Maybe ScottVib should get a job...

bamf909 · 04-19-2002, 08:39 AM

I am proposing that we give ScottVib an ultimatum-
Get rid of that stupid ugly plaque of his, or the OOTP community will ban him from the forums for 3 days. This means that there will be approximately 784 fewer posts during that period of time. I also propose that we time him to see what the average span of time between his responses is. I personally will be watching this post to see how long it takes him to respond to it. Well, the clock's ticking scott, i would'nt want you to be late.

bamf909 · 04-19-2002, 08:48 AM

Gee, 8 minutes 15 seconds and still no reply? i'm impressed.

Killebrew · 04-19-2002, 08:52 AM

Sorry bamf909, I just don't understand the joke. Some might think this was serious so I'll pipe up for newbies reading that Scott is well liked here and also the most helpful poster (probably by a long shot) on the board. Save the 'Spos!

BasicGuy · 04-19-2002, 08:53 AM

Man I really hope you are a student that came from out of state. I really dont want people thinking we are all just trolls like you.

Vib is one of the most helpful guys on here maybe you should get banned for being a troll

[ 04-19-2002, 02:55 PM: Message edited by: BasicGuy ]

IatricSB · 04-19-2002, 08:54 AM

As for the plaque, I thought it was awarded to him by the very community on this board. I may be wrong, but I don't think Scott did it himself. Personally, I thought it was a nice touch if they did reward him for his hard work.

bamf909 · 04-19-2002, 08:56 AM

Killebrew, i'm sorry. I see how anyone doesn't get this. Anyone who makes a plaque to congratulate themselves on making it into the HOF deserves a little criticism. As Hammer once said, the reason there are no more ratings is because "It was dropped because of people like ScottVib, who would constantly respond to posts under the guise of 'helping people' just to be inducted into the OOTP Forum Hall of Fame. "

Kurtis R. · 04-19-2002, 08:59 AM

Obviously we know who isn't going to get Scotts help anytime soon!!!

Modern Relic · 04-19-2002, 09:00 AM

I don't get it. If there are no rankings any longer, there's no motive for Scott to respond to posts. Maybe he's ummm....helping people out?

Just a thought.

J P Falcon · 04-19-2002, 09:04 AM

It's amazing how people always look for an ulterior motive behind someone being helpful. I guess for them, altruism is truly dead.

bamf909 · 04-19-2002, 09:09 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by BasicGuy:
Man I really hope you are a student that came from out of state. I really dont want people thinking we are all just trolls like you.

Vib is one of the most helpful guys on here maybe you should get banned for being a troll<hr /></blockquote>Well, I wish i was from out of state. Then i would'nt have to live with people like you. Aand by the way, i'm very proud of my Greenwich Bridge Troll background. I would appreciate it if there were fewer ethnic remarks.

[ 04-19-2002, 03:12 PM: Message edited by: bamf909 ]

Killebrew · 04-19-2002, 09:10 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by bamf909:
Killebrew, i'm sorry. I see how anyone doesn't get this. Anyone who makes a plaque to congratulate themselves on making it into the HOF deserves a little criticism. As Hammer once said, the reason there are no more ratings is because "It was dropped because of people like ScottVib, who would constantly respond to posts under the guise of 'helping people' just to be inducted into the OOTP Forum Hall of Fame. "<hr /></blockquote>Heh, actually I think Scott made it himself, but I'm sure he means it as a tongue in cheek thing & I can't imagine why anyone would be offended or upset by it. If Steve/Markus "awarded" it to him that is cool too as he deserves it

. Sorry, but you are obviously a newbie here if you think what Hammer said was serious - he was joking

. For some background on Scotts history he has actually accumulated more than double his current OOTP forum post count on the FOFC and old OOTP forums. I also think he does much of his posting from work, though the PI I have following Scott has not reported in to me recently. Hmmm... (scratches prof-like beard with some concern).

Also for any Scott post that might look even remotely like "post-count padding", he comes up with posts like <a href="http://www.400softwarestudios.com/ubb/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002025" target="_blank">this</a> - wowza.

(Note: The sentence about the Private Investigator was a joke. I did not pay for a PI to tail ScottVib.... yet.)

BasicGuy · 04-19-2002, 09:11 AM

Malleus Dei I am sorry for insulting you when you said those things about the newbies.....I'm starting to understand why you said what you did...

