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[redsoxdirtdog]

Terminated.

[redsoxdirtdog]

^^^ ummm.. What is going on here

 

LOL. :0

 

Jus entertaining myself JayBay44. False alarm. No animals were harmed in the filming of this safety video. Trying to get tired so I can wake up early, go out & get another round of mother's day gifts, as my wife gave me that.... "don't worry, so long as it's not shrubbery again....." pep-talk. SHYTE! You'd think i'd remember that one. Dann! Always go with your guy kid! I was going to do the cute SilveTab blingy jeans, 1 or 2 sizes too small trick. That one always works. That's a freebie! The rest you have to pay for on my Web page.

[Thunder]

I'm sorry, but WTF are you even talking about??????? If you take offense to that you ...... ummmmm........... well........ good luck............

 

That was light-hearted and a false complaint. Don't worry about it. I'm good.

[mvp 78]

To be fair, Dutchy would post normally for about a month. He'd start to go after A700 and then would have a mental break and would s*** post for a few hours and send disturbing pm's before getting banned.

[Thunder]

To be fair, Dutchy would post normally for about a month. He'd start to go after A700 and then would have a mental break and would s*** post for a few hours and send disturbing pm's before getting banned.

 

How disturbing were these PMs?

[CliffKlowers]

I appreciate a moderator who weeds out redundant and irrelevant threads on a daily basis. Profanity is most effective when used sparingly. It loses its punch when overdone such as in the army barracks. Good job moderator.

[Kimmi]

Coming from a forum where the moderators were suffocating and biased, among other things, the moderating here is a breath of fresh air. Trust me when I say that YOTN is not trying to stifle anyone's opinions or creativity. He is more than fair when issuing warnings or banning people, and to my knowledge, he has not threatened any new members with being banned.

 

I am not particularly a fan of some of the crude language that is used here. However, it is something I'm very willing to put up with rather than have the board go to the other extreme.

 

I have heard a couple of references to the moderating on this forum being "strict". That is not the case at all. You all know how out of hand the new threads could get at BDC. YOTN is not telling anyone that he/she can't start a new thread, just to see if your "idea" could perhaps be stated in an existing thread. It really does help keep the clutter down and to keep the ongoing conversations easier to follow.

[Kimmi]

This post has been removed.

 

I don't think I have EVER seen a post removed at this site. Just sayin'.

[southpaw777]

Im just glad that I dont have to moderate anymore.

Just moved back to NH. Good to be back home

[Kimmi]

Im just glad that I dont have to moderate anymore.

Just moved back to NH. Good to be back home

 

Hi southpaw. It's good to see you.

 

As you know, I was not a fan of the moderating job at BDC, but I've always been a fan of your posting. I hope you'll stick around and get the chance to post more often. No hard feelings.

[a700hitter]

To be fair, Dutchy would post normally for about a month. He'd start to go after A700 and then would have a mental break and would s*** post for a few hours and send disturbing pm's before getting banned.

I broke the crazy bugger each and every time, and he would break quicker with each subsequent identity.

[southpaw777]

Hey Kimmi

No, no hard feelings at all from me. I just wish things didnt have to go down like it did at BDC.

Im just happy to be back as just a Sox/baseball fan posing about the game and team i love

[mvp 78]

I broke the crazy bugger each and every time, and he would break quicker with each subsequent identity.

 

He seemed to be ok when sober. I think he would just binge drink and go completely over the edge. Of course, I was never on the receiving end of a bad pm.

[StephenCurry30]

As for the other thing, we were referring to a former user whose name was "Dutchy". Some of your early posts, i.e. "Farrell too busy beating his little penis", were very similar to the kind of stuff he posted, so we were reminded of him. That post I mentioned actually made me check your IP address, but the very fact that you toned it down after the first time I asked you to proved pretty conclusively that you weren't him. He was incapable of acting like a normal human being.

