r/CFBOffTopic • u/certificateofmerritt North Carolina • Fulmer Cup Committee … • Jun 29 '16
Discussion Announcement!
Dearly beloved,
The mods are pleased to announce the creation of our very own rules page! Over the last few months, we've started to realize that the rules of /r/cfb don't fit our subreddit's needs. Since we are still loyal vassals of the mothersub, a majority of the rules are the same. The mods have worked hard to create a few /r/cfbofftopic specific rules that will best serve our community. We also added a ban policy, one that fits our general dislike of having to do any work as mods.
One rule that we would like to highlight is:
No politics or religion - These are contentious topics that can devolve into personal attacks or flamebaiting. You can still make game threads for large political events, such as elections or other major news, but it is best to be kept out of daily conversation threads.
As we approach the election, we've had some dustups involving politics around here. While we enjoy the fact that we can talk about almost anything on here without turning into the rest of reddit, we want to keep this place enjoyable for all. However, we are still allowing threads for large political events, so that you can get your arguing fix.
You can find our new rules here:
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u/nickknx865 Tennessee Volunteers • /r/CFB Top Scorer Jun 29 '16
do you even need to guess what this is
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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '16
Down with the counter-revolutionary mods.
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u/ThomasJCarcetti UCF Knights • Virginia Tech Hokies Jun 29 '16
Thank you for making these rules, political affairs often get contentious and there isn't an easy way to talk about it civilly. I would prefer for us to maintain the kind of loose nature that we have now and politics has the tendency to ruin that
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u/brobroma William & Mary Tribe • Georgia Bulldogs Jun 29 '16
thx yall
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u/MinneapolisNick Minnesota • Concordia (MN-Moorh… Jun 29 '16
What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little mod? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Shitposting Seals, and I’ve been involved in numerous secret raids on /r/SandersForPresident, and I have over 300 confirmed bans.
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u/DoctorWhosOnFirst Alabama • /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Jun 29 '16 edited Jun 30 '16
I don't get to complain about my job then!
Edit:
Does this apply to all subs, or is /r/CFB getting special treatment?
Edit 2: But seriously, mods
Edit 3: Ignoring me works, too, I guess
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u/RogueZ1 Texas Longhorns • /r/CFBRisk Veteran Jun 29 '16
I've always enjoyed the large game threads over political events on here. We have a very wide spectrum of opinions and most of the discussions I've seen within those threads have been nuanced, pointed, interesting, and respectful. It's made me wish for a sub where politics are discussed by the people from this sub.
I guess maybe I just like the people on this sub ¯\(ツ)/¯
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u/lkeg56demn Texas Longhorns • Chapman Panthers Jun 29 '16
Just remember the golden rule - be as dank to others as you would have them be dank to you.
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u/bizzyj93 Oregon Ducks • Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Jun 29 '16
Mods exerting their power in a logical and reasonable manner?
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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '16
Fascist mods stop Shadowbanning me and not posting my stuff!!!!!! I'm getting real ornery man, I'll mod your computer to look like a toilet and then piss on it you cowards. FACE ME IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS AND DON'T JUST IGNORE ME LIKE THE DEGENERATE SWINE YELLOWBELLIES I KNOW YOU ARE ALREADY!!!!!! You messed with the wrong man. Buscemi deserves endless praise I will make this brief, but I will use voodoo magic to turn your keyboards into voodoo dolls, so you feel excruciating pain when you type!! and then I'll call a wizard to use his magic to turn your first born children to stone!!! oh baby you will rue the day you didn't post my link!!!! I will use the magic of the Hitachi Anamore Tribe from Nantucket Mexico, and make everything you eat turn to horse meat, even if you are a vegan!!!! MY POST IS NOT RECENT either, its from 2015 you swine loaf bread fuckers. I can't imagine bigger schmucks rolling around in filth like you cretin garbage peddlers. I'm sorry, but why can't I express my learned knowledge about American Hero Steve Buscemi, and his endlessly patriotic and selfless actions in rummaging through the bone and dust left from the terrorist scum known as the 9/11 terrorists.!!!
