Is this forum dead?
I don't think DRICH was calling it a hijacking, more a cross-linking, which tends to mess up thread flow.Quote: MDawgAs to my input: How does one Hijack one's own thread, though?
To err is human: To forgive: Divine.Quote:As to OD's input: I didn't mind.
"Cool, Groovy, Hip & Square" - in that descending order. "The square is seldom if ever cool," "He is 'not with it,' that is, he doesn't know 'what's happening.' But if he manages to figure it out, he moves up a notch to 'hip.' And if he can bring himself to approve of what's happening, he becomes 'groovy.' And after that, with much luck and perseverance, he can rise to the rank of 'cool.'"
Five! There are five.Quote: MDawgThe "four states of being":
Hoopy frood who really knows where his towel is
Quote: OnceDearI had to google the reference. Did you mean this one?
Yep. Specifically the “get a job” speech. As in, find something to do beyond dumping on the forum.
Quote: MDawgI also never heard of a gaggle of supposed casino players who lack the connections to verify that some of the Montreal Canadiens were in fact in Vegas gambling and partying this weekend. I could be even a small time player and still be able to verify that.
It’s not a fact. It’s a story. It may be a fact or may not….but based on the “fact” that the team is in strict lockdown protocols and travel restrictions and is in the middle of a Stanley Cup in Tampa, my guess is your source identified players not from the Montreal Canadians.
Love the “some of the Montreal Canadians” quote. If they were identified as Montreal Canadians…then who?
But...isn't your screen name "Vegas" and if so, why do you lack the ability to check my facts. I mean, seriously, that's weak. I could verify any story any of you presented about most any Vegas casino in about ten minutes.
But what is weak is not the inability to check what is true, which again, I am telling you, it is true, but that anyone would go on and on inveighing against anything where it is so clear that the naysayer has no real expertise or personal knowledge on the subject. The subject being...VEGAS!
Again, it all comes back to the same thing...people pounding their fists on the table and saying, "It can't bayyyy!" without any personal knowledge or experience in the matter.
Ah! I thought it was a reference to someone complaining about someone p155ing on someone's rugQuote: TDVegasQuote: OnceDearI had to google the reference. Did you mean this one?
Yep. Specifically the “get a job” speech. As in, find something to do beyond dumping on the forum.
Quote: MDawgYour guess is wrong.
But...isn't your screen name "Vegas" and if so, why do you lack the ability to check my facts. I mean, seriously, that's weak. I could verify any story any of you presented about most any Vegas casino in about ten minutes.
But what is weak is not the inability to check what is true, which again, I am telling you, it is true, but that anyone would go on and on inveighing against anything where it is so clear that the naysayer has no real expertise or personal knowledge on the subject. The subject being...VEGAS!
Again, it all comes back to the same thing...people pounding their fists on the table and saying, "It can't bayyyy!" without any personal knowledge or experience in the matter.
You can pound your gavel until it breaks…you are stating a story, not a fact. The circumstances I stated about breaking restrictions, inability to travel and the fact that team members would have broken protocol and subjected themselves to missing the Stanley Cup altogether tells me you got bad info. There might have been players in Vegas. They weren’t Montreal Canadians, IMO. In the day and age of social media…no chance they would risk having their name and picture associated with such a reckless decision that would have gotten them banned from playing Game 1 in Tampa.
I live in Vegas. Summerlin, specifically. Just off Town Center Drive. Where do you live here?
Who knows why the Canadiens were here. Maybe they already had the trip planned for Game 7. Maybe they just wanted to celebrate winning the series so far and what better place to celebrate than Vegas! Those types of thoughts are in the realm of speculation, which I'll leave to others.
I am not speculating.
Quote: MDawgYou're the one pounding the gavel saying it's not true!
Who knows why the Canadiens were here. Maybe they already had the trip planned for Game 7. Maybe they just wanted to celebrate winning the series so far and what better place to celebrate than Vegas! Those types of thoughts are in the realm of speculation, which I'll leave to others.
I am not speculating.
I am the one pounding the gavel. Please answer the question. Which Montreal Canadiens players did you see?
Quote: MDawgYou're the one pounding the gavel saying it's not true!
Correct, I don’t believe your story. Specifically, you haven’t provided the evidence needed to confirm the story.
“Some Montreal Canadians”…..
After Thursday nights win, the team had Friday mandatory meetings to view video on Tampa. On Saturday they had a light skate practice. On Sunday they left for Tampa.
Your source may have something right in that hockey players were in Vegas. They weren’t Montreal Canadians.
