To the Board Administrators

[radatz17]

I think that it would make for much more friendlier usage of this board if you folks could find a way to divide some of the threads that
have have lengthened out to over 100+ pages.

It is difficult, at least for me, on these long, long threads to find specific topics and reply to them. If the administration could go through these long threads and
break them down into specific topics the board may get more posts with deeper thoughts.

[moonslav59]

Maybe hire Jack Handy for even more deeper thoughts!

[notin]

Maybe hire Jack Handy for even more deeper thoughts!



“If you load $20 to a person, and you never see that person again, it was probably worth it...”

[mvp 78]

I think that it would make for much more friendlier usage of this board if you folks could find a way to divide some of the threads that
have have lengthened out to over 100+ pages.

It is difficult, at least for me, on these long, long threads to find specific topics and reply to them. If the administration could go through these long threads and
break them down into specific topics the board may get more posts with deeper thoughts.

The Mods are unpaid and don't have time for this kind of work. If you want to talk about a topic that you can't readily find, just make your own post.

[moonslav59]

“If you load $20 to a person, and you never see that person again, it was probably worth it...”

Ah, come on! You didn't like...

"Instead of building newer and larger weapons of mass destruction, I think mankind should try to get more use out of the ones we have"

"I think the mistake a lot of us make is thinking the state-appointed shrink is our friend"

"If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason."

"One thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse"

"If I had a mine shaft, I don't think I would just abandon it. There's got to be a better way."

"Broken promises don't upset me. I just think, why did they believe me?"

"When I found the skull in the woods, the first thing I did was call the police. But then I got curious about it. I picked it up, and started wondering who this person was, and why he had deer horns."

"The people in the village were real poor, so none of the children had any toys. But this one little boy had gotten an old enema bag and filled it with rocks, and he would go around and whap the other children across the face with it. Man, I think my heart almost broke. Later the boy came up and offered to give me the toy. This was too much! I reached out my hand, but then he ran away. I chased him down and took the enema bag. He cried a little, but that's the way of these people."

"Laurie got offended that I used the word "puke." But to me, that's what her dinner tasted like."

"The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face"

[notin]

Hey I was working from memory here!...

[kenmeister]

Ah, come on! You didn't like...

"Instead of building newer and larger weapons of mass destruction, I think mankind should try to get more use out of the ones we have"

"I think the mistake a lot of us make is thinking the state-appointed shrink is our friend"

"If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason."

"One thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse"

"If I had a mine shaft, I don't think I would just abandon it. There's got to be a better way."

"Broken promises don't upset me. I just think, why did they believe me?"

"When I found the skull in the woods, the first thing I did was call the police. But then I got curious about it. I picked it up, and started wondering who this person was, and why he had deer horns."

"The people in the village were real poor, so none of the children had any toys. But this one little boy had gotten an old enema bag and filled it with rocks, and he would go around and whap the other children across the face with it. Man, I think my heart almost broke. Later the boy came up and offered to give me the toy. This was too much! I reached out my hand, but then he ran away. I chased him down and took the enema bag. He cried a little, but that's the way of these people."

"Laurie got offended that I used the word "puke." But to me, that's what her dinner tasted like."

"The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face"






I remember those! My favorite is the last one.

[SCM33]

The Mods are unpaid and don't have time for this kind of work. If you want to talk about a topic that you can't readily find, just make your own post.

We barely have board administrators, and regardless, this has always been my favorite place to post. This place has always policed its own well.

[bkzwhitestrican]

If the administration could go through these long threads and break them down into specific topics the board may get more posts with deeper thoughts.

LOL good one

[Jasonbay44]

There would honestly be almost no way to accurately do this and would take an absurd amount of work to break up over 1000s of posts in some threads, into separate threads. If there is anything specific you want to talk about, feel free to make a new thread, or discuss it any of the existing ones. Attempting to do this just isn't worth the time and effort.

[Youk Of The Nation]

We barely have board administrators, and regardless, this has always been my favorite place to post. This place has always policed its own well.

It's true, I'm very insubstantial.