I see, I thought they were implying I was dutch and that was the reason for my posts. I can honestly say I've never used this site before this account, and the IP check should have confirmed that, and i don't even know how to pm people, so anything of that nature wasn't me.

[Jack Flap]

Hi southpaw. It's good to see you.

 

As you know, I was not a fan of the moderating job at BDC, but I've always been a fan of your posting. I hope you'll stick around and get the chance to post more often. No hard feelings.

 

Since we've been asked to leave BDC drama out of here, I'll just say that I don't think anyone really thought Southpaw or the other guy (Bosox Joe?) were the source of the problems with the moderation over there, and leave it at that.

 

Southpaw, good to see you made it over here.

[Kimmi]

Since we've been asked to leave BDC drama out of here, I'll just say that I don't think anyone really thought Southpaw or the other guy (Bosox Joe?) were the source of the problems with the moderation over there, and leave it at that.

 

Southpaw, good to see you made it over here.

 

Agree.

[Northern Star]

On one more note ...... My horse who reads this board with me has suffered serious racism and homosexual abuse else where other than this board.

 

So keep off the racist and gay stuff.........

 

I don't mind people funning about me, but don't be funning about my horse being a certain color or why he's so gay........ the s*** aint funny at all......

 

Was your horse born before 2010? Who's his sire?

[Northern Star]

I appreciate a moderator who weeds out redundant and irrelevant threads on a daily basis. Profanity is most effective when used sparingly. It loses its punch when overdone such as in the army barracks. Good job moderator.

 

What the f*** are you talking about?

[southpaw777]

Since we've been asked to leave BDC drama out of here, I'll just say that I don't think anyone really thought Southpaw or the other guy (Bosox Joe?) were the source of the problems with the moderation over there, and leave it at that.

 

Southpaw, good to see you made it over here.

 

Thanks for the kind words. I like it over here. Good people, good baseball coversation and debates. All respectfully done. Think ill stick around a while

[southpaw777]

I have one question...

Why isnt my avitar that i selected visible? Do I have to reach a certain status or posts?

Maybe its just my ipad...no biggie.

Edited May 9, 2016 by southpaw777

[Slasher9]

I have one question...

Why isnt my avitar that i selected visible? Do I have to reach a certain status or posts?

Maybe its just my ipad...no biggie.

 

very good to see you lefty. always enjoy your posts.

i dont think you have to wait for certain status as i had an avatar up right away. if you are using one you have saved on your computer click browse and then select the avatar. then you should just have to click "save changes" on the bottom right.

[southpaw777]

very good to see you lefty. always enjoy your posts.

i dont think you have to wait for certain status as i had an avatar up right away. if you are using one you have saved on your computer click browse and then select the avatar. then you should just have to click "save changes" on the bottom right.

 

Hey slash! Thanks bud!

Well, I Did that, but still nothing...lm thinking maybe my ipad is just being a little wonky. It was working when i first signed up here, but isnt ahowing up now for some reason...oh well...no big deal really.

[Slasher9]

Hey slash! Thanks bud!

Well, I Did that, but still nothing...lm thinking maybe my ipad is just being a little wonky. It was working when i first signed up here, but isnt ahowing up now for some reason...oh well...no big deal really.

 

when on forums i find it impossible to do anything but post simple text from my ipad. try loading your avatar from a old fashioned computer and see if that works.

[southpaw777]

when on forums i find it impossible to do anything but post simple text from my ipad. try loading your avatar from a old fashioned computer and see if that works.

 

Gonna unpack the laptop today and get it all set up...Ill try it on that. Good idea.

Thanks!!!

Figured maybe since i was just a single A scrub right now I may not have the privilege yet:)

[mvp 78]

Hey slash! Thanks bud!

Well, I Did that, but still nothing...lm thinking maybe my ipad is just being a little wonky. It was working when i first signed up here, but isnt ahowing up now for some reason...oh well...no big deal really.

