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The Intern — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:26:20 GMT

The board will be closing in a few minutes for the migration.

New Message Board

JID — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:22:36 GMT

We plan on launching a new message board tomorrow sometime between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. When this process begins the old board will be shutdown so we can move accounts & posts to the new board.

I encourage all of you to read the new terms and conditions here:

http://www.jaguars.com/newcoc.htm

The following is provided to answer some of the questions which will arise.

1) The new board will contain a forum entitled “New Forum Comments” which will remain on the board for a two week period. This forum is intended to help you and us with the transition to the new board. Constructive comments and suggestions concerning the new board are to go here only. Suggestions / comments placed in other forums will not be moved, nor read, but rather deleted.

2) Logging into the new board – sign in using your username and password just as you would with the existing board.

3) Signatures – Signatures will be transferred to the new board. A few sigs may not work when transferred.

4) Avatars - Will not come over to the new board, so save yours if you would like to use it on new board.

5) Forums - The board will include the following forums:

a. The Jaguars – same content as the existing board

b. AFC South – same content as existing board

c. NFL @Large - Same content with additional expectation that Free Agency is also discussed here

d. College Football – A new forum dedicated to the discussion of college football and the NFL Draft

e. Tailgate Zone – A place for fans to discuss their tailgate plans, share tailgate setups/recipes, and talk about their gameday, or where they plan to watch the game.

f. Jaguars Ticketing – same content as on existing board. We will be making a concerted effort to ensure that your ticketing questions are answered in a prompt manner by members of the Ticket Office.

g. Gameday Experience – Modification of old forum. This redirects you to the ‘My Experience’ portion of Jaguars.com so you may ask questions and voice concerns pertaining to your gameday experience.

h. Jaguars.com - Same content as existing board, your comments and concerns regarding jaguars.com or the message forums (after the ‘New Forum Comments” is deleted)

6) Banned Members Appeals - This forum will appear only if you have been suspended or banned. This is the only place to appeal a suspension or banishment. Only board admins have additional access to this forum. Only they will make a final determination on appeals for reinstatement.

7) The Sideline --This board will be a football only board. Hence, “The Sideline” is gone and will not be reintroduced. Non- Football threads (other than those in the Feedback area )will be deleted when noticed by mods or admins and warnings will be issued for posting same.

8) Warnings – Members will typically receive five warnings before they are suspended or banned from the board. We reserve the right, however, to suspend or ban your account without notice should the violation be severe enough.

9) Trolls – Trollish behavior includes the disruption of the board by means of meaningless posts, profanity, spamming the board, etc. A troll IS NOT a fan of the opposing team who expresses their opinion of a recent or upcoming game.

10) Spamming the board – Bumping posts, replying to one’s own response, and extremely short responses that add little to the topic are considered spamming and subject to warnings from the mods.

11) Board Dicipline - Occasionally we run into the unfortunate situation where we have to suspend members for poor conduct on the message board. A member who breaks the rules outlined above is subject to the following disciplinary action:

a. First through fourth offenses : Warning

b. Fifth offense – Suspension or Permanent ban

Egregious violations may result in temporary suspension which will be reviewed by the administrators for potential permanent banishment.

12) Clean Slate – All members, less those currently banned, will start out on the new board with no warnings. Formal warnings for starting non-football threads will not be issued during the first week of operation, however, these threads will be immediately deleted and you will receive PM warnings. Should a mod determine you are knowingly and purposefully posting non-football threads you will be suspended.

13) Off-topic Posts- Will not be tolerated and will be subject to warnings.

14) Ignore feature – This is an included function of the board so you may choose to ignore any poster who bothers you, less the mods and admins. You may also chose to not see sigs.

15) Quoting posts – Many have complained in the past about this and we have limited the number of posts that can be quoted to four.

16) Revised COC - The COC has been revised and will be pinned to each Forum. Please familiarize yourself with it. By logging into the the new board, old members are bound to its terms and conditions.

17) Blogs – Official Jaguars blogs may be accessed from the message board. We may, in the future enable user blogs, either selectively or en masse.

18) Gallery – We are also moving our picture gallery to the Forum. Again, for the time being this is an Official gallery only.

