Done

Ozzie_Isaac

Jeremiah said:

Curious why this thread hasn't been sunk... and where the hell is nola???

Nola "opted out" after the election.  He will be missed.

Ozzie_Isaac

Legume said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I promised myself . .... remember, Love trumps hate.

Come on, you know you want to post it.  Best photoshop work ever.

Lol!  Its on my phone just begging to be let loose.

jabam

On a personal note @NPHuskerFL you were the first one to respond to my first post on this forum. You made me feel welcome when  I didn't know what to expect. Thank you for that! 

Dont let the Buffalo bring you down bro! 

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

Hopefully this doesn't come off offensive. I must be missing something here, you post a link to a table to help us fellow eggheads who would love a free table, big green egg kills the thread because you posted a link to their competition, and you are so upset you are going to leave all of these friends you have made over the years? Aren't your friends more important to you than that? After all, this site is completely free to you and as most others you have gained a lot of knowledge and some very true friends. I would hope you take a step back before you just turn your back on your friends over someone killing your advertisement to the competition post. It wasn't your dog they killed. Bottom line I hope you make the right.  decision for yourself. 

jabam

Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:

Hopefully this doesn't come off offensive. I must be missing something here, you post a link to a table to help us fellow eggheads who would love a free table, big green egg kills the thread because you posted a link to their competition, and you are so upset you are going to leave all of these friends you have made over the years? Aren't your friends more important to you than that? After all, this site is completely free to you and as most others you have gained a lot of knowledge and some very true friends. I would hope you take a step back before you just turn your back on your friends over someone killing your advertisement to the competition post. It wasn't your dog they killed. Bottom line I hope you make the right.  decision for yourself. 

 Not that simple bro! And if you had read the hundreds of posts that have been buffaloed for no good reason, you would understand Blake' s frustration. As far as I'm concerned if Blake goes I go. 

NPHuskerFL

Before I crash for the evening.  Y'all have me cracking up!!!  I'm still here.  Appreciate all the kind words.  And you got me back pretty good Craig @tarheelmatt
@Eggdicted_Dawgfan not an advertisement...unless you consider a giveaway advertising?  Not to mention I have no affiliation with the company that is doing the giveaway (he is a real good guy).  And I was just trying to get the word out so it could be won by a lucky egghead that could and would truly appreciate it.
@jabam yep. I remember that...seems not so long ago.
@Ozzie_Isaac Jamie you don't have a hair on your ass if you don't post whatever you've got on your phone...don't forget paybacks eventually are collected. 

Luvnlife

Right on! Welcome back @NPHuskerFL

NPHuskerFL

@Luvnlife Never left.  Truthfully I was just getting off work and then heard my phone started blowing up with notifications.  Drank a Yuengling Black & Tan.  Read a few posts and had to mute my phone. Me and the wife watched some porn (Dancing With The Stars) and "This Is Us". Cheers eggheads.  Busy day tomorrow.

Luvnlife

Haha, yeah I meant it tongue in cheek. Was going to say in the 'short' time you were gone we settled the lump debate, amongst many other things, but opted to just leave it at 'welcome back' as it was too soon . Have a good night! 

Tspud1

tikigriller said:

http://www.outdoorkitchenequip.com/blog/post/holiday-table-give-away

Many of the items you list have competition from BGE yet most here know those names and use/buy them. 

thetrim

@NPHuskerFL Go Army, Beat Navy!

NPHuskerFL

thetrim said:

@NPHuskerFL Go Army, Beat Navy!

