The shilling of the lambeau leap forum in off-topic.

[COOOOP]

I have been putting this off as I respect the mods of this site and the posters on lambeau leap, but I feel that I must post about the recent phenomenon of MODERATORS posting about football related topics in the off-topic forum. I realize that they are short headlines on what is being discussed over at lambeau leap, but I feel it also says that it is ok to circumvent the football talk only at lambeau rule. Sure these threads basically are a link&lock over to lambeau, but to me it states that mods can do what they want if it involves a particular interest of their own. I would like the tease&lock posts to stop as a) brewerfan is for baseball and it's off-topic has been clearly stated to also not about football, and b) it isn't particularly helpful to establish a rule, then have moderators break it. The thing I enjoy about brewerfan is that I feel a connectedness and unity with the community, and to remain within this community i obey the rules. The current link&locking in the off-topic brings to mind shades of Animal Farm; "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal then others.".

 

[Brian the Automator]

Honestly, I think the most important Packer development since the team won the superbowl deserves a bit of "shilling".

 

I definitely appreciate your input, but I think this was a very special exception... and considering Brewerfan and LambeauLeap are "owned" by the same person (me), I would think that a little bit of cross-marketing would be acceptible... especially in this case.

 

If you have other examples of where we circumvent the rules and you haven't been happy about it, we're certainly open to criticism. I always have an open ear, publicly and privately.

[mothershipconnection]

I think the main goal is to create a visual reminder that there's a discussion at a related site, so don't start a thread here. Our newer members, or those who aren't here much, may not know that football talk is restricted to that forum.

[hawing]

Disclaimer: I'm about as uninterested in the Packers and football as is possible for a native Wisconsinite to be. I do have moderator status at lambeauleap but rarely visit.

 

My take on the posts that concern you is that they're more a pre-emptive move than a blatant shill or flaunting of rules. We have a better chance of keeping football discussion off Brewerfan by making the link/lock post before any other member starts a thread (which is inevitably followed by some discussion plus some IBTL posts) until a moderator sees it, locks and links.

To me, it seems more like a time-saver than anything else.