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For all intensive purposes the same thing. Jk thanks honestly didn’t know that one.
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  • I don't understand why a bunch of miserable cunts come here to fight about politics. It's a sports and bullshit message board not a fucking political board. Maybe I should just make another site calle

  • I have gone from over 100 rep points to under 30 in just a day just for my opinions in the Kavanaugh thread. The negging of unpopular abc conservative opinions is out of control and sucks ass

  • The CR is on a level like I have never seen.  If you disagree with them, no matter how logical or articulate your statement is, you are negged to oblivion.  No way would I post there because nobody in



For all intensive purposes the same thing. Jk thanks honestly didn’t know that one.

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1 hour ago, troph said:

 


For all intensive purposes the same thing. Jk thanks honestly didn’t know that one.

 

you know, I really could care less

3 hours ago, tjhooker said:

I've had worse against me and that person still posts here. So that is not ban worthy.  I am not sure what is ban worthy but that bar is very high apparently. 

The person you refer to also got a vacation for what he said to you.

23 hours ago, immamac said:

I'm really thinking about just putting auto-mod in place for some of this stuff.

3 reports and auto-ban for the stated triggers above, but just to reiterate:

  1. Wishing death on a poster or public figure
  2. Suggesting suicide to other posters or potential readers
  3. Hateful slurs
  4. Bringing up shit from non-public areas/threads on the board in public areas/threads

Poster following/harassment is really hard, but as long as you report it generally it gets dealt with in warnings/DM if not I think we should all come up with valid criteria for a break if someone.

Trolling in CR is impossible to moderate we aren't going to even explore doing it, Trolling in recruiting/football/sports is actually pretty straightforward to moderate without the need for auto-mod. Open to suggestions though.

And doxxing someone should be an immediate banhammer.  

25 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

And doxxing someone should be an immediate banhammer.  

I mean... I think there are varying degrees of doxxing. A lot of people here know each other irl. 

It's the intent behind it that counts. 

And doxxing someone should be an immediate banhammer.  


Whatever, John.
3 minutes ago, Lurch said:

 


Whatever, John.

 

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On 3/25/2019 at 11:08 AM, immamac said:

I'm really thinking about just putting auto-mod in place for some of this stuff.

3 reports and auto-ban for the stated triggers above, but just to reiterate:

  1. Wishing death on a poster or public figure
  2. Suggesting suicide to other posters or potential readers
  3. Hateful slurs
  4. Bringing up shit from non-public areas/threads on the board in public areas/threads

Poster following/harassment is really hard, but as long as you report it generally it gets dealt with in warnings/DM if not I think we should all come up with valid criteria for a break if someone.

Trolling in CR is impossible to moderate we aren't going to even explore doing it, Trolling in recruiting/football/sports is actually pretty straightforward to moderate without the need for auto-mod. Open to suggestions though.

with the exception of obvious ADHD type trolls, which I just banned one. 

honestly, i do not know how CR posters keep up with CR threads. you have to understand, there's no actual way for us to read every single post, especially when a thread goes off the rails.

report the posts, i urge all of yall, and we can probably rein in the most divisive trolls. if you merely report someone you don't like or with whom you disagree, that will not be helpful.

with the exception of obvious ADHD type trolls, which I just banned one. 
honestly, i do not know how CR posters keep up with CR threads. you have to understand, there's no actual way for us to read every single post, especially when a thread goes off the rails.
report the posts, i urge all of yall, and we can probably rein in the most divisive trolls. if you merely report someone you don't like or with whom you disagree, that will not be helpful.

Reported.
3 hours ago, Dr. Beeper said:

Really?  That’s worse than being a worthless crossdresser. 

Hi Rex.

1 hour ago, hayden_horn said:

with the exception of obvious ADHD type trolls, which I just banned one. 

honestly, i do not know how CR posters keep up with CR threads. you have to understand, there's no actual way for us to read every single post, especially when a thread goes off the rails.

report the posts, i urge all of yall, and we can probably rein in the most divisive trolls. if you merely report someone you don't like or with whom you disagree, that will not be helpful.

You sure seem to step in when it meets your political leanings litmus test.

1 minute ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

You sure seem to step in when it meets your political leanings litmus test.

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11 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

You sure seem to step in when it meets your political leanings litmus test.

I honestly am not even mad about it it's really just sad and I'm praying for them but I'm also laughing because of how little I care but really they should get help. 

