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- 03/21/10
Yep, I've been unable to change my profile for at least 6 months; could be longer. I think I emailed about this over Christmas, or planned to and forgot.
No error, just goes back to profile with nothing changed.
posted by justgary at 04:55 PM on February 11
Don't make me sorry I reconsidered, Gary!
Don't tempt me java boy.
Honestly, rcade should get a ton of credit. Without his work behind the scences and his 1,234 links sportsfilter would be celebrating 8 years on a godaddy landing page.
posted by justgary at 06:02 PM on January 26
Sometimes at Barnes & Noble I go by the computer section, find a Cadenhead authored book, and tell my girlfriend 'I know that guy'. She pretends not to be impressed. She's not fooling me though.
posted by justgary at 03:43 AM on December 15
No Haughey, no Metafilter, no Sportsfilter.
Good thoughts to Matt and his family.
posted by justgary at 09:25 PM on November 15
I realise many people in the US don't want to travel. But you guys are the most affluent, and one of the most educated societies on the planet.
The problem is that many of those in the US that don't travel are not affluent and not educated.
I was in ireland not to long ago as far west as you could travel. Our plane was leaving from Dublin, all the way across the country in the afternoon. We left in the morning and made it easily (4 hours I believe).
I can drive from the gulf coast to visit my brother in virginia and it takes 13-15 hours. And I still haven't left the U.S. South. In that amount of time I could have driven across Ireland several times.
posted by justgary at 03:43 PM on October 08
Rcade has to do it. You might want to email him in case he misses this.
posted by justgary at 08:51 PM on September 09
It might be because of labor day weekend skydivedad. I'm sure a lot of people are traveling. Of course, I could be wrong.
posted by justgary at 05:40 PM on September 07
Gary, any reason to keep the account around when the person just posted to link to some used car site?
Yeah, sorry. I banned him after I saw this thread.
posted by justgary at 01:32 PM on September 01
Yeah, for some corolla. I didn't have time to read the article so I just deleted that part of the comment in case it was a joke about something in the article that I didn't know about since I hadn't read the article.
Makes perfect sense in my head.
posted by justgary at 06:20 PM on August 31
I don't think pro wrestling topics should be discussed here, except for the stuff that's clearly 100 percent in the real world
Agreed. I don't think we want a running account of wrestling outcomes, or match previews. But if a topic is sufficiently interesting or meaty enough, I don't think it's a problem.
Unless the story is about the Mongolian Stomper. He's always welcome.
posted by justgary at 11:07 AM on August 25
This past week we had this little gem of post degrade into the whole "is it or isn't a sport" conversation.
Yeah, sorry about that. Shouldn't have happened. Somehow I missed that thread and the derail.
I think we discuss plenty of topics that don't necessarily fit the strict idea of a 'sport'. The rule is simply to not go down that route (is it a sport) no matter the topic (unless, of course, that's the topic of the link).
posted by justgary at 10:12 AM on August 25
Yeah, I don't think my ability to post to the sidelines has been reinstated yet since the new server.
posted by justgary at 07:57 AM on August 25
the heavy-handed action that I suspect this would require
Yep, had that same thought also.
posted by justgary at 10:50 PM on August 24
I've seen it work other places, so why not.
posted by justgary at 04:10 PM on August 24
Our connection with mefi has dwindled over the years. Many of the first members came from metafilter, some have stayed, some haven't. But that's not the case any longer. And the original code came from metafilter, and that's not the case any longer. So a mention in the history of sportsfilter is probably enough.
Do the mods/admins edit anything there?
They deleted a few threads here and there, but comment moderation is almost non-existent. They simply have so much traffic it would be impossible for mods to force anyone to stay on topic.
Plus, sports fans are so well behaved. ;)
posted by justgary at 10:44 PM on March 04
Same here. The text box doesn't resize like it does at other similar sites, so if the browser isn't real wide words run over the side. And if advertising is on both sides it gets really bad.
Safari 3.2.1 Leopard
posted by justgary at 06:52 PM on February 03
looks like I have to actually make a change for the rest of the line breaks to return after an edit.
Yeah, it's kind of confusing.
And yes, the wiki. A kingdom for a wiki.
posted by justgary at 04:18 PM on February 03
The problem I have is editing my comments. Once saved all breaks go away. So I go back and put them back in, save, and suddenly there's too many breaks.
posted by justgary at 03:19 PM on February 03
It's hard to believe it's been 7 years. Thanks to the members that stuck around through some rough spots, and thanks to rcade for plugging along on the back end without much help (ok, sounds dirty, not suppose to).
