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Aparently we're the best humor site

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Mr.Bishop
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http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/blog/_/post/7555160/best-freeskiing-sites-internet

Best humor site? Really?

Clearly there is a major mis-understanding of the internet going on over there. They didn't even include a 'community' category, which NS, TGR and EpicSki would completely obliterate everything else.

Way to go guys.


Feb 10 2012 12:03PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Fuck... I'm uncontrollably mad.


Feb 10 2012 12:08PM
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ski0
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"How can you not find a 12 year old kid making fun on Jossi Wells Steeze Funny?"


I agree - it does not serve us justice!
Feb 10 2012 12:16PM
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yelsel
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seriously...."Freeskier.com Although we're tempted to pat ourselves on the back for this category, instead we're passing the award to our friends over at Freeskier Magazine, who do a mighty fine job covering all the latest in the world of freeskiing: contests, athlete and resort news, new gear, and more."

Youve got to be kidding me.

Feb 10 2012 12:16PM
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rudager
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Newschoolers.com: Newschoolers offers solid, on-the-ground contest reporting and athlete interviews, but there's something highly entertaining about the site's ski gabber forum. "How can you not find a 12-year-old kid making fun of Jossi Wells' steeze not funny?" said a pro skier about Newschoolers' forum.


Le fuuuuuuuuuuuuu

12 year olds shouldn't make up for the majority of this site's image, and neither should NSG.
Feb 10 2012 12:17PM
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cobra_commander
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I wouldn't take anything that gave freeskier an award in journalism seriously.
Feb 10 2012 12:17PM
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Davy.Crockett
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freeskier blows. ns is by far the best freeskiing website... OF ALL TIME
Feb 10 2012 12:18PM
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garettnorthey
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Newschoolers.com wins every category.
Feb 10 2012 12:18PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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it's all money. NS doesn't have their name plastered all over NS, so they're not really going to take NS seriously.
Feb 10 2012 12:19PM
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LivingColour
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Sarcasm? If not then there's something wrong with you. Although this site is filled with 12 year old humor, I enjoy it. It adds some flavor to newschoolers and is one of the reasons I enjoy logging on everyday and reading all the different threads. So you can hate all you want, just be happy newschoolers was mentioned on ESPN
Feb 10 2012 12:20PM
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ski_ENDUB
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how is unofficial not even on the lisr
Feb 10 2012 12:20PM
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mountainviper
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Well Mr. Bishop, the current trends in freeskiing currently on the extreme end of the spectrum are actually comical. I mean no hate and I am sooo sure a karma rape will ensue but you have to admit that some of these folks look and talk a bit ridiculous. The folks who wear jackets to their ankles, and intentional sag on the pants to the back of their knee are the brunt of many a joke these days. To us we know that this look or acting like a gangsta on your $1000 ski setup in no way represents all newschoolers but it is however, the most glaring representation of newschoolers as a whole. With that said, I'm a firm believer in freedom of expression and it's great that those folks have a place to come socialize with minimal hate. Again. No hate and a persons style is a persons style. Change that for no one. Just know that the more excessive the extremes in the newschoolers style spectrum become, the easier the target for ridicule.
Feb 10 2012 12:21PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Exactly. Sure this is one facet of Newschoolers, but there are so many more.

The funny part is that we've done such a good job of being a comunity that the outside world doesn't understand what goes on here. They see a blip of NS and just get freaked out and leave.

This is why the Newschool revolution happened. People get old and stupid and forget how massive our movement is.


Feb 10 2012 12:22PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Well - I will really give the www.freeskier.com crew credit for their news. They have been doing an exceptional job this year if you ask me.


Feb 10 2012 12:23PM
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ChocolateMilk.
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Honestly don't give a fuck about what espn thinks about this community.
Feb 10 2012 12:24PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Hahahaha... whoops sorry that is absolutely NOT directed at the NS community. That is directed at ESPN and extremely sarcastic. WHoever the fuck wrote that article is clearly uneducated about the skiing internet.


Feb 10 2012 12:25PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Totally understand... I just think its extremely narrow-sighted of ESPN. I mean if they want to be journalists, then why can't they look at some of the cool stuff that happens here. Simply stating that NS is a few 12 year olds is just straight uneducated ignorance.

www.newschoolers.tv for instance. I mean its a pretty cool video platform, and there is an extremely vibrant video community here. FAR more than anywhere else in skiing.

