Message Board Cliche Poll #1

[Beatle Bum]

Are you a message board cliche.

 

[Neal Orac]

Kind of.

 

[CB3UK]

Well.....this is certainly weird.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Well.....this is certainly weird.

Question 2: do you hide behind your screen name?

 

[jeffky]

 

[CB3UK]

Question 2: do you hide behind your screen name?

I hide behind Josh Heupel because he's a fat sonofabïtch.

 

[chroix]

Where's the "Ask your mom, she'll know" option ffs?

 

[warrior-cat]

Realists are cynical or clinical so yeah, I am a realist.

 

[CELTICAT]

OP struggles mightily with differing opinions on this board, especially if you’re in any way critical of Pope or if you don’t hate Calipari with every fiber of your being.

just being a realist here.

 

[CB3UK]

 

[JPFisher]

I hide behind Josh Heupel because he's a fat sonofabïtch.

Best I can do is Chumlee.

 

[Beatle Bum]

Well.....this is certainly weird.

It is weird to see posts constantly claim they are the realists. Good point.

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

OP struggles mightily with differing opinions on this board, especially if you’re in any way critical of Pope or if you don’t hate Calipari with every fiber of your being.

just being a realist here.

I do not and will not hate Calipari. No amount of peer pressure will force me to either. He won us a natty, got us to 4 final fours and returned our dormant program back to dominance. I do think he is slightly overrated by his biggest supporters but his haters give him very little credit for being a great coach (not just a great recruiter.)

 

[Beatle Bum]

Sure don’t know why anyone would hate Cal. He is the enemy now. As it Pitino. We can celebrate him when he retires.

 

[RunninRichie]

Not going how OP expected. He expected tons of pats on the backs, praise, and attaboys.

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

Hate may be too strong word but I genuinely disliked what Cal turned into. Which in my opinion was a coach who cared less about winning and more about building his brand.

 

[CRZ4UK]

You mean like calling Pope… Poop.
I loath those guys.

 

[UKGrad24]

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You mean like calling Pope… Poop.
I loath those guys.

I wouldn’t let it bother ya. Most of the internet is just people working for psychological rewards. Most interactions especially on a forum like this but any forum really are people having a break from face to face reactions and turn the platform to a sort of game as to who can win the comment sections. Research shows there’s many factors to it such as actual dopamine hits when your likes go up or someone receives high praise. It’s really not unlike anything else. Then you’ve got anonymity, less risk of being embarrassed, and don’t forget tribal belonging. When someone jumps to a comment section, being Witty with a few sentences shows the tribe I’m one of you, makes the person feel they belong.

It’s not really meant to be a serious or malicious attack on anyone. It’s fun to act 10 again too, and the internet gives you that.

I’ll partake at times and other times I’ll post multiple paragraphs in attempt to begin a more honest, thought out, intellectual conversation. Posters looking for witty responses, looking to win the thread, looking for those dopamine hits aren’t going to read it. It’s too long. So those that respond aren’t playing the game.

So if you to respond to me with multiple paragraphs we will essentially be bypassing the game. No Poop, no retread stolen Reddit one liners, no dealing with google guy who quickly runs over to AI to get generated responses.

 

[BigBluefoot]

4. Are you constantly butthurt over other people's opinions to the point you start odd passive aggressive polls?

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

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I wouldn’t let it bother ya. Most of the internet is just people working for psychological rewards. Most interactions especially on a forum like this but any forum really are people having a break from face to face reactions and turn the platform to a sort of game as to who can win the comment sections. Research shows there’s many factors to it such as actual dopamine hits when your likes go up or someone receives high praise. It’s really not unlike anything else. Then you’ve got anonymity, less risk of being embarrassed, and don’t forget tribal belonging. When someone jumps to a comment section, being Witty with a few sentences shows the tribe I’m one of you, makes the person feel they belong.

It’s not really meant to be a serious or malicious attack on anyone. It’s fun to act 10 again too, and the internet gives you that.

I’ll partake at times and other times I’ll post multiple paragraphs in attempt to begin a more honest, thought out, intellectual conversation. Posters looking for witty responses, looking to win the thread, looking for those dopamine hits aren’t going to read it. It’s too long. So those that respond aren’t playing the game.

