You responded to a post of mine. Wouldn't that be you trolling me? This entire thread is basically trollish, and look at who started it. You trolled a poster who couldn't respond to this thread even if he wanted to say something. I said from Day One that you wouldn't be a good mod candidate. I was right.
http://sportstwo.com/threads/180812-I-m-stepping-down?p=2561474&viewfull=1#post2561474 But like this case, you're always right.
That's a solid post with some strong points, jlprk. Repped. I do have a couple questions for you, though. * Do you really think that MIXUM was simply a cynical Blazer fan and not just "in it for the lulz"? * What, exactly, do you miss about his threads? Is it the linked content, his negative presentation of that content, or the firestorm that would often result? All of the above? * In terms of the big picture, why do you think it is that MIXUM has been banned from multiple Blazers sites? EDIT - One more question: Why don't you ever post riddles and challenges like you did back in the ESPN forums? Good times.
To be fair, Denny, his multiple "bandit" references tied back to this post where he indicated that someone else referred to him as the bandit of this board. I don't know if his posts were a tacit admission of wrongdoing so much as an acknowledgement of his role around here as the "bad guy" who many people actually secretly cheer for. If those posts were what got him banned, I have to say I agree with jlprk (which rarely happens).
I'm not always right, but thanks for those 2 quotes, because they prove I'm right in this case. I'll repeat them for everyone to read. Remember, he was defending himself from several critics led by Natebishop who had hijacked the thread to provoke him into saying something incriminating, after a week-long campaign in other threads to get him banned, timed for Ed's absence. ------------ ahhhh natebishop. always a mixum foe. like i asked before.... is it the bandit who is the bad guy... or is it the smokey? who did people cheer for? in the movie "the town" did you really hate the bad guy ben afflick or did you find yourself rooting for him? hmmmmmm natebishop i eagerly await your response. ya see stealing is stealing.... and its always wrong but some people find it acceptable as long as its for a good cause. theres a bad guy in all of us which is why we cheer for bandits or bank robbers even though they are breaking the law. if you are saying im the smokey then your saying the mods are the bad guys breaking the rules. ------------- I am just appalled by these 2 posts you keep referring to, Denny. Please describe how they got Mixum banned.
* Do you really think that MIXUM was simply a cynical Blazer fan and not just "in it for the lulz"? I assume lulz means what were called kicks in the 60s. I think it's less of his mindlessly getting his kicks, and more of his 1) possessing a permanently pessimistic frame of mind combined with 2) a love of starting threads, giving him high visibility, and 3) his posts are short and don't reason things out, infuriating those who seek a positive House of Worship for their team. If he had only 1 of those 3, he'd skim by with just a couple of critics. * What, exactly, do you miss about his threads? Is it the linked content, his negative presentation of that content, or the firestorm that would often result? All of the above? I don't miss his threads. I do expect fewer long threads and thus fewer total posts on the board. His threads, while attracting his critics like bees, also contained a lot of people posting real basketball debate. With fewer threads, the board will have fewer debate posts (a minus), as well as no banter between his critics and him defending himself (a plus). To those like me who easily tolerate a cynic, the minus will exceed the plus. I stand up for him not because the board will be much worse (only a little worse) but because of the false reasons given for his demise. It's like, I may not agree with you, but I'll defend your rights to the death. (Uh, not even close, but you know what I mean.) * In terms of the big picture, why do you think it is that MIXUM has been banned from multiple Blazers sites? I think you're talking about only one site, BBB or BBF or whatever it's called. The reason is obvious. The same individuals who got him banned here did the same there. EDIT - One more question: Why don't you ever post riddles and challenges like you did back in the ESPN forums? Good times. Edit: Who were you on ESPN? I still have a riddle they couldn't answer and I never told them the answer, if you want it. I play a different role here, since I'm a smaller fish in a bigger pond. I dominated more there (and like Mixum, a couple of people got tired of me).
This short mindless post extolling trolls is identical to a Mixum post. We're all wondering what Mixum's new screen name will be, but am I watching Outer Limits? Sapping our leader's mind would be scary.
