Direction of the MLB forum threads

[av7]

So the thread I made over in the NFL forum brought up some issues people may have with how other sports sections are being managed.

Here's another poll/thread to discuss what everyone would like to see from this section of the forum

[Sportsforever]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

So the thread I made over in the NFL forum brought up some issues people may have with how other sports sections are being managed.

Here's another poll/thread to discuss what everyone would like to see from this section of the forum

I didn't read the NFL forum thread so I'd be curious to see the issues that were brought up (I'll check that forum). I spend most of my OS time on this forum and I really like how we do it to be honest.

I like the weekly game threads as well as the hot stove/awards type of threads that get stickied. Furthermore, the team threads are awesome…I really wish most fans were involved in their team threads because I love to read what other fans are saying/see what other teams are doing, especially in the offseason.

I guess my vote would be to leave things as is, but I'll have to see what issues were raised in the NFL thread…

[Chrisksaint]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

I think everything works well in the MLB forums as is. Weekly threads are enough, big enough situations get their own threads, and I keep my Marlins talk to the big threads since i'm the only one in existence.

[Sportsforever]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

So the thread I made over in the NFL forum brought up some issues people may have with how other sports sections are being managed.

Here's another poll/thread to discuss what everyone would like to see from this section of the forum

Okay - went and read the NFL thread and was interested to see that people have stopped posting in here because of the way it's run. I will say I'd rather have MORE participation than less, so if more individual threads means more people participate than I'm all for it.

I will say I've always liked the single threads for hot stove stuff…it's just easy to see it all consolidated there. Regardless of what we do it needs to be one or the other…it's hard to follow when there is an individual thread to discuss Prince Fielder to the Rangers and it's also being discussed in the Hot Stove thread.

One thing that I like about a Hot Stove thread is the fact that small things that wouldn't get a thread get mentioned (no one is going to start a thread to discuss Sean Gilmartin to the Twins for Ryan Doumit) and then you have no where to discuss them.

my .02...

[snepp]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

I've never really liked the "one big thread for an entire offseason" thing. Works great as a catch-all for the little moves that warrant little-to-no further discussion, or for rumors, not so much more interesting/bigger stuff.

It's weird seeing pretty much no new threads for nearly 6 months. Keep the hot stove thread, but don't shut down new threads for individual moves. Let poster interest dictate if they're needed. If the interest isn't there, they'll die a quick death on their own.

[TheMatrix31]

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I think we should keep it the way it is.

[Sandman42]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

I've never really liked the "one big thread for an entire offseason" thing. Works great as a catch-all for the little moves that warrant little-to-no further discussion, or for rumors, not so much more interesting/bigger stuff.

It's weird seeing pretty much no new threads for nearly 6 months. Keep the hot stove thread, but don't shut down new threads for individual moves. Let poster interest dictate if they're needed. If the interest isn't there, they'll die a quick death on their own.

Agree with this. It's not like there's a ton of threads in this forum causing clutter. Does Phil Hughes signing with the Twins or the Yankees signing Brian Roberts warrant a thread? No. But signings like Cano or Ellsbury, or a big trade deserve their own thread. Otherwise they get lost in the discussion after a day or 2.

If we always had the one huge catch all thread, we wouldn't have had great threads like these.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-phillies.html

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...3-yr-deal.html

Ahhh, the days of Phillies fans vs. the saber crowd.

[12]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

I've never really liked the "one big thread for an entire offseason" thing. Works great as a catch-all for the little moves that warrant little-to-no further discussion, or for rumors, not so much more interesting/bigger stuff.

It's weird seeing pretty much no new threads for nearly 6 months. Keep the hot stove thread, but don't shut down new threads for individual moves. Let poster interest dictate if they're needed. If the interest isn't there, they'll die a quick death on their own.

This a million times over.

[Kearnzo]

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Agree with this. It's not like there's a ton of threads in this forum causing clutter. Does Phil Hughes signing with the Twins or the Yankees signing Brian Roberts warrant a thread? No. But signings like Cano or Ellsbury, or a big trade deserve their own thread. Otherwise they get lost in the discussion after a day or 2.

If we always had the one huge catch all thread, we wouldn't have had great threads like these.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-phillies.html

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...3-yr-deal.html

Ahhh, the days of Phillies fans vs. the saber crowd.

Not sure how I missed the Howard thread. Just read through the first few pages, and basically every Phillies fan in the thread made an absolute FOOL out of themselves.

Good times.

[KMRblue1027]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

Agree with this. It's not like there's a ton of threads in this forum causing clutter. Does Phil Hughes signing with the Twins or the Yankees signing Brian Roberts warrant a thread? No. But signings like Cano or Ellsbury, or a big trade deserve their own thread. Otherwise they get lost in the discussion after a day or 2.

If we always had the one huge catch all thread, we wouldn't have had great threads like these.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-phillies.html

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...3-yr-deal.html

Ahhh, the days of Phillies fans vs. the saber crowd.

God that's bad lol. I guess it comes with having a large vocal fanbase that idiots like to shine lol. I knew the Howard extension was atrocious from the beginning but my friends wouldn't hear any of it.

[Sportsforever]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

Agree with this. It's not like there's a ton of threads in this forum causing clutter. Does Phil Hughes signing with the Twins or the Yankees signing Brian Roberts warrant a thread? No. But signings like Cano or Ellsbury, or a big trade deserve their own thread. Otherwise they get lost in the discussion after a day or 2.

If we always had the one huge catch all thread, we wouldn't have had great threads like these.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-phillies.html

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...3-yr-deal.html

Ahhh, the days of Phillies fans vs. the saber crowd.

Thank you for these…I had forgotten and man, so worth the re-read. You don't get a lot of Phillies fans on these forums anymore….I wonder why?

[Knight165]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

I wouldn't mind multiple threads for different topics(instead of an all-encompassing)...but what I think the site really should do is have a DYNASTY section in each sports section.

I think they would get more use and much more traffic if they were front and center in each sports different section.
(I would really prefer each game section....but )

M.K.
Knight165

[lilbiggio]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

I've never really liked the "one big thread for an entire offseason" thing. Works great as a catch-all for the little moves that warrant little-to-no further discussion, or for rumors, not so much more interesting/bigger stuff.

It's weird seeing pretty much no new threads for nearly 6 months. Keep the hot stove thread, but don't shut down new threads for individual moves. Let poster interest dictate if they're needed. If the interest isn't there, they'll die a quick death on their own.

Yeah, I agree with this.

Instead of an arbitrary person deeming a thread not important enough for it's own thread I think the thread itself should dictate that. If people are engaging in a thoughtful discussion on a topic it doesn't make sense to close threads down and send them into a huge general thread. That messes up the flow IMO and makes forums such as this look like ghost towns.

[Brandon13]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

I've never really liked the "one big thread for an entire offseason" thing. Works great as a catch-all for the little moves that warrant little-to-no further discussion, or for rumors, not so much more interesting/bigger stuff.

It's weird seeing pretty much no new threads for nearly 6 months. Keep the hot stove thread, but don't shut down new threads for individual moves. Let poster interest dictate if they're needed. If the interest isn't there, they'll die a quick death on their own.

Agree with this.

[snepp]

Re: Direction of the MLB forum threads

More lopsided, this poll, or Twins vs Yankees in the playoffs?