Hello, everyone. My name is Brock Beauchamp and I have big news about BF.net, please read

[trwi7]

I think I speak for everyone when I say, what would it take to get Johan Santana?

Huh? Are you posting in the right thread / decade?

 

[CheezWizHed]

Fourth, and pardon my French for a moment, but I ******* despise SB Nation, Facebook groups, Reddit, and all the other mega-conglomerate trash that is killing independent communities, sucking the life out of the internet, all the while selling your personal information and giving the worst aspects of our society the loudest microphones. So yeah, any time I feel I have the chance to hand those bastards the "L", I'm going to leap at the chance. With Twins Daily, we've largely pushed those entities to irrelevancy when it comes to Twins coverage and I'm excited to try to do it again.

 

Combine all those things and that's how we end up where we are today!

 

[sarcasm]Come on Brock... watch the language or we'll have to give you a day off...[/sarcasm]

[jerichoholicninja]

Maybe this has been addressed already but why is there any need to change from the current site? I don't see any real complaints about its current state nor desire for something different. If it's about increasing traffic, I think us who have been here for years know what happens when there's a large influx of new members and it hasn't always created a better forum with most of those members being banned or leaving in short time.

 

I think it boils down to the fact that Brian doesn't have time to maintain things.

 

No, I mean why does the site have to move to a different host or whatever?

[homer]

Maybe this has been addressed already but why is there any need to change from the current site? I don't see any real complaints about its current state nor desire for something different. If it's about increasing traffic, I think us who have been here for years know what happens when there's a large influx of new members and it hasn't always created a better forum with most of those members being banned or leaving in short time.

 

I think it boils down to the fact that Brian doesn't have time to maintain things.

 

No, I mean why does the site have to move to a different host or whatever?

 

One reason is if this site goes down, no one but Brian knows how to fix it.

[CheezWizHed]

Websites do cost money. Not sure how long the hosting and name rights will last, but I'd imagine at some point Brian would stop paying for it also.

[ctmyers]

Somewhat sad to read that this site is going to be different, but change is inevitable.

 

As long as Mass Hass gets back pay for like the last 15 years, I'll be OK.

[LouisEly]

So yeah, any time I feel I have the chance to hand those bastards the "L", I'm going to leap at the chance.

[LouisEly]

Seems like whenever I go on an extended vacation, something major happens involving Wisconsin sports. Somebody noteworthy gets traded/traded for, signed as a FA, fired, etc. Sometimes the Brewers, sometimes the Packers, Bucks, etc.

 

This takes it to a whole new level. Congrats on keeping the streak alive.

[DuWayne Steurer]

I think (taking off my mod hat here for a minute), the important thing to remember is that whatever changes come along, it's not about the software, it's about the community that we have here, and it's about talking Brewers baseball, and of course, other things Wisconsin/Wisconsin sports. The software gave us an opportunity to do that, but the software is just a tool. This forum is super outdated, and while we all might be comfortable with it, it's not without it's share of problems.

 

I'm not allowed to use my work computers for personal use. I have to use my phone to go on Brewerfan during the day. On my phone, I have to scroll side-to-side constantly to see the entirety of a post, and if it's a long post, that's a lot of side to side scrolling. That's super annoying! Probably as annoying as ads. But I deal with it because I love coming here and talking baseball and football and Basketball with *this group of people*.

 

Now, it's not for me to decide (obviously) what each one of you all are willing to put up with as far as change goes. Just saying..... the software isn't why we're here. It's because it's an awesome Brewers/sports community, and let's be honest, change is inevitable in all things. I hope everyone gives this an honest chance.

 

*jumping back down off my soapbox now* Carry on with your day.

[Joseph Zarr]

As a relatively new poster, tho long-time lurker, I'll sit back and observe the transition/changes/etc. Congrats on your acquisition.

[CheezWizHed]

Seems like whenever I go on an extended vacation, something major happens involving Wisconsin sports. Somebody noteworthy gets traded/traded for, signed as a FA, fired, etc. Sometimes the Brewers, sometimes the Packers, Bucks, etc.

 

This takes it to a whole new level. Congrats on keeping the streak alive.

 

We need some resolution on this whole AROD thing, plus signing the new CBA... could you please take some more time off?

[CheezWizHed]

So yeah, any time I feel I have the chance to hand those bastards the "L", I'm going to leap at the chance.

 

Better to simply fly our W.

[Hammer]

Need a react that says Woah Solvdd.

 

This would be the ultimate BF.net-ism! Definitely a +1 from me.

 

From a dude that was here nearly from the beginning: I would use this reaction for nearly every positive reply.

 

That said, I rarely post here since I'm almost 100% on my cell and, as others have alluded to, the current platform isn't exactly friendly in that usage. I'm actually really excited to see a mobile version!

 

Additionally, thanks to the group that started everything back in the day. This was the "safe place" at the start of Brewers Twitter - we just didn't realize it at that time.

 

Go Brewers - and down with the Cubs.

 

Hammer

[LouisEly]

Seems like whenever I go on an extended vacation, something major happens involving Wisconsin sports. Somebody noteworthy gets traded/traded for, signed as a FA, fired, etc. Sometimes the Brewers, sometimes the Packers, Bucks, etc.

 

This takes it to a whole new level. Congrats on keeping the streak alive.

 

We need some resolution on this whole AROD thing, plus signing the new CBA... could you please take some more time off?

Has to be Wisconsin-based, not national. Rodgers - delivered. Adams - delivered. CBA - not Wisconsin-based.

[Roderick]

This is a really good point. This community has always (tried) to remain focused on arguing the point, and not just taking personal shots at their fellow posters. It's easy to get frustrated with a person who doesn't agree with you, or see your side of things, but at the same time, name calling and one liners isn't going to bring them around to your side of things.

 

I think a lot of people will be happy/excited to see the inclusion of likes/reacts and other sorts of fun widgets, but I'd prefer (my own personal preference, to be sure) that single-click widgets and stuff like that to veer away from negative reactions.

Agreed. The best thing about this forum was the moderation always keeping the focus on the discussion and keeping internet speak off the site. I am not a fan of any buttons for like/dislike or anything else like that. There are plenty of other places around the web for that.

They are useful if you want to acknowledge a good or funny post but don't have anything substantive to add and don't want to clutter the board too much. We can probably do with like, +1, Yikes and Woah Solvdd. The negative ones should be skipped in favor of actual discussion.

 

"Like" button pushed.

[torts]

I'm excited! There's a website for this forum?!

 

I like how the forum is civil, for the most part. I'm going to give out so many likes in the new world.

[Invader3K]

Great to learn about new things coming for this board...as someone who has been around for about 18 years on this forum, I appreciate the value that is being placed on maintaining the sense of community here.

[hurricanecrush]

I haven’t been here in a couple months… who in the hell rearranged the furniture?  

[Dragonbait]

I had to create a new account... since I dont have access to the email account i created to log into these forums. (I am/was Myday2001).

I am grateful for the continuation of the forums, and the fresh update...

Is there a dark mode? Makes it easier to 'hide' at work, since we use Teams (ugh ?).

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 hour ago, Dragonbait said:

I had to create a new account... since I dont have access to the email account i created to log into these forums. (I am/was Myday2001).

I am grateful for the continuation of the forums, and the fresh update...

Is there a dark mode? Makes it easier to 'hide' at work, since we use Teams (ugh ?).

No dark mode but it's on the list of features I will work on in the future.

Also, what was your old username? I can merge this account into that, or that one into this. Which account would you prefer to keep?