IatricSB · 04-19-2002, 09:15 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by bamf909:
Killebrew, i'm sorry. I see how anyone doesn't get this. Anyone who makes a plaque to congratulate themselves on making it into the HOF deserves a little criticism. As Hammer once said, the reason there are no more ratings is because "It was dropped because of people like ScottVib, who would constantly respond to posts under the guise of 'helping people' just to be inducted into the OOTP Forum Hall of Fame. "<hr /></blockquote>This is beneath comment. Why not try helping others rather than ripping someone who is. I like to think of Scott as a friend (as much as can be over the internet) and he has been nothing but an upstanding guy that is helpful and a great owner in our league. He also served a big part on the beta testing team by gathering all of the necessary weather data.

If Scott did make the logo for himself, I think the forum should repay him by making a HOF logo for him and awarding it to him. He certainly deserves it for all of his patience and help. If you don't know what I mean, try answering the same question 100 times and see if you still have a sense of humor and desire to help. Scott has done this and more. Keep up the good work Scott.

hoochpit · 04-19-2002, 09:15 AM

I have a question, how big of a loser do you have to be to really care who is posting what. This is a bulliten board for christ sakes. So, if he is posting help, or just moving his counter, who gives a damn. It's not like the man is gaining world power by posting. And for the ScottVib guy, he has personally helped me an a few occasions. So, leave the man alone, and anyone else who is on here, if you don't like their posts, or help, do something real novel, don't read their posts. Remember folks, bulliten board, not rocket science.

bamf909 · 04-19-2002, 09:22 AM

My only regret is that nobody on this forum has a sense of humor. Lightly poking fun at ScottVib for making his own plaque was probably a little bit on the impolite side, but there is some room for a little teasing now and then. One of the problems i have with this forum is simply that there is too great a reluctance to have fun. Everyone is usually polite, and that's good, but sometimes it restricts the humor. It seems that people who have nonconformist ideas are always getting shot down here, and that the slightest remarks can be taken way too seriously. Look no further than posts like the guy that made a hint that there was something the matter with rolen's rosters. He got criticized so severely for daring to speak up. I guess that what i'm trying to say, is that everyone here just needs to lighten up a little.

ace of spades · 04-19-2002, 09:26 AM

I have received alot of help from Scott and other members of this forum. I take offense to the fact that some clown comes on here and tries to deter someone from posting, especially those members of this forum who help all the new people get more enjoyment out of this game.

taffarel · 04-19-2002, 09:33 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by BasicGuy:
Malleus Dei I am sorry for insulting you when you said those things about the newbies.....I'm starting to understand why you said what you did...<hr /></blockquote>Sorry, being a newbie myself, can I ask what he said? Or can you point me to the post?

Draft Dodger · 04-19-2002, 09:37 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by taffarel:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by BasicGuy:
Malleus Dei I am sorry for insulting you when you said those things about the newbies.....I'm starting to understand why you said what you did...<hr /></blockquote>Sorry, being a newbie myself, can I ask what he said? Or can you point me to the post?<hr /></blockquote>trust me, that is a stone that is better left unturned.

bamf909 · 04-19-2002, 09:39 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by hoochpit:
[QB]I have a question, how big of a loser do you have to be to really care who is posting what. QB]<hr /></blockquote>obviously, you care, and so does everyone else who posted here, because if you didn't, you yourself wouldn't have responded.

BasicGuy · 04-19-2002, 09:40 AM

taffarel basicly I think he just got tired of people showing up and starting threads like this(Troll Bait) and to a lesser degree people not reading over the forums and seeing that question has been asked before and getting the answer that way.

I flamed him for comeing off rude In that post but I can understand how a person can get frustrated with posts like this one. We have a very helpful group of people here and we just dont want this place going down hill like some other Baseball Board(No Names <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> ).

But taffarel dont let that scare you we allways are happy to welcome New Users Into are ranks. Welcome Aboard

04-19-2002, 08:39 AM	#1
bamf909 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: fargo, nd Posts: 34	Maybe ScottVib should get a job... I am proposing that we give ScottVib an ultimatum- Get rid of that stupid ugly plaque of his, or the OOTP community will ban him from the forums for 3 days. This means that there will be approximately 784 fewer posts during that period of time. I also propose that we time him to see what the average span of time between his responses is. I personally will be watching this post to see how long it takes him to respond to it. Well, the clock's ticking scott, i would'nt want you to be late. __________________ save the expos!

04-19-2002, 08:48 AM	#2
bamf909 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: fargo, nd Posts: 34	Gee, 8 minutes 15 seconds and still no reply? i'm impressed. __________________ save the expos!

