MGoBoard FAQ
Why can't I start threads?
New users are not entrusted with that capability until they reach 20 points.
How do I get points?
Every time you post a comment or reply in a thread you get a point.
Wait… then why do I have negative 60?
You can't see this yet—you won't until you get to 20 points, naturally—but all posts/comments come with the ability to vote up or down on them. If you post things that are displeasing to the general populace, you will lose points as people downvote you. You get two points per upvote and minus one per downvote.
How can I avoid downvotes?
Don't be redundant. Don't use stupid nicknames like O$U. Spell things correctly. Don't post useless replies like "I agree" and whatnot.
What happens when I get huge numbers of negative points?
I get dinged and I check your profile out to see if you're pure troll or not, and ban appropriately.
What should I title my threads?
Please make your thread titles as informative as possible: "Justin Feagin" is bad. "Justin Feagin leaving the team?" is good.
How can I bold stuff, insert images, embed videos, etc?
ShockFX provided a helpful primer on basic HTML if you'd like to add some visual pop to your posts.
Why did my post get deleted/edited?
Getting personal on college athletes usually results in a deletion, and virtually always when it's a Michigan player in question. Threads that invite flaming also get deleted. Threads with misleading titles designed to scare the crap out of readers before they click will either be deleted or edited so that their titles reflect their contents.
What's the offtopic policy?
In the offseason, offtopic posts are somewhere between tolerated or encouraged. During the season it would be nice if they were kept to a minimum. What counts as on- and off- topic?
ONTOPIC
- Anything Michigan sports related
- Anything related to other Big Ten teams or upcoming opponents
- Stuff about the blog itself
- University of Michigan topics that don't relate to sports
GRAY AREA
- College sports in general
- Ann Arbor
UNWELCOME, KTHX
- Politics
OFFTOPIC
- Pro sports of any variety
- Everything else
I have another question.
Email me about it.
MGoBlog | Sporting News | HTTV 2009 | e
Don't forget about informative titles.
nothing worse than uninformative titles
BlueDrew
Should this post be counted as diary or mgoboard??? Just kidding thanks for the reminders.
One can I start a diary with 0 points, but needs 20 points to start a thread on the MGoBoard; shouldn't it be the other way around?
PS - in the spirit of FAQ, I think more people would like to know the answer. Thus, the comment instead of a private email. Thanks for understanding.
removed for arguably poor taste
Fear My Grease
can we add religion to that.
k?
-yvgeni
http://nothingisilluminated.com
I think for most of the people on this board, Michigan Sports is a sort of religion, so no, probably not.
I think worship on (fall) Saturdays is fully supported by Mgoblog.
oops
"douchey" MGoBlog user
+1, I was gonna post exactly that. There's my useless reply for the day.
"douchey" MGoBlog user
Can we add religion? Good question, let's pray about it.
Brian, maybe you should put this under "Useful Stuff" for future reference.
I've made a huge mistake.
One of these days, I will figure out how to add boxes and bold and italics and size pics, etc. A link showing how to do this would be great.
http://mgoblog.com/content/basic-html-posting
Recent recipient of the First Annual Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence
There's a sticky topic with all the info. Hope I'm not missing a joke...
"A lot of things will be different next year, but we will still wear the winged helmets."
i think the stubject title is pointless since barely anyone uses it anyways
Thank you Brian. This probably will get buried soon though... maybe make it show when a person makes a username.
"I was just laughin'. I thought it was funny. They got all excited, it's good. You know how you get your little brother all excited when you're playin' basketball and stuff - let him get the lead. And then you just come back and take it back."
? The post is stickied...
I'm guessing he navigates the board through the sidebars which don't have stickies. I actually didn't realize that the mgoboard link at the top was different from the mgoblog tracker until today.
I've made a huge mistake.
can you add a section to "useful stuff" where we list every person who has receieved the banhammer? I think that would be interestig!
Michigan Wolverines: 872 wins, .740 winning percentage, 42 Big Ten Titles, 11 National Titles, 3 Heisman winners, and 76 All-Americans
Cosigned
"douchey" MGoBlog user