Some questions for the new Deadspin owners:
- When you say writers on the site will “write only about sports,” what do you mean by sports?
- When you say sports, do you mean only what happens on the field?
- If yes, that means Deadspin can never write about a trade or a coach being fired, correct?
- If sports means just on-field stuff, does that mean the off-season hot stove leagues can't be covered?
- If this is true, that means LeBron James’ decision would not have been covered on the site, correct?
- If off-field activities are allowed to be covered, what is the line between sports and non-sports?
- Who draws that line?
- Does the president’s appearance at a baseball game constitute sports?
- If it does, does the crowd’s reaction to him count as sports?
- Do the president’s comments at a rally about NFL players deciding not to stand count as sports?
- Does fan behavior count as sports?
- If not, does that mean Deadspin can't run any more stories about Buffalo Bills fans being idiots at tailgate parties?
- One of the most important stories Deadspin ever ran was the Manti Te'o expose. Would that count as “sports” under this new directive?
- Does commentary on sports media constitute sports?
- If an athlete is arrested for domestic violence or rape or murder, will you cover it?
- What if a former athlete is arrested after retirement?
- If you owned Deadspin in 1994, would you have allowed writers to discuss the O.J. Simpson case?
- If you owned Deadspin in 1947, would you have allowed writers to discuss Jackie Robinson’s debut?
- Will Colin Kaepernick’s status be a topic that’s allowed?
- Why on earth do you allow autoplay videos with the volume turned on?
- If you owned Deadspin in the 1960s, how would you have covered Muhammad Ali?
- If a conservative athlete speaks in defense of the president, will your writers be allowed to discuss that?
- If Clay Travis or Ben Shapiro criticize your decision and bring their legions of followers to your site to protest your decision to not cover a conservative voice, will you give them a platform?
- Can writers talk about the non-sports elements of a game? Can the halftime act of the Super Bowl be discussed?
- If your site existed in 1991, would a writer have been allowed to praise Whitney Houston’s national anthem? Or is that “not sports”?
- Have you literally ever read the site you own?