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Why the Daily Norseman is Changing

Sports Blogs are expensive to operate.  They require constant IT updating and file server space. As users we get the content and use of the space free. In return the owners have to advertise in order to be compensated for their time, energy, and monetary risk that was taken and expended.  Advertising takes viewership. A larger viewership usually means less detailed articles ( mass appeal) and less inventive content.

Below I am posting the link from a very honest SBNation owner.  He spells out the problems he and other sites are facing.  I like this kind of honesty.  I hope that our Administrators,owners, and staff take the time to reach out and inform all of us of their journalistic intentions.

Star-divide

 

The link to Fieldgulls article by John Morgan

 

Here is the relevant portion of the article.

Ok, consider this: My job at SB Nation is to generate page views. Now, there are some meaningful limitations, but those limitations in large part are towards the purpose of long-term ability to generate page views. So, no profanity in the headlines, because though that might cause an incidental bump in views, it turns off people long term and scares off advertisers. I can't post nudes, for obvious reasons. I can't post copyrighted material, for obvious reasons. Apart from common sense limitations, it is my duty to generate page views however possible.

The simplest and easiest way to generate page views is volume. It is almost sickening how easy it is to build an audience with reams of link dumps and shallow commentary. The single most successful football blog on the internet, Pro Football Talk, does little else but link and comment. Mike Florio is not out interviewing players, establishing sources and transcribing audio. He compiles, but at a feverish pace.

I understand the above. It works. It would work for Field Gulls. In fact, I think I have to cave and just do it. I think, if I want to succeed at this, I need to swallow my pride and play ball.

But for over three years, I have been deeply resistant to this practice. I want Field Gulls to be a home for original content, not some shallow compilation of links. I'm too proud and my pride has probably hurt my performance.

 

I found this an interesting personal introspective.  A site that I have found to be informative, original, and a pleasure to visit has decided to be like everybody else. They will start copying and pasting other sites articles and start using articles that tantalize, criticize, and titillate rather than in depth information on their own football team.  In effect they will cater to the masses.

 

The Vikings have a lot of blogs that scream, cry, whine, and complain about everything under the sun. The Daily Norseman has been different than them in the past.  With all the financial pressure that I'm sure is brought to bear on the owners I hope the content can remain high.

This FanPost was created by a registered user of The Daily Norseman, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the staff of the site. However, since this is a community, that view is no less important.

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No really.

It’s just more respectful . It’s without all those cuss words . It’s receptive to the Enemy . It’s informative . It is mostly up to date . It’s growing . It’s comrardery . It’s bleeding Purple 24/7. It’s were most GB fans live . It’s unknown to all Detroit fans but one …where did he go anyway ? It’s #1 . It’s heading to the SB . It should be in Canton someday . It’s Editor has multiple personalities . It breast feeds . It likes the truth….just doesn’t love it . It’s real . It’s got Swagger . It’s reving up for a Magical carpet ride . And last but not least …….you have me !!! The Doctor is in the house ! "Gothic Island " is open to all guests . Even my long list of banned sites .

by gothicpurple on Jul 17, 2010 7:54 PM CDT reply actions  

LLV , this article should have 500 hits by now .

All jokes aside this is hands down the best site . When I brag to other sites while rampaging . It’s never about me but always about the class act so named , DN .. Keep up the informativeness and positive outlook . I kid alot about it but it is your strong suit . And you wear it well . When I reference you by name it is out of respect for the talents the faithful have at this Site . We can win 20 SB’s or loss 20 more SB’s and I will still be true to this team . Hell , the only thing that sucks about having a kickass team is the availability of tickets . I find myseelf going to more away games than home anymore !
   I’d post another 1000 times if I could to show how much appreciation we all have for this site . Canton baby ! That’s where this sight is destined to be !!!!!!

by gothicpurple on Jul 18, 2010 3:39 PM CDT reply actions  

This site is good because

There is less bashing on it than any of the other SBN sites I visit. I am a big Piston fan and while DBB can be informative they can be very disrespectful. The reponses on this site are usually much better. I know you can quote someone then respond to them and its fine, but quoting 3-5 different things(and bashing them) rather than just responding as a whole can get annoying. I mean who can’t sit back and quote and rip someone to death. Its easy and useless.

I like how, on this site, most qoute one thing the discuss it or just respond to the post as a whole. Respecting differences of opinion happens on this site, rather than just being told that your opinion is wrong and some texting tough guy bashing you from his mothers basement.

Sharing opinions and respectfully disagreeing is what this site does best. Better than any of the other 10(or so) SBN blogs I’m a part of.

So kudos to you C. Gates and T. Glover for the best damm site out there!