But what if a significant majority of posters lack your poise and tolerance for cynicism? What if MIXUM's net sum, for most posters, was a strong negative? What if most folks believed that he was not, in fact, a fan at all, and just enjoyed riling people up? Is it fair and valid to remove his ability to post in this case? For the record, I never once called for a ban, but I thought it was fairly clear that the guy got a great deal of satisfaction from bugging people. Those two posts Denny cites may not be conclusive proof that he was deliberately trying to cause chaos, but they do seem to suggest it. Personally, I thought his posts in the "Calling out MIXUM" thread were even more "gloaty": "maybe im the cop, maybe im the bandit. im the one who gets attacked. its a beautiful thing." "when my name is in a thread it reaches 1000 views. thats thanks to all who hate. so wether im the smokey or the bandit it really doesnt matter. you cant have one without the other." Like I said, I never called for a ban, but I'm not shedding any tears for the loss. It's my understanding that he had been made well-aware of the possibility of losing his posting privileges, and yet he not only continued the same kinds of self-centered, antagonistic behavior, he basically bragged about his power to do so. I was trango99 on ESPN -- I posted there around 2004-2005. Always enjoyed your posts, and even won a couple of your puzzles (though I have yet to receive my promised rewards...). I went back recently to try and find those old threads, but it looks like they did some housekeeping on the forums. If you've got some unsolved puzzles, let em loose!
Looks like MIXUM is still generating posts after his inevitable demise. Amazing. Just as a word of advise to those who couldn't tolerate MIXUM's shit stirring carnival. Acknowledge his existence, but just don't react to him. That's all he wants, is your attention. You don't have to ignore him (whether it be with the site's ignore feature or through personal choice). Just don't give him fuel for his fire. MIXUM reminds me a great deal of my childish step father. Who will say and do inappropriate things just to elicit a response. One he gets that response and the attention he so desperately seeks, he piles on with anything and everything to make you angry or upset, because once you're acting out in such a way. It makes him look all the stronger. It's a child's game, played by childish people. Who obviously didn't get enough attention when they were actual children. That's all this is to MIXUM, a game. You're the one who chooses to play along. After he made his comments about Maurice Lucas, I made it a rule not to respond to him in any way shape or form. (Although I bent the rule once before, and am also doing it right now.) I felt I needed to pass on this piece of advice, if you follow it, your forum experience will improve ten fold. Mine has. Whether he stays banned or not, MIXUM wont be getting his mental masturbation kicks, from me. Back to it.
I liked the whole "smokey and the bandit" references. I got a little lost on it at times with it and as usual mixum was half talking out of his ass with all those analogies. But the refrences permeated several threads and were funny and intriguing at times . . . who is the good guy and bad guy in that movie? My take: Roy is Smokey and Andre is the Bandit . . . and that's no dig on Andre. Denny, I think you took it wrong when I said the moral majority wins. I should have just said the majority wins . . . which is not a bad thing. I did imply you had to make a tough call between losing posters or taking the extreme and banning mixum (I think that is what it came down to). You choose quaility for the board (in your mind) vs. post count and views, . . .very ethical choice on your part. I just wish most could deal with a mixum on this board . . . I found him fun and witty, in a mixum way.
I loooooooove to elicit a response . . . no one ever gives a shit what I have to say (except denny and jlprk . . . love you guys)
I don't agree it was the majority, but whether it was, just give the true reason, not some fake reason citing never-enforced fake board rules. The real reason was probably that Denny no longer had the energy to keep reading PMs from the same individuals complaining. "Calling out Mixum" was simply part of the week-long campaign, executed competently but with no tangible results, to get him to say something incriminating. I'm shining a light on fake reasons, as I do for any war. I remember you, but not a lot because you weren't there long. Those were prizeless riddles, like the predictions game when I ran it. Maybe I can find some. I think one was, who was the second NBA player who skipped college but was in the college draft. No, it wasn't Bill Willoughby or Moses Malone or Darryl Dawkins. Someone put a lot of work into that site. http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Lulz_Map
I know they were just casual riddles -- I was just trying to elicit a prize there... The riddles I got were more of the math variety -- I'm not nearly as good at history. I seem to recall some good ones involving long equations and jersey numbers. And maybe Sergio Rodriguez.