 

I do most of my posting from an iphone and have been able to change all of my settings on there. I feel like sometimes it takes uploading it twice before it actually works. That may be due to a glitch, but more than likely just due to my impatience.

[SinceYaz]

Hey slash! Thanks bud!

Well, I Did that, but still nothing...lm thinking maybe my ipad is just being a little wonky. It was working when i first signed up here, but isnt ahowing up now for some reason...oh well...no big deal really.

 

I can't get my avatar on either, but it appears to have too many pixels... so I'll have to change.

[Maxbialystock]

This thread is meant mainly for our new members from the former BDC boards. You guys are great, and you've brought a lot of new blood into the Red Sox and general baseball discussions on this site, which can only be good.

 

This is not a warning of any kind, just a friendly suggestion from the guy whose job it is to keep the forum navigable and uncluttered. In the short time since you all arrived, you have created nearly as many threads as the rest of our members combined over the few months before you joined. We all appreciate your opinions and comments, just as much as we appreciate those of our longtime members. However, every passing thought or comment does not necessitate it's own new thread. If everyone created a thread for the same "topics" that have popped up over the last week or two, we would quickly end up with hundreds of active threads, many of which would only have a handful of posts before falling into disuse. Limiting the number of active threads has always allowed our members to keep track of, and participate in, any discussion or debate happening on TalkSox without too much trouble. We want everyone to be able to offer their own insights (even the Yankees fans, in the grandest tradition of Evelyn Hall).

 

So, going forward, just think about the thread you want to create. Is the opening topic likely to need a separate thread for involved discussion?

 

- Specific comments about in-game occurrences or performances can generally be posted in that day's Gamethread. They could also be posted in existing threads dedicated to discussion about specific players (the Travis Shaw thread, the Pablo Sandoval thread, the David Ortiz retirement thread, et cetera).

 

- Comments or insights about general happenings for the Red Sox or baseball in general can almost always be posted in the 2016 Red Sox Season discussion thread, or the Yankees Season discussion thread, or the General Baseball Gamethread. In fact, we could (and should, and will) start a 2016 Baseball Discussion Thread in the General Baseball forum, we usually have one and I'm surprised we don't at this point.

 

There are plenty of topics that absolutely deserve their own threads. A player getting busted for PEDs, major or minor trades as the season goes on, questions meant to spark an interesting conversation (i.e., "The Sox Player of the Month for April". That's an excellent idea by one of our new members, and I think it should be a regular thing at the end of the month going forward.)

 

Some of you may be posting multiple threads in order to involve yourself in the conversations between more established members. You have no need to worry around here. Make your observations, make your opinions known in any of our threads on any topic, people will respond to you. I promise none of our new members will be ignored.

 

Thank you for listening!

 

Your benevolent despot,

 

YOTN

 

Please allow a contrarian view. I have no real knowledge of how many threads talksox can sustain, but offer the simple thought that, for the most part, more is better. Take a look at the threads below this one--

 

JBJ vs. Ellsbury. Fun when it started, but has now run its course. Nothing new to say, really.

A realistic View at 2016. Definitely not run its course because it relies on new insights and opinions about how the Sox are doing.

Red Sox Offense . . . thrilling as Good for maybe another day or two.

Who are David Price's friends? Interesting at first blush, but has definitely lost its bloom.

2016 Starting Rotation. Probably last all summer, but could easily be rolled into "A Realistic View at 2016"

The Official Dead Horse Topics Thread. Can always be added to.

The David Ortiz Appreciation Thread. Time to let it go.

Referendum on John Farrell. My thread. 307 responses. But right now it's a tired topic. Kill it and resuscitate only if the Sox spiral down.

Mookie? Kill it.

Pablo Sandoval. Kill it.

Clay Buchholz, keep it for awhile--still plenty to argue about.

Dead Money. Kill it.

Missing Iggy Pop? Fun at first, needs to die.

