My time here has come to an end (2 Viewers)

[Pip's Invitation]

Thanks, but I have zero intention of giving any personal details to dying legacy media

In terms of moderation as a whole, speaking as having moderated multiple fora far, far bigger than FBG, a simple overriding rule of "play the post, not the poster" usually works perfectly. If you disagree with someone's point of view, attacking the point of view is fair game, attacking the poster making it isn't. This might be on account of those generally contra to my overall political standpoint having zero answers to reasonable discussion and just ignoring the question and trying to divert elsewhere, jumping straight to slurs, or both, I'll accept that much

This is a gift version that is free. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/...e_code=1.e00.AN0y.cVTGsj-B79Vz&smid=url-share

Some comments I found interesting from that article:

As a long term Redditor, I think the author misses an important point. Unlike other social media platforms, it is really easy to avoid toxic content. Don't want to read alt-right nonsense? Don't subscribe to those channels. They will never intrude on your experience if you don't subscribe to them.

this is just not correct in my experience. i'm subbed to like 20 different topics but am seeing all kinds of topics/subs that aren't remotely close to any of my interests whatsoever and there's no way to block/hide them that i've found.

I never go to r/all. I only go to the specific pages of the specific subreddits I'm interested in.

 

[MTskibum]

I read "Am I the A**hole" subreddit. It is actively moderated, and reasons for removals etc. are given. Seems to work.

I only post on nerdy sub reddits for specific video games. I am glad that the mods keep everything on topic.

 

[MTskibum]

this is just not correct in my experience. i'm subbed to like 20 different topics but am seeing all kinds of topics/subs that aren't remotely close to any of my interests whatsoever and there's no way to block/hide them that i've found.

I disagree completely, i only post on those channels with very specific interests that i also have, very specific fishing, subaru wrx, very specific video games, etc. And on those specific sub reddits i only ever read about the subject i want to read about.

 

[fatness]

We stopped after someone threatened the moderator using his screen name. They were able to find out who he was and where he worked. Then contacted his employer and threatened him there at his real job because the poster felt the board was not fairly moderated. That was a while back.

I said way back then I didn’t want to put our people into that

In another lifetime I was a (volunteer) mod, then a paid admin/mod, on a technical/social website I won't name. I had something similar happen to me. Some mod thought he should've gotten the admin/mod job the owner insisted I have, and that mod kind of went nuts about it. Formed duplicate accounts to badmouth me, set up a separate website to denounce me and to encourage others to do so, had private information (name, address, photos, my profession, my business, etc.) about me posted on his website, contacted some of my family members and at least 1 of my employees about me. I had to file DMCA request to get some of that information taken down, which worked, thankfully. It's creepy stuff. I knew he wasn't crazy or brave enough to try to harm me, but had no idea what the other people he was urging to go after me would do. Fortunately I stopped working there long ago. I just try to not reveal too much about myself personally online, anywhere now.

 

[dkp993]

I have a call Monday with a person I know who is a Reddit moderator. I'm interested to hear his take on the NY Times article talking about Reddit moderation mentioned earlier. Looking at the comments (always dangerous) on the Times article, there were a lot of contrasting takes to the author's views that were interesting. It's a tricky balance for sure.

If others have more insights or ideas or thoughts on moderation, please shoot me a PM or post here. Thanks.

From my perspective (and I certainly don’t see most things, much less everything), the forum seems to be running smoothly and is vastly improved in terms of eliminating ugliness and acrimony. In fact, the only threads with a fair amount of negativity seem to be threads like these.

Is it the Shark Pool where things are getting heated? I can’t imagine anyone sending you those despicable messages in response to your takes in the Netflix or stand-up comic thread.

And let's be honest -- this thread is extremely friendly relative to the median PSF thread. A PSF thread entitled "Happy Holidays to You and Yours" would turn into a name-calling contest by page 3.

Reported

 

[Poke_4_Life]

this is just not correct in my experience. i'm subbed to like 20 different topics but am seeing all kinds of topics/subs that aren't remotely close to any of my interests whatsoever and there's no way to block/hide them that i've found.

I've been on Reddit a long time. Probably too long. I definitely spend too much time on Reddit. My cake day is coming up on 8 years in May. (Cake day anniversary of the day you joined.)

