Where would you prefer to talk non-Bears football?

[soccer10k]

Simple question.

[sethuel1]

In a bar.

[Omar]

WCFB. It'll liven up the forum... and make more members join.

[Andy]

I'm fine with WCFB, but I'd prefer college FB discussion remain here (as it seems to be doing).

[rocket]

i am a member of wcfb, but looking at it from a fan of another team's perspective, why should i join a chicago bears discussion board to discuss football in general with posters i'm familiar with?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

i am a member of wcfb, but looking at it from a fan of another team's perspective, why should i join a chicago bears discussion board to discuss football in general with posters i'm familiar with?

 

Winner.

[soccer10k]

i am a member of wcfb, but looking at it from a fan of another team's perspective, why should i join a chicago bears discussion board to discuss football in general with posters i'm familiar with?

 

Those were my thoughts as well. I completely understand it from the perspective of a Bears fan. But if I really wanted to talk football on another site, I would just join a Raiders board.

[Mizzou]

i am a member of wcfb, but looking at it from a fan of another team's perspective, why should i join a chicago bears discussion board to discuss football in general with posters i'm familiar with?

Agreed.

[dew1679666265]

i am a member of wcfb, but looking at it from a fan of another team's perspective, why should i join a chicago bears discussion board to discuss football in general with posters i'm familiar with?

 

Those were my thoughts as well. I completely understand it from the perspective of a Bears fan. But if I really wanted to talk football on another site, I would just join a Raiders board.

 

My problem is, I can't find a good Titans board. I've run across a few, but most just aren't worth perusing.

 

I may just be spoiled by NSBB and my expectations are too high. :D

[NCCubFan]

My problem is, I can't find a good Titans board. I've run across a few, but most just aren't worth perusing.

Solution: show good taste and become a Bears fan. :D

[Banedon]

I understand your point of view on this...but I guess it's the same reason that people like Jake or wolf stannson or other fans of other teams talk baseball here. The idea is that the other board becomes a great place for more in-depth football discussion. Seperate theads for seperate topics. More organization than a generic "Other NFL Teams" thread in social can provide. I realize that because of the low traffic at the moment, it probably seems unnecessary. But NSBB had low traffic initially as well, and the idea is to grow the site. Yes, it is a Bears board, but we'd really like to have open discussion from fans of other teams as well.

 

I hope as the site grows, you guys will see more benefit to having discussions there rather than here...

[CubColtPacer]

One of the things that has really put a sour taste in my mouth is the game thread on Sunday. Basically, I know if the Bears ever play the Colts again I have to avoid the game thread like I did last time or else be labeled a troll as soon as I post something. People have also made the same accusations when other fans want to post critical things in the bears discussion (even for the people who have also defended the Bears in other posts), even though they know that people from this community simply wouldn't troll on other people's threads.

 

As much as I have posted over there already, I question if it will be a good situation for me to continue if I feel I have to avoid participating in most of the site.

[JoshiQ]

Great. I was looking to join for the game thread this week since I'm a Chiefs fan. Maybe I'll stay in my hole over there. Edited September 12, 2007 by JoshiQ

[Banedon]

One of the things that has really put a sour taste in my mouth is the game thread on Sunday. Basically, I know if the Bears ever play the Colts again I have to avoid the game thread like I did last time or else be labeled a troll as soon as I post something. People have also made the same accusations when other fans want to post critical things in the bears discussion (even for the people who have also defended the Bears in other posts), even though they know that people from this community simply wouldn't troll on other people's threads.

 

As much as I have posted over there already, I question if it will be a good situation for me to continue if I feel I have to avoid participating in most of the site.

 

Honestly though, that happened when the Bears game threads were here too. I know Andy got pretty maligned in one in particular, and OleMiss catches a lot of Saints flak. And it happens to Card fans being critical of Cub fans in the Cub game threads. We do our best to be diligent with moderating that kind of stuff, but game threads, be it here at NSBB or at WCF, are hyper-emotional places anyway. And I'm sure you already know that. I'm not breaking new ground here.

 

I know that we have great posters that are Cub fans and fans of non-Bear football teams. And I hope you all can get something beneficial out of posting at WCF. It's still a work in progress though, and I hope you'll be patient through the growing pains.

 

All I can promise as a moderator is that when we see something inappropriate, we'll try to take care of it. We won't always be successful at it. And I think game threads here at NSBB and at WCF are always going to be a challenge to moderate.

 

Finally, if you think something is inappropriate over there, use the "report this post" option. It'll help the mods.

 

EDIT: Unfortunately I'm going to be at the Cubs-Cards game on Sunday and will not be around for the Bears-Chiefs game thread. So I won't be able to help much then.

[CubColtPacer]

One of the things that has really put a sour taste in my mouth is the game thread on Sunday. Basically, I know if the Bears ever play the Colts again I have to avoid the game thread like I did last time or else be labeled a troll as soon as I post something. People have also made the same accusations when other fans want to post critical things in the bears discussion (even for the people who have also defended the Bears in other posts), even though they know that people from this community simply wouldn't troll on other people's threads.

