Sir Edmund Hillary, part of the first team to climb Mt. Everest along with Tenzing Norgay, passed away. His death is sad, of course, but it feels good to know that the man who climbed Mt. Everest was able to live for 88 years on this earth. That is the true unconquerable mountain; life itself, and how few of us can truly say we reached the top when we die?
I have to wonder, though, could Edmund and Tenzing be among the greatest athletes of all time? You may scoff at first, but consider how high they climbed with limited oxygen resources. One must be in incredible shape to continue to move forward in such conditions. Add to that the physical labor of climbing a mountain; your legs, arms, and core must all be in excellent condition. That level of all-around strength is not necessarily true for sports like running and soccer (legs only), or basketball. What do you think?
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Top 10 Comment Sections in Sports Blog-Land, 1-5
See Part 1 here. Once again I am joined by my acerbic fictional alter-ego, MR CAPS, representing the best and worse of cynical commenting:
5. Yaysports
Ask me a few months ago, and this site would be a few spots higher. The Cavalier’s hilarious pictures and outrageous posts inspire bitingly funny comments from regulars like Jack Cobra, Boney, StillaJew, Roger, Becky, Jordi, and Tony Parker. The Cavalier also often shows up in the comment section to spice things up. However, being an NBA-only blog it gets pretty quiet in the off-season.
YOU FORGET TO MENTION THAT HALF OF THOSE READERS HAVE NOT POSTED IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY FRAT BOYS WHO FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THAT COLLEGE IS THE BEST TIME OF THEIR LIVES AND SHOULD NOT BE WASTED ON INTERNET COMMENT SECTIONS.
Best time as in the only time in life one must balance a full-time job, a full-time class schedule, and a full-time debt load?
DON’T FORGET FULL-TIME BABE WATCHING. "PARDON ME, NEW FRESHWOMAN, BUT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A HEART-BREAKING EXPERIENCE WITH AN OLDER MALE STUDENT TO RUIN YOUR FIRST YEAR OF SCHOOL? MR CAPS CAN INSPIRE AT LEAST 20 WHINY BLOG POSTS AND 30 DRUNK DIALS, GUARANTEED! AND DO YOU ALSO HAVE A POOR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR FATHER? YES?"
I support eugenics and forced castration programs only if they involve MR CAPS.
HARSH
4. The Starting Five
Posts talk about controversial acts of omission and commission in media coverage, which inspires a lot of interesting commentary. In addition, this site has a lot of unique and regular commenters you won’t see elsewhere. The comments are usually somewhat smart and lengthy, but can also be funny. And you usually can get responses to your comments. If you asked me a month ago, this site gets ranked higher.
I AM STILL NOT SURE WHICH COMMENT LAST WEEK CAUSED YOU TO RATE IT LOWER, MC BIAS. LET ME THINK…WAS IT (A) THE COMMENT WITH ANTI-SEMITISM? (B) THE COMMENT WITH CRACKPOT THEORIES ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF BLACK PEOPLE? (C) THE COMMENT WITH AN INJUNCTION TO BLACK MEN TO STAY AWAY FROM WHITE WOMEN? (D) THE COMMENT WITH THE F-BOMB DROPPED ON YOUR SORRY ALIAS WHILE TRYING TO BE NICE?
I refuse to pick just one. Yes, there have been a few too many extremists playing both white and black bigot cards lately, and the comment section’s getting a little too long. Pity; the site is becoming a victim of its own success.
OR, ITS SUCCESS IS MAKING ITS READERS THAT DO NOT FIT A CERTAIN TEMPLATE INTO VICTIMS.
I’ll believe my opinion for now, MR CAPS. It’s still one of the best sites out there, even if many other sports blogs don't give it credit for the original reporting it does.
3. Deadspin
I really want to rate the site that made commenting cool a few slots higher. Will sets up posts like a pro for the masses to make jokes on, and the open-hearted, I-love-my-readers style of the site is charming. DU!AN made it socially acceptable for commenting to occur after work hours. Plus, they have a commenting intern too, who writes columns!
FACT: THREE OUT OF TEN DEADSPIN READERS WHO ATTEMPT TO READ A COMPLETE COMMENT SECTION SUBSEQUENTLY SUFFER FROM VISION IMPAIRMENT, INCLUDING OUTRIGHT BLINDNESS OR VISIONS OF DANCING SKIP BAYLESS HEADS LEVITATING ABOVE LEATHER JACKETS.
I know it’s a long comment section, but it’s usually worth reading.
