Originally Posted by red-in-la
Originally Posted by red-in-la
"I am your child from the future. I'm sorry I didn't tell you this earlier." - Dylan Easton
Or maybe some people need to step away from the T.V. and Radio during Red's broadcasts for awhile. Go swimming, read a book, watch a movie do something fun because it's painfully obvious that some here need a break from the Red's more than this board. Certainly it doesn't help that when they irritate the crap out of ya, somebody is there to needle you when you are down. So by all means take a sick day, when ya can't stands it no more.
I myself just step away from the baseball and put the remote down!
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
--Woody Hayes
AmenOriginally Posted by TStuck
Actually, for me, the low points of the baseball season are just as important as the high points. Baseball is as much about failure as it is about success. It's about building success out of failure.
The best team in baseball will lose roughly a third of it's games, and the worst will likely win about a third. The best batter makes an out over half the time. Most, about 2/3rds? A pitcher will get the out more often than not, yet there's a losing pitcher every game.
Some wins are self-aggrandizing when your team CLOBBERS their opponent. Some are hilarious when the opposing team seems to hand the game to yours. Some are uplifting and exhilarating, such as a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, or the bottom of the 13th, such as Junior vs Dodgers in 2002. (I was there.) Maybe even a bloop single or a sac fly that allows the winning run to score. But you have to take the losses too. Crushing defeats, comedies of errors, painful loses when the BP gives up a 9 run lead to a lower tier team in the ninth. You just can't let those get you down. Because tomorrow (or the next day), there's another game.
It's a long and grueling season. I'm just glad it's May and not September.
It is the owners' board, but it's not quite so cut-and-dried. Since some of us have seen fit to send a few shekels the owners' way via the tip jar, I would argue that a donors' investment is more than emotional... we have paid for the "privilege" you cite. (And paid for some other posters' privilege, I might add. ) In the same way that members vote for or against posts with rep, donors vote for or against the board's management (or continued existence) with a donation, or the lack thereof.Originally Posted by TStuck
I plan to keep an eye on the decisions that come out of this feedback session and "vote" accordingly with my donation next year.
In addition to what Unassisted said above you have to remember that if the party-goers decide to leave 'cause they aren't having a good time, then there is no party. At that point it doesn't matter who's living room it is.
This board is just like any other business; it's important to listen to what your customers want. It's my impression that this is what this thread is about. Boss started it so he must have perceived that there were some customers that weren't happy. He did a smart thing---he asked his customers what they would like. As long as the thread doesn't get out of hand it's likely that some useful changes will come out of this little 'rap session' and the board will be better and stronger and the party will go on in this particular laiving room.
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What if you don't give out positive rep points. Everyone starts at 0, and if you get bad rep you go into negatives. After a certain amount of time the negative rep doesn't count against you anymore. If you get a certain amount of negative reps then you are banned for a few days, then if you get more you are gone forever. This way you don't single out good posters, but you do bad ones.
It would kind of take away ORG, but I dunno just throwing things out.
I cannot add much unique to the those views already posted. However in the spirit of everyone sharing their thoughts on the state of redszone...
1) I subscribe to the notion that it is Boss's and GIK's living room. If they wanted to ban the use of vowels tomorrow, that is their perogative.
2) I really don;t pay any attention to the rep system. So please no one take offense that I have not given much. I just read the posts and I form my opinions. However it is a tough concept for me to grasp to essentially "rate" others' opinions. IMO the rep system could go away tomorrow and I'd never miss it.
3) I don't care for the idea of a "dead horse" forum. One thing that makes me cringe is when someone fairly new posts something that I know many will consider to be something discussed ad nauseam in previous days/weeks/months/or even years. There is almost always some condescending remarks or even outright insults hurled their way for daring to bring up such a frequently discussed subject. I never understood this. Someone can be the smartest baseball person and biggest Reds fan in the world, find this site in his/her 20 mintues of internet time one night, and just make a post. Most people are not going to want to research a site, note tendencies and "rewarded behaviors', etc before posting. They are just happy to be at a place to discuss Reds baseball. I hardly psot or start a thread regarding Reds'specific info because I am sure it proabably has been discussed before and as much as I love the Reds AND this site, I don't have time or want to spend the time to search out if my topic has been addressed previously.
4) Regarding the ORG forum, I thought it was an OK idea at the start but honeslty I could do without it also. I find myself rarely, if ever at all, recognizing what gforum I am browsing anyway. Sometimes I get confused if I read it in ORG or RL. I'd rather be exposed to all the posters in one forum.
5) I have learned a ton here thanks primarily to Boss and GIK for providing this forum to begin with, and also to the many contributing posters, both past and present. Only real changes I would make honestly is to go back to how it was pre-ORG/rep as I don't know if it really helped anything other than to create a set of issues with rep points.
6) Regarding any perceived or otherwise cliques- when you have a message board that has been in existence for this long and centers around an activity such as baseball, it is very reasonable to expect people will eventually meet and some will develop friendships. IMO that is to be expected and even helps strengthen the community as long as people are not so blinded by these relationships that they forget how to treat everyone else.
Man, what is it - 12:20? I need to sleep...
"I'm virtually free to do whatever I want, but I try to remember so is everybody else..." - Todd Snider
I haven't been around much lately so I've missed most of this thread. I agree with what you say about the clique thing. I can't really understand how people wouldn't expect friendships to be developed over this long a time. I don't think the people that are always said to be in the "clique" are blinded by their relationships, but obviously they are going to have the same foundation of beliefs on things they see on the diamond, that's just common sense. That's what would help develop the strong friendship.Originally Posted by bucksfan
This site can't be anywhere near perfect for new posters. It has to be intimidating on some level. Hopefully the new posters will realize how great this website is and will have the guts to stick around and fire away.
Again, once people get involved and get into the flow of things they will appreciate criticism a little better and not take it personally.
I think a key to getting more familiar with this site is learning your own personal flaws. I'm still sensitive about my opinions on the game and I know that I have trouble sometimes using the written word to convey my thoughts on the game of baseball. Some of what I see I can't describe in as perfect detail as other posters. This has helped me to learn how to step back and not try and force my opinion down others throats.
This site will challenge you, you will NOT go without getting your feelings hurt or your ego bruised. Even the best have had it.
This is the time. The real Reds organization is back.
It seems lioke an excellent forum for thought provoking theories
Although I have stated that I like the idea of the "dead horse" forums, I have to say that there are quite a few of us that I really respect that have given persuasive arguments against it as well.
TMBS, I was also against the creation of the minor league forum and that seems to have worked out quite well so I guess I don't know what I'm trying to say.
School's out. What did you expect?
While reading this entire thread, I have seen some ask what is a quality post. What kind of post will earn you positive rep points. I'd like to point out a few.
Originally Posted by Old Red GuardOriginally Posted by StormyOriginally Posted by cincinnati chiliThe last one is a personal favorite.Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
Nice.Originally Posted by savafan
"I am your child from the future. I'm sorry I didn't tell you this earlier." - Dylan Easton
That's the real important issue.
Did we ever get FCB's firstborn?
Go Gators!
FCB's firstborn was sent to the Sons of Sam Horn for a 3 year old lefthander and a third born to be named later.Originally Posted by KronoRed
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