Quote: OnceDearAh! I thought it was a reference to someone complaining about someone p155ing on someone's rugQuote: TDVegasQuote: OnceDearI had to google the reference. Did you mean this one?
Yep. Specifically the “get a job” speech. As in, find something to do beyond dumping on the forum.
That works too.
Quote: MDawgIt's not hard to control twelve people!
I have two daughters, and direct evidence to the contrary.
Quote: MDawgYou're the one pounding the gavel saying it's not true!
Who knows why the Canadiens were here. Maybe they already had the trip planned for Game 7. Maybe they just wanted to celebrate winning the series so far and what better place to celebrate than Vegas! Those types of thoughts are in the realm of speculation, which I'll leave to others.
I am not speculating.
Those trips are chartered…as in team charter. There is no previous plan. If they lose game 6, the charter plane is contracted and they ALL fly to Vegas.
Quote: DieterI have two daughters, and direct evidence to the contrary.
I can't even control my three year old.
Quote: DRichHow dare you questions MDawg? If someone told him that the Montreal Canadiens were there they must have been. No one would ever question MDawg's integrity. Except everybody. I wonder how he feels knowing that everybody is laughing at him and that no one respects him, probably even his own family.
I suspect he simply shuts them out as unacceptable, extraneous noise, contrary to his contrived world view.
Much like the "stop the steal" crowd ignores facts and reality.
Ah, the Divine Comedy of our daily existence.
Unless something has changed, and I doubt it has. These views are highly inflated. I'm fairly certain I've mentioned this before, anytime you make an action while inside of a thread it counts as a view. For example, if you edit your post it counts as a view, if you preview your post it counts as a view, if you click or add formatting codes it counts as a view, if you hit the back button or forward button it counts as a view, if you like a post it counts as a view, if you click on one of the other pages inside that thread it counts as a view, if you exit the thread it counts as a view, if you post a pic it counts as a view, and there is more. Some or all of these things may or may not be true nowadays, I dont know, people can check it for themselves and confirm this is the case.Quote: Mission146Splenetic is an excellent word, in general.
The Adventures of MDawg:
Date Created: 11/5/2019, Existence: 602 days, Views: 304080, Views/Day: 505.1162
BetMGM Refuses to Pay 3 Million Won:
Date Created: 6/3/2021, Existence: 6 Days, Views 2671, Views/Day: 445.17
---I guess you could have a point, unless we use the, "Remove MarcusClark, Wellbush and MDawg Index," which probably drops Adventures of MDawg thread views by at least a third. Besides that, the thread consists of a Trip Report and a bunch of people arguing whether or not everything said in your Trip Report is true.
Yeah, great look for the site.
Quote: MDawgCanadiens were there. And the more WOV members post to the contrary, the more evident it is that they have zero connections to Vegas, because it would be easy for any one of them to verify what I have said if they did
. Sure Canadians were there, you mean citizens of Canada and they live in Montreal so technically they are Montreal Canadians ya that must be what your source meant.Happy days are here again
Quote: MDawgCanadiens were there. And the more WOV members post to the contrary, the more evident it is that they have zero connections to Vegas, because it would be easy for any one of them to verify what I have said if they did.
Clearly you are smarter than the rest of us. Why don't you show us how easy it is to verify and post your results here for us to verify.
In the ten years that I have been on this site I have never been banned but if this level of trolling continues I will soon be history.
There must be SOMEONE on this forum besides MDawg who actually has SOMETHING to do with Vegas. How hard can it be to check my story?
I am simply saying hey, this is what happened. YOU are calling me a liar and will not let up.
Quote: AxelWolfUnless something has changed, and I doubt it has. These views are highly inflated. I'm fairly certain I've mentioned this before, anytime you make an action while inside of a thread it counts as a view. For example, if you edit your post it counts as a view, if you preview your post it counts as a view, if you click or add formatting codes it counts as a view, if you hit the back button or forward button it counts as a view, if you like it a post it counts as a view, if you click on one of the other pages inside that thread it counts as a view, if you exit the thread it counts as a view, if you post a pic it counts as a view, and there is more. Some or all of these things may or may not be true nowadays, I dont know, people can check it for themselves and confirm this is the case.
Don't forget, "Thank yous!"
Quote: MDawgIt doesn't necessarily take brains, just some sort of connection to the casino(s)! That you all seem to have none, would seem to explain now why you all get so upset over anyone's comments about Vegas, casinos, how they work, etc. It's evidently a matter of getting upset over something of which you don't have personal knowledge or experience. How is that a good thing.
There must be SOMEONE on this forum besides MDawg who actually has SOMETHING to do with Vegas. How hard can it be to check my story?
