BobIwabuchiFan Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I've posted a topic twice in the last week and it keeps getting removed...The topic relates to the Top 10 reasons we can't stand the Gophers!....Is there something I am missing in terms of topics that are taboo??? Please advise as this is getting tiresome... BobIwabuchiFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I've posted a topic twice in the last week and it keeps getting removed...The topic relates to the Top 10 reasons we can't stand the Gophers!....Is there something I am missing in terms of topics that are taboo??? Please advise as this is getting tiresome... BobIwabuchiFan Smack not allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdahl Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 We're generally pretty good about sending notices explaining removed posts, but I'm admittedly less good about following up when a troll/smack thread is locked or entirely blown away. Sorry I failed to follow up in this case, a moderator even reminded me to. Sioux-cia's right -- while there are certainly no shortage of jabs back and forth between Sioux fans and their rivals on the board, a thread explicitly dedicating to hating the Gophers is just pure smack. While I still haven't succeeding in creating a formal set of rules, What is smack? is still the guiding principle -- if the obvious primary purpose of a thread is to annoy, we don't want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobIwabuchiFan Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 I can understand the smack rule, but is it going to be applied consistently? For instance, "Miles Brand is an international idiot" doesn't violate the smack rule, but making a list of the 10 reasons we can't stand the gophers does ? Although I agree with the Brands an idiot post topic, it just seems a little vague when applying smack to one and not the other...Just my 2 cents.. BobIwabuchiFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyMom Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I can understand the smack rule, but is it going to be applied consistently? For instance, "Miles Brand is an international idiot" doesn't violate the smack rule, but making a list of the 10 reasons we can't stand the gophers does ? Although I agree with the Brands an idiot post topic, it just seems a little vague when applying smack to one and not the other...Just my 2 cents.. BobIwabuchiFan Fact: Miles Brand is an idiot. Opinion: The Gophers suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 while there are certainly no shortage of jabs back and forth between Sioux fans and their rivals on the board, a thread explicitly dedicating to hating the Gophers is just pure smack. Miles Brand is not a rival of the Sioux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denversioux Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Miles Brand is not a rival of the Sioux. Hmmmmm, rival, no... hated enemy, yes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 I can understand the smack rule, but is it going to be applied consistently? For instance, "Miles Brand is an international idiot" doesn't violate the smack rule, but making a list of the 10 reasons we can't stand the gophers does ? Although I agree with the Brands an idiot post topic, it just seems a little vague when applying smack to one and not the other...Just my 2 cents.. BobIwabuchiFan If you read the Miles Brand (sic) is an International Idiot thread you'll see that it went no where except to Goofyville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdahl Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 I can understand the smack rule, but is it going to be applied consistently? For instance, "Miles Brand is an international idiot" doesn't violate the smack rule, but making a list of the 10 reasons we can't stand the gophers does ? Although I agree with the Brands an idiot post topic, it just seems a little vague when applying smack to one and not the other...Just my 2 cents.. It's a good point, there's nothing more frustrating than feeling like rules are applied arbitrarily (we may be capricious, but we try not to be arbitrary). I was actually concerned about that post myself; however, by the time I had seen it, another moderator had moved it from one forum to another, so I decided to just stick with that and let it ride. It did feel more on-topic -- before a big Bison game, we always let the smack go a lot more in the lead-up threads because that's a big part of the rivalry and excitement and doesn't distract from the primary mission (to talk about UND athletics). I think slamming Dr. Brand is a similarly timely reaction to contemporary events whereas an anti-Gophers thread falls under the umbrella of "this is a pro-UND site, not anti-xxx rival". I do appreciate these conversations and really do consider every comment, as we're anxious to provide the best possible environment for people to discuss the Fighting Sioux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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