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What are people's thoughts on the snowboarder on the homepage?

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tbayskier
Posts: 1137 - Karma: 1,640
Personally I think it's dope, riding with boarders is a good time.  What do people think?
Nov 25 2011 12:55AM
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danderson.
Posts: 6560 - Karma: 5,252
That shot is insane and so is snowboarding. The end.
Nov 25 2011 12:56AM
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.spaghetticat.
Posts: 4283 - Karma: 890
i uploaded the pic......claim

Nov 25 2011 12:56AM
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rudager
Posts: 11335 - Karma: 4,624
Such a sick shot.
Nov 25 2011 12:56AM
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@nonymous
Posts: 521 - Karma: 1,364
This. I have no problem with snowboarding and never will. I pity that you are insecure enough to post a thread bout it
Nov 25 2011 12:57AM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,748
I knew this thread was going to pop up, and I can't wait to see the mayhem in here.

I feel like Bishop was bored and is trying to troll the fuck out of SG, haha
Nov 25 2011 12:58AM
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@nonymous
Posts: 521 - Karma: 1,364

Excuse my last post I read incorrectly

Nov 25 2011 12:58AM
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Clark_Griswold
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 49
snowboarding is just personal preference i don't see why so many people hate on them. the majority of the guys i ride with board. i also think the shot looks sick
Nov 25 2011 12:59AM
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tbayskier
Posts: 1137 - Karma: 1,640
i was actually wondering the same thing, i kind of thought it was a trap or something to try and stir up some snowboard hate ha
Nov 25 2011 12:59AM
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Saintlysteeze
Posts: 704 - Karma: 67
I was actually there the other day, and I think this dude was there. He was throwing some sick cork 9s. But I didnt see this picture being taken.
Nov 25 2011 1:01AM
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Ribss.
Posts: 3442 - Karma: 3,344
I ride almost exclusively with snowboarders so I usually end up watching snowboarding almost as much as skiing. Snowboarding is sick too though, so what what if I prefer one discipline over the other. Its all a part of snow culture and thats what we love isn't it?
Nov 25 2011 1:02AM
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.spaghetticat.
Posts: 4283 - Karma: 890
its a sick shot
please like this page

Nov 25 2011 1:02AM
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Doug.Dimmadome
Posts: 165 - Karma: 20
this pleases me
Nov 25 2011 1:02AM
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marsh.
Posts: 1173 - Karma: 1,403
cool i guess
Nov 25 2011 2:04AM
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Gameboy
Posts: 2657 - Karma: 127
snowboarding is sick, so creative, it's awesome!
Nov 25 2011 2:17AM
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eheath
Posts: 61603 - Karma: 123,082
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Nov 25 2011 2:20AM
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TheGnarwhal
Posts: 871 - Karma: 49
No problem with snowboarding, it's a sick picture aswell..



But I do get a little board when riding with boarders.. They're a bit too slow with all the clipping and unclipping and sitting around..
Nov 25 2011 7:01AM
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B.Aussie
Posts: 5852 - Karma: 4,531
Sick photo. It got rated really high so it got on. Looks good.
Nov 25 2011 7:05AM
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Skiingsnow
Posts: 1567 - Karma: 797
wait he's unstrapped, so what happens when he lands??
Nov 25 2011 7:09AM
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B.Aussie
Posts: 5852 - Karma: 4,531
He puts his foot down and balances.
Nov 25 2011 7:15AM
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Crispy.
Posts: 6109 - Karma: 7,683
Personally I think it's really cool that we can have a snowboarder on our home page.
Nov 25 2011 8:20AM
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e.will
Posts: 1981 - Karma: 967
It's not just any snowboarder....it's mutherfuckin scott stevens....


Oh and the guy who shot that photo, Aaron Blatt, shot the Keystone photos for Orage's catalog and website.
Nov 25 2011 8:48AM
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FreezerKid
Posts: 744 - Karma: 274
i ride with snowboarders, we can only try and make them aware that they are idiots and do the wrong sport, however until then we can have sweet sessions and share good time on the hill
Nov 25 2011 8:49AM
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MacMahoooon
Posts: 9009 - Karma: 3,305
Its a sick shot!

