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.
MichiganFan1984
July 23rd, 2018 at 12:33 PM ^
Mods....Can we please ban redgreen and docblueberg? The only time they comment is to troll and be rude to people. This place would be much more pleasant with them gone. Thank you.
Joined: 04/18/2018
MGoPoints: 2001
It's Always Marcia
July 25th, 2018 at 1:09 PM ^
docblue could be that guy a couple months ago that was always posting that creepy skeleton gif. Seems to have the same cut to his jib.
Joined: 04/08/2018
MGoPoints: 908
Raymond_RedWings
July 25th, 2018 at 3:22 PM ^
Why does the new website suck so fucking much
Joined: 02/06/2018
MGoPoints: 91
LSAClassOf2000
July 27th, 2018 at 8:19 AM ^
LJ Scott: Michigan is our “little sister”
Already covered.
Joined: 01/07/2011
MGoPoints: 130776
LSAClassOf2000
July 30th, 2018 at 2:18 PM ^
Little Sister
ALready covered.....a few times, as a matter of fact.
Joined: 01/07/2011
MGoPoints: 130776
His Dudeness
July 31st, 2018 at 9:58 PM ^
Way it: anyone else stuck in ATL today thread.
Xtramelanin attacked me by calling me Ms dudness for no reason. Then made fun of me. He should be banned forever in my opinion. How many times do I have to be attacked by him before he is banned?
Joined: 11/24/2008
MGoPoints: -973290
His Dudeness
August 1st, 2018 at 6:42 PM ^
Why isn't this being addressed? When I pull shit like this against magnus' dumb ass I get called out but now this old shit bag comes at me and nothing from the mods? Make it equal or don't do anything. This is bullshit.
Joined: 11/24/2008
MGoPoints: -973290
His Dudeness
August 3rd, 2018 at 11:24 AM ^
Same thread... again . Threats of setting up some sort of fight at a home game. I go to every home game and this is starting to feel a little scary. Please ban this user.
Joined: 11/24/2008
MGoPoints: -973290
Magnus
August 6th, 2018 at 9:29 PM ^
a) It's funny to me that you give people all kinds of crap, and you can't handle it yourself.
b) You still find the need to bring me up and insult me for no reason.
Joined: 07/17/2008
MGoPoints: 166237
Aspyr
August 1st, 2018 at 12:07 PM ^
Seth,
I don't want to keep bringing this up in threads because it clearly annoys others but we have a troll that is using multiple accounts for the purpose of:
1) Disparaging Brandon Peters through various posts and passive methods like - talking about all other QBs and leaving him out - in the context that the info was coming from inside info or coaches. Or saying "I think he will transfer" or that he is a MAC level talent as well as trying to plant the seed that one of his accounts was Shea Patterson. This has been going on since January but is picking up speed lately.
2) Causing issues in general because even though many realize it is a troll others don't and it then seems like unwarranted hostility when anyone points out that it is a troll.
Here are clear examples (hopefully) of what is going on:
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/jim-harbaugh-video-dylan-mccaffrey-has-it
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/5-star-2019-de-zach-harrison-delays-decisi… (He admits to using multiple accounts)
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/multiple-options-last-ot-spot#comment-2430…
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/it%27s-been-real-mgoblog#comment-243001622
Troll Accounts
https://mgoblog.com/users/mineral-king
https://mgoblog.com/users/it%27s-always-marcia
https://mgoblog.com/users/skypanther
https://mgoblog.com/users/michiganfan1984
and probably others
Joined: 06/21/2012
MGoPoints: 2576
Seth
August 3rd, 2018 at 10:35 AM ^
Thank you. Looking into it.
Update: looked into it and while you may be on to something (two of those accounts look like burner emails) I'm not, like, an expert and don't think anything he's posted is inflammatory enough to get Nexcess to track down the IP addresses. I can't patrol everyone who knocks Brandon Peters on our board, and it's easy enough to show video of the Wisconsin game or this year's HTTV article that's half about Peters to confront that.
If that changes we will do an IP check, so keep an eye out.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
NowTameInThe603
August 1st, 2018 at 3:20 PM ^
No board is showing up on homepage
Joined: 12/10/2014
MGoPoints: 5751
Seth
August 3rd, 2018 at 10:57 AM ^
Feature not a bug. (I wish) (sometimes)
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
Its me Dave
August 2nd, 2018 at 2:01 PM ^
We now have a board post titled "Project Veritas Urban Meyer full video is out". It's not a good look for the blog and a poor reflection on the media savvy the commenters here. Can we please snuff it before the trackbacks from Alex Jones and the QAnon people?