At least during the offseason. I just don't get as invested in discussions about contracts and minor leaguers as I do in the regular-season happenings. But I assure you I log on every day and check up on things. Deleting spam threads, mostly. Also, now that I am an admin and not just a mod, I am able to manually approve each new user, which is why you guys might have noticed a downtick in the amount of "free video game gold" and other advertising topics.

But yes, you guys do generally do a good job of policing yourselves. I know some of you don't get along, but I'm not going to start kicking people off the site for being mean to each other, unless it gets ridiculous. Everything runs smoothly without me and JB micromanaging everything. Splitting threads would just add more clutter and push active discussions into the second and third pages of every sub-board.

[moonslav59]

You guys do a great job.

Thank you!

[BillyWilliams]

You guys do a great job.

Thank you!

+1!!!

[Maxbialystock]

Ah, come on! You didn't like...

"Instead of building newer and larger weapons of mass destruction, I think mankind should try to get more use out of the ones we have"

"I think the mistake a lot of us make is thinking the state-appointed shrink is our friend"

"If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason."

"One thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse"

"If I had a mine shaft, I don't think I would just abandon it. There's got to be a better way."

"Broken promises don't upset me. I just think, why did they believe me?"

"When I found the skull in the woods, the first thing I did was call the police. But then I got curious about it. I picked it up, and started wondering who this person was, and why he had deer horns."

"The people in the village were real poor, so none of the children had any toys. But this one little boy had gotten an old enema bag and filled it with rocks, and he would go around and whap the other children across the face with it. Man, I think my heart almost broke. Later the boy came up and offered to give me the toy. This was too much! I reached out my hand, but then he ran away. I chased him down and took the enema bag. He cried a little, but that's the way of these people."

"Laurie got offended that I used the word "puke." But to me, that's what her dinner tasted like."

"The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face"






Great stuff. All made me laugh out loud in the dentists chair. First time for me. Thanks.

[Maxbialystock]

You guys do a great job.

Thank you!


Agree. Talksox is terrific.

[mvp 78]

I say we double YOTN's pay!

[Kimmi]

You guys do a great job.

Thank you!

100% agree!

I appreciate the non micro managing.

[Northern Star]

Just delete all of moonslav's posts and that will knock the threads down to about 200 posts.... :D

Seriously though, use search?

[Northern Star]

The Mods are unpaid and don't have time for this kind of work. If you want to talk about a topic that you can't readily find, just make your own post.

I thought making new threads was frowned upon.

[SCM33]

It's true, I'm very insubstantial.

At least during the offseason. I just don't get as invested in discussions about contracts and minor leaguers as I do in the regular-season happenings. But I assure you I log on every day and check up on things. Deleting spam threads, mostly. Also, now that I am an admin and not just a mod, I am able to manually approve each new user, which is why you guys might have noticed a downtick in the amount of "free video game gold" and other advertising topics.

But yes, you guys do generally do a good job of policing yourselves. I know some of you don't get along, but I'm not going to start kicking people off the site for being mean to each other, unless it gets ridiculous. Everything runs smoothly without me and JB micromanaging everything. Splitting threads would just add more clutter and push active discussions into the second and third pages of every sub-board.

I was not taking a shot at you. I apologize if thats how you read it. If anything I was giving all the members a pat on the back because everyone behaves, for the most part.

Except Seabeachfred.

[mvp 78]

He Who Must Not Be Named!

[notin]

He Who Must Not Be Named!

Is “He Who Constantly Refers To John Henry as Prune Face” acceptable? It does feel a tad cumbersome...

[S5Dewey]

I thought making new threads was frowned upon.

Yeah. I tried it...once..and was quickly rebuked by a self-appointed moderate/sheriff, probably because I came from the old BDC and wasn't one of "us".

I haven't tried it since.

[Bellhorn04]

Yeah. I tried it...once..and was quickly rebuked by a self-appointed moderate/sheriff, probably because I came from the old BDC and wasn't one of "us".

I haven't tried it since.

Things have loosened up here in that regard, I think.

