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Post by David Goodman on Mar 12, 2007 10:08:51 GMT -5
How do we promote this site. I want to get this place humming by the time the season starts.
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Post by David Goodman on Mar 13, 2007 9:56:11 GMT -5
We need to get some more of the Mets fans here.
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Post by pemoco on Mar 13, 2007 10:26:23 GMT -5
working on it
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Post by sinctybldh on Mar 13, 2007 10:34:09 GMT -5
post under the Mets section on BBI. are we allowed to do that?
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Post by David Goodman on Mar 13, 2007 10:37:02 GMT -5
Yeah. I've done that a couple of times.
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Post by sinctybldh on Mar 20, 2007 15:24:20 GMT -5
so how goes the promoting of the website? I guess its kind of hard to find good posters on the internet without going to places that have morons.
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Post by David Goodman on Mar 20, 2007 15:39:07 GMT -5
We need to add about 20-30 more people to get the site humming. Maybe we should go some of the other baseball blogs. I'm think Bronx Banter and Replacement level weblog. Sites like that.
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Post by mpep on Mar 20, 2007 17:13:46 GMT -5
I'd ask permission on Baseball toaster sites. I do prefer a place like this where baseball is pretty much the only topic to Bronx Banter with all of the talk about personal stuff, rap music, collecting baseball cards, life in the old neighborhood, and writers (sports and other writers).
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Post by David Goodman on Mar 21, 2007 20:16:14 GMT -5
We need more people. This place has been pretty dead the last couple of days.
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Post by vdesai on Mar 22, 2007 13:03:04 GMT -5
I think the problem is this site doesn't have any front page content to draw people in. The only draw is the posters we have here, and unless people from BBI or other sites know us and want to follow us here, we have no other real way of drawing people.
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Post by vdesai on Mar 22, 2007 13:16:22 GMT -5
And also, if this is gonna stay a New York baseball site, something has to be brought to the table for Mets fans.
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Post by David Goodman on Mar 22, 2007 13:28:00 GMT -5
I agree. We need to get some Mets fans here. Also, as far as front page content. We'd have to move to a real website, rather than a forum. That would cost money and we'd need to find someone to actually design the place.
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Post by vdesai on Mar 22, 2007 14:56:53 GMT -5
I agree. We need to get some Mets fans here. Also, as far as front page content. We'd have to move to a real website, rather than a forum. That would cost money and we'd need to find someone to actually design the place. It doesn't necessarily have to be a website just yet. If people here were so inclined, there could be a separate forum for member articles. Hopefully these would be well written and thought provoking (and edited/polished as opposed to regular posts) and could be linked to other sites. And obviously there would be an interactive way of discussing them here. Not sure who could step up to the plate for this, but IMO, that could bring in someone outside of what is essentially an immediate ciricle.
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Post by David Goodman on Mar 22, 2007 15:14:54 GMT -5
I agree. We need to get some Mets fans here. Also, as far as front page content. We'd have to move to a real website, rather than a forum. That would cost money and we'd need to find someone to actually design the place. It doesn't necessarily have to be a website just yet. If people here were so inclined, there could be a separate forum for member articles. Hopefully these would be well written and thought provoking (and edited/polished as opposed to regular posts) and could be linked to other sites. And obviously there would be an interactive way of discussing them here. Not sure who could step up to the plate for this, but IMO, that could bring in someone outside of what is essentially an immediate ciricle. That's a nice idea.
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Post by sinctybldh on Mar 29, 2007 11:25:18 GMT -5
so it seems the like layout is a major detractor for people from joining. if it was more like BBI would probably be easier to bring in new people.
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Post by pemoco on Apr 1, 2007 22:38:20 GMT -5
so it seems the like layout is a major detractor for people from joining. if it was more like BBI would probably be easier to bring in new people. how's that? there is something about the layout that people find confounding
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Post by David Goodman on Apr 2, 2007 10:12:41 GMT -5
so it seems the like layout is a major detractor for people from joining. if it was more like BBI would probably be easier to bring in new people. how's that? there is something about the layout that people find confounding I think lots of people want a BBI thing where all the posts on a thread are on a single page.
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Post by mpep on Apr 2, 2007 10:48:54 GMT -5
I think the "problem" is imply that there are a lot of other Yankee sites for people who like game threads. Bronx Banter leaps to mind immediately, and there are still people who prefer game threads BBI (for some strange reason). When enough people become aware and decide they prefer what's going on here, the numbers will grow. It takes time.
