- 03:36 PM
- 05/19/12
I'm in. Sunday night draft is better for me than Saturday.
posted by rcade at 10:14 AM on March 19
Obama's NCAA picks are conservative. Only 1s and 2s in the Final Four.
I watched the 1976 NCAA championship game in the NCAA Vault yesterday. Undefeated Indiana vs. Michigan. Bobby Knight rocking a red plaid sportscoat. Quinn Buckner, Kent Benson, Scott May and Bobby Wilkerson leading the Hoosiers.
Benson, in addition to being a great college center, was a big reason Larry Bird left Indiana after a couple weeks. Benson hazed him unmercifully, and Bird never forgot it when he played Benson's teams in the NBA, going 7-0 against them.
How mad was Bird? "[W]hen he made the NBA, he went out of his way to embarrass Benson -- a mediocre big man for the Pistons -- at every opportunity. This culminated in Kevin McHale's 56-point game in 1985, when Bird kept feeding McHale on the low post because Benson couldn't handle him. The lesson, as always: Don't mess with Larry Bird."
posted by rcade at 10:22 AM on March 14
The Obama campaign has a bracket challenge too.
posted by rcade at 01:40 PM on March 13
I'm in. I haven't watched any games this season aside from Tony Mitchell's debut at UNT, but I am watching old championship games in the NCAA Vault. I like my chances.
posted by rcade at 01:33 PM on March 13
Patriots by 4
Under
Patriots
Giants
Special teams
posted by rcade at 03:40 PM on February 05
It's true, bperk. And I'm fairly certain other members feel the same way and often hesitate to post because of just that.
I don't know what you and Bperk are so upset about, but it's been spilling into several discussions lately and it's a buzzkill. You're not being persecuted because people disagree with you. The fear of being banned or your opinions deleted because they are unpopular was completely unfounded.
Did everyone treat your side of the argument in a welcoming manner? No. Given the soreness of the subject, I'm surprised you expected that to happen.
posted by rcade at 05:17 PM on January 24
Patriots by 10
Giants by 4
Worst rusher: Eli Manning, -2 yards
Longest reception: Hakeem Nicks, 42 yards
Third down: Patriots, 43.5%
Red zone: Patriots, 65%
posted by rcade at 01:56 PM on January 22
Kirk, Gary and I are glad to have Rick's help. With this move, I'm able to step back from moderation and focus on coding the site.
posted by rcade at 10:23 PM on January 19
I just checked out MeFi. Matt Haughey's a damn showoff.
What services and sites do you use that you would like to include on your SportsFilter profile? For me, it's Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus and Delicious.
posted by rcade at 07:27 PM on January 14
Me too. How does MetaFilter handle it these days?
posted by rcade at 07:07 PM on January 14
rcade: why did I have to add <br/> to force returns? When i didn't it all ran together. Same as in the previous round. WTF?
A comment in a discussion is not the best place to make a bug report. I didn't overlook it intentionally. The answer is that I don't know why the preview isn't matching the saved comment. I need to work on that code.
For now, I use this workaround (as I think you do):
Line 1</br>Line 2</br>Line 3</br>Line 4
I have been asking for years now for my 2005 Locker Room interview to be revived. I was under the impression that was doable. If not, than I apologise.
SportsFilter moved to this platform in an emergency. Our ColdFusion/Microsoft SQL Server app stopped working and I couldn't make it work no matter what I did. Our hosting service had major customer support failings at the time, too.
To save the site, I moved it to this platform -- after a few days when I borrowed my Drudge Retort code to get it online quicker. That was extremely unpopular. So I emulated the old site with new code and the existing site design to make it as seamless as I could.
Moving it to this platform required Microsoft SQL Server's XML export feature. There were bugs. Lots of line breaks disappeared. Some content appears to have been omitted.
Getting all of the archives fixed is doable, but it's a huge programming undertaking less likely to benefit the site than creating new features and fixing bugs. I can restore some specific things that are glaringly absent, if they exist in a backup, by hand.
... I don't participate because I don't like the posts that are here. I know I should do something about it, but since I don't feel a part of the site because of what I outlined above, I am uninspired to do so.
I hope that as you see improvements here you'll become more enthused. But there have been bugs fixed and minor issues addressed throughout the past year.
posted by rcade at 07:01 PM on January 14
I used to subscribe to the Monitor. It wasn't entirely free of religion, if I recall correctly. There was one Christian Science devotional article in each issue.
posted by rcade at 03:51 PM on January 14
You're just trolling Apoch now, right?
I was confused by the question. If the pick is just one guy, I will pick Graham.
posted by rcade at 03:27 PM on January 13
New Orleans by 4
New England by 10
Baltimore by 8
New York by 4
Most catches: Jimmy Graham
Most yards: Marques Colston
First second half score: New England
Punter: Andy Lee
posted by rcade at 10:55 AM on January 13
I wasn't angry. I was just having some fun because you think I'm ignoring their voices, when I'd love to hear more from them and anyone else who feels strongly about the site.
If some longtime members are interesting in moderating the site, I'm open to that, but there isn't much need. Only 15 comments were deleted since Dec. 1. Where a new moderator could help is in deciding things like the subject of this post -- how much of a political tangent to allow in a sports discussion?
