Official Ways to Improve RR Thread

by Freneau on Jul 8, 2009 10:50 PM EDT

How can I make Royals Review better?

I'm not fishing for compliments here either, just trying to get some feedback as to what types things you guys want more or, or less of, or whatever. Content, style, timing, whatever?

I'd like some feedback if you have any. Sometimes I feel like I'm too zoned into my own little world.

They can also be more SB Nation related, though obviously I'm not going to be able to help you as much there.

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Why Does The

Action slow down so badly when the threads get long? It may be worse with different OS’s, but I’m not the only one to complain about this. I try to comment on something and by the time I can type the post and enter it 2 more plays have happened. This is a problem both at work and at home, where my connection is 3 times faster and my computer is much newer and faster.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 8, 2009 11:27 PM EDT reply actions

do you use the Z button?

by Freneau on Jul 9, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Since I Don't

Know what that is, I doubt it.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 9, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Pressing "z"

marks comments as read.

"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"

by NHZ on Jul 9, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions

you should try it next game thread

it’s all I use, and it’s insanely awesome

press z on your keyboard, and it moves the page automatically down to the nearest unread comment (so you don’t have to scroll)

i think this will help with the load times

by Freneau on Jul 9, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

I'd also like to add that pressing "c" does a similar action.

Sometimes, when a comment off screen is posted and you hit “z”, it will get marked read without you seeing the comment. “C” will take you to the newest comment, then once you are caught up, Z becomes your friend.

If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.

http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?showforum=129

by Warden11 on Jul 9, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Or C to go the next unread comment

and X to mark it read. That’s what I do.

by kcbottom9th on Jul 9, 2009 4:57 AM EDT up reply actions

The site is great....

and would be even greater if the team didnt blow ass once again….

love the recent addtions of the daily links….saves me lots of time surfing around the net

i agree with the site sometimes slowing down…seems like the easiest fix for that is to have OF threads after like 250 comments…dont know if thats possible to auto format…b/c i understand that you cant be here for all of them

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jul 8, 2009 11:42 PM EDT reply actions

Good stuff!! keep it up

I can agree with the lag time with open threads, but obviously this is not a problem that can be adressed easily.

Overal, enjoy the stat forward posts, the thought provoking posts(race to Ks, NLv AL), and the fun posts (Conspiracy Theory, Caption Contest, and though I did not start the most recent one, Heikus to battle Grass Creek)

soon to change name to, "The Not So Curious Case of Benjamin Bratt"

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jul 8, 2009 11:56 PM EDT reply actions

Seems like either JoPo or at least Rany "owes" us an interview/ interactive chat session

that’s not really on you, but this is the best Royals Blog out there. Sure, it’s pretty much the only one I read (JoPo and Rany’s aren’t as interactive, they don’t really count as blogs), but still

1) Best writing byt he “main guy”
2) Best mixture of analysis, humor, fandom, history
3) Best balance of original RR content and fan contributions
4) Diversity of opinions and approaches
5) Funny as hell, even when it’s gallows humor (anyone who hasn’t should read this. Heck, read it again if you haven’t.)
6) usually, disagreements are handled in an adult manner (at least relative to the internet norm). I know that even when, for example, me and billybeingbilly (man, that’s hard to type) are arguing about DDJ, it’s nothing personal; or being and Fernando Vina School of LInguistics about Buck/Olivo, isame thing. Baseball is important to us, but it’s still just baseball. You bastards.

I was inspired to learn what little I know about baseball “analysis” here.

I guess you weren’t looking to have smoke blown up your rear… let’s see, other than that. Here are some suggetions of varyign seriousnes

Jinn Wong Interview
Tales of a Royals stalker With Minda Haas
Are we ever going to get a Remembering Ramon Ramirez Post , since RR and I are the only guys that miss him?
Ditto Grudz
Ditto Gload (sans me missing him)
Might as well start Remembering John Buck now
Too much negativity. Sure, the season went into the tank, but it’s almost the All-Star break, and Willie B. still has a > .700 OPS
Travel diary of RR going to the K, then walking around the Plaza with RoyalsRetro, NYRoyal, and Art Stewart

More when I think of it

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

Can't get enough of me? Check out my Twitter feed.

by Matt Klaassen on Jul 9, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions

What Do You

Mean?
“Are we ever going to get a Remembering Ramon Ramirez Post , since RR and I are the only guys that miss him?”

