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Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as...

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:28 am
by Kapono
the Raptors section?

If Jays are in 1st place in July, maybe?

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:34 am
by SharoneWright
I sure hope not.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:39 am
by flatjacket1
SharoneWright wrote:I sure hope not.


Same here. I used to comment there but now I went Jays only after some I met some terrible people.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:44 am
by LittleOzzy
I doubt it, and I hope not.

A few more regulars would be great, but not hundreds more.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:49 am
by MGD24
LittleOzzy wrote:I doubt it, and I hope not.

A few more regulars would be great, but not hundreds more.


I hope not as well. I prefer quality over quantity.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:12 am
by Attonitus
It won't. I think it speaks to age. Even though there are alot more Jays fans out there than Raptors, the raps board will always be more active because the fanbase is generally alot younger.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:09 am
by Mattd97
you mean you guys dont want a thousand 'do you still bear a grudge against shea hillenbrand' threads?

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:34 am
by Moxie
This past offseason was the closest we got to being like the Raptors board, and it was awful.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:46 am
by Santoki
What's the estimated difference in regular users? I browse this forum every day, but maybe post once a week. I assume there are a lot more users like me, but I'm generally aware of the majority of posters in each thread. I like that familiarity as well.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:03 am
by Parataxis
I may be mistaken, but isn't RealGM primarily a basketball forum, at least originally?

I don't think that any board is going to get as big as the bball boards.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:47 pm
by Al_Oliver
SharoneWright wrote:I sure hope not.


agreed, too much trash on the Raps board

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:56 pm
by oomalay
Please no, I love the Blue Jays board because it's quality over quantity.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:16 pm
by lilneige
it won't. Raptors is more popular than the Jays

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:58 pm
by U_Mad
flatjacket1 wrote:
SharoneWright wrote:I sure hope not.


Same here. I used to comment there but now I went Jays only after some I met some terrible people.



yep

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:25 pm
by Randle McMurphy
lilneige wrote:it won't. Raptors is more popular than the Jays

They're not. The fan demographics are just completely different.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:29 pm
by LittleOzzy
Just so you guys are aware, I won't be promoting the Jays forum on the Raptors board anymore.

The forum has grown in size enough that's it's not needed, the new people here will need to find the forum on their own.

I know Schad will be happy about this.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:11 pm
by Relentless88
SharoneWright wrote:I sure hope not.

Haha agreed.

I like the lower volume since it's easier to keep up with everything (i read every post on this forum). Also the posters here have a great deal of baseball knowledge. I've learned a lot about the game from this board.

One Raptors board is definitely more than enough. However, we'll still get that influx of posters coming over whenever the Jays make a substantial move (see Doc trade). :D

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:34 am
by Waylon Mercy
This board is to lazy...

To many lurkers not enough contributers.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:31 am
by Santoki
Waylon Mercy wrote:This board is to lazy...

To many lurkers not enough contributers.


I wouldn't contribute it to laziness. Generally, a lot of what needs to be said has already been discussed and a lot of times, if you don't come prepared with statistics in certain arguments, you can feel overwhelmed. For instance, you can tell me all about how the stats support that Morrow is a good pitcher, but I don't have any confidence in him because of what I've seen from him. That's an argument for another day, but for people who really enjoy baseball, but not necessarily the sabermetrics of it, you tend to sit back and stay quiet if you can't contribute much to it.

Re: Will this section of the forum ever be half as active as

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:10 am
by MGD24
Santoki wrote:
Waylon Mercy wrote:This board is to lazy...

To many lurkers not enough contributers.


I wouldn't contribute it to laziness. Generally, a lot of what needs to be said has already been discussed and a lot of times, if you don't come prepared with statistics in certain arguments, you can feel overwhelmed. For instance, you can tell me all about how the stats support that Morrow is a good pitcher, but I don't have any confidence in him because of what I've seen from him. That's an argument for another day, but for people who really enjoy baseball, but not necessarily the sabermetrics of it, you tend to sit back and stay quiet if you can't contribute much to it.


I agree with this.