3yardsandacloud
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This is NOT directed at anyone in particular. Well, maybe jnjgrhm. I will be posting it on Bucknuts later.
jnjgrhm
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(3/6/04 10:34:29 pm)
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Thread: I got served
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The reason I have Michigan sporting all over my posts is I got served by BrettGoBlue. Brett came over to the hoops form and was claiming he would bet anything on the Michigan hoops team downing Northwestern during their Senior Day. Brett doesn't strike as a trash talker kinda cocky but more subtle in his arrogance. I thought the Wildcats would win and I could get him to post with Buckeye sig pic and avatar for a week. Low and behold Northwestern does the job and now I'm sporting the Maize and Blue for a week.
Here's my problem with the 1 to 2000 post and jnjgrhm:
jnjgrhm is a member (Bucknut) since November 29, 2003
Right now jnjgrhm has 2046 posts (March 12 @ 11:22)
104 days & 2046 posts - 19.6 per day (post padding, no way to call it anything else)
From joining (November 29, 2003) to the loss of the bet (March 6, 2004) is:
97 days & 1645 posts - 16.9 per day (serious post padding, but hey whatever)
From the loss of the bet (March 6, 2004) to today (March 12, 2004) is:
6 days & 401 posts - 66.8 per day WTF!?!?!?!?! RIDICULOUS! You are NOT and Ohio State fan.
That is BEYOND being a man and paying off a bet! I seriously doubts if jnjgrhm is an Ohio State fan. There is NO, NO, NO reason to post that often, especially AFTER you are "forced" to display Michigan CRAP on your posts. Any reasonable fan would post less, or at least only post when you had something worthwhile to say. jnjgrhm has done neither. He has escalated his posting for the sole purpose of displaying that CRAP. He also has made comment that we'll all feel differently after he beats Brett in their next bet ... this only sets him (and us) up for the next "loss" and another round of viewing his CRAP. Anyone who thinks Brett is NOT a trash talker is a serious newbie and has NO CLUE what they are talking about.
Next point, the Bucknut rules specifically ask that: "if a photo is posted in a signature, please make it no more than 250x250 and less than 20K if possible. jnjgrhm's graphic is 299 x 250 pixels (not too bad), BUT 219K ... 10 times what Bucknuts would like to see ... and now over 400 times! This is a serious erosion of bandwidth, and must be a killer for any dial-up connection. Also, some seem to think that this is just a picture of an OSU player missing a block. Not the case, AND check out the file name: 20031122vsosu_ap_osu_crushed.jp. Again just throwing it in our faces on our own board. But only a few on Bucknuts have been willing to call him on it (me included), while others seem to think he is righteous for honoring a bet ... sheesh.
The 1 to 2000 thread is a vehicle for post padding. There is no other reason for people to simple drone on, and enter a string of numbers. On this board that used to be frowned upon, I guess times have changed. I will grant that is some sense, the General Discussion board is all post padding. But in most cases there is some thought, or humor, or insight that gives these threads some value. I like the RR and have been here since there were only 3 pages of threads. I have never once been critical of the different topics that are found here, or the members who choose to post them. I would rather not see the gains the RR room has made in the past year be turned into a forum that's sole purpose is to have more posts than the football board. Who cares about that? This is a fun place, when did the post count become important?
Finally, if you don't like my opinions ... DON'T read them! I'm really sick of everyone having a politically correct attitude on the General Discussion board. Statements like "If you don't like it, then don't read it" cut both ways. I have as much right to post my opinions, if you don't like them ... DON'T READ THEM. I think it is ironic (actually, hypocritical) that the majority of the folks claiming to be upholding the ideal of "free speech" are, in practice, doing exactly the opposite, by telling folks to keep their opinions to themselves if they don't like (or agree with) a certain topic. If you start a thread with scantily clad women ... fine. But be willing to accept that someone else might not like it and has every right to voice that opinion. Suckitup guys, if you want to BE big boys, you've got to ACT like big boys. Than means the possibility of having to defend your opinion if someone else doesn't care for it. THAT is freedom of speech. Just saying "don't read it if you don't like it" doesn't cut it.