Favre, even your agent has had enough. The drunken grillmaster, Buzz Cook, is getting too old for this.

by VikesPma on Jul 21, 2010 1:26 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

I am not

up on the other sites, but I found this because it is directly linked to the yahoo sports site. It has been great, so many great posts and in depth analysis of the team, plays and players. Over the past year I am especially impressed with the knowledge some people have of the draft. Man, I sure do not have the time to follow all the different players and really enjoy all the hard work all the others put in covering the team, players and potential draft picks.

Skol Vikes and Skol Daily Norseman

it is better to be thought of as dumb then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Ben Franklin

by montana vikes fan on Jul 22, 2010 12:24 PM CDT reply actions  

markSP180

must be unmarried and work in front of a computer. There is no other way he could know so much about the draft. Lifelongvike is actually Jimmy Johnson and that’s why he knows so much about it.

It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...

by Grime on Jul 22, 2010 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

No kidding!!!

Some of you guys were nearly draft experts…..
I knew the basics, and that was about it.. And I only learned that information from here.
I was in shock in how well people knew the draft, knew the likelihood of which person would be drafted & at what level. I had fun doing the mock draft. I was hoping that my actual mock pick would have been the actual pick (I was picking for the Cardinals and took Weatherspoon, but he ended up going sooner and went to the Falcons).
I am pretty sure that NONE of us got the Vikings 1st draft pick right.

On a side note, I only know of this blog thanks to the yahoo sports page as well. I went from reading select articles, to becoming a regular reader, to what I am now.. Almost posting on this site daily.

Helps pass the time while at work. I work 2 – jobs…

I know even in the regular season we got some trolls just as much as we randomly do in the off-season. I will be more interested in the week leading to the first regular season game and than afterwards. I believe that game will be HUGE (w/ or w/o Favre, but we all know Favre will be back).

by Deek on Jul 22, 2010 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

I feel that game will be big

But I always refer to my old grandma when it comes to games. I moved to WI in 1990 and she got very stern and paused and said to me ’your not going for that other team are you?" AS IF! IF there is normal in this game, when we beat the Pack twice everything else seems to fall into place. Setting the tone in the first game is real important.

it is better to be thought of as dumb then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Ben Franklin

by montana vikes fan on Jul 22, 2010 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

I am pretty sure that NONE of us got the Vikings 1st draft pick right.

I wouldn’t say none of us :P

http://www.dailynorseman.com/2010/4/22/1437607/2010-nfl-draft-first-round-open#35521286

by Josh_D on Jul 26, 2010 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ehhh

So, someone chose wisely on him being chosen, but they thought he wasn’t going 1st round/1st pick.

They were hoping to see him fall to the bottom of the 2nd, but that was unlikely.

The person who thought the Vikings would pursue him if available in the 2nd would be considered right though, ironically, it was our first pick.

by Deek on Jul 28, 2010 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

It was a tongue in check response, mainly because it was one of many predictions. But still called the trade down and pick Cook up at the top of the second.

by Josh_D on Jul 28, 2010 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not to be critical ???

Gonzo had a post that admitted he and other writers were being negative while responding to their own posted stories . In his apoligy he posted several negative replies .
    As of late several writers have posted negative and even threatening replies . I have and will be less complimentary until these offenses are policed . Writers should be held to higher standards . Open threats of warnings and/or bans because of replies to comments is getting out of hand . If DN wants to be the best . They need to correct their writers first . Most cussing on this site comes from writer’s replies to others opinions . Stop correcting others grammar . They will word check if they please . Stop asking for sources . Learn to present sources that contradict the reply first . If you can’t do the work . Than keep the Ego bruising to yourselves . We come to the site to have fun . It’s your daily grind job . Not ours . We use a sense of humor sometimes . Roll with it more . Lack of self policing has gotten out of hand .
     I use the word CLICK to describe allowances made to personal friends and long time bloggers . CLICK as in high school mentality . This site needs it’s writer’s and Editors to end the CLICK mentality . Go see it first hand at other sites . It is obvious and ugly . DN isn’t their yet . But as the season approaches . Your beginning to drop the ball on fairness . I don’t say this to be cruel . And many won’t speak but agree . I have always been the one to strike a nerve or two by getting right to the point . Names are not neccisary . Gonzo takes the fall for all your indiscressions . Unfortunately . But it is his mess to clean up .
   Know the CLICKSTERS can begin bashing ….I’m ready as always !
All this bad light in my eyes makes me irritable . Tink I’ll sit back and see if you guys can fix this problem before some of us move on to greener pastures . Your only as successful as your following . We’ll pray for our lost brothers on this one .

by gothicpurple on Jul 23, 2010 6:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Click???? Seriously

Before you start bashing Gonzo and the crew of DN try practicing one thing that they do every time, use a dictionary. A click is something you do with a mouse. A clique is an inclusive group of people with a common interest. Basically all Vikings fans are a clique.

