Comment Guidelines and Info
With the recent set of spam commenters out there I think it’s time to put in some commenting guidelines.
1. No swearing. You can say “damn”, “hell”, “asshole”, and “douchebag” but once you get to the word that rhymes with “grit” then it will be edited. This is a PG-rated blog and I want to keep it that way. Continuous violation of this rule will result in a ban. NO EXCEPTIONS!
2. No spamming or posting dirty links. I think this is clear. You can post a link to your own blog but if I see anything about Viagra on there then out it goes. Any links to porn will be heavily reviewed removed upon sight and you will be banned from commenting for life.
3. Don’t be a troll. While trolling is rare on this site, you can’t troll and you can’t start a fight. Constructive criticism of this blog is welcome, or criticism of another person’s opinion. If you give me a “you’re retarded” comment then it’s trolling, because it will be removed.
NEW AS OF 10/25/2009: PLEASE stop posting comments on posts that are over 2 years old. So I said the New York Giants would have a bad season, don’t post it there. It’s trolling and I’m tired of that.
4.) NO POLITICS. Do not turn any posts I write into a political discussion. (NEW AS OF 10/27/2009)
NEW AS OF 10/27/2009: If I ever use Coveritlive, Scribble Live, or any other live-blogging service, the above rules apply to these live-blogs as well.
That’s all you need to know! Now here’s some info about your commenting:
1. Your IP address. Every time you comment your IP address is available to me. Please note I do not use, sell, or give away this information to anyone, and most of the time I forget the number anyway.
2. I reserve the right to edit your comment at any time. This is just a reminder, but this is mainly used to clean up spelling mistakes and the occasional f-bomb that drops. If you do feel like trolling then I’ll not only edit your comment but publicly humiliate you. It may seem unfair but you’re the one who came here to troll.
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Any questions can be left in the comments section of this page…….or if you want to test out the rules. ;-)
After watching a pre-season game with the Astros today, I had the same mixed feelings I always get. I love the Astros and appreciate seeing most of their games. However, to think about having to sit thru another season on senseless sidebars WHILE the game in in progress. I do not tune in to watch a sports TALKSHOW. I DO tune in to watch a game and not to listen to a lot of human interest stories which are never very interesting anyway. This is an insult to your listeners….let us watch the game and when we have an urge to listen to a sports talk show, we have lots of options. Have your directors and broadcasters listen to Vin Scully and learn how to broadcast a game, not turn it into a talk show. My cure is simple…everytime Jeanie or Janie or whoever starts to interview fans, I hit the mute button. Then you keep the camera on here while the game is going on. Stop it! Broadcast the game professionally.
I have absolutely no idea what that has to do with the commenting guidelines.
But I 100% agree with your sentiment as far as human interest stories. It’s not only an insult put it’s pointless. No one cares about their childhood involving drugs, that’s not the target audience.
If the US had the option viewers have in the UK we’d be complaining nil. With Sky TV services you can mute the commentators and just have the fan noise.
This does have to do with comment guidelines….did you just put this up within the last week or have I been an oblivious moron? I swear I never noticed it until yesterday…
It was up since last week.
I have been following your blog/website for a little while and I enjoy your content. I have a blog as well and have your site already linked into my page. I was wondering if it would be possible for you to add my site to your list of blogs as well. I’m still relatively new to the game, but I’m always looking for ways to increase my traffic. My site is called Sport’s with Mr. Factoid and the web address is http://www.mrfactoidssportsworld.blogspot.com. Well, thanks for your time and keep up the good work.
Thanks,
Thanks for the compliments, eallen!
I’ve checked your blog and you have very good stuff! Your blog should be on the link list in a couple of minutes.
Keep on writing!
People who retroactively post and call me an idiot or a more derogatory term on posts where I was off the mark or I had a wrong prediction, forecast for a team drives me nuts as well.