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jnjgrhm
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(3/6/04 10:34:29 pm)
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Thread: I got served
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The reason I have Michigan sporting all over my posts is I got served by BrettGoBlue. Brett came over to the hoops form and was claiming he would bet anything on the Michigan hoops team downing Northwestern during their Senior Day. Brett doesn't strike as a trash talker kinda cocky but more subtle in his arrogance. I thought the Wildcats would win and I could get him to post with Buckeye sig pic and avatar for a week. Low and behold Northwestern does the job and now I'm sporting the Maize and Blue for a week.
Here's my problem with the 1 to 2000 post and jnjgrhm:
jnjgrhm is a member (Bucknut) since November 29, 2003
Right now jnjgrhm has 2046 posts (March 12 @ 11:22)
104 days & 2046 posts - 19.6 per day (post padding, no way to call it anything else)
From joining (November 29, 2003) to the loss of the bet (March 6, 2004) is:
97 days & 1645 posts - 16.9 per day (serious post padding, but hey whatever)
From the loss of the bet (March 6, 2004) to today (March 12, 2004) is:
6 days & 401 posts - 66.8 per day WTF!?!?!?!?! RIDICULOUS! You are NOT and Ohio State fan.
That is BEYOND being a man and paying off a bet! I seriously doubts if jnjgrhm is an Ohio State fan. There is NO, NO, NO reason to post that often, especially AFTER you are "forced" to display Michigan CRAP on your posts. Any reasonable fan would post less, or at least only post when you had something worthwhile to say. jnjgrhm has done neither. He has escalated his posting for the sole purpose of displaying that CRAP. He also has made comment that we'll all feel differently after he beats Brett in their next bet ... this only sets him (and us) up for the next "loss" and another round of viewing his CRAP. Anyone who thinks Brett is NOT a trash talker is a serious newbie and has NO CLUE what they are talking about.
Next point, the Bucknut rules specifically ask that: "if a photo is posted in a signature, please make it no more than 250x250 and less than 20K if possible. jnjgrhm's graphic is 299 x 250 pixels (not too bad), BUT 219K ... 10 times what Bucknuts would like to see ... and now over 400 times! This is a serious erosion of bandwidth, and must be a killer for any dial-up connection. Also, some seem to think that this is just a picture of an OSU player missing a block. Not the case, AND check out the file name: 20031122vsosu_ap_osu_crushed.jp. Again just throwing it in our faces on our own board. But only a few on Bucknuts have been willing to call him on it (me included), while others seem to think he is righteous for honoring a bet ... sheesh.
The 1 to 2000 thread is a vehicle for post padding. There is no other reason for people to simple drone on, and enter a string of numbers. On this board that used to be frowned upon, I guess times have changed. I will grant that is some sense, the General Discussion board is all post padding. But in most cases there is some thought, or humor, or insight that gives these threads some value. I like the RR and have been here since there were only 3 pages of threads. I have never once been critical of the different topics that are found here, or the members who choose to post them. I would rather not see the gains the RR room has made in the past year be turned into a forum that's sole purpose is to have more posts than the football board. Who cares about that? This is a fun place, when did the post count become important?
Finally, if you don't like my opinions ... DON'T read them! I'm really sick of everyone having a politically correct attitude on the General Discussion board. Statements like "If you don't like it, then don't read it" cut both ways. I have as much right to post my opinions, if you don't like them ... DON'T READ THEM. I think it is ironic (actually, hypocritical) that the majority of the folks claiming to be upholding the ideal of "free speech" are, in practice, doing exactly the opposite, by telling folks to keep their opinions to themselves if they don't like (or agree with) a certain topic. If you start a thread with scantily clad women ... fine. But be willing to accept that someone else might not like it and has every right to voice that opinion. Suckitup guys, if you want to BE big boys, you've got to ACT like big boys. Than means the possibility of having to defend your opinion if someone else doesn't care for it. THAT is freedom of speech. Just saying "don't read it if you don't like it" doesn't cut it.
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