JID IS WATCHING YOU

INT — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:47:10 GMT

Resistance is futile. Our Lord and Savior, Highest Potentate of Order and Peace, the God of Wonders of this Universe and Beyond, JID, hath declared MORTIS SIDELINIS, that is, Death of the Sideline. We mortals, whom do in humble solitude worship JID our noble Creator, are now affix'd to football related boards for His Holiness' appointed Eternity. Ye may ask: from whence does his power come? Am I not able of such power? He sayeth to thee: "Nay, fool. Dost thou love Order? Peace? Thy Sovereignty? I, thy Creator, grant thee these. For which I do deserve OBOEDIENTIA, that is, Obedience, and thy servitude is expected, nay, necessary. I am the source of what thou lovest. Lovest thou Order, Peace, and Happiness? I give thee it, and again I may take it away."

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH! Hide thy reason, children of the Sideline - thou needest it not. JID is thy reason, replacing the false and wicked formulations of thy soul with the Undefiled Wisdom and Knowledge of Heaven. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY! JID granteth thee freedom, for thou weak souls cannot possibly derive it from thyself. WAR IS PEACE! He that doth protesteth to JID's will shall surely perish!

At midnight, ABANDON ALL HOPE, YE WHO ENTER HERE

Question for the Sideline posters....

JID — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:00:37 GMT

How would you moderate the Sideline?

Phillies win World Series!!!!!!

Real Deal — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:52:28 GMT

WoooooooooooHoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

It's finally over!!!! :P

ABC Food Game

Jaguars Moderator 7 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:01:23 GMT

I did this a long time ago. We need some time to kill tonight.

Rules are simple. It must actually be a food or something you can eat, and once it's been used, it can't be used again.

I'll go first... Apple

The "official" "elite" last night of the sideline party thead

Utopia — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:21:20 GMT

So long, We barely knew ye!

:smileywaving:

Goodbye Cruel World

Buckethead — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:07:36 GMT

We's all gunna dies.

i's has sad.

Who should Moderate THE SIDELINE

copycat — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:03:11 GMT

Since JID put forth the question I think it time we answer:Who should Moderate THE SIDELINE? I took the nominees thus far and the top 10 are as follows: (Please pick 5)

For the Sideline Junkies

Utopia — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:07:15 GMT

JID was kind enough to allow me to put up a temporary thread for us to communicate ideas for a new place for us to meet and carry on the tradition of the sideline. This thread will likely be posted for a limited time, so we need to get to work quickly on this.

As we all know, most of us have made great friendships with others here and enjoy discussing other topics. We need to find a new place to do this from here on. This thread will be the place to come to an agreement on what place that will be and to get the word out to the others as well.

Since we have a limited time to do this, please come up with suggestions, and let the others know about this. When we reach a consensus, we can form an official "sideline group" and carry on the tradition.

I will always be around on the Jags board, and will be easy to find there. I have a deep rooted love of the sideline, and this was the best comprimise I could come up with.

Let's make this happen sideliners!

Thanks,

Paul

It's been a good ride

Utopia — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:57:22 GMT

To my beloved sideline family.

I guess this will be my last post on the sideline as we now know it.

What can I say? I wouldn't trade any of the times here with you all for anything. We've shared some good moments and some bad moments. There have been laughs and tears and moments I'll never forget.

I love you all like a family, and will dearly miss the times we have spent here together. It will live on within me though.

There's a little piece of each and every one of you with me now, and I will carry that on throughout the rest of my life.

Thank you all for all the great times.

Utopia

PS: Always leave with a smile! :D

Guess who the mods are!

rollerjag — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:33:14 GMT

I did not include TJF and DragonFury, for obvious reasons. As polls are limited to 10 choices, post any other guesses. I know for sure some I've listed are mods, others certainly are not.

Have fun, and thanks for playing!

Remember the Hogsters?

INT — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:20:42 GMT

'Twas a pretty amazing time. The Hogster Invasion was probably the second-largest war in board history (that I'm aware of, haven't been here THAT long), second to Leftwich vs. Garrard. Everyone was saying that Matt Jones was a shoo-in HOF, how those saying he would be the fifth receiver were haters. They permeated the board. Then, one by one, they kinda disappeared. Except for a few, whom we all love.

What were 91% of you doing back in '91?