I have never seen Chris, Ted or any other editor use profantity or make threats that weren’t appropriate for the misdeed of a poster on this site. I find your comments odd becuase earlier you posted that DN is hands down the best site (which it is). But then you bash DN for being cliquish. you’re waffling a bit. You like DN but you don’t like DN. Just make up you mind and stick to your guns but don’t wander all over the place.

by Stubby83 on Jul 23, 2010 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

You make Gonzo sound like Jesus Christ himself
Gonzo takes the fall for all your indiscressions

I love Twins Baseball and Minnesota Vikings Football.

by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Jul 25, 2010 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

No that is Master Farve

"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."

John Wayne

by just another viking on Jul 26, 2010 6:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

I like to write and have a good back and forth with Vikings fans

Which is why I write here. I like to put clips and references in my articles, because it’s stuff that I think is funny or interests me. Clique Click on the hyperlink, and you might learn something or laugh. If you do either then I have accomplished my mission. If that’s not your thing, then don’t. As to providing references, we have to. It’s common courtesy to credit someone else’s idea. It’s fine to have your own opinion of that idea, and write that you either agree or disagree with the opinion, but you can’t streal it as your own.. That’s plagairism, and it can get us in trouble.

Yeah, I cuss in my writing. I try to minimize it, but sometimes a good cussword just fits. You know what I #$%& mean?

As to cliques, I honestly haven’t noticed it. I think there might be writers that get more responses to their fanposts, but that isn’t cliqueish. That’s about whether or not people are interested in the topic of the fanpost. Nothing more, nothing less.

Seriously gothic, if something as trivial as a sports website gives you this much grief, go, with our blessing. Life is too short to have your ass burned up over what I write or what someone posts.

I personally think you’re wrong, and I hope you stay. You bring a unique perspective and insight to the board, but man, if this little corner of the Internet is giving you this much grief, it isn’t worth it.

"Whoever said that the pen is mightier than the sword never encountered automatic weapons."

by Ted Glover on Jul 23, 2010 11:43 PM CDT reply actions  

We are not writing for the NY Post here.

So correcting a spelling mistake or a bit of grammer is stupid. Most of the time you can tell what the person is trying to get across and if not, don’t respond. Knit picking at its best is to point out small mistakes in simple discussion/posts that arent going to be published any time soon.

If a guy has 10 spelling mistakes and poor grammer throughout an entire post then rip on him a bit. Otherwise relax and realize we are not being paid for this. At least I’m not… not that they would pay me anyway.

Favre, even your agent has had enough. The drunken grillmaster, Buzz Cook, is getting too old for this.

by VikesPma on Jul 26, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions  

I'm not sure I understand the clique thing either

I guess maybe I’ve seen it a little, but I think it’s probably because of my previous allegiances, how I came here, there a couple Vikings fans that made it clear they don’t think much of me way back when, and yeah, I guess they “patted each other on the back” for it a little. But after they made their point they actually have stayed pretty silent on it since. I guess I feel it’s their right to say that if they want, and even if they maybe don’t appreciate me, I appreciate them that they don’t dwell on it and keep mocking me (like a clique) whenever I post.

That’s actually what I’ve seen at other SB sites, not DN so much. Seems like a healthy, fair community to me. One should not confuse shared opinions with “cliguiness.”

by puddnhead on Jul 27, 2010 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

A clique with beer = "cliguiness", lol.

Favre, even your agent has had enough. The drunken grillmaster, Buzz Cook, is getting too old for this.

by VikesPma on Jul 27, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions  

lol

Typing is not my strong suit, no :)

Cliguiness … hmm, sounds like something having to do with Roman emporer Caligula than alcohol :)

by puddnhead on Jul 27, 2010 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Guiness sucks anyway

Favre, even your agent has had enough. The drunken grillmaster, Buzz Cook, is getting too old for this.

by VikesPma on Jul 28, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions  

I still hate you.

Just kidding who can hate pudding?

It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...

by Grime on Jul 27, 2010 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Like others here...

Came across this site via yahoo (which normally has a bunch of maniacs spewing hate and worse) and now it is my first stop in my daily Viking update search….Normally I do not need to go elsewhere because I have a full “fix” waiting for me when I check in….

As to the oringinal gist of the post I feel that nothing in this l;ife is free, so the ads etc. that we live with are ok…Subliminally I guess we are all gravitating to the sponsors products or services (at least I hope they think we are lol) – no matter….

Regarding the criticism and click versus clique etc. it is always (or most always) good to have as open environment as possible to discuss ideas, issues, and etc. As long as we are all civil with one another within reason (yes I swear sometimes, but we are not all babies here, and hopefully have thick enough skin to take a bit of joiking and ribbing, and even a cuss word or two, again ) is ok….

