The Unobsessed Get Oppressed

A rebellion has begun- who knew we had so much club pride?

Brace yourself for some thoughts from another regular UQ player- I’m not sure whether he would like to remain anonymous but it seems much more dark and mysterious this way. I’m sure he will reveal himself if he wishes…

“Many UQ Ultimate players have the taste of oppression fresh on our pallets after the malicious assault that BUB hurled at our beloved blog last week. Many, if not all, of the critiques come from a biased view of both ultimate obsession and blog egotism. Herein, I will state our case (aka my personal rambling justification) for each of the criteria that are apparently so vitally important (according to BUB) for an ultimate blog to be successful.

Key bloggers: We have some that are wonderful

Posts over the last seven days: I view the UQ blog as a bulletin board for important information that players need to know. There are posts that give information on upcoming tournaments, field closers and important league information. The majority of players in the UQ league are social players who play once a week and this is all the information they need or care for. Other blogs run by more fanatical of ultimate players will post several things every week on topics ranging from spirit of the game to equipment to mindless gossip to other drool that tends to fill up the internet. Nine out of ten of the players in the UQ league could care less, so why bother?

Following: Apparently number of comments is directly proportional to a following. If the posts consist of straight forward league information, what use is it to comment besides to make you feel important?

Layout: Scientific studies have shown that black background with white text is one of the easiest on the eyes for reading. You’re welcome! Also, the black background uses less energy. You’re welcome! Black background with white text is more versatile in regards to lighting conditions in which the reader is viewing the blog and the type of monitor she/he is using. Again, you’re welcome!

Content: The content is exactly what it needs to be for the majority of our players. Some of the criticism has been focused at our BPL teams, and to date there has been little if any mention of these teams or the league. But personally, I use the blog solely for Wednesday night information, and on that platform it provides exactly what the players need to know.

Humor/Heckle Mix: Apparently if you regard yourself as funny, you need to try and convince as many people as possible of that fact by forcing your often missing humor on the readers of your blog. Blogs don’t need to be funny and they don’t need to heckle. For a sport that champions spirit of the game, I find it interesting that heckling is regarded as a positive aspect of a blog.

Quote: “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds” – Albert Einstein-

Name Dropping: We know who we are and are proud of it.

Appropriate Recognition of the Brisbane Ultimate Blog: Here we fail miserably. There appropriate amount is none and we have some. (Is this where I say ‘oh snap’?)

Final Comment: We are students. We play for fun. We are in one league. We would rather be outside throwing a disc with friends than reading mundane dribble on a blog.

That being said, thank you for reading my post.”

So there you have it – controversial stuff!
I hope all this pride and agression translates to some intense ultimate this Wednesday!