Utopia — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:52:54 GMT

I spent 91% of my time in school or working. I tried to keep my grades at least above 91%.

What does the sideline mean to you?

Utopia — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:52:34 GMT

For me, it's coming home from a hard day at work and nothing has gone well that day. I come in, see some friends, and have a bunch of laughs. Suddenly, life isn't so bad anymore.

Sometimes, It's to read the stories from the Drifter, which remind me that I'm not really the craziest person alive. :w00t:

Sometimes it's to say to someone, "hang in there" things will be ok. We all have our life emergencies, and the support is meaningfun.

I like to wish others happy birthday. FKC has done a great job doing that for so long, and I try not to miss any. It acknowledges someone's special day.

It's just a part of my life that I look forward to every single day.

What you will miss most about the Sideline

MandarinMustang07 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:26:41 GMT

You know the choice.

Question to the Mods...

shag52 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:26:33 GMT

If a poster gets banned tonight and there's no Mods tomorrow... then who's arse does the banned poster have to kiss to get back on the board...

Death is coming for you

Totentanz — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:09:38 GMT

What would be the worst way to die?

I'm gonna go with being burned alive.

Petition to SAVE the Sideline!

The Mad Dog — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:28:37 GMT

Don't know if it will have any effect....

But, I'm not a quitter, so....

Mark me down as the first to sign my name to the "keep the sideline"effort!!

RIP Sideline

MandarinMustang07 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:43:55 GMT

It has been a good friend of mine since I came to this board in 2004, we've had many laughs, many fights, and more haikus than a poetry book. But everyone always came back to the Sideline looking for more. So here's to the final hours of my home for the past 4 years. :raisesglass:

:crying:

Keep Jags in Jax

rollerjag — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:25:50 GMT

Remember the Keep Jags in Jax effort, started by concerned members of this message board? Will discussions like that, not at all "football related" be allowed on the new board? If so, how is that not blatently self serving? And, if so, is the message from Wayne Weaver, should fan support be offered when the franchise is threatened by outside forces, to be thanks, but no thanks?

The other Florida school vs. Georgia school

Big John — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:27:41 GMT

Who ya got?

Will Teddy Bear be good lck,or bad luck

snowwolf776 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:26:58 GMT

So you all know i got a dog collar for my dog Teddy Bear,i put it on him this past tuesday,so read the above question,and make your calls. I'm hope hes good luck.

KB Homes

Golf4food — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:40:30 GMT

Before we shell out to build a house with KB I've been researching comments - they've had their share of bad reviews over the years but most seem to be from 4-5 years ago (when the houses were built) and not on recent homes, which makes it appear as though the problems are mostly fixed and they should be safe to build with... but that nagging fear is still there, lol. Anyone have a KB home built recently that can offer their experience? Buying, construction, problems after moving in, changes in the price or terms, etc?

Xbox privileges revoked, kid runs away

Bjagfan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:00:56 GMT

. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/10/29/crisp-us.html .
"Police searching for an Ontario teenager whose disappearance may be connected to online video games say there is a possibility he is no longer in the country.

Brandon Crisp left his Barrie, Ont., home on Oct. 13 after his parents revoked his Xbox privileges because he had become obsessed with the video game Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. He has not been seen since."

. http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/10/25/microsoft-brandon.html .
"Microsoft has doubled the reward money for information that leads to Brandon Crisp"

Scary and sad.

MNF Commentators

Sammy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:30:30 GMT

Tony Kornheiser.

If only I could automatically set my TV to mute every time he talks.

Kornheiser - "Bob Sanders is a combination of Chuck Norris and Jack Bauer"

Please shut up Tony. Please!

Maybe it is just me, But he has to be one of the worst commentators of all time (In my opinion), Not sure what it is, He just makes my skin crawl every time he talks. Someone tell me I am not crazily alone. :)

Sam

Silva must go down and must go down hard!

JRD — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:14:37 GMT

I admit when Anderson Silva first rose to the top of MMA I thought he was a great chmapion. Make no bones about it the guy can fight. However, I am sick of his attitude in the oval. Nothing would satisfy my MMA fix more than to see someone knock him slap the "blank #2" out. Maybe "blank #2" will take him down. Anyhow, I hate seeing MMA mocked and scorned by some guy who thinks he is bigger than the fight. Just remember Mr Silva... there is always someone badder than you and you could show a little more respect for the sport and title you hold.

