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Return of investment

I always expect good things when I pay for a fancy dinner, drinks, and the movie.

Hit4TheCycle - August 14, 2009 reply

yeah i think in this case

filet mignon, lobster, and baked alaska were ordered

then that's definitely deserving of a roi

It's best not to enter those types of business arrangements.

i know but life gets tricky sometimes

If you're not sure whether you're going to have sex,

it’s probably not wise to spend a lot of money and then have expectations attached to spent monies.

oh i was taking it from the other point of view

I'm really high on the pillow talk

Hit4TheCycle - August 14, 2009 reply

if only del taco, a 99 cent rental, and a can of natty ice would work

points you guys to the last game thread for this stuff

you can either embrace the blog you have

or continue to wish for the one you don’t. One will make you happy. The other will leave you frustrated.

Some people have asked for the innuendo to be kept out of recap posts or at least scaled back a bit

I don’t think that’s an unreasonable request, since the game threads are basically free-for-alls, and this week has kind of gone overboard with some of it.

didn't know about the "out of recap threads" part

but i will keep that in mind. thanks for the heads up.

Much appreciated, thanks

and how is discussing what we were discussing have

ANYTHING to do with innuendo?

It was getting to that point with the whole ROI sub-thread

uh huh.

gotcha, officer.

i have no problem following the rules, whether official or unofficial

but maybe there ought to be a “read this first” or announcements thread with a prominent link on the homepage. that way, when something is decided, we don’t have to go hunting for it

Agreed

This is one of those things that is probably in a transitional phase right now. I know at least one poster has basically asked “What’s going on with AN?” after seeing how far some of the innuendo went, and a couple people were politely asked to tone it down a bit. Not stop entirely, but tone it down.

There is definitely a much more open feel to the game threads but the impression I’m getting is there are a number of people who don’t keep up with game threads but look to read about the game in the recap. I don’t think it’s asking too much to suggest people keep certain things to the game threads but it’s not my decision in the end. If it’s deemed necessary I’m sure Nico or BBG will mention something soon.

All I’m asking is for people to be mindful of others and consider taking certain things back to the game thread before they continue further here.

I see your point FF

is there a way to segue the last game thread into a “lively” post game thread? I can see that there would be lots of folks who just want to check out the game recap since they missed the game, and don’t need the “color commentary”. Don’t get me wrong, I love the sub-threads and dialogue. But the last thing I want is A’s fans going to ESPN for a recap because the AN recap is too racy.

Kallus - August 14, 2009 reply

Hmmmmm

Not sure, but it almost sounds like doing a separate postgame free-for-all of some kind. I can’t really answer that so I’ll leave it to the mods to discuss.

yes, i like that idea

the “coffee break” or perhaps more appropriate “beer run” thread. count me among its early supporters

If it did happen it wouldn't need to be much more than a...

…thing like “Game’s over. Have fun. Recap up soon” sort of thing, though at least to this point it’s just continued in the last game thread itself.

designatedforassignment - August 15, 2009 reply

I see the advantage

but off-topic conversations are not exclusive to recap threads. Every thread on AN has its digressions. But that being said, I see the benefit of having both a “post game after party” and a separate recap.

Kallus - August 14, 2009 reply

Since you're not a mod,

it would be nice if you stopped acting like one. And I love how you act like one while its convenient for you, but as soon as it comes to a controversial topic, you back off and tell everyone you’re not a mod.

ZigFan31 - August 15, 2009 reply

One doesn't need to be a mod to ask people to keep innuendo out of a recap

Flashfire - August 15, 2009 reply

I have no problem with

Flashfire “acting like a mod”. We should all act like mods. It takes a village.

iglew - August 15, 2009 reply

Just stay in the game thread

We’ve done that plenty of times before.

iglew - August 14, 2009 reply

Thanks for this.....

I kinda get tired of it – myself – usually scroll through it. I read below as well and I think since we had that one discussion about the rally pics ppl have been really respectful and have toned it down a great deal. We just need to keep reminding each other of the behavior will be OK with!

BERRYJO - August 14, 2009 reply

The thing about the recaps, is they are neutral ground.

People that like the community part of AN, the inside jokes, the inuendo, like coming to a recap thread after a game. Makes sense. Stat people like to argue about how the game could or should have gone down or what not. We like coming to the recap threads. People who just want a recap thats better than any newspaper come to the recap threads. Its a melting pot. Everybody’s got to try to keep it from spilling.

I agree.

The game threads and the recap threads draw a very different group of people.

In the game thread it’s like we’re all hanging out together in someone’s living room. There’s a definite feeling of familiarity and there’s a usual crowd with a lot of flirting in jokes and stuff.

The recap threads bring in a lot of others who never frequent the game threads and who are more focused on wanting to know what happened in the game.

I’m not saying there should be a law against pillow talk in the recap thread. I would just suggest that one should be aware of one’s surroundings.

It’s like the difference between making out on the couch at a party or making out on the bench at the BART station during morning commute.

iglew - August 15, 2009 reply

but it does.

if you're hot it will work on most girls

unfortunately

no. lol.

After steak,lobster and a baked alaska

all I’d want is a nap, that’s a lot of food.

+1

OaklandSi - August 15, 2009 reply

all we got was a lousy

~~t-shirt~~ groundout

Cash for Clunkers

See ya Nomar.

Hit4TheCycle - August 14, 2009 reply

I don't know if he's worth $4500

well, his gas mileage is for shit,

and any replacement we got would have MUCH improved MPG…we’re definitely getting $4,500 for him.

There isn't much tread left on his tires that's for sure

designatedforassignment - August 15, 2009 reply

To hell with that....

we be rim ridin!

0akFoSho - August 14, 2009 reply

I don't think that you could drive him into the lot

which IIRC is one of the requirements for getting your $4,500

Nice pinch posting flashfire

It was a fun game but it’s more fun when they win.