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Lokerroom:HBVGamer's NFL Rankings Hits Deadspin


I suppose congratulations are in order for HBVGamer's first article (?) here at the 'Chair to get linked to Deadspin?

Check it out for yourselves: http://deadspin.com/sports/blogdome/air+o+dynamic-not-so-fast-buddy+ro-276039.php

I'm not sure if Dan sent Will (the editor for Deadspin) info on this site but perhaps it was a little unfortunate that a first-time effort receive such negative feedback from anonymous posters that frequent Deadspin. Will's site garners a huge audience with biting although quite often humorous commentary.

Perhaps an admin or Dan himself would like to write to Will and explain the purpose of this website. I'm not sure if Deadspin's audience got the correct first impression or not - that is not my job. However, I am fully aware that ArmchairGM is in full recruitment mode for new readers, posters and participants so this may or may not be relevant.

Perhaps someone can explain publically here how this effort has been operated to date. It just seems to me that the website has been inudated with one sentence (or less) "articles" for the only purpose of re-linking to other sports blogs along with an increase in anonymous trolls (yeah, yeah I am aware of the irony for ME of all people to bring that to light).

And to HBVGamer, do not take the Anonymous comments to heart. Edit features can be a little hard to figure out here at first (I asked for help initially) and perhaps you were not quite ready for this effort to "hit the newstand". No matter, your effort is acknowledged and appreciated here by the regulars. Don't let this one time experience discourage future contributions. And keep in mind that Deadspinners can be even more critical than Jay the Joke regulars (gasp!). :) Afterall, ranking NFL teams over the Internet can be hazardous with overzealous football fans!

Regards gang,

Tyrone Briggs Chicago, IL

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Cobras36Red-Shirting
900 days ago
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It is a shame he got so many AF's to pound his article. It was at least a legitimate attempt to contribute here.
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InsanMajor Leaguer
900 days ago
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That's what sports talk is all about though. I like the debates and arguments as long as people don't go personal and start flaming (which happens too much around here).
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Cobras36Red-Shirting
900 days ago
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I'm as much a homer as the next guy, but some of those comments were just unqualified and unnecessary bashing. Instead of getting personal, join this site and write your own damn rankings....sheesh....
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JuTMSY4Legend
900 days ago
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Don't take it personally, we've all gotten some attacks from deadspinners...I consider it a compliment, even if they have quite a few jackasses...
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JuTMSY4Legend
900 days ago
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It doesn't really Insan...we've just gone through a transitional phase...and a ton of new users have come on board...AGM is still one of the better sports atmospheres around, IMO...there's ribbing but some of the crap is frowned upon...things are relaxing again...
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Cobras36Red-Shirting
900 days ago
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Constructive criticism I'd welcome....."you're an idiot" criticism is useless.....
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InsanMajor Leaguer
900 days ago
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That's good to hear. To be honest, I was alittle uneasy about that getting into my first month here.
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JuTMSY4Legend
900 days ago
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Its also the wild west internet...you've got a faceless everyone on here...and you're going to get this...

For example...about 8 months ago I wrote an article about Henrik Lundquist that, as you can see, was thoroughly ripped by some AFs...

Needless to say, I really know some rangers folks who told me this...

You want another tidbit, this one from a bruins source...Let's just say Phil Kessel is very familiar with some women in providence...
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Baltimoresports247All-American
899 days ago
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People do make way too many personal attacks...I've gotten some scathing emails from people...but, hey, at least they're reading...it's always confused me why someone would hate me so much to write a 5 paragraph email to me...whatever
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Clayton St. John Smythe Esq.Varsity
900 days ago
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You know Tyrone rules because of this. U R the Sh*t, dude.
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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer
900 days ago
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Maybe everyone can send HBVgamer a gift?
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DNLLegend
900 days ago
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I think rankings are, always, going to invite a lot of criticism. But hey, that's the life of a sports fan :)
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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer
900 days ago
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I am curious to how this particular article ultimately ended up on Deadspin. Perhaps the time has arrived to have all commenters register with this website?
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JuTMSY4Legend
900 days ago
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I think its one of Deadspins spots...Some AGMers have had quite a few linked articles...but isn't that a good thing?
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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer
900 days ago
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A good thing? Oh absolutely, especially for ArmchairGM to grow in its membership. However, the admins should keep in mind that Deadspin receives literally thousands of hits per day and its referred traffic will generate the type of comments (or worse) received here from yesterday. Again - maybe it is a good idea (or worth at least considering) to facilitate registration requirements prior to posting here. If you note Deadspin's protocol, unregistered comments cannot appear on their posts.
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JuTMSY4Legend
900 days ago
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There's a lot to be said for registering commenters...and I'd defer to the founders for their opinion...
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Clayton St. John Smythe Esq.Varsity
900 days ago
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My only problem was the Bears were ranked too low. After all, they will rush for 20,000 yards next season and have 80+ takeaways!
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JuTMSY4Legend
900 days ago
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But the eagles are better...duh! ; - )
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DNLLegend
900 days ago
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One of the best things you can do -- not just to help ArmchairGM as a site, but to benefit the people here who spend their hours writing stuff for the rest of us to read -- is to send links to places like Deadspin and other sports blogs, to put links on facebook and myspace and on message boards, etc. If you like an article enough to vote for it, maybe share it with a friend who is NOT on ArmchairGM. If you like it enough to comment on it, maybe share it with another community. I think if we all did this, we'd see a lot of article getting a lot of traffic, because things like that snowball, and quickly. I try and send a few links around every day, but I'm only one person and I only have so many friends :)
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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer
899 days ago
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How well do you know Will?
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DNLLegend
899 days ago
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I don't. We've swapped emails a few times, and he let me write a team preview, but that's it.
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JuTMSY4Legend
899 days ago
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Its interesting you bring this Up TB...I would hobe the HBVGamer continues to write, not because some many others ripped him but because people like you supported his first effort for what it was...a first effort (and a good one at that)...AGM, to me, nutures those who like to write/talk sports as a hobby...
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JuTMSY4Legend
899 days ago
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and i should stop...because i can't type...
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Clayton St. John Smythe Esq.Varsity
899 days ago
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Word up, now if Leslie Monteiro will just come back, Karma will have been properly served like the bitch goddess it is...
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DNLLegend
899 days ago
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I sent the link into Matt Sussman, who was the weekend editor. I don't know him at all -- he had a post up saying "send me links" so, I sent him some links.
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PeanMajor Leaguer
899 days ago
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you should check out my JJ Redick article!
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
899 days ago
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Leslie knows the guys at Jay the Joke were just kidding, RIGHT?
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