What are your thoughts on the fight & Silva as a person?

If you thought Joe Theisman's injury was bad...

KingIngram052787 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:51:34 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHIqls5Fiec

I'd say that's definitely not a way to get a leg up in life :w00t:

Movember

JamesMichigan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:00:07 GMT

I was watching a show the other day that is on 'The Score' here, and they were talking about 'Movember'. Basically, you grow a moustache, or not trim yours depending on your current moustache situation, and take donations for prostate cancer. Have any of you heard about it? Will anyone be participating?

Madden09 on all pro

snowwolf776 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:07:50 GMT

its hard to type when your dog is barking at you non stop.

Real life jags my jags on all-pro

@titansL10-17 @titansW20-14in OT

VSBillsL16-20 VSbillsL17-22

@ColtsW23-21 @ColtsW27-24OT

VSTexansW30-27OT VSTexansL21-24

VSSteelersL21-26 VSSteelersW34-17

@broncosW24-17 @broncos W37-21

vs brownsLL23-17 vs Browns

came back though in colts game,loseing 24-14 in 4rth,tied it to force OT

I saw a random person at a store....

THE JAG MAKER — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:57:04 GMT

He said that 91% of all civilization would hate me if I made a 91% attempt to continue the 91% streak that has consumed 91% of this board.

Early Voting

Fargin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:42:19 GMT

This is not a political thread. Please do not say who you voted for or make any political comment. Just interested as to how many people here participate in early/absentee voting.

Yes, I voted Monday on the first day of early voting.

More Jokes

Utopia — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:54:34 GMT

A lesson to be learned from typing the wrong email address!

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years
earlier.

Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate
their travel schedules. So, the husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day. The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without realizing his error, sent the email.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston , a widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral. He was a minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack.

The widow decided to check her email expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted.

The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife
Subject: I've Arrived
Date: October 16, 2007

I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones.

I've just arrived and have been checked in. I see that
everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow.

Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.

P.S. Sure is freaking hot down here!:w00t::w00t::w00t:

"Fort Wayne Tincaps" Logo

THE JAG MAKER — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:43:08 GMT

[url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/FW_TinCaps.PNG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/FW_TinCaps.PNG[/url]

Rollerjag, Looking at this logo, are you thinking what I'm thinking? Is this your new favorite baseball team? IS THE LOGO YOUR IDEA!?!?!?!?

New York Giant/former Georgia Bulldog with stickers on his face

cunninghamj — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:06:17 GMT

This is great. I dont know what is worse though....that you got arrested for public intoxication or you were that guy who put mascot stickers on his face

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/09/29/giants-running-back-arrested/

Florida vs. Georgia week guys and gals. Predictions? Thoughts?

JacksJags — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:07:15 GMT

I have a very good feeling about the way my Gators are rolling right now. Their confidence has sky rocketed the past few weeks.

Mullen and Meyer need to go deep early to open it up like they have the last few weeks. Feed the ball again to Harvin, Demps and Rainey. Those guys are game breakers.

The defense, it appears, finally looks to be coming on. The d-line looks very good. Fast, explosive and making plays. With Georgia's o-line a little beat up we gotta take advantage.

Gators 41-17.

Will you a grow a pornstache if Matt gets shelved?

THE BLUPRINT — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:25:23 GMT

I for one will try, but my stache doesn't grow that thick.

Things you could do with Matt's 'stache

jones&24 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:51:24 GMT

What could you do with that amazing piece of facial hair?

I'll start:

Rake the yard.:w00t:

Where are my basketball fans at?

THE BLUPRINT — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:41:01 GMT

One more day til the season starts!

Who is your team???

Brand New Jag Fans

Fargin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:43:56 GMT

A happy birthday to my twin grandchildren born this morning at Baptist Medical Center.

Ryan was born first and weighed in at 4lbs 15oz and is 18 inches long.

Emily weighed a dainty 3lbs 15oz and is 16 1/2 inches long.

They were impatient and came a month early.

Mother and children are both doing fine. Dad however is frazzled.

Grandparents are over the moon.