DraftPlanet is not closed.

Draft discussion is now encouraged in the Lounge. This format has been followed in the past and fell by the wayside.

We've had a discussion within this thread and reached a partial compromise. I don't know exactly what it looks like but I have a general idea of what I think would be positive for ChiefsPlanet. I'm looking to regular participants in DraftPlanet and The Lounge to help fill in the blanks with their own cool ideas.

The following is not yet etched in stone. There's a lot of pertinent discussion throughout the thread.
DraftPlanet will remain open until one week after the Combine. Draft gurus will be encouraged to start and/or ask for threads to be moved to the Lounge. We want to encourage football discussion in the Lounge and we hope Draftnits will seek to share their knowledge with the GenPop. Finally, DraftPlanet will remain open year around but new threads will be moderated by Draft moderators and moved to the Lounge or kept in DraftPlanet based on a yet-to-be determined criteria which is up for discussion.

[Sfeihc]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Actually, we created the draft sub forum because the draft conversations were getting hopelessly buried in offseason ramblings.

I fully expect that to happen again.

This sums it up rather well.

Phobs, mad respect for you. If it weren't for you I would have never joined CP. That being said maybe on a trial basis for this off season just sticky the CP Mock thread in the Lounge along with a discussion thread. That way the CP Mock thread won't get overrun with douchebaggery.

Originally Posted by Sfeihc

This sums it up rather well.

Phobs, mad respect for you. If it weren't for you I would have never joined CP. That being said maybe on a trial basis for this off season just sticky the CP Mock thread in the Lounge along with a discussion thread. That way the CP Mock thread won't get overrun with douchebaggery.

If we do something like this, it's designed to make the Lounge better. I hear the concerns of draftniks lima charlie. Therefore, there would be an understanding that general debauchery in legitimate draft threads would be unwelcomed at the risk of being banned from that thread. That's not to say people can't make a joke when warranted. But douchebaggery would be discouraged - ala prayer threads.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Actually, we created the draft sub forum because the draft conversations were getting hopelessly buried in offseason ramblings.

I fully expect that to happen again.

This.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Phobia

If we do something like this, it's designed to make the Lounge better. I hear the concerns of draftniks lima charlie. Therefore, there would be an understanding that general debauchery in legitimate draft threads would be unwelcomed at the risk of being banned from that thread. That's not to say people can't make a joke when warranted. But douchebaggery would be discouraged - ala prayer threads.

Or just leave the draft forum the way it is....

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

This.

I know I've said this a million times, but all you have to do is click on a draft icon to essentially have DraftPlanet, but embedded in the Lounge so that everyone else can see those threads. You can even bookmark it if you want:

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/forum...t&daysprune=30

Note that there are currently only 3 threads in the past 30 days. I'd love for that to change regardless of whether DraftPlanet itself continues to exist.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I know I've said this a million times, but all you have to do is click on a draft icon to essentially have DraftPlanet, but embedded in the Lounge so that everyone else can see those threads. You can even bookmark it if you want:

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/forum...t&daysprune=30

And all people have to do is click on the link that says Draft Planet to do the exact same damn thing.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

And all people have to do is click on the link that says Draft Planet to do the exact same damn thing.

Right, but then the majority of people don't see it. Most people don't click into subforums.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Right, but then the majority of people don't see it. Most people don't click into subforums.

So we have two choices?

1. Leave it the way it is and let the people who find it....find it.

2. Get rid of it and put every draft topic in the lounge where every moronic dipshit can chime in about how nobody is a GM and "MANTI TE'O AT #1" is the way to go. Phobia has clarified that these people would be at a risk of being banned for trolling draft threads...which in turn creates more policing work for the mods.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Phobia

If we do something like this, it's designed to make the Lounge better. I hear the concerns of draftniks lima charlie. Therefore, there would be an understanding that general debauchery in legitimate draft threads would be unwelcomed at the risk of being banned from that thread. That's not to say people can't make a joke when warranted. But douchebaggery would be discouraged - ala prayer threads.

I'm not worried about people being idiots and ruining the threads.

The average BUSY draft thread gets half or less the traffic that your average "another hot teacher ****ed a student" thread.

There's no draft discussion in the Lounge. The threads get lost in the waves.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Right, but then the majority of people don't see it. Most people don't click into subforums.

The majority of the people won't see them anyway. They disappear into the abyss in a couple of hours.

Originally Posted by Pestilence

So we have two choices?

1. Leave it the way it is and let the people who find it....find it.

2. Get rid of it and put every draft topic in the lounge where every moronic dipshit can chime in about how nobody is a GM and "MANTI TE'O AT #1" is the way to go. Phobia has clarified that these people would be at a risk of being banned for trolling draft threads...which in turn creates more policing work for the mods.

Banned from the thread, if necessary. I know it's going to be an adjustment. But we need an infusion of what brought us all here and this is convenient. Again, not looking to burn draftplanet to the ground, just want to infuse the Lounge with a little shot of football and see how it goes. If it's a dismal failure, we'll adjust or put it back the way it was. I think we all agree that CP could use some tweaking. I recognize that the pushback is coming from draftniks who like what we already have. I want you indulge your desires but would ask for your understanding in what we're trying to do as well. Help design this so it works well for everybody. Compromise is the key here.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Phobia

Banned from the thread, if necessary. I know it's going to be an adjustment. But we need an infusion of what brought us all here and this is convenient. Again, not looking to burn draftplanet to the ground, just want to infuse the Lounge with a little shot of football and see how it goes. If it's a dismal failure, we'll adjust or put it back the way it was. I think we all agree that CP could use some tweaking. I recognize that the pushback is coming from draftniks who like what we already have. I want you indulge your desires but would ask for your understanding in what we're trying to do as well. Help design this so it works well for everybody. Compromise is the key here.

Compromise? Keep the draft subforum but allow everyone to post draft threads in the lounge all they want.

Originally Posted by htismaqe

I'm not worried about people being idiots and ruining the threads.

The average BUSY draft thread gets half or less the traffic that your average "another hot teacher ****ed a student" thread.

There's no draft discussion in the Lounge. The threads get lost in the waves.

You obviously have a lot of experience. Help me make it work. It can work if it's designed to work and tweaked as necessary. We've never really made a concerted effort to make it work. We fly by the seat of our pants a lot and that's sometimes a recipe for disaster.

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Compromise? Keep the draft subforum but allow everyone to post draft threads in the lounge all they want.

That's kind of where we are right now with a couple variations on it, but yeah. You get the idea.

[The Franchise]

Keep the draft forum for the threads that Direckshun likes to put together and the CP mock. The Lounge can be used for things like talking about a certain player or a certain position....