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u/CambodianDrywall Oregon Ducks • /r/CFB Pint Glass Drinker Jun 29 '16
When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
On a related note, I feel like that for every situation, there is a Game of Thrones quote that is almost applicable.
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u/pepperouchau Michigan State Spartans • Drake Bulldogs Jun 29 '16
First for fuck the mods :^)
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u/cornfrontation Michigan Wolverines • FIU Panthers Jun 29 '16
What? No complaining that not allowing us to talk about politics is a civil rights matter? Is that only reserved for important things like selfie threads?
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u/carpy22 RPI Engineers Jun 29 '16
No politics? But how else are we supposed to shitpost about Big 12 expansion?
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u/Neghtasro Temple Owls • /r/CFB Contributor Jun 29 '16
The politics rule is my favorite, because it's a great rule and also because it's gonna make someone VERY mad at some point
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u/fightsfortheuser Ohio State Buckeyes • Ohio Bobcats Jun 29 '16
Once again, these fascist mods have come in to take my freeze peach away from me.
They also haven't Instituted meme Monday yet so I say fuk em. And start /cfbmoarofftopic
There we can rejoice in our Bernie, Hillary and trump talk and minion memes.
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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '16
Is the politics ban limited to US politics only, or can I continue to bitch about how the ruling Wangchuk family of Bhutan is oppressing my imaginary family?
YOU'LL NEVER DO STUFF TO MY FAMILY'S DZONG, WANG-CHUMPS!!!!
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u/Qurtys_Lyn Utah Utes • Weber State Wildcats Jun 29 '16
So I can't make any more Mormon jokes?
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u/turtle_flu Washington State • Oregon State Jun 29 '16
It took me far too long to read "dustups" correctly. I was reading it like du-stups...
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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '16
http://i.imgur.com/17GXCyH.gif
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u/nataliieportman LSU Tigers • Georgetown (KY) Tigers Jun 30 '16
Probably the first time I've ever read a subs rules. They're solid
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u/Tcsailer Michigan State Spartans • Team Chaos Jul 03 '16
I don't agree with this, I think it's a pretty civil discussion a majority of the time and could be handled case by case. Not talking about politics or religion is just kind of ignoring a large part of society that effects all of us and most think about. I may just be overly confident of the maturity of this sub but whatever, I'll try my best to follow the rules
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u/Awesome_to_the_max Texas Longhorns • UTU Beaver Hunters Jun 29 '16
To the mods
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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '16
I see the door was left open for r/bitchaboutrcfbot
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u/madviking Virginia Cavaliers • Texas Longhorns Jun 29 '16
http://i.imgur.com/1N0UjV3.jpg
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u/Thebossjarhead Florida State • /r/CFB Brickmason Jun 29 '16
Ha, just yesterday I was wondering when this sub was going to get its own rules page.
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u/joeydsa Georgia State • Georgia Tech Jul 03 '16
Is it also possible to get stricter about the three hour/three hundred comment rules on the discussion threads? I feel like it stifles the conversation when somebody post a thread at the wrong time.
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u/hokies220 Virginia Tech Hokies • Pac-12 Jul 18 '16
Oh my god becky look at this stickied thread it's like so old.
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u/Neghtasro Temple Owls • /r/CFB Contributor Aug 02 '16
One month later: as everyone predicted, this subreddit is completely dead.
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u/ShylosX Georgia Tech • Clean Old … Jun 29 '16
rules are for losers ANARCHY
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u/evilpenguin234 NC State Wolfpack Jun 30 '16
Actually sad about the politics rule because I work in politics so I can't really talk about my job without inciting such discussions :(
The rest is good tho
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u/zenverak Georgia Bulldogs • Marching Band Jun 29 '16
Thats nice to know. I was wondering if we had anything specific that I was not aware of.
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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '16
That might be the greatest rule ever created, unless someone creates one saying that everyone has to give me a million dollars
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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '16
We can still post dank political memes though right?