There have been a couple of tirades noted here lately that I read that quite literally caused me to LMAO…felt like was in a bar in Ranier MN and “hearing” trash talk – only thing lacking was the voices (I had the beer in hand lol…at the end figurative hands were shook between the ranters, and as in real life, we moved on….

No matter what, know that yes this IS the best blog site in this fan’s opinion and I believe in many others eyes as well this is the case. I think we are fine, and self-policing should suffice without it becoming a police state which will destroy the whole intent it is here for…

Is it Sunday yet? The fans are getting restless (this one too)! Can you feel the love? I can!

SKOL!

I would rather be IN the Arena than watching from the stands...That is my life!
* Read Teddy Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" if you need further explanation...

by vikingfanfrom afar on Jul 24, 2010 9:14 AM CDT reply actions  

No Doubt we are all getting restless

I think you nailed it. Some of the discussions going on now will be, and should be forgotten by the time training camp ends. I think we are all a little nervous and excited for the season to start.

I find myself gravitating to the DN more and more each day just to get my Vikings fix. The longer the off season drags on the more often I need a fix. I might have a problem!!! Is there any type of rehab available?

Master Farve please give me just a little taste I don’t need much just a quick word to the press will suffice. Even a sly smile will give them enough to write about!!
(smile ,smirk giggle)

"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."

John Wayne

by just another viking on Jul 24, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions  

Even the best fumbles on the occasion . Gothic at his best !!!

1. Stubby , Critical yes . Bashing No . This site is in no way as bad as most other sites . Nice of you to think I was referring to you but to tell the truth this is the first I heard of ya . Which of these guys do you know personally ? I said above that correcting people is the sadest form of defending your self or others . This isn’t a Spelling Bee site . This lame belittleing needs to stop . It makes you appear ignorant . So if I spell everything correctly You agree with all my points then ? Thought so . No one has used profanities ? They write whole articles to apoligize all the time . Show up more than once a week and you will open your eyes to the truth . You are not Gonzo and shouldn’t accuse him directly . I didn’t in this post . He simply takes the beatings for all that is DN . That was my referrence .
   Ted , Nice reverse psycology but your a bit slow . I referred to the writers who need to chill . Not to fans of the sight . Read through the post again and maybe this time you can read it without all the emotion . You said you didn’t see the CLICK thing occuring . That is my point exactly . If you concentrated on policing you and your fellow writers you may see it from our perspective . Every sight has this dilema . Don’t be naive and assume this sight is without it’s flaws . Bashing me like this Ted is exactly my point . Your supporters don’t need to see you self-destruct so quickly . I said that my straight to the point opinions will strike a nerve . I see you are human and you do let your emotions get to you .
from afar , I have always been one to see others opinions as humor . Thanks for noting that problems exist . Boys will be boys . I cuss on a rare occasion . I attack at times . But only in pursuit of the truth . When writers feel entitled . The same comments appear as bashing . When LLV says he can see me being banned I take that as a direct assault and not opinion . If I would say that to him . By the way I wouldn’t . I don’t have the clout to ban him so it would only come off as an opinion . Ya see ?It is the best SBN site . I just don’t want to see DN fall into the other sites APC and WCG’s type of bullying in and out of their site . Some have posted on here saying they were refused access to one of these sites after never posting there before . I personally recieved an advanced warning from a WCG editor while he tracted me on a DN site . He was embarrassed by his seniors comments that I directly quoted on DN in my warning message at WCG . He erased the warning and posted a new version . The 1st basically said I would like to apologize to you for comments WCG bloggers wrote . And a warning to me is how he wished to offer it ! There senior , senior Adam came to DN and further tracked me and came back with more false garbage . They were upset that I wouldn’t click on their warning and except responsability for simple banter . As I went back to shadow the site . Others had 30 or more replies to my comments . Good and bad . They wanted a reply but only if I would be expected to not have an opinion and say … ooh yes your team is as good as ….I can’t lie like that .
JAV , thank you . I didn’t write these opinions to distract this post . Contracts are the focus . I siply stated that as you say …it’s heating up . When an Editor says he doesn’t see the obvious my point is answered . Ted . Look deeper and without so much emotion . Editors are human .
Gonzo , this wasn’t aimed as an insult . I want to see the best stay the best . Even the bests gets accused of fumbling too much some times .
LLV, your silence speaks volumes ………!!!!!

by gothicpurple on Jul 24, 2010 2:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Actaully I found this site

While incanting an ancient Cthulu spell looking for the best sports blog in the world. It came up with APC but you know Cthulu, he’s a trickster!