Those 2 pitches he threw behind his former battery mate Yorvit Torrealba immortalized him to me. He turned out to be a very good relief pitcher, too.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 9, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions

One thing I will say about the "interactive chat" stuff,

Is a CoverItLive chat any better than SBNation’s threaded comments? I vote a huge no.

CiL requires at least one moderator and more than a few commenters. Then, the commenters have trouble replying to other comments because they don’t get approved until 3 minutes later. Although to get Rany/ Pos you may have to run a moderated session to cut out some of the bs. I just do not understand why people use CiL when they already have a better set up with SB Nation.

If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.

http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?showforum=129

by Warden11 on Jul 9, 2009 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions

agreed

by Freneau on Jul 9, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't see that much content improvement is needed

This site has the nice, off-beat features such as the radio affiliate series, and you do that with reasonable regularity (but you need to get back to towns that more reliably have cheerleader squads!). Retro’s top 100 isn’t really within your power to move along. We have folks doing reviews of our minor league teams, you’ve recently added a daily links…

There’s one thing I can think of that might be a nice new feature. Maybe a “this day in Royals history” sort of thing? That could be cool, if done by someone knowledgeable enough.

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Jul 9, 2009 12:06 AM EDT reply actions

seconded on the affiliates

I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at Driveline Mechanics.

Can't get enough of me? Check out my Twitter feed.

by Matt Klaassen on Jul 9, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions

radio affiliates rocks!!! Love it!!

soon to change name to, "The Not So Curious Case of Benjamin Bratt"

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jul 9, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

As long as our site doesn't crash everytime 610 mentions us and brings 20 viewers over

all is good

Enough is Enough - Fire Trey Hillman

by BHWick on Jul 9, 2009 12:14 AM EDT reply actions

?

Don’t get this.

If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.

http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?showforum=129

by Warden11 on Jul 9, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions

Guest post from Chrissy?

I’m dying to know what goes into her outfit selection.

by stuckinstl12 on Jul 9, 2009 12:17 AM EDT reply actions

what am i miissing?

who is chrissy?

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jul 9, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions

she's often part of the links posts

she works for some TV station in CA. There is a website entirely devoted to her outfit of the day. Hilarious when included between two straight Royals links.

by stuckinstl12 on Jul 9, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions

mustve missed that one...everytime

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on Jul 9, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Last link...

by stuckinstl12 on Jul 9, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

damn:

http://www.royalsreview.com/2009/7/3/937074/royals-links-post-rany-jazayerli

by stuckinstl12 on Jul 9, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

the padres blog is big on her

and i think she used to do local sports

totally random thing i latched onto for no reason

by Freneau on Jul 9, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions

ok...

a not very good reason

by Freneau on Jul 9, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

rec'd for honesty.

If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.

http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?showforum=129

by Warden11 on Jul 9, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions

more winning - less tpj

where i'm "day-to-day" but i won't play again happens!

by blue bandwagon on Jul 9, 2009 12:22 AM EDT reply actions

I was thinking we should do some kinda

“state o’ the royals” roundtable at the all-star break.

Oh, and that lazy SOB NHZ needs to party less and post more.

That is all.

"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"

by NHZ on Jul 9, 2009 12:27 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed.

Hell, a lot of us can do what NHZ does.

If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.

http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?showforum=129

by Warden11 on Jul 9, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions

:)

Jokes

Always jokes (just making sure he knows)

If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.

http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?showforum=129

by Warden11 on Jul 9, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree....

by grudz96 on Jul 9, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions

For me, this website is the best source for Royals information

on the web. However, if we are really seeking for ways to make it better, can we just stop with the F word every other post? I read this thing at work and get nervous about what words are on my screen when someone enters my office. And I can’t have this site up when the wife and kids are around because I don’t feel the need to explain what F means to my kid.