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Post by pemoco on Apr 2, 2007 10:58:03 GMT -5
I think the "problem" is imply that there are a lot of other Yankee sites for people who like game threads. Bronx Banter leaps to mind immediately, and there are still people who prefer game threads BBI (for some strange reason). When enough people become aware and decide they prefer what's going on here, the numbers will grow. It takes time. Yeah, I would preach patience rather than contorting to the whims of a few who don't like the format. So what if it's unfamiliar, it works. What is the guarantee that the people who have issues with this place will be any more comfortable with another format? People need to get tough. No mollycoddling!!! (imho, of course)
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Post by bill2 on Apr 3, 2007 19:35:18 GMT -5
Some thoughts; 1) One or two trolls or difficult thread experiences on BBI and folks will come to the peaceful and more sophisticated baseball focused forum 2) Just me, but I would not worry about the Mets readership until you attracted a Met game moderator who is a core anchor on BBI (like you guys were) because they bring the six to ten people over. Following that logic, the Knicks might be the next team followers to try? 3) I wouldn't worry about the articles or the the Mets until next year...I think the habit of talking to a few knowledgeable guys is built off season then slides into the real season. I think its tough to switch habits mid season. ..and posters come in bunches of people who are used to talking to each other 4) If you want to make it a baseball site then getting Dan to play a role will count a lot...he is a baseball fan, great off season as a thread starter and a Met fan with a very high motor...I'd email him off line and let him have his space and ask if he wants to do content . I would also get Dave in DC to come over..high energy and a Met fan..and a natural born promotor. I never go on the Met threads (I went on once to wish them luck first game of last years playoffs) but my guess is that Beez and gidiefor, and John (Joe MP?) are on there a lot My point is that its not a strategy of numbers by posting a broadcast..its more of a hub and spoke network strategy around the right guys who have habitual discussions. The ones where if you walk in a bar and they have five or six people around them you know what they are talking about without going over there . Hope that helps
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Post by mpep on Apr 3, 2007 20:17:15 GMT -5
I agree about the Met fans Bill mentioned.
I don't know if you agree, but I'd rather have a few good posters than a lot of people with even one Monty Burns type of poster.
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Post by bill2 on Apr 3, 2007 21:38:02 GMT -5
I agree...very good posters are what is attractive about this forum. I am not sure what business model a small forum can sustain...or what David's intent was..that will drive the small or large decision One of the things I like is the freedom from the reyes/jeter, Sox/Yanks, Jeter isn't so good..the Yanks spend too much, baseball is ruined, Mets/Yanks, Igawa/Matsuzuka. Just the whole..."You guys have a point but I'm just saying ..." type of post. Its all fine if one is in the mood, but it most often intersects with the game threads. I also prefer to avoid an overload of Arod is leaving or Arod took a strike in the clutch and hit a HR when it did not count threads. Its one thing for well informed and sane folks to discuss it..its a pain to wade through endlessly. Lastly, as the Yankee farm system becomes something to really root for and get excited about..its fun to have a place where thats covered , which is harder to do on the general large BBI type forums. All that said, I have no idea what and how Dave wanted to build...so I defer to that vision
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Post by David Goodman on Apr 3, 2007 21:40:06 GMT -5
I didn't start this place to make money. In fact, its not the point at all. I want a place to talk intelligently about baseball. I want enough traffic so that people will come here to talk and not have to wait all day to find someone to respond. I'd like some original content for intelligent fans as well.
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Post by bill2 on Apr 3, 2007 21:54:47 GMT -5
Dave..well then its off to a good start. We will get more. Did we reach Tony, Paul N, Ryan, Upstate?
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Post by bill2 on Apr 3, 2007 21:55:24 GMT -5
Sorry..composing when you responded Dave
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Post by David Goodman on Apr 3, 2007 22:08:25 GMT -5
I thought it was quite funny.
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Post by mpep on Apr 3, 2007 23:14:37 GMT -5
Dave-I knew that, but what I'm not certain of is if you need a certain amount of subscribers to break even. I know I'm not the only one willing to chip in if needed-if I can spend money on BBI, I can certainly spend some here.
Bill-agreed. My least favorite part of game threads is guys losing it after an error, an opposition HR, and especially after somebody makes an out with guys in scoring position in the fourth (or even the ninth) inning. Anybody who pays attention to baseball and has a decent brain knows that baseball requires several seasons to get a good picture of players or teams. (I know that last bit was preaching to the choir here.)
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Post by David Goodman on Apr 4, 2007 8:38:11 GMT -5
Dave-I knew that, but what I'm not certain of is if you need a certain amount of subscribers to break even. I know I'm not the only one willing to chip in if needed-if I can spend money on BBI, I can certainly spend some here. Bill-agreed. My least favorite part of game threads is guys losing it after an error, an opposition HR, and especially after somebody makes an out with guys in scoring position in the fourth (or even the ninth) inning. Anybody who pays attention to baseball and has a decent brain knows that baseball requires several seasons to get a good picture of players or teams. (I know that last bit was preaching to the choir here.) This place is free. If we move somewhere else, then the money could be become an issue. But we're not there yet. I couldn't agree more about the game thread stuff.
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Post by bill2 on Apr 4, 2007 9:58:41 GMT -5
Just to be clear. If you do decide to move, I also am willing to chip in
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Post by sinctybldh on Apr 4, 2007 10:29:41 GMT -5
i will chip in too if we move.
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