[notin]

I’ve made numerous new threads and will make more. There have been some complaints, but some of these threads have gone on for several pages as well. And if the topic is specific enough, they can focus on one specific discussion. At least until they diverge, which they often do. But such is life on message boards. Frankly, I don’t see the big deal in making new threads.

And while some view is BDC veterans as the outsiders, it’s not like they’re not participating in new threads. If the discussion is interesting enough, people will join and either or drift the messages into a more interesting and fun topic. The fact that I started s multiple page thread on Matt Tuiasosopo certainly proves this...

[cp176]

I’ve made numerous new threads and will make more. There have been some complaints, but some of these threads have gone on for several pages as well. And if the topic is specific enough, they can focus on one specific discussion. At least until they diverge, which they often do. But such is life on message boards. Frankly, I don’t see the big deal in making new threads.

And while some view is BDC veterans as the outsiders, it’s not like they’re not participating in new threads. If the discussion is interesting enough, people will join and either or drift the messages into a more interesting and fun topic. The fact that I started s multiple page thread on Matt Tuiasosopo certainly proves this...

I have started a few new threads myself and will once again I'm sure. if more people started new threads, I really think that more people would participate. I would like to think that a goal of any forum might be to expand readership and participation. Likely not going to get that without some fresh topics and ideas to discuss.

[Jack Flap]

Yeah. I tried it...once..and was quickly rebuked by a self-appointed moderate/sheriff, probably because I came from the old BDC and wasn't one of "us".

I haven't tried it since.

I still catch a whiff of this sentiment now and then (which, now close to three years since we migrated here, is kind of puzzling), and it's one reason I don't post nearly as much as I otherwise might.

[mvp 78]

Yeah. I tried it...once..and was quickly rebuked by a self-appointed moderate/sheriff, probably because I came from the old BDC and wasn't one of "us".

I haven't tried it since.

And your post was subsequently merged into another thread by a moderator. So?

[Slasher9]

I still catch a whiff of this sentiment now and then (which, now close to three years since we migrated here, is kind of puzzling), and it's one reason I don't post nearly as much as I otherwise might.

this is a shame because you were always one of my favorite reads....

[Bellhorn04]

I still catch a whiff of this sentiment now and then (which, now close to three years since we migrated here, is kind of puzzling), and it's one reason I don't post nearly as much as I otherwise might.

Don't feel that way anymore. That's all pretty much gone now.

[mvp 78]

I just don't get it anymore. The vast majority of older posters on here don't care about BDC. It seems to be it's just a few former BDC posters who keep posting about how it's not the same or whatever. It's been 3 years. If you still don't like how this board is moderated, I don't know what else to say.

http://bostonredsoxforum.freeforums.net/

[mvp 78]

I just spent 2 minutes on the other site and now need a stiff drink. I don't see how that could be enjoyable for anyone.

I think we all get along here pretty well. I just don't see what the big deal is.

[Bellhorn04]

I just spent 2 minutes on the other site and now need a stiff drink. I don't see how that could be enjoyable for anyone.

I think we all get along here pretty well. I just don't see what the big deal is.

There was some tension for a while there, but I thing it's long gone now.

[BillyWilliams]

I just don't get it anymore. The vast majority of older posters on here don't care about BDC. It seems to be it's just a few former BDC posters who keep posting about how it's not the same or whatever. It's been 3 years. If you still don't like how this board is moderated, I don't know what else to say.

http://bostonredsoxforum.freeforums.net/

I agree, if you don't like it here nobody is holding a gun to your head to stay here.

I think this is a pretty well run board.

[S5Dewey]

And your post was subsequently merged into another thread by a moderator. So?

Feeling guilty? :D

[mvp 78]

Feeling guilty? :D

Me? Never. I just think it's weird that you are still bringing up old shit. Seems like most everyone else has moved on.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Things have loosened up here in that regard, I think.


I finally gave up. I got sick of the passive-aggressive "oh, I thought I wasn't ALLOWED to make new threads" crap.

No one ever told anyone they shouldn't make new threads. All I asked in the beginning was that everyone stop and think for two seconds before creating one. At one point most of the first page of results in the TS subforum were threads with 0-5 replies, and every one of them was something that could have been posted in the Gamethreads. There is a difference between new discussion threads and entirely new threads to complain about a specific pitching change in one game.