So if you to respond to me with multiple paragraphs we will essentially be bypassing the game. No Poop, no retread stolen Reddit one liners, no dealing with google guy who quickly runs over to AI to get generated responses.

Wow, this is probably your best post imo. As someone who has done a lot of thinking about the "meta" beyond the content within the conversations themselves, I agree with a lot of what you said here. Screw the dopamine hits --- your thought-out articulated comments present you in your best version imo. But I'm also not here to be on a winning team. I'm here to have my thoughts deconstructed and to expose my own fallacies.

 

[UKGrad24]

Wow, this is probably your best post imo. As someone who has done a lot of thinking about the "meta" beyond the content within the conversations themselves, I agree with a lot of what you said here. Screw the dopamine hits --- your thought-out articulated comments present you in your best version imo. But I'm also not here to be on a winning team. I'm here to have my thoughts deconstructed and to expose my own fallacies.

for sure. My moods change depending on the day. Sometimes I decide okay, what can I come up with, I’m gonna win this one.

Other times it gets so constant it’s just cringe watching a bunch of grown men searching for dopamine hits while they copy cat each other all the way down intentionally trying to be funny for the thread championship.


My problem is I feel I’m void of emotion and become hyper focused on objective answer. People don’t like it, but I can’t help it. For example: Pope does not belong as the head coach of UK. That is objective truth by the math. Doesn’t mean he can’t win in the end, doesn’t mean I don’t like him, doesn’t mean anything other than what I said. He does not have the resume for this job. And that is true. But does it piss people off who aren’t able to objectively handle that kind of truth or who cannot stay on topic without making inferences? Yes. Hopefully I’m able to begin adjusting for emotional elements but, I doubt it. Coming out of the social sciences in multiple disciplines and working in research, as far as people in their environment, psychological elements, or man made systems - I cannot do it. I guess it’s gone after all of this time ignoring it.

You should see me going politically incorrect discussing issues within racial groups that are not allowed in society. It never turns out good, for any of them. Colleges handle it as well as drinking acid.

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

for sure. My moods change depending on the day. Sometimes I decide okay, what can I come up with, I’m gonna win this one.

Other times it gets so constant it’s just cringe watching a bunch of grown men searching for dopamine hits while they copy cat each other all the way down intentionally trying to be funny for the thread championship.


My problem is I feel I’m void of emotion and become hyper focused on objective answer. People don’t like it, but I can’t help it. For example: Pope does not belong as the head coach of UK. That is objective truth by the math. Doesn’t mean he can’t win in the end, doesn’t mean I don’t like him, doesn’t mean anything other than what I said. He does not have the resume for this job. And that is true. But does it piss people off who aren’t able to objectively handle that kind of truth or who cannot stay on topic without making inferences? Yes. Hopefully I’m able to begin adjusting for emotional elements but, I doubt it. Coming out of the social sciences in multiple disciplines and working in research, as far as people in their environment, psychological elements, or man made systems - I cannot do it. I guess it’s gone after all of this time ignoring it.

I don’t agree that’s it’s mathematically clear Pope isn’t the man for the job. That said, I’m open minded and if someone presented a case that went further than anecdotal, presumptive or philosophical interpretations of numbers devoid of context, I could be persuaded. I owe Pope nothing other than fairness.

Regardless, even when I disagree, I think you think well and mean well. That should matter more than an opinion on one topic.

You should see me going politically incorrect discussing issues within racial groups that are not allowed in society. It never turns out good, for any of them. Colleges handle it as well as drinking acid.

I like asking questions that you aren’t allowed to ask. I think that’s a rare trait. Yes, I do consider the perspectives of others but I can’t see the value in avoiding questions. I find many people are not as angry as they appear — rather the appearance of anger seems to bolster the self-importance of many. As far as subcultural discussions, I’ve been told it is wrong to be colorblind and yet I’ve never felt the need to treat any of my neighbors differently due to melanin levels. I don’t like being told what to do by people, but there’s one that gets a free pass. He wanted me to treat others the way I want to be treated, so I try (and frequently fail) to simply do that.