FACT: 100% OF THE FUNNY DEADSPIN COMMENTERS GO START THEIR OWN BLOGS. ONLY THE LESS TALENTED REMAIN, TO POST “LOOK AT ME! I BE FUNNY!” STYLE COMMENTS.
That number can't be fact. After all, I started my own blog, and I'm not that funny. And being funny IS the point; write something so funny that people must respond.
EXCEPT THAT SOME NEWER, LESS TALENTED COMMENTERS HAVE OCCASIONALLY RESORTED TO RACIST ATTEMPTS THAT AREN'T FUNNY OR HAVE LITTLE TO DO WITH THE POST. HUMOR IS THE GOAL, NOT INAPPROPRIATE AND BIASED SOCIAL COMMENTARY.
Yes, by all means, leave the bias to me. I’m going to have to agree with you for once. But it's just a few bad apples, and...
ALL YOUR FUNNY ARE BELONG TO ME. MR CAPS IS INVICTUS!
And immediately disagree, sigh.
2. The Big Lead
One of the largest blogs that still allows commenters to direct-link their names to their sites. Thus, lots of smaller bloggers hang out here. Comment section rarely gets past 40, so you can read the comments in one sitting. Also, perhaps the funniest crew of haters (Jay the Most Hated, Lozo, The Maj) on any site.
THE BIG LEAD'S RANKING SHOULD BE PENALIZED FOR ITS RELENTLESS BAITING OF MIDWEST TEAMS TO DRIVE UP VIEWS AND COMMENTS.
They’ve been right so far on the Bears and on Notre Dame. Look, it’s a decent site, and the best complaints other commenters have is that they don’t like TBL’s taste in movies.
DON’T FORGET THE WHINING OF COMMENTERS TRAPPED AT WORK BEGGING FOR MORE PICTURES OF STARLETS IN LESS THAN CONCEALING CLOTHING. IT’S A SPORTS BLOG, NOT TMZ OR WWTDD.
Still a solid #2.
1. Free Darko
Highbrow posting leads to funny, smart, and detailed comments. Stupid commenters are kept too busy looking at the random pictures in the posts or scratching their heads about what the post meant to comment. For some reason I haven’t been here often, but I should have been.
NOT EVEN THE WRITERS OF FREE DARKO KNOWS WHAT FREE DARKO IS ACTUALLY ABOUT IN ANY GIVEN POST, WHICH MAKES THE SITE EVEN MORE FREE DARKO…IF ANYONE KNEW WHAT FREE DARKO WAS. BUT I UNDERSTAND IT ALL.
Really? You know, maybe you do have something worthwhile to share and I should post this intelligence-insulting routine more often. Go ahead.
ABOUT TIME! LOOK AT THE WEB-SITE SIDEWAYS IN A MIRROR AND REALIZE THAT IT’S REALLY THE PUBLISHED MEMOIRS OF DARK O’ FREE, A FORMER SLAVE. HE, NOT NAISMITH, ACTUALLY INVENTED BASKETBALL. THE SITE IS JUST POSTING THE 453 PAGE UNPUBLISHED THESIS OF DR. LAWYER INDIAN CHIEF.
That is the stupidest thing I have ever read and is offensive on so many levels. You have run out of things to say, haven’t you?
BOXERS AND LAWNGERIE BEARING THE MR CAPS LABEL SEND A MESSAGE TO THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE THAT YOU ARE LOUD, PROUD, AND IN CHARGE. PURCHASE THEM FOR AN APPROPRIATE DONATION AT
Why am I not surprised you can’t spell lingerie? For the last time, no merchandise sales for you. This list is over!
Again, I am posting about my betters and just having a little fun with them. Feel free to tell me what cool comment sections I missed in the comments.
5. Yaysports
Ask me a few months ago, and this site would be a few spots higher. The Cavalier’s hilarious pictures and outrageous posts inspire bitingly funny comments from regulars like Jack Cobra, Boney, StillaJew, Roger, Becky, Jordi, and Tony Parker. The Cavalier also often shows up in the comment section to spice things up. However, being an NBA-only blog it gets pretty quiet in the off-season.
YOU FORGET TO MENTION THAT HALF OF THOSE READERS HAVE NOT POSTED IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY FRAT BOYS WHO FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THAT COLLEGE IS THE BEST TIME OF THEIR LIVES AND SHOULD NOT BE WASTED ON INTERNET COMMENT SECTIONS.