Go Navy! Beat Army!
10 December can't wait.

lousubcap

There are likely forum posters who don't remember the last time Army emerged victorious.  I think it was 2001 and nothing is gonna change the string this year  

fishlessman

Sardonicus said:

JohnnyTarheel said:

http://www.outdoorkitchenequip.com/blog/post/holiday-table-give-away

This is hilarious.  I just received this email:

table contest

Sent By: OutdoorKitchenEquip   On:Nov 11/22/16 2:15 PM To: xxxxxx@Comcast.net You are in even though the Forum took the post down. No more entries will be allowed from Egghead forum since moderators do not want you to win a free table.    I think they're miffed.

i received the same message. bge should be happy if i won the table, all those pics ive posted over the last 16 years of eggs sitting right on the ground

NPHuskerFL

@thetrim All in fun.  We are all one big happy United States Armed Forces.  That is until the football game starts and then all that  Kumbaya crap is over and we mop Army up for a 13th year in a row
@lousubcap Army never heard of her
@fishlessman You have the true outdoor man Big Green Egg

Dobie

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

jabam said:

Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:

Hopefully this doesn't come off offensive. I must be missing something here, you post a link to a table to help us fellow eggheads who would love a free table, big green egg kills the thread because you posted a link to their competition, and you are so upset you are going to leave all of these friends you have made over the years? Aren't your friends more important to you than that? After all, this site is completely free to you and as most others you have gained a lot of knowledge and some very true friends. I would hope you take a step back before you just turn your back on your friends over someone killing your advertisement to the competition post. It wasn't your dog they killed. Bottom line I hope you make the right.  decision for yourself. 

 Not that simple bro! And if you had read the hundreds of posts that have been buffaloed for no good reason, you would understand Blake' s frustration. As far as I'm concerned if Blake goes I go. 

It really is that simple @jabam and I have read many threads that have been killed or sunk. This is nothing new, it's been going on since at least 2006 and most likely before that. Again this is a free site with a wealth of knowledge. Most of the knowledgeable people on this site would be gone if they ran off crying if their posts were killed. Fortunately for us they dust it off and move on, continuing to help others and enjoy being with their friends. I highly doubt a few dozen people leaving this site is going to prevent the buffalo from continuing to protect their name to the best of their ability. After all it is completely free to you. Cheers! 

JRWhitee

I hope you stick around, your posts are great. 

SaintJohnsEgger

fishlessman said:

Sardonicus said:

JohnnyTarheel said:

http://www.outdoorkitchenequip.com/blog/post/holiday-table-give-away

This is hilarious.  I just received this email:

table contest

Sent By: OutdoorKitchenEquip   On:Nov 11/22/16 2:15 PM To: xxxxxx@Comcast.net You are in even though the Forum took the post down. No more entries will be allowed from Egghead forum since moderators do not want you to win a free table.    I think they're miffed.

i received the same message. bge should be happy if i won the table, all those pics ive posted over the last 16 years of eggs sitting right on the ground

I got my confirmation email about 11:20 AM yesterday. All it said was:

You are in 

Spaightlabs

Maybe Challenger should do a free table giveaway if they are concerned about losing business to outdoor kitchenequip.com ?

Hint hint señor buffalo, use your power for good, not evil.

JustineCaseyFeldown

Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:

jabam said:

Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:

Hopefully this doesn't come off offensive. I must be missing something here, you post a link to a table to help us fellow eggheads who would love a free table, big green egg kills the thread because you posted a link to their competition, and you are so upset you are going to leave all of these friends you have made over the years? Aren't your friends more important to you than that? After all, this site is completely free to you and as most others you have gained a lot of knowledge and some very true friends. I would hope you take a step back before you just turn your back on your friends over someone killing your advertisement to the competition post. It wasn't your dog they killed. Bottom line I hope you make the right.  decision for yourself. 

 Not that simple bro! And if you had read the hundreds of posts that have been buffaloed for no good reason, you would understand Blake' s frustration. As far as I'm concerned if Blake goes I go. 

It really is that simple @jabam and I have read many threads that have been killed or sunk. This is nothing new, it's been going on since at least 2006 and most likely before that. Again this is a free site with a wealth of knowledge. Most of the knowledgeable people on this site would be gone if they ran off crying if their posts were killed. Fortunately for us they dust it off and move on, continuing to help others and enjoy being with their friends. I highly doubt a few dozen people leaving this site is going to prevent the buffalo from continuing to protect their name to the best of their ability. After all it is completely free to you. Cheers! 