Joined: 07/30/2011
MGoPoints: 2447
His Dudeness
August 2nd, 2018 at 8:36 PM ^
The guy who made that video is legit. The video smells like a hit piece (every squad has disgruntled players), but the video is legit.
Joined: 11/24/2008
MGoPoints: -973290
Its me Dave
August 3rd, 2018 at 9:41 AM ^
No, not legit at all. Convicted. Ratfsker.
Joined: 07/30/2011
MGoPoints: 2447
Seth
August 3rd, 2018 at 10:34 AM ^
I took it down and wish i'd seen it sooner.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
East Quad
August 3rd, 2018 at 7:14 AM ^
MgoFriday Post - Picture is good, but quote in picture is offensive. Comments are good. Please edit or remove the picture.
Thanks.
Joined: 11/12/2017
MGoPoints: 52812
East Quad
August 3rd, 2018 at 7:28 AM ^
Please spank the OP for posting it.
Joined: 11/12/2017
MGoPoints: 52812
East Quad
August 3rd, 2018 at 8:27 AM ^
Joined: 11/12/2017
MGoPoints: 52812
Seth
August 3rd, 2018 at 10:32 AM ^
Project Veritas Urban Meyer full video is out
We have reached peak bad media.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
ppToilet
August 3rd, 2018 at 8:55 PM ^
Don't know who Section 1.8 is, but is seriously trolling in the Urban Meyer statement thread. It's one thing to have an opinion counter to the majority, it's another to lack any decency with respect to an abused woman (the poster argues that Meyer did her a favor by having Zach Smith keep his job).
Joined: 04/18/2011
MGoPoints: 5253
Eye of the Tiger
August 5th, 2018 at 9:04 PM ^
Just a thought, but the board might benefit from dumping all the Meyer posts into a single "Urban Meyer Scandal Megathread."
Joined: 09/14/2009
MGoPoints: 7883
Greg McMurtry
August 7th, 2018 at 2:17 PM ^
Please nuke user DCToBe. Simply check his history. Thanks.
Joined: 02/25/2009
MGoPoints: 135555
Needs
August 9th, 2018 at 2:20 PM ^
Yeah, the value added quotient on that one is highly negative.
Joined: 08/05/2008
MGoPoints: 11638
Bambi
August 9th, 2018 at 4:26 PM ^
https://mgoblog.com/users/sharuck
This guy needs to be gone. He's an OSU fan coming here exclusively trying to claim the abuse on Courtney Smith never happened.
Joined: 10/12/2013
MGoPoints: 23158
Bambi
August 9th, 2018 at 5:12 PM ^
https://mgoblog.com/users/dctobe
Another one
Joined: 10/12/2013
MGoPoints: 23158
Bambi
August 9th, 2018 at 7:41 PM ^
Seriously, why is this dude still here?
Joined: 10/12/2013
MGoPoints: 23158
Yoda24
August 9th, 2018 at 8:37 PM ^
I totally agree. The trolls have gotten really bad since the new site. I also can't vote anymore so I can't really help out besides this.
Joined: 11/23/2013
MGoPoints: 193
Mr. Elbel
August 9th, 2018 at 10:04 PM ^
Also Woody _2Natty_Bo_0. These guys should get nuked. Please. Somebody. Hear our pleas. Hear our cries of anguish. We can't self-moderate with negs, so we need our moms!
Joined: 03/02/2014
MGoPoints: 21404
ca_prophet
August 9th, 2018 at 5:46 PM ^
I think that after six postings, the board now knows that our basketball coach, hallowed by his name, had double bypass surgery earlier this week.
Joined: 09/07/2010
MGoPoints: 7134
LSAClassOf2000
August 10th, 2018 at 10:48 AM ^
Urban Meyer banned from OSU campus
99.99% sure we covered this yesterday when the details of his suspension came out...
Joined: 01/07/2011
MGoPoints: 130776
1464
August 10th, 2018 at 8:09 PM ^
Whichever mod deleted both threads on the ESPN culture story at Maryland is wrong. The thread about the player death is a completely separate piece. Nobody is debating the culture at Maryland in the other thread. Can you guys restore one of them please?
Joined: 06/21/2010
MGoPoints: 37173
reshp1
August 10th, 2018 at 10:30 PM ^
Why was my post re: MD deleted? This was a brand new story just published at 6:30pm, not a rehash of yesterday's news about cause of death for the McNair.