Even simply leaving out the community website category. Forget NS... saying that TGR is only a Gear site? I mean that is just plain stupid.


Feb 10 2012 12:27PM
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yelsel
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I've always come to NS for the latest news on contests, skiers, etc. But in my opinion, you guys have stepped it up tenfold when it comes to the articles/blogs/movies, etc.

Feb 10 2012 12:28PM
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Willard
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They gave Freeskier an award...
Feb 10 2012 12:29PM
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steezbox
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It seems that the only thing people look at are the forums. The amount of work that goes into the articles, contests, interviews, and snippets of news here is incredible. At least some people appreciate the work that you guys put in.

So, thank you.
Feb 10 2012 12:31PM
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TheBlueMtSkier
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They're just mad because we turned their "if you want shaun whites cock check yes" poll around. He did not deserve a 100. Newschoolers declared it!
Feb 10 2012 12:36PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Thanks!

Yeah that is totally the thing. Its funny, the forums now actually only make up about 45% of the total traffic to the site. People all over look at the content that both us and you guys produce every day.

I have to step out of this thread and the ESPN site... I'm too angry and I'm going to get myself in trouble.

Please do note that I'm only angry because this community is such an incredible and special thing. I hate that people post garbage like that about us. We're an incredible and unique force in this sport, and the old people have forgotten and dismissed us.

Shit I'm even an old person now and it makes me so angry I want to throw up.


Feb 10 2012 12:37PM
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.R-Lohin
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Guys its ESPN. Who gives a fuck
Feb 10 2012 12:45PM
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FLBP
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ESPN should stick to team sports, they don't know what the fuck they're talking about when it comes to real skiing, on real mountains, with real powder.
Feb 10 2012 12:51PM
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nevetsw18
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Guess ns can't win every category? That's dumb, cause it should
Feb 10 2012 12:52PM
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mountainviper
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I think you need to better represent the entire spectrum of newschoolers perhaps. Whenever I talk to any freeskiing non-NS members they always say, "that site is for young park rats.". Most of us know better and it actually shows the ignorance of alot of freeskiers. "newschool" as a whole encompasses much more than the park. You put a guy on pow skis and have him drop a cliff 180 and then continue to carve switch back in the year 2000 and that's super "newschool". Perhaps NS can reach out to the big mountain types a little better? I love this site and it's my fav ski site for sure so don't take that the wrong way. I just think its the representation of the site that maybe gets its reputation as snarky 12yr olds.
Feb 10 2012 12:52PM
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casual
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Honestly Doug, I know it's nice to get some outside validation and to be recognized, but you know the deal, brother.

ESPN, in terms of their coverage of freeskiing is totally irrelevant. There really isn't any value whatsoever in their take on the sport. They see freeskiing and they see a demographic, they see young consumers, they see a revenue stream. Now I know that NS isn't a non-profit or anything, but I have no doubt that you see freeskiing and freeskiers and you see kin.

The humor is a big part of NS's identity, but it's also the premiere place for Joe Schmoes to rub elbows with pros. And, it's a place to rhyme apparently. There's much more to NS than either 12 year olds, or discussions about fashion, and anyone who has spent even a bit of time here knows that. I found out about NS because of edits. I watched edits almost daily for 2 years before I even realized or gave a shit that there was a forum. I don't think I'm alone in that.

Nothing else to be said, Bishop. You know what NS is and means to freeskiing, and more than that, so do we.
Feb 10 2012 12:54PM
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eheath
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Best Freeskiing News Sites
Freeskier.com:

I lol'd
Feb 10 2012 1:10PM
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Powdered_Donuts
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Us older guys tend to keep a little quieter i think than all the raging 12yr olds lol. Hell ill be 30 at the end of the month myself
Feb 10 2012 1:11PM
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Karma_Police
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I hate humor
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Feb 10 2012 1:13PM
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midwestpowhunter
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Shit now that Espn recognized ns, this site too mainstream for me!! Fuck I'm out.....
Feb 10 2012 1:17PM
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J.D.
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There is a sizeable, somewhat jaded contingent in the industry who see this website as a sort of necessary but embarassing evil, who will dismiss it and disavow ever spending any time on here. The knee-jerk reference to 12 year olds criticizing a trick as a characterization of the site is basically dead-on-point in summing up the attitude of that contingent of the industry. That a lot of people don't like NS and take this perspective is neither surprising nor is it somehow a revelation. It's equally unsurprising that some of these people work for ESPN, because they work for ski companies, resorts, media concerns, etc etc etc. Everywhere. So when I read something like this, or hear a comment along these lines at some freeskiing-related-event (comp, premiere, whatever) it's not the first time I've read or heard it over the past 10 or so years. It won't be the last. 

Realistically, the news coverage on NS is as good or better than anywhere else online. No one else has a dedicated video section - which granted is still developing, but still, no one else is developing one so far as I'm aware. There is no larger or more active or more diverse forum in terms of participant background and what they get out of skiing. In other words, this website can't be categorized for the purpose of a specific award. NS does everything - whether it does everything well is a point of contention, I'm sure, but it does everything. So it really doesn't matter if it's "best humour site" or "best news site" or "best ____", it's still going to be inaccurate.

Feb 10 2012 1:22PM
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J.D.
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I don't know why but I can't stop laughing at this.
Feb 10 2012 1:22PM
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N.L.
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NS is a website that encourages people to be disrespectful towards the athletes of the sport, hello?!?!?!
Feb 10 2012 1:25PM
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Mstchief
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Im telling ya we should have 21 and over section. Dont ask me how you would enforce that.
Feb 10 2012 1:27PM
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mr.k2
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I agree whole heartedly..
Feb 10 2012 1:27PM
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mountainviper
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Maybe freeskiing needs to just write espn off as irrelevant....in a public way. Shoulda been(sorta was) done after that whole staged Shaun White perfect score thing. How cheesy was that really? The x games have done alot for action sports but after this year it's just gotten silly. So screw them. They knew exactly what they were doing when they wrote that article. They were attempting to belittle the community and the community should reciprocate.
Feb 10 2012 1:35PM
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DrZoidberg
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Haha, although generally when I'm looking for a laugh I know I'll find one here, either something like the women logic thread in nsg or funny ski gabber threads. But obviously theres much more here then just funny stuff people post.

We (read:NS mod people) should do an anonymous age survey of every member, not that everybody would answer truthfully for whatever reason. But it would be cool to see.
Feb 10 2012 1:39PM
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N.L.
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second best humor to brobomb apparently...
thanks to mike-o downtofilm and e heath for making this award possible.
Feb 10 2012 1:42PM
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eheath
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haha what? you are so sour. Are you still meeting me at dew tour finals?
Feb 10 2012 1:46PM
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Mike-O
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Hahaha. Lyons, you're such a bitch, at least on NS.
Feb 10 2012 1:48PM
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Mike-O
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But anyway, I wonder who wrote that, doesn't Symms at least write for ESPN?
Feb 10 2012 1:51PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Jon Stewart may be the funniest political commentator, yet has enough serious influence in society that he can pull off something like this:

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Feb 10 2012 1:55PM
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djikstra
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that's bullshit. NS is not only the biggest (which in this case size matters a ton when everyone on the industry has an account) but it also is definitely the quickest with information regarding anything. NS isn't first for me, it's the only site i go to... ever
Feb 10 2012 1:56PM
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T.MARTIN
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Wow they didnt even mention the best freeskiing site on the internet... newschooler.com
Feb 10 2012 1:57PM
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N.L.
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the truth hurts especially when told by ESPN, laughing harded than the the 3bdogs joke!
maybe its time to step it up?
Feb 10 2012 1:59PM
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rudager
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Ahahahahaha. You take the Internet too seriously
Feb 10 2012 1:59PM
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N.L.
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aparently no one takes NS for cereals....
Feb 10 2012 2:04PM
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rudager
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We do, it sucks that ns was put under best humour, but you go and single three people out, three people who actually post worthy contributions such as videos and opinions.
Feb 10 2012 2:12PM
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-emile-
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this is stupid the twelve years old kids should'nt represent the majority of NS
Feb 10 2012 2:13PM
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