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Just a question. Would this hold true if a reputable news source (ESPN, RT, RTD, WaPo, etc) ran a story that the University had not yet commented on?

This is a broader question than this particular circumstance. I'm asking because if a reputable news source (as opposed to a paid access gossip forum) reported something about a player's private life, I'd feel comfortable commenting on it here. If that's unacceptable, I want to know now before it happens.

TKP is one of the few communities I'd rather ask permission than forgiveness.

I'll reply here to the comments posted above; this reflects the way I view and enforce the Community Guidelines, though of course Joe can overrule me here. But in our conversations about this, I'm pretty confident we agree.

For example, this story, I KNOW the rumor originated in the TSL subscriber forums, but was being openly discussed on their public basketball boards. Still best to leave it alone?

Public is public. If something's gotten out and is being openly discussed, I say fair game. If those boards are public and it's going on, it's not our job to police that content. In this case, you can provide a link to those public boards. Good enough source for me, especially since it's all really rumor discussion. Seeing information across multiple boards, mix of public and private, contributing your own interpretation, etc. gets into a situation where "fair use" may be in play. I'm not a lawyer, so take that for what it's worth.

My understanding is that you can say whatever you want. If you have information that you want to share, share it. It's just not right to post links to stuff behind a paywall.

No, because there's actually no distinction here. If your only source is paywalled info, don't post it. We went through this a few months back with regards to recruiting. If your only source is a paywalled source, then (1) you aren't contributing to the discussion by posting inaccessible links and (2) you're violating the Community Guidelines by taking information from those sources because that's monetized content from someone else. It's certainly not our job to police other sites' policies with respect to sharing content, but it is TKP's stated policy that our members are not allowed to do this, in fairness to the people who make their livelihoods creating such content.

My confusion is why leave a question that can't be answered without violating TOS on the board?

Asking a question is not a violation of any of the site's terms. I try to jump on such things quickly to stop anything from happening but in this case I was not quick enough. Joe deleted the original sub-thread arising from it, but it came up again.

The only way to enjoy it from afar is the HokiesXtra app supposedly. And that will just be Laaaser and Burnop on the radio call.

I travel to Memphis for work. I would not take twice as much as I make now to move my family there. I think this had something to do with Funte talking so much about family when he came to VT.

It won't be broadcast on TV or streamed.

Bad officiating happens in EVERY SINGLE GAME, every single day of the season. There is honestly nothing in sports that pisses me off more than fans whining about refs screwing them after they lose big games. If it weren't for Marcus Paige's absolute prayer at the end, this wouldn't even be a topic of discussion.

I don't know how we've gotten this far without someone pointing out that we're potentially replacing a guy who was Tyrone some of the time with someone who's Tyrone all the time.

The Athletics Department interns are the ones filling out the surveys for the alums.

This isn't a play, this is a man coverage drill. Our receivers will be targeted on throws like this against a variety of coverages. It's awesome that we have walk ons with the talent to make a catch like this. Equally important on live game situations is having receivers know when it is and isn't okay to attempt tipping the ball to yourself like this.

Then again, this was such a quick progression that Wilson might have just been trying to tip away an interception, then realized, we'll shit, I can still come down with that.

Frankly I'm surprised the alums or fans could read the petition.

The 'e' is most likely a 'ye' sound

Those names are hilarious. Memphis can get a solid coach but no chance Martin, Buzz, Marshall, and probably Pearl leave to a place like Memphis.