 

As much as I have posted over there already, I question if it will be a good situation for me to continue if I feel I have to avoid participating in most of the site.

 

Honestly though, that happened when the Bears game threads were here too. I know Andy got pretty maligned in one in particular, and OleMiss catches a lot of Saints flak. And it happens to Card fans being critical of Cub fans in the Cub game threads. We do our best to be diligent with moderating that kind of stuff, but game threads, be it here at NSBB or at WCF, are hyper-emotional places anyway. And I'm sure you already know that. I'm not breaking new ground here.

 

I know that we have great posters that are Cub fans and fans of non-Bear football teams. And I hope you all can get something beneficial out of posting at WCF. It's still a work in progress though, and I hope you'll be patient through the growing pains.

 

All I can promise as a moderator is that when we see something inappropriate, we'll try to take care of it. We won't always be successful at it. And I think game threads here at NSBB and at WCF are always going to be a challenge to moderate.

 

Finally, if you think something is inappropriate over there, use the "report this post" option. It'll help the mods.

 

EDIT: Unfortunately I'm going to be at the Cubs-Cards game on Sunday and will not be around for the Bears-Chiefs game thread. So I won't be able to help much then.

 

I understand that you go in at your own risk to those threads. When a couple non-Bears fans tried to debate a particular call though, a moderator shut them down-twice. There's a difference between members getting upset and moderators giving warnings out for innocent things.

 

Bascially, there's nothing a non-Bears fan can do in a Bears thread unless they agree with the consensus (IMO). Last week showed that they cannot disagree with any calls or even put in the occasional comment that is favorable for the other team. I'll keep working through it though and see how the moderation goes for the season, and let everyone attempt to make the tough transition and understand in what ways the rules need to be similar to NSBB and in what ways they need to be different based on the very different circumstances.

[Derwood]

 

I understand that you go in at your own risk to those threads. When a couple non-Bears fans tried to debate a particular call though, a moderator shut them down-twice. There's a difference between members getting upset and moderators giving warnings out for innocent things.

 

Bascially, there's nothing a non-Bears fan can do in a Bears thread unless they agree with the consensus (IMO). Last week showed that they cannot disagree with any calls or even put in the occasional comment that is favorable for the other team. I'll keep working through it though and see how the moderation goes for the season, and let everyone attempt to make the tough transition and understand in what ways the rules need to be similar to NSBB and in what ways they need to be different based on the very different circumstances.

 

i think as long as your frame your posts as "pro-other team" instead of "anti-Bears" you should be okay. I wasnt' around for much of the game thread last week, so I don't know the circumstances of the moderation. i would hope that moderators would simply keep things civil instead of censoring any non-Bears posts.

[Mizzou]

So we can't have an "NFL Week Two" thread here? I think it's very silly to force people to sign up on another site just to talk football with regular NSBB posters.

[TruffleShuffle]

someplace where i don't get called a troll

[Andy]

someplace where i don't get called a troll

+1 :wink:

[Roast]

someplace where i don't get called a troll

 

 

+2!

[Banedon]

Well I was in and out of the Bears thread on Sunday...so I missed the whole "troll" name calling thing...but looking through the thread from Sunday...that happened on NSBB, not on WCF.

[CubmanPi]

So we can't have an "NFL Week Two" thread here? I think it's very silly to force people to sign up on another site just to talk football with regular NSBB posters.

I'm a Bears fan, but I don't care about them nearly as much as I do about the Cubs, so I'm with you here. I would much rather discuss football here with other Cubs fans who have different football allegiances than sign up for a Bears-only board, so it'll still be a while before I show up on WCFB.

[soccer10k]

Well I was in and out of the Bears thread on Sunday...so I missed the whole "troll" name calling thing...but looking through the thread from Sunday...that happened on NSBB, not on WCF.

 

Isn't it most of the same people, anyway?

[NCCubFan]

So we can't have an "NFL Week Two" thread here? I think it's very silly to force people to sign up on another site just to talk football with regular NSBB posters.

I'm a Bears fan, but I don't care about them nearly as much as I do about the Cubs, so I'm with you here. I would much rather discuss football here with other Cubs fans who have different football allegiances than sign up for a Bears-only board, so it'll still be a while before I show up on WCFB.

It isn't a Bears only board, though. Even though it's primarily intended for Bears fans, fans of other teams are welcome there just as they are here. And there's a subforum set up specifically for discussions about other teams.

[CubmanPi]

So we can't have an "NFL Week Two" thread here? I think it's very silly to force people to sign up on another site just to talk football with regular NSBB posters.

I'm a Bears fan, but I don't care about them nearly as much as I do about the Cubs, so I'm with you here. I would much rather discuss football here with other Cubs fans who have different football allegiances than sign up for a Bears-only board, so it'll still be a while before I show up on WCFB.

It isn't a Bears only board, though. Even though it's primarily intended for Bears fans, fans of other teams are welcome there just as they are here. And there's a subforum set up specifically for discussions about other teams.

My point was, regardless of team, I prefer to discuss football (and any other random topic) here with other Cubs fans.