knapplc

[Saunders]

Jesus, the f#*k is his problem lately. He's been laying into the mod/admin team in the shed because we aren't doing enough or something. He needs to step away for awhile...

 

[zoogs]

Yeah, I'm starting to really feel like explaining is a losing battle sometimes.

They were right about 84. Sending that PM to him was harmless. I guess, for all my feelings about 84, it had never occurred to me to ask him to be a different poster.

 

[AR Husker Fan]

Knapplc desperately wants to be a mod again, and he desperately wants to set the tone of the board. He thinks that his posts will accomplish one or the other - have us asking him back as a mod or following his suggestions regarding who should be banned.

Best advice - ignore him and don't engage him. He's a smart guy; once the passion subsides a bit, he'll figure out that all his bitching won't change a thing.

 

[Saunders]

Knapplc desperately wants to be a mod again, and he desperately wants to set the tone of the board. He thinks that his posts will accomplish one or the other - have us asking him back as a mod or following his suggestions regarding who should be banned.

Best advice - ignore him and don't engage him. He's a smart guy; once the passion subsides a bit, he'll figure out that all his bitching won't change a thing.

Has he asked to come back? I don't know the circumstances of him leaving before, but I remember it was right after we got us new guys on board, and after Polo and crew were banned (which, coincidentally Knapp went over to their board for awhile).

 

[AR Husker Fan]

No, he hasn't asked. I should have been clearer on that, but it's kind of a long story. When knapplc first joined the board, he was, quite frankly, a jerk. Picked up some warnings pretty quickly. We had some discussions with him and he mentioned that he had been a moderator or administrator on other boards and loved to be able to keep boards "clean", and hoped he would be considered for the same with Huskerboard. We told him at that time that he had rubbed too many people the wrong way, but if he changed, we'd consider it on the next round of selections. He did, and we did - in fact, I think I was the one that put his name forward for consideration.

Anyway, I'm seeing something similar to what he was doing the last time - kind of trying to set policy as to what is acceptable conduct and act as a de facto moderator. The last time he did it, he was hoping to be selected a mod. I'm guessing he's back to that since Polo's board, while still in existence, has no activity other than spam posts. Knapplc was the administrator on Polo's board (this, after telling us that he no longer wanted to be a mod here because he didn't like being the bad guy); it's just his nature to want to do that.

 

[Saunders]

No, he hasn't asked. I should have been clearer on that, but it's kind of a long story. When knapplc first joined the board, he was, quite frankly, a jerk. Picked up some warnings pretty quickly. We had some discussions with him and he mentioned that he had been a moderator or administrator on other boards and loved to be able to keep boards "clean", and hoped he would be considered for the same with Huskerboard. We told him at that time that he had rubbed too many people the wrong way, but if he changed, we'd consider it on the next round of selections. He did, and we did - in fact, I think I was the one that put his name forward for consideration.

Anyway, I'm seeing something similar to what he was doing the last time - kind of trying to set policy as to what is acceptable conduct and act as a de facto moderator. The last time he did it, he was hoping to be selected a mod. I'm guessing he's back to that since Polo's board, while still in existence, has no activity other than spam posts. Knapplc was the administrator on Polo's board (this, after telling us that he no longer wanted to be a mod here because he didn't like being the bad guy); it's just his nature to want to do that.

Ok, thanks for the insight.

 

[zoogs]

I have some differences in opinion about how much to use the mod position to interact with posters, etc. But if he wants to do that again, I wouldn't mind it at all. He's a reasonable guy, well-liked on the boards, and he was really helpful in his time here as mod.

The Polo thing is the only episode that I can recall mystifying me. Maybe Polo was truly being quite annoying, but not to everyone (well, at least not to me) and I'm concerned about treating other members the same way.

The last time I talked to Polo, by the way, he was still hoping to get in touch with Eric at some point on account of their being old acquaintances (of some sort) from UNL.

 

[Saunders]

I have some differences in opinion about how much to use the mod position to interact with posters, etc. But if he wants to do that again, I wouldn't mind it at all. He's a reasonable guy, well-liked on the boards, and he was really helpful in his time here as mod.

The Polo thing is the only episode that I can recall mystifying me. Maybe Polo was truly being quite annoying, but not to everyone (well, at least not to me) and I'm concerned about treating other members the same way. On the other hand, it's good to have

The last time I talked to Polo, by the way, he was still hoping to get in touch with Eric at some point on account of their being old acquaintances (of some sort) from UNL.

To be clear, I like the guy. Always have, even when he would get on me for sparring with Polo. We chat on twitter, follow some of the same interests (we're foodies), but this stuff about the mods/admin team being lax on people being negative just weird.

I just find it mind boggling that he's so anti "being negative" and yet his love/hate relationship with Polo flies in the face of that mindset. Things have been more positive in the last 12 months than the previous 4 years, and certainly, it's nowhere near what it was when Polo and crew were bashing everyone on the staff day after day for almost 3 years.

 

[zoogs]

Maybe I just don't read the football forums enough anymore. Is it really all that negative?

I know it was during Pelini's last years -- *I* made plenty of negative posts about Pelini, and I had cooled on him since Year 3. Which is part of the reason that I think people who are sour on Riley should get to say their piece, as long as they can be nice about it.

