DraftPlanet/CasinoPlanet: A Proposal

[DaFace]

Lemme try and catch Kyle via IM to chat about the tech side of "hiding" forums by default. If we can make that work and only have a handful shown by default, I'm OK with leaving them separate and "available" year-round.

[Dartgod]

What about DC? Why is that one in plain view while a legitimate football sub-forum is hidden?

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

What about DC? Why is that one in plain view while a legitimate football sub-forum is hidden?

Because it's the most heavily used subforum?

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Because it's the most heavily used subforum?

Yeah, pretty much. DC, Media Center, and Pictures all have volume WAY above Draft Planet and Casino Planet, so they're all shown year-round. Historically, the latter two share time.

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Because it's the most heavily used subforum?

Heavily using would certainly describe the majority of the posters in there.

Personally, I have no stake in either. I hide the DC forum and never venture in there. I rarely read the draft forum and never post there.

I just thought it was odd that we hide a football subforum and leave that cesspool in plain view.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

DraftPlanet would have more threads posted in it during the college season if it was on top. For whatever reason it seems to be the bastard subforum on here. The thing about DraftPlanet its not really just about the Chiefs, you get the whole broad spectrum of the NFL discussed in it. Its basically the purest football talk on this board, with not much trolling at all to be honest. It is a board that with all the resources and different insight the posters on here bring, is one of the best in all of pro-football. CP Mock Draft is the best thread of the year on the entire board, its pure football and with the expection of Hootie making an ass of himself generally troll free.

My suggestion would be to put the Fantasy Football and Gambling section in the Media Center and rename that entire thing - Entertainment Center since that is what Fantasy Football and Gambling is more than the DraftPlanet. Then DraftPlanet can stay in the spot where the Casino is year-round.

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Again what is the problem with leaving it up year around? Other than the summer months, the draft can really be talked about all year - especially during college season.

Originally Posted by Brock

I've never understood why the draft forum isn't on all the time. (stickied 24/7/365)

There should be a FF forum also. (in-season stickied)

Originally Posted by Dartgod

I didn't even know what the default settings were. I have the DC forum hidden, but didn't really know what view the guests get.

SO I logged out and see that by default, the draft forum is hidden but the DC forum is not? What kind of ****ed up logic is that?

Now that I've had time to think about this, I think that the draft and FF/Gambling forums should remain separate. The default view for anyone should be Media Center, Draft Forum and FF/Gambling, with the latter turned off during the offseason.

Originally Posted by Dartgod

What about DC? Why is that one in plain view while a legitimate football sub-forum is hidden?

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Heavily using would certainly describe the majority of the posters in there.

Personally, I have no stake in either. I hide the DC forum and never venture in there. I rarely read the draft forum and never post there.

I just thought it was odd that we hide a football subforum and leave that cesspool in plain view.

I'm quoting these posts to show my agreement with their content.

[Direckshun]

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=249500

Above is the mock draft thread idea I started.

Which was started with the EXACT SAME goals that the mods keep complaining about here, i.e. too many mock draft threads.

The thread was promptly moved to the Casino forum.

Explanations, anybody? Any reason why we're complaining about too many mock threads when a designated mock thread was moved without so much as an explanation?

I'm going to let this be my last post on the subject, before the conversation goes in unproductive areas. I've said my piece.

But this is really, really crappy.

[Direckshun]

I want to apologize for my tone throughout the thread.

I don't mean to come off as a dick. As a rule, I try to save that for the DC forum.

I just feel like submerging my favorite forum on ChiefsPlanet robs the Planet of the full football experience.

I've been rebuffed numerous times and largely ignored on this issue for years now. It's just built up the frustration and boom, here you have it.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

I want to apologize for my tone throughout the thread.

I don't mean to come off as a dick. As a rule, I try to save that for the DC forum.

I just feel like submerging my favorite forum on ChiefsPlanet robs the Planet of the full football experience.

I've been rebuffed numerous times and largely ignored on this issue for years now. It's just built up the frustration and boom, here you have it.

I know you think I hate you and DraftPlanet both, but we're really trying to find a way to make this work without adding unnecessary clutter. That's why we posted the thread.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I know you think I hate you and DraftPlanet both, but we're really trying to find a way to make this work without adding unnecessary clutter. That's why we posted the thread.

See what I mean, Direckshun. You can feel the condescension trying to burst forth from DaFace's fingers.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

I want to apologize for my tone throughout the thread.

I don't mean to come off as a dick. As a rule, I try to save that for the DC forum.

I just feel like submerging my favorite forum on ChiefsPlanet robs the Planet of the full football experience.

I've been rebuffed numerous times and largely ignored on this issue for years now. It's just built up the frustration and boom, here you have it.

Apologies are viewed by our mod overlords as a sign of weakness. Give them both barrels or they won't respect you.

[Buck]

I just wanted to show you something from PatriotsPlanet

I took a screen grab from their main football forum and their version of the lounge.

First of all, their header is about an inch larger than CP's. And they have 5 stickies at all times, meaning their members have to scroll for...1 SECOND (the horror) to get to see what they want. So wtf is the big deal with adding 1 more subforum up top?

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Buck

I just wanted to show you something from PatriotsPlanet

I took a screen grab from their main football forum and their version of the lounge.

First of all, their header is about an inch larger than CP's. And they have 5 stickies at all times, meaning their members have to scroll for...1 SECOND (the horror) to get to see what they want. So wtf is the big deal with adding 1 more subforum up top?

ChiefsPlanet >>>> PatriotsPlanet

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Buck

I just wanted to show you something from PatriotsPlanet

I took a screen grab from their main football forum and their version of the lounge.

First of all, their header is about an inch larger than CP's. And they have 5 stickies at all times, meaning their members have to scroll for...1 SECOND (the horror) to get to see what they want. So wtf is the big deal with adding 1 more subforum up top?

Which forum looks more professional: Pats Planet or Chiefs Planet?

[bevischief]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Which forum looks more professional: Pats Planet or Chiefs Planet?

I like CP more.