Stingtalk gets mention in NYtimes....

[GTKyle]

I for one would be interested to hear anyone else's stories about dealing with the Hive. I have had many friends tell me that at one time you almost couldn't even type "Chan" without getting banned and that it's getting that way with Hewitt.

I got banned for making a thread asking what Chan had to do to keep his job.

 

[Allen Koholic]

I got banned for making a thread asking what Chan had to do to keep his job.

You know, banning you is something most people on this board would consider a positive.

 

[THWUGA]

First of all, StingTalk and The Hive have always been good complements to each other, IMHO. Each provides something for the Tech fan that is unique.

The Hive had to be heavy with the hammer when sports message boards in general exploded. It was important to RR to not let the Hive become a) unfriendly to younger users, b) a nuisance to the GTAA, or c) a generally unpleasant place to visit for the masses. When the Hive went from about 1,500 users to four times that much virtually overnight, maybe RR was a little quick on the trigger. But I see where he was coming from.

The Hive guys - even the cliquey crowd - are not bad guys. And they shared the same sentiments that everyone here did about Chan, Patrick Nix, Buddy Geis, etc. Even the mods wanted him gone; perhaps not as early as some here did, but gone nonetheless -- especially once he stepped on that plane to Pittsburgh. It's just that RR has had a long-standing rule that the forum will not be used as a place to call for a coach's head. You've got to remember that the site makes money from the information they sell. And they get almost all of that information from the coaches.

StingTalk provides everything for a Tech fan that The Hive does not, IMO. I've been a member here for years, and always lurked. Now that the commercial real estate crash has lightened my load at work somewhat, I've started posting much more. StingTalk's appeal stems from the facts that a) it is moderated largely by its users, and b) its users are mostly smart/witty. You won't find any of (a) nor much of (b) on the Hive.

 

[ncjacket]

I agree with that THWUGA, the two boards are very different, but both are interesting and I go to each quite regularly. You do have to remember where you are though and consider what you say. I've never been banned from the Hive, but I have gotten messages about some of my posts. FWIW, you can talk about coaches, you just can't say they should be fired. Right now, for example, there are several threads questioning the makeup of the basketball staff and whether Hewitt a) should have hired a more experienced bench coach, b) should have gotten rid of at least one of the other assistants, or c) is afraid to hire an experienced bench coach out of concern that he may be hiring his replacemenet. I haven't seen any reaction from the mods yet.

 

[ramblinwise1]

F*** the Hive

 

[Y Jacket]

Interesting to read the perspective on here vs. the Hive. I lurk here more than post but that is probably because I follow BB more than FB (one of the few I know). Stingtalk is more "open" than the Hive but I never really had that much trouble on the Hive - even during the Gailey time.

In the last several months I once openly called for Hewitt to be fired but I guess that fell under the radar. But beyond that I have several times posted that if you looked at Gailey's record and Bond Shemansky's record (both of whom were fired by DRAD), then there was no reason Hewitt shouldn't be fired - except for the contract. No repercussions that I know of :rolleyes:

I was really interested to see Stinger79's story. I don't remember ever reading any of his stuff that I thought was even remotely close to the line. Guess I just missed it :D Did like your blog entry on Hewitt though. Thought it was spot on.

 

[Ish]

That existed before Chan.. why do you think Stingtalk was born? :biggthumpup:

You do it here, too, btw.

 

[BeeStorm]

You do it here, too, btw.

I don't believe I have ever banned anyone for negative comments.. though I have banned people for being big enough a-holes that caused users to flood my in-box with complaints. That's usually the only thing that gets my attention sufficiently to ban someone.

 

[gt7282c@prism]

I've looked at the Hive and BBuzzOff. Never bothered to spend much time there. I found StingTalk first, and like the look & feel better. The fact that StingTalk isn't run by people with Napoleon-syndrome gives me no reason to go elsewherre.

KUTGW!

 

[gnats67]

Mazel Tov. You've been recognized by the GODDAMN YANKEES! Are you just stoopid? Stand up and wave next time.