I look forward to most of the fanbase being on the same page more after this season, for better or worse.

 

[GWillikers]

I don’t agree that’s it’s mathematically clear Pope isn’t the man for the job. That said, I’m open minded and if someone presented a case that went further than anecdotal, presumptive or philosophical interpretations of numbers devoid of context, I could be persuaded. I owe Pope nothing other than fairness.

Regardless, even when I disagree, I think you think well and mean well. That should matter more than an opinion on one topic.



I like asking questions that you aren’t allowed to ask. I think that’s a rare trait. Yes, I do consider the perspectives of others but I can’t see the value in avoiding questions. I find many people are not as angry as they appear — rather the appearance of anger seems to bolster the self-importance of many. As far as subcultural discussions, I’ve been told it is wrong to be colorblind and yet I’ve never felt the need to treat any of my neighbors differently due to melanin levels. I don’t like being told what to do by people, but there’s one that gets a free pass. He wanted me to treat others the way I want to be treated, so I try (and frequently fail) to simply do that.

I look forward to most of the fanbase being on the same page more after this season, for better or worse.

Pope could lose 25 games and y'all would be tryna jerk him off from the back. Get that loser out of Lexington. No less than 15 losses loading.

Call me a clown but while you do that put a bet on 15 losses. $1,000 we lose at least 15 games. At least

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

Pope could lose 25 games and y'all would be tryna jerk him off from the back. Get that loser out of Lexington. No less than 15 losses loading.

Call me a clown but while you do that put a bet on 15 losses. $1,000 we lose at least 15 games. At least

Do you want to put money on the line? I’ll put $100 on it that this team does not lose 15 games. Since you’re certain, this is easy money for you. Tell me if you’re in and we’ll find someone to put both of our funds together until the season ends.

 

[GWillikers]

Do you want to put money on the line? I’ll put $100 on it that this team does not lose 15 games. Since you’re certain, this is easy money for you. Tell me if you’re in and we’ll find someone to put both of our funds together until the season ends.

$1,000 not 100

 

[GWillikers]

We can do 100 tho and I promise I'll cash app it straight to you

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

We can do 100 tho and I promise I'll cash app it straight to you

I don’t trust you to do it and I can’t actually gamble money lol.

Im good for anything creative you want to come up with though. Problem is I see no way to hold you accountable.
You get banned like three times a week.

 

[GWillikers]

I don’t trust you to do it and I can’t actually gamble money lol.

Im good for anything creative you want to come up with though. Problem is I see no way to hold you accountable.
You get banned like three times a week.

Well you know I'll come right back. Also I never get banned on my real account so I'll be able to see.

Y'all might not like Andy but one thing you'll find out is I keep my word. I don't have a way to prove I'll send the money other than sending it if you win.

Thing is I'm not trolling when I say 15 losses. I genuinely believe we will so if you come up with something creative for me I'll do it. Besides leaving forever because I have a feeling you was about to say something corny like that. But I'm game for just about anything you come up with.

I'll send you 100 if we only lose 14 again. Cuttin it close last year with one of the best college players we've had in 15 years. Don't let feelings about Oweh have you confused thinking this Mom guy is about to come get us in the final four.

I'll send the 100. You come up with your side if i lose. Lock it in idiot.

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

Well you know I'll come right back. Also I never get banned on my real account so I'll be able to see.

You’ve had so many accounts that I no longer know what your real account even is

Y'all might not like Andy

Andy doesn’t bother me more than any other politician. You got the wrong guy with that one. My views are a little out there

but one thing you'll find out is I keep my word. I don't have a way to prove I'll send the money other than sending it if you win.

I’d genuinely love to do it, but it was wrong for me to even bring it up. Not only is it against my religious beliefs, I’m also pretty tight on money right now

Thing is I'm not trolling when I say 15 losses. I genuinely believe we will so if you come up with something creative for me I'll do it. Besides leaving forever because I have a feeling you was about to say something corny like that. But I'm game for just about anything you come up with.

That’s crazy. Idk why you think I’d ask you to leave forever. Yeah, I thought you absolutely crossed the line seriously bad a while back posting some of the wild and disturbing things you did, but I hope you’re getting help on that stuff.

