Texsox Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I posted here first and dipped my toe in the WSI waters in 2005. One of the admins was threatening to ban someone who was claiming the Sox were going to blow the division lead but only if the Sox won the division. I pointed out that was stupid, if the Sox won the division the poster should stay and get heckled. Why have a "I predicted the collapse" hanging around. It was suggested I go post elsewhere. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-Gun Pete Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, kitekrazy said: So how many of you are WSI refugees? I posted over there years ago, but was banned; I think it was when KW stupidly said something to the effect that Ventura "could have been a general or admiral if he had been in the military," and as a veteran, I took offense to that. But yeah, I don't feel bad for WSI, in all honesty. They got what they wanted, in my view. Edited August 20, 2019 by Two-Gun Pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Lamar Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I got banned for a week by that fat hump who played the peanut butter game with his beagle. I was a long time member at that point without any history of problems. I think the site's undoing was based in the pr they received during the world series run. There were indications before that time with moderators but 2005 seemed like a catalyst for them to all become self important. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I was there from 2001 till 2016, approx 3K posts and then was banned for life for a controversial remark I made on a PM, I admit I had some culpability in the remark but didnt deserve a lifetime ban. After that I just said the hell with them, I think the real reason was I had a different viewpoint on a sensitive topic. I would still go there from time to time to see the posts from what ever few members were left. Proof once again if you have enough rope you can hang yourself....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) I've been banned on both boards many times. Rip Edited August 20, 2019 by TaylorStSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) I never got banned there. I've been banned here. The only controversy I had there was with Daver, the guy who apparently was a catcher in high school, and according to him, that made him know more about baseball than any other human being. He wanted to bet me about something, but then said I was a deadbeat and would never pay. Considering he has no idea who I am, that was a bit unnecessary, and I actually had a couple of posters and mods come to my defense. No bet was made, but if it was, good old Daver would have had to pay up. Are they really gone forever, or just hacked and need a clean up? Edited August 20, 2019 by Dick Allen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: I never got banned there. I've been banned here. The only controversy I had there was with Daver, the guy who apparently was a catcher in high school, and according to him, that made him know more about baseball than any other human being. He wanted to bet me about something, but then said I was a deadbeat and would never pay. Considering he has no idea who I am, that was a bit unnecessary, and I actually had a couple of posters and mods come to my defense. No bet was made, but if it was, good old Daver would have had to pay up. Are they really gone forever, or just hacked and need a clean up? *suspended 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I believe I wasn't approved at WSI because I have a yahoo email address and they did not approve yahoo email addresses because of course 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: I believe I wasn't approved at WSI because I have a yahoo email address and they did not approve yahoo email addresses because of course I mean, I get it. But on the flip side, Gmail wasn't around in WSI's heydey so this argument holds less water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Quin said: I mean, I get it. But on the flip side, Gmail wasn't around in WSI's heydey so this argument holds less water. This was like 2004-2005 so fuck them. Rocketmail and yahoo shouldn't have been an automatic disqualifier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: I never got banned there. I've been banned here. The only controversy I had there was with Daver, the guy who apparently was a catcher in high school, and according to him, that made him know more about baseball than any other human being. He wanted to bet me about something, but then said I was a deadbeat and would never pay. Considering he has no idea who I am, that was a bit unnecessary, and I actually had a couple of posters and mods come to my defense. No bet was made, but if it was, good old Daver would have had to pay up. Are they really gone forever, or just hacked and need a clean up? I was on there last week out of curiosity and it did not look like that Also that sounds conspicuously like whitesoxdave Edited August 20, 2019 by mqr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, mqr said: I was on there last week out of curiosity and it did not look like that Also that sounds conspicuously like whitesoxdave I'm like 99.99999999999999999% sure that daver and WSD are not the same guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold's Leg Lift Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 37 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: I never got banned there. I've been banned here. The only controversy I had there was with Daver, the guy who apparently was a catcher in high school, and according to him, that made him know more about baseball than any other human being. But did he ever play in a Perfect Game tourrnament? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: I'm like 99.99999999999999999% sure that daver and WSD are not the same guy I wouldn't think so it just made me chuckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) I thought George from Elmhurst orginally owned it but as the years went by it appeared Jim who lived in San Jose had taken it over but I had no proof of that. It did have some neat stuff on it regardless of the upper crust. There was a mod name Brian IIRC that I had some words with, maybe he was alright but seemed to be on an ego trip once he got appointed moderator. Always loved Lips contributions. Either here or there Edited August 20, 2019 by The Grinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NO!!MARY!!! Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 WSI isn’t completely down. I am able to access the forums and my blog, but not the main page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I actually got banned from there in September in 2005. It was when they were in that slump and about to lose that huge lead and someone posted "Man I hate this team right now" and I responded with "I know the feeling." Mods said we were both trolls and banned forever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) I got banned for a week there cause I said something along the lines of how ridiculous it was that they limited signatures and avatars to basically nothing. Then I got this whole spiel about how much hosting costs and why I didn't appreciate just being able to post there, which makes the stealing bandwidth thing on their main page even more hilarious to me. Then I got permabanned for mentioning that I jailbreak iPhones in the tech thread a few months later. Because god forbid Apple come after them for even mentioning that... I've never seen a mod/admin team so self-important with sticks up their ass. Edited August 20, 2019 by chw42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raBBit Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I was suspended for a while for going at it with a guy in DMs who told me I wasn't college material and should give up on wanting to be lawyer. I was 13. After years I came back and kind of applauded some of the moves Theo Epstein made at the end of the Cubs rebuild. I was greeted with a lot of hate for speaking positively about the Cubs. I said something like "good to see this place still has a pulse" and was banned forever. My dad, who is entirely passive on the forums, was suspended sometime in 06-09 when Bobby Jenks was "missing." He said something to the effect of "I know Bobby has had substance issues in his past I really hope it's not related." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I got suspended during the first series in 06 because I said it was "inexcusable to lose to the effing Royals" they gave me a 2 week suspension for evading the swear filter. I never got suspended after that but I quit posting there as much. I thought that was beyond ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I guess free speech doesn't fly on WSI.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CregerMax Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I was BigPapaPump on WSI years ago, now I check this forum religiously but hardly ever sign on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, The Grinder said: I thought George from Elmhurst orginally owned it but as the years went by it appeared Jim who lived in San Jose had taken it over but I had no proof of that. It did have some neat stuff on it regardless of the upper crust. There was a mod name Brian IIRC that I had some words with, maybe he was alright but seemed to be on an ego trip once he got appointed moderator. Always loved Lips contributions. Either here or there The story as I know it is: George Bova (AKA PalehoseGeorge) owns (owned?) the front page which was flyingsock.com. He's basically abandoned it and mostly posts on the FB page now. FarWestChicago (never did learn his real name) and his wife Michelle own whitesoxintereactive.com and host the servers themselves. I read that this latest snafu is from him doing upgrades, but the message boards aren't gone. Edited August 20, 2019 by Iwritecode 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 You can still view the boards using this link. http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=14 You can view the different forums using the forum jump but if you click "home" it doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 28 minutes ago, The Grinder said: I guess free speech doesn't fly on WSI.... Well, if they want to ruin their site they have the freedom to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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