Come on baseball season.
posted by justgary at 01:19 AM on January 29
Wiki- not really sure, but definitely not buried. New users could really use it (not that old timers wouldn't find it useful).
posted by justgary at 08:57 PM on January 13
I am not a big fan of Twitter, and I only occasionally remember to turn it on. Yeah, I just used twitter bc I could get to it from my phone while I was out of town. But the wiki would be perfect for this, especially in the case of extended downtime. Do we have a place for this already set up? Again I'm away from a computer. I'll check when I get home.
posted by justgary at 09:48 PM on July 07
http://twitter.com/sportsfilter http://twitter.com/rcade/statuses/850194033 I was out of town and couldn't write to several people who wrote me about the downtime. Sorry.
posted by justgary at 02:19 PM on July 07
Rcade, it doesn't really matter to me where. In the side bar at the top would be fine, or the link guideline pages. Where ever it's easier and looks better to you.
posted by justgary at 01:36 PM on May 03
The guidelines have been written and rewritten over the space of a year, so I think they're ready for prime time. Terrapin did a great job with the wiki. I've wanted them on the website for a while now, but including a link in a welcome email or even when given the quiz is also a good idea. I could post them in the sidebar but rcade or kirk putting them permanently on the site is a better solution.
posted by justgary at 08:53 PM on May 02
I think it's just a down stage. I've had several links I've wanted to post but just haven't done so.
posted by justgary at 12:13 PM on April 13
dude, you run armchairgm.com. Don't freaking self-link.
posted by justgary at 07:09 PM on March 26
They also work great on bumpers (I'm not a big fan of putting anything on my windshield).
posted by justgary at 12:52 AM on March 26
Yeah, it's sportsfilter approved. Thanks boknows.
posted by justgary at 09:18 AM on March 25
I wouldn't doubt he hasn't been back, but the last visit feature on sportsfilter is pretty unreliable. It's very often wrong.
posted by justgary at 07:04 PM on March 21
Those are pretty interesting lilnemo, especially these two, which are highly related: 4. arguing for the sake of arguing 8. making the same point over and over again Some of the best threads are those that go back and forth. But in the worst threads we have a combination of those two; members making the same point over and over for the sake of arguing. Figuring out the difference can be tough. The same way with tangents. They can add to the discussion, or they can be used by someone to take attention away from the link and towards an axe they have to grind. The other two of my examples are easy. The first, complaining about the topic, should be deleted, and it's my fault that I didn't do it in a recent thread, waiting for a response that never came. My third example was a mistake on my part and I apologized to dyams. He's a good sportsfilter member and didn't deserve my jumping to a conclusion.
posted by justgary at 11:40 PM on March 05
I think it's going into a discussion when you have absolutely no interest in the subject and demonstrating your contempt. I think that's a great definition. I don't think it's going into a discussion and posting on a tangent. That kind of thing happens all the time, and it can be positive. The two aren't necessarily exclusive. Bringing up spy-gate is a tangent that seems to be brought up in every patriot thread. It can be positive, it's usually not.
posted by justgary at 04:02 PM on March 04
I've seen several type comments that I consider thread pissing: 1. Going into a thread and and merely stating that you hate the topic. I see little difference between this and your 'soccer is stupid' example. 2. Every patriots thread, no matter what the topic, becoming a debate on their hatred of the patriots. Every thread seems to go down that path. 3. The posting of links that have nothing to do with the topic simply to get in a jab. And it's my fault for responding.
posted by justgary at 03:30 PM on March 04
This has gotten a little strange so I'm going to go ahead and close it before it gets stranger.
posted by justgary at 06:19 PM on February 28
Thankfully gary hasn't held it against me. *Quietly hides Texan_lost_in_NY voodoo doll*
posted by justgary at 12:35 PM on February 26
That's your explaination? Well, I don't accept it. Yes, that's my explanation in black and white in three different places. You don't have to accept it. But I would delete that comment again without a second thought. Again, 22 comments into a post, with others having a discussion, your comment was noise. When I said to take it to the locker room I was referring to comments on the quality of the link. Not about your comment deletion. I didn't see the comment about going to the locker room. I read the article and went straight to posing. After deleting, why didn't JG email me and explain reason why. If I emailed everyone that had a comment deleted I'd never leave the computer some days. Discussing the quality of links is suppose to be done in the locker room and is on the wiki and on top of the locker room. You either ignored that or missed it. I also wrote in the thread that discussion about the link should go to the locker room. 10 minutes later you wrote 2 sentences about how the link shouldn't be there. If you want to ignore the guidelines, and post without reading the conversation, that's on you. I'm not going to email you. JG was pissed because everybody didn't join in to criticise Kornheiser and praise his post. 1. It wasn't a post to criticize Kornheiser. You're assuming I don't like the guy. You're wrong. 2. I've been here many years and I've posted over 350 links. My skin is not that thin. I post very few links where someone doesn't complain about the source, or the topic, or the writing. Doesn't bother me. I've email admin in past and no response, so why should I do it now. You and I have emailed several times. You know where to reach me. I find it ironic that this is your 3rd or 4th account and I unbanned this account not too long ago despite your constant complaining and yet I can't accept criticism. For what it's worth, I've had several email discussions with members over deleted links and it's always gone well. It doesn't mean they agree with me, but the discussion always ends on a high note. But none of them write me with "G was pissed because everybody didn't join in to criticise Kornheiser and praise his post". They actually discuss the topic without getting personal. You have never agreed with the way sportsfilter is run. That's your right. But with your tone I'm pretty much through with trying to discuss anything with you. I would have welcomed a discussion on the quality of the link. But you've made it obvious you'd rather discuss me and your deleted comment, not the link.
