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Hostility Abounds?

A blogwhore is someone who makes comments and posts on Halos Heaven with the sole purpose of promoting their own shitty blog. You can pimp whatever you are writing elsewhere if you are a good, regular member of this site. Look at Scareduck - great member of our community here and you wouldn't even know he runs a blog that Peter Gammons has pimped on ESPN. Once in a while he links to his own blog when it is appropriate. That is the type of pimping here that is okay. You gotta be here and earn it.

Some dude "WILDWILL" put a FanPost up this morning about the post-season roster. Problem was he blogwhored his baseball site - this is his first FanPost ever on Halos Heaven - and EVEN WORSE, there was a FanPost beneath his on the same subject.

Well "Wild Will"  is so bright, a college guy, that he left Arredondo off his important postseason roster.

So then I let him have it... and he erases the Fan Post. Then he creates a FanPost called "Hostility Abounds" where he rags on me for trying to make this site a good place where people who make thoughtful FanPosts are rewarded instead of being demoted.

So the community points out - in his "Hostility Abounds" FanPost - that he is a thin-skinned baby. And what does he do? He erases his 2nd FanPost in less than an hour... a new record in babyhood!

But I copied it with the comments. Read below:

This Fan-Post is authored by an independent fan and may or may not be a reflection of human evolution, divine enlightenment or nine cans into a 12-pack.

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Hostility Abounds

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 12:02 PM PDT

After reading a scant few comments to my first fanpost here by the MANAGER of this blog, I’ve decided that Halos Heaven is not a fun place to be, and the hostility I feel is nowhere NEAR deserved.

So screw you people I’m out. I guess you all think you’re better Halos fans than the rest of us, more power to you.

Fans like you give the Angels a bad name. No wonder the Halos are the 2nd most hated team in the Majors, uppity fans will do that.

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Z will simultaneously mark and tab forward, and R will reply to the comment that has focus.
Way to compete…..Having Rev in your sh

Thick skin to win here my friend.

I am not trying to put words in Rev’s mouth here but I think it was the tack in which you made your (first) post that got you put on blast.

Maybe you could have said you are a Huge Hallo fan making you a HH but a first time poster on Halo Heaven that also has a blog covering the Angels then listed it in your profile or signatue line.

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Sep 17, 2008 12:13 PM PDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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Whatever

Maybe he could have been a bit nicer in his response to me as well. I would have gladly edited my post if it were that offensive to him. In any case, the OWNER of a blog site should treat his readers better if he wants to keep them.

UCLA Class of 2006 Fan Since 1971

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 12:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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Welcome to the interweb

First of all, I’m guessing that you’re the latest in what has been an absurd influx of late (or just today) of people trying to get more traffic to their personal blog via HH. Or maybe you actually had something to bring to the table. I guess we’ll never know.

Secondly, people interact on the web as if they were in their cars – in a fashion they would never do face to face with someone. The internet is a giant partyline of anonymous hostility. Most of the time it’s too much for me, and I bug out. In other words, don’t expect to find commonplace reciprocity among strangers on the web.

It’s not like a regular form of self-promotion or advertising. You shout into the crowd, just as you would in any other media facet, but this time the crowd yells back.

“I’ve got more action than my man John Woo
And I’ve got mad hits like I was Rod Carew” – Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys

by Zoe Necrosis on Sep 17, 2008 12:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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Wrong assumptions

No, I’ve actually been a reader of HH since before the move to SB Nation. I had the updates on my google reader as well. I’m not trying to pimp my own blog any more than anyone else does, because it’s NOT Halos-centric all of the time, most of the time it’s about cheap baseball cards. But that’s besides the point.

I’ve been on the net since before there WAS a net, back in the day with the USENET, I’m well aware of anonymous hostility. I guess I expected better from Angels fans. I was sadly mistaken.

I guess I shouldn’t have had higher expectations, after all this is a guy who chooses a "blame of the game" for every loss.