I try to not to be too prudish when it comes to language but if you cannot even type a thought without cursing, maybe you ought to just put the keyboard away for a few minutes.

Everything else is great and is only getting better. I appreciate all the hard work that everyone puts in to make the site so knowledgeable and informative…thank you.

"If a tie is like kissing your sister, then losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out." -- George Brett

by u l washington's toothpick on Jul 9, 2009 12:32 AM EDT reply actions

re: F word

Try following a game thread during the school day as a 5th grade teacher.

“If you have any questions, raise your hand. I don’t care how long your hand is up, DO NOT WALK UP TO MY DESK!”

Outside of game threads, the blog stays pretty clean. With the way the Royals play, not sure you can clean up game threads.

If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.

http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?showforum=129

by Warden11 on Jul 9, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

I will keep this in mind

by Freneau on Jul 9, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't think it's a problem.

I drop a lot of bombs in game threads myself. Hell, I’m watching a Royals game.

If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.

http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?showforum=129

by Warden11 on Jul 9, 2009 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Don't worry, Fatelvys already left the team

You won’t have to worry about seeing that much anymore.

by marbotty on Jul 9, 2009 7:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I understand the concern,

but to echo some of the others, I don’t think it’s plausible or worthwhile to censor (or cut back on usage in) game threads. I actually don’t think I’m particularly guilty of this in the first place, but when Olivo strikes out swinging on a slider low and away for the 100th time this season, claiming once and for all the title of “greatest hacker in baseball history,” I want to be able to drop an F bomb on that day.

"You know what, I mean I cried in bed for a while, moaning 'Why!? Why did this have to happen?'"

Zack Greinke on the Brad Pitt - Jennifer Aniston split

by DCRoyals on Jul 9, 2009 4:15 AM EDT up reply actions

"F word" = Farnsworth?

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jul 9, 2009 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Dude you said it. Keep it a family place.

Jeff Zimmerman - Protecting the world from RBI's and Wins from my mom's guest house.

by Jeff Zimmerman on Jul 9, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions

oh yeah, farnsworth. odd i came up with “fatlevys”

by marbotty on Jul 9, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

ugh

by marbotty on Jul 9, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Now There's Farny

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Jul 9, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

As we can all imagine I am not in favor of stopping my f bombs......

At one point i was way overboard and have been much better as of late. However, one of the great things about RR (esp open game threads) is to live the ups and downs of royals baseball. I respect the fact that you dont want your wife and kid to see this stuff. Also, when I am watching royals games its a great way for me to have a BREAK from things of that nature. I agree with many others that say it is going to be hard to censor the site. I also agree it would a terrible idea. Ha ha JK around everyone!

by 2LegittoShit on Jul 9, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions

How about Game Threads uncensored, everywhere else, let's keep it civil?

I mean we do a pretty good job of that already, and I’m not in favor of censorship, but if this place is to grow even more with new members and outside media attention, the swearing has got to go. To me, it’s like smokers and nonsmokers. Being a nonsmoker, I tend to frequent places that don’t put me in the company of smokers doing their thing, if it can be helped. On the other hand, smokers are forced to go outside at certain places to smoke. So the Game Threads are “outside”, and everywhere else is swear-free. It will bring this site more credibility in the long run. Though I hardly think that it is currently a pressing issue.

And unfortunately, that means a name change for 2Legit.

by AxDxMx on Jul 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Help Help

I’m being repressed!!!!!

See the evil inherent in the system !!!

soon to change name to, "The Not So Curious Case of Benjamin Bratt"

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jul 9, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Though i can also apprieciate your situation

It will be very hard pressed to get this done. However, IMO, the only real problem would be the Live Threads. However with your post perhaps just by asking for higher levels of type, we might just get it, and perhaps more intellectual jokes as well

Farny ! Farny-ed! Farny-ing!!!

or not

soon to change name to, "The Not So Curious Case of Benjamin Bratt"

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Jul 9, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions