“Tell Me about” Threads

[Capn81 372]

Can we force thread name changes? That shit is out of hand on the football board. Maybe one week suspension for anyone that starts a new thread with “Tell me about...” in the thread title.

[woohorn 1131]

ISWYDT

[mdmost 43000]

Tell me about Tell Me about threads

[Guest]

They don’t bother me.

 

It gets the discussion going.

 

What fucking difference does it make, as long as the thread title is relevant?

 

 

[Zepol87 9185]

It's the off season

[Bash Riprock 1695]

58 minutes ago, slorch said:

 

What fucking difference does it make, as long as the thread title is relevant?

 

 

 

i know! tell me about it.

[Vic Mackey 47012]

Why does this bother so many people? It's a good theme. I have learned a lot from these threads about these schools. Especially from people on here who have attended and are alumni. 

Now if you were going to bitch about lame game day titles where you can't even tell who is playing, then I am fully on board.

[Capn81 372]

Why does this bother so many people? It's a good theme. I have learned a lot from these threads about these schools. Especially from people on here who have attended and are alumni. 
Now if you were going to bitch about lame game day titles where you can't even tell who is playing, then I am fully on board.

For me, they are rarely about football. They may start off that way, but veer all over the place. I understand that there is no better place for them. Just use some Fucking creativity.

[Machinator 32099]

The threads and their titles are an idiosyncrasy of Surly (and the old site) that I find oddly enjoyable. I joked earlier this offseason that there will be a time when the football board has 50 threads on Page 1 and none of them will be about the University of Texas at Austin. It's getting much closer to reality than I ever thought.

[Longboard Horn 40296]

On 6/28/2018 at 11:53 AM, slorch said:

They don’t bother me.

 

It gets the discussion going.

 

What fucking difference does it make, as long as the thread title is relevant?

 

 

Slorch is absolutely right. What’s wrong with them? I enjoy them because of all the knowledge that our fellow surly posters have about certain schools. Plus,  it’s a great way to get ready for football season .

[Longboard Horn 40296]

OP,  are you suggesting that we move the tell me about threads to the board discussion page?

[Longboard Horn 40296]

On 6/28/2018 at 3:38 PM, Machinator said:

The threads and their titles are an idiosyncrasy of Surly (and the old site) that I find oddly enjoyable. I joked earlier this offseason that there will be a time when the football board has 50 threads on Page 1 and none of them will be about the University of Texas at Austin. It's getting much closer to reality than I ever thought.

@Machinator you were right! 

[Capn81 372]

OP,  are you suggesting that we move the tell me about threads to the board discussion page?

Just get them off of my lawn.

[woohorn 1131]

OP: is "* meta thread" any better?

Same same.

[GhostofDanJones 336]

I for one enjoy them. 

 

[GhostofDanJones 336]

On 6/28/2018 at 3:38 PM, Machinator said:

The threads and their titles are an idiosyncrasy of Surly (and the old site) that I find oddly enjoyable. I joked earlier this offseason that there will be a time when the football board has 50 threads on Page 1 and none of them will be about the University of Texas at Austin. It's getting much closer to reality than I ever thought.

Soon, we'll see tell me threads for not only D1 and Texas schools, but also D2 and D3 schools.

[kopp0e 1135]

On 6/28/2018 at 12:47 PM, Bash Riprock said:

i know! tell me about it.