How about a ban up in this bitch? February 20, 2007 9:29 PM Subscribe
I'm sort of slow, can you guys tell me what you're talking about?
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:44 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:44 PM on February 20, 2007
You're lucky I have some latin under my belt. Phaedon says, and I quote, "madaboutpolitics is a shill for the horrid 'The American Show', and should be banned."
posted by boo_radley at 9:47 PM on February 20, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by boo_radley at 9:47 PM on February 20, 2007 [1 favorite]
Although I look at it now, and I think "The start of knowledge is the concern of god". How the tree of knowledge relates to those three stygian harpies is beyond me, though.
posted by boo_radley at 9:50 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by boo_radley at 9:50 PM on February 20, 2007
Oh, now that I see the title in the My Comments field it all makes sense.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:50 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 9:50 PM on February 20, 2007
And apparently a poorly concealed shill whose attempt at astroturfing can be revealed by a simple Googling.
posted by Mercaptan at 9:50 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by Mercaptan at 9:50 PM on February 20, 2007
boo: "The Beginning of Wisdom is Fear of the Lord". Banhammer, baby.
posted by phaedon at 9:51 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by phaedon at 9:51 PM on February 20, 2007
I've spent the last twenty minutes searching for clear evidence of my strong suspicion that madaboutpolitics is somehow directly affiliated with that show, but I haven't found anything yet. All I've figured out so far is that the same person also goes by "bigdawgs255" on Yahoo and YouTube, showed up on the internet just recently, and has done nothing but promote that show on a few dozen different sites. I suppose she could just be an insane fan, but given how awful the show is, I can't imagine anything other than shill.
posted by scottreynen at 9:53 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by scottreynen at 9:53 PM on February 20, 2007
ah. "timor " as in "timorous". Makes sense. Thanks, phaedon.
posted by boo_radley at 9:55 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by boo_radley at 9:55 PM on February 20, 2007
You would have to be paid (well) to think about it that many times. I saw it when linked the first time, and am still trying to blot out the memory with drink. The beginning of wisdom of fear of the show.
posted by Emo Squid at 9:58 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by Emo Squid at 9:58 PM on February 20, 2007
Her last post was an instant trainwreck. I never wanted it to end.
posted by dhammond at 10:04 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by dhammond at 10:04 PM on February 20, 2007
I'm amazed someone is being paid to promote that drivel.
posted by owhydididoit at 10:05 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by owhydididoit at 10:05 PM on February 20, 2007
it's not like anyone would promote it because it's good.
posted by boo_radley at 10:50 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by boo_radley at 10:50 PM on February 20, 2007
From the deleted post dhammond linked: "I AM NOT POSTING an episode that was seen here already, as my post was deleted yesterday 2 minutes after I posted it. That is why I'm trying again. Give it a chance."
Heh. Plucky little shill.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:54 PM on February 20, 2007 [1 favorite]
Heh. Plucky little shill.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:54 PM on February 20, 2007 [1 favorite]
Heh. Actually it seems like those girls are getting a little better. They don't induce physical pain anymore. And the skinny one is wearing skimpy "PJs" in this episode.
posted by delmoi at 11:14 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by delmoi at 11:14 PM on February 20, 2007
Haha, bizzare. these people go off about how "Atheists are all socialists" I guess they've never heard of Ayn Rand (or Karl Rove)
posted by delmoi at 11:17 PM on February 20, 2007
posted by delmoi at 11:17 PM on February 20, 2007
This is almost as bad as the time that Stormfront.org outed me when I was trying to astroturf my Black History Month documentary.
You guys should be ashamed of yourselves.
posted by bardic at 1:03 AM on February 21, 2007 [2 favorites]
You guys should be ashamed of yourselves.
posted by bardic at 1:03 AM on February 21, 2007 [2 favorites]
"The Beginning of Wisdom is Fear of the Lord."