They are always going to suggest more subreddits to you. There is a way on web and app to tell Reddit you don't want that post/sub suggested to you. If you do keep removing the suggested posts/subs the suggestions will get better. Or in your profile you can turn off suggestions completely. The option is called 'Enable Home Feed Recommendations'. It is on by default.

It is the 3rd option on this page. https://www.reddit.com/settings/feed

 

[Joe Bryant]

this is just not correct in my experience. i'm subbed to like 20 different topics but am seeing all kinds of topics/subs that aren't remotely close to any of my interests whatsoever and there's no way to block/hide them that i've found.

I've been on Reddit a long time. Probably too long. I definitely spend too much time on Reddit. My cake day is coming up on 8 years in May. (Cake day anniversary of the day you joined.)

I do think the perspective is fun too. And how long we've been going here.

People that have only been in the FFA for 8 years are still newbies to a lot of this bunch.

 

[beer 30]

Or in your profile you can turn off suggestions completely. The option is called 'Enable Home Feed Recommendations'. It is on by default.

Might be the most helpful thing I've ever seen on this board, thanks!

Redditt is my nightly jam for about an hour or two. Nothing like doom scrolling through an echo chamber you devise

As a seasoned purveyor, maybe you can help me with this one, recently the images on my feed became huge, like they take up the whole page on my iPad. Before they were normal size then they weren't and I've had zero success trying to find a way to get them back to normal size. When you click on something and it takes you to the thread, it's normal size but going back to your feed again it's huge. Ever seen that happen?

 

[Gally]

As a seasoned purveyor, maybe you can help me with this one, recently the images on my feed became huge, like they take up the whole page on my iPad. Before they were normal size then they weren't and I've had zero success trying to find a way to get them back to normal size. When you click on something and it takes you to the thread, it's normal size but going back to your feed again it's huge. Ever seen that happen?

Hey take it to your own thread

(just kidding)

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Or in your profile you can turn off suggestions completely. The option is called 'Enable Home Feed Recommendations'. It is on by default.

Might be the most helpful thing I've ever seen on this board, thanks!

Redditt is my nightly jam for about an hour or two. Nothing like doom scrolling through an echo chamber you devise

As a seasoned purveyor, maybe you can help me with this one, recently the images on my feed became huge, like they take up the whole page on my iPad. Before they were normal size then they weren't and I've had zero success trying to find a way to get them back to normal size. When you click on something and it takes you to the thread, it's normal size but going back to your feed again it's huge. Ever seen that happen?

I doom scroll on my phone so I haven't seen that. Sorry.

 

[Desert_Power]

this is just not correct in my experience. i'm subbed to like 20 different topics but am seeing all kinds of topics/subs that aren't remotely close to any of my interests whatsoever and there's no way to block/hide them that i've found.

I've been on Reddit a long time. Probably too long. I definitely spend too much time on Reddit. My cake day is coming up on 8 years in May. (Cake day anniversary of the day you joined.)

They are always going to suggest more subreddits to you. There is a way on web and app to tell Reddit you don't want that post/sub suggested to you. If you do keep removing the suggested posts/subs the suggestions will get better. Or in your profile you can turn off suggestions completely. The option is called 'Enable Home Feed Recommendations'. It is on by default.

It is the 3rd option on this page. https://www.reddit.com/settings/feed

Had my 13th cake day over there last week

 

[General Malaise]

Thanks, but I have zero intention of giving any personal details to dying legacy media

In terms of moderation as a whole, speaking as having moderated multiple fora far, far bigger than FBG, a simple overriding rule of "play the post, not the poster" usually works perfectly. If you disagree with someone's point of view, attacking the point of view is fair game, attacking the poster making it isn't. This might be on account of those generally contra to my overall political standpoint having zero answers to reasonable discussion and just ignoring the question and trying to divert elsewhere, jumping straight to slurs, or both, I'll accept that much

This is a gift version that is free. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/...e_code=1.e00.AN0y.cVTGsj-B79Vz&smid=url-share

Some comments I found interesting from that article:

As a long term Redditor, I think the author misses an important point. Unlike other social media platforms, it is really easy to avoid toxic content. Don't want to read alt-right nonsense? Don't subscribe to those channels. They will never intrude on your experience if you don't subscribe to them.

this is just not correct in my experience. i'm subbed to like 20 different topics but am seeing all kinds of topics/subs that aren't remotely close to any of my interests whatsoever and there's no way to block/hide them that i've found.