Best time as in the only time in life one must balance a full-time job, a full-time class schedule, and a full-time debt load?
DON’T FORGET FULL-TIME BABE WATCHING. "PARDON ME, NEW FRESHWOMAN, BUT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A HEART-BREAKING EXPERIENCE WITH AN OLDER MALE STUDENT TO RUIN YOUR FIRST YEAR OF SCHOOL? MR CAPS CAN INSPIRE AT LEAST 20 WHINY BLOG POSTS AND 30 DRUNK DIALS, GUARANTEED! AND DO YOU ALSO HAVE A POOR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR FATHER? YES?"
I support eugenics and forced castration programs only if they involve MR CAPS.
HARSH
4. The Starting Five
Posts talk about controversial acts of omission and commission in media coverage, which inspires a lot of interesting commentary. In addition, this site has a lot of unique and regular commenters you won’t see elsewhere. The comments are usually somewhat smart and lengthy, but can also be funny. And you usually can get responses to your comments. If you asked me a month ago, this site gets ranked higher.
I AM STILL NOT SURE WHICH COMMENT LAST WEEK CAUSED YOU TO RATE IT LOWER, MC BIAS. LET ME THINK…WAS IT (A) THE COMMENT WITH ANTI-SEMITISM? (B) THE COMMENT WITH CRACKPOT THEORIES ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF BLACK PEOPLE? (C) THE COMMENT WITH AN INJUNCTION TO BLACK MEN TO STAY AWAY FROM WHITE WOMEN? (D) THE COMMENT WITH THE F-BOMB DROPPED ON YOUR SORRY ALIAS WHILE TRYING TO BE NICE?
I refuse to pick just one. Yes, there have been a few too many extremists playing both white and black bigot cards lately, and the comment section’s getting a little too long. Pity; the site is becoming a victim of its own success.
OR, ITS SUCCESS IS MAKING ITS READERS THAT DO NOT FIT A CERTAIN TEMPLATE INTO VICTIMS.
I’ll believe my opinion for now, MR CAPS. It’s still one of the best sites out there, even if many other sports blogs don't give it credit for the original reporting it does.
3. Deadspin
I really want to rate the site that made commenting cool a few slots higher. Will sets up posts like a pro for the masses to make jokes on, and the open-hearted, I-love-my-readers style of the site is charming. DU!AN made it socially acceptable for commenting to occur after work hours. Plus, they have a commenting intern too, who writes columns!
FACT: THREE OUT OF TEN DEADSPIN READERS WHO ATTEMPT TO READ A COMPLETE COMMENT SECTION SUBSEQUENTLY SUFFER FROM VISION IMPAIRMENT, INCLUDING OUTRIGHT BLINDNESS OR VISIONS OF DANCING SKIP BAYLESS HEADS LEVITATING ABOVE LEATHER JACKETS.
I know it’s a long comment section, but it’s usually worth reading.
FACT: 100% OF THE FUNNY DEADSPIN COMMENTERS GO START THEIR OWN BLOGS. ONLY THE LESS TALENTED REMAIN, TO POST “LOOK AT ME! I BE FUNNY!” STYLE COMMENTS.
That number can't be fact. After all, I started my own blog, and I'm not that funny. And being funny IS the point; write something so funny that people must respond.
EXCEPT THAT SOME NEWER, LESS TALENTED COMMENTERS HAVE OCCASIONALLY RESORTED TO RACIST ATTEMPTS THAT AREN'T FUNNY OR HAVE LITTLE TO DO WITH THE POST. HUMOR IS THE GOAL, NOT INAPPROPRIATE AND BIASED SOCIAL COMMENTARY.
Yes, by all means, leave the bias to me. I’m going to have to agree with you for once. But it's just a few bad apples, and...
ALL YOUR FUNNY ARE BELONG TO ME. MR CAPS IS INVICTUS!
And immediately disagree, sigh.
2. The Big Lead
One of the largest blogs that still allows commenters to direct-link their names to their sites. Thus, lots of smaller bloggers hang out here. Comment section rarely gets past 40, so you can read the comments in one sitting. Also, perhaps the funniest crew of haters (Jay the Most Hated, Lozo, The Maj) on any site.
THE BIG LEAD'S RANKING SHOULD BE PENALIZED FOR ITS RELENTLESS BAITING OF MIDWEST TEAMS TO DRIVE UP VIEWS AND COMMENTS.
They’ve been right so far on the Bears and on Notre Dame. Look, it’s a decent site, and the best complaints other commenters have is that they don’t like TBL’s taste in movies.