I am simply saying hey, this is what happened. YOU are calling me a liar and will not let up.
So you are asking us to prove something didn’t happen as opposed to you proving it did happen.
LOL….
Good one.
That's what I meant with like a post. Too bad they don't do a thumbs down for posts as well, then we would really see what's going on around this place.Quote: Mission146Don't forget, "Thank yous!"
There is a thread * rating and 0* is an option.Quote: AxelWolfThat's what I meant with like a post. Too bad they don't do a thumbs down for posts as well, then we would really see what's going on around this place.
Please use that feature more.
I will feed back to the tech guy encouraging him to implement a thumbs down button. But I don't pay his wages
If you perceive a member to be a troll, then see the sign over there that says "Don't feed the troll"Quote: DRichMods, please either ban MDawg for trolling or me because I am about to use very derogatory terms to describe him.
In the ten years that I have been on this site I have never been banned but if this level of trolling continues I will soon be history.
I'm not going to take your comment about MDawg trolling as a personal insult to him. Some see him that way and some don't.
If you perceive him as being a troll, you would know that responding to his thread would be to give him the attention he seeks. If he's a troll and you get suspended, that would give him another scalp. If he's not a troll and you ignore him, nobody loses.
Please take that option. Block him, ignore him, ignore his threads. Please do not cuss him out. I DO NOT want to suspend anyone, especially valued members such as yourself. I suggest not trying to call him out on his posts. It would just add to his threads visibility and YOU don't want to do that, do you?
Regards,
OD
Quote: DRichHow dare you questions MDawg? If someone told him that the Montreal Canadiens were there they must have been. No one would ever question MDawg's integrity. Except everybody. I wonder how he feels knowing that everybody is laughing at him and that no one respects him, probably even his own family.
That was an especially low personal insult. Seven days.
Quote: MrVI suspect he simply shuts them out as unacceptable, extraneous noise, contrary to his contrived world view.
Much like the "stop the steal" crowd ignores facts and reality.
Personal insult and political statement violations. Based on prior offenses, seven days this time.
Quote: MDawgThere must be SOMEONE on this forum besides MDawg who actually has SOMETHING to do with Vegas.
Insult to entire forum, including me. Three days.
I don't think that's good for the business model.Quote: OnceDearThere is a thread * rating and 0* is an option.
Please use that feature more.
I will feed back to the tech guy encouraging him to implement a thumbs down button. But I don't pay his wages
D4mm1t!Quote: WizardThat was an especially low personal insult. Seven days.
Just as I was posting to discourage DRich from getting suspended.
Can I observe.... As a Brit who has zero access to Vegas:-
Mdawg has thrown out a challenge to prove him right or wrong. His challenge is somewhat blowing a raspberry at Vegas based members who should have connections around town. Does he have a point?
I see news items about low travel restriction compliance by Canadians. I can conceive of all or part of a team breaking the rules. Should someone get proof that Mdawg is mistaken, then Mdawg could be invited to take Drich's suspension plus any time served. Should someone prove MDawg's report completely correct, then he can receive some apologies.
Bonus points if MDawg provides the proof?
LOL. I can't keep upQuote: WizardInsult to entire forum, including me. Three days.
You really need to work on your martingaleing skills.Quote: WizardInsult to entire forum, including me. Three days.
Quote: AxelWolfYou really need to work on your martingaleing skills.
This strikes me as 75% Kelly, not martingale.
Quote: TDVegasSo you are asking us to prove something didn’t happen as opposed to you proving it did happen.
LOL….
Good one.
I don't understand why this is even a line of discussion, but here we are:
https://twitter.com/sportsaviation/status/1408459235378216970
That is the Vegas Golden Knights' 6/25 (Friday) return flight from Montreal. If you go to this Twitter page:
https://twitter.com/SportsAviation
You will see that the Montreal Canadiens:
https://twitter.com/SportsAviation/status/1409242823845724165
Would next travel by air on Sunday, June 27th, on a direct flight from Montreal to Tampa.
The Canadiens also had a practice on Sunday morning, prior to traveling to Tampa:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/27/sports/canadiens-joel-armia-covid-19-protocol-day-before-stanley-cup-final-vs-lightning/
The only weekend dates that the Montreal Canadiens even would have been in Vegas are June 12 (Saturday) and June 13 (Sunday) in advance of Game 1 of the series, played Monday June 14th, 2021.
The Canadiens were also restricted to certain areas of their hotel while in Las Vegas and had to travel to and from the arena by bus.
The only thing that is possible and would result in the Canadiens gambling in Las Vegas on a weekend would be if a private room was set up for them on either June 12th or June 13th, which is possible, but MDawg seems to have said (unless I misunderstood) that it was this weekend.
