This muthafuckin' shit thread is to serve as a general guideline regarding SpursTalk.com. There's no hard rules, but this thread should serve as a guide along your muthafuckin' way.
1. Moderation - timvp (my husband LJ) and I are the muthafuckin' owners and administrators of SpursTalk. Slomo and Mitja serve as adminstrators too but in a technical capacity - they don't get involved in moderating posts unless timvp and I aren't online. There's not a staff of 10-15 other moderators like other boards. I'm not taking applications for moderators (I'm not sure why anyone would want to be one). Sometimes posters are given temporary moderator power when LJ and I aren't around.
2. Profanity - Don't curse in the muthafuckin' title of threads. Obviously there's no profanity filter on the muthafuckin' board, but you don't need to go overboard within the muthafuckin' posts either. Extreme vulgarity belongs in the muthafuckin' Troll Forum (but no porn though). If you want access to the muthafuckin' Troll Forum, send an email to
[email protected]. You will receive an autoresponder with the muthafuckin' password. If you stay logged into the muthafuckin' forum, you will only need to enter that password once.
3. Banning - I don't like banning muthaf*ckas. I don't get any power trip from the muthafuckin' forum. It's just a message board and no one should take it that seriously. I'd rather you learn how to be relatively civil than ban you. I don't mind opposing viewpoints at all, but blatant attacks, excessive trolling and crazy obnoxious behavior might get you banned.
If you get banned, you can just PM me and state your muthafuckin' case. I'll very muthafuckin' likely let you back on the muthafuckin' board. Registering a new user name and starting a thread to call me (or SpursTalk) out for banning you is the muthafuckin' easiest way NOT to get reinstated.
4. Deleting/Locking/Merging - Sometimes threads get deleted if it's blatant trolling. But most muthafuckin' of the muthafuckin' time a thread gets deleted is when it's repetitious. If you think your muthafuckin' thread got deleted, it might have just got merged. So look around. When I lock a thread, I usually leave an explanation why - so if you have further questions, you can PM. Again, starting another thread to ask why your muthafuckin' thread get locked isn't the muthafuckin' best method. Just PM me.
Also, when you start a thread, try to be descriptive in the muthafuckin' thread title. Starting a thread with short titles like "So" or "Did you see" or anything such as this doesn't help anyone.
5. Being Lame - There are several things that I personally think are lame and don't like here. If you repeatedly do some of these things, I'll warn you about it.
A. Starting too many threads about topics not related to the muthafuckin' Spurs in the muthafuckin' Spurs forum. This muthafuckin' shit is alright every once in a while, but shouldn't be all the muthafuckin' time.
B. Starting threads about every thought that pops into your muthafuckin' head without looking around to find a topic on the muthafuckin' same subject. This muthafuckin' shit is usually done by drama queen posters who need some attention.
C. Starting threads to call out trolls or opposing team's fans. If you want muthaf*ckas to go away, it's best to ignore them. Hating all opposing fans is lame anyway.
D. Personal attacks on poster's looks/jobs/personal life. You can talk some smack without getting vicious.
E. City smack. There's bad things about every city. And yes, we know the muthafuckin' River water is dirty.
F. Trashing one Spurs player to prop another. The muthafuckin' "Manu vs Tony" threads are the muthafuckin' prime example. You don't need to tear down one player to make another look good.
6. Images - To add an image to your muthafuckin' post, put these tags around the muthafuckin' URL - [ img ] [ /img ]. The muthafuckin' image has to be uploaded somewhere and have a URL, it can't just be on your muthafuckin' hard drive. (Take out the muthafuckin' spaces) There's a tutorial here (http://samuelljacksonizer.com/index.php?q=Mfv0KjYRb3J3JO5NKfrOK3vFLgUSo29Tb2nRKZ rTKO9NMg93JgFOnqhCbZlYKj90xtC5ati2).
7. YouTube - To embed a YouTube video just put [ youtube ] Video ID [ /youtube ]. The muthafuckin' Video ID is the muthafuckin' bolded part of the muthafuckin' youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FInsapjeY_M (http://samuelljacksonizer.com/index.php?q=Mfv0KjYRb3J3JO55L3r0JqdBbAzRLu93opvDMj 92xusNw2eBa0rguq5NoplWnrBHtusNwO9Edtzh)
To where it'd look like [ youtube ] FInsapjeY_M [ /youtube ]
(You need to remove the muthafuckin' spaces.) There's a tutorial here.
(http://samuelljacksonizer.com/index.php?q=Mfv0KjYRb3J3JO5NKfrOK3vFLgUSo29Tb2nRKZ rTKO9NMg93JgFOnqhCbZlYKj90xtC5ati2)
8. Ignore List - Your muthafuckin' control panel has lots of features that may interest you. You can put a poster you don't want to read on ignore. You can turn off signatures, etc.
8. Technical Questions - Post them here - http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48444 (http://samuelljacksonizer.com/index.php?q=Mfv0KjYRb3zQJpdNJghUMO5DL20RnA9OJq1Nb3 zYL3J0MfdBoqwSKgFQx3w9zjG0zjw%3D) Someone will answer you within a day or two.
9. GTG (Get Together) - This muthafuckin' shit is a viewing party of Spurs games. If I post a thread about an upcoming GTG, everyone is welcome - everyone! Shiiit.. You don't have to PM me for permission.
10. vBookie - vBookie is fake betting. timvp and I set up vBookie bets throughout the muthafuckin' week and you can place bets. At the muthafuckin' end of the muthafuckin' Spurs season, someone will be declared vBookie champion and win a real prize. Then everyone's vBookie dollars will be re-set. To find any open vBookie threads, click vBookie in the muthafuckin' top navigation on the muthafuckin' forum.
11. Game Links - Don't ask for links to online broadcasts for the muthafuckin' games, and don't post such links. These sites are breaking copyright laws by broadcasting them.
I try to be as lenient as possible. If you think I treat you poorly, you can either PM me and state your muthafuckin' case or leave.
Thanks for being part of SpursTalk. Again, if you ever have problems, just PM me.
-Kori