I never go to r/all. I only go to the specific pages of the specific subreddits I'm interested in.

I'd like to known how I can opt out of all the ads I get for Arby's and Jesus. Neither are applicable to me, but whenever I log in, I'm met by these ads masking as forums. Is there a way to opt out?

 

[SWC]

Thanks, but I have zero intention of giving any personal details to dying legacy media

In terms of moderation as a whole, speaking as having moderated multiple fora far, far bigger than FBG, a simple overriding rule of "play the post, not the poster" usually works perfectly. If you disagree with someone's point of view, attacking the point of view is fair game, attacking the poster making it isn't. This might be on account of those generally contra to my overall political standpoint having zero answers to reasonable discussion and just ignoring the question and trying to divert elsewhere, jumping straight to slurs, or both, I'll accept that much

This is a gift version that is free. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/...e_code=1.e00.AN0y.cVTGsj-B79Vz&smid=url-share

Some comments I found interesting from that article:

As a long term Redditor, I think the author misses an important point. Unlike other social media platforms, it is really easy to avoid toxic content. Don't want to read alt-right nonsense? Don't subscribe to those channels. They will never intrude on your experience if you don't subscribe to them.

this is just not correct in my experience. i'm subbed to like 20 different topics but am seeing all kinds of topics/subs that aren't remotely close to any of my interests whatsoever and there's no way to block/hide them that i've found.

I never go to r/all. I only go to the specific pages of the specific subreddits I'm interested in.

I'd like to known how I can opt out of all the ads I get for Arby's and Jesus. Neither are applicable to me, but whenever I log in, I'm met by these ads masking as forums. Is there a way to opt out?

well if you ever eat arbys you will soon thereafter need jesus so they are just trying to help you out take that to the bank brochacho

 

[Gr00vus]

Thanks, but I have zero intention of giving any personal details to dying legacy media

In terms of moderation as a whole, speaking as having moderated multiple fora far, far bigger than FBG, a simple overriding rule of "play the post, not the poster" usually works perfectly. If you disagree with someone's point of view, attacking the point of view is fair game, attacking the poster making it isn't. This might be on account of those generally contra to my overall political standpoint having zero answers to reasonable discussion and just ignoring the question and trying to divert elsewhere, jumping straight to slurs, or both, I'll accept that much

This is a gift version that is free. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/...e_code=1.e00.AN0y.cVTGsj-B79Vz&smid=url-share

Some comments I found interesting from that article:

As a long term Redditor, I think the author misses an important point. Unlike other social media platforms, it is really easy to avoid toxic content. Don't want to read alt-right nonsense? Don't subscribe to those channels. They will never intrude on your experience if you don't subscribe to them.

this is just not correct in my experience. i'm subbed to like 20 different topics but am seeing all kinds of topics/subs that aren't remotely close to any of my interests whatsoever and there's no way to block/hide them that i've found.

I never go to r/all. I only go to the specific pages of the specific subreddits I'm interested in.

I'd like to known how I can opt out of all the ads I get for Arby's and Jesus. Neither are applicable to me, but whenever I log in, I'm met by these ads masking as forums. Is there a way to opt out?

A script blocker plugin might work. I don't visit reddit much, so I'm not sure about there, but it works for most sites I've visited.

 

[beer 30]

Hey take it to your own thread

Look, this thread got subverted about 10 replies in and has now taken on a life of it's own. I am anticipating a "My top 250 R&B Songs between 1932-1958" to pop up here soon.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Hey take it to your own thread

Look, this thread got subverted about 10 replies in and has now taken on a life of it's own. I am anticipating a "My top 250 R&B Songs between 1932-1958" to pop up here soon.

An Elk will be along shortly to help you with this.

 

[mr. furley]

this is just not correct in my experience. i'm subbed to like 20 different topics but am seeing all kinds of topics/subs that aren't remotely close to any of my interests whatsoever and there's no way to block/hide them that i've found.