And yes, I found it very distasteful when you stood ten toes down on lies even when it was clearly wrong. Remember the definition of leverage you tried to argue about, even though what you were saying was unquestionably wrong? That kind of thing bothers me more than the evil posts you made…it shows zero humility or accountability.

But no, I don’t want you to leave the site. I think you know I thought highly of you before all the trolling and stubbornness. I think you mean well and are a little misguided.

I'll send you 100 if we only lose 14 again. Cuttin it close last year with one of the best college players we've had in 15 years. Don't let feelings about Oweh have you confused thinking this Mom guy is about to come get us in the final four.

No that won’t happen and I wouldn’t accept it anyway. As far as the team, I think this team loses somewhere between 8-12 games. We will see — I definitely think 15 is out there.

I'll send the 100. You come up with your side if i lose. Lock it in idiot.

No. Can’t and won’t. Shame on me for mentioning money. Come up with something creative and let me know.

 

[GWillikers]

You’ve had so many accounts that I no longer know what your real account even is




Andy doesn’t bother me more than any other politician. You got the wrong guy with that one. My views are a little out there



I’d genuinely love to do it, but it was wrong for me to even bring it up. Not only is it against my religious beliefs, I’m also pretty tight on money right now




That’s crazy. Idk why you think I’d ask you to leave forever. Yeah, I thought you absolutely crossed the line seriously bad a while back posting some of the wild and disturbing things you did, but I hope you’re getting help on that stuff.

And yes, I found it very distasteful when you stood ten toes down on lies even when it was clearly wrong. Remember the definition of leverage you tried to argue about, even though what you were saying was unquestionably wrong? That kind of thing bothers me more than the evil posts you made…it shows zero humility or accountability.

But no, I don’t want you to leave the site. I think you know I thought highly of you before all the trolling and stubbornness. I think you mean well and are a little misguided.

No that won’t happen and I wouldn’t accept it anyway. As far as the team, I think this team loses somewhere between 8-12 games. We will see — I definitely think 15 is out there.

No. Can’t and won’t. Shame on me for mentioning money. Come up with something creative and let me know.

And when I say Andy I don't mean the politician. I literally don't know anything about the man like Ive stated so many times. I used his avatar when he got the story about Mitch on the front page of ESPN. I thought that was awesome and I used his avatar for that one reason only.

After I had his avatar I got attacked daily because I guess me using his face was a way of being political. I'm not here to debate that part because I gave the reason I used him. I then kept him because the attacks grew for no reason and this guy who is govenor seemed to really bother a bunch of the goofy sissy posters.

To this day I know nothing about the real Andy. I have no clue if he's demo or republican. No clue what his beliefs are. Nothing about him.

So when I say Andy I'm talking about the poster on here that people hate. Certain people. Because some people are like you and not offended gravely by any avatar.

 

[GWillikers]

You’ve had so many accounts that I no longer know what your real account even is




Andy doesn’t bother me more than any other politician. You got the wrong guy with that one. My views are a little out there



I’d genuinely love to do it, but it was wrong for me to even bring it up. Not only is it against my religious beliefs, I’m also pretty tight on money right now




That’s crazy. Idk why you think I’d ask you to leave forever. Yeah, I thought you absolutely crossed the line seriously bad a while back posting some of the wild and disturbing things you did, but I hope you’re getting help on that stuff.

And yes, I found it very distasteful when you stood ten toes down on lies even when it was clearly wrong. Remember the definition of leverage you tried to argue about, even though what you were saying was unquestionably wrong? That kind of thing bothers me more than the evil posts you made…it shows zero humility or accountability.

But no, I don’t want you to leave the site. I think you know I thought highly of you before all the trolling and stubbornness. I think you mean well and are a little misguided.

No that won’t happen and I wouldn’t accept it anyway. As far as the team, I think this team loses somewhere between 8-12 games. We will see — I definitely think 15 is out there.

No. Can’t and won’t. Shame on me for mentioning money. Come up with something creative and let me know.

If we lose 15 games you have to get a PS2 , play warriors all the way through and beat the story mode.

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

If we lose 15 games you have to get a PS2 , play warriors all the way through and beat the story mode.

