Author Topic: MLB Message Boards (Read 7283 times)

Ray D · « **on:** March 23, 2018, 12:51:59 pm »

MLB has suddenly and unilaterally discontinued its message boards for all teams, with no warning. Expect a raft of new members here.

Ray D · « **Reply #1 on:** March 23, 2018, 01:18:52 pm »

When I clicked on the Nationals link earlier today it redirected to https://www.mlb.com/social/?

which has the note:

Continue the Conversation
The message boards are no longer available. We encourage you to continue conversations about your favorite teams, players, hot dog toppings and general baseball topics on social media. Learn more using the links below.

But now they aren't redirecting. Maybe they changed their minds?

OldChelsea · « **Reply #2 on:** March 23, 2018, 01:32:56 pm »

I went onto the 'official' Nats board some years ago...found it overrun with Orioles trolls...then I discovered WNFF and since then have never felt the need for another Nats message board. WNFF does the job.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2018, 02:34:19 pm »

I'm guessing that Message Boards of this format are passe' and that Twitter or perhaps facebook pages are what MLB sees as the future. I know our traffic volume has been declining for years since 2013 (world series or bust).

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2018, 02:34:27 pm »

They sucked cow patties anyways, didn't they?

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2018, 02:42:20 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 23, 2018, 02:34:19 pm

I'm guessing that Message Boards of this format are passe' and that Twitter or perhaps facebook pages are what MLB sees as the future. I know our traffic volume has been declining for years since 2013 (world series or bust).

Our posts peaked in 2011 and 2012, in the 240- 250,000 range. Last year, we were down to 106 thousand. Last year, we had the most on-line, 666, beating our peaks in 2015 and 2012 by over 100. New topics are down 60% from peak, but that may be because I used to split topics up a lot and now we seem to have a lot of megathreads on players or "the offseason." Page views are about the only thing that's up over the past 3 years. Maybe folks lurk here but do not post, or maybe it is fans of other clubs googling and finding us and peaking during series.

skippy1999 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 23, 2018, 02:42:38 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 23, 2018, 02:34:19 pm

I'm guessing that Message Boards of this format are passe' and that Twitter or perhaps facebook pages are what MLB sees as the future. I know our traffic volume has been declining for years since 2013 (world series or bust).

Uggghhhhh I do NOT understand how people use Twitter to converse during a game, or at all really. Trying to follow a conversation on twitter makes my head want to explode, and for as much as I love facebook it's just not the same as a messageboard when watching a game. Does twitter make anyone else crazy when they're trying to follow along??

dracnal · « **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2018, 03:02:53 pm »

Quote from: skippy1999 on March 23, 2018, 02:42:38 pm

Uggghhhhh I do NOT understand how people use Twitter to converse during a game, or at all really. Trying to follow a conversation on twitter makes my head want to explode, and for as much as I love facebook it's just not the same as a messageboard when watching a game. Does twitter make anyone else crazy when they're trying to follow along??

I think it depends heavily on how you follow it. Several years back when a tsunami was ready to hit Hawaii, I was watching a twitter feed on it because I had friends living in Honolulu. I found a site where it was simply the feed for it, scrolling up with each new tweet, like a chat room style feed. I found it very usable that way. Going to an individual user's tweet trail and trying to watch that? Yeah, no thanks.

Ray D · « **Reply #8 on:** March 23, 2018, 03:04:51 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 23, 2018, 02:34:19 pm

I'm guessing that Message Boards of this format are passe'

This format? Are you including this one? This one is definitely not passe'. The MLB boards are. Having active moderators (or whatever you call yourselves) like you guys makes all the difference. The mlb boards have moderators. Their sole purpose is to make sure nobody posts dirty words or any links whatsoever. Can you believe that! You're not allowed to post links. How does one communicate in this day and age without sharing links.

Ray D · « **Reply #9 on:** March 23, 2018, 03:08:15 pm »

Quote from: skippy1999 on March 23, 2018, 02:42:38 pm

Uggghhhhh I do NOT understand how people use Twitter to converse during a game, or at all really. Trying to follow a conversation on twitter makes my head want to explode,

I don't participate in gameday threads for a number of reasons (one being the wife) but don't you have to refresh the screen everytime you want to see new posts? I would think that the twitter model would be better for following a conversation. (And I don't use Twitter either.)

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #10 on:** March 23, 2018, 05:30:17 pm »

Quote from: Ray D on March 23, 2018, 12:51:59 pm

MLB has suddenly and unilaterally discontinued its message boards for all teams, with no warning. Expect a raft of new members here.

They sent angelosux as a scout. AKA LovesAngelos.

LoveAngelos · « **Reply #11 on:** March 23, 2018, 05:35:33 pm »

They sent Angelos six as a scout

I tried to warn the people over there but no one would listen

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2018, 05:36:59 pm »

Quote from: LoveAngelos on March 23, 2018, 05:35:33 pm

They sent Angelos six as a scout

I tried to warn the people over there but no one would listen

It's better you are here. Where no one listens either. I think people here take themselves less serious.

rileyn · « **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2018, 05:50:16 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 23, 2018, 02:42:20 pm

Our posts peaked in 2011 and 2012, in the 240- 250,000 range. Last year, we were down to 106 thousand. Last year, we had the most on-line, 666, beating our peaks in 2015 and 2012 by over 100. New topics are down 60% from peak, but that may be because I used to split topics up a lot and now we seem to have a lot of megathreads on players or "the offseason." Page views are about the only thing that's up over the past 3 years. Maybe folks lurk here but do not post, or maybe it is fans of other clubs googling and finding us and peaking during series.

