08-18-2015, 03:40 PM
(08-18-2015, 02:49 PM)34inXXIII Wrote: I couldn't agree more. I never really liked the Game Day threads. Too cumbersome to keep up with. That's why I enjoy participating on Twitter during games (across all sports). Instant interaction via brief comments.
The chatbox is an idea I've always loved. I really enjoyed using it at the Bengals World boards during its run. We couldn't implement it at the official site due to the older version of the software we were using, but it had the potential for being a nightmare to moderate anyway due to the type of things some were more likely to do on the official boards as a means of "attacking" the organization. That clearly shouldn't be a problem here. I was pretty eager to use it during the preseason game, but I'm still such a newb. Once the regular season starts, I should hopefully have my 50 posts & see how balancing Twitter & this chatbox goes. Well done, moderators.
Going into it, I wasn't sure what to make of the chatbox option. However, after actually participating in it, and seeing how others interacted...I think I'm a fan, and as others have mentioned, including you...it is much easier to keep up with. Another positive is that it auto-refreshes, so there's not the constant page loads/refreshing clicks on the server.
I'm not sure though, if we should get rid of the gameday threads altogether. Maybe they can still serve a purpose for those who are new enough that they can't use the chat, or for those that may not like using the chat. I guess we'll see how it goes during the next 3 pre-season games and then make a decision.
BTW, you're in luck for the next game. After last week's game, I got a few PM's from members that wanted to participate...but hadn't posted enough yet. For this week, the post requirement will be 25. This should allow more people to be active in the chat, while still requiring that they've done some posting before hand. Then, we'll sort of be able to gauge which number seems to work better.
That's really why I wanted to test it during the pre-season...to work out the kinks, see what works well and figure out what could be problematic.