04-19-2002, 08:52 AM	#3
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	Sorry bamf909, I just don't understand the joke. Some might think this was serious so I'll pipe up for newbies reading that Scott is well liked here and also the most helpful poster (probably by a long shot) on the board. Save the 'Spos! __________________ FOBL Capital City Metropolitans CDL Minnesota Twins

04-19-2002, 08:53 AM	#4
BasicGuy Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ND Posts: 478	Man I really hope you are a student that came from out of state. I really dont want people thinking we are all just trolls like you. Vib is one of the most helpful guys on here maybe you should get banned for being a troll <small>[ 04-19-2002, 02:55 PM: Message edited by: BasicGuy ]</small>

04-19-2002, 08:54 AM	#5
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	As for the plaque, I thought it was awarded to him by the very community on this board. I may be wrong, but I don't think Scott did it himself. Personally, I thought it was a nice touch if they did reward him for his hard work. __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards

04-19-2002, 08:56 AM	#6
bamf909 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: fargo, nd Posts: 34	Killebrew, i'm sorry. I see how anyone doesn't get this. Anyone who makes a plaque to congratulate themselves on making it into the HOF deserves a little criticism. As Hammer once said, the reason there are no more ratings is because "It was dropped because of people like ScottVib, who would constantly respond to posts under the guise of 'helping people' just to be inducted into the OOTP Forum Hall of Fame. " __________________ save the expos!

04-19-2002, 08:59 AM	#7
Kurtis R. All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,105	Obviously we know who isn't going to get Scotts help anytime soon!!! __________________ CUBL Commissioner

04-19-2002, 09:00 AM	#8
Modern Relic All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,266	I don't get it. If there are no rankings any longer, there's no motive for Scott to respond to posts. Maybe he's ummm....helping people out? Just a thought. __________________ American Folklore Baseball League (closed): Commissioner/GM - Mudville Nine (ruled!) Former member of Boys of Summer: GM - St. Louis Browns (doormats!) Former member of the OTBL: GM - Gashouse Gorillas (also ruled!) "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby

04-19-2002, 09:04 AM	#9
J P Falcon Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 406	It's amazing how people always look for an ulterior motive behind someone being helpful. I guess for them, altruism is truly dead.

04-19-2002, 09:09 AM	#10
bamf909 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: fargo, nd Posts: 34	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by BasicGuy: <strong>Man I really hope you are a student that came from out of state. I really dont want people thinking we are all just trolls like you. Vib is one of the most helpful guys on here maybe you should get banned for being a troll</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Well, I wish i was from out of state. Then i would'nt have to live with people like you. Aand by the way, i'm very proud of my Greenwich Bridge Troll background. I would appreciate it if there were fewer ethnic remarks. <small>[ 04-19-2002, 03:12 PM: Message edited by: bamf909 ]</small> __________________ save the expos!

04-19-2002, 09:10 AM	#11
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by bamf909: <strong>Killebrew, i'm sorry. I see how anyone doesn't get this. Anyone who makes a plaque to congratulate themselves on making it into the HOF deserves a little criticism. As Hammer once said, the reason there are no more ratings is because "It was dropped because of people like ScottVib, who would constantly respond to posts under the guise of 'helping people' just to be inducted into the OOTP Forum Hall of Fame. "</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Heh, actually I think Scott made it himself, but I'm sure he means it as a tongue in cheek thing & I can't imagine why anyone would be offended or upset by it. If Steve/Markus "awarded" it to him that is cool too as he deserves it . Sorry, but you are obviously a newbie here if you think what Hammer said was serious - he was joking . For some background on Scotts history he has actually accumulated more than double his current OOTP forum post count on the FOFC and old OOTP forums. I also think he does much of his posting from work, though the PI I have following Scott has not reported in to me recently. Hmmm... (scratches prof-like beard with some concern). Also for any Scott post that might look even remotely like "post-count padding", he comes up with posts like <a href="http://www.400softwarestudios.com/ubb/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002025" target="_blank">this</a> - wowza. (Note: The sentence about the Private Investigator was a joke. I did not pay for a PI to tail ScottVib.... yet.) __________________ FOBL Capital City Metropolitans CDL Minnesota Twins

04-19-2002, 09:11 AM	#12
BasicGuy Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ND Posts: 478	Malleus Dei I am sorry for insulting you when you said those things about the newbies.....I'm starting to understand why you said what you did...