Joined: 10/31/2011
MGoPoints: 34170
1464
August 10th, 2018 at 11:43 PM ^
Because most people don't realize that two things can happen on a single day with Maryland football. Typically it takes several months for two things to happen with that team.
Joined: 06/21/2010
MGoPoints: 37173
WNY in Savannah
August 11th, 2018 at 12:21 PM ^
Can we please get rid of the OSU trolls that are flooding the board lately? They are obnoxious and they are out of control. I know it was already asked up above, but I have reached the point of desperation. I no longer want to read the board. When those fools are ruining the experience for the rest of us, I think they need to be removed.
Joined: 09/18/2013
MGoPoints: 638
snarling wolverine
August 11th, 2018 at 10:18 PM ^
Any particular reason why guys like him are allowed to keep trolling?
Joined: 12/14/2011
MGoPoints: 98688
YoOoBoMoLloRoHo
August 12th, 2018 at 7:54 AM ^
They’ve departed from bantering about the Urban fiasco to randomly mocking the 2018 team.
https://mgoblog.com/users/dctobe
https://mgoblog.com/users/hgb4529
Joined: 11/01/2012
MGoPoints: 18077
Greg McMurtry
August 12th, 2018 at 5:00 PM ^
How these puke stains are not banned yet is beyond me.
Joined: 02/25/2009
MGoPoints: 135555
MichiganFan1984
August 12th, 2018 at 8:09 AM ^
Please get rid of and ban (RedGreene). It’s seriously pathetic that a blog like this would allow this guy to be here. Look at his posting history.... all but one comment that is viewable is straight up trolling. Also, inflammatory language and politics. Please do not allow someone like that to be here, it’s embarrassing.
Joined: 04/18/2018
MGoPoints: 2001
Seth
August 12th, 2018 at 7:18 PM ^
Local lies for clicks tool makes up a story
Unfriendly reminder that chat sports exists only to make up stories they think you will believe and we will not be part of it.
As per our policy the user who posted it is banned.
Joined: 10/14/2008
MGoPoints: 149732
Remember_the_G…
August 12th, 2018 at 7:32 PM ^
How will we make Amish jokes if Yoder is shunned from the board?
Joined: 06/12/2018
MGoPoints: 5448
SkyPanther
August 13th, 2018 at 9:16 PM ^
Um, Moderators, I rushed to make the post, got the title wrong, its LB Khaleke Hudson Presser, not RB Karan Higdon Presser
Can you guys change it? Is it possible?
Joined: 03/17/2018
MGoPoints: 1439
Hold This L
August 14th, 2018 at 3:51 AM ^
Had no idea I would get so much hate for trying to hype up Brandon peters. The thread can get deleted. It went too far. It turned into other fans and I misinterpreting what the other was saying and arguing about nothing for no reason. Let my post be a cationary tale
Joined: 08/16/2017
MGoPoints: 3322
Hold This L
August 14th, 2018 at 10:47 AM ^
But seriously can it be deleted. I let it turn into a NEGBang by arguing with people.
Joined: 08/16/2017
MGoPoints: 3322
MH20
August 14th, 2018 at 3:21 PM ^
This is a fucked up thing to say:
If banishment is available in mgoblog 3.0, let's use it on this Scioto guy.
Joined: 10/30/2008
MGoPoints: 40827
Scioto
August 15th, 2018 at 8:15 AM ^
Yeah, you could say I went off the rails just a bit with that comment. A combination of Hunter S Thompson’s “Hells Angels” being my beach book this summer and the Titos. But I blame the Titos on a friend of mine who happens to be a Michigan man. Lol. It all comes full circle.
Joined: 05/04/2018
MGoPoints: 6
LSAClassOf2000
August 16th, 2018 at 5:33 PM ^
OTish: Two Stanford Players Call Out Durkin
There are far better ways that this could have been presented, I think, and the thread reflected the poor presentation.
Joined: 01/07/2011
MGoPoints: 130776
MH20
August 17th, 2018 at 9:52 AM ^
A sincere thank you to whoever (probably Seth) went through and cleared out the OSU trolls.
Joined: 10/30/2008
MGoPoints: 40827
reshp1
August 18th, 2018 at 12:19 AM ^
Got another one
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/mcmurphy-reports-further-unprofessional-activities-zach-smith-osu#comment-243028288
Joined: 10/31/2011
MGoPoints: 34170