Idea: separate recruiting threads with actual news only

[Trice]

Every few days I check in on the MBB board for recruiting news/updates and have to wade through dozens of people speculating, and arguing about each other's speculation, to find any real, actual news or updates on a given recruit. Often I find it impossible to find any substantive updates because I have hundreds of useless posts to get through.

Maybe for major recruits that generate a significant amount of discussion, we could split this into two threads. One thread would be for news only - articles, tweets, recruiting page status updates, etc. I don't know how you define this, maybe anything from a third-party source or CF writers that can be linked to, but no comments or speculation from CF users.

Then the second thread could be the traditional message board recruiting chatter. That way those of us who only check in occasionally could get an update easily and ignore the chatter if we want.

I would be open to other suggestions, but the bottom line is that an overwhelming percentage of posts in recruiting threads are totally useless and anything to improve the signal/noise ratio would be great.

 

[RoseClone]

Every few days I check in on the MBB board for recruiting news/updates and have to wade through dozens of people speculating, and arguing about each other's speculation, to find any real, actual news or updates on a given recruit. Often I find it impossible to find any substantive updates because I have hundreds of useless posts to get through.

Maybe for major recruits that generate a significant amount of discussion, we could split this into two threads. One thread would be for news only - articles, tweets, recruiting page status updates, etc. I don't know how you define this, maybe anything from a third-party source or CF writers that can be linked to, but no comments or speculation from CF users.

Then the second thread could be the traditional message board recruiting chatter. That way those of us who only check in occasionally could get an update easily and ignore the chatter if we want.

I would be open to other suggestions, but the bottom line is that an overwhelming percentage of posts in recruiting threads are totally useless and anything to improve the signal/noise ratio would be great.

I like the idea but many here love long threads regardless of their worthlessness. I tend to avoid them because they deviate from the topic way too often.

 

[Trice]

I like the idea but many here love long threads regardless of their worthlessness. I tend to avoid them because they deviate from the topic way too often.

I'm not arguing those should go away. The long threads could still post news too. I'd just like a news-only thread (or some other solution) for when I don't have 20 minutes to go through days' worth of nothingness.

 

[casey1973]

Count me in. Too much drama often times.

 

[spelhome]

CW or one of the mods . . . can you help make this happen? I think it is a great idea.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Those threads would get buried so quickly due to lack of posts because actual news regarding recruits is few and far between. I'd just assume that until you see something started by Chris, Rob or Brent that most of the stuff is speculation or some random tweet.

The Diallo thread would have one post. We're interested in him.

 

[pulse]

Those threads would get buried so quickly due to lack of posts because actual news regarding recruits is few and far between. I'd just assume that until you see something started by Chris, Rob or Brent that most of the stuff is speculation or some random tweet.

The Diallo thread would have one post. We're interested in him.

Exactly. Everyone's desire for new and exciting news is completely contradictory the fact that there very rarely is.

 

[Trice]

Exactly. Everyone's desire for new and exciting news is completely contradictory the fact that there very rarely is.

I'm not talking hard news like a guy has narrowed down his top 5 or made a decision or whatever. Even new stories posted about a recruit, even if they don't offer anything new, is fine. Updates from those web sites that give % guesses on what school he's going to pick is fine. Like I said in my original post, anything from a third party or informed speculation from CF writers is fine. I just want a way to get that kind of information without all the crosstalk that adds zero value. (There's a place for that, I - and I suspect many others - just don't always have time to wade through it all.)

 

[klamath632]

Every few days I check in on the MBB board for recruiting news/updates and have to wade through dozens of people speculating, and arguing about each other's speculation, to find any real, actual news or updates on a given recruit. Often I find it impossible to find any substantive updates because I have hundreds of useless posts to get through.

Maybe for major recruits that generate a significant amount of discussion, we could split this into two threads. One thread would be for news only - articles, tweets, recruiting page status updates, etc. I don't know how you define this, maybe anything from a third-party source or CF writers that can be linked to, but no comments or speculation from CF users.

Then the second thread could be the traditional message board recruiting chatter. That way those of us who only check in occasionally could get an update easily and ignore the chatter if we want.

I would be open to other suggestions, but the bottom line is that an overwhelming percentage of posts in recruiting threads are totally useless and anything to improve the signal/noise ratio would be great.

 

[Trice]

On the contrary. I just think there has to be a better way.

 

[Wesley]

On the contrary. I just think there has to be a better way.

Maybe Mods can copy out actual news and put it in a different thread for 2015 and 2016 recruiting..

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

This is how message boards work. Some news drops, people discuss. Yes there is a ton of BS but your news only thread would turn into the same quickly. and there would be a "this is a news only thread" every other post. Bad idea

 

[Trice]

This is how message boards work. Some news drops, people discuss. Yes there is a ton of BS but your news only thread would turn into the same quickly. and there would be a "this is a news only thread" every other post. Bad idea

It won't turn into that if it's curated. They curate threads already. This is just one step further. I'd like to at least have the option not to read 99 posts of nothing to find 1 post of actual value when it comes to recruiting.

 

[GTO]

This thread:

Spoiler

 

[benjay]

I share your disdain for incessant thread pollution (usually about the same 20 posters in a circle-jerk). But it's a forum with news on the side - not vice versa.

 

[klamath632]

Count me in. Too much drama often times.

It won't turn into that if it's curated. They curate threads already. This is just one step further. I'd like to at least have the option not to read 99 posts of nothing to find 1 post of actual value when it comes to recruiting.

1. Mods have enough to do.
2. This is a free site.
3. Stop crying.

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

Yes yes and yes. This would take up 90% of mods time and yes I just pulled that% out of my ***

 

[Trice]

1. Mods have enough to do.
2. This is a free site.
3. Stop crying.

Nobody's crying. I'm not sure why this offends you so much but thanks for voicing your opinion.

 

[ChrisMWilliams]

Thanks guys.

Honestly, every time that any news "breaks," I try to create a separate thread that isn't part of a "mega thread." For instance, I did this today with the Clayton Custer news. I'll try to keep doing it more and more going forward. I understand your distaste for the long threads. They aren't for everybody. We try to keep this place as organized as humanly possible.

 

[Rabbuk]

Just make a recruiting forum that's maybe opt-in?