DON’T FORGET THE WHINING OF COMMENTERS TRAPPED AT WORK BEGGING FOR MORE PICTURES OF STARLETS IN LESS THAN CONCEALING CLOTHING. IT’S A SPORTS BLOG, NOT TMZ OR WWTDD.
Still a solid #2.
1. Free Darko
Highbrow posting leads to funny, smart, and detailed comments. Stupid commenters are kept too busy looking at the random pictures in the posts or scratching their heads about what the post meant to comment. For some reason I haven’t been here often, but I should have been.
NOT EVEN THE WRITERS OF FREE DARKO KNOWS WHAT FREE DARKO IS ACTUALLY ABOUT IN ANY GIVEN POST, WHICH MAKES THE SITE EVEN MORE FREE DARKO…IF ANYONE KNEW WHAT FREE DARKO WAS. BUT I UNDERSTAND IT ALL.
Really? You know, maybe you do have something worthwhile to share and I should post this intelligence-insulting routine more often. Go ahead.
ABOUT TIME! LOOK AT THE WEB-SITE SIDEWAYS IN A MIRROR AND REALIZE THAT IT’S REALLY THE PUBLISHED MEMOIRS OF DARK O’ FREE, A FORMER SLAVE. HE, NOT NAISMITH, ACTUALLY INVENTED BASKETBALL. THE SITE IS JUST POSTING THE 453 PAGE UNPUBLISHED THESIS OF DR. LAWYER INDIAN CHIEF.
That is the stupidest thing I have ever read and is offensive on so many levels. You have run out of things to say, haven’t you?
BOXERS AND LAWNGERIE BEARING THE MR CAPS LABEL SEND A MESSAGE TO THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE THAT YOU ARE LOUD, PROUD, AND IN CHARGE. PURCHASE THEM FOR AN APPROPRIATE DONATION AT
Why am I not surprised you can’t spell lingerie? For the last time, no merchandise sales for you. This list is over!
Again, I am posting about my betters and just having a little fun with them. Feel free to tell me what cool comment sections I missed in the comments.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
AV Wednesday: U-20 Soccer Players Visit Orphanage
I promised less videos, but this one is worth a post to itself. This video is about the US Under-20 women's soccer team at a Russian tournament. While there, they decided to visit an orphanage. A boys orphanage. In another country. And the women's team played soccer with them, even though they were risking injury. And they brought them gifts. Rarely have I felt prouder of the way an American team represented us. Thank you, whoever thought of this, for doing it, and to the players for agreeing to visit.
Note: I had another blog up a few hours ago. Then I decided I should sit on it for a few days. That's why it's gone now. I love not having many readers, ha; I can do such things easily.
Note: I had another blog up a few hours ago. Then I decided I should sit on it for a few days. That's why it's gone now. I love not having many readers, ha; I can do such things easily.
Top 10 Comment Sections in Sports Blog Land, 6-10
Most of us comment because we enjoy letting our opinions be heard, getting strong (hopefully favorable) reactions back, and becoming a respected regular within a site community. I first started commenting on blogs and forums a decade ago. Chances are you've seen my comments on one sports blog or another under "mcbias" or "midwestcoastbias." But I’ve also commented on blogs and boards run by pastors, singers, models, entrepreneurs, cutters, anas…you name it before getting involved in the sports blog world. Wherever I commented, I’ve discovered that one of the best ways to get readers is to make an insightful comment on an interesting site.
So which sites are best for getting readers/friends and having a good conversation, without having to wade through a morass of idiot commenters? I took a shot at it, and the result is...biased. Apologies to team web-sites for not ranking you; it’s really hard to comment on most of those sites unless you are a fan of the team. But I thought, with so many trotting out their lists of blog rankings based on popularity or quality or "please link to me", we needed a blog ranking list based on commenting.
Here are some of the issues I considered in ranking blogs: Does the blog owner respond in the comment sections? Is the blog owner willing to credit commenters, or does he/she always fight commenters who disagree with them? Are there enough comments, but not too many? Regular commenters? Few stupid commenters? Possibility for both funny comments, informative material links, and smart discussions? Diversity of commenters, style, and belief? (i.e. women and men, nerds and jocks, East Coast and West Coast, etc.).
Just missed it: True Hoop, Cobra Brigade, and Slamonline .