UCLA Class of 2006 Fan Since 1971

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 12:21 PM PDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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I don’t see another fanpost from you. Was it under another name?

Or was it removed?

by sothball on Sep 17, 2008 12:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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HE erased it

I can take it and therefore I dish it out, but this guy… what do they teach you at UCLA? How to cry until you get what you want?

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2008 12:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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Kind of kid

that took his ball home when he was upset at the way the game was played, or because the ball was never thrown his way

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Sep 17, 2008 12:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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Actually, yes.

I’m working at UCLA and my girlfriend TA’s for the snot-nosed bitches. They’re the whinest sacks of pussy I’ve EVER seen. They whined about taking a summer course; these students weren’t freshmen, they were juniors and seniors! They complained that an 85% A-rate for the class was too low.

Anyway, on you, Rev. You’re able to dish it out because you’re in a position of power. You seem to be as stubborn as a government mule, but I dare say without your sheriff’s hat, you might not take it so well. Though, this is said tongue-in-cheek, as I dish it at full force and take it — usually to the brink of banning. But you do come off as a harsh bastard to those new to the community on occasion.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Sep 17, 2008 12:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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i didnt see rev as a “harsh bastard” when i first joined a year ago

i saw rev as a guy who knows his angels inside and out. i will admit that i was intimidated to post when i first joined but now i realize i’m up there with the halos knowledge. i guess at times its too much to ask for an educated posting! as for the F-UCLAer he is a bum and shouldnt belong to communities or life if he cannot take the good with the bad or visa-versa.

so rev, keep up the good work! its much appreciated!

There is an “Angel in the outfield” and his name is GA! ps. he is lazy but not a bum GO HALOS!

by wallispdub1 on Sep 17, 2008 12:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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Wow.

This is the kind of guy who commits suicide when he is constipated.

Mister Thin-Skin had to put his list on top of everyone else’s – and it was such an intelligent list – keeping Arredondo out of the postseason was a GENIUS move.

Your site is about cheap baseball cards? Never trust a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2008 12:30 PM PDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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I have more cards then you

and the wife wants to know when the garage can have a car in it and we can get rid of the storage bill that comes monthly

: )~

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Sep 17, 2008 12:37 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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Wow

If that’s the way you treat your guests, I wonder how you treat your friends.

Goodbye Halos Heaven for good, I guess some Angels Fans really truly believe that they’re better than others.

UCLA Class of 2006 Fan Since 1971

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 12:45 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions 0 recs

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I can’t comment on the original post. I didn’t see it befor it was removed.

3 things held anyone wanting to write a post;
1) Sense of humor
2) Thick skin
3) Humility

Everyone’s ideas get challenged/ laughed at, especially when you make errors or write nonsense. This is the real world. Get used to it!

by sothball on Sep 17, 2008 12:45 PM PDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2008 1:04 PM PDT   0 recs

Why would anyone have an Angels blog when nobody will read it and everyone will read what you post here? So waht if Rev is a touh sheriff, people wwill read you.

HARD EIGHT

by Side Salad on Sep 17, 2008 1:10 PM PDT   0 recs

Reading Comprehension 101 maybe? It’s not an Angels Blog, it’s a sports-card blog focusing on budget sports card collecting. And I have plenty of readers as it is.

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 1:33 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Good Thing Halofanatic isn't so sensitive

Halofanatic made one of the all time crazy post Things the ninja must do before the playoffs

He was blasted for weeks about that post, but to his credit he left it up on the site and took his lumps. I respect that.

This guy “wildwill” ran home yelling about how its a tough world. Glad he was never on any team I played for.

Rev can be tough as I pointed out to him. I have had a fair share of banter with Rev, but this is a place to voice opinions and with so many members not everyone is going to see eye to eye.

This is a Angel family and its dysfunctional like a lot of families from time to time, but the thing that keeps us coming back is the love that all HH members have for the Angels.

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Sep 17, 2008 1:23 PM PDT   0 recs

Well said.

