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JohnnyFlame · 10-27-2009, 09:38 AM

I'm not dissapointed whatsoever. The amount of meaningless threads in the OT section is becoming overwhelming. In fact the number of just pointless threads in the hockey section is ridiculous. The site has become the one liner, flacid thread king. The site could use an overhaul. Here are some suggestions by a longtime Calgarypuck member(I'll let you guess who) that make good sense :

1) Reorganize the site and make hockey the primary focus of half of it, promoting it accordingly. The hockey site is for hockey related discussion and nothing more. The other half is for all other stuff. Turn the OT forum into something where serious issues can be discussed. Push all other stuff into part 2.

2) Create a social networking area to the forum. They can call it CPSN (CalgaryPuckSocialNetworking). This is also a revenue stream opportunity for the site. They can force all discussion of social situations related to Calgary and the local Calgarians over to this forum and ramp up their hits in this area. This will give them opportunity to search out direct advertising opportunities that help the posters as well as local business. There are X number of CP sports teams, so a sponsorship deal with one of the local mom and pop equipment stores seems perfect (Tuxedo Sports as example). This will give the socially oriented posters an area where they can focus their energies and meet their specific goals of coming to the site.

3) Encourage the posters that can talk hockey and want serious discussion . Then they get the guys that are willing to have a lively debate back involved and they will get back the level of discussion they desire. CP used to be an incubator for story ideas in the media about the hockey team. How many times did we discuss something on the board only to see it in the papers the next couple of days?

The amount of fluff on the site is embarrassing! Calgarypuck had a rep for being a place with knowledgeable posters engaged in debate. Not threads filled with one liners, inside jokes brought over from the OT forum. I'd agree with the thoughts above that it's high time to separate the two portions of the site and concentrate on pulling up the level of debate. I'm all for a joke but not for the whole site becoming one!!!!!!!!!!!

10-27-2009, 09:38 AM	#26
JohnnyFlame Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	I'm not dissapointed whatsoever. The amount of meaningless threads in the OT section is becoming overwhelming. In fact the number of just pointless threads in the hockey section is ridiculous. The site has become the one liner, flacid thread king. The site could use an overhaul. Here are some suggestions by a longtime Calgarypuck member(I'll let you guess who) that make good sense : 1) Reorganize the site and make hockey the primary focus of half of it, promoting it accordingly. The hockey site is for hockey related discussion and nothing more. The other half is for all other stuff. Turn the OT forum into something where serious issues can be discussed. Push all other stuff into part 2. 2) Create a social networking area to the forum. They can call it CPSN (CalgaryPuckSocialNetworking). This is also a revenue stream opportunity for the site. They can force all discussion of social situations related to Calgary and the local Calgarians over to this forum and ramp up their hits in this area. This will give them opportunity to search out direct advertising opportunities that help the posters as well as local business. There are X number of CP sports teams, so a sponsorship deal with one of the local mom and pop equipment stores seems perfect (Tuxedo Sports as example). This will give the socially oriented posters an area where they can focus their energies and meet their specific goals of coming to the site. 3) Encourage the posters that can talk hockey and want serious discussion . Then they get the guys that are willing to have a lively debate back involved and they will get back the level of discussion they desire. CP used to be an incubator for story ideas in the media about the hockey team. How many times did we discuss something on the board only to see it in the papers the next couple of days? The amount of fluff on the site is embarrassing! Calgarypuck had a rep for being a place with knowledgeable posters engaged in debate. Not threads filled with one liners, inside jokes brought over from the OT forum. I'd agree with the thoughts above that it's high time to separate the two portions of the site and concentrate on pulling up the level of debate. I'm all for a joke but not for the whole site becoming one!!!!!!!!!!! Last edited by JohnnyFlame; 10-27-2009 at 09:52 AM.