10. With Leather
Matt clearly values commenting, makes great jokes in his posts, and I believe was the first major blogger to run a “Comment of the week” feature. For that alone, it’s instantly a top-10 comment section. Plus, if you like talking trash with/against fellow commenters, there are some great guys to do that with in the comment section. In addition, he…
NOW JUST HOLD ON, MC BIAS! YOU THINK YOU CAN HAVE A TOP 10 COMMENT SECTION LIST AND KISS UP TO THESE BIG BLOGS, EH? HOW ABOUT SOME ACTUAL COMMENTS IN THE COMMENT LIST, WITH ACTUAL CRITICISM?
Oh come on, MR CAPS. I thought you went into retirement after the Alyssa Milano debacle. My psychiatrist promised me I don’t need fictional alter-egos anymore ever since that schizophrenic episode at the funeral, and…
NYET! MR CAPS HAS COME TO RESTORE SOME NEEDED BALANCE IN BLOGGERS LISTS OF OTHER BLOGGERS. KISSING UP SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE, NOT FOR OTHER BLOGS. START AT THE COLLARBONE, AND
Oh no, please, there’s no way MR CAPS will ever talk about kissing on this blog. I surrender! Say whatever you want!
THAT’S BETTER. YOU FORGOT TO MENTION THAT POTENTIAL COMMENTS ON WITHLEATHER ARE LIMITED TO “THAT GIRL IS PURTY”, “THAT ATHLETE IS DUM”, AND “THAT VIDEO IS FUNNY”. THOSE GEMS CAN ONLY BE POSTED AFTER REGISTERING, AND MR CAPS IS UNABLE TO LINK TO HIS OWN SITE. THEY SHOULD BE LUCKY TO HAVE MR CAPS IN THEIR COMMENT SECTION! MR CAPS SHALL BE HEARD FROM AND OVERCOME ALL!
Sigh, ok, there’s one blog that will never link to me again. Only nine more to go...
9. Ladies…
Most female commenters anywhere, as you might guess from the title. It's not all sports diehards either, lots of variety in commenters. Some guys also hang out here, perhaps making it the most diverse comment section in sports blog land.
WHAT YOU MEAN IS, DESPERATE MALE COMMENTERS ARE DRAWN TO ESTROGENVILLE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOUNGER WOMEN WITHOUT PAYING BY THE MINUTE.
MR CAPS! Come on, if that was truly the motivation, those male commenters would be on Myspace.
THEY ARE, BUT NO ONE WILL TALK TO THOSE MEN THERE, AND THE LADIES… DON’T HAVE A BLOCK USER BUTTON YET.
Anyway, on occasion Ladies... can have the best comment section around. For example, read their Hot Blogger contest or their blog on how men react to women who love sports.
ON OCCASION THE COMMENT SECTION CAN ALSO BE FUNNY. HOWEVER, THAT "OCCASION" APPEARS TO BE ONCE EACH LEAP DAY. ONLY 5 MONTHS AWAY!
MR CAPS, the goal of the Ladies blog isn't to be funny, and the posts are very creative. You shouldn't be so judgmental; you should expand your horizons.
IT'S A PITY THE OFFICER WAS SO "JUDGMENTAL" LAST WEEK WHEN YOU TRIED TO "EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS." CAN YOU STILL BLOG FROM PRISON?
Whatever.
8. Kissing Suzy Kolber
I feel conflicted about this pick; it’s a little low for a site run by some of the best, most frequent commenters in sports blog land. They instituted the commenter draft for the slow summer months (which was an act of genius), ran different contests, AND had a charity drive so that commenters could help soldiers. For sheer ingenuity, they deserve to be top 3 on this list, and their commenters are numerous and very loyal.
THE KSK COMMENT SECTION ALSO DOUBLES AS A REFUGEE CAMP FOR WOULD-BE DEADSPIN COMMENTERS, AND THE UNNECESSARY DISPLAYS OF TESTOSTERONE ARE UNDERWHELMING. MR CAPS BETS THE CLOSEST ANY OF THE COMMENTERS GOT TO A REAL FOOTBALL FIELD WAS CATCHING UNCLE RICO'S PASSES IN PRACTICE 25 YEARS AGO. IF MR CAPS WANTED TO PLAY “WHO HAS THE BIGGEST STICK” ON THE INTERNET , MR CAPS WOULD GO TO…
PG, MR CAPS, remember, PG! And it's a blog for guys about football; you expect discussions on quantum physics and etiquette?