This is exactly what I was going to say, but minus the eloquence and a few f-bombs strewn about the text.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Sep 17, 2008 1:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This is a Angel family and its dysfunctional like a lot of families from time to time, but the thing that keeps us coming back is the love that all HH members have for the Angels.

UGH, I’m as big a Halo Homer as anyone here, but if this is the way you treat family members, then I don’t want to be a part of your family, I’d rather be a part of something more functional and positive.

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 1:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

#56 Most Valuable Sports Blog

You don’t get that without some Functionality!

by TheTypingFiend on Sep 17, 2008 2:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oops, #59

maybe not as functional as I thought

by TheTypingFiend on Sep 17, 2008 2:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Still pretty specious

I’ve seen lists like that from DN Scoop before. One site that I used to work for had a value of $150,000, to which the owner of said site said “damn, I wish I could get someone to buy it for HALF that.” It’s a perceived value, not an actual value.

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 2:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

what is "specious"?

aren’t you an english major?

:0

"why do you we still have quitlin?" -VladdyG

by cupie on Sep 17, 2008 2:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks

i wasn’t an english major.

"why do you we still have quitlin?" -VladdyG

by cupie on Sep 17, 2008 2:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ha ha ha...

Rev, where did you get him from, he’s tremendous value for money.

I see red people

by The Limey on Sep 17, 2008 1:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You're back?!

I missed you!

"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys

by Zoe Necrosis on Sep 17, 2008 1:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Pot calling the kettle black/back?

The maturity of your post here is overwhelming!

You used words like:
lame-ass
jerk
and you want to know about his balls.

You speak of not wanting anything to do with this place on the web yet have posted more then ever in the last hour.

Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee

by Angel Aviator on Sep 17, 2008 1:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Amusing

Because it amuses me to no end. I was gone, history, you wouldn’t have heard a thing from me ever again, but Rev decided to be the ultimate jerk and repost what I had removed. Good going there Rev, way to beat a dead horse.

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 1:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You know, I'm surprised by that move, too.

But in a positive way. I thought it was he who had removed the post and all traces of it and might have admonished him for it; however, it turned out to be the exact converse situation: you wanted to remove the material, he wanted to keep it and let it shine as an example, which is usually not his MO.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Sep 17, 2008 1:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Nope

OBVIOUSLY I made a serious error in judgment in posting what I thought was a cool post. For the record, I didn’t SEE the other post about the playoff roster, and I’m sure sorry that I was a “blogwhore” according to the Rev. In trying to rectify said error by removing the offensive material and making a point, I get blasted yet again.

When this thread is done, I’m done, but until you stop talking about me, I’m going to respond right back. Either that or ban me from your site.

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 1:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait

We could keep this going forever?

I haven’t been this engaged in some time.

"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys

by Zoe Necrosis on Sep 17, 2008 1:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

we got 5 hours of game time to kill

Thanks to wildwill and all of his sweet takes and tact. it has been a pleasure.

"why do you we still have quitlin?" -VladdyG

by cupie on Sep 17, 2008 1:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

One positive

Comment does not outweigh the massive amounts of shit thrown up here.

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 2:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Really?

Are we reading the same thread?

Do you know the meaning of the term “Objectivity?”

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 2:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That

Was in response to cuple, who appears to believe this is all one-sided on my part.

It isn’t.

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 2:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wildwill, I love You

"why do you we still have quitlin?" -VladdyG

by cupie on Sep 17, 2008 2:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

dude, just stick around

This place is the best Halos community on the net; if you want to discuss Angels baseball, you come here.

Don’t let the blogmeister scare you off. Have another crack at posting a fanshot, comment during the gamethreads, pull up a chair and rally monkey and stay awhile.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Sep 17, 2008 1:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Really?

Can I? Oh I so want to be a good member of the community here. I can’t believe how cool you guys all are and how much knowledge you have to share…

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 2:01 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

His/her feathers are way too ruffled at this point.