Anyway, on to the post I responded to. GP, I don’t care if you mispell words, I really don’t. The main thing I used to get on you about was your post were difficult to read because it is like trying to reassemble a frog that was put into a blender. The thoughts are all over the place. I do agree with you people and admins on this site were getting fairly negative, heck i stopped coming for a month (DTs suck) However, most people do a good job here.

As for clickishness (new word, you all owe me a nickel everytime you use it) there might be some but I would be supised if it was malicious in nature. The idea of a clique are like minded individuals, thusly we are all a clique. There will be sub cliques as well, where some would rather talk about the nuts and bolts of the game, others go more for the visceral experiences of the game itself whatever.

Honestly the only person on this site who I have seen activly call people out and use derogatory comments on them has been you. I’ve rarely seen you do it on this site however, I have been the target of it on other sites. Personally, I’m not a big fan of being called a suck up and whatever else.

However, I dont’ really care people have their opinions and if you think I’m being a bad fan by havingn normal discourse with other teams that’s your perogative. Just like it is LLV’s and others perogative not to like how your responses have in the past diverted posts from their main point.

To sum up, have a nice day and SKOL VIKINGS!

It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...

by Grime on Jul 26, 2010 8:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

Rock on Grime we don't always agree, but our back and forth is good. Gus Frerotte sucks though, lol.

Clicks are so cliche. Unless you want to join mine, lol.

Favre, even your agent has had enough. The drunken grillmaster, Buzz Cook, is getting too old for this.

by VikesPma on Jul 26, 2010 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions  

and yet he still started over TJ

By no means mistake me for a Gus fan.

It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...

by Grime on Jul 27, 2010 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

He started over TJ at the beginning of the 2008 season, but when he was healthy enough to return they chose TJ. By seasons end TJ was the better QB.

Yeah who cares about Gus.

Favre, even your agent has had enough. The drunken grillmaster, Buzz Cook, is getting too old for this.

by VikesPma on Jul 28, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions  

10 pts for the H.P. Lovecraft reference

And because I don’t want to detract from the purpose of the thread, and keep this 100% Minnesota Vikings relevant, I’ll add this;


For those of you wondering what to get me for my Christmas present :)

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!

by DCPurple on Jul 28, 2010 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Out with the old .

I hope you guys will have lots of camp pictures and stories again this year . I want to know more about the #54-80 guys ?
   Interesting . Over at the Denver site . A writer went to all the opposing teams in their conference’s sites and asked the top things they saw as strengths ? .And the top things they saw as weaknesses ? For each of the opposing teams . They admitted it was no easy task to get full cooperation . The results were interesting .
    I always say that who knows the enemy better that the enemy himself . But sometimes the enemy overlooks things that are obvious to his ememies . Ted it would be well worth checking out how indepth their attempt was ???

by gothicpurple on Jul 26, 2010 11:09 AM CDT reply actions  

It actually was a good article

There is another one on there now about Elvis Dumerwhatever. Another well made article.

It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...

by Grime on Jul 27, 2010 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Grimes, I react to your opinions only .

As I person I would believe you to be a great person . That being in reference to your loyalty to this team . And your love of the game . I’m sorry if you didn’t catch my compliment earlier . I said that I know understand . After short stints at APC & WCG why you were so candid . Those sites are poor when it comes to opinions . I was tossed from APC for too many Farve references . WCG gave me a extended warning for their site . Because of comments made on this site . I didn’t know WCG owned DN that way ! I do now see why you bend to such tactics . It isn’t my personality to bend to such bullying . Bullies hate to be bullied ! I do see that you see my bantering as non-personal . I respond opinion to opinion . I have defended David T . and PAD555 on occasion as their bold statements seemed accurate at times to me when others take opposing teams bloggers as offensive . I like to hear the truth . The limit for me seems to come when writers comment on their own stories, get emotional which is human , and are not properly policed by senior editors . Then those editors respond by claiming they don’t see a problem with such bullying . We have no other recourse than to abandon the site we love until we hope they have cared enough to change . Unlike other sites Gonzo has taken the personal innatitiive to admit things need to improve . Yet Ted doesn’t see the problem . LLV in a very rare laps attacked me . I believe he sees things clearer I hope . I am a simple blogger . Editors and writers should hold themselves to higher standards . It’s not a revolutionary concept . We say it about are bosses every day . If they care about what Gonzo has created . The excusses will end .And the fine tuning will begin . I’m not a hater . I simply know how to get to the point ! I write ,Not to be critical and everyone else moved this into the negative light .
   My deliberate style brings out the best and the worst in evry one .
   My point in diverting many post are justifyable when less than 12 people care to respond to a story . Example ; less than two dozen hits on this post . The first comment was by far the only upbeat and positive reflection of LLV’s post .
  PHMF , he is the Creater of the site ???——Goth Out !!!

by gothicpurple on Jul 26, 2010 11:49 AM CDT reply actions  

Actually I just don't have animosity to other fans

It’s not that I’m a suck up, it’s just that I’m interested in what they have to say about their team. I love the Vikes but football in general still gets me going and the more I learn about it the better fan I can be. (well like that really matters.) So derogatory and inflamatory remarks just don’t seem to work out for me. Now on occasion I’ll throw one out (as my Dallas are the biggest dicks post showed) but really? It’s not like they’re Nazi’s or something.

It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...

by Grime on Jul 27, 2010 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

PFT is more of a news site, not a blog

I think there is a difference. People go to news sites to get what PFT does…get quick hit news stories about a topic of interest. Blogs are meant to be about opinion and discussion, not as much quick hit news. There has to be some of that though…I think there is a nice mix that can be done to get the hits and also keep people coming back. If these sites just started pushing links, I’d get bored and move on.

by TrevorR on Jul 27, 2010 11:03 AM CDT reply actions  

The suck up thing was a mis calculation . Regrettably ....

After experiencing short visits too APC and WCG . I do regret my actions . Those sites don’t want interaction or feedback . You are right . If you want to hear what they have to say ? It has to come with a price . That being . No references of other teams . No references to stats or facts . No professional dialogue . Both sites have two previous years with no success . It weighs on them . You can see it in their defeated tones . Though short lived . A get to the point guy like me is feared on those sites . Truth and wisdom are hard for grown men to swallow . I don’t want this site to turn into those circus sites . APC editors came to this site to bash me after banning me . Where is the justice . Will other editors get banned for such behavior . Doubt Gonzo has the balls to do it . Even if it was OKed by SBN . All three WCG seniors came to this site to personally bash me and discredit me . Sorry Gonzo I fired back like all good vikings do ! Not all Viking fans though . I secretly want to get the four sites to interact more . APC and WCG aren’t up to the challenge . The #2 at WCG wrote a biased warning that #3 pulled off the site . After #2 then appeared to apologize openly on this site . Why here I don’t know ? Maybe he realizes he has to come hear to get a chance to state an opinion . He doesn’t allow it over there . After a fake apology and friendly invite to all but me to join WCG . I was given an advanced second warning for conversation here at DN . Adam the #1 then came to this site after tracking me and continued bashing . If he wasn’t the #1 at WCG it would have been looked into . They APC/WCG are in a catch 22 . They have to drop their bans or warnings to save face . They are the enemy . I wear each offense they threw at as a badge of honor . They run a poor site and like wallowing in their mess .
    My shout out to the Ememy !!!! Don’t come here with your lies and wimpering . Restore me to your meaningless and twice plundered site so I can ravage your women . Yes 555 that’s you . And steal some booty . Yes 555 that’s you again .. And kill off all your bear cubs and burn down your fudge shops ! Hell , I think it will be such a short day I’ll need to go on Safari for a half starved lion or too ! Adam, Kev and what’s his name …..You can never meet the challenge of these Vike fans . You have about as much chance of winning a debate on your site as your teams have of winning on the field .HaHa I didn’t think a team could throw more INT’s than Cutler ? i WAS WRONG . WCG Editors win that one hands down . Oh wait APC didn’t even give me a complimentary warning . They just pissed on them selves and ran away ! Come on boys ! We men at DN would like a fair chance to debate . Have an opinion . Offer Viking perspective . Compare good and bad . Tell the truth . These are the things your site doesn’t allow . Your Editors must sleep well with only two opposing visiters a week .
Doctor Gothic and his crazy dark thoughts ramble on again ,and again …….

by gothicpurple on Jul 27, 2010 7:20 PM CDT reply actions  

LLV

I hope you get my point . Even the seemingly invincable fall at the feet of Gothicpurple . It’s OK you get about a bazillion free passes for your dedication to this team and this site . I am critical on a case by case basis . You used your credentials to sound entitled . No opinion givers on this site deserve to feel entitled . I won’t be silenced by the wanta-be CLICK’s insistance on attempts to discredit folks . The bully bashing has ended . Gonzo hinted to changes in the future . Ted is slow to follow Gonzo’s lead . I have confidence that Ted will recieve the training neccisary to police better . And to stand up to other editors and ask them to be better leaders . Site-wise . Not of us Berserker types ! If an editor opens themselves up to discussion . A different non-entitled format should be followed . Should they swear ? Hell ya . Then don’t threaten a Bear fan for one offense . Should they be blunt ? If they can take a non-self-entitled approach to the question . And their back-up . They need to sit back and allow dialogue . This was WCG’s dilema . A writer had a hot topic . It got hotter with my reply . Not expecting to defend his claims or opinions the writer got stumped . In stepped another writer to defend . Shot down . The following got embarrassed . Editors left the story going with some 50 or more posts . Half blocked . They wanted it to appear I couldn’t rebuttal . In truth I was cast away for simple opinions . References . Facts . Common sense . All forbidden on their site by visiters .
    Good luck with future writings . Disappointed as we are when even you fall to the self-entitled bug . I’ve never backed off Gonzo on that subject . I won’t back off you either …..
    Remember Gothicpurple still loves you !! Smoochy smoochy ……..

by gothicpurple on Jul 27, 2010 8:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Get therapy, dude.