…WIKIPEDIA TO FIND THE ANSWER. DO ANY BLOG AUTHOR(S) MOCK THEIR READERS MORE THAN KSK WRITERS? IF MR CAPS WANTED PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE INCONSISTENT SCORN, MR CAPS WOULD CALL HOME MORE OFTEN, OR EX-GIRLFRIENDS. THE “WE’RE COOLER THAN YOU, BUT YOU GET COOL POINTS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US” ROUTINE IS BEST LEFT TO TEEN GIRL MOVIES STARRING GIRLS WITH WHITER COMPLEXIONS THAN…
This really is a comment section, isn’t it? That’s not at all an original or funny joke.
MR CAPS WAS GOING TO MAKE FUN OF BDD’S PAUNCH INSTEAD. MR CAPS WAS CONCERNED THAT AFTER HIS IMPENDING FATAL HEART ATTACK, A GRIEVING MRS. BDD MIGHT FIND THIS POST. WEEPING AT THE CRUELTY, SHE MIGHT...
So you feel compassion for his grieving widow? Don't tell me MR CAPS is actually being compassionate for once.
MR CAPS DID NOT FINISH. ...REACH FOR A TOWEL TO WIPE HER FACE OF TEARS...A UNWASHED TOWEL USED BY THE RECENTLY DEPARTED BDD.
(gags) OK, I guess that’s compassion…or something like that.
7. Nation of Islam Sportsblog
You either love or hate their comment section, and I enjoy it. NOIS strings along the newbies who aren’t sure whether the site is sarcastic or not, and it is fun to watch. The site can be a little mean, but many of the people who get the mean treatment are often stupid or bigots. So I say flame on, to a certain extent.
MR CAPS TAKES NOTE OF YOUR DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO GET DTW TO COMMENT ON THIS SITE. MAY MR CAPS HAVE THE HONOR OF DELETING THAT COMMENT?
Shh!
IF MR CAPS WANTED TO HANG OUT WITH RACE-BAITERS OR BIGOTS, HE COULD DO THAT ANYWHERE, NOT JUST ONLINE. AND NOIS HAS GOTTEN TOO GOOD FOR THE COMMENT SECTIONS LATELY.
It's more likely that NOIS has a life and got tired of arguing with idiots.
6. Awful Announcing
I don’t know this commenting section as well as I should, but the live blogs look tremendous. Incorporating reader comments into the live blog is a really nice touch. I’m glad to finally say about a blog that I expect to rank it higher the next time I rank commenting sections, rather than lower.
THE SITE ALSO HAS AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF AFFECTION FOR ERIN ANDREWS.
And?
AND, IT HAS DISTRACTED FELLOW READERS FROM THE TRUE BEAUTIES IN THE SPORTS WORLD, LEAVING THEM AT THE MERCY OF MR CAPS' RIGHT-CLICK MOUSE BUTTON. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT AA.
No one is impressed by your expertise with “Save-As”; what are you, 13? Haven’t I seen you on the AOL Fan House?
UM…MR CAPS HAS TO, UM...
Yes? Work on Algebra homework? Ride his bicycle? Clean his room?
BRB
I knew it!
Comment Sections 1-5 some other time. And please, don't take this seriously; I'm just having fun while praising my betters. It's a totally biased list, and I make no excuses for that; there's no way that I was as objective in ranking this list as I think I was. Feel free to re-rank or post your own rankings.
So which sites are best for getting readers/friends and having a good conversation, without having to wade through a morass of idiot commenters? I took a shot at it, and the result is...biased. Apologies to team web-sites for not ranking you; it’s really hard to comment on most of those sites unless you are a fan of the team. But I thought, with so many trotting out their lists of blog rankings based on popularity or quality or "please link to me", we needed a blog ranking list based on commenting.
Here are some of the issues I considered in ranking blogs: Does the blog owner respond in the comment sections? Is the blog owner willing to credit commenters, or does he/she always fight commenters who disagree with them? Are there enough comments, but not too many? Regular commenters? Few stupid commenters? Possibility for both funny comments, informative material links, and smart discussions? Diversity of commenters, style, and belief? (i.e. women and men, nerds and jocks, East Coast and West Coast, etc.).
Just missed it: True Hoop, Cobra Brigade, and Slamonline .
10. With Leather
Matt clearly values commenting, makes great jokes in his posts, and I believe was the first major blogger to run a “Comment of the week” feature. For that alone, it’s instantly a top-10 comment section. Plus, if you like talking trash with/against fellow commenters, there are some great guys to do that with in the comment section. In addition, he…
NOW JUST HOLD ON, MC BIAS! YOU THINK YOU CAN HAVE A TOP 10 COMMENT SECTION LIST AND KISS UP TO THESE BIG BLOGS, EH? HOW ABOUT SOME ACTUAL COMMENTS IN THE COMMENT LIST, WITH ACTUAL CRITICISM?