Gonna take a while to calm down and some thoughts sink in.

by sothball on Sep 17, 2008 2:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

True that.

On another, scary and unsettling note, I’m being far too nice today…

by shiftyeyedgoat on Sep 17, 2008 2:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

never feels good to alienate a Halo fan

no matter how much we might want to or disagree with them, halodom flows thicker than blood

Exceeding expectations is less a matter of luck than possession of certain assets.

by anaheim angels on Sep 17, 2008 4:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Just give it a chance. i think i remember you saying you followed this blog before

so you must have at least thought it valuable of your time. You had opinions, and wanted to get feedback. so you made an error or two, big whoop. My first fanpost was completely blasted, and as you can see, i hadnt really recovered since then untill about two or three days ago. ive made 7 fanposts to around 1400 comments, and 2 fanposts were in the past two days or so. this really is the largest connection of halo fans on the web, and please stick around, and youll find that while we all have different opinions, and all get way to amped up in the gamethreads, we are generally ones who dont mind arguing over our lineups and whos better, but its all good natured. The one thing we dont really like are when people come in just to promote their own site. Now im not saying you did (i didnt see the post, so i cant really say anything), but the Rev has absolutely no tolerance to any posts that seemingly have any links to other sites, and it appears as if you came off as trying to promote your own site

Exceeding expectations is less a matter of luck than possession of certain assets.

by anaheim angels on Sep 17, 2008 5:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Clarification

Link to your site all you want – IF you are a member of this community that contributes … PLEASE link to your site, put in your signature, post here a hundred times a day – otherwise buy an advertisement.

by Rev Halofan on Sep 17, 2008 5:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

and yet...

you’re still here?

== Resident Point Tallier ==

by scottnak on Sep 17, 2008 1:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Will the baseball collector commenting on female conquest

That is rich.

LA Angels/Baseball. Can we stick to that topic?

by hauldog on Sep 17, 2008 2:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Proof

I can prove my manhood, I’m looking at my two-year old daughter who’s fast asleep oblivious to all the inequities of the world. Too bad she’ll have to grow up and discover that the world is full of assholes who troll the internets.

Oh and I’m about to celebrate my 5th Wedding Anniversary.

Admittedly it was a low blow and a bit immature, but then again, so is reposting stuff that others have deleted for a reason. This would have all gone away, but NOOOOOOOOO….

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 2:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thank You

I appreciate the kind words.

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 2:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Congratulations!

on your daughter and your wedding anniversary. that is awesome!

"why do you we still have quitlin?" -VladdyG

by cupie on Sep 17, 2008 2:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Assholes aren't limited to the internets

watch out for her, the offline variety can be much more potent!

by TheTypingFiend on Sep 17, 2008 2:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

haha, that is a funny one

Exceeding expectations is less a matter of luck than possession of certain assets.

by anaheim angels on Sep 17, 2008 5:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Advocating Suicide?

Pretty low when you advocate suicide to your users:

This is the kind of guy who commits suicide when he is constipated.

Who the fuck do you think you are? You think you know everything about everything? WRONG.

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 1:28 PM PDT   0 recs

Yes, I know

But he doesn’t own the internets, and sooner or later his asshole behavior will get him into trouble.

by wildwill on Sep 17, 2008 1:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

the intertoob police

apparently its more like a series of tubes than a dump truck?

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on Sep 17, 2008 1:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hahahah, now... now say

“Aluminum”

and.. and.. “wanker”

and.. and.. “wanker”hahhaha, you goofy island-people.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Sep 17, 2008 1:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

lift and lorry

and tomato and ponce

GO MANCHESTER UNITED!

Driven into right-center field, Erstad says he has it...the Angels, world champions!

by teopeht on Sep 17, 2008 1:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Mostly correct...

…stick ‘-er’ on the end.

Doesn’t rhyme quite so well though.

I see red people

by The Limey on Sep 17, 2008 2:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs