She is, and a large part of it is the same reason as the title of this thread. This site has some fantastic members, but there really needs to be more traffic. You want to know what OBs has that this place doesn't? Active posters that discuss just about anything. That creates traffic, discussion and over time, a community. A sampling of the topics on their version of the Burnt Orange Board from today:
- Uber Lyft Austin update
- Mischa Barton a Victim of Revenge Porn
- Daily Soccer Threat
- Bring Back the Aggie Game
- Top 8 level Navy officers charged with corruption
- South Llano River State Park
- Kacy Clemens' response about kicking the A&M catcher's mask at home plate tonight
- Beard Advocates: Read this, then shave
- Fishing Pole/Line Reccomendation-Baitcasting
- The history of an "OBism"
- What's going on with the Romo deal?
- I tore my Achilles tendon. Helpful advice?
- Best non-steakhouse steak in Austin
- Kacy Clemens
- Vibrator manufacturer tracking use via internet
- Concealed Carry
- The Insanity of Magnolia Market
- If you could have any job not worrying about income what would it be?
- For baseball guys, what's the deal with that Shewmake dude? Did we recruit him?
- Only 1 in 5 Oklahoma children can read clocks
- Foreman in the 3rd Round
- Youth baseball bats
- Tom Herman's Performance Groups
- Alpine, Texas
- Bregman trolling Odor
- a few notes-'a simple plan'
- How many of the top 100 have you been to?
- Bama has it's own combine day
- Girl of the day
It's the offseason. Folks want things to talk about. It doesn't always have to be about UT sports.
Love him or hate him, Ketch has created a heck of a product over there, and they allow a myriad of topics on their main board. That said, politics or religion will get deleted or sent to the Corral, (a highly controversial board within their system that is a free-for-all.) Nudity will get you a week off. Calling out another poster "sometimes" gets you a time out.
Outside of that, it's a locker room/water cooler/break room environment. You may walk in and start talking about the game last night, or the one coming up next weekend, but eventually the conversation turns towards something else. It may be the cute gal on the TV commercial last night. It may be your search for a new vehicle. Maybe your dad is ill and you are looking for some moral support. Your BBQ pit is ready and you're looking for a few tips. Etc., etc.
That is the main complaint/turn-off of HS from people I've sent over here.
"Not enough traffic and the posts are mainly about sports."
"No Off-topic."
"It's boring"
"Is anyone ever on there"
While I think the staff here does a phenomenal job covering recruiting and the football team, and strides are being made on baseball and basketball, this place needs some energy. Some participation. Some clicks. That falls on us, the members. If we aren't going to be active, how are we supposed to A) Keep the excitement going here, B ) draw new members and C) keep our staff in place so we have solid coverage?
This is a free site, and as such we get plenty of traffic from folks seeing links on twitter, or google. What is needed is members who are active and engaged. Hey, some tomfoolery once in a while is fine.
Mike is not far off base, but that doesn't mean we can't flip the switch and be more actively involved.
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