Welcome New Users: I wanted to take a moment to welcome a few of the new people who registered to use the site recently. Hello to tonybrainard, sapo, fastgate, blazerjim, and preacher81. Old timers, please be kind and help them along. New folks ... my recommendation is to take some time to read the site before jumping in head first, and check the FAQ, the Guidelines and other parts of the wiki. If you have any questions, you can click my username to see how to reach me and ask any questions you may have.

posted by scully to navel gazing at 02:10 PM - 2 comments

Other IM Options?: I just noticed that ICQ and AIM are the only options for instant message on our profile pages. Can that be expanded or should I just add them in the open "Blurb About You" section? The listed IM options are like having a Friendster or MySpace page ;)

posted by scully to feature requests at 06:28 PM - 13 comments

All My Children ... or posts: I went to find a post I *think* I made many many years ago only to find that clicking the number of \\\"links\\\" I had post all time only returns recent links. Is there a way to display every post we have ever made? This isn\\\'t even asking about my locker room interview from 2005 that is still MIA. Also ... Seriously? Still with the ////////// displaying?

posted by scully to navel gazing at 07:01 PM - 7 comments

Did Troy Play Dirty?: As many of you know I am a Steelers fan. But I have always prided myself on being fair. In other words I never automatically absolve players from teams simply because they are my team.

A coworker of mine is a die-hard Patriots fan. This afternoon when I came into work the first words out of his mouth were that he no longer had an respect for Troy Polamalu. Not because of the (debatable) punched fumble... he said that didn't matter ... but because he said Troy kicked at Patriots players after "6 or so" plays were over. He says he saw it himself and that it was all anyone on Boston radio stations were talking about.

I watched every down, and watched NFL TV most of the day on Monday and saw no evidence and heard not a single talking head discussing it.

I assume if it is true he will be fined. But I was wondering if other Patriots fan truly saw evidence of Troy's "dirty play"?

Obviously these accusations are bothering me. But if there is evidence I will be the first to admit I disappointment in Troy.

I know there are a bunch of Patriots fans here. Can you point to specific plays if you agree?

posted by scully to navel gazing at 01:50 PM - 9 comments

Turtles in the big bad city: In case any NYC spofites are interested in meeting up this Sunday night. Also, looking for help with this: http://ask.metafilter.com/167746/Sports-bar-near-union-station-NYC

posted by scully to navel gazing at 10:06 AM - 3 comments

New Comment Count When?: When will the new comments since last visit return?

posted by scully to feature requests at 09:48 PM - 20 comments

March Madness Chat: I created a March madness room on the campfirenow site and am idling away on the #sportsfilter chat in case anyone is watching the tournament and want some company. For more information, check the wiki entry on sportsfilter chat.

posted by scully to gametime at 01:16 PM - 2 comments

Formatting: I was having trouble with the width of the comment/posting field today on a 12" powerbook.

The ads are overlapping the comment/post field. I have to maximize the browser window and still can barely see the editing buttons or the grab to resize the text field manually..

posted by scully to navel gazing at 11:40 AM - 8 comments

rcade newest MLS reporter: Had to share.

posted by scully to navel gazing at 09:49 AM - 7 comments

Championship Sunday: There's a good chance I will have my laptop open while watching the conference championship games this afternoon. So I invite others to sit around the campfire and/or sit in on the IRC channel.

posted by scully to gametime at 10:51 AM - 4 comments

Google Ads in Gmail: I am starting to notice that most of the text "ads" items being shown to me in my gmail (above the archive, report spam, etc buttons) are for threads on SportsFilter.

posted by scully to feature requests at 08:56 AM - 2 comments

Sigh: I miss my personalised user page on which I spent so much time. First my locker room interview goes poof and now this.

posted by scully to feature requests at 01:46 PM - 23 comments

Why do you support who you do?: Interesting discussion going on in an Ask MetaFilter thread.

posted by scully to navel gazing at 04:37 PM - 10 comments

Champions League Footie Chat: Big football game and no one is in either chat room. *sigh*

posted by scully to gametime at 03:08 PM - 18 comments

Draft Day: So, it's NFL draft day and the chat rooms are empty. If anyone's interested in, I'll be in both places for a bit.

posted by scully to gametime at 03:32 PM - 6 comments

MetaFilter Social Explorer: pb mentioned the Social Explorer in MetaTalk and thought it might be of interest here. For example, here is a list of people on MetaFilter who list themselves as "also on" Sportsfilter: http://www.metafilter.com/contribute/socialexplorer.mefi?sid=23

posted by scully to navel gazing at 04:16 PM - 21 comments

Not exactly eponysterical, but close: It is amusing to see these two threads posted consecutively. "Definition" of eponysterical

posted by scully to navel gazing at 04:58 PM - 14 comments

SportsfIlter last.fm Group: I set up a SportsFilter group on last.fm and invited those people who I saw (on the Wiki) had last.fm accounts.

posted by scully to navel gazing at 12:21 PM - 60 comments

Missing Link?: Why am I not seeing this thread under January 25 anymore? It doesn't appear to be closed, but it also isn't showing up on the front page. I checked in a few browsers. Man, I hope it is just that I am tired and am missing something.

posted by scully to bugs at 01:50 PM - 29 comments

Wiki Report: Rather than continue to hijack the thread below, I wanted to update folks on the State of the Wiki. [more inside]

posted by scully to feature requests at 07:16 PM - 10 comments

Consistency in FPP formating: On the front page a post does NOT have a colon. Once one clicks on "post a comment" to follow the thread the colon appears. Me no likey. You?

posted by scully to feature requests at 11:27 AM - 15 comments

EPL Saturday: I am on the Campfire and IRC rooms, and am all alone as I get sporadic updates of Manchester United beating Arsenal. Please join me?

posted by scully to gametime at 09:01 AM - 13 comments

Wiki Reminder: Just a reminder that the site does in fact have a wiki and we are working on it. I have recently installed the Bad Behavior extension to help curb the rampant spam and *hope* that will help. I have also played with the look and feel of the wiki so that it looks more like the rest of SportsFilter. Lastly, I have added the FAQ and the Guidelines to the wiki, with the idea that the original versions on Sportsfilter.info can be redirected to the wiki. Everyone is encouraged to sign up for a wiki account (please use your SpoFi username) and to add/edit content in a responsible manner.

posted by scully to editorial policy at 12:35 PM - 11 comments

Soccer coaching tips?: I don't know who asked, or when they asked, but I do recall someone seeking advice here in the Locker Room on coaching soccer (girl's?). What I do recall was reading the excellent advice members gave. There is a similar question on Ask Metafilter, I wanted to point out in case folks were inclined to help.

posted by scully to navel gazing at 08:19 AM - 8 comments

Champions League Cup Chat: Two ways to chat for today's match between AC Milan and Liverpool: * SportsFilter Campfirenow * Internet Relay Chat (IRC) IRC requires a chat client. Firefox users can install the easy-peasy ChatZilla.

posted by scully to gametime at 01:07 PM - 9 comments