And now just a reminder, the homepage pictures are chosen by the community now. That page is tied directly into the Photo of the Day, so whatever people rank high enough for that honour also makes it to the front page.
Nov 25 2011 9:13AM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
one love people !
i have no problem with snowboard content on NS :)

ps, admins, i really love the new photo of the day thingy, i've been downloading most of em and now have em as screensaver/backgrounds :)
Nov 25 2011 9:19AM
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RAEL
Posts: 252 - Karma: 23
this is cool
Nov 25 2011 9:24AM
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DubV134
Posts: 1541 - Karma: 690
site discussion?
Nov 25 2011 9:27AM
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Obie.
Posts: 1741 - Karma: 3,646
^This, share the love of snow. It is an awesome shot.
Nov 25 2011 9:44AM
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whoa-dere
Posts: 10596 - Karma: 7,103
at first i didn't even notice that it was snowflex, such a dope shot. im glad it made it to the front page
Nov 25 2011 9:46AM
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Turnup_swiperigh
Posts: 990 - Karma: 108
thought it was a little weird having a snowboarder but def. a sick shot
Nov 25 2011 10:37AM
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danbrown
Posts: 11939 - Karma: 21,826
snowboarders suck. so not chill
Nov 25 2011 10:49AM
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General_Ripper
Posts: 3327 - Karma: 189
THIS SHIT IS WACK! FUCK NS TRAITORS

IF YOU LIKE SNOWBOARDING THEN YOU CAN GEEETTTTT OOUUTTT!
Nov 25 2011 11:20AM
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iggs
Posts: 827 - Karma: 39
i think its sick, skiing and snowboarding are so similar and theres a ton of snowboarders associated with newschoolers (me being one) and its annoying how people try and segregate the sports so much. i ride with more skiiers than snowboarders and both sports have equal amounts of gnar
Nov 25 2011 11:32AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9215 - Karma: 5,398
i thought people knew this, clearly theres a positive reaction otherwise it wouldn't be on the front page amirite?
Nov 25 2011 11:40AM
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Enstrut
Posts: 1388 - Karma: 362
meh, lol jk
thats one badass fucking picture!
Nov 25 2011 12:11PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,635
Yeah its literally chosen by math that calculates out of the way you guys rate it. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with what we want up there. We can't even sway the system without modifying the code right now.

The idea was to put it in your hands - the NS community. You tell us what you like.

So I'm stoked. I think this is totally rad.


Nov 25 2011 12:17PM
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Troy.
Posts: 5070 - Karma: 12,549
I like how it says "Skier: N/A"
Nov 25 2011 12:26PM
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General_Ripper
Posts: 3327 - Karma: 189
So technically I can take a picture of my junk and have everyone rate it up so it can be on the frontpage?
Nov 25 2011 12:27PM
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Craigskis
Posts: 6650 - Karma: 1,645
I made my own thread.
Nov 25 2011 12:28PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,635
Well, your junk would be deleted because we don't allow nudity.

However, if for some reason we did (or your junk was actually a ski photo) then yes absolutely you could get people to rate it up. We've been pretty careful about the system so it has some pretty solid 'gaming' protection built in... but I'm sure it will get gamed every once in a while.

When this happens, we'll change the system and protect it from happening again.

TBH though, what I really hope is that as a community we can take pride in the quality photographers amongst us. I mean everyone always complains that traditional media never gives enough exposure to the up-and-comers. We're taking that idea to the next level, and we want to give exposure to ONLY up-and-comers.

If we as a community respect our Athletes, Photographers and Video Producers - we will be the next wave of media creators.

So instead of gaming the system, go in there and rate photos, videos, news and anything else you can rate with your best and most fair mind possible. Then NS will have great content, and it will be made for us by us.


Nov 25 2011 12:41PM
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prophet
Posts: 4734 - Karma: 1,007
10 years ago it would've been progressive and started furious debates about whether skiing copying snowboarding was cool or whether or not it really was or... etc. how bout that?
Nov 25 2011 1:57PM
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codizzle
Posts: 895 - Karma: 2,250
not stoked to see that photo there.

i come to newschoolers to follow skiing, not snowboarding.

snowboarding is dope, but if i wanted to see it i'd hit these sites instead:

http://snowboarding.transworld.net/

http://www.snowboardermag.com/

http://snowboardmag.com/

to quote someone earlier in the thread, "NS is my ski sanctuary."
Nov 25 2011 2:42PM
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Troy.
Posts: 5070 - Karma: 12,549
Has anyone ever considered how weird it is that snowboarding doesn't have an online mecca?
Nov 25 2011 2:44PM
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General_Ripper
Posts: 3327 - Karma: 189
I wish we had more than one online freestyle skiing forum

Nov 25 2011 2:47PM
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james6345789
Posts: 4763 - Karma: 467
Well there's TGR... but that's less park, more big mountain and such. I'm happy with just NS though.
Nov 25 2011 3:08PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51644 - Karma: 162,252
I went huge off that jump the first week it was open claim
Nov 25 2011 3:13PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,635
Awwwww.... you no like NS?


Nov 25 2011 3:16PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51644 - Karma: 162,252
transworld
Nov 25 2011 3:18PM
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General_Ripper
Posts: 3327 - Karma: 189
Awwww......you no like me no liking NS?

I just think i would be cool if there was another forum to dick around on
Nov 25 2011 3:22PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,635
Hah... naw I can handle it. But I do question like everyone else who says this...

If you don't like NS why are you here?

There used to be a ton of different forums. They really consolidated over the years.


Nov 25 2011 3:28PM
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