Chris, if it means anything coming from me, you did the right thing. I regularly visit other B12 message boards and while just about all of them have a different format than CF, all of them have separate forums for the gaming and internet grab *** like the mafia and haxball nerdery.
Praise the Lord. Can you currently opt out of the betting threads? If so, I need to do that immediately.
I've decided to keep the bookie threads on the main page. They often times turn into game threads of non-ISU competitions. I think it's a pretty cool feature on our site.
Eh, someone in your position will never be able to make everyone happy. Just do what you feel is best for Cyclone Fanatic, and leave it at that.For over a year, I've gotten PM's and seen threads pop up about doing this. Now I'm doing it and all of you are upset.
What do you guys want?
The complainers that wanted this to happen.
You need to reread this thread. Of the people who voiced an opinion about this particular decision, about 12 are against it, 8 are for it, while there are others that'd like to see something different.
The complainers that wanted this to happen.
You need to reread this thread. Of the people who voiced an opinion about this particular decision, about 12 are against it, 8 are for it, while there are others that'd like to see something different.
Okay, I did.
15 for it
2 sounded like they were for it
9 spoke out against it
2 sounded like they were against it.
The rest were inconclusive. Many in this thread were trying to figure a way to make everyone happy but never sided with anyone. Some were complaining about people complaining but never really spoke an opinion.
Personally I'm for it because i don't care about those threads and less of those threads on the main page means more of other threads I get to see. Yes, I'm selfish, get over it. Still I wouldn't consider myself a vocial part of any of this. I would prefer even more to be able to select which forums I want on the main page. Whether that can be done or not...
Still, your statement is just as stupid as if I were to say that the vocal minority are the only ones complaining about this move now. We (you!) don't actually know how many like it or not, you're assuming. Based on the responses in this thread it is about 60/40 those who like it to those who don't but 28 people does not make up all of Cyclonefanatic! Of those who do like it, that doesn't mean they wouldn't rather have something more of a compromise. Nor does it mean that those that want to compromise don't like this move.
Gotta agree with this...get rid of it from the main page. Good move CW.
If it helps, I'm for it. But here's what I don't understand. For the gamers who opt in--it makes absolutely no difference to THEM, so what do they have to complain about???Try again. Adding the 2 more that are for it since I last posted makes it 12-10 against. Either way, this decision was based off of a very few that took the time to post or email CW. And only those people were complaining about it. That doesn't mean there aren't others who agree with the change. But you can't honestly believe that the number of people who spoke out against those threads to cause this decision to be made is not a small percentage of everyone who visits the site.
CW is free to run the site as he sees fit. I just don't care to see a handful of whiners dictate what that way should be.
Then it's business as usual, as it always has been?
If it helps, I'm for it. But here's what I don't understand. For the gamers who opt in--it makes absolutely no difference to THEM, so what do they have to complain about???
Seriously. All it takes is a single opt-in, right? Then it's business as usual, as it always has been? So, why complain? Especially when it's good for the rest of us?
I'm puzzled. Seriously.
Thanks. gotcha now. So, it's just the reverse of when I have to take the extra clicks to go to the Football and the Basketball forums separately, just to get avoid the clutter on the front page. Which still doesn't reflect all the extraneous stuff that always ends up in Football, but hey.Forums requiring an opt in don't show up on the main page, even when you opt in.
Do what you want CW, its your site.
If there's a way to make the opt-in still show on the main Forum page for those that use it that would likely make everyone warm and fuzzy. Opt-out won't see the threads at all.Set the default to opt-in so users can decide if they want to opt-out.