08-10-2014, 19:19
Guys: I just wanted to comment on what has been happening and ask for your understanding and support.
Mark and I were approached to build this site because of the unhealthy situation we were in elsewhere. We are doing it for the enjoyment. It is a fresh site and we are new to this. There will be differences of opinions and not all of them will get resolved quickly, if ever. But rest assured we talk to the Mods and we are looking to create an environment we can all enjoy and be proud of.
Forgive us for having ambition for a large membership and multi-sport interest, but why is that not possible? There are people talking on other topics and we could attract a few other interest groups - it's not impossible.
However, I am a football fan and this is primarily a football forum. Neither of us are prudes regarding language and images. But, for this site to have a long term future we need to appeal to more than the 209 members that currently have registered. It also in the longer term needs to be financially viable. Basically, we need increased membership as that attracts sponsorship and for that to happen we have to consider how attractive the site is to potential new members.
Modern marketing assesses a sites suitability for sponsorship based on content - jiggling breasts and Imre F'ing and C'ing left right and centre and using large fonts had us red lining on the suitability scale!
We had to react. In retrospect a little to harshly, maybe, forgetting that it is a football forum.
Mark and I will discuss the direction and steps we can take to achieve our objectives, whilst at the same time letting you have a greater free rein on the site. However, we can't accept the C Word (or the F word for now) and we do not want nudity or abusive visual images to be posted. Please try to understand and work with us.
We will look more to the moderators for guidance and agreement on levels of acceptability and we look for you to support them. Enjoy the site and work with us on this please.
And tell your mates (and even those who are not your mates) to come and join us.
Mark and I were approached to build this site because of the unhealthy situation we were in elsewhere. We are doing it for the enjoyment. It is a fresh site and we are new to this. There will be differences of opinions and not all of them will get resolved quickly, if ever. But rest assured we talk to the Mods and we are looking to create an environment we can all enjoy and be proud of.
Forgive us for having ambition for a large membership and multi-sport interest, but why is that not possible? There are people talking on other topics and we could attract a few other interest groups - it's not impossible.
However, I am a football fan and this is primarily a football forum. Neither of us are prudes regarding language and images. But, for this site to have a long term future we need to appeal to more than the 209 members that currently have registered. It also in the longer term needs to be financially viable. Basically, we need increased membership as that attracts sponsorship and for that to happen we have to consider how attractive the site is to potential new members.
Modern marketing assesses a sites suitability for sponsorship based on content - jiggling breasts and Imre F'ing and C'ing left right and centre and using large fonts had us red lining on the suitability scale!
We had to react. In retrospect a little to harshly, maybe, forgetting that it is a football forum.
Mark and I will discuss the direction and steps we can take to achieve our objectives, whilst at the same time letting you have a greater free rein on the site. However, we can't accept the C Word (or the F word for now) and we do not want nudity or abusive visual images to be posted. Please try to understand and work with us.
We will look more to the moderators for guidance and agreement on levels of acceptability and we look for you to support them. Enjoy the site and work with us on this please.
And tell your mates (and even those who are not your mates) to come and join us.