Any idea what Wojo has planned for Ellenson's visit?

[ChicosBailBonds]

You're joking, right? He's ubiquitous by design here, fighting with so many people that's he constantly being quoted and thereby virtually impossible to ignore. That's the way, uh huh, uh huh, he likes it, uh huh, uh huh.

You're so in love with me you wouldn't do it anyway....you seek my posts out....uh huh, uh huh, cuz you like it...uh huh uh huh.

The other poster is correct, however, just ignore.  I have plenty of people on ignore.  Because they are almost never quoted, I never have to read their stuff.  Pretty simple...technology...crazy....even for older gentlemen.

[ChicosBailBonds]

But Facebook isn't Twitter. The way I understand Twitter, a person, be he or she 10 or 110, sends out a post and hopes to be followed by the masses. Not just his/her friends and relatives, but hundreds or thousands or millions of strangers. That seems to be the very objective of it, especially when we're talking about public figures.

Twitter can be utilized as a "read only" type of service if you wish to follow only, but you can also respond to a tweet back to the tweeter, thus making it two way communication.  This is why the NCAA has a rule about tweeting a recruit.  You can follow, but you can't tweet a perspective recruit.  Again, too each their own.   I'm going to try to sleep tonight, but I'm worried because news is that Henry hasn't tweeted anything about the visit he had yet. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Dear Mods,

Please do some "carpet bomb" styling bannings. I think several people are in need of a time out. I will volunteer to go with them if need be, I know I've contributed in the past.

Thanks,
A concerned scooper

[Aughnanure]

You're so in love with me you wouldn't do it anyway....you seek my posts out....uh huh, uh huh, cuz you like it...uh huh uh huh.

The other poster is correct, however, just ignore.  I have plenty of people on ignore.  Because they are almost never quoted, I never have to read their stuff.  Pretty simple...technology...crazy....even for older gentlemen.

To be fair, it takes some effort to avoid your posts.

[ChicosBailBonds]

To be fair, it takes some effort to avoid your posts.

Put on ignore, it is very easy.  I must have 15 guys on ignore and it is very easy to skip what they write because it doesn't show up.  Condenses the page quite nicely. 

[Aughnanure]

Put on ignore, it is very easy.  I must have 15 guys on ignore and it is very easy to skip what they write because it doesn't show up.  Condenses the page quite nicely.  

Quote. If I'm not on ignore for those people, they see it. Your 19k+ posts make it very hard for to actually avoid the arguments you stir. Look, I'm actually not meaning this negatively but saying someone "seeks out" your posts is a bit much in my view.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Quote. If I'm not on ignore for those people, they see it. Your 19k+ posts make it very hard for to actually avoid the arguments you stir. Look, I'm actually not meaning this negatively but saying someone "seeks out" your posts is a bit much in my view.

Oh, Lenny very much does and has admitted in the past he can't put me on ignore.  Something about a siren song, love trist or car crash....he very much can't avoid it.  Basically I say night and he has a problem with it and calls it day. 

The number of posts has nothing to do with it when 99.99% of those happened over the past 7 years.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Dear Mods,

Please do some "carpet bomb" styling bannings. I think several people are in need of a time out. I will volunteer to go with them if need be, I know I've contributed in the past.

Thanks,
A concerned scooper

No need to give yourself up like that TAMU.  

[Dawson Rental]

Dear Mods,

Please do some "carpet bomb" styling bannings. I think several people are in need of a time out. I will volunteer to go with them if need be, I know I've contributed in the past.

Thanks,
A concerned scooper

Institute mutually assured banning now!

[Dawson Rental]

Put on ignore, it is very easy.  I must have 15 guys on ignore and it is very easy to skip what they write because it doesn't show up.  Condenses the page quite nicely. 

Food for thought, perhaps.

When I read that you have 15 people on ignore, my first thought was; "And yet he stills has so many posts to reply to..."

[Lennys Tap]

Put on ignore, it is very easy.  I must have 15 guys on ignore and it is very easy to skip what they write because it doesn't show up.  Condenses the page quite nicely. 

Must be very affirming for you to read page after page on Scoop with nothing but your own brilliant musing on them. LOL

[DienerTime34]

So other than the ice cream truck, what do you think the team did at Wojo's house?

[Lennys Tap]

Food for thought, perhaps.

When I read that you have 15 people on ignore, my first thought was; "And yet he stills has so many posts to reply to..."

Here's the Chico playbook regarding the ignore function:

1.Become "outraged" at another poster
2.Demand a public apology, restating that poster's "sin"
3.When no public apology ensues, restate that poster's sin and announce to all that henceforth that poster will be "ignored"
4.When someone invariably quotes the offending poster, thank the person quoting him, remind the board that you have the quoted person on "ignore", further remind the board of the terrible thing(s) the poster did to warrant your "ignore", then respond to the ignored person anyway through the intermediary who quoted him
5.Repeat #4 over and over and over again

It isn't really an ignore at all, it's a vehicle that affords you the opportunity to perform soliloquys on your outrage and victimhood.