I disagree completely, i only post on those channels with very specific interests that i also have, very specific fishing, subaru wrx, very specific video games, etc. And on those specific sub reddits i only ever read about the subject i want to read about.

my splash page is the "front page" because i like to read/see new news, topics, not just stick to the same topics.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

this is just not correct in my experience. i'm subbed to like 20 different topics but am seeing all kinds of topics/subs that aren't remotely close to any of my interests whatsoever and there's no way to block/hide them that i've found.

I've been on Reddit a long time. Probably too long. I definitely spend too much time on Reddit. My cake day is coming up on 8 years in May. (Cake day anniversary of the day you joined.)

I do think the perspective is fun too. And how long we've been going here.

People that have only been in the FFA for 8 years are still newbies to a lot of this bunch.

It'd probably be depressing to try to do the math. I know I was still in the Chicago area in the cheatsheets.net days. We've been out west for 20 years this year. So, yeah... old.

ETA: Easier, I guess, is that many of us followed along to everything going on the morning of 9/11in here... and most of the regulars weren't noobs at that point.

 

[Todem]

interestingly the Ukraine/Russia thread has survived. Can't imagine an Israel/Palestine thread making it more than 8 seconds.

It didn't and thankfully it was locked.

Absolute train wreck.

 

[Scoresman]

I don't know if a Reddit moderation policy is compatible with this place. The two serve very specific and different purposes.

I, and I believe most people, use reddit to get info on specific topics. If I start a new hobby or video game or other project,, the first place I'll usually go to is reddit for any research or guides on them. Also, if I just finished a TV series I'll go to the reddit for it to see what people are saying. Reddit is a great resource for this, but what it's lacking is a sense of community. I don't know/follow/keep up with any of the other posters on reddit, nor do I really care to. For this, I assume a more strict moderation policy focusing more on keeping things on topic makes sense.

A message board like this provides a sense of community. It's where you can "shoot the ****" with likeminded people. I wont find in depth discussion about my new underwater pumpkin carving hobby, but it's where I can fairly comfortably rant about sharing food at restaurants or tongue in cheek make fun of people for saying pop instead of soda. Or do quarters pool or music drafts. Stupid stuff like that, but it's a strong sense of community. For this, I think a looser moderation policy but still focused around what the owner (Joe) wants for the FBG business makes sense. A looser moderation policy also makes sense considering Joe is the only mod here.

It's like Reddit is the local library. FFA is the local pub. There are more behavioral rules at the library than there are at the pub.

 

[massraider]

Fundamentally, it's not really worth $6 Billion. That IS the market cap right now and the market is the boss, and the IPO went off, but it's trading at a value detached from it's 20-year trend of losing money and woeful attempts at monetization. Long-term, the stock is likely a loser. Like Twitter (pre-Elon and today), it's tough to target ads with precision there and that's really the only real to make money at either place outside of subs, and subs won't work.

I love reddit, use it all the time, but it's also a cesspool. Maybe the decision-making when it comes to moderation within a subreddit's rules is something to aspire to (I'm not sure I agree), but there's a ton of subreddits that are basically sex porn, violence porn, etc. The moderation is basically "that's the wrong kind of violence porn for this violence subreddit."

Yes, I would not be buying at the at price.

I'd like to known how I can opt out of all the ads I get for Arby's and Jesus. Neither are applicable to me, but whenever I log in, I'm met by these ads masking as forums. Is there a way to opt out?

That's why I think Reddit is gonna make all their money selling data, because advertising to Reddit, not sure what the ceiling is.

Reddit has a 20 mill/ year deal with Google, I think? For AI learning.

Now, that's nice you are getting 20 mill a year, but they need a lot of those deals to justify the valuation.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

interestingly the Ukraine/Russia thread has survived. Can't imagine an Israel/Palestine thread making it more than 8 seconds.

It didn't and thankfully it was locked.

Absolute train wreck.

Not entirely true. For the few days it was up, I appreciated the perspectives of yourself and others who were providing history that many of us may not have known or may have forgotten over the years. Still helpful, even through the fog of, "You're an anti-semite." "Uh-uh." "Yuh-huh."