"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
-- A Dude With Whom I Don't Always Agree, But Happen To Think Is On To Something Here At Any Rate
posted by joe lisboa at 1:30 AM on February 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
-- A Dude With Whom I Don't Always Agree, But Happen To Think Is On To Something Here At Any Rate
posted by joe lisboa at 1:30 AM on February 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
If it really is Her we should keep her around and pretend nothing's happening, but whenever she posts immediately delete it, and wait for her to flameout from the resulting persecution complex. Just a suggestion.
posted by grobstein at 6:06 AM on February 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by grobstein at 6:06 AM on February 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
From link #1: Republican Girls Gone Wild (Julia Gorin & Co) does not yet have any friends.
Hmmm, I wonder why?
posted by SteveInMaine at 6:10 AM on February 21, 2007
Hmmm, I wonder why?
posted by SteveInMaine at 6:10 AM on February 21, 2007
Welcome to the Astroturfer Hunters Union, phaedon. Dues are $40 a month.
Mercaptan: "And apparently a poorly concealed shill whose attempt at astroturfing can be revealed by a simple Googling."
They're like cockroaches. For every one you see, there's a hundred more out there that are unfindable. That's what we're here for. *puts on hat smartly, 888 number blinks at the bottom of the screen*
posted by Plutor at 6:11 AM on February 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
Mercaptan: "And apparently a poorly concealed shill whose attempt at astroturfing can be revealed by a simple Googling."
They're like cockroaches. For every one you see, there's a hundred more out there that are unfindable. That's what we're here for. *puts on hat smartly, 888 number blinks at the bottom of the screen*
posted by Plutor at 6:11 AM on February 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
Plutor is astroturfing for the Astroturfer Hunters Union! ($40/month is outrageous!)
posted by OmieWise at 6:40 AM on February 21, 2007
posted by OmieWise at 6:40 AM on February 21, 2007
No no, I like grobstein's idea.
posted by thirteenkiller at 8:04 AM on February 21, 2007
posted by thirteenkiller at 8:04 AM on February 21, 2007
seriously, though. she's banned, right?
yes.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:07 AM on February 21, 2007
yes.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:07 AM on February 21, 2007
I really hope MadAboutPolitics is some maverick prankster who saw the original America Show thread and took abulafa and mk1gti's ideas too their logical extremes. Julia Gorin is a meta-satirist! A Kaufman-esque genius whose entire career is a setup to make conservatives look stupid! Nobody let them in on the joke until Fox makes a pilot, okay?
posted by hydrophonic at 8:10 AM on February 21, 2007
posted by hydrophonic at 8:10 AM on February 21, 2007
Ring Ring Ring Ring
Banhammer Phone.
posted by isopraxis at 8:48 AM on February 21, 2007 [6 favorites]
Banhammer Phone.
posted by isopraxis at 8:48 AM on February 21, 2007 [6 favorites]
*Knock knock*
"Who is it?"
"Bandygram."
posted by cog_nate at 9:03 AM on February 21, 2007 [2 favorites]
"Who is it?"
"Bandygram."
posted by cog_nate at 9:03 AM on February 21, 2007 [2 favorites]
(But it's really the bannedshark (i.e., a banhammerhead), y'see.)
posted by cog_nate at 9:06 AM on February 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by cog_nate at 9:06 AM on February 21, 2007 [1 favorite]
I'm just sad that the thread was deleted before I was able to claim its riches for the glory of myself and my descendants. *cries*
posted by grapefruitmoon at 10:04 AM on February 21, 2007
posted by grapefruitmoon at 10:04 AM on February 21, 2007
Blech. She's like a poor man's Ann Coulter.
