Baseball Talk has gotten intimidating.

Jocephus · Post by **Jocephus** » June 8 07, 11:00 am

a great war has been brewing between the "sabremetricians" and the "old school scouts" on these imaginary, internet lands. as each day passes a new member chooses his or her allegiance. will you die by the pen or by the eye? these are the questions one must ask themselves as they enter the....

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Dillagii · Post by **Dillagii** » June 8 07, 11:08 am

Number of members are Inversely Proportional to Quality

More Members, less quality. I have noticed, the quality of the posts over here is reducing. There is nothing you or me or the Mods can do. Its that the community is growing and we have to deal with all kind of people.

Jocephus · Post by **Jocephus** » June 8 07, 11:11 am

i agree with dill to an extent...

i wouldn't say the quality of posts are bad...partially, 'cause i dont know how to judge quality of posts necessarily...

but dils right, the more people on this board (which i want) the more views yer gonna have...thats where its up to the mods (unlike CT) to keep things friendly (how many times have we heard that?) and flowing well. i think they do a good job.

Dillagii · Post by **Dillagii** » June 8 07, 11:16 am

Jocephus wrote:i agree with dill to an extent...

i wouldn't say the quality of posts are bad...partially, 'cause i dont know how to judge quality of posts necessarily...

but dils right, the more people on this board (which i want) the more views yer gonna have...thats where its up to the mods (unlike CT) to keep things friendly (how many times have we heard that?) and flowing well. i think they do a good job.

I am not saying, the quality of posts are bad. I am saying its reduced. Before, I used to read EVERY posts in BT. Nowadays, there are tons I just skim through. Its not because I dont have time.

I do agree Mods are doing a good job. Its very tough and you cant make everyone happy. They are doing their best. But unfortunately, sometimes best aren't enough.

Post by **Michael** » June 8 07, 11:30 am

Jocephus wrote:a great war has been brewing between the "sabremetricians" and the "old school scouts"

IMO this isn't a "war" between stats vs scouts. It more of a "war" between:

- VORP vs batting avg
- ERA+ vs Wins
- "I love player X and he's producing" vs "Player X's peripherals concern me and I don't think he will keep producing like this".

Perhaps I'm simplifying things too much.

Jocephus · Post by **Jocephus** » June 8 07, 11:32 am

yea, i know its not a war...

i was just trying to sell some books

Elphie15 · Post by **Elphie15** » June 8 07, 12:17 pm

Big Red Number 8 wrote:Speaking for myself, I am glad that I am banished to Rants and Social. That tanotiger sounds like one of Billy Beane's saber tooth cats. I do not like him. Barry.

I am so glad you weighed in your opinion on this. Yours is what counts.

Secret Weapon · Post by **Secret Weapon** » June 8 07, 5:48 pm

i guess im the only one that likes the way the forum is going

i think its great there is lots of "smart" baseball talk, it creates a lot of good discussion and i know i have learned a lot. i also think there is a place for the less serious threads too, like my stupid Arod hypothetical poll. i think there is a good mix right now.

docellis · Post by **docellis** » June 8 07, 10:27 pm

whyhellothere wrote:i guess im the only one that likes the way the forum is going

i think its great there is lots of "smart" baseball talk, it creates a lot of good discussion and i know i have learned a lot. i also think there is a place for the less serious threads too, like my stupid Arod hypothetical poll. i think there is a good mix right now.

i like it too, but also agree that it can be intimidating.

cabby7588 · Post by **cabby7588** » June 9 07, 12:14 am

Good thread, I agree with the problems/solutions on here.

Another solution is just to get rid of Leroy, but I've tried and failed on that one more than once.