 

[fatness]

I'd like to known how I can opt out of all the ads I get for Arby's and Jesus.

Separate ads, or both in the same ad? Sounds like a novel combo deal.

 

[Bottomfeeder Sports]

ETA: Easier, I guess, is that many of us followed along to everything going on the morning of 9/11in here... and most of the regulars weren't noobs at that point.

footballguys (and the forums) opened 5/1/2001. The board was just over 4 months old when Joe allowed 9/11 stuff in the Shark Pool.

 

[Todem]

interestingly the Ukraine/Russia thread has survived. Can't imagine an Israel/Palestine thread making it more than 8 seconds.

It didn't and thankfully it was locked.

Absolute train wreck.

Not entirely true. For the few days it was up, I appreciated the perspectives of yourself and others who were providing history that many of us may not have known or may have forgotten over the years. Still helpful, even through the fog of, "You're an anti-semite." "Uh-uh." "Yuh-huh."

Yup.....was too bad it quickly evolved into hate.

 

[mr. furley]

ETA: Easier, I guess, is that many of us followed along to everything going on the morning of 9/11in here... and most of the regulars weren't noobs at that point.

footballguys (and the forums) opened 5/1/2001. The board was just over 4 months old when Joe allowed 9/11 stuff in the Shark Pool.

is that right? man, i would have sworn i was reading news here on 9/11.

was definitely following news on some sports forum (among others) trying to sift through the who, what, where that morning as i had family in NYC at the time.

 

[Bottomfeeder Sports]

ETA: Easier, I guess, is that many of us followed along to everything going on the morning of 9/11in here... and most of the regulars weren't noobs at that point.

footballguys (and the forums) opened 5/1/2001. The board was just over 4 months old when Joe allowed 9/11 stuff in the Shark Pool.

is that right? man, i would have sworn i was reading news here on 9/11.

was definitely following news on some sports forum (among others) trying to sift through the who, what, where that morning as i had family in NYC at the time.

it was probably here. We were just all just starting out (at least here) when that happened.

 

[SWC]

ETA: Easier, I guess, is that many of us followed along to everything going on the morning of 9/11in here... and most of the regulars weren't noobs at that point.

footballguys (and the forums) opened 5/1/2001. The board was just over 4 months old when Joe allowed 9/11 stuff in the Shark Pool.

is that right? man, i would have sworn i was reading news here on 9/11.

was definitely following news on some sports forum (among others) trying to sift through the who, what, where that morning as i had family in NYC at the time.

i followed 911 here and that is why i joined it was so much better than anywhere else it lured me in and for that im sorry to you all take that to the bank brochachos

 

[ConstruxBoy]

I don't know if a Reddit moderation policy is compatible with this place. The two serve very specific and different purposes.

I, and I believe most people, use reddit to get info on specific topics. If I start a new hobby or video game or other project,, the first place I'll usually go to is reddit for any research or guides on them. Also, if I just finished a TV series I'll go to the reddit for it to see what people are saying. Reddit is a great resource for this, but what it's lacking is a sense of community. I don't know/follow/keep up with any of the other posters on reddit, nor do I really care to. For this, I assume a more strict moderation policy focusing more on keeping things on topic makes sense.

A message board like this provides a sense of community. It's where you can "shoot the ****" with likeminded people. I wont find in depth discussion about my new underwater pumpkin carving hobby, but it's where I can fairly comfortably rant about sharing food at restaurants or tongue in cheek make fun of people for saying pop instead of soda. Or do quarters pool or music drafts. Stupid stuff like that, but it's a strong sense of community. For this, I think a looser moderation policy but still focused around what the owner (Joe) wants for the FBG business makes sense. A looser moderation policy also makes sense considering Joe is the only mod here.

It's like Reddit is the local library. FFA is the local pub. There are more behavioral rules at the library than there are at the pub.

This is a great post. The sense of community here is what makes it a different than a lot of the other mass social media sites on the internet. And in this case, different is better. What's ironic, in an Alanis Morrissette sort of way, is that sense of community and familiarity SHOULD allow us to have discussions about controversial subjects without it getting too personal or insults flying. But we can't. As Joe illustrated with his examples, we're just about as "bad" as Facebook, Reddit, TwiX, etc. And that's sad. It makes me even more certain that the technological distance we have these days, hiding behind our keyboards, somewhat anonymously, leads to worse behavior than the face to face interactions we used to have on a consistent basis. It's too bad.

