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And if it wasn't for Brad, that board would have never shut down.
I think we know where the real credit goes
And if it wasn't for Brad, that board would have never shut down.
I think we know where the real credit goes
This message board isn't really intended for the every now and then casual reader/ non-poster type either. But what the heck. Hey Ox, you should change up the format/content/presentation of the board so it caters to the people who seldom come here. That's a winning formula right there.
Had a long-time member PM me today and tell me to delete his account because he couldn't handle the negativity anymore. Have also had a few people making similar claims. A few members have left here and there over the last year for similar reasons.
I of course hate to lose members. However, this board has always been shaped after my own view of how I think fan message boards should be, and that's a place to express yourself. To be a fan and vent. We have pumpers, we have negators, but we all share the same love for Florida. Personally, I DESPISE other boards that shut down negativity and force you to toe a certain line. It's always seem so Nazi-ish to me.
Allow me to preface my post with a quick background of myself. I did NOT attend the University of Florida. My family moved to Atlanta well before I was born, and the Hope Scholarship was too much to pass on. I have been attending UF sporting events for as long as I can remember (elementary school) and my father and I have been football season ticket holders since 2005. We make the round trip drive from Atlanta to Gainesville for most home games, typically in a single day. We frequently hit a road game per season, and try to catch Gator Basketball and Baseball in Athens. I guess you could say I'm more than the bandwagon or casual fan.
As a long time lurker on a few messages board going all the way back to several versions of the Sun's GSMB, I'll give you my honest feedback, which isn't all negative.
I spend a few minutes a day browsing the main board. I don't dare wander into the political or lounge boards for the following reason. I'm here for Gator Sports info, which is basically why you're here too. I use Gator Chatter, Swamp Gas, and Twitter to keep tabs on the latest info, and you guys do as good a job as anyone at providing me with the latest news and "inside" info.
I appreciate that you seem to have kept the likes of Alvin York, Lawrence of Florida/Canething, Catmania, etc from this board. Those gimmicks are the reason I only hit GSMB once/month or so. They destroyed that forum.
Having said all of that, I frequently bail on a thread after the first page. By then the topic of discussion typically devolves to inside jokes and personal attacks, and I don't have time for that. I can only imagine what the political and lounge boards are like. The exception to this rule is on-going events, like NSD or the like.
I get that a lot of folks spend quite a bit of time here and you develop friendships and rivalries, that's to be expected on a social forum like this. But personally attacking someone because he or she thinks Coach Spurrier/Zook/Meyer/Mac can/can't get the job done is a real turn off to the casual reader.
I hope this helps.
Jonesie
Edits for typos.
I always find it amusing that the ones that complain the most about the PF, are the ones that never go in there. Go figure
At times, there is often more reasonable conversation held in the PF than on the sports board, albeit about completely different topics of course. Not to say it doesn't stray off course as the sports forum does, because at times it does, but it's mostly light hearted, and since the group is smaller in there, it tends not to bother as many.
To each their own though, ain't no skin off my back
Of course we do. You will be welcomed there like a pizza at a fat boys house............Do you really want another gun toting, BOB ready, piss on liberal progressives bounty hunter like me in the room?...
lighten up francis.You've clearly never been a member of any kind of memebr-based organization: a Fraternity, a country club, etc. New members are the life blood of these types of organizations. Internet forums included. Your attempt at a sarcastic response is a prime example. Please, feel free to be exclusive, insider, and private,and watch Gator Chatter die a slow, painful, boring death. If you want to see the future of Gator Chatter, go see the GSMB. That's what's going to happen.
yawnHar har har. So clever.
...except
- Ox asked.
- Some of the posters who seldom come here might come here more if some [let's not name names] were a bit more welcoming. If you want to bust balls, do it with the regulars.
- Ox asked.
- Ox asked multiple times.
- These 'seldom visitors' are posting very thoughtful and insightful observations and opinions, even if they do step on toes.
- Ox asked.
I don't care, but coach, avatara, sas, and the occasional few others mightDo you really want another gun toting, BOB ready, piss on liberal progressives bounty hunter like me in the room?...
Just curious... does anybody ever sabotage a political thread with inappropriate sports comments?
I've tried to sabotage a political thread with titties does that count?
If you're not here to have fun then well,........we didn't want you anyway;)I'm not trying to radically change anything around here. I don't have the influence, and I don't want it. Just s little food for thought. If observation is "this is only a place for those that have the time to post thousands of posts and inside jokes" attacking it and saying that I need to find that time isn't really constructive.
Screw what Ox wants, or what any of you want, let's talk about what I want. I want a more active board without changing the rules. I want less of the repetitive posters that say the same damn thing over and over and over again. Pumpers or dumpers (but I think we know those are all dumpers). Every post should be clever, informative or funny. If not it should include titties.
Have you noticed that you are getting pretty repetitive yourself complaining about the same thing over and over and over? Just sayin'
Have you noticed that you are getting pretty repetitive yourself complaining about the same thing over and over and over? Just sayin'