10 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

You sure seem to step in when it meets your political leanings litmus test.

yall specifically asked for an IP check on those two dudes, which i did. it indicated that they are not only primarily in different locales, they are in entirely different states with the majority of their posts on a single IP. this is actually quite uncommon, given the mobility of surly on tapa or just on a mobile browser.

they are two different dudes. i understand you're stung because you're wrong, but if i had found out they were the same dude, i would have come down on them instead of you. they passed your litmus test. grow up and get the fuck over it.

46 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

yall specifically asked for an IP check on those two dudes, which i did. it indicated that they are not only primarily in different locales, they are in entirely different states with the majority of their posts on a single IP. this is actually quite uncommon, given the mobility of surly on tapa or just on a mobile browser.

they are two different dudes. i understand you're stung because you're wrong, but if i had found out they were the same dude, i would have come down on them instead of you. they passed your litmus test. grow up and get the fuck over it.

I'm not stung about being wrong on an internet web site. My skin is thicker than that. 

4 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

And doxxing someone should be an immediate banhammer.  

Well look, if you're going to inadvertently post your email address and it just happens to contain your name... is that really doxing? :) 

2 hours ago, hayden_horn said:

yall specifically asked for an IP check on those two dudes, which i did. it indicated that they are not only primarily in different locales, they are in entirely different states with the majority of their posts on a single IP. this is actually quite uncommon, given the mobility of surly on tapa or just on a mobile browser.

they are two different dudes. i understand you're stung because you're wrong, but if i had found out they were the same dude, i would have come down on them instead of you. they passed your litmus test. grow up and get the fuck over it.

Just wondered, might blow minds but.. is Hayden Derka or Derka Hayden?  Both absolutely hate capitalizing the first word of a sentence....hmmmmmm.

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17 minutes ago, SHOOTER12 said:

Just wondered, might blow minds but.. is Hayden Derka or Derka Hayden?  Both absolutely hate capitalizing the first word of a sentence....hmmmmmm.

i dunno.

Dozing should absolutely be bannable. Bringing up stuff from no public boards should be too. That’s about it. Being a bitch on the internet shouldt be.

How you people can stand the Cr is beyond me.

5 hours ago, immamac said:

Have I mentioned how much I fucking hate CR?

I don't understand why y'all are even trying to moderate it.  You can't moderate a shitshow.

I always enjoy the whiny CR types who follow each other around on neg campaigns and then whine on here when their wrists get slapped by a mod. They're animals, let them lose their souls. 

3 hours ago, Dr. Beeper said:

Dude, no, please stop. This is getting annoying to say the least. 

Hey guys, that's enough. Let's not make Rex angry. 

I don't understand why y'all are even trying to moderate it.  You can't moderate a shitshow.


Sure you can. Containment begets moderation. Moderation begets containment.

3 day music festival PortAJohn vis-a-vis Bucee’s.

Moderate and contain the worst of it and worst offenders will moderate and contain themselves.
3 hours ago, Dr. Beeper said:

Dude, no, please stop. This is getting annoying to say the least. 

Yeah, like Dr. Beeper only posts in the Oil Barons thread because he wants to, not because he's drawn like a moth to a flame. 

Yeah, like Dr. Beeper only posts in the Oil Barons thread because he wants to, not because he's drawn like a moth to a flame. 

Or is a complete douchebag fuckwad like his former screen name.
9 hours ago, hayden_horn said:

with the exception of obvious ADHD type trolls, which I just banned one. 

honestly, i do not know how CR posters keep up with CR threads. you have to understand, there's no actual way for us to read every single post, especially when a thread goes off the rails.

report the posts, i urge all of yall, and we can probably rein in the most divisive trolls. if you merely report someone you don't like or with whom you disagree, that will not be helpful.

Oh there are certain posters who absolutely keeps tabs.

 

it's uncanny as fuck.

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I don't understand why a bunch of miserable cunts come here to fight about politics. It's a sports and bullshit message board not a fucking political board. Maybe I should just make another site called surlypolitics and just import cloakroom there and banish all of them to that site and leave it completely unmoderated. 

You have to wade through infested shitpools to get there but some of the posters and some of what is shared and debated is pretty high quality. Across party lines no but within each side yes. I’ve used the CR for a couple of decades to refine my thinking on a number of topics.

11 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:

Dozing should absolutely be bannable. 

Hey don't be fucking with my nap time.

8 hours ago, troph said:

You have to wade through infested shitpools to get there but some of the posters and some of what is shared and debated is pretty high quality. Across party lines no but within each side yes. I’ve used the CR for a couple of decades to refine my thinking on a number of topics.