 

[belljr]

I don't know if a Reddit moderation policy is compatible with this place. The two serve very specific and different purposes.

I, and I believe most people, use reddit to get info on specific topics. If I start a new hobby or video game or other project,, the first place I'll usually go to is reddit for any research or guides on them. Also, if I just finished a TV series I'll go to the reddit for it to see what people are saying. Reddit is a great resource for this, but what it's lacking is a sense of community. I don't know/follow/keep up with any of the other posters on reddit, nor do I really care to. For this, I assume a more strict moderation policy focusing more on keeping things on topic makes sense.

A message board like this provides a sense of community. It's where you can "shoot the ****" with likeminded people. I wont find in depth discussion about my new underwater pumpkin carving hobby, but it's where I can fairly comfortably rant about sharing food at restaurants or tongue in cheek make fun of people for saying pop instead of soda. Or do quarters pool or music drafts. Stupid stuff like that, but it's a strong sense of community. For this, I think a looser moderation policy but still focused around what the owner (Joe) wants for the FBG business makes sense. A looser moderation policy also makes sense considering Joe is the only mod here.

It's like Reddit is the local library. FFA is the local pub. There are more behavioral rules at the library than there are at the pub.

My only issue and its more recently than it used to be before is the moderation has become stricter with some ball busting/innuendo type jokes.... and instead of a warning its a few day ban. I know the place has changed with the "pg" rating stuff from 2003 to now. Things that flew before don't now but it seems "heavier handed" now.

I quoted an actual movie in reply to someone as a joke - but I guess since it was suggestive I was banned for a few days.

I get that it's a tough job but its frustrating sometimes when the same "joke" - could be just deleted outright instead of a insta ban for a few days when it might be slightly over the line for FBG but it was no way racist/homophobic etc.

Just my .02 about everything. I still hang here - not as much but mostly because of the people i interact with in certain threads but I do not joke as much anymore so it's become a tad "boring" if you will.

Thats just my feelings on it. And this is not a bash on mods or Joe - just my perception. I know its not an easy task but it is what it is.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I quoted an actual movie in reply to someone as a joke - but I guess since it was suggestive I was banned for a few days.

Never quote Porky's.

 

[nirad3]

I quoted an actual movie in reply to someone as a joke - but I guess since it was suggestive I was banned for a few days.

Never quote Porky's.

Or anything from Andrew Dice Clay.... ohhh!

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I quoted an actual movie in reply to someone as a joke - but I guess since it was suggestive I was banned for a few days.

Never quote Porky's.

Or anything from Andrew Dice Clay.... ohhh!

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And said, "Hey, what's in the bowl b****?

 

[Snotbubbles]

ETA: Easier, I guess, is that many of us followed along to everything going on the morning of 9/11in here... and most of the regulars weren't noobs at that point.

footballguys (and the forums) opened 5/1/2001. The board was just over 4 months old when Joe allowed 9/11 stuff in the Shark Pool.

I was around before they migrated over to these boards. My member numbers after the migration was something like 493 (back when they used to have member numbers).

 

[Snotbubbles]

I quoted an actual movie in reply to someone as a joke - but I guess since it was suggestive I was banned for a few days.

Never quote Porky's.

Or anything from Andrew Dice Clay.... ohhh!

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And said, "Hey, what's in the bowl b****?

Little boy blue...he needed the money.

 

[mr. furley]

ETA: Easier, I guess, is that many of us followed along to everything going on the morning of 9/11in here... and most of the regulars weren't noobs at that point.

footballguys (and the forums) opened 5/1/2001. The board was just over 4 months old when Joe allowed 9/11 stuff in the Shark Pool.

I was around before they migrated over to these boards. My member numbers after the migration was something like 493 (back when they used to have member numbers).

@Otis

 

[ConstruxBoy]

ETA: Easier, I guess, is that many of us followed along to everything going on the morning of 9/11in here... and most of the regulars weren't noobs at that point.

footballguys (and the forums) opened 5/1/2001. The board was just over 4 months old when Joe allowed 9/11 stuff in the Shark Pool.

