Thank you.

I had to take a break last year and swore off the beartalk blog after watching the spiteful rhetoric continue to be posted and responded to for months and months, but I’m back to give it another try with the hopes that the few that just can’t seem to stay away from the bait can actually sack up, realize that they do a disservice to the majority, and keep things on topic while ignoring the chronic flame baiting that goes on.

In addition, I put out a request to those in charge here to consider what benefit might exist with the lack of moderation that in turn drives users away. I’ve asked this before, as have others, yet there has never been a reply with any info as to the posting policies that are enforced here – or is it just the wild wild west? Some sort of response at some point would be appreciated so at least the playing field is level where we know what you will do and can choose to participate or not based on knowing. I see a privacy policy, but no terms of service or terms of usage. I assume that you have some pride in your product here, and in the info that you are posting

A few years back I wrote a browser addon called BlockAmy that works with all browsers and all smart phones. I was hopeful that all the users here would be as dissatisfied with the lack of moderation as I was, and could in turn use this tool as a means to ignore Amy the flamebaiting troll. The free addon runs within the free GreaseMonkey plugin. Free, as in Free Beer. Available and supported, for free, here: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/58785 Did I mention free?

We all know her story, we all have seen for how many years now that any sort of reply only further serves to empower her. There is no new news. Negative attention is good attention in her world. Fine. But that fans, students, and alums of one of the top universities in the world don’t somehow have the smarts to reason this out is beyond me.

I call on the majority here, those Cal Bear fans who prefer not to see Amys posts, and who don’t respond to Amys posts regardless of if you have the add on installed or not, and who do not enjoy seeing others feed Amy the troll, those who hate seeing the comments filled with mind numbing Amy comment after Amy comment – it is time to eat our own.

Please — call out members you see responding. Pile on them, increase the pain to change their behavior and get them to stop this. Use the BlockAmy script to block them as well if you must. Shame them. Embarrass them. And take back your blog comment area. It is BS that it has gone on this long, it is BS that the users who ultimately drive the page views that create the “eyes on the page” revenue that this blog serves to capture are forced to attempt to do this. Shame on you too BearTalk writers

Go Bears

http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-0805-simers-usc-kiffin-20120805-21,0,699958.column?page=1

From what i understand mcclure isnt expected to play this year. Hes likely to redshirt. Remember he blew out all 3 knee ligaments. So theyd rather not burn a year this year if hes not fully healthy until late in the season.

Also the more i read about fortt the more it looks like he may also redshirt. Should find out soon i guess. But hes not expected to be cleared for contact until the first week of the season. So if he isnt game ready until late in the year hes another redshirt candidate.