Oh come on, MR CAPS. I thought you went into retirement after the Alyssa Milano debacle. My psychiatrist promised me I don’t need fictional alter-egos anymore ever since that schizophrenic episode at the funeral, and…
NYET! MR CAPS HAS COME TO RESTORE SOME NEEDED BALANCE IN BLOGGERS LISTS OF OTHER BLOGGERS. KISSING UP SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE, NOT FOR OTHER BLOGS. START AT THE COLLARBONE, AND
Oh no, please, there’s no way MR CAPS will ever talk about kissing on this blog. I surrender! Say whatever you want!
THAT’S BETTER. YOU FORGOT TO MENTION THAT POTENTIAL COMMENTS ON WITHLEATHER ARE LIMITED TO “THAT GIRL IS PURTY”, “THAT ATHLETE IS DUM”, AND “THAT VIDEO IS FUNNY”. THOSE GEMS CAN ONLY BE POSTED AFTER REGISTERING, AND MR CAPS IS UNABLE TO LINK TO HIS OWN SITE. THEY SHOULD BE LUCKY TO HAVE MR CAPS IN THEIR COMMENT SECTION! MR CAPS SHALL BE HEARD FROM AND OVERCOME ALL!
Sigh, ok, there’s one blog that will never link to me again. Only nine more to go...
9. Ladies…
Most female commenters anywhere, as you might guess from the title. It's not all sports diehards either, lots of variety in commenters. Some guys also hang out here, perhaps making it the most diverse comment section in sports blog land.
WHAT YOU MEAN IS, DESPERATE MALE COMMENTERS ARE DRAWN TO ESTROGENVILLE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOUNGER WOMEN WITHOUT PAYING BY THE MINUTE.
MR CAPS! Come on, if that was truly the motivation, those male commenters would be on Myspace.
THEY ARE, BUT NO ONE WILL TALK TO THOSE MEN THERE, AND THE LADIES… DON’T HAVE A BLOCK USER BUTTON YET.
Anyway, on occasion Ladies... can have the best comment section around. For example, read their Hot Blogger contest or their blog on how men react to women who love sports.
ON OCCASION THE COMMENT SECTION CAN ALSO BE FUNNY. HOWEVER, THAT "OCCASION" APPEARS TO BE ONCE EACH LEAP DAY. ONLY 5 MONTHS AWAY!
MR CAPS, the goal of the Ladies blog isn't to be funny, and the posts are very creative. You shouldn't be so judgmental; you should expand your horizons.
IT'S A PITY THE OFFICER WAS SO "JUDGMENTAL" LAST WEEK WHEN YOU TRIED TO "EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS." CAN YOU STILL BLOG FROM PRISON?
Whatever.
8. Kissing Suzy Kolber
I feel conflicted about this pick; it’s a little low for a site run by some of the best, most frequent commenters in sports blog land. They instituted the commenter draft for the slow summer months (which was an act of genius), ran different contests, AND had a charity drive so that commenters could help soldiers. For sheer ingenuity, they deserve to be top 3 on this list, and their commenters are numerous and very loyal.
THE KSK COMMENT SECTION ALSO DOUBLES AS A REFUGEE CAMP FOR WOULD-BE DEADSPIN COMMENTERS, AND THE UNNECESSARY DISPLAYS OF TESTOSTERONE ARE UNDERWHELMING. MR CAPS BETS THE CLOSEST ANY OF THE COMMENTERS GOT TO A REAL FOOTBALL FIELD WAS CATCHING UNCLE RICO'S PASSES IN PRACTICE 25 YEARS AGO. IF MR CAPS WANTED TO PLAY “WHO HAS THE BIGGEST STICK” ON THE INTERNET , MR CAPS WOULD GO TO…
PG, MR CAPS, remember, PG! And it's a blog for guys about football; you expect discussions on quantum physics and etiquette?
…WIKIPEDIA TO FIND THE ANSWER. DO ANY BLOG AUTHOR(S) MOCK THEIR READERS MORE THAN KSK WRITERS? IF MR CAPS WANTED PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE INCONSISTENT SCORN, MR CAPS WOULD CALL HOME MORE OFTEN, OR EX-GIRLFRIENDS. THE “WE’RE COOLER THAN YOU, BUT YOU GET COOL POINTS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US” ROUTINE IS BEST LEFT TO TEEN GIRL MOVIES STARRING GIRLS WITH WHITER COMPLEXIONS THAN…
This really is a comment section, isn’t it? That’s not at all an original or funny joke.
