What happened to fordham?! Forum

[timertimer61]

i must admit, i am pretty disappointed with fordham's new ranking. i feel like its extremely under-ranked at its current 34 rank. is it b/c of part-time? how did it get pushed back so far?

[awesomepossum]

IBOS!!!!

[JollyGreenGiant]

When will people realize that most of the post 20 ranked schools are a clusterfuck?

The difference between a school like minnesota and fordham is nil.. yet they are ranked pretty damn far apart.

[FunkyJD]

I don't understand this concern with Fordham's ranking. You would think it dropped to Tier 2.

[im_blue]

There was a relevant 2-3 page thread on Fordham in this forum, but it's been deleted. IMO, Fordham places better than its rank, but they do suffer from PT numbers and a low endowment.

[Tomato Stevens]

There was a relevant 2-3 page thread on Fordham in this forum, but it's been deleted. IMO, Fordham places better than its rank, but they do suffer from PT numbers and a low endowment.

Ken, I think this calls on your involvement.

[Ranking2011]

There was a relevant 2-3 page thread on Fordham in this forum, but it's been deleted. IMO, Fordham places better than its rank, but they do suffer from PT numbers and a low endowment.

Ken, I think this calls on your involvement.

+1

[OperaSoprano]

I removed that thread because of inappropriate comments and general trolling. I am fine with the creation of another one, but I didn't feel it was appropriate to have a general conversation about my merits as a student, since I have no meaningful anonymity.

[OperaSoprano]

i must admit, i am pretty disappointed with fordham's new ranking. i feel like its extremely under-ranked at its current 34 rank. is it b/c of part-time? how did it get pushed back so far?

Here are my observations, as shared in another thread:

GW dropped eight spots last year, when PT numbers were first included. This year, GW cut the PT class to around 50 people and added more FT seats. Fordham did not allow USNews to shape its policies regarding PT class size. Since evening classes are crucial to working adults, people with families, and people who want/need more scheduling flexibility, I believe Fordham did the right thing by not shrinking its part time class to game the rankings. My PT class is the same size as the one that came before it. There are rumors afoot that Fordham may be forced to change this policy, because people care a lot about the rankings, and deans have been fired if schools slip. I think the evening program is one of Fordham's singular strengths, and I very much hope this doesn't happen because people are obsessed with a news magazine.

[Tomato Stevens]

lol what?! I don't remember any personal attack in that thread about you.

Ken, please read the thread she has deleted and determine if OS (whose opinions I generally respect) should be a moderator on this board.

[Mr. Matlock]

lol what?! I don't remember any personal attack in that thread about you.

Ken, please read the thread she has deleted and determine if OS (whose opinions I generally respect) should be a moderator on this board.

I saw the personal attack, as did others. The kid was a first class prick. But go ahead, PM Ken if it makes you feel good. I'm sure he'll respect what you have to say.

[Tomato Stevens]

lol what?! I don't remember any personal attack in that thread about you.

Ken, please read the thread she has deleted and determine if OS (whose opinions I generally respect) should be a moderator on this board.

I saw the personal attack, as did others. The kid was a first class prick. But go ahead, PM Ken if it makes you feel good. I'm sure he'll respect what you have to say.

I think most of the thread, that dealt with the decline of a once-respected law school in my hometown, was very beneficial for me and other individuals who consider Fordham.

How do I PM Ken?

[OperaSoprano]

lol what?! I don't remember any personal attack in that thread about you.

Ken, please read the thread she has deleted and determine if OS (whose opinions I generally respect) should be a moderator on this board.

It happened in the last several minutes before the thread was locked. There are several posters who did see it, and the individual was called out, but the thread had gotten seriously derailed by then and was no longer about Fordham. I will not lock, remove or delete any thread that is about Fordham and not about me as a person.

[Mr. Matlock]

lol what?! I don't remember any personal attack in that thread about you.