SportsFilter was once run by seven people who owned the site, but it wasn't seven people who did the work. People were busy. The three of us who did the work took it over.
Now I do almost all of the work -- which isn't a lot, except when coding is needed -- and most of the front-page posting. I've gotten a little punchy about questions regarding my style of posting, because I can't embody what everybody wants SportsFilter to be -- or remembers SportsFilter being -- as a single person. A community blog like this or MetaFilter requires a variety of strong and distinct voices sharing interesting and thought-provoking links.
I'm not going to knock people for not contributing more, because I think it's somewhat understandable. SportsFilter has stayed the same, while the web has changed. If you want to share sports links, there's now Twitter, Facebook and thousands of sports blogs. When we started, we were one of the only sports blogs -- and the first community sports blog. The excitement users had back then is in sharp contrast to the relaxed atmosphere here today.
One of my goals in the new year is to get back to coding the site, both to wipe out the last of the bugs and start adding new features again on a regular basis. As I do that, I'll look for ways to involve members who want to get involved.
I am aware that your bug reports are still open -- particularly the last few slash problems -- and I can't blame you for being bummed about that. If anyone here codes PHP and wants to be involved, let me know. The site is a Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP application. I would need some help figuring out source code repositories so I could share the scripts and incorporate outside submissions.
posted by rcade at 04:12 PM on January 12
Kirk and justgary, do you feel your voices are heard?
What are you getting at? Gary used to take the lead on moderation and Kirk on site design, but in recent years I've done more because I'm the guy running the server, paying the hosting bill and coding the site -- so that keeps me involved on a daily basis. I also post more links because my other gig at the Drudge Retort immerses me in news all day.
If there's some kind of coup you'd like to engineer, I keep a spare palace key in a fake rock by the front door.
posted by rcade at 12:42 PM on January 12
Are all three of you making decisions?
Sometimes. There isn't as much need to make decisions these days.
The reason I want to nip this stuff in the bud is to refute Dyams' premise that "posting White House/Obama crap as topics will often lead to this."
I agree with Beaverboard that "SpoFi members typically show a great deal of restraint when the discussion veers toward politics."
posted by rcade at 11:50 AM on January 12
There's some latitude here for letting a political discussion grow out of a sports topic. But if the association is thin, the discussion won't go anywhere good. I'm going to be quicker to kill tangents like that when they're a purely political argument.
Regarding another moderation issue, despite Debo270's kind words, I don't think we should have deleted the karma's a bitch sentiments from the Michael Philbin discussion. He had a serious criminal past. That's going to make some people view him unsympathetically.
(I didn't know about his past when I posted the link, because many media outlets weren't mentioning it. One paper even deleted those details from a story because of reader outrage.)
posted by rcade at 07:00 PM on January 11
Sorry I haven't responded, Gary. I wrote code to extend the time for locker room posts, but it doesn't work and I'm still looking for the bug.
The "///" problem has to do with escaping characters properly. Since it can happen on any script that runs the site, I have to squash it each time one pops up.
posted by rcade at 08:27 PM on November 25
Congrats on the kid, Jerseygirl!
I think SportsFilter's growth has slowed, but the football season has attracted some new members. Using everyone's first visit date, I can do a member count chart. I'll see what I can whip up in PHP.
posted by rcade at 08:31 AM on October 13
I pulled a Reyes and made it impossible for anyone to catch me. I want to earn my Costanza. I am returning it for this reason.
posted by rcade at 09:48 AM on September 30
Crap. I was in this league?
posted by rcade at 04:08 PM on September 29
I think the Huddle helps the site. I want to tie it to Twitter so members who post tweets with a specific hashtag automatically post them to the Huddle as well.
posted by rcade at 01:25 PM on September 28
With 1,437 links posted here, I have an approach that's not going to change. People who'd like better links need to post better links and support the users who post them with comments and praise. Otherwise, you get lots and lots of me.
I post stories I think are worthy of attention using some provocative language to attract attention. I'm closer to lowbrow than highbrow, since I spend my workday wallowing in the news here and on the Drudge Retort where being fast is better than being smart. I can be a reactionary dope, an overemotional asshat and a save-the-abortion-rights-of-gay-whales liberal. I don't know much about some sports, but that doesn't stop me from arguing about them.
If any of these things are bad for SportsFilter, the community's designed to be self-correcting. Every member can post on the front page.
posted by rcade at 12:18 PM on September 28
Me too. And I'm starting a slow golf clap for TBH that I hope others will build on.
posted by rcade at 01:38 PM on July 12
Despite avoiding relegation, Once U Go Blackpool has sacked the management after another disappointing season. The Pink Hoops will improve next year through a new technique we've discovered called "roster moves."
posted by rcade at 08:13 AM on June 02
Spammers have never gone to that much trouble here before. It is a bad omen. I knew it was a mistake to teach the rest of the world capitalism.
posted by rcade at 08:25 PM on April 04
Let's see how it falls out in the next couple weeks. I get the impression that it's supposed to work better than it does at the moment.