What begins in fear usually ends in folly.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 27, 2010 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

I have no idea what your point is or what the folowing quotes mean.
You used your credentials to sound entitled .
Disappointed as we are when even you fall to the self-entitled bug

The only thing I get from your comments lately is that you feel WCG and APC did not appreciate the level of wit and the facts of your arguments that you presented on their site.

 Get over it. Move on. Recognize any constructive criticism for what it is and please don’t miss any of your therapy sessions :)

"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?"
Joe Kapp

by lifelongvike on Jul 28, 2010 5:36 AM CDT up reply actions  

Good idea Good Advice

After all the point of the original article was keeping the content on DN high, wasn’t it?

"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?"
Joe Kapp

by lifelongvike on Jul 28, 2010 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

+100…its done wonders for me!

by TrevorR on Jul 30, 2010 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ditto

And I think you get a lot more than your letting on . Why the anger in your words . A little hostile don’t you think . Didn’t know you had such loyalties to APC and WCG . Know we kwow where you truely stand I can let this situation rest a lot easier . Disappointed .
By the way it’s I with the two psyc degrees . But keep using the reverse psycology and belittling . It has done you well so far . By the way ? What is constructive about getting caught in a lie , threatening and being self-entitled . Don’t even comment if you can’t read . I worked with Chapter One Reading to so if I can help let me know ? My style is obviously a threat to you L . You will get over your insecurities with a little help from Doc Gothic !!!! You have to want the help though . Your trying to compare yourself with a guy who has never drank,did drugs,cheat or pretend like you do not to know the facts .
   A wise old woman once said . To be great you must embrace you weaknesses . Reputation means more than the truth to you . Thus you appear fake . At least in your writings . Clear , readable but with more than a hint of fake . Let APC and WCG lose their own battles as you struggle to keep your own dignity . This will be the last negative comment on this post you will drag me into .

by gothicpurple on Jul 28, 2010 9:27 AM CDT reply actions  

That's funny.

I thought most schools required you to be able to spell Psych before they gave you a degree in that subject. Let alone two. Or write a coherent paragraph. But maybe that’s just the schools I went to.

What begins in fear usually ends in folly.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 28, 2010 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

Ted

Seek the advice of dsludo directly above. Lets keep the content high.

"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?"
Joe Kapp

by lifelongvike on Jul 28, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can't take it

Seriously I’m laughing my butt off at work and can’t stop. Honestly, this guy is a hoot!

People are looking at me funny…. But then they always do..

It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...

by Grime on Jul 28, 2010 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

You think he visits Johnny Jolly for the good stuff before he starts posting??

by TrevorR on Jul 30, 2010 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

That would

Explain his crazy theories……
If he knew him in-person…

Maybe he has us all fooled!

by Deek on Jul 30, 2010 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Never been to Houston .

Victoria is as close s I got . On my way back from a Sept. South Padre trip . Talk about a dusttown ! It was 50 degrees in Prgresso, MEX the day before . A Packer fan . Decked out in hat and coat talked a little football with me . He said , of all places to go . I still run into a Vike fan . I gave him a very brief Spanish lesson and a layout of the cultures barder system and peso transfer rate . All along I was thinking out loud . I go to the Mall of America and have to steal the cheese at the Packer store . Key West has a Packer Blvd. And now I go to Mexico and I’m still stuck with a damn Packer fan !
    By the way . I don’t use cough medicines . Speeking of Jolly . Now that my prediction of the first phase of his demise is complete . Think APC will want me back to run their site ? Maybe after 6 Packer losses . So I can run their pitty parties . They will really love me . Since LLV showed me how to get personal with people and screw with them by using the REPLY button .
-————Goth Out !!!

by gothicpurple on Jul 30, 2010 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tickets go on sale in one half hour for us unfortunate fans that live so far from the Dome .

Good luck getting the seats you want . Maybe we’ll see each other at the game .
-—-Big Brother is watching so be good kids !! —Goth Out ..

by gothicpurple on Jul 28, 2010 9:29 AM CDT reply actions  

Dolphins here I come .