2006?

when did this place start? Different crew running this site versus greeneggers.com

Regardless, i am surprised how long they let some posts last (political for example).

it's pretty clear that 'they' don't monitor the site in real time. They infrequently check in, and sometimes are alerted to posts. That's why a post can go days before vanishing

pretty sure the 'table give away' post got nixed as fallout. While the mods were popping in to tank the political stuff, they cruised the front page and axed the post referring to the competition 

it's a standard pattern here

w/r/t trade names, any mention of another brand (major national brand) in a context either negative or positive, seems to bring the corporate hammer. Probably sometimes pre-emptively. They don't want to host a thread where a national major brand is discussed, positive or negative. So they nuke it. 

Merely mentioning a brand doesn't do it. But it seems to require 'an opinion' in context. 

Charcoal gets a pass for obvious reasons

That's the only real pattern. They aren't going to explain rationale because debating it means we have a say, and we don't. It's their sandbox. 

For a time, a BGE employee hung out here. Not too involved, not quite a moderator. Was under the handle "number5"

after threads got "buffaloed" (sgh's term), the (ostensible?) moderator began posting ubder the newer buffalo-related handle 

not sure whether number5 (Jodi) is also the mod, or of they are sharing it among others

But they don't have to explain or even follow consistent rules. It's their place. 

And frankly, better for them not to try to enumerate riles or requirements behind buffaloing threads. They don't owe an explanation

it's just become obvious over a year or so what triggers it. And enforcement seems arbitrary because of their infrequent attention. Looks like it is only when someone pings them and points out a post, or they stumble on one that one time a week when they remember to check on the patients in the mental asylum 

NPHuskerFL

Agree. It's their sandbox and we're just kitty turds in the big scheme of things.  No worries. 

Focker

Yep, a Meat Church Holy Clump filled litter box.  

pgprescott

Focker said:

Yep, a Meat Church Holy Clump filled litter box.  

You trouble making MFer.

stompbox

@JustineCaseyFeldown I get everything you say but one statement:

"Charcoal gets a pass for obvious reasons"

Contollers, lump, CGS accessories, and some others are freely discussed all the time and all have competing BGE products.  Why does one table manufacturer get the buffalo  and nothing else?  Makes no sense.

I come here for new things, new ideas and sharing my own experiences . if this was a BGE only site it would be stale as a cracker.

Spaightlabs

I'm surprised they let us post pics of and plans for home made tables since they sell a wooden table...

JustineCaseyFeldown

stompbox said:

@JustineCaseyFeldown I get everything you say but one statement:

"Charcoal gets a pass for obvious reasons"

Contollers, lump, CGS accessories, and some others are freely discussed all the time and all have competing BGE products.  Why does one table manufacturer get the buffalo  and nothing else?  Makes no sense.

I come here for new things, new ideas and sharing my own experiences . if this was a BGE only site it would be stale as a cracker.

it maybe sounded like i was outlining their logic.  but your mistake is in assuming i implied they had a logic.

i think they are happy to let us discuss incidental products, maybe even competing ones, that facilitate the enjoyment of their product.

again though...  the reason that a volatile thread may go for days and then suddenly vanish isn't because it broke a mysterious rule at that particular moment, or they have an auto-detector for brand names, it's probably because 1.) someone reported it to the "report forum abuse" email address (top right of this page), or 2.) some semi-moderator type sat down with their morning (or afternoon, i suppose) coffee and realized  "oh hey, i haven't checked the idiots in the forum for a few days, better make sure they aren't getting out of hand..."

and then when they do check in, threads vanish in groups.

which makes people think it is ok to bash trump/clinton for three days, but if you post a pic of joe biden eating an icer cream cone, then that must be the dealbreaker. 

when in reality it is that they don't monitor this place 24/7

they probably nuked the table because they sell tables too.  i dunno.  have to ask Rob D'Amico

Brason

I just received my letter from www.outdoorkitchenequip.com

You are in, send screen name 

In the spirit of the season, I have decide to keep taking entries from any Egghead board members. Someone is going to win and since it is random, I don't think I should punish board members for the position of the mods. It's simply not their fault.       

