conversations only the 2-9 defense. I am willing to concede further banning of sumo wrestler lineman to close this deal.
I appreciate the concession on the sumos. I think we're close to a deal.
Would you throw in no further discussion of Rush?
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In comment 14914108 Overseer said:
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his choice to actualize the denouement of the most popular thread in BBI history – engendering hundreds of thousands of website clicks – as he begins his annual begging campaign in only a few short months.
LOL! “Actualize the denouement”...you ought to learn the meanings of big words before you use them. Congratulations for making one of the shittiest posts in bbi history.
You must not have ever seen an Overseer post before.
He plays Mad Libs with his thesaurus even if the words he chooses don't make any fucking sense.
It's almost as if he's taking something like poetic license and foolishly expecting not to be taken literally.
I'm only half kidding but I have been here for about 24 years and I still can't wrap my head around a grown man crying to Eric about how someone spoke to him on an anonymous message board. Anyone who does it should take a long look in the mirror.
The only guy I've ever disagreed with and considered reporting was Dylan Fan, and not because of our disagreements but rathet because Micheal Manring appeared somewhere on his list of 1200 Bassists Better than Paul McCartney.
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In comment 14914108 Overseer said:
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his choice to actualize the denouement of the most popular thread in BBI history – engendering hundreds of thousands of website clicks – as he begins his annual begging campaign in only a few short months.
LOL! “Actualize the denouement”...you ought to learn the meanings of big words before you use them. Congratulations for making one of the shittiest posts in bbi history.
You must not have ever seen an Overseer post before.
He plays Mad Libs with his thesaurus even if the words he chooses don't make any fucking sense.
Ha! - noted
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We allow politics threads but ban analytics threads. That’s where the real trench fighting goes down around here...
Well, if we're horse trading, we could allow politics threads but ban threads about smoking meat.
But what happens to those poor unfortunates who have a difficult time keeping it lit?
This proposal has real merit. Maybe Eric and the mods are still thinking it over. With a little data, Kicker might have something useful to add about the soundness and effects of the deal in terms of future site traffic, ignition of collateral thread inquiries (hereinafter "hits"), new and lost ads and ad hits, likelihood of increasing/decreasing donations, likely amounts involved on some sort of probability scale, gaining/losing members, and so on -- all valuable to projections of future site prosperity and impact on the mental health of members and visitors.
Perfect example of the two party system failing the people.
-I think Overseer in particular really climbed the rankings with his performance. Xbronx also, though sometimes it did seem a little forced.
-PJ and I did our best, probably came up a little short, but proud of the effort.
-Kicker told a number of people with different views than his that they were "out of their depth.. adults table.. etc" which was humorous and impressive
-there was i think it was Rocco who said 100x the "virus is in control" or "virus is winning"... which the sheer volume of that sign-off like he was Michael Kay announcing a towering home run automatically gets him into the top 25...
-you had the usual set of bluebloods that compete every year and make this site what it is, that stopped by for a few well-timed driveby's...
-but the top slot may be reserved for Nitro... it takes a a special kind of douche to be glad someone else is unemployed
Anyway, well done by all... it killed a lot of hours during an otherwise very boring two months.
-I think Overseer in particular really climbed the rankings with his performance. Xbronx also, though sometimes it did seem a little forced.
-PJ and I did our best, probably came up a little short, but proud of the effort.
-Kicker told a number of people with different views than his that they were "out of their depth.. adults table.. etc" which was humorous and impressive
-there was i think it was Rocco who said 100x the "virus is in control" or "virus is winning"... which the sheer volume of that sign-off like he was Michael Kay announcing a towering home run automatically gets him into the top 25...
-you had the usual set of bluebloods that compete every year and make this site what it is, that stopped by for a few well-timed driveby's...
-but the top slot may be reserved for Nitro... it takes a a special kind of douche to be glad someone else is unemployed
Anyway, well done by all... it killed a lot of hours during an otherwise very boring two months.
There’s NO way I’m still number 1 (back to back champ!). I haven’t put nearly the effort into it that I used to.
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is we need the (previously) annual douche-bag list to come back this year. That thread brought out the very best in a lot of us.
-I think Overseer in particular really climbed the rankings with his performance. Xbronx also, though sometimes it did seem a little forced.
-PJ and I did our best, probably came up a little short, but proud of the effort.
-Kicker told a number of people with different views than his that they were "out of their depth.. adults table.. etc" which was humorous and impressive
-there was i think it was Rocco who said 100x the "virus is in control" or "virus is winning"... which the sheer volume of that sign-off like he was Michael Kay announcing a towering home run automatically gets him into the top 25...
-you had the usual set of bluebloods that compete every year and make this site what it is, that stopped by for a few well-timed driveby's...
-but the top slot may be reserved for Nitro... it takes a a special kind of douche to be glad someone else is unemployed
Anyway, well done by all... it killed a lot of hours during an otherwise very boring two months.
There’s NO way I’m still number 1 (back to back champ!). I haven’t put nearly the effort into it that I used to.
You don't even have to try. You're a natural. ;)
There’s NO way I’m still number 1 (back to back champ!). I haven’t put nearly the effort into it that I used to.
Don't sell yourself short. You're a tremendous douche-bag.
A true blue blood.
-PJ and I did our best, probably came up a little short, but proud of the effort.
...
-but the top slot may be reserved for Nitro... it takes a a special kind of douche to be glad someone else is unemployed
Anyway, well done by all... it killed a lot of hours during an otherwise very boring two months.
Somehow, I'm not surprised that you are proud of your effort. I'm not sure how being glad that someone is unemployed surpasses asking McL whether his mom blew her brains out. You are vile, disgusting human being.