Everyone should feel free to create new threads if you want to start a discussion.

[yeszir]

Just, like, make a new thread

[Youk Of The Nation]

*David Attenborough voice*

Here we have a special treat for our viewers. A live YesZir in its natural habitat. They do not often appear in the presence of humans and sightings are rare, scattered over many years. The existence of the YesZir is considered apocryphal among many in the zoological community due to the scarcity of encounters....Ah! That sound you hear is one that only a few scientists and explorers have heard in the last half-century- the territorial call of the YesZir, which, at full volume, appears to say "you guys suuuuck everyone just stop".

[mvp 78]

It's like seeing a snow leopard in the wild.

[Northern Star]

Do you know what I spend my time doing? I sleep two or three hours a night. There's no sex and drugs for Youk. Do you know what I do? I find lost luggage. I locate mandolin strings in the middle of Austin!
...

[Northern Star]

I think that it would make for much more friendlier usage of this board if you folks could find a way to divide some of the threads that
have have lengthened out to over 100+ pages.

It is difficult, at least for me, on these long, long threads to find specific topics and reply to them. If the administration could go through these long threads and
break them down into specific topics the board may get more posts with deeper thoughts.

I'll speak to the boys down at the crime lab. They got four detectives working on this. They got us working in shifts!

[SCM33]

I'll speak to the boys down at the crime lab. They got four detectives working on this. They got us working in shifts!

Thats not funny. Actually, its dated and stupid.

Maybe you should find a flapper girl to do the charleston with, idiot.

[mvp 78]

Feel so honored to get my first spam porn in my private messages. Wow!

[a700hitter]

Feel so honored to get my first spam porn in my private messages. Wow!Me too. Has the demented sender been eliminated by the mods?

[Thunder]

Feel so honored to get my first spam porn in my private messages. Wow!

Wish I could say it was the first porn I saw today... Oh wait, for once it actually was

[Youk Of The Nation]

Fucking people I swear. The E-mail and username didn't seem to raise any red flags, sorry guys. Unfortunately unless the IP is a proxy it's hard to know this'll happen until it does.

[jacksonianmarch]

That’s was annoying

[Slasher9]

At least the person could have determined my sexual preference before sending me that particular clip...

[mvp 78]

At least the person could have determined my sexual preference before sending me that particular clip...

Not into TMNT?

[Youk Of The Nation]

That’s was annoying

At least he sent stuff to the Yankees fans as well. Every cloud has a silver lining, right?!

[Slasher9]

Not into TMNT?

I don’t know what this means so I am going with no.

[Thunder]

Well, a new contender for Idiot of the Day has emerged

[moonslav59]

I just got the private message.

[Thunder]

The key is to delete them without opening. It takes skill, I know. Might be too much of a millennial thing for you guys to do

[moonslav59]

The key is to delete them without opening. It takes skill, I know. Might be too much of a millennial thing for you guys to do

I'm a luddite. Tell me how.

[Thunder]

I'm a luddite. Tell me how.

Hit the check box on the right corner, scroll all the way down to the bottom. There's a dropdown that says "Selected Messages." You'll find it in there

[moonslav59]

Hit the check box on the right corner, scroll all the way down to the bottom. There's a dropdown that says "Selected Messages." You'll find it in there

Done.

Thanks.

[Slasher9]

I just got another one. Sigh...

[mvp 78]

I don’t know what this means so I am going with no.

You didn’t get sexy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle porn? Want me to forward it?

[mvp 78]

That TMNT one cracks me up.

[Slasher9]

You didn’t get sexy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle porn? Want me to forward it?

Lol. No. The first one was 2 dudes. Second one was Lion King porn.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I'm not going to approve any new users for a couple weeks. Unfortunately users awaiting confirmation can still send PMs. If you receive a PM from a user you don't recognize, don't open it. Just let me or JB know and we can ban the user.

[Thunder]

Lol. No. The first one was 2 dudes. Second one was Lion King porn.

