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

Kapono · Post #1 » by **Kapono** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:28 am

the Raptors section?

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

SharoneWright · Post #2 » by **SharoneWright** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:34 am

I sure hope not.

flatjacket1 · Post #3 » by **flatjacket1** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:39 am

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.

Post #4 » by **LittleOzzy** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:44 am

I doubt it, and I hope not.

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

MGD24 · Post #5 » by **MGD24** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:49 am

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.

Attonitus · Post #6 » by **Attonitus** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:12 am

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.

Mattd97 · Post #7 » by **Mattd97** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:09 am

you mean you guys dont want a thousand 'do you still bear a grudge against shea hillenbrand' threads?

Moxie · Post #8 » by **Moxie** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:34 am

This past offseason was the closest we got to being like the Raptors board, and it was awful.

Santoki · Post #9 » by **Santoki** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:46 am

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.

Parataxis · Post #10 » by **Parataxis** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:03 am

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.

Al_Oliver · Post #11 » by **Al_Oliver** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:47 pm

SharoneWright wrote:I sure hope not.

agreed, too much trash on the Raps board

oomalay · Post #12 » by **oomalay** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:56 pm

Please no, I love the Blue Jays board because it's quality over quantity.

lilneige · Post #13 » by **lilneige** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:16 pm

it won't. Raptors is more popular than the Jays

U_Mad · Post #14 » by **U_Mad** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:58 pm

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

Randle McMurphy · Post #15 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:25 pm

lilneige wrote:it won't. Raptors is more popular than the Jays

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

Post #16 » by **LittleOzzy** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:29 pm

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.

Relentless88 · Post #17 » by **Relentless88** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:11 pm

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).

Waylon Mercy · Post #18 » by **Waylon Mercy** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:34 am

This board is to lazy...

To many lurkers not enough contributers.

Santoki · Post #19 » by **Santoki** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:31 am

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.

MGD24 · Post #20 » by **MGD24** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:10 am

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.