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The lady behind me was irate: "OMG! I've been tickled harder than that!" It was hilarious. Then some other people behind me started arguing about '09, Katrina, etc. It got real for a few minutes there. Whew! http://storage.proboards.com/5999358/images/l9_jTqThTffdXwtR1INW.gif If anyone wants to talk Vikings football, feel free to check us out at Purple Pain. We'd love to have you!

Hey guys, Any of you who used to visit Vikings Journal probably know that we did a Pick 4 game throughout the season. We have it again this year, at our new (old?) home at Purple Pain. I remember a few from Twins Daily and Wild Xtra would play, so I'm inviting you again! The more players there are, the better the experience! So please join us! If you are new to this and want to try it out, here is the general thread explaining the game: Link: http://purplepain.proboards.com/thread/607/purple-pains-pick-2017-edition If you played last year and know what you're doing and just want to jump in and get started, here is the thread for Week 1: Link: http://purplepain.proboards.com/thread/609/weekly-pick-4-week-edition http://storage.proboards.com/5999358/images/l9_jTqThTffdXwtR1INW.gif

You can't receive any more PM's, huh? Are people blowing up your inbox with compliments? Please PM me or reach out to me at Purple Pain. Thanks.

1) I feel the same way about the main members at Vikings Journal, as well. 2) That'll come with time. Overall, we like to have more fun than anything. There is some serious, in-depth talk, but there is just as much casual talk, because, we too have known each other for years. Heck, we used to call our Game Threads "Support Groups" because that's how we roll. We try not to take ourselves too seriously. I can see where that's not always appreciated, but that's our culture. And I aim to keep it that way. As Vikings fan, if we couldn't laugh together ... well, you know, it'd be awful! You can have your thread back! Sorry about that. For the record, I agree about the Wolves/Lynx site!

What other factors? Feel free to PM me (on Vikings Journal, obviously). And, yes, Twitter does help a lot. I use it to find interesting stats, articles, and other random tidbits to try to keep the conversation flowing. It doesn't always work, but I also see that some threads have minimal comments, but hundreds of views. That's why I keep doing it. I know people are reading, so I keep as much updated as I can. With full-time work and school, I bet I still spent 15-20 hours on the site every week doing what I do. With being done with school, I'll have more time now to dedicate to actual site promotion, so we'll see... You guys find it annoying? Yeah, so do I to have to constantly do it, lol. But it is what it is. It's slowly paying off, as we've got a few new members this week. I have to keep at it, keep promoting blogs, keep looking for writers, keep communicating with everyone behind closed doors to make things happen, keep sharing our work on Twitter, Reddit, other Vikings sites, etc. It'll take time, but we'll get there. But don't ever expect it to be Twins Daily, because it never will be. But I'm confident it'll eventually be a decent-sized community with regular conversation flow and less tweets. I can't wait!

This is exactly right. I've actually been part of Vikings communities for probably 8-9 years now, and I am currently part of three others that have been up for 8, 10, 12 years (not an exaggeration). And they are the first to show up in search engines when people search for Vikings forums. Not to mention Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. There are a couple of other Vikings forums I know of that have been up for years, too. I don't look at them often, but they have posters with 10, 20, and 30 thousand posts, so I can about imagine how long they've been up. There is a lot of competition out there, and it takes time. A lot of time and energy. Anyway, thanks for "getting it".

Why wouldn't you say this over at Vikings Journal? I share your guys' concerns with not having time to bounce around ... and I'm only over here to see if you guys have the same problem, because our site hasn't been working for nearly two hours now. This conversation was an interesting find. That's for sure! Anyway, as far as the Twitter comments, I do that to save time. Up until a week ago, I was working full-time and going to school full-time ... also basically running the forums part-time. Not to mention, I work overnights. (I should actually be sleeping right now, but I stayed up to do a few things on the site since it's been down for two hours.) It was a lot to handle. I do the best that I can, because when it comes to the forums, I literally do ALL of it myself. I also run the blog section, look for and guide new writers, share our stories on Twitter and elsewhere, etc. It's a lot! So when I have time, I find stories and interesting tweets to keep my small community informed. I'm sorry that you hate it, but that's just the way that it is. Until we gain more regular members who contribute their own content, it is probably going to be this way. I'm sorry that you guys hate it, but I'm doing the best that I can. There are multiple other Vikings fan forums that have been around for over a decade. Do you know how hard it is to compete with those and establish your own community, basically from the ground up? Especially now with Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter ruling the world? Yeah, it's not easy. It takes a lot of work ... and time. I thought that was universally understood. I'm sure Wild Xtra has the same struggles as we do. Anyway, until we grow, I guess it's just going to suck and make your brains bleed internally. http://vikingsjournal.com/public/style_emoticons/default/govikes.gif