Aw man! I missed the Lion King porn!

[mvp 78]

Lol. No. The first one was 2 dudes. Second one was Lion King porn.

Lion King? That sounds fun.

[Hitch]

Tremendously disappointed to find out that I wasn't the only one to receive this message. Ruined the special feeling I got.

Interesting message title....I recall somebody else saying this recently that got banned. I forget who. Same guy, obviously?

[Hitch]

What?! There's Lion King porn, too? Man, a little too quick on the ban hammer there YOTN!

[Spudboy]

Is “He Who Constantly Refers To John Henry as Prune Face” acceptable? It does feel a tad cumbersome...

Or "He who always says Boggy is a choker".

[Spudboy]

*David Attenborough voice*

Here we have a special treat for our viewers. A live YesZir in its natural habitat. They do not often appear in the presence of humans and sightings are rare, scattered over many years. The existence of the YesZir is considered apocryphal among many in the zoological community due to the scarcity of encounters....Ah! That sound you hear is one that only a few scientists and explorers have heard in the last half-century- the territorial call of the YesZir, which, at full volume, appears to say "you guys suuuuck everyone just stop".

Major lulz.

Classic Youk.

[Spudboy]

Me too. Has the demented sender been eliminated by the mods?

Me three.

Some people have very lonely lives if they have nothing better to do. Sad.

[Bellhorn04]

And why can't they just send us nice normal everyday porn?

[Thunder]

The last one I got called Spud a pedophile. Perhaps it was a previously banned user?

[Bellhorn04]

The last one I got called Spud a pedophile. Perhaps it was a previously banned user?

Same. All hell has broken loose here.

[Kimmi]

Hmm.

I'm wondering if I should feel offended that I appear to be the only one who has not received such lovely PMs. :D

[Jasonbay44]

The last one I got called Spud a pedophile. Perhaps it was a previously banned user?
That guy is literally a psychopath and has been banned at least a dozen times. He somehow always has a new IP, with a normal name, will post normally for days, weeks, months, then randomly spread the pedophile bullshit again.

[Jasonbay44]

Hmm.

I'm wondering if I should feel offended that I appear to be the only one who has not received such lovely PMs. :D


I didn’t personally receive one, but I did get forwarded a few of them so I didn’t miss out!

[Jasonbay44]

Never mind, just got one. If you get a PM from “LeoSucksOffRalph” don’t click it. Also please continue letting me and Youk know of these incidents, this guy has a lot of accounts

If ANYONE gets a weird suspicious PM from an unknown person, ignore it and let us know. I’m at work and trying to watch the site on my phone. I’ve already banned at least 5 accounts in last hour from this jack ass.

[Thunder]

Lol. "Thunder is a faggot"

Joke's on you, buddy. I've been called worse. Hell, I've called myself worse

[jacksonianmarch]

These names are easy to pick off. Did all new users get auto-accepted for awhile? Clearly this guy planned his trolling

[Jasonbay44]

These names are easy to pick off. Did all new users get auto-accepted for awhile? Clearly this guy planned his trollingthese users aren’t approved and don’t have the ability to post, but for some reason are able to send PMs. I’m trying to access the Mod control panel on my phone at work, but unfortunately don’t see an option for me to disable this. I’ve tried contacting Youk and hopefully he can handle this.

[a700hitter]

The mods have blocked these idiot trollers from joining, but the are still getting pm through. The members can help with that. I went into General Settings and turned off PMs. Fools tire quickly without immediate gratification.

[Jasonbay44]

The mods have blocked these idiot trollers from joining, but the are still getting pm through. The members can help with that. I went into General Settings and turned off PMs. Fools tire quickly without immediate gratification.

I just talked to Yeszir and he made it so unapproved members can no longer send PM's, at the very least this should slow him down and/or frustrate him. Just make sure you guys keep letting us know if you get any weird messages. These idiots have been apparently making accounts for years and plotting this stupidity.