I was around before they migrated over to these boards. My member numbers after the migration was something like 493 (back when they used to have member numbers).

@Otis

3 digit board members get one free warning before the ban, right?

 

[shuke]

My member numbers after the migration was something like 493 (back when they used to have member numbers).

Oh boy. Here we go.

 

[Bottomfeeder Sports]

footballguys (and the forums) opened 5/1/2001. The board was just over 4 months old when Joe allowed 9/11 stuff in the Shark Pool.

I was around before they migrated over to these boards. My member numbers after the migration was something like 493 (back when they used to have member numbers).

April 14, 2003 was the great land rush for a low number when Old Yeller went away. You don't need to remember this date as it would be the date you joined.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

ETA: Easier, I guess, is that many of us followed along to everything going on the morning of 9/11in here... and most of the regulars weren't noobs at that point.

footballguys (and the forums) opened 5/1/2001. The board was just over 4 months old when Joe allowed 9/11 stuff in the Shark Pool.

I was around before they migrated over to these boards. My member numbers after the migration was something like 493 (back when they used to have member numbers).

@Otis

3 digit board members get one free warning before the ban, right?

Not even at all.

 

[Dickies]

It's like Reddit is the local library. FFA is the local pub. There are more behavioral rules at the library than there are at the pub.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Reddit described as the local library.

 

[McBokonon]

It's like Reddit is the local library. FFA is the local pub. There are more behavioral rules at the library than there are at the pub.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Reddit described as the local library.

If you think about a local library where there is a wealth of information on countless topics, but also a pervert watching porn on a computer with the volume up, it makes more sense.

 

[Dickies]

It's like Reddit is the local library. FFA is the local pub. There are more behavioral rules at the library than there are at the pub.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Reddit described as the local library.

If you think about a local library where there is a wealth of information on countless topics, but also a pervert watching porn on a computer with the volume up, it makes more sense.

It’s been a while since I’ve been to the library. Do the ladies shamelessly promote their OF there these days?

 

[acarey50]

It's like Reddit is the local library. FFA is the local pub. There are more behavioral rules at the library than there are at the pub.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Reddit described as the local library.

If you think about a local library where there is a wealth of information on countless topics, but also a pervert watching porn on a computer with the volume up, it makes more sense.

It’s been a while since I’ve been to the library. Do the ladies shamelessly promote their OF there these days?

Here in SoCal the "Library" is a well known strip club.

When a woman says she works at the library, she's often a stripper, so yes, this checks out.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

It's like Reddit is the local library. FFA is the local pub. There are more behavioral rules at the library than there are at the pub.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Reddit described as the local library.

If you think about a local library where there is a wealth of information on countless topics, but also a pervert watching porn on a computer with the volume up, it makes more sense.

And there's a school field trip at the library that day so its filled with unsupervised teenagers shouting for attention.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Mmmmm... Dewey Decimal Classification [/hjs]

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Mmmmm... Dewey Decimal Classification [/hjs]

More like Gooey Decimal Classification, amiright?

 

[jhib]

It's like Reddit is the local library. FFA is the local pub. There are more behavioral rules at the library than there are at the pub.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Reddit described as the local library.

If you think about a local library where there is a wealth of information on countless topics, but also a pervert watching porn on a computer with the volume up, it makes more sense.

And like Reddit, I'm kind of scared to even go into different parts of our library. By necessity, I sometimes need to use the bathroom and every single time there's someone in the stall doing God knows what.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

It's like Reddit is the local library. FFA is the local pub. There are more behavioral rules at the library than there are at the pub.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Reddit described as the local library.

If you think about a local library where there is a wealth of information on countless topics, but also a pervert watching porn on a computer with the volume up, it makes more sense.

It’s been a while since I’ve been to the library. Do the ladies shamelessly promote their OF there these days?

Here in SoCal the "Library" is a well known strip club.

When a woman says she works at the library, she's often a stripper, so yes, this checks out.

You can go from the "reading books" at the Library to looking at "planets' at Venus.... or so I've been told

 

[Dennis Castro]

Same as day one