This. But I haven't decided if that juice is worth the squeezing.

9 hours ago, immamac said:

I don't understand why a bunch of miserable cunts come here to fight about politics. It's a sports and bullshit message board not a fucking political board. Maybe I should just make another site called surlypolitics and just import cloakroom there and banish all of them to that site and leave it completely unmoderated. 

It's fun.

BTW, why did the Smollett thread get the axe?

9 hours ago, immamac said:

I don't understand why a bunch of miserable cunts come here to fight about politics. It's a sports and bullshit message board not a fucking political board. Maybe I should just make another site called surlypolitics and just import cloakroom there and banish all of them to that site and leave it completely unmoderated. 

Don't you often post in the CR? Like, actual opinions and questions. 

Take a lap. 

41 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Don't you often post in the CR? Like, actual opinions and questions. 

Take a lap. 

I don't currently - the reason my post count in there is probably inflated is to tell people to get back on topic. I went through a phase that I thought participating would keep me more in tune with what was going on in there, but that lasted less than 2 weeks because it's obviously a lost cause. 

45 minutes ago, Zavala said:

It's fun.

BTW, why did the Smollett thread get the axe?

I actually only meant to delete posts from the trolls in there, but hit delete thread on accident - I did go and read through it considering to undelete it which was going to be a pain in the ass and I just decided it was a garbage thread and not worth the effort saving. 

Don't you often post in the CR? Like, actual opinions and questions. 
Take a lap. 

There are 5,280 ft in a mile. You’re going to run every one of them.
25 minutes ago, immamac said:

I actually only meant to delete posts from the trolls in there, but hit delete thread on accident - I did go and read through it considering to undelete it which was going to be a pain in the ass and I just decided it was a garbage thread and not worth the effort saving. 

tfw GIF

Unfortunately it looks like they're now spilling into the DT thread.

So... that's nice. 

11 hours ago, immamac said:

I don't understand why a bunch of miserable cunts come here to fight about politics.

like I said, just delete it and give the worst posters on the site a reason to leave

51 minutes ago, SwanderedTalent said:

like I said, just delete it and give the worst posters on the site a reason to leave

They won't leave, they will contaminate the rest of the board.  I have always said if you post in the CR your posting privileges should be limited in other forums.  They are a cancer.

Where can someone go to talk politics online in a semi-anonymous forum with the localization advantage of Surly?  Texags? Lol

Have you seen the competition? Outside of the national boards there’s not much there.  The online college sports team forums have large audiences to draw opinions and interactions.  Moreover, there is a political angle to nearly everything, especially in sports. 

Is there a Texas political talk forum that can hang with the CR?  I haven’t seen one. 

Yes the CR is a cesspool, it’s messy and ugly at times but such is the nature of political discussions in a free and open society.  

You gotta cherish it.

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Honestly CR is not that bad and a hell of a lot more cordial than most political subforums I've seen. I think the volume of posts just overwhelms most people, myself included, which is why I don't post there much anymore (that and I become kind of a dickwad sometimes).

28 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Where can someone go to talk politics online in a semi-anonymous forum with the localization advantage of Surly?

who cares? to immamac's point, "it's a sports and bullshit message board"

3 minutes ago, SwanderedTalent said:

who cares? to immamac's point, "it's a sports and bullshit message board"

My point was the CR is something of value. It doesn’t have much of an equal in the online marketplace and it can’t easily be replicated. 

It might not be valuable to you or immamac, and that’s fine.  However, it’s safe to say the traffic of this forum would suffer if CR didn’t exist, not that anyone should care about that. 

Yeah CR is a cesspool, so is politics in general...  As long as you can refrain form getting really personal (and some can't), it's fine. I hate talking politics with  friends or making comments on FB that are specific political comments because that place gets very very nasty.  

CR is kindergarten to some of the stuff I've seen on FB, and from people I've known for years.

You have to wade through infested shitpools to get there but some of the posters and some of what is shared and debated is pretty high quality. Across party lines no but within each side yes. I’ve used the CR for a couple of decades to refine my thinking on a number of topics.

When you look at all 20 threads in the political forum, not one, not even one, is on a topic of finding common ground between democrats and republicans, or liberals and conservatives. Every thread devolves into tossing insults at the other party. It’s really scary. This is what’s happened to our country. And the people in that forum are relatively well educated. We are effed.
1 hour ago, SwanderedTalent said:

so is underage prostitution

Easy there. What did an underaged prossie ever do to you?

 

Or not do?

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