New topics are down because there are posters on here that will ream your ass out for daring to start a new thread when there is already a thread that is somewhat related. It's off-putting and reeks of exclusivity. At least that's how I took it/take it, and I'm guessing others have felt the same way. The merging of threads also discourages new topics, which I guess is the point, but 1/2 of the posts of the long threads become inside conversations between posters for multiple pages. I don't see the harm in allowing new topics/threads. It keeps a board moving.

Just my $.02.

LoveAngelos · « **Reply #14 on:** March 23, 2018, 07:03:43 pm »

rileyn, I see your $.02 and toss in another copper Lincolns.
I have had posters from my old home from which I was cast out say they will not come here because of the mean folks.
I try to not let the self appointed high lords of baseball or those suffering from a dearth of humor senses bother me.
More good people here than....... you know

mitlen · « **Reply #15 on:** March 23, 2018, 07:08:14 pm »

Quote from: LoveAngelos on March 23, 2018, 07:03:43 pm

rileyn, I see your $.02 and toss in another copper Lincolns.
I have had posters from my old home from which I was cast out say they will not come here because of the mean folks.
I try to not let the self appointed high lords of baseball or those suffering from a dearth of humor senses bother me.
More good people here than....... you know

Mean? Smart ass, pompous, self-important ... all that. But mean? That must be in Uncensored.

LoveAngelos · « **Reply #16 on:** March 23, 2018, 07:22:54 pm »

Mattionals · « **Reply #17 on:** March 23, 2018, 09:21:45 pm »

Quote from: rileyn on March 23, 2018, 05:50:16 pm

New topics are down because there are posters on here that will ream your ass out for daring to start a new thread when there is already a thread that is somewhat related. It's off-putting and reeks of exclusivity. At least that's how I took it/take it, and I'm guessing others have felt the same way. The merging of threads also discourages new topics, which I guess is the point, but 1/2 of the posts of the long threads become inside conversations between posters for multiple pages. I don't see the harm in allowing new topics/threads. It keeps a board moving.

Just my $.02.

I actually like the thread merging. Three or four threads about the same or very similar topic gets hard to remember where and what you posted previously. Having a single thread keeps the posts in one place so everyone can be heard more easily.

tomterp · « **Reply #18 on:** March 24, 2018, 02:06:22 pm »

Quote from: Ray D on March 23, 2018, 12:51:59 pm

MLB has suddenly and unilaterally discontinued its message boards for all teams, with no warning. Expect a raft of new members here.

Wow, my 10k posts on the MLB forum are as if they never existed (not that I've even posted for a couple of years now). No more Gimmythegeek. By-by forever to T-bird Joey, a Yankees fan who made post #1 on the board just after it was created in 2004. I still run into DaveBinMd from time to time however. Wonder whatever happened to Zimmm?

rileyn · « **Reply #19 on:** March 24, 2018, 02:55:46 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on March 24, 2018, 02:06:22 pm

Wow, my 10k posts on the MLB forum are as if they never existed (not that I've even posted for a couple of years now). No more Gimmythegeek. By-by forever to T-bird Joey, a Yankees fan who made post #1 on the board just after it was created in 2004. I still run into DaveBinMd from time to time however. Wonder whatever happened to Zimmm?

What about Vegasgeoff? Is he on this board? Slanoitan?

LoveAngelos · « **Reply #20 on:** March 24, 2018, 03:05:36 pm »

Tip my hat to Flannys
Fan extrodinare who fate denied him seeing the good times R.I.P.

sph274 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 24, 2018, 03:34:11 pm »

Honestly the Reddit baseball subreddit is prob one of the better message boards for baseball. It attracts fans from all over, and is def more popular with younger people. the individual team subs are usually hit or miss but r/baseball is a great place for discussion and news.

edit: coincidentally, today is the day they look at the Nats

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/86u3r6/why_will_the_washington_nationals_exceed/

And I would probably add that this board is definitely a little more insular than others. On a place like reddit you are only as good as your last post, but around here there can be a lot more "my opinion is worth more than yours bc of my post numbers", which can be intimidating and tiresome for newer users

imref · « **Reply #22 on:** March 24, 2018, 04:36:21 pm »

Quote from: sph274 on March 24, 2018, 03:34:11 pm

Honestly the Reddit baseball subreddit is prob one of the better message boards for baseball. It attracts fans from all over, and is def more popular with younger people. the individual team subs are usually hit or miss but r/baseball is a great place for discussion and news.

edit: coincidentally, today is the day they look at the Nats

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/86u3r6/why_will_the_washington_nationals_exceed/

Agreed, the Reddit Nats subform is pretty good, but this one is better.

Quote

And I would probably add that this board is definitely a little more insular than others. On a place like reddit you are only as good as your last post, but around here there can be a lot more "my opinion is worth more than yours bc of my post numbers", which can be intimidating and tiresome for newer users

Eh, you only have 2,000 posts. We'll see if your view changes down the road.

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mitlen · « **Reply #23 on:** March 24, 2018, 04:46:52 pm »

Quote from: sph274 on March 24, 2018, 03:34:11 pm

And I would probably add that this board is definitely a little more insular than others. On a place like reddit you are only as good as your last post, but around here there can be a lot more "my opinion is worth more than yours bc of my post numbers", which can be intimidating and tiresome for newer users

Hope that doesn't come across as my MO.

Ray D · « **Reply #24 on:** March 24, 2018, 05:46:34 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on March 24, 2018, 02:06:22 pm

Wonder whatever happened to Zimmm

Is that a serious question?