Which means that some number of Canadiens players would have to have flown to Las Vegas Friday AFTER winning the game that advanced them to the Stanley Cup Finals Thursday night, did the same isolation procedures AND have a private room for them to gamble set up for them in the allowed areas of the hotel.
More than that, they would be flying there Friday to do whatever just to have to fly back to Montreal at some point Saturday to make morning practice on Sunday and then fly down to Tampa after morning practice.
Of course, the problem with that is that there haven't been any direct flights from any airport in Las Vegas to Montreal since last week Wednesday.
However, if the Canadiens did indeed stay at Wynn, I could believe that a room was set up for them that first weekend in the area of the hotel to which they had access.
That's what I've got. To be clear, I don't care...I'm just trying to contribute, in whatever way I can, to ending this stupid line of conversation faster.
Quote: AxelWolfYou really need to work on your martingaleing skills.
The Wizard is the first to admit Martingales don't work!
Quote: Mission146I don't understand why this is even a line of discussion, but here we are:
https://twitter.com/sportsaviation/status/1408459235378216970
That is the Vegas Golden Knights' 6/25 (Friday) return flight from Montreal. If you go to this Twitter page:
https://twitter.com/SportsAviation
You will see that the Montreal Canadiens:
https://twitter.com/SportsAviation/status/1409242823845724165
Would next travel by air on Sunday, June 27th, on a direct flight from Montreal to Tampa.
The Canadiens also had a practice on Sunday morning, prior to traveling to Tampa:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/27/sports/canadiens-joel-armia-covid-19-protocol-day-before-stanley-cup-final-vs-lightning/
The only weekend dates that the Montreal Canadiens even would have been in Vegas are June 12 (Saturday) and June 13 (Sunday) in advance of Game 1 of the series, played Monday June 14th, 2021.
The Canadiens were also restricted to certain areas of their hotel while in Las Vegas and had to travel to and from the arena by bus.
The only thing that is possible and would result in the Canadiens gambling in Las Vegas on a weekend would be if a private room was set up for them on either June 12th or June 13th, which is possible, but MDawg seems to have said (unless I misunderstood) that it was this weekend.
Which means that some number of Canadiens players would have to have flown to Las Vegas Friday AFTER winning the game that advanced them to the Stanley Cup Finals Thursday night, did the same isolation procedures AND have a private room for them to gamble set up for them in the allowed areas of the hotel.
More than that, they would be flying there Friday to do whatever just to have to fly back to Montreal at some point Saturday to make morning practice on Sunday and then fly down to Tampa after morning practice.
Of course, the problem with that is that there haven't been any direct flights from any airport in Las Vegas to Montreal since last week Wednesday.
However, if the Canadiens did indeed stay at Wynn, I could believe that a room was set up for them that first weekend in the area of the hotel to which they had access.
That's what I've got. To be clear, I don't care...I'm just trying to contribute, in whatever way I can, to ending this stupid line of conversation faster.
If he provides actual evidence to counter your assessment….I’ll gladly apologize.
If he’s claiming it was this past weekend, I stand by my thoughts and yours. I don’t believe it to be true.
Was it other players? Maybe.
Quote: Mission146Oh, like 87 people are suspended. I guess that also ends the stupid line of discussion pretty quickly.
Well, I read on this thread MDawg's claim that there are only 12 regulars on this forum. So, the large number of suspensions should slow this forum down, right?
Of course, take a look at the regulars on the Easy Math Puzzles thread. Very few of us ever get suspended. And even if we did, ThatDonGuy is perfectly capable of carrying that thread by arguing with himself about the math puzzles.
And BillRyan and DarkOZ are not suspended - they are very entertaining when they argue with each other about Leronlimnab. And Zcore13 argues with anyone who posts that they are suspicious about casino cheating, even if it is a casino in Australia.
And everyone argues with EvenBob -who isn't suspended.
So, I don't think that this forum is dead - and wasn't that the topic of this thread?
Quote: OnceDearLOL. I can't keep up
Is there a record for most suspensions?
Not days…but how many times? It has to be up there. LOL.
Quote: MDawgIt doesn't necessarily take brains, just some sort of connection to the casino(s)! That you all seem to have none, would seem to explain now why you all get so upset over anyone's comments about Vegas, casinos, how they work, etc. It's evidently a matter of getting upset over something of which you don't have personal knowledge or experience. How is that a good thing.
There must be SOMEONE on this forum besides MDawg who actually has SOMETHING to do with Vegas. How hard can it be to check my story?