My impression now is that Husker fans are mostly behind Riley. There are determined critics, but are there worn-out conversations dominating the board?

 

[AR Husker Fan]

I have some differences in opinion about how much to use the mod position to interact with posters, etc. But if he wants to do that again, I wouldn't mind it at all. He's a reasonable guy, well-liked on the boards, and he was really helpful in his time here as mod.

The Polo thing is the only episode that I can recall mystifying me. Maybe Polo was truly being quite annoying, but not to everyone (well, at least not to me) and I'm concerned about treating other members the same way.

The last time I talked to Polo, by the way, he was still hoping to get in touch with Eric at some point on account of their being old acquaintances (of some sort) from UNL.

Not sure why Polo was hoping to get in touch - he had Eric's email at one point, I know.

 

[AR Husker Fan]

Maybe I just don't read the football forums enough anymore. Is it really all that negative?

I know it was during Pelini's last years -- *I* made plenty of negative posts about Pelini, and I had cooled on him since Year 3. Which is part of the reason that I think people who are sour on Riley should get to say their piece, as long as they can be nice about it.

My impression now is that Husker fans are mostly behind Riley. There are determined critics, but are there worn-out conversations dominating the board?

I think much of knapplc's complaints have been about the Politics and Religion forum - in particular, 84HuskerLaw and another conservative poster - bnllim or something like that. He feels they simply repeat the same 15 or so Republican talking points and don't debate.

 

[Saunders]

Maybe I just don't read the football forums enough anymore. Is it really all that negative?

I know it was during Pelini's last years -- *I* made plenty of negative posts about Pelini, and I had cooled on him since Year 3. Which is part of the reason that I think people who are sour on Riley should get to say their piece, as long as they can be nice about it.

My impression now is that Husker fans are mostly behind Riley. There are determined critics, but are there worn-out conversations dominating the board?

Not at all. It pales in comparison to the tail end of Bo's tenure, or even last fall. We've nailed the guys being overly negative against players (i.e. AFHusker) and nobody's really taking shots against the coaches.

I think we've cleared things up a bit in the 84HuskerLaw thread in the 'shed.

 

[Saunders]

Maybe I just don't read the football forums enough anymore. Is it really all that negative?

I know it was during Pelini's last years -- *I* made plenty of negative posts about Pelini, and I had cooled on him since Year 3. Which is part of the reason that I think people who are sour on Riley should get to say their piece, as long as they can be nice about it.

My impression now is that Husker fans are mostly behind Riley. There are determined critics, but are there worn-out conversations dominating the board?

I think much of knapplc's complaints have been about the Politics and Religion forum - in particular, 84HuskerLaw and another conservative poster - bnllim or something like that. He feels they simply repeat the same 15 or so Republican talking points and don't debate.

And that's where it started.

84 made a post in the P&R forum with "you liberals" and people latched on it like it was some mega insult and started calling for him to be banned (see the beginning of the thread in the shed) and my eyes rolled so far back in my head...

Now, I get that he's a weird dude, and his posts are rambling, but "that" was the thing people were cling to, and nobody would point to specific things he'd done wrong, and there's one single report on the guy, that was really weak IMO.

 

[AR Husker Fan]

And that's where it started.

84 made a post in the P&R forum with "you liberals" and people latched on it like it was some mega insult and started calling for him to be banned (see the beginning of the thread in the shed) and my eyes rolled so far back in my head...

Now, I get that he's a weird dude, and his posts are rambling, but "that" was the thing people were cling to, and nobody would point to specific things he'd done wrong, and there's one single report on the guy, that was really weak IMO.

Yeah, that's what I thought. 84, in particular, is a "hit and run" poster in the P&R forum. He comes in, posts some insults to liberals, and disappears. He doesn't debate. Knapplc thinks that's trolling - particularly the lack of debate. As to the insults to liberals, it's no different than people saying, "How can anybody be so stupid to vote for Trump"? Same thing. And since I'm an unabashed liberal, I think I can safely say that if I don't see any violations, neither should knapplc, who claims to be neither liberal or conservative.

84 and the other guy - bnhill or whatever it is - are tedious posters, but I don't see either breaking the rules.

 

[Saunders]

And that's where it started.

84 made a post in the P&R forum with "you liberals" and people latched on it like it was some mega insult and started calling for him to be banned (see the beginning of the thread in the shed) and my eyes rolled so far back in my head...

Now, I get that he's a weird dude, and his posts are rambling, but "that" was the thing people were cling to, and nobody would point to specific things he'd done wrong, and there's one single report on the guy, that was really weak IMO.

Yeah, that's what I thought. 84, in particular, is a "hit and run" poster in the P&R forum. He comes in, posts some insults to liberals, and disappears. He doesn't debate. Knapplc thinks that's trolling - particularly the lack of debate. As to the insults to liberals, it's no different than people saying, "How can anybody be so stupid to vote for Trump"? Same thing. And since I'm an unabashed liberal, I think I can safely say that if I don't see any violations, neither should knapplc, who claims to be neither liberal or conservative.

84 and the other guy - bnhill or whatever it is - are tedious posters, but I don't see either breaking the rules.

Yup, and that was what zoogs and I were trying to say to the pitchfork mob in the shed.

I just decided it's easier to be neither R or D, and to just hate everyone.