dagies Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I realize this probably belongs in the community section but I suggest more people will see it here so this is where I will post it. It can be moved if necessary. The main gopher board, POI, apparently suspended operation today suddenly. The people who ran the board apparently decided they'd had enough and quit. I've sometimes wondered what would happen if the people who run Sioux Sports ever decided that same? I believe this work is done through their own passion, with no recompense for their time and effort, all for our free enjoyment. What a hole in my fan experience it would leave. This is an outstanding board and while I haven't seen many other team boards out there, I believe it would be hard to top this one. So.... STAND UP AND CHEER for the people who put this out here for us every day. Thanks very much. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I am personally sad to see POI go, as there was a ton of information there, and some pretty good guys. dagies makes a great point about this site. It is terrific, and I echo his thanks for all the hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I realize this probably belongs in the community section but I suggest more people will see it here so this is where I will post it. It can be moved if necessary. The main gopher board, POI, apparently suspended operation today suddenly. The people who ran the board apparently decided they'd had enough and quit. I've sometimes wondered what would happen if the people who run Sioux Sports ever decided that same? I believe this work is done through their own passion, with no recompense for their time and effort, all for our free enjoyment. What a hole in my fan experience it would leave. This is an outstanding board and while I haven't seen many other team boards out there, I believe it would be hard to top this one. So.... STAND UP AND CHEER for the people who put this out here for us every day. Thanks very much. Dan <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I suppose that means we are going to have a bunch of Goofer fans over letchering us because we won't give the Goofers props. I am not going to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyeagle Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I read this site for the same reason I read any site: information & banter. Not looking for any "props" but I will say JD does a great job here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxnami Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I realize this probably belongs in the community section but I suggest more people will see it here so this is where I will post it. It can be moved if necessary. The main gopher board, POI, apparently suspended operation today suddenly. The people who ran the board apparently decided they'd had enough and quit. I've sometimes wondered what would happen if the people who run Sioux Sports ever decided that same? I believe this work is done through their own passion, with no recompense for their time and effort, all for our free enjoyment. What a hole in my fan experience it would leave. This is an outstanding board and while I haven't seen many other team boards out there, I believe it would be hard to top this one. So.... STAND UP AND CHEER for the people who put this out here for us every day. Thanks very much. Dan <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Looks like the other Gopher Board mentioned www.gopherpucklive.com is down and can't handle the volumns. Too bad, now I'll never know where Kessel is going... Really though, this is sad as there are alot of good Gopher / Hockey fans that frequented that site. On a related note. Thank you to the care takers of this site. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSIOUX Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 this site is great, poi was a great info site as well for the college hockey fan. thanks for this site . i really appreciate it as a college hockey fan and SIOUX FAN went to gopherpucklive.com as well and noticed a warning that the site may be folding as well if they do not fix some things..very tough to do if you are doing it on your own or with a couple of partners, time and effort wise... http://www.gopherpucklive.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoHawks! Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I would also like to say thanks to the operators of this site too! It is the main way I can keep up with Sioux sports and what is going on in Grand Forks while living afar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Glad to hear POI is done. Everytime I tried to comment on that site you'd be mocked and ridiculed just because you're not a Gofer fan. Maybe that says more about the fans then the site though. As a Sioux fan I'd be bummed if SS.com ever stopped. It's a great site to get information and links. I really appreciate the work you guys do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk 77 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Glad to hear POI is done. Everytime I tried to comment on that site you'd be mocked and ridiculed just because you're not a Gofer fan. Maybe that says more about the fans then the site though. As a Sioux fan I'd be bummed if SS.com ever stopped. It's a great site to get information and links. I really appreciate the work you guys do. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>And that never happens on this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggler Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 And that never happens on this site <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Never has and never will happen you turkey brained Goofer fan. Now go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXELEVENS Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Never glad to hear about anything to do with college hockey going away.there was lots of info and banter even if you didn't agree with it.thanks for this site and keep up the good wor k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I suspect that we will see more traffic on this site from POIers looking for a hockey fix, especially if that other site doesn't pan out. Perhaps it might be a good outlet, because if Hammy isn't allowed to spew his venom, the consequences for the average person on the street is kind of scary. Without that outlet the frustration has got to be released somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 went to gopherpucklive.com as well and noticed a warning that the site may be folding as well if they do not fix some things..very tough to do if you are doing it on your own or with a couple of partners, time and effort wise... My site is going not going to disapear. I think I know what the problem is on my site.... I think I just have a MOD that is causing too many database queries in a certain amount of time causing my provider to clamp down on my site. If it keeps causing problems, I will just remove the MOD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I generally enjoyed POI, and dealing the Minnesota faithful there. It's like being in somebody else's house, if you mind your manners, you can have a pretty good time. However, there were/are a number ss.com posters who posted enough infantile crap on POI that I was often embarrassed for this board, and our program. Too bad some of these same clowns are still here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk 77 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I generally enjoyed POI, and dealing the Minnesota faithful there. It's like being in somebody else's house, if you mind your manners, you can have a pretty good time. However, there were/are a number ss.com posters who posted enough infantile crap on POI that I was often embarrassed for this board, and our program. Too bad some of these same clowns are still here. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Every team has its 5% of fans that are losers . Most hard core fans of teams are college hockey fans in general .I have several friends that are UND fans we have alot of fun ripping on each others programs but when the Gophers won it all in 02 & 03 they were the first to call and offer congrats as i was with them when UND has won it.Both programs are the envy of most other college teams. Sure there was crap on POI just like any other board.but it offered a medium for conversation about our favorite sport so losing it hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagard Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 POI was a great site. The icetime feature was absolutely unique to message boards and actually created many friendships off the 'net. This is a fantastic site as well. JD has put in an incredible amount of work on this board and his PWR break downs, and "what if" are the absolute best available on the internet. JD- I hope if you ever lose the passion for running the sight, you reach out to the ss.com community for help before shutting down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk 77 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 POI was a great site. The icetime feature was absolutely unique to message boards and actually created many friendships off the 'net. This is a fantastic site as well. JD has put in an incredible amount of work on this board and his PWR break downs, and "what if" are the absolute best available on the internet. JD- I hope if you ever lose the passion for running the sight, you reach out to the ss.com community for help before shutting down. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>THis is a well run site and i will as Scott did at POI read and post with respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffj Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Good God! I didn't realize 'siouxsports' was run on a voluntary basis. I was assuming it was subsidized from the school or some commercial organization. It is too good. Thanks to whoever does all the work and maintains the technology. If you need some donations, you should let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedorov Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Am I the only one that thought the title meant that the members of SiouxSports.com killed POI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmrg74 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I generally enjoyed POI, and dealing the Minnesota faithful there. It's like being in somebody else's house, if you mind your manners, you can have a pretty good time. However, there were/are a number ss.com posters who posted enough infantile crap on POI that I was often embarrassed for this board, and our program. Too bad some of these same clowns are still here. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As a guest in this fine house, I know exactly what you mean. This is diffently one of the better boards out there. Keep up the good work Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfm567b27 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Looks like I might have to buy some spare bulbs now for my "Skippy Alert" flashing light on my monitor.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfm567b27 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Good God! I didn't realize 'siouxsports' was run on a voluntary basis. I was assuming it was subsidized from the school or some commercial organization. It is too good. Thanks to whoever does all the work and maintains the technology. If you need some donations, you should let us know. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quite Frankly - I would like to see a small percentage of my yearly Fighting Sioux Club membership monies redirected to support this site. Petition anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Am I the only one that thought the title meant that the members of SiouxSports.com killed POI? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You are not alone. The first thing I do everyday when I get home from work is check this board. When I go on vacation, I need to find a computer to check this board. Does that make me an addict? Thanks to everyone for the hard work they put into running this board. And thanks to the posters for feeding my addiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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siouxtatoo42 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 i too am thankful for those that run this site. even though some people on here make me feel stupid i still enjoy everything this site has to offer. again, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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