Throwdowns > Closed

BM. said 01/30, 03:32 PM
All 3 of your improvements pale in comparison to the actual problems that are found on this site.

Who cares about the layout? I would rather the site work properly than be layed out differently.

Nobody is going to want to use their actual name/picture as their account on a site like this. The community doesn't need to be bigger. There are already 2 million "users" on this site.

And it says right under the Fannation link at the top of this page that it is an "SI Network Site", so I think everyone already knows.

On to the real problems.

1. Lag - Sometimes it takes a hour to even log on to the site. Certain things work, certain things don't. And the dreaded spinny thing when commenting and white screen when changing pages also need to go. Infuriating, to say the least.

2. Multiple Accounts - There has to be some sort of verification process put in place when someone signs up that only allows one account per user. Dupes/Alters run rampant on this site and basically ruin the TD section.

3. TD Voting - Don't allow voting until after 2 arguments are already in. A simple fix that will leave most TDers appreciative.

P.S. - Arnie

BM. said 01/31, 09:03 AM
Again, NOBODY is going to want to use their Facebook account to register for this site. Myself included.

As far as voting goes, there is no reason to have to wait until every argument is in before voting can start. Oftentimes, the average voter knows what way they are voting after 2 arguments. Why make them wait up to 6 days total before casting their vote. Voting after 2 arguments each is fine.

What do you mean "have writers participate"? Do you actually think that paid sports writers are going to want to compete against random FN users? Hell no. They already "won" by being a good enough writer to get paid for it.

The 6 hours between arguments thing is just moronic, to say the least. What if someone on the east coast is against someone on the west coast? The west coast guy could post his argument at Midnight EST, and the other guy would have to research and post his argument by 6 a.m. It's just not possible. 24 hours is a fine limit.

Lag and dupes are far bigger issues than anything you have mentioned thus far, and as Yoda said below, they are the main reasons that tons of long-time members have left the site.

The most frustrating issues come first.

BM. said 02/01, 04:32 PM
I doubt I will get a response from Book of Tebow about forfeiting, so I will just post another short argument.

Last thing that needs changed immediately on this site is that you have to be able to forfeit a turn. The fact that all TDs that are forgotten about end up living for months at a time.

It's ridiculous.