Wait. That's not right...Does that mean she's uglier than Ann Coulter, or better looking than Ann Coulter? I've confused myself.
posted by ereshkigal45 at 3:28 PM on February 21, 2007
Wait. That's not right...Does that mean she's uglier than Ann Coulter, or better looking than Ann Coulter? I've confused myself.
posted by ereshkigal45 at 3:28 PM on February 21, 2007
Does the "BANNED" over her username in that thread in #12 up there really mean she was banned from Something Awful? That'd be quite an accomplishment; I reckon you have to be some kind of real dick to get yourself banned from freaking SA.
posted by mediareport at 3:39 PM on February 21, 2007
posted by mediareport at 3:39 PM on February 21, 2007
depends who you ask. there's a theory running over there that you don't have to do all that much to get banned, as Lowtax loves collecting those ten dollar fees when you re-register.
also, spamming links to the america show would do it.
posted by shmegegge at 3:46 PM on February 21, 2007
also, spamming links to the america show would do it.
posted by shmegegge at 3:46 PM on February 21, 2007
A poor man's Ann Coulter can't afford the adamsapplectomy surgery.
posted by and hosted from Uranus at 3:51 PM on February 21, 2007
posted by and hosted from Uranus at 3:51 PM on February 21, 2007
I reckon you have to be some kind of real dick to get yourself banned from freaking SA.
Like shmegegge said. It's astonishingly easy to get banned or probated from SA, for a bewilderingly large and constantly-shifting array of reasons. It's no theory. And yes, Lowtax makes a pretty penny on re-registrations.
Careful, though, mediareport. Your elitism (Fark sucks! Digg sucks! Everyone sucks but us!) is showing. Goons are younger and less articulate than MeFites, on the average, perhaps, but there's a lot of good stuff over there (if less than there used to be, it feels like, at least in terms of Comedy Gold).
It's been interesting to watch the evolution of their moderation policies and the ones here over the last 7 years, and compare the Regimes. I've been a member at both sites for that long.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:33 PM on February 21, 2007
Like shmegegge said. It's astonishingly easy to get banned or probated from SA, for a bewilderingly large and constantly-shifting array of reasons. It's no theory. And yes, Lowtax makes a pretty penny on re-registrations.
Careful, though, mediareport. Your elitism (Fark sucks! Digg sucks! Everyone sucks but us!) is showing. Goons are younger and less articulate than MeFites, on the average, perhaps, but there's a lot of good stuff over there (if less than there used to be, it feels like, at least in terms of Comedy Gold).
It's been interesting to watch the evolution of their moderation policies and the ones here over the last 7 years, and compare the Regimes. I've been a member at both sites for that long.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:33 PM on February 21, 2007
Your elitism (Fark sucks! Digg sucks! Everyone sucks but us!) is showing.
Whoa, I never said any of that. I just figured the forums over there (which I admit to avoiding like the plague on general suspicion) would allow for more dickery than here. Glad to learn that's not necessarily the case, and probably shouldn't be surprised that SA's moderation may go overboard and be more inconsistent than MeFi's. I've occasionally checked the links at Something Awful and found good stuff there, for sure, and it makes sense the same kinds of offenses would get you banned there as do here.
It was kinda dumb to assume otherwise, but please don't read any "everyone sucks but us" stuff into what I've been saying. Fark video has been one of my regular visits since I learned about it here last summer.
posted by mediareport at 8:55 PM on February 21, 2007
Whoa, I never said any of that. I just figured the forums over there (which I admit to avoiding like the plague on general suspicion) would allow for more dickery than here. Glad to learn that's not necessarily the case, and probably shouldn't be surprised that SA's moderation may go overboard and be more inconsistent than MeFi's. I've occasionally checked the links at Something Awful and found good stuff there, for sure, and it makes sense the same kinds of offenses would get you banned there as do here.
It was kinda dumb to assume otherwise, but please don't read any "everyone sucks but us" stuff into what I've been saying. Fark video has been one of my regular visits since I learned about it here last summer.
posted by mediareport at 8:55 PM on February 21, 2007
OK, sorry. Perhaps it's my elitism that's showing.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:38 PM on February 21, 2007
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:38 PM on February 21, 2007
(in a backasswards kind of way.)
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:47 PM on February 21, 2007
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:47 PM on February 21, 2007
Itanium serpentine tivo mallet!
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posted by cortex at 7:00 AM on February 22, 2007 [1 favorite]
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