Sorry if the link was pulled, it WAS a link to the news wire. The original post was made almost as the news was breaking. As I said in the first comment, there was (is) another link available, but it was from the defendants lawyers, and as such, was biased in their favor. I presumed that, since it was breaking news, that some here at SpoFi may not have been aware of it yet. It was not something that I just pulled out of the air. As far as what Stephen A. Smith is screaming about.....who? I avoid his show like the plague, same goes for Rome. But, just because those two idiots are making noises that are supposed to be opinion about a subject, it does not mean that it is not something that can be discussed rationally and clamly here in SpoFi. For an example, see HERE it was intended to start a discussion on something you wanted to talk about Yes, it was something that I wanted to discuss, someting that I thought would be of interest to the SpoFi community in general, and I am sorry if it was of no interest to you individually. I am trying to understand exactly what you are trying to say, but must admit I am having a bit of difficulty. You go on to say...isn't what I come here for. I thought one of the purposes of SpoFi was for the exchange of ideas on subjects that were sports related and held interest for a number of its members. I do not mean to be obtuse, or a pain in the ass, but just because it isn't a subject you find interesting doesn't make it a bad post. I grant that it may have been the "wrong" post, since it seems to have disappeared, but again, I had no control over that.
I thought the linked story was too brief, but that wasn't why I pulled the thread. The discussion had degenerated so badly I figured it was best to pull it. I would like a better way to notify members when threads are deleted, but that'll have to wait.
Thanks rcade, was hoping that you would chime in on this. I did read your final post in the thread, and agree that it was headed nowhere good. As far as the length, yes, it was short, as yerfatma noted, it was just a wire notice about the fact that the DNA result had come in negative. What are your feelings about getting something timely that is breaking, or waiting for someting more in-depth?
Kinda funny how accusations are made, people go apeshit with comments regarding guilt and then when evidence, or lack thereof, appears, the thread gets pulled. Why? Because as soon as anyone tries to make valid points regarding a subject that are contrary to what some people want to believe, and race is involved, it turns to shit real fast. That is not my problem nor is it the subject matter's problem. There were valid points to be made on why this was not an open and shut case. Dozens of comments assuming guilt were allowed. I waited for further information and posted it accordingly. I did know that this was a time bomb thread, that is why I made my post then high tailed it outta there. Why? Because I knew that saying anything that defended the accused was going to lead to ridiculous racism comments. That doesn't change the fact that when evidence goes against what some people are hoping for, that the new evidence shouldn't be allowed to be discussed. I seriously doubt that anyone read the links I posted. I am rather convinced that I am considered a racist for merely suggesting that, perhaps the accused are innocent. I wasn't hoping either way. I did wait for almost a week to even comment on this topic, for more evidence. When it appeared and we tried to discuss...it merely disappeared. I do understand the decision to get rid of the thread, I just don't understand allowing the prior thread ,which was full of assumption, to continue for so long.
The Duke lacrosse story has been a trainwreck from the start. I avoided posting a link for several days, because I figured that it was wrong to post a college lacrosse gang-rape allegation when I would never post a story about college lacrosse games. Once cable TV gave the story the Laci/Natalie treatment, it got even worse.
I agree and understand. I should have avoided it in the first place. Thanks.
I figured that it was wrong to post a college lacrosse gang-rape allegation when I would never post a story about college lacrosse games. Now I know how to get that ribbon gymnastics category I've been dreaming about. If only Richard Speck were still in my Rolodex.
I figured that it was wrong to post a college lacrosse gang-rape allegation when I would never post a story about college lacrosse games. Well rcade there have been posts about dominos, which I would never in a million years support an arguement for it being a sport so what is wrong with college lacrosse?
YYM, to be fair, that dominoes post (there was only one that I remember; were there more I missed?) was about ESPN deciding dominoes were a sport, which temporarily brings that news item within the rubric of Spofi. However, I would hardly expect a cascade of domino links to follow that one, one after the other, as if one sparked the next one in succession. Or anything like that.
Next thing you know, those posts start acting like Southeast Asian countries in the 50s and 60s...
I don't see how the Duke post got pulled though when I see stuff like the gatorade and Adam Morrison posts today. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed both of those posts and I don't want to see them pulled I just question why the Duke fpp was deleted. I realize there's potential for the discussion to get ugly but why not just delete comments instead of the whole post? It seems as news worthy as a lot of other stuff thats on the site, shouldn't we at least try to have a civil conversation about it. I'm kinda curious as to whats going on with this story and people's reaction to it, I haven't had a chance to see sportscenter recently so I haven't been saturated with the story.
tron, I think we'll have to see some real movement or new evidence before we can have a productive discussion about that issue. It will be brought up again, don't you worry about that.
In an effort to improve my own posting, is there a way that admin can shoot off a quick email to the initiaters of FPPs that they pull down? Normally, when I pull a post I also put the reason. I have emailed the poster before, but many members don't have an email address listed. Actually, I don't see one on your profile. I've also had several members email me to discuss why their link was pulled, and that's fine also.
Since you're coding up a new system, you could put in a line that says if the poster has an address on file, shoot an email notification off. So no extra Pantheon work, though no explicit explanation.