I’ve seen Miami just after Marino left . My last set of Dolphin tickets were for the 50 yard fielgoal game . My friend’s wife spent his game money . He couldn’t cash his check in time and we would miss half the game with the drive up . Like the ass I am ! I a rare moment of non-computer rage . I left the tickets behind . We sat at Rainforrest Cafe in the Mall . With the tickets on the bar . (non-alcoholic drink) And watched the kick from the bar . Out of pure hatered for his wife I spent the jersey money on his two kids Christmas to out-spend the wench ! Sad days indeed . But a Viking moment none the less ????
   Gothic Out ! That crazy friend still thinks I owe him a game . Crazy Dolphin friend anyway ………

by gothicpurple on Jul 29, 2010 3:27 AM CDT reply actions  

DCP

I believe I hugged both those girlws . If I recall they have both been around a few years .

by gothicpurple on Jul 29, 2010 3:30 AM CDT reply actions  

A few questions .

What info is out there on Marko Mitchell, T. Skinner , R. Small , Sherels and a few others ?

by gothicpurple on Jul 29, 2010 9:40 AM CDT reply actions  

why you looking for them?

Pretty esoteric? Yeah my spelling sucks. Actually, here’s an idea it’s called Google it’s new but I think it will stick around.

Honestly GP you should make fanshots once a week with your unusual anecdotes. It would be fun!

It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...

by Grime on Jul 29, 2010 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

His posts are like car accidents

I can’t help but read them, because if you can slightly understand them, they’re really interessting.. But you have to concetrate so hard to find out what he’s saying. Just like a car accident, you can’t help but look, than you wonder how it happened and what the result was.

I think Goth’s biggest problem is how he strays so off-topic so fast… And it’ll be something completely unrelated!!!

by Deek on Jul 29, 2010 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Look my first reply is to a Bears fan .

Don’t reply button usage get annoying ? Oh ya . And the Packers Sux . Don’t you agree .

by gothicpurple on Jul 30, 2010 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ya , Like car accidents .....Right ???

I like information with a little opinion attached . Example : T. Skinner the UFA/SS also played WR . That interests me . Others here are much better at gathering info and presenting realistic expectations on guys . Several draft picks go undrafted because of injuries or quirks . Like the DE from Baltimore that fell on his noggin’ . Narcolepsy . Sorry I’m not the computer geek that you all have dreamed me up to be . Like , what the hell is fanshots ! I shouldn’t ask ? Ted nearly raped Loki over the subject .

by gothicpurple on Jul 30, 2010 11:13 AM CDT reply actions  

Your comment is a perfect example of the carwreck.

First gothic replies to Deek without using the reply button.

Then Gothic gives out great info:

T. Skinner the UFA/SS also played WR

Then Gothic goes off topic:

Sorry I’m not the computer geek that you all have dreamed me up to be . Like , what the hell is fanshots ! I shouldn’t ask ?

What everyone is asking of you is simply try to reply to the commentator by using the reply button. The comment box reads " Post a Reply"
Reply to the author of the article by using the “post a new comment” box

If you have a totally new area of conversation simply make a “new fanpost” or a “new fanshot”. You will find the buttons to do that on the upper right portion of your screen below the search box. A fanshot is for posting a link, video, or photo with little explanation. A fanpost is where you give out information and people who are interested in that topic respond.

For example: If you have further info on the three players you asked about above perhaps you could share that in a new fanpost and we can all add to the discussion. In that way it doesn’t distract to much from the original article.
 In this particular instance the article above was about the changing nature of the Sportsblog business. But it has now gotten tangled to the area of “how to properly post”

No one questions your love of the Vikings or your information. It is simply your rambling wayward style that gets in the way of the information.

"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?"
Joe Kapp

by lifelongvike on Jul 30, 2010 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ravens got boned

On two of their draft picks now.

The guy who fractured his skull, and another guy

Sergio Kindle fell down the stairs and I believed cracked his skull due to the narcolepsy.
DT Cody nearly fails conditioning test. (Lets hope he can get into shape so he can play for a full-game).
CB Foxworth out for year after tearing ACL.

I like the Ravens…. for an AFC team… Is it the purple? is because they represent the north? Who knows!! But if they keep losing players, they may need to find some…. “Replacements!” Didn’t they make a movie like that? HA!!! And the QB’s name was Falco… Flacco? Ah! Screw it.. Close enough!

by Deek on Jul 30, 2010 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Isn't fanpost and fanshot's correct usage tied into this blog's new business ???

Oops no reply button usage ! Then why should I . Nobody has commented in 5 hours . Puzzling ?? Some times it doesn’t feel relevant . Does fanshot require a Twitter account ?

by gothicpurple on Jul 30, 2010 6:04 PM CDT reply actions  

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