Ken, please read the thread she has deleted and determine if OS (whose opinions I generally respect) should be a moderator on this board.

I saw the personal attack, as did others. The kid was a first class prick. But go ahead, PM Ken if it makes you feel good. I'm sure he'll respect what you have to say.

I think most of the thread, that dealt with the decline of a once-respected law school in my hometown, was very beneficial for me and other individuals who consider Fordham.

How do I PM Ken?

Are you a troll, or just really fucking dense?

[Tomato Stevens]

lol what?! I don't remember any personal attack in that thread about you.

Ken, please read the thread she has deleted and determine if OS (whose opinions I generally respect) should be a moderator on this board.

It happened in the last several minutes before the thread was locked. There are several posters who did see it, and the individual was called out, but the thread had gotten seriously derailed by then and was no longer about Fordham. I will not lock, remove or delete any thread that is about Fordham and not about me as a person.

Maybe there was a part of the thread I did not see, but as far as I remember you were the one who provided inappropriate trolling in that thread. But once again, I may be misinformed. I do not find it hard to believe that you deleted a thread for the sole reason it criticized Fordham. This discussion should not continue here though. How do I PM Ken?

And yes, I am a 0L troll lol.

[FunkyJD]

lol what?! I don't remember any personal attack in that thread about you.

Ken, please read the thread she has deleted and determine if OS (whose opinions I generally respect) should be a moderator on this board.

I saw the personal attack, as did others. The kid was a first class prick. But go ahead, PM Ken if it makes you feel good. I'm sure he'll respect what you have to say.

I think most of the thread, that dealt with the decline of a once-respected law school in my hometown, was very beneficial for me and other individuals who consider Fordham.

How do I PM Ken?

If we're going to discuss Fordham on this thread, how about we discuss Fordham; and you can conduct whatever personal concerns/obsessions you have about board maintenance privately? No offense, but one wants to read this shit.

[romothesavior]

lol what?! I don't remember any personal attack in that thread about you.

Ken, please read the thread she has deleted and determine if OS (whose opinions I generally respect) should be a moderator on this board.

It happened in the last several minutes before the thread was locked. There are several posters who did see it, and the individual was called out, but the thread had gotten seriously derailed by then and was no longer about Fordham. I will not lock, remove or delete any thread that is about Fordham and not about me as a person.

Maybe there was a part of the thread I did not see, but as far as I remember you were the one who provided inappropriate trolling in that thread. But once again, I may be misinformed. I do not find it hard to believe that you deleted a thread for the sole reason it criticized Fordham. This discussion should not continue here though. How do I PM Ken?

And yes, I am a 0L troll lol.

I'm with Tomato on this one. Maybe there was something I didn't see, but it seemed like there was nothing in there beyond the typical TLS ribbing and some people who took issue with the statistics/arguments OperaSoprano was trolling for.

But again, maybe there was something we didn't see that would have been grounds of a deletion. I'm skeptical though...

[Ranking2011]

I'm with Tomato on this one. Maybe there was something I didn't see, but it seemed like there was nothing in there beyond the typical TLS ribbing and some people who took issue with the statistics/arguments OperaSoprano was trolling for.

But again, maybe there was something we didn't see that would have been grounds of a deletion. I'm skeptical though...

+1
I actually read the thread a few seconds before it got deleted (I noticed that when I tried to reopen the thread and it wasn't there) and the only person trolling was a girl who was bluntly advocating for Fordham.

[traehekat]

Oh boy...

Prediction - this thread is locked in another 10-12 replies.
Another prediction - Fordham eventually scales back its PT program and jump 6-10 spots in the rankings.
Final prediction - the tire will have definitely won the title by the time this is all said and done.

[OperaSoprano]

lol what?! I don't remember any personal attack in that thread about you.

Ken, please read the thread she has deleted and determine if OS (whose opinions I generally respect) should be a moderator on this board.

