What's the closest you've come to nuking yourself?

If it makes you happy, you got it, mon frere.

 

Likewise, those not-so-random posts about the Jayhawks, Royals, Steelers, Penguins and Pirates would make it easy for anyone to spot me. Though I have put in thought of nuking this account at 9,999 posts, just because.

 

I am quoting this, so I can reference it in the future when I get confused about which teams you like.

 

Go clean your bowl.
(It's an old Zen joke.)

 

I wasn't really stalking you, sc, really, I wasn't.

 

I nuked myself after posting a picture of me teabagging Buck.

I felt bad about it because Buck had his mouth open in the picture and he got a lot of grief about it (it's why he insists on trying to feud with me).

One of the side benefits to nuking yourself is that your post total goes to zero. That way you can start off small again instead of being a loser with over 10,000 posts to prove you waste too much time here. Moddy and Webby have closed this loop-hole now because they have to approve the deletion of an account.

I miss the days when you could change your screen name too.

 

Under my previous handle, I had approximately 3,000 posts. I was here for the beginning of SportsJournalists.com. Registered on 10/11/02.

I nuked that handle in the fall. It had nothing to do with being upset over posts, topics, content, PMs. I had someone monitoring my posts whom I did not want monitoring my posts. That's it and that's all.

It's true that you have to get by Moddy and Webby to get accounts nuked. They expressed concern when I asked for a nuke. I thought that was very nice of them. That definitely made me think twice about things, but I really didn't have a choice.

So there you go: One nuker's story.

 

Probably the time I opened the microwave door without hitting STOP first. That was some scary shit.

 

I tend to post at work but usually refrain from doing so at home, because like work, I try to keep it separate from my "other" life. I get frustrated sometimes, not from the argument on a message board perspective, but from a social level. It's something I deal with on a daily basis.

For example, in my government class last night, I was a liberal in a sea of conservatives and a former journalist in an ocean of people who pretty much despise the media. And hearing some of the hateful things people say, it sometimes makes me wonder if I take any of this too seriously.

When I find myself getting that way, I simply close the site and read a book, instead.

 

I think it's pretty common knowledge that I had the same problem, most probably with the same poster. And this is where the "it's just a message board" people don't get it. When every post you make gets met with something totally off-track, posted just to get a rise out of you, you start wondering, what's the point if I can't get my point across?

And I also find myself wondering if said person can actually be so negative in real life. It's depressing. And yes, it's led from time to time to me wondering if spending time here was worth it.

(Off-track missives may follow )

 

Have never considered nuking myself.

Many of you have stated there's a definitive line between being anonymous on here and knowing other SportsJournalists.com posters.

I've been on this board for many years now, and I have to say I felt a closer bond to it after going to the first SportsJournalists.com outing, and then the second, and then meeting a few posters in person outside of the outings. For me, it shows there are real people, with real feelings, and real contributions behind the anonymity.

Knowing I have "real" SportsJournalists.com friends -- meaning, people I can txt message or go to lunch with instead of wait on a PM days later, has provided a deeper sense of significance and a connection to this so-called 'it's just a message board.' Not sure about the rest of you, but I value SportsJournalists.com and our not-so-little family - whether I've met you in person or not.

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Wow, that was more mushy than I had anticipated.