Top 25 talk

[McBuckets]

What is karma and spite?  I have tried to find but could not.  Probably bad karma for me.

[Darryl Nester]

What is karma and spite?  I have tried to find but could not.  Probably bad karma for me.

You can read more about it in the documentation for the forum software: https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Karma

Briefly: After you've been around for a while (some minimum number of posts, I think), you have the ability to "applaud" or "smite" other users, and others can see your running totals. For example, this is how I see your profile:
  McBuckets
  Junior Varsity
  Posts: 13
  Karma: +1/-5
  [applaud] [smite]

The last line has hyperlinks that I could click (no more than once a day, I think) to change your totals. Until you reach the posting threshold, you won't see those links.

As of 1 minute ago, your Karma total is now +2/-5, because I just "applauded" you.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

You have to have a certain number of posts under your belt before you can give karma.

[McBuckets]

Thanks much! I'll try and be a useful contributor!

[Greek Tragedy]

It's also illegal to smite Darryl Nester. The four posters that have are sleeping with the fishes now. Ok, not really. But seriously, there's no reason to smite that guy. Everyone else is fair game.

[Gregory Sager]

You have to have a certain number of posts under your belt before you can give karma.

The karma threshold is 200 posts.

[Gregory Sager]

It's also illegal to smite Darryl Nester. The four posters that have are sleeping with the fishes now. Ok, not really. But seriously, there's no reason to smite that guy. Everyone else is fair game.

The bulletproof vests of Darryl's four smiters have been returned to the Corleone compound with a couple of fish inside of each of them.

[WUPHF]

It's also illegal to smite Darryl Nester. The four posters that have are sleeping with the fishes now. Ok, not really. But seriously, there's no reason to smite that guy. Everyone else is fair game.

It's also illegal to smite Darryl Nester. The four posters that have are sleeping with the fishes now. Ok, not really. But seriously, there's no reason to smite that guy. Everyone else is fair game.

The bulletproof vests of Darryl's four smiters have been returned to the Corleone compound with a couple of fish inside of each of them.

-1 Just because...

[PauldingLightUP]

Will the be regular Hoopsville shows for the new season Thursday and/or Sunday this week? Thanks.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Will the be regular Hoopsville shows for the new season Thursday and/or Sunday this week? Thanks.

Dave's working on some shows.  I think he's shooting for Sunday nights, although probably pretaped stuff.

[Titan Q]

My conversation with Dave McHugh, the founder and host of Hoopsville.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8dZNJ9t9KQ

0:00 Catching up w/ Dave
3:45 Dave's D3 story
10:54 Day job, work outside of D3hoops
14:30 Importance of family support
17:16 Supporting Hoopsville
21:15 History/origins of Hoopsville
28:51 Balance of men's and women's coverage
36:06 19th season of Hoopsville (Sunday 11/7, 7pm ET)
39:35 2021-22 Preseason Top 25 ballot
45:19 New regional alignment
49:15 New alphabetical ranking trial for ranking #1
57:19 Most looking forward to in 2021-22?
1:00:20 Cancellation of 2020-21 tournament
1:03:00 Giving Dave the final word

[Darryl Nester]

Bumping this comment in recognition of smite #5:

Huh. Not that I obsess over it, but sometime this evening I got smite #4. Not quite sure who I offended ...

Anyone who smites you should probably be put on double secret probation.

I recall times in elementary school when the teacher would punish the entire class for the actions of a few. If we would protest, we were often told, "If you are innocent this time, I'm sure you can think of something else you have done to deserve it."

Even though that was never a particularly satisfactory explanation, it is probably fair in the grand scheme of things, and certainly applies to me now.

[jamtod]

It's also illegal to smite Darryl Nester. The four posters that have are sleeping with the fishes now. Ok, not really. But seriously, there's no reason to smite that guy. Everyone else is fair game.

The number one rule about karma is: you don't talk about your negative karma. It's grounds for automatic smiting, imo.

I'd like to think I've earned every last one of my -k.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Will the be regular Hoopsville shows for the new season Thursday and/or Sunday this week? Thanks.

We will hit the air with the season debut this Sunday at 7pm ET.

The month of November will be a bit more challenging than we expected due to a gig I could not turn down which will have me out of town for pretty much the rest of the month. I will try and do shows from that location as much as I can, but likely all pretaped due to circumstances. There is an outside chance the "guys" help out with a show or two maybe as well.

Plenty more details on Sunday's show.

My conversation with Dave McHugh, the founder and host of Hoopsville.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8dZNJ9t9KQ

0:00 Catching up w/ Dave
3:45 Dave's D3 story
10:54 Day job, work outside of D3hoops
14:30 Importance of family support
17:16 Supporting Hoopsville
21:15 History/origins of Hoopsville
28:51 Balance of men's and women's coverage
36:06 19th season of Hoopsville (Sunday 11/7, 7pm ET)
39:35 2021-22 Preseason Top 25 ballot
45:19 New regional alignment
49:15 New alphabetical ranking trial for ranking #1
57:19 Most looking forward to in 2021-22?
1:00:20 Cancellation of 2020-21 tournament
1:03:00 Giving Dave the final word

I want to thank Bob for having me on the show. I am very appreciative of his kind words and the early feedback from those on Twitter. It was a bit strange being on the other side of the mic, per se. haha

[Gregory Sager]

Will the be regular Hoopsville shows for the new season Thursday and/or Sunday this week? Thanks.

We will hit the air with the season debut this Sunday at 7pm ET.

The month of November will be a bit more challenging than we expected due to a gig I could not turn down which will have me out of town for pretty much the rest of the month.

Drew Carey needed a fill-in while he was on vacation?