posted by justgary at 09:22 AM on February 26
I posted a comments about the relevence of Kornheiser post, and was deleted because I thought poster was putting words into Kornheiser mouth. 22 comments into the thread, after I said for bender, or anyone else to take complaints to the locker room you made another comment regarding the validity of the link. If your opinion is that this post shouldn't be here, which you've already stated, take it to the locker room. Did you miss my comment? Ignore it? At the top of the locker room it says: The Locker Room is an area to discuss topics specifically about the site: bugs, the quality of front page links, feature suggestions, and fantasy leagues our members participate in. On the sportsfilter wiki we have this: What is the locker room? The Locker Room is an area to discuss topics specifically about the site: bugs, the quality of front page links, feature suggestions, fantasy leagues, meet-ups, etc. The locker room is more casual than the front page of SportsFilter, and a good place to learn more about the site as well as become more active in the community. Does that make it clearer? It had nothing to do with your opinion.
posted by justgary at 08:32 PM on February 25
Are you saying that there is not a standard level of decency required by MLB? No tests or anything to judge each person's intellect? Nope, just quoting a quote.
posted by justgary at 04:58 PM on February 14
Best quote about clemens ever. "If clemens had not been able to consistently throw a baseball 95 miles per hour past men with bats in their hands, he would be wearing bib overalls and sitting a milk crate at the open end of a trailer somewhere, brushing his tooth, while shooing away flies from his head", barnicle wrote. "The man is a complete dope."
posted by justgary at 02:01 PM on February 14
You (and the Foxboro Hot Tubs) are in.
posted by justgary at 05:50 PM on February 04
You (and The Fiery Furnaces) are in.
posted by justgary at 08:36 AM on February 04
I'm pending. You're in. Looking forward to much shit.
posted by justgary at 10:34 PM on February 02
Enough for the group listen habits to be charted We'll see after the first chart if that's a good or bad thing. I'm hoping the few times I've listened to toby keith helps. Just doing my part.
posted by justgary at 11:10 AM on February 02
He said it is, "mostly smart people talking about sports" That's us in a nutshell! Mostly sports.
posted by justgary at 10:27 PM on February 01
Cool. Anyone who's a member can approve pending members (I just approved miss goddam).
posted by justgary at 10:24 PM on February 01
How do we add our shit to the wiki? First thing you'll need to do is create an account. You can see the create an account link in the top right corner. After you have your account, go to the members page. It's linked on the left of the wiki. Once at the members page look at the tabs at the top and click 'edit'. Then you'll see a page where you can add your info. It can look confusing but it's not really. You can copy someone else's info and just substitute your own if that's easier. If you mess it up it's no problem. Very fixable. Also, Terrapin is our wiki guru so I'm sure he'd help you if you emailed him (or you could email me, but he'd be more knowledgeable... as are probably several people in this thread).
posted by justgary at 03:56 PM on February 01
If I'm rejected can I appeal? I don't really listen to avril lavigne. My gf borrowed my macbook, really.
posted by justgary at 03:06 PM on February 01
You guys do a good job, I did not mean to upset you, if thats what I did. posted by BoKnows No, not at all. Differing opinions is good. Just throwing out a reason why one might have been deleted and the other not.
posted by justgary at 10:08 PM on January 30
Funny how that thread can stay but the Tiger thread gets yanked. I was traveling during that time, but wasn't there already a tiger thread a few days before the new one? If so, nothing funny is going on. That's pretty much par for the course. More times than not additional threads are closed when a similar one is already posted. This thread was mild when compared to some spofi threads. The only way to stop them completely is deleting any threads that might bring trouble, and I don't think that's the answer. They happen, we try to deal with them.
posted by justgary at 08:10 PM on January 30
What is the benefit of the other way around? I don't think we've ever thought it through, but I don't see a reason to keep a thread open that has gone to the dogs. I like what metafilter does. Closed with a reason. I'm guessing that their whole 'close down the thread/ leave a reason' is all done as part of the package, and the reason for deletion is posted at the top. That's better than our system. I think we once discussed having closed/deleted threads moved to another section as kind of a way to show what doesn't work, but we've never gone through with it.
posted by justgary at 01:40 PM on January 28
If a link is gold and hasn't been posted before, that's great. Not speaking for rcade, but that was basically just a list (with links to reviews). It was borderline even if new. thanks, rcade. I swear I saw "this thread has been closed by the admins" in previously closed threads. They're actually two separate actions. We can close a thread and not delete it. And we can deleted a thread but not close it, as rcade did. I close most of the threads I delete because they've become train wrecks, but deleted a thread doesn't automatically close it. Confusing I know.
posted by justgary at 09:52 PM on January 27
a boy who exerts a tremendous amount of time and energy creating new accounts and coming back here to bitch, tried to slam us with "this site is your entire life". Sweet, sweet irony. It's just bishop, which is why the "Now 20 people will chime in saying, I knew that was RZAAAAAA.lol" comment, since bishop was rza before he was bishop. Yes, the same guy that at times could make some very thoughtful post is the same guy that now comes here randomly to cut and paste uni-bomber type manifestos from time to time.
posted by justgary at 09:09 PM on January 05
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