It would be a shame to lose Times links entirely, but if they don't let blog links through the paywall we may end up going that route.
posted by rcade at 09:07 AM on March 30
I'm in as the Santee Clauses. Can teams join until the draft?
posted by rcade at 09:08 AM on March 24
I think we're going to double the editing window to 20 minutes.
posted by rcade at 10:42 AM on March 15
Currently, you have 10 minutes to edit your own post or comment. The Pantheon has forever minutes.
posted by rcade at 01:09 PM on March 12
It was tempting to edit my comment afterwards.
posted by rcade at 04:11 PM on February 08
The over/under (11.5) for how many points in Scrabble (no bonuses) the last name of the player who scores the first touchdown would be worth (1)
N-E-L-S-O-N
9 points
Dammit! It's even a valid word, thanks to the wrestling move.
posted by rcade at 12:11 PM on February 07
Winner, point diff: Packers by 5
Over/under: Over
First score minute: 3rd minute into the first quarter
Last score type, first half: FG
Last score type, second half: TD
Team longest punt return, distance: Green Bay, 19 yards
Team most penalties, yards: Pittsburgh, 60
Team most rushing yards: Pittsburgh, 130
Team most passing yards: Green Bay, 277
Player most rushing yards: Mendenhall, 78
Player most receiving yards: Greg Jennings, 140
Lowest TD jersey: 7
Scrabble over/under: Under
posted by rcade at 02:59 PM on February 06
I've never designed mobile sites. If anyone can offer advice, I'll put one up.
posted by rcade at 09:28 PM on January 06
I just realized that my ability to edit comments assures me of victory.
posted by rcade at 12:06 PM on October 25
Rangers in 6.
Cliff Lee
2
3:52
posted by rcade at 12:06 PM on October 25
I just figured out where the preview bug is coming from. I will fix it forthwith.
posted by rcade at 07:19 PM on September 13
Though, I may be forgetting the Great Yahoo Member Influx of 2005. Was it '05?
'05 sounds about right. That's when we instituted the new member test.
posted by rcade at 10:06 AM on July 20
The blogging model we use here, borrowed from MetaFilter, relies on users taking the time to find and share great stuff. There's a relatively small number of users doing that -- 56 users have posted 288 stories the past 90 days, not including me.
If you don't think the subject of a post is "front page worthy," the proper response is to share the next thing you find that's front page worthy. It isn't to criticize a link that someone else thought was worthy.
The model doesn't work if users stop thinking it is worth their time to post something. The site will shift to an editor-driven model where you get links from me and a few other diehards with thick skin.
posted by rcade at 10:26 AM on July 19
Because I post so often, I wrote a script that deletes my front-page posts that get no comments after 18 hours. That link was picked up from MetaFilter.
posted by rcade at 01:24 PM on June 24
What are you talking about? Since that mom quit in a huff, the regulars went back to salty language.
posted by rcade at 09:45 AM on May 24
Looks like there's more support for moving the Fantasy category to the front page than closing the Locker Room. Do any of the keep votes want to move Fantasy?
posted by rcade at 07:55 AM on May 19
Rather than a dedicated fantasy post, I thought Fantasy Sports could be added as a front-page category.
posted by rcade at 08:32 PM on May 18
I'm open to colon elimination.
posted by rcade at 02:23 PM on April 20
Congratulations to Dr. John Evans, ya rat bastard.
posted by rcade at 10:49 AM on April 07
We're all currently losing to the president.
posted by rcade at 09:12 AM on March 19
Look for an error message when you try to update it. Last time this problem cropped up, there was a field in the user profile that the software thought was invalid.
posted by rcade at 09:11 AM on February 11
Just out of curiosity, are the ads enough to completely cover the costs of running this place?
We break even. We lost a little money last year while paying for the old server and new server at the same time, but the costs are down now.
posted by rcade at 10:05 PM on January 26
Nice to see Mathowie in here. The first post on this site is actually the second, but the first by Matt was deleted. Here it is, in its entirety, for SportsFilter completists: "foo: foo."
posted by rcade at 03:45 PM on January 25
Lots of Vikes love. I don't see them advancing against such a healthy Cowboys team.
posted by rcade at 02:27 PM on January 12
Use the Post link atop the Locker Room home page.
posted by rcade at 07:38 PM on December 17
Exactly. In my youth, I could tell you some stories. Most of them involve being a dungeon master, and we all know how wild Dungeons & Dragons games can get.
When the hell did you have time to write a book? Four sites and you're still the one who puts up the most FPPs.
When I'm writing a book, my postings here go up because it helps me avoid writing.
I'm going to avoid the favorite child question. When the members of Cruel.Com thought that I loved the Retort and SportsFilter better, they started acting out. It took a lot of toughlove to get through that.
posted by rcade at 10:36 AM on December 17
Gary: I hope that you reshelve my book with the cover facing outwards, preferably on top of a Head First Java.
My girl's more impressed by the whole Pope thing.
Everyone should create an international incident at least once in their lives.
posted by rcade at 01:44 PM on December 15
SpoFi Fantasy Baseball 2012
In the Spofi league, I'm heavy on closers if anybody wants to talk trade. I could use a quality starter.