Moderator Action Sticky 2018
NEW STICKY: https://www.mgoblog.com/mgoboard/moderator-action-sticky-2019
New offseason, new moderator sticky.
READ THIS FIRST:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/mgoboard-faq
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What this thread is for: It's an ad-hoc way of tracking what threads and comments get removed. Mods that remove a thread should post the title here with a brief reason as to why the thread is gone.
Don't comment in this thread unless you have to: if you leave an irrelevant comment in this thread it will be deleted (see: "cumbrously long").
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Things we moderate a lot:
- Politics. Don’t you get enough of this everywhere else?
- Noise/snowflakes. We ask our moderators to try really hard not to censor ideas but some ideas are so tiresome and retread and badly argued that they’re not worth keeping around. If you’re getting a substantial amount of downvotes we’ll look to see if you’re posting an unpopular opinion that you can support. If you can’t support it politely and rationally, or if you don’t acknowledge the holes in your argument, it’s noise.
- Useless content from other sites. Clickbait is annoying. 247, WTKA always get the benefit of the doubt.
- The Drew Sharp Memorial Don’t Feed the Professional Trolls Rule. Pete Finebaum has taken the place of the late Sharp. Valenti and Chatsports are the other two on the ban list. Bleacher Report is off the list but still under close observation.
- Bewbs and general misogyny/objectifying of women. We tried one year of this and our female readership shot up after being really low. This means it’s a good rule: however much you enjoy cutting loose with the guys, we have tens of thousands of readers it drives away.
Hall of Stickies Past:
The first, the second, the third. the fourth. The fifth. The sixth. The seventh.
Great Moments in Moderation:
- "MODS: Please activate Death Star and obliterate this post."
- He's going to Eastern Michigan
- No Assclowns.jpg
- Most. Offseason. Thng. Ever.
- Where "Snowflakes" comes from
- BiSB is THE KNOWLEDGE
- That's not how the internet works, profit. NEG!
- Bad at spam
- We lost to who?
- This is funnier if you imagine it's Hoke and DB fighting.
- On politics in general and that one really political guy.
- More on politics
- Seth on censorship vs. noise.
xtramelanin
March 17th, 2019 at 9:29 AM ^
Joined: 12/09/2014
MGoPoints: 15438
snarling wolverine
March 17th, 2019 at 6:17 PM ^
This guy thinks it's SO COOL to trash our players.
https://mgoblog.com/users/wolverine52389
Joined: 12/14/2011
MGoPoints: 98688
mgowill
March 18th, 2019 at 10:23 AM ^
Banned.
Joined: 08/31/2011
MGoPoints: 18545
Smells.Like.Victory
March 22nd, 2019 at 7:59 AM ^
I am going to add this here more for something to look out for in the future than what needs action right now. First of all I don't understand how Mineral King didn't get banned when many of his other accounts (Sky Panther, MichiganFan1984, It's Always Marcia etc ) got banned last fall but anyways looks like he (Ace Williams) is back to doing what he did last year and that is to create many accounts for the purpose of pushing transfer rumors and/or to make one of his accounts appear to have insider info.
Example: https://mgoblog.com/users/ezekiels-creatures
Joined: 07/31/2018
MGoPoints: 447
Seth
March 22nd, 2019 at 5:43 PM ^
IT'S MUELLER TIME!!!
it's made with corn syrup
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
snarling wolverine
March 23rd, 2019 at 9:58 PM ^
Some cleanup needed in the Locker Room Water Fight thread.
Joined: 12/14/2011
MGoPoints: 98688
Seth
March 25th, 2019 at 12:15 PM ^
Chris Evans
ask in either of two threads on him today. Don't title threads with just a name.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
Wolverine In Iowa 68
March 28th, 2019 at 1:49 PM ^
This guy thinks it's good to make fun of cancer patients in order to win football games
https://mgoblog.com/users/dayton-blue
See his comment here:
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ot-purdue-honors-tyler-trent-renaming-stadium%27s-student-entrance
Joined: 07/16/2015
MGoPoints: 55988
Seth
April 9th, 2019 at 1:30 PM ^
Sorry it took us awhile to get to this. Gone.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
Blue in Paradise
April 1st, 2019 at 11:31 AM ^
No April Fools posts? Sorry - didn’t know that. Won’t do it again.
Joined: 08/14/2016
MGoPoints: 37097
Bando Calrissian
April 2nd, 2019 at 12:20 AM ^
https://mgoblog.com/users/michiganman221
Obvious political troll.
Joined: 07/02/2008
MGoPoints: 68136
Seth
April 9th, 2019 at 1:12 PM ^
user was hacked.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
MH20
April 3rd, 2019 at 8:11 AM ^
RCMB Sparty troll:
https://mgoblog.com/users/therealest
Joined: 10/30/2008
MGoPoints: 40827
Seth
April 9th, 2019 at 12:11 AM ^
What he's saying seems fine. I would have a hard time believing someone that reasonable would last at rcmb.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
Billy Ray Valentine
April 5th, 2019 at 1:16 PM ^
In the "Joker" thread, the user named The Mad Hatter used a repugnant slur about people born with a particular birth defect. I don't offend easily, but that slur crosses the line with me. It's not OK in any context. Please send that piece of garbage to a certain South American country if you have any decency.
Joined: 02/04/2012
MGoPoints: 9462
agp
April 7th, 2019 at 12:23 AM ^
Chipper1221 @ 4/6 5:58 in the Open Practice thread. Overtly sexist.
Joined: 05/09/2012
MGoPoints: 652
Seth
April 9th, 2019 at 12:08 AM ^
How U-M handled App State vs how UVA handled UMBC
There are game threads so every thought that bubbles up to the surface doesn't say "App State" to anyone who comes to the site. UVA did not hire Rich Rod then replace him with Brady Hoke. Good job UVA.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
Seth
April 9th, 2019 at 1:21 PM ^
Old98 banned (again?).
The board already knows what Mai...uh Old98's going to say before he says it, which means there's really nothing to be gained from him opening his mouth in public anymore. In general I think a resident sourpuss is a good thing for a board, because their perspective catches some negative points that those of us trying to be positive overlook. But the committed contrarian eventually becomes a parody of himself, and Old98 has reached that point where everything he says will be met with a see of eye rolls, regardless of the content.
So it's time for new blood. Let's hope the next person who's dour about everything that's not a 5-star winning championships is as good at listening to others' points as this one was at making his.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
Seth
April 9th, 2019 at 2:34 PM ^
NOTE: New sticky for 2019: https://www.mgoblog.com/mgoboard/moderator-action-sticky-2019
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732