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BleacherBum593 · March 2nd, 2008, 09:40 AM

With the start of the 2008 season (our 2nd) here at the "new" FanHome board, I'm going to request your help in a few things.

1st - For all those who have been readers here in the past, I'd like to extend an invitation for you to finally "dip your toes" in the water and become posters on the board.

Your thoughts on the Cards and their organization would be very welcomed.

For the board to be successful we need to develop a diverse following. Some will agree with others, some will disagree. That's fine. The only thing that I ask is that you keep it civil and stay away from the "name calling" that goes on at other message boards.

2nd - I'm trying to "improve" the links thread that I have started. I'm looking to expand the Restaurants/Nightspots/Hotels sections to Memphis, Springfield, Jupiter and the Quad Cities area. And if I can get some feedback - to Batavia and Johnson Cities.

If you live in those cities or have traveled to see Cardinal baseball there, I'd like to get some feedback, so that we can share it with other fans who are planning on going there.

In addition, if you have any other links that you would like to see added, ie bloggers, baseball sites, etc. include them also.

Finally, I'd like to get your op's on how we can improve the board. What can we do that would interest you in becoming more involved?

Some suggestions that I have received from a few friends are:
- Regular chat sessions
- Interview's with people associated with the Cards organization, like we started last season (BB593-stopped when FanHome wouldn't give us improved chat software)
- Get a player to do a Q&A thread (McClellan? - BB593's thought)
- Have a player on the roster thread linked to his stats (BB593 - Baseball Cube? - we could also sponsor players there)
- Have a players current salary - attached to his name on the roster thread
- Have FanHome sponsor a blogger(s) and vice versa
- And BB593's suggestion - work with a minor league team to link from their site to a message board here that we would sponsor. Example would be the Memphis Redbirds who explored that option last year.

So. What do you think we could do? Add your thoughts and suggestions onto this thread. Let's see what we can come up with and make this the #1 board in the Cardinal Nation once again (just like the old days).

March 2nd, 2008, 09:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
BleacherBum593 Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: St Louis (LF Bleachers) Posts: 1,895	Expanding Links and other upcoming projects/needs for the board With the start of the 2008 season (our 2nd) here at the "new" FanHome board, I'm going to request your help in a few things. 1st - For all those who have been readers here in the past, I'd like to extend an invitation for you to finally "dip your toes" in the water and become posters on the board. Your thoughts on the Cards and their organization would be very welcomed. For the board to be successful we need to develop a diverse following. Some will agree with others, some will disagree. That's fine. The only thing that I ask is that you keep it civil and stay away from the "name calling" that goes on at other message boards. 2nd - I'm trying to "improve" the links thread that I have started. I'm looking to expand the Restaurants/Nightspots/Hotels sections to Memphis, Springfield, Jupiter and the Quad Cities area. And if I can get some feedback - to Batavia and Johnson Cities. If you live in those cities or have traveled to see Cardinal baseball there, I'd like to get some feedback, so that we can share it with other fans who are planning on going there. In addition, if you have any other links that you would like to see added, ie bloggers, baseball sites, etc. include them also. Finally, I'd like to get your op's on how we can improve the board. What can we do that would interest you in becoming more involved? Some suggestions that I have received from a few friends are: - Regular chat sessions - Interview's with people associated with the Cards organization, like we started last season (BB593-stopped when FanHome wouldn't give us improved chat software) - Get a player to do a Q&A thread (McClellan? - BB593's thought) - Have a player on the roster thread linked to his stats (BB593 - Baseball Cube? - we could also sponsor players there) - Have a players current salary - attached to his name on the roster thread - Have FanHome sponsor a blogger(s) and vice versa - And BB593's suggestion - work with a minor league team to link from their site to a message board here that we would sponsor. Example would be the Memphis Redbirds who explored that option last year. So. What do you think we could do? Add your thoughts and suggestions onto this thread. Let's see what we can come up with and make this the #1 board in the Cardinal Nation once again (just like the old days). __________________ "Build it and they will come"