[jacksonianmarch]

SaletheCondor is the most recent

[Youk Of The Nation]

I finally figured out how to use the admin CP to ban unapproved users from sending PMs. This should stop now.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I just talked to Yeszir and he made it so unapproved members can no longer send PM's, at the very least this should slow him down and/or frustrate him. Just make sure you guys keep letting us know if you get any weird messages. These idiots have been apparently making accounts for years and plotting this stupidity.

Apparently there are two categories of unapproved users, those awaiting moderation and those awaiting E-Mail confirmation. I changed the second one as well, I'm not sure of the difference but better safe than sorry I guess?

[Jasonbay44]

Apparently there are two categories of unapproved users, those awaiting moderation and those awaiting E-Mail confirmation. I changed the second one as well, I'm not sure of the difference but better safe than sorry I guess?

I was about to PM you and say that Yeszir switched one of them, but after he switched it, I still received a few PM's from the idiot(s). Hopefully having them both switched will put a stop to this nonsense. I can't believe there is someone (or maybe multiple people) actually spending their days doing this dumb shit.

[Hitch]

That guy is literally a psychopath and has been banned at least a dozen times. He somehow always has a new IP, with a normal name, will post normally for days, weeks, months, then randomly spread the pedophile bullshit again.

Why did it start? Why did he target Spud? Some odd people in this world.

[mvp 78]

Why did it start? Why did he target Spud? Some odd people in this world.

Some people weren't hugged as a child and are just dying for attention. The fact that he has threatened to out people on this board but never has, tells me that it's just some dipshit loser looking for attention because women won't pay him any attention because of poor hygiene and a terrible personality.

[a700hitter]

Some people weren't hugged as a child and are just dying for attention. The fact that he has threatened to out people on this board but never has, tells me that it's just some dipshit loser looking for attention because women won't pay him any attention because of poor hygiene and a terrible personality.The troll is just a nutcase with a lot of misdirected anger and hatred. He thinks that he can slander people in the most vile ways from the protection of mommy’s basement. I am retired, but my legal license is still valid. I would consider it a public service to find this troll and make his life a legal nightmare, including referring cases to appropriate law enforcement agencies if any criminal laws have been violated. I have a lot of time on my hands. So, go ahead, make my day.

[Thunder]

Some people weren't hugged as a child and are just dying for attention. The fact that he has threatened to out people on this board but never has, tells me that it's just some dipshit loser looking for attention because women won't pay him any attention because of poor hygiene and a terrible personality.

Women don't pay me any attention... Should I (or you guys) be concerned?

[bkzwhitestrican]

I will never be able to look at Timon & Pumba the same way again

[Youk Of The Nation]

Women don't pay me any attention... Should I (or you guys) be concerned?

No, that seems right.

[mvp 78]

Women don't pay me any attention... Should I (or you guys) be concerned?

Once you get those CPA pheromones on you, the women won’t be able to stay away!

[a700hitter]

Women don't pay me any attention... Should I (or you guys) be concerned?It's natures way of protecting women from overpopulating the world.

[devildavid]

I got one of those messages but didn't open it as it was obviously garbage. It has since been removed from my inbox.

[Thunder]

Once you get those CPA pheromones on you, the women won’t be able to stay away!

Does it work the other way too? At times, it feels like there are more girls than guys in the accounting program here. I'm not sure the exact figures, but it's gotta be close to 50-50.

[bkzwhitestrican]

Females are attracted to the 4 C's. You have you be Cute, Charming, Classy, and have a big CPA certificate.

[mvp 78]

Does it work the other way too? At times, it feels like there are more girls than guys in the accounting program here. I'm not sure the exact figures, but it's gotta be close to 50-50.

There are a lot of women in accounting for sure.

[Thunder]

There are a lot of women in accounting for sure.

Wouldn't it be too boring to marry another CPA though?

[mvp 78]

Wouldn't it be too boring to marry another CPA though?

Why? Shared interests are bad?

[Thunder]

Why? Shared interests are bad?

Who does the taxes?

[mvp 78]

Who does the taxes?

Shit, I don’t do my own taxes.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Wouldn't it be too boring to marry another CPA though?


Yes, the two CPAs together would create an inescapable blah hole.