MR CAPS WAS GOING TO MAKE FUN OF BDD’S PAUNCH INSTEAD. MR CAPS WAS CONCERNED THAT AFTER HIS IMPENDING FATAL HEART ATTACK, A GRIEVING MRS. BDD MIGHT FIND THIS POST. WEEPING AT THE CRUELTY, SHE MIGHT...
So you feel compassion for his grieving widow? Don't tell me MR CAPS is actually being compassionate for once.
MR CAPS DID NOT FINISH. ...REACH FOR A TOWEL TO WIPE HER FACE OF TEARS...A UNWASHED TOWEL USED BY THE RECENTLY DEPARTED BDD.
(gags) OK, I guess that’s compassion…or something like that.
7. Nation of Islam Sportsblog
You either love or hate their comment section, and I enjoy it. NOIS strings along the newbies who aren’t sure whether the site is sarcastic or not, and it is fun to watch. The site can be a little mean, but many of the people who get the mean treatment are often stupid or bigots. So I say flame on, to a certain extent.
MR CAPS TAKES NOTE OF YOUR DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO GET DTW TO COMMENT ON THIS SITE. MAY MR CAPS HAVE THE HONOR OF DELETING THAT COMMENT?
Shh!
IF MR CAPS WANTED TO HANG OUT WITH RACE-BAITERS OR BIGOTS, HE COULD DO THAT ANYWHERE, NOT JUST ONLINE. AND NOIS HAS GOTTEN TOO GOOD FOR THE COMMENT SECTIONS LATELY.
It's more likely that NOIS has a life and got tired of arguing with idiots.
6. Awful Announcing
I don’t know this commenting section as well as I should, but the live blogs look tremendous. Incorporating reader comments into the live blog is a really nice touch. I’m glad to finally say about a blog that I expect to rank it higher the next time I rank commenting sections, rather than lower.
THE SITE ALSO HAS AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF AFFECTION FOR ERIN ANDREWS.
And?
AND, IT HAS DISTRACTED FELLOW READERS FROM THE TRUE BEAUTIES IN THE SPORTS WORLD, LEAVING THEM AT THE MERCY OF MR CAPS' RIGHT-CLICK MOUSE BUTTON. I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT AA.
No one is impressed by your expertise with “Save-As”; what are you, 13? Haven’t I seen you on the AOL Fan House?
UM…MR CAPS HAS TO, UM...
Yes? Work on Algebra homework? Ride his bicycle? Clean his room?
BRB
I knew it!
Comment Sections 1-5 some other time. And please, don't take this seriously; I'm just having fun while praising my betters. It's a totally biased list, and I make no excuses for that; there's no way that I was as objective in ranking this list as I think I was. Feel free to re-rank or post your own rankings.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Much Respect: KC Johnson
No, not KJ...not Magic...KC Johnson, a professor in NYC. The man has analyzed the Duke rape case intensely, and is one of the main reasons it has fallen apart. He fearlessly took on the Group of 88, NAACP, you name it, all the organizations that were on the wrong side of the issue. And he did it even though his own politics place him on the left side of the political spectrum; this was no right-winger grinding an axe. Read an interview here http://www.chicagosportsreview.com/content/img/f190716/kcjohnson_feb20_07.pdf
and his analysis here http://durhamwonderland.blogspot.com/ . Dr. Johnson, us sports bloggers can only dream about having such a healthy impact on critical real-world matters. Those young men may have been in jail today if not for you. Thanks.
*As an amusing sidenote, Dr. Johnson is from NYC: so mark down a POSITIVE contribution for the NYC Factor. I'll be pointing to this post as evidence of my supposed objectivitiy after you all complain about my 20th negative post about the NYC factor, heh.
and his analysis here http://durhamwonderland.blogspot.com/ . Dr. Johnson, us sports bloggers can only dream about having such a healthy impact on critical real-world matters. Those young men may have been in jail today if not for you. Thanks.
*As an amusing sidenote, Dr. Johnson is from NYC: so mark down a POSITIVE contribution for the NYC Factor. I'll be pointing to this post as evidence of my supposed objectivitiy after you all complain about my 20th negative post about the NYC factor, heh.
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