It happened in the last several minutes before the thread was locked. There are several posters who did see it, and the individual was called out, but the thread had gotten seriously derailed by then and was no longer about Fordham. I will not lock, remove or delete any thread that is about Fordham and not about me as a person.

Maybe there was a part of the thread I did not see, but as far as I remember you were the one who provided inappropriate trolling in that thread. But once again, I may be misinformed. I do not find it hard to believe that you deleted a thread for the sole reason it criticized Fordham. This discussion should not continue here though. How do I PM Ken?

And yes, I am a 0L troll lol.

I'm with Tomato on this one. Maybe there was something I didn't see, but it seemed like there was nothing in there beyond the typical TLS ribbing and some people who took issue with the statistics/arguments OperaSoprano was trolling for.

But again, maybe there was something we didn't see that would have been grounds of a deletion. I'm skeptical though...

People take issues with my arguments all the time; that's the nature of TLS. People even complain and say negative things about Fordham, yet I do not lock threads left and right. My privacy was violated in an inappropriate manner, hence my action.

[Tomato Stevens]

lol. I guess we are all going to be labeled now "anti Fordham trolls" by OS and be hunted forever.

[romothesavior]

It happened in the last several minutes before the thread was locked. There are several posters who did see it, and the individual was called out, but the thread had gotten seriously derailed by then and was no longer about Fordham. I will not lock, remove or delete any thread that is about Fordham and not about me as a person.

Maybe there was a part of the thread I did not see, but as far as I remember you were the one who provided inappropriate trolling in that thread. But once again, I may be misinformed. I do not find it hard to believe that you deleted a thread for the sole reason it criticized Fordham. This discussion should not continue here though. How do I PM Ken?

And yes, I am a 0L troll lol.

I'm with Tomato on this one. Maybe there was something I didn't see, but it seemed like there was nothing in there beyond the typical TLS ribbing and some people who took issue with the statistics/arguments OperaSoprano was trolling for.

But again, maybe there was something we didn't see that would have been grounds of a deletion. I'm skeptical though...

People take issues with my arguments all the time; that's the nature of TLS. People even complain and say negative things about Fordham, yet I do not lock threads left and right. My privacy was violated in an inappropriate manner, hence my action.

Fair enough. Like I said, I left the thread before it was locked, so I can't say one way or the other. I thought there was one personal jab at you regarding your constant Fordham trolling that was particularly comical, but it certainly was not anywhere near the level of severity required for a lock. But if someone outed you or said something patently offensive that I missed, then alright... No argument there.

[anibulbul]

People take issues with my arguments all the time; that's the nature of TLS. People even complain and say negative things about Fordham, yet I do not lock threads left and right. My privacy was violated in an inappropriate manner, hence my action.

Excuse me, I have been quiet until now, but I have to say what I saw. Your privacy was NOT violated.
He responded to your surreal Fordham trolling by quoting your message and inserting funny observations in bold font. As far as I remember, you replied to that post. There was absolutely nothing unusual in those posts.

[Richie Tenenbaum]

Fair enough. Like I said, I left the thread before it was locked, so I can't say one way or the other. I thought there was one personal jab at you regarding your constant Fordham trolling that was particularly comical, but it certainly was not anywhere near the level of severity required for a lock. But if someone outed you or said something patently offensive that I missed, then alright... No argument there.

Personal information was used that was intended as a personal attack. That's a very good reason to lock a thread.

[OperaSoprano]

People take issues with my arguments all the time; that's the nature of TLS. People even complain and say negative things about Fordham, yet I do not lock threads left and right. My privacy was violated in an inappropriate manner, hence my action.

Excuse me, I have been quiet until now, but I have to say what I saw. Your privacy was NOT violated.
He responded to your surreal Fordham trolling by quoting your message and inserting funny observations in bold font. As far as I remember, you replied to that post. There was absolutely nothing unusual in those posts.

I wasn't talking about that. I did respond to it, and it would not have been grounds for locking the thread.