04-19-2002, 09:15 AM	#13
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by bamf909: <strong>Killebrew, i'm sorry. I see how anyone doesn't get this. Anyone who makes a plaque to congratulate themselves on making it into the HOF deserves a little criticism. As Hammer once said, the reason there are no more ratings is because "It was dropped because of people like ScottVib, who would constantly respond to posts under the guise of 'helping people' just to be inducted into the OOTP Forum Hall of Fame. "</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">This is beneath comment. Why not try helping others rather than ripping someone who is. I like to think of Scott as a friend (as much as can be over the internet) and he has been nothing but an upstanding guy that is helpful and a great owner in our league. He also served a big part on the beta testing team by gathering all of the necessary weather data. If Scott did make the logo for himself, I think the forum should repay him by making a HOF logo for him and awarding it to him. He certainly deserves it for all of his patience and help. If you don't know what I mean, try answering the same question 100 times and see if you still have a sense of humor and desire to help. Scott has done this and more. Keep up the good work Scott. __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards

04-19-2002, 09:15 AM	#14
hoochpit Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 81	I have a question, how big of a loser do you have to be to really care who is posting what. This is a bulliten board for christ sakes. So, if he is posting help, or just moving his counter, who gives a damn. It's not like the man is gaining world power by posting. And for the ScottVib guy, he has personally helped me an a few occasions. So, leave the man alone, and anyone else who is on here, if you don't like their posts, or help, do something real novel, don't read their posts. Remember folks, bulliten board, not rocket science. __________________ Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot. "Sophocles"

04-19-2002, 09:22 AM	#15
bamf909 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: fargo, nd Posts: 34	My only regret is that nobody on this forum has a sense of humor. Lightly poking fun at ScottVib for making his own plaque was probably a little bit on the impolite side, but there is some room for a little teasing now and then. One of the problems i have with this forum is simply that there is too great a reluctance to have fun. Everyone is usually polite, and that's good, but sometimes it restricts the humor. It seems that people who have nonconformist ideas are always getting shot down here, and that the slightest remarks can be taken way too seriously. Look no further than posts like the guy that made a hint that there was something the matter with rolen's rosters. He got criticized so severely for daring to speak up. I guess that what i'm trying to say, is that everyone here just needs to lighten up a little. __________________ save the expos!

04-19-2002, 09:26 AM	#16
ace of spades Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Center Field Bleachers, Old Tiger Stadium Posts: 49	I have received alot of help from Scott and other members of this forum. I take offense to the fact that some clown comes on here and tries to deter someone from posting, especially those members of this forum who help all the new people get more enjoyment out of this game.

04-19-2002, 09:33 AM	#17
taffarel Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 26	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by BasicGuy: <strong>Malleus Dei I am sorry for insulting you when you said those things about the newbies.....I'm starting to understand why you said what you did...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Sorry, being a newbie myself, can I ask what he said? Or can you point me to the post?

04-19-2002, 09:37 AM	#18
Draft Dodger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: formerly of the OTBL Posts: 4,113	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by taffarel: <strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by BasicGuy: <strong>Malleus Dei I am sorry for insulting you when you said those things about the newbies.....I'm starting to understand why you said what you did...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Sorry, being a newbie myself, can I ask what he said? Or can you point me to the post?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">trust me, that is a stone that is better left unturned. __________________ Draft Dodger (Anarchy: Anything goes. The Draft Dodger viewpoint.) Sophmoric[sic] Member of the OOTP Boards (It's not OOTP; it's your computer) 15 GB Webhosting for $6.95 a month IMO we are best off abandoning that sinking ship that is Off Topic to the rats infesting it and just starting a whole new Baseball Forum from scratch.

04-19-2002, 09:39 AM	#19
bamf909 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: fargo, nd Posts: 34	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by hoochpit: [QB]I have a question, how big of a loser do you have to be to really care who is posting what. QB]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">obviously, you care, and so does everyone else who posted here, because if you didn't, you yourself wouldn't have responded. __________________ save the expos!

04-19-2002, 09:40 AM	#20
BasicGuy Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ND Posts: 478	taffarel basicly I think he just got tired of people showing up and starting threads like this(Troll Bait) and to a lesser degree people not reading over the forums and seeing that question has been asked before and getting the answer that way. I flamed him for comeing off rude In that post but I can understand how a person can get frustrated with posts like this one. We have a very helpful group of people here and we just dont want this place going down hill like some other Baseball Board(No Names <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> ). But taffarel dont let that scare you we allways are happy to welcome New Users Into are ranks. Welcome Aboard