Our NFBC boards are as enjoyable as any in the fantasy baseball space. We do not have any problems there, but I will provide Message Board Etiquette guidelines there soon as well.
I've asked John Zaleski to provide me with Message Board Etiquette guidelines that other sites like the Anaheim Ducks have used to set concrete ground rules for behavior. I'm not trying to take the fun out of these boards, but I think we all agree the personal attacks, the harassing posts that follow up each post someone makes, the personal feuds that 99 percent of the members don't care for, etc., have to stop on the NFFC boards. And they have, for the most part, in 2009.
I never wanted anyone to leave the NFFC because of our Message Boards. Geez, folks agree we run a first-rate event and our rules are the fairest in play for serious gamers, and yet folks are going to leave because of our Message Boards? I get it, but I'm done putting up with it then. It's time to take charge of that area...your area, that I've relied on all of you to police yourselves. Now I'll do it.
Right now we are just talking football on the boards and those members who have remained active have done a great job of keeping the content to football, football, football. Perry is leading a great thread on Mock Drafting as a group, and Tom is adding a new team preview every day for 32 straight days. We've also added columns that involve NFFC strategy and received feedback that we're doing too much to help the NFFC members.
So I like the direction of our boards this year.Some folks have stayed away because of past feuds and I totally understand that. Hell, there are plenty of other options out there and that's why we're going to nip this in the bud and be done with it. The Message Boards are the NFFC's BEST promotional vehicle and I'm no longer going to let ANYONE steer them other than me.
So again, I'll post these Etiquette Rules soon and everyone who posts here will at least understand the ramifications if anyone doesn't behave. I've never been one to kick anyone off the boards and I certainly would not censor someone without justification or actually not allow someone to join their contest over this, but message board privileges are just that: A privilege. And it's time to have a set barometer in place if anyone goes outside the lines.
I'll post the rules once I look them over from John, but mainly it's no more personal attacks other than regular fantasy football smack talking. No more personal feuds outside of good ol' fashioned smack talk. No stalking our members. And respect. Respect everyone here who are our members. If you can't do that, then I'll list first offense, second offense, and third offense guidelines and there will be no debate what those penalties are going to be.
Last night someone said our NFFC boards were "poisonous" and it came from someone who had poisoned the waters while he was here. Others have complained about other NFFC members while admitting that they could have acted better on our boards. I'm tired of the childish finger pointing and thus good ol' fashioned parenting will have to take over. We'll have the rules. They will be posted. And we'll all abide. Or the penalties take place.
Now let's keep the football content coming and pleeeeeeeeeease feel free to smack talk in a good way. That's what fantasy football is all about.