 

Those are just my opinions and I am certainly not qualified to decide what goes and stays. My point is simply there are plenty of new topics that should see the light of day, but this thread and your OP have encouraged us to avoid raising new topics because of the limited resources of the website. I think new topics, even dumb ones, are worth a quick look as long as you have a mechanism for pruning the ones that people aren't reading or especially not replying to.

[mvp 78]

Those are just my opinions and I am certainly not qualified to decide what goes and stays. My point is simply there are plenty of new topics that should see the light of day, but this thread and your OP have encouraged us to avoid raising new topics because of the limited resources of the website. I think new topics, even dumb ones, are worth a quick look as long as you have a mechanism for pruning the ones that people aren't reading or especially not replying to.

 

No one is telling you not to make new posts. It's just a suggestion to avoid topics like "wow, last night's game was great" when there is already a thread for it or "Travis Shaw is a beast" if there is already a thread about 3b or Shaw still on the front page.

 

Also, if there are limited resources on this website, how could one reasonably expect there to be a mechanism for daily site purging?

 

We are used to fewer threads because it's easier to track which conversation belongs where. When there are 4 different threads about Buchholz, it just dilutes the conversation rather than adds to it. As the great UN? once said, "bigger isn't always better, it's the motion in the ocean."

 

If you have a great idea for a thread, make a new one.

[Jack Flap]

I have no real knowledge of how many threads talksox can sustain...this thread and your OP have encouraged us to avoid raising new topics because of the limited resources of the website...

 

I don't think 'limited resources' has anything to do with it, unless I missed something...it's more about keeping the forum tidy and easily readable, I think.

 

I like having one thread dedicated to specific Buchholz discussion, one for Sandoval, one for Farrell, etc...and most other random thoughts can go in a game thread or a larger catch-all thread like "2016 Starting Rotation" or "2016 Realistic View." I try not to start new threads as a rule of thumb unless there's something newsworthy (like a new signing or trade) or the topic legitimately doesn't fit into an existing thread...but that's just me.

Edited May 12, 2016 by Jack Flap

[Maxbialystock]

No one is telling you not to make new posts. It's just a suggestion to avoid topics like "wow, last night's game was great" when there is already a thread for it or "Travis Shaw is a beast" if there is already a thread about 3b or Shaw still on the front page.

 

Also, if there are limited resources on this website, how could one reasonably expect there to be a mechanism for daily site purging?

 

We are used to fewer threads because it's easier to track which conversation belongs where. When there are 4 different threads about Buchholz, it just dilutes the conversation rather than adds to it. As the great UN? once said, "bigger isn't always better, it's the motion in the ocean."

 

If you have a great idea for a thread, make a new one.

 

Oh, I agree we don't need four threads on Buchholz and am fine with one for now. I also don't think we need four different threads on last night's game. However, I did have the temerity to start a thread on the rubber game win at the White Sox because I thought it was a defining game. We took 2 of 3 on the road from a good team. In the 3d game, we got 3 innings from our starter Owens, but won 7-3 while 7 different guys got an rbi. It lasted a day or two, but then was buried in the game thread, which of course is the kiss of death even though I thought it was a subject worth discussing on its own.

 

But here's my real point. Why not encourage new threads and then bury them after a day or two in something like Kimmi's beating a dead horse thread. The criteria for burying could as simple as the number of replies per 24 hours, which is very easy to check. In the fall/winter I blog on a college basketball site that has tons of new threads after every game. But within a day or two most of them slide down the front page and move to the second page where they pretty much go out of circulation. I would have been happy if my White Sox defining game thread had died after one or two days because few saw fit to reply. That makes sense.

 

I also like "A Realistic View at 2016" because a lot of different topics come up in there, plus it has moonslav and his stats, which are usually pretty good. That format works perfectly for talksox. So I'm flexible. But I still like a policy of encouraging new topics.

 

I also like to express contrarian views as you might have figured out by now.