Great poitn but the only way to solve that is to make the whole board or TRs viewable only to logged in registered members and that would be lame...Quote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
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Great poitn but the only way to solve that is to make the whole board or TRs viewable only to logged in registered members and that would be lame...Quote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
The same people who used to get mad at me for saying "it's only the internet" now apparently don't care. How interesting. :fmicon:
Or do what you do and say "Summit County BC" on everything :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Summit
if it's not broken......
To me, a maggot is informative, witty, funny, controversial, talented and friendly. He/she can be a bitch...but not always. Of course, post count counts, unless the posts are planted merely to pad the posts. Ya know, just a person who makes a contribution to the community.
As far as Gear Swap goes, a first post to snipe or sell doesn't do it.:the_finge
I have no good answers. But, let's talk about Max, for example. He posted on this board a lot when he lived down South far from skiing. Met a few people, but for the most part, his interaction with the community was online.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
I don't think of people who I haven't met as any less of maggots than those I haven't. I think of someone as a maggot if I know them through either form of interaction, so to speak. But, really, I don't care. It's an intriguing question, though.
If I believed this was more than "only the internet," I'd be more likely to believe that a maggot is a maggot regardless of whether he gets out and skis (or drinks, in the case of the poor east coast mags :)) with others from the board.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
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Originally Posted by Lone Star
I think anyone here would say that Max was me. ;) Isn't everyone? Anyhow, the people who post on here regularly would know who Max is. I think that qualifies.
How about this? When someone asks for "change for a nickel", or "are you a maggot", should that question translate to more than "do you post on the internet"?, or are you a member of a community. The latter seems to make more sense to me.
I was just kind of curious what everyones thoughts were. In the end it doesn't really matter that much, but I'm bored, patiently awaiting American Idol.....anyone else hooked on it? :the_finge
There are online Graveyards?Quote:
Originally Posted by mushmouth
The only TR I've ever posted was about a night of drinking some really vile green poison last August in DC. That disqualifies me. However, I did it with a fellow maggot, so that qualifies me.
I couldn't skin up Superior if you gave me a million dollars (but I'd die trying) so that disqualifies me. OTOH, I do know more than 4 Utards by REAL name so that may qualify me again.
Dibs? Isn't that some Bum in Solly? On a related issue, this isn't E-Bay - you can sell or NOT sell to whomever you please.
I learned in my first and only gear swap that it's best to know the buyer.
Many offers/questions from sub 10 posters who turned out to be major pains in the ass, looking for a lot more off on already super cheap deals, and other hassles. In the end, I'd rather the gear rot in my closet or go free to a close friend than wind up resold on ebay or recycled to another online community for profit.
Maggot Requirement:
Change for a Nickel
Whether it's a lurker or someone who posts a lot, every person i've met when asking for change was fun to ski with and relatively easy to get along with (except telekoptero, he's a real douche). if it's an assbag you meet by asking for change, hell, the community might be a little more real to them after a day on the hill.
The one thing I do know: Long-duck-jong/unabonger/whatever is not a maggot.
Yes, you can sell to whomever... But, if I posted a pair of 190 Exploders in great condition that I no longer wanted, I would much rather sell them to someone that I am familiar with, than a newbie. You know, give them a good home.
If someone knows what "change fore a nickel?" means then chances are they know enough about the board so as to qualify as a maggot, no?Quote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
American Idol??? pfffft....:nonono2:
It's more entertaining and 'core than this shit board now days. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mtnbikerskierchick
Who are these "maggots" you guys speak of? Am I missing out on something here? I originally came here to buy some black ski pants in a XXXXXXL and a pair of pocket rockets, but ended up staying because it was cool.
But Blurred, don't you think of yourself as THE American Idol? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
No, you've obviously mistaken me for phUnk. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mtnbikerskierchick
You think this place is cool? ;) Your search for XXXXXL pants that would fall right off your skinny ass was a treasure find when you discovered the Powder Maggots and Maggettes! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by iskibc
I can see the point if a lurker is snatching up nicely priced Freerides or something...
I couldn't ski pow to save my life 5 years ago. Even 4 years ago I flailed like a gaper at Alta for the first hour or so during that 109" in 100 hour storm a few months before the olympics. Now (especially after this season) it's a different story ;)
oh, and I hate moguls too.... :p
I am not a maggot, but would know change for a nickel if asked.
Would you know Winnie? Oh shit, AI is on! See ya!!Quote:
Originally Posted by birdboatboy
I was just about to give you shit for missing American Idol..... Damn....Quote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
this place is so fucking gay now.
If a lurker comes on and buys something from a maggot, then a maggot is still benefiting from it, no?
Ha! I thought about that TR the other night when I read an article in The New Yorker all about Absinthe - the various kinds, how it's made, etc. And truly, I thought of you two goofballs the entire time - you guys, and that TR.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
In other news: I just bought a bunch of new bras and threw out my old ones.
That is WONDERFUL news! Thanks for sharing! I hope you donated the old ones to a bra tree.Quote:
Originally Posted by yogachik
i don't think you get to call yourself a maggot. somebody else has to say it. it's kind of like saying you're cool.
that being said, i'm not sure it really matters. the thing about friendship and community and all that stuff is that it isn't a zero sum game. a lurker reading a TR doesn't take that TR away from those who post stoke. the same can be said for many other aspects of this board. if somebody wants to jump onboard and be a contributing member, then great. if not, well, it doesn't really bring anybody down.
deals come and deals go. if somebody snags those freerides you were eyeing, then whatever. you'll still be able to ski and have fun.
This is pretty good entertainment. Ha Ha. but...
OK, so... what about maggots like me out in the sticks who ski mostly solo because BC has the only local snow worth goin' after and can't find any other mags around let alone somebody you run into more than once at the top of the pass, and/or earn 90% of ski days outside the area.Quote:
or actually gets out and skis with the community?
I share the stoke tho.
confession: I like moguls (although they hurt like hell in my "older" age), especially w/ pow on top... and I never had a problem w/ my Markers.
Oh Winnie? We go way back.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
http://www.tvacres.com/images/savage_fred3aa.jpg
Do they say "Change for a 5 pence.." in the U.K. ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mofro261
http://images.google.com/images?q=tb.../74/a7_1_b.JPG
Gear swap. Duh.Quote:
Originally Posted by yogachik
further proof that every blurredelevens thread will go at least 3 pages
I call dibs for Blurred! I hear he's got ginormous man boobs.
Even better :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Suit
Heh. You're reaching. I'm sure maggots have never poached from other communities - online or otherwise - without reciprocating stoke. Give me a break.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
I agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greydon Clark
The last thing I ever thought this board would go for was "membership requirements." 'Cause you know, the general vibe of this place is all about hierarchy, respect for authority, and organization.
Do we have to learn a secret handshake? Who gets to decide if you've passed "the test"? Will there be spring rush? :rolleyes:
If you visit the forum = you're in
If you don't like it and you stop visting = you're out
If you don't know the answer to these questions, you're obviously out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Will
Screw you guys!Quote:
Originally Posted by crashnburn'd
:cussing:
I don't wanna to be in your penis chopping family anyway!
To truly be a maggot, you must not only hate moguls, but....
know where they are secretly hidden in the summer.