I am simply saying hey, this is what happened. YOU are calling me a liar and will not let up.
MDawg, I spent 100 days a year in Las Vegas each year for 30 years. Now I'm not sure what having "SOMETHING to do with Vegas" means, but I've spent a fair amount of time there gambling professionally. And while Budget Suites, Warren Apartments, the old Convention Center Lodge (across from the Stardust) and the occasional months rotating through the El Cortez, Binion's, Fitzgerald's, and the California may not be rarified, it's most certainly Las Vegas at its core. The Convention Center Lodge, for example, was populated by folks from New York and Chicago with things to do for people. Binion's, at one point, was second only to the Mirage in sports betting volume.
Having said that, why you feel it necessary to push the Canadiens story has little to do with KNOWING Las Vegas. You don't have to know anything about hockey (I don't) or Las Vegas to grasp the absurdity of what you were arguing.
The whole "MDawg knows Vegas" schtick is ridiculous. You think you know LV more than Axelwolf or myself? How do you even come up with this stuff?
He was, in my words, blowing a raspberry at the forum and its vegas members. For which wizard comped for 3 days in the best suite in the slammer. He might reply upon his return.Quote: redietzThe whole "MDawg knows Vegas" schtick is ridiculous. You think you know LV more than Axelwolf or myself? How do you even come up with this stuff?
Quote: OnceDearHe was, in my words, blowing a raspberry at the forum and its vegas members. For which wizard comped for 3 days in the best suite in the slammer. He might reply upon his return.
Evidently, I missed most of the action in this thread.
I get things wrong all the time. I'm wrong 43% of the time regarding things I really care about because I have money on them. I disagreed with my girlfriend about masks versus gloves early on in the pandemic when I flew to LV. I went with CDC and wore gloves; she listened to international experts and argued masks. I was wrong (so was Fauci). She was right.
So either Mission's summary of the Montreal schedule was right or MDawg may have been right. Either way, no big deal. But MDawg decides who's right or wrong about Canadiens in a back room is somehow about "who knows Vegas." It's just silly.
I think he's perturbed because he stepped marginally outside his comfort zone by discussing sports and came up wrong. I'll wait until he's back to argue the point, but how would you like to be on a hoops team with MDawg as point guard or on a football team with MDawg as QB? LOL. Now that would take some intestinal fortitude.
Quote: redietzMDawg, I spent 100 days a year in Las Vegas each year for 30 years. Now I'm not sure what having "SOMETHING to do with Vegas" means, but I've spent a fair amount of time there gambling professionally. And while Budget Suites, Warren Apartments, the old Convention Center Lodge (across from the Stardust) and the occasional months rotating through the El Cortez, Binion's, Fitzgerald's, and the California may not be rarified, it's most certainly Las Vegas at its core. The Convention Center Lodge, for example, was populated by folks from New York and Chicago with things to do for people. Binion's, at one point, was second only to the Mirage in sports betting volume.
Having said that, why you feel it necessary to push the Canadiens story has little to do with KNOWING Las Vegas. You don't have to know anything about hockey (I don't) or Las Vegas to grasp the absurdity of what you were arguing.
The whole "MDawg knows Vegas" schtick is ridiculous. You think you know LV more than Axelwolf or myself? How do you even come up with this stuff?
C’mon. His entire existence on these forums can be summed up in 3 words. “Look at me”.
Whether gambling, stocks, money, experience, AP play, swag, comps.…or frankly, just about anything.
It should not surprise anyone that there’s a strong “holier than thou” mentality as it relates to his feeling about this forum and members. It started on post #1.
Personally, “Look at me”….bores the hell out of me.
Quote: AxelWolfYou really need to work on your martingaleing skills.
We no longer are bound by the Martingale. We now consider both the offense at hand as well as prior history and then dispense justice however we wish.
Quote: TDVegasC’mon. His entire existence on these forums can be summed up in 3 words. “Look at me”.
Whether gambling, stocks, money, experience, AP play, swag, comps.…or frankly, just about anything.
It should not surprise anyone that there’s a strong “holier than thou” mentality as it relates to his feeling about this forum and members. It started on post #1.
Personally, “Look at me”….bores the hell out of me.
TD, are you telling me that my new "White Dolemite" outfit was a bad idea? Damn, I really wanted to impress with those maroon rhinestone shoes.
(Note: I am not kidding. I even had a "White Dolemite" lapel pin made so people could appreciate the homage)
Quote: TDVegasPersonally, “Look at me”….bores the hell out of me.
LOL...do tell.
28 of your last 40 posts are in threads started by MDawg.
Did he make you look?
