Mountain biking.

lanks

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I'm not a supporter of the idea of mountain biking content on newschoolers. Simply put, we're a pure skiing website in terms of content. Now, I voiced that sentiment in the comments section of the mountain biking article, and was very content to leave it at that.

"to the author, have fun shooting at the whistler crankworx in august...

considering it's going on right now. and for the record, count me in as

one of those people who doesn't care to have this on our front page."

A respectable post where I corrected the author to his benefit, and said my piece as well. But wait, that's where things turned fun! I receive a message from the author of the biking article, and hilarity ensued.

Date Sent: July 26 2007 00:09:20 - (read)

Conskier2003 --> lanks

thanks

for the correction on the crankworx date. I would have missed it

otherwise! NOT, and anyways, you probably check this site a few times a

day when theirs only like one update a week in summer, Its not the end

of the world to see more updates covering some other cool sports.


First of all, he and his shitty attitude alike would have missed the Whistler edition of crankworx if he planned on attending in August, so why the sarcasm? In regards to the second part of his message- does he have a strong Jehova's witness background, perhaps? Is he used to matter-of-factly forcing his opinion on other people via an unwanted PM?

Date Sent: July 26 2007 00:59:32 - (read)

lanks --> Conskier2003

what

the fuck? who are you to pm me and counter my opinion? get a life. i

don't want mountain biking coverage on the front of a skiing website i

frequent, and i'm not going to change my mind. and don't flatter

yourself, mountain biking isn't a 'cool' sport anyways. aggro as fuck.


Date Sent: July 27 2007 00:28:25 - (read)

Conskier2003 --> lanks

go eat a dick

Date Sent: July 27 2007 00:35:04 - (read)

Conskier2003 --> lanks

little aggro wanna-be bitch, shut the fuck up

Date Sent: July 27 2007 01:05:24 - (read)

lanks --> Conskier2003

let

me get this straight. i publicly state my opinion, and you single me

out and send me a message full of shitty attitude... are you 12? can

you deal with an opposing point of view? stop being a bitch and don't

message me again motherfucker.



Date Sent: July 27 2007 02:32:35 - (read)

Conskier2003 --> lanks

Whoa there cock-stain, pull your shit balls out of your boyfriends ass. I hope you get syphallis.

So there you have it, our message history in full. This 'correspondent' to whom the boys of Newschoolers graciously gave the necessary credentials is an absolute amateur. Sure, his pictures are pretty, but this kid is clearly a jackass, and it isn't skiing he's covering.

Now that this website has gone corporate, shouldn't there be some sort of standard these people have to meet, or do you hand out credentials to anyone with a keyboard and a camera, for any sport they choose to cover? Poor show, NS.

 
I didn't mind having a bike coverage once, but I don't want NS to become an action sports website, or a mtb/ski website. I mountain bike so if I want bike news, forums and other stuff, I'll go check one of the many sites out there dedicated to mountain bike (Pinkbike.com, etc.)

That said, the guy that made the article is a complete asshole and he shouldn't collaborate for NS. I thought he made great photos but that doesn't make him less of a dick. Reading the PMs, it"s evident you didn't provoke him, it seems he can't have an argument with someone.
 
wow. you owned the shit out of him. i agree with you about the fact that ns is pure skiing and that biking and stuff shouldnt really be put in here. but, look at the videos and pictures sections, theres videos of biking, skateboarding, fruitbootin, longboarding, etc. if you look at it, those are all non-ski related and there on this site?

in the end, it could be cool if there was a story on biking or something once in a while, and i mean one for cranxworks, and another one some other time, but not to have frequent stories since this is a ski site.

 
holy shit mang, overreact much, I thot it was cool as shit to see those pictures and read a little about it. If you didnt realize it, most skiers bike in the offseason. Yea alot of them including me arent that hardcore into it, but I ride a bike still. Honestly, you got to keep things fresh and this biking update is cool cause I get burnt out on just reading about skiing all the time, there are other sports out there.
 
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