Phil Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Over the next few weeks you'll start to see a bit of a new look and feel to the Other Sports section — a forum I feel we can actually get a lot more discussion going on in under the proposed plan. In short, you're going to see less mash threads (All Things, General Discussion, etc.) and more detailed, engaging threads to discuss specific scenarios, signings, trades, rumors, etc. the same way you see in the Rangers and Around the NHL sections. Leading this charge is going to be Jules and Mr. Smith, who'll take on the responsibility of being our first "Section Mods". If you have ideas/suggestions, you are free to post them here, but as of this moment Jules and Mr. Smith are your go-to-guys on all things Other Sports. Just a heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 so are we gonna see like, threads within threads? As in you click a main MLB thread and there will be drop downs for specific topics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 so are we gonna see like, threads within threads? As in you click a main MLB thread and there will be drop downs for specific topics No, not that detailed, but let's say (and forgive me if I make an asinine analogy here) the Mets want to trade David Wright. Instead of that would-be thread being buried in an "All Things Mets" thread with 3,000+ responses, the topic itself would get it's own thread. The Mets would have their own "general" thread for mild team talk, but major talking points like that would immediately have their own thread with an engaging title and direction. People are FAR less inclined to join a discussion in the midst of a thread that's thousands of posts long. They're far more inclined to join in when something important is being discussed and actually has it's own thread with a refined direction. Make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseCrusader91 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--sDqqc56YZc/T6gQG3ZXWmI/AAAAAAAAH9U/YgD9ET43CIA/s640/Change%2Bwe%2Bcan%2Bbeleive%2Bin.jpg ? All kidding aside, this seems like a good step considering the impending lockout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 We like your proposal but we also want a posters share of forum related revenue (FRR) of 57%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I'm sorry Dave, that can only be arranged if we can agree on a rollback of everyone's postcount and rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Scags Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 No, not that detailed, but let's say (and forgive me if I make an asinine analogy here) the Mets want to trade David Wright. Instead of that would-be thread being buried in an "All Things Mets" thread with 3,000+ responses, the topic itself would get it's own thread. The Mets would have their own "general" thread for mild team talk, but major talking points like that would immediately have their own thread with an engaging title and direction. People are FAR less inclined to join a discussion in the midst of a thread that's thousands of posts long. They're far more inclined to join in when something important is being discussed and actually has it's own thread with a refined direction. Make sense? AH HA! I knew you followed baseball Phil!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 AH HA! I knew you followed baseball Phil!!! If I did, you really think I'd be a Mets fan? I may as well pull an Islander jersey on right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseCrusader91 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 If I did, you really think I'd be a Mets fan? I may as well pull an Islander jersey on right now... Woah Woah Woah.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 No, not that detailed, but let's say (and forgive me if I make an asinine analogy here) the Mets want to trade David Wright. Instead of that would-be thread being buried in an "All Things Mets" thread with 3,000+ responses, the topic itself would get it's own thread. The Mets would have their own "general" thread for mild team talk, but major talking points like that would immediately have their own thread with an engaging title and direction. People are FAR less inclined to join a discussion in the midst of a thread that's thousands of posts long. They're far more inclined to join in when something important is being discussed and actually has it's own thread with a refined direction. Make sense? right so basically no more merging into the league threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 right so basically no more merging into the league threads Exactly. They're awful, and totally uninviting. I hate them, and I don't even participate or have a vested interest in those teams/games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 this is a good idea. :m: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 does this mean we can have GDT's for particularly big games? or idea for the NFL: every Sunday have a GDT for the entire league, except for Jets and Giants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High and Wide Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 If there ends up being enough demand for it, I can't see why we couldn't do GDT for the Jets and Giants. As far as doing it for the Knicks, Yankees, and Mets, It might add too much clutter, but the Jets and Giants should be doable. In addition, we are adding new Prefixes to the Other Sports section. What this means is when you start a thread in that section, you can prefix it with NFL or Golf so that it is easier for users to sort through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 right thats why I singled out the NFL because its only once a week until early February at the latest for the other sports maybe have like 1 thread for off the field discussion things and a running GDT for all games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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