Spaightlabs

I chalk this whole thread up to pre-holiday stress induced drama.

Some folks crack, some drink, some hibernate.

It's just a forum, and it was just a thread...

Hope all y'all have an amazing and love-filled celebration.  We're gonna eat a couple of steaks then head to North Central Kansas to chase pheasant quail for a few days.

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

JustineCaseyFeldown said:

Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:

jabam said:

Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:

Hopefully this doesn't come off offensive. I must be missing something here, you post a link to a table to help us fellow eggheads who would love a free table, big green egg kills the thread because you posted a link to their competition, and you are so upset you are going to leave all of these friends you have made over the years? Aren't your friends more important to you than that? After all, this site is completely free to you and as most others you have gained a lot of knowledge and some very true friends. I would hope you take a step back before you just turn your back on your friends over someone killing your advertisement to the competition post. It wasn't your dog they killed. Bottom line I hope you make the right.  decision for yourself. 

 Not that simple bro! And if you had read the hundreds of posts that have been buffaloed for no good reason, you would understand Blake' s frustration. As far as I'm concerned if Blake goes I go. 

It really is that simple @jabam and I have read many threads that have been killed or sunk. This is nothing new, it's been going on since at least 2006 and most likely before that. Again this is a free site with a wealth of knowledge. Most of the knowledgeable people on this site would be gone if they ran off crying if their posts were killed. Fortunately for us they dust it off and move on, continuing to help others and enjoy being with their friends. I highly doubt a few dozen people leaving this site is going to prevent the buffalo from continuing to protect their name to the best of their ability. After all it is completely free to you. Cheers! 

2006?

when did this place start? Different crew running this site versus greeneggers.com

Regardless, i am surprised how long they let some posts last (political for example).

it's pretty clear that 'they' don't monitor the site in real time. They infrequently check in, and sometimes are alerted to posts. That's why a post can go days before vanishing

pretty sure the 'table give away' post got nixed as fallout. While the mods were popping in to tank the political stuff, they cruised the front page and axed the post referring to the competition 

it's a standard pattern here

w/r/t trade names, any mention of another brand (major national brand) in a context either negative or positive, seems to bring the corporate hammer. Probably sometimes pre-emptively. They don't want to host a thread where a national major brand is discussed, positive or negative. So they nuke it. 

Merely mentioning a brand doesn't do it. But it seems to require 'an opinion' in context. 

Charcoal gets a pass for obvious reasons

That's the only real pattern. They aren't going to explain rationale because debating it means we have a say, and we don't. It's their sandbox. 

For a time, a BGE employee hung out here. Not too involved, not quite a moderator. Was under the handle "number5"

after threads got "buffaloed" (sgh's term), the (ostensible?) moderator began posting ubder the newer buffalo-related handle 

not sure whether number5 (Jodi) is also the mod, or of they are sharing it among others

But they don't have to explain or even follow consistent rules. It's their place. 

And frankly, better for them not to try to enumerate riles or requirements behind buffaloing threads. They don't owe an explanation

it's just become obvious over a year or so what triggers it. And enforcement seems arbitrary because of their infrequent attention. Looks like it is only when someone pings them and points out a post, or they stumble on one that one time a week when they remember to check on the patients in the mental asylum 

Well said stike. When I said 2006 I was referring to the green egg website in general and not necessarily this one. I have read many old threads and have read about them being zapped long before 99% of the people on this site including myself were even thinking about egging.

On a separate note, is there any question that you have answered less than 100 times in your many years here? It's unbelievable how many newbys you have  helped over the years. When looking at old posts (+\- 2012) you, fishless, Little Steven, third eye, Fidel, Humphrey (<also you I believe) and a few others were always the first ones to offer up great advise time after time no matter how many times the questions were answered. Truly legends in the BGE world. I have learned so much from everyone on this forum and a lot who are no longer here. Thanks!