Posted by: Jack Mankin (MrBatspeed@aol.com) on Thu May 9 13:09:23 2002

>>> Jack, would you ever consider changing the BBS format to look like setpro.com, or (just for examples) bladeforums.com, thefiringline.com.

The way they are set up, only the thread title shows, with number of views, number of replies, and the most recently active thread always bubbles up to the top. This cascading thread structure is sometimes difficult to follow, as well as allowing tangential responses to get left out of some tree views. Sometimes we have active topics that literally csacade off the screen, and other topics can get lost in the shuffle.

I'm appreciative if what you provide free of charge, just suggesting an improvement, in my opinion. <<<

Hi Slowpitch

Thank you for your interest. We have considered the pros and cons of a number of different board formats. One that covers the problems you outline is presently in the can and ready to go, but there is no perfect world and after much discussion we came to the conclusion that the present format is still the best option for this site at the present time.

If we decide to incorporate a “member-only” type of board where a few members could have an in-depth discussion of a player’s swing mechanics (shown frame-by-frame), etc., it would probably be in the type of format you suggested. However, it is our view that the present format encourages a wider variety of topics and greater participation, especially for new viewers (we are approaching 1,000,000 hits per month).

Jack Mankin