I already have a PS2, but I have no idea what warriors is.

 

[paulcalhoun_rivals397471]

I don’t trust you to do it and I can’t actually gamble money lol.

Im good for anything creative you want to come up with though. Problem is I see no way to hold you accountable.
You get banned like three times a week.

It's probably best to just ignore this troll. He is disingenuous and does not even believe what he says. He just says these things to annoy people and he offers a bet only because he has no intention of paying up. It is of course your choice though.

 

[GWillikers]

I already have a PS2, but I have no idea what warriors is.

Warriors come out the play ayyy. You don't know that movie? Game is identical to the movie.

 

[paulcalhoun_rivals397471]

Well you know I'll come right back. Also I never get banned on my real account so I'll be able to see.

Y'all might not like Andy but one thing you'll find out is I keep my word. I don't have a way to prove I'll send the money other than sending it if you win.

Thing is I'm not trolling when I say 15 losses. I genuinely believe we will so if you come up with something creative for me I'll do it. Besides leaving forever because I have a feeling you was about to say something corny like that. But I'm game for just about anything you come up with.

I'll send you 100 if we only lose 14 again. Cuttin it close last year with one of the best college players we've had in 15 years. Don't let feelings about Oweh have you confused thinking this Mom guy is about to come get us in the final four.

I'll send the 100. You come up with your side if i lose. Lock it in idiot.

There is no reason to ever believe anything you post.

 

[paulcalhoun_rivals397471]

And when I say Andy I don't mean the politician. I literally don't know anything about the man like Ive stated so many times. I used his avatar when he got the story about Mitch on the front page of ESPN. I thought that was awesome and I used his avatar for that one reason only.

After I had his avatar I got attacked daily because I guess me using his face was a way of being political. I'm not here to debate that part because I gave the reason I used him. I then kept him because the attacks grew for no reason and this guy who is govenor seemed to really bother a bunch of the goofy sissy posters.

To this day I know nothing about the real Andy. I have no clue if he's demo or republican. No clue what his beliefs are. Nothing about him.

So when I say Andy I'm talking about the poster on here that people hate. Certain people. Because some people are like you and not offended gravely by any avatar.

So now you admit you were him all along despite all your BS claims otherwise even going so far as to claim you had no idea who he was? You are truly a mental case.

 

[GWillikers]

There is no reason to ever believe anything you post.

Why you replying to me then Paul. Oh no it's Andy look everyone in case you can't see the Avatar it's Andy!!! I'll get some points for this one look it's Andy everyone!

 

[GWillikers]

So now you admit you were him all along despite all your BS claims otherwise even going so far as to claim you had no idea who he was? You are truly a mental case.

Idk what you're taking about. Whatever I said I said and it's still there. I don't go back and delete stuff like you and your coward crew. So whatever you need to know just go back and look.

 

[paulcalhoun_rivals397471]

Idk what you're taking about. Whatever I said I said and it's still there. I don't go back and delete stuff like you and your coward crew. So whatever you need to know just go back and look.

You totally spelled out the fact that was indeed you using that pic ever since he stuck his nose in UK's affairs when he didn't like the appointment of the new Dean of the law school and used Mitch as his excuse. There is no need to go back and look as I remember it all too well. I do not go back and delete anything. Are you fixing to make a run at your one week ban record? Is your ultimate goal to get this site shutdown?

 

[GWillikers]

You totally spelled out the fact that was indeed you using that pic ever since he stuck his nose in UK's affairs when he didn't like the appointment of the new Dean of the law school and used Mitch as his excuse. There is no need to go back and look as I remember it all too well. I do not go back and delete anything. Are you fixing to make a run at your one week ban record? Is your ultimate goal to get this site shutdown?

The site will be shut down very soon. Has nothing to do with me. And yes I used his avatar after he put Mitch Barnhart in blast. I was amazed by that.

Why do you and your crew always act like y'all busted somebody or caught somebody.. I literally said all that ten minutes ago and here you come saying busted you said what you said! You caught me Paul...I'm still confused.

I'm a sports fan. I seen Andy on ESPN because that's a sports site. I used his avatar because I thought that was awesome. Any further questions?