State of the Subject Line
by CapHill on Jan 27, 2012 9:44 AM CST
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My fellow Pounders,
We at PtR embrace our eccentricities, bask in our insouciance, relish our halftime (jelly)fish and wallow in our disdain for the excessive use of Bonner. However, to the outside world we probably seem like a bunch of certifiable nutjobs. Lately, we have experienced several kerfuffles within game threads regarding the use of the SUBJECT LINE. I, like many other Pounders, appreciate the aesthetic beauty of a game thread with no subject lines - like a brillian orange sunset over the Rockies, it a sight to behold, yet one rarely seen in the land of SBNation. To the other blogs, WE are the weird ones. In the spirit of true acceptance and for the love of basketball, I suggest we not bludgeon newbies about the head and the face, but instead gently ask them to refrain from offending our delicate sensibilities with the use of the subject line. Except, of course, when posting images and GIFs - those of us with crappy internet connections need to be able to collapse those bad boys, and yes, this holds for all the old farts too.
Most sincerely,
CapHill (One of those old farts)
"Next time, YOU buy the crackers and you can sprinkle them on top of your head if you want!"
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So this thread is where we can get it all out of our system, right?
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by DrumsInTheDeep on Jan 27, 2012 10:18 AM CST reply actions
As long as LD doesn't protest by posting Korean comics.
...as we find to our astonishment that we can still function, and even thrive within the chase. - Alex Dewey
comon idiot
Don’t you know you’re in California?
The longest, brightest day is followed by the darkest night.
Here goes!
Ok, I’m done now…
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by Jordan Leithart on Jan 27, 2012 1:51 PM CST reply actions
My Eyeballs
are burning!!!!
"He was just a young skinny guy who looked like a winner. We didn’t know he was going to be as good as he is."
—Popovich on Manu Ginobili
Yes, this is fun, but I hope everyone also takes the sentiment to heart. Thanks.
...as we find to our astonishment that we can still function, and even thrive within the chase. - Alex Dewey
Hey, a non-foot photo
These guys in my backyard remind me of your grumpy old Muppet men.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jan 27, 2012 3:34 PM CST reply actions
I’m guessing that gets pretty loud and annoying at night.
The longest, brightest day is followed by the darkest night.
Not as long as people aren’t arguing with newbies about the subject line.
Oh, I’m sorry. You were replying to Wayne. I thought someone was finally responding to the message of this post in a serious way.
As you were.
The 2012 season: the Spurs have a chance, but only if Manu can be Manu in the playoffs. - CapHill
Pounding the Rock
Well, I guess some things haven’t changed.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jan 27, 2012 5:33 PM CST up reply actions
No. One, they aren’t that loud. Two, at night they go off somewhere else to hunt and make their racket.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jan 27, 2012 5:32 PM CST up reply actions
Can anyone here help me find where is Pounding the Rock? Apparently im lost
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Im not Noob, my name is Chilai. You confused me with another guy
"Kevin Garnett once described defending Tim Duncan as "trying to guard a tree"
Whoa. It feels good to write something here.
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FIFY
like a brillian orange Sunkist in the Rocky Mountain sunrise
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i thought it was more of the boldface type from the subject line that was annoying
by i luv this site on Jan 28, 2012 10:28 AM CST reply actions
You had me at
insouciance and kerfuffles.
I would like to get a little more inside, myself -- Pau Gasol
by silverandblack_davis on Jan 29, 2012 8:20 AM CST reply actions
LOL
This was an amusing thread
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I gif stuff
The subject line is good and good for you
Damn #’rs, always trying to be different.
by 2NASHTY on Jan 29, 2012 9:17 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I never thought of a reason
I’ve been reading PtR for a few years and actively commenting on it but I never stopped and ask why we were not allowed to use the subject line. Since I almost never visit other SBN blogs, I never got to see that you could collapse comments when they have a subject. Now that I see excessive bold I understand.
Please, lets keep this unique characteristic! There is only one coach Pop and there is only one PtR!
A casual diehard Spurs fan.
WHY ARE WE ALL SHOUTING IN HERE?!!!?!
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"Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win a war." -Gen. George S. Patton
Or better yet,
Did it ever occur to you guys to just tell other people that the less the subject line is used, the more smoothly the thread runs? I’m sure they would have understood.
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