You know what really grinds my gears? - Operation Sports Forums

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know OS now has an official Discord that you can join right now. We’ve kicked around Discords for individual games in the past, but it felt like the right time to make it more of an official thing.

Steve and I have wanted to get this going for a bit because we obviously still hear from y’all who are unhappy with some stuff on the forums, plus when there are forum outages we still want to have a place for everyone to hang. My overarching goal for the longer term is to have both Discord and the forums ultimately work together. There are some logistical issues with the vBulletin forums that don’t allow things to sync right with Discord so there will be a little maneuvering as we try to get mods and forum members any proper roles/tags they need on the Discord, but we can work through that stuff easily enough as people join.

Our general goal is to give people more options to interact with OS community members, whether that’s Discord, the forums, this newsletter, or improved apps. If people want to stick more to the forums, that’s cool. If people want to stick more to the Discord, that’s also cool. In my perfect world, we do a lot of BSing and day-to-day chatting on the Discord about games and sports, and then more of the “in-depth” discussions or hefty things like long slider breakdowns or analysis of gameplay end up on the forums so that can act as a sort of “best of” area for anything OS community related. That said, you all will ultimately shape how the ecosystem shakes out, I just want to give you spaces you like so you can have a good time with other folks in the community.

The same general rules will apply on the Discord as they do on the forums, and we’ve brought most of the forum categories to the Discord as well so there should not be too much confusion as you navigate around.

With the Operation Sports and Discord announcement now out there, it’s also worth mentioning our OS premium newsletter, which quietly launched a couple of weeks ago. Built off the Not Just Another Roster Update newsletter, it offers a mix of retrospectives, guides, interviews and deeper dives into the sports gaming world—covering both current and classic titles.

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kehlis

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11-14-2017, 10:54 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I'm not allowed to use the reusable filters at work

Might call it a gear grinder.
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11-14-2017, 11:21 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils

Salary and benefits?

I'm going to need you to send me a video basketball skills before I disclose that information.

Originally posted by Speedy

You get fruit trays?

My employer took away free coffee and instituted a "tip" jar that must meet a certain $$ threshold before they buy any more.

Correction... we got fruit trays, but not anymore.

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I work through my lunch break 😔

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slickdtc

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11-15-2017, 06:36 AM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by kehlis

I'm not allowed to use the reusable filters at work

Might call it a gear grinder.

Why? Some are better then others, that’s for sure.

Btw, excellent joke. Haha

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Originally posted by Money99

And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?
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11-15-2017, 08:51 AM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Finding out I don't gotta work today.

Not mad at that, I get compensated. Mad that I had my phone off last night and went to sleep earlier, so I didn't get messages until I woke up. Message wasn't even sent late, I just for some reason never had my phone on all evening /night.

Note to self, check messages last thing before sleeping. Never usually did for work, but this is first employer I got who actually has the type of working relationship where they don't mind texting as method of communication.

Would've saved me so much time. Staying up late last night, wake up late today, not spend the morning getting ready for work. Stupid me.

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kehlis

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11-15-2017, 09:56 AM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by slickdtc

Why? Some are better then others, that’s for sure.

Btw, excellent joke. Haha

Yea it's because not everyone uses the better ones and the people who use it for other purposes (tea, hot chocolate) can taste coffee grinds from the ones that aren't as good.
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DieHardYankee26

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11-15-2017, 10:17 AM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by Majingir

Finding out I don't gotta work today.

Not mad at that, I get compensated. Mad that I had my phone off last night and went to sleep earlier, so I didn't get messages until I woke up. Message wasn't even sent late, I just for some reason never had my phone on all evening /night.

Note to self, check messages last thing before sleeping. Never usually did for work, but this is first employer I got who actually has the type of working relationship where they don't mind texting as method of communication.

Would've saved me so much time. Staying up late last night, wake up late today, not spend the morning getting ready for work. Stupid me.

This is a clear glass half full/glass half empty situation. Finding out I don't have to work the morning of is something I would end up posting in the "Pleasures of Life" thread. It's like a gift first thing in the morning.

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Majingir

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11-15-2017, 10:22 AM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by DieHardYankee26

This is a clear glass half full/glass half empty situation. Finding out I don't have to work the morning of is something I would end up posting in the "Pleasures of Life" thread. It's like a gift first thing in the morning.

Finding out is good. Realizing I could've known before going to sleep but I didn't check my phone is the part I'm kicking myself over.

I had no idea what to do so early in morning lol. Can't remember last time I woke up before sunrise on a day I didn't have to go anywhere.
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ProfessaPackMan

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11-15-2017, 11:20 AM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Should’ve kept your phone on, man.

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slickdtc

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11-15-2017, 01:20 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

You’re one of those folks who turns their phone off at night, huh?

I keep mine on at all times. Emergencies don’t respect privacy, ha.

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Originally posted by Money99

And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?
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11-15-2017, 07:20 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I used to turn my phone off at night, but with my current phone I discovered that if I turn it off then put it on the charger, it automatically turns back on to charge so I just leave it on.

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11-15-2017, 07:22 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I keep mine on but it’s always on vibrate so I wouldn’t know if someone called me anyway.

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11-15-2017, 08:20 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Originally posted by dickey1331

I keep mine on but it’s always on vibrate so I wouldn’t know if someone called me anyway.

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I always have mine on vibrate too, but I can usually hear it vibrating on the surface it’s on. Ideally.

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Originally posted by Money99

And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?
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11-15-2017, 08:34 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I just put certain text convos on do not disturb(friends who stay up later than me and often text me when I’m asleep) and that’s it. No one ever calls me in the middle of the night.

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11-17-2017, 06:49 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

People who stand in the middle of sidewalks waiting for buses totally oblivious to other people trying to walk past.

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11-17-2017, 07:39 PM

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I always seem to get behind the person at the drive thru ordering like $30 worth of food that has to be specially made.

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It's hard though...especially when I got my neighbor playing their franchise across the street...maybe I will occupy myself with Glamore Magazine.
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