05-13-2015, 07:09 PM
I can't believe they're closing the board due to financial reasons. The message board doesn't cost all that much to run, (although they're not free) Simply put, the sale of a couple of tickets, a few jerseys. a handful of hats, or whatever else it may be that they sell, would cover the costs. How many of those things were sold because the customer, is forum member and was on the sight as a regular due to the message boards almost daily?
The other thing I don't think they considered is how many fans get a chance to better connect with the not only the team, but the players as well. Maybe not so much in a direct sense, but through family members and former coaches, etc. I understand David Shula would post there on occasion, and I know Shayne Graham's sister (Bengal Sis) I think was her name, used to post, along with MJ's father. (Torro) I believe was his name there and I'm sure there are many others that I am missing, but the point is the fans had a better avenue to connect with the players, even if it was through their family members posting. That brings more loyalty from fans, if they at least feel they have a connection with some of the players on the team.
The other point I wanted to make is I find it ironic, and hypocritical of the Bengals to chastise Chad and T.O. a few years back for their use of social media, but now they are directing their fans to the very platform they claimed caused such a distraction on the team. At least with the message board the conversations were 90% football related. That's not the case with Twitter or Facebook. I don't post a lot, but when I want to talk or read about football, and in particular the Bengals, I don't really want to sift through all the crap on Twitter and FB to get to it.
Needless to say, I was very disappointed to learn they were closing the other site. But I am happy to see so many folks here from the other place.
Thanks to everyone and their efforts to get this new site up and running. I look forward to reading and chatting about the Bengals here, and we'll let the other site
The other thing I don't think they considered is how many fans get a chance to better connect with the not only the team, but the players as well. Maybe not so much in a direct sense, but through family members and former coaches, etc. I understand David Shula would post there on occasion, and I know Shayne Graham's sister (Bengal Sis) I think was her name, used to post, along with MJ's father. (Torro) I believe was his name there and I'm sure there are many others that I am missing, but the point is the fans had a better avenue to connect with the players, even if it was through their family members posting. That brings more loyalty from fans, if they at least feel they have a connection with some of the players on the team.
The other point I wanted to make is I find it ironic, and hypocritical of the Bengals to chastise Chad and T.O. a few years back for their use of social media, but now they are directing their fans to the very platform they claimed caused such a distraction on the team. At least with the message board the conversations were 90% football related. That's not the case with Twitter or Facebook. I don't post a lot, but when I want to talk or read about football, and in particular the Bengals, I don't really want to sift through all the crap on Twitter and FB to get to it.
Needless to say, I was very disappointed to learn they were closing the other site. But I am happy to see so many folks here from the other place.
Thanks to everyone and their efforts to get this new site up and running. I look forward to reading and chatting about the Bengals here, and we'll let the other site