[DienerTime34]

What sort of impact do you think Wally will have on Henry's decision?

[JakeBarnes]

So other than the ice cream truck, what do you think the team did at Wojo's house?

This. I'm curious about the developments over the weekend. Any news on whether he is coming to our madness this year as well as UK?

[River rat]

This. I'm curious about the developments over the weekend. Any news on whether he is coming to our madness this year as well as UK?

Sorry but to actually find anything out on the topic this is probably not a good place to look.  For whatever reason Chicos is allowed to turn every thread into his own personal demented playground and destroy the topic of every thread.  A troll in sheepsclothing worse and more destructive than any Badger fan could ever be.

[Galway Eagle]

Sorry but to actually find anything out on the topic this is probably not a good place to look.  For whatever reason Chicos is allowed to turn every thread into his own personal demented playground and destroy the topic of every thread.  A troll in sheepsclothing worse and more destructive than any Badger fan could ever be.

I've been somewhat curious about this. I mean yes he can add some intelligent insight into certain threads but on a very frequent occasion is allowed to turn threads into "his own personal demented playground" maybe it's just me but I feel as though many of us lesser posters would be forced on hiatus if we did some of the stuff he does. 

[mu03eng]

Psychological question....even with technology these days, it is extremely unlikely for us to "know" how Ellenson's visit went and we'll know if it went well when he commits or he doesn't, yet we always have threads about how did the visit go?  How does that work exactly?  I'm as guilty as the next person of wanting to know things right away but it just seems so absurd to worry about, why do this to ourselves?

Oh and as far as the whole twitter debate....why wouldn't you follow people on twitter if there was some sort of benefit?  The creepy part is what you do with it not actually following the person.

[River rat]

I've been somewhat curious about this. I mean yes he can add some intelligent insight into certain threads but on a very frequent occasion is allowed to turn threads into "his own personal demented playground" maybe it's just me but I feel as though many of us lesser posters would be forced on hiatus if we did some of the stuff he does. 

I believe the rest of the board is equally dumbfounded.  In fact, change the name to "Badger" and how many of his 20,000 posts would have earned him a ban?  Im not the powers that be, apparently they view constant thread destruction as value added for the board.  Frustrating.  I find myself on the other boards and never did in the past for this very reason.  (he has been kicked off the other boards)

[Archies Bat]

Dear Mods,

Please do some "carpet bomb" styling bannings. I think several people are in need of a time out. I will volunteer to go with them if need be, I know I've contributed in the past.

Thanks,
A concerned scooper

TAMU:  Why ask the mods to to control the dialog?  Your can exercise self control with the ignore feature, or just not replying.

The threads do get hijacked, but typically there are multiple folks replying for each Chicos post.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

TAMU:  Why ask the mods to to control the dialog?  Your can exercise self control with the ignore feature, or just not replying.

The threads do get hijacked, but typically there are multiple folks replying for each Chicos post.

That's why I asked for a carpet bombing of bannings. Not just the serial derailers, but also the serial responders to the serial derailers. Frankly, as annoying as some of Chicos posts can be, reading the dozens of responders who feel the need to attack each post are even more obnoxious. I say shoot them all and let the mod gods sort em out.

[thekahoona]

That Kate Upton picture reminded me that they should definitely visit the Domes

Yes, I know I'm late to this party...But, that was just awesome. Best coffee spitting line on scoop in awhile. Well done.

[Litehouse]

TAMU:  Why ask the mods to to control the dialog?  Your can exercise self control with the ignore feature, or just not replying.

The threads do get hijacked, but typically there are multiple folks replying for each Chicos post.

Because it still ruins a topical thread for people trying to get some info.  It might be recruits and their family checking how the MU community views a perspective player, and then they see crap like this.  It's always the same people, so if you're a regular and know who they are putting them on ignore helps clean things up a little bit.  But it still screws up the thread and makes it unreadable with all the quotes.  And if you're not a regular, you wonder what the hell is going on in this mess.  It would be nice if everyone could control themselves and not reply, but obviously they can't.

Stuff like this reflects much more poorly on smaller private schools like Marquette, where a higher percentage of the posters are actual graduates.  At big state schools, you assume a lot of the fans didn't actually attend the school, so you expect them to have more idiots.

[brandx]

I am already nostalgic for the week Chicos was banned. All of the threads were readable.

[Skatastrophy]

All of you nerds realize that you're derailing a thread by complaining about people derailing a thread, right?