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A DQ Blizzard! 🙂

You can also rate the article using stars. Not sure how it shows up on the phone, but I know on the ipad or computer, on the upper right of the article page, you can click on the stars, 1-5

There is an ignore feature that is pretty easy to use. And it still allows you to view a user's post if you choose to. It's pretty easy to put someone on ignore and remove it.

I will use the thumbs down from time to time without comment. Often times those who disagree along with me have already said it, even better than I could. Or I've already stated my opinion elsewhere in the thread. The other times I use the thumbs down ... I reserve it to constant trollers or dead horse beaters ... That said, I'd be in favor of doing away with them because there are those who never/rarely comment and just let their emojis do their talking. Especially those who use the 'laugh' emoji when someone is very obviously stating a serious opinion. That is nothing more than trolling by emoji.

For sure. But I think bringing in generic comments of dislike into multiple threads versus truly giving detail to a specific topic isn’t too difficult to discern. IMO.

This is what the OP has asked. Let’s not rehash the decisions that are made and done. It does no good and really adds little to the discussion. Where’s Brock’s dead horse emoji when you need it? What’s to be done now and forward?

There’s a difference between being negative and being critical. The latter is fine and necessary. Disagreement is necessary. Or there would be nothing to discuss. But the former is a different animal and makes it difficult for everyone, whether critical or positive.

It’s worth a try. But … those who want the ‘old’ game threads back MUST volunteer and stick with it and see it through and be responsible for them. As one who helped with game threads throughout the years, first by editing every single thread Brian did and supplying the lineups to them, daily, to helping Chief then stringer with the scheduling by PMing users to consider volunteering, helping to keep track of who was doing what each day and following through to see it was done … it became tireless and thankless, and the ‘rewards’ were far outweighed by the few posters who would crap all over them. It’s a lot of work to try and create a fun atmosphere, and more than disappointing when a few posters come in and trash the place, and those who say they care the most, exit the building without so much as lifting a finger. And then those who used to help make it fun either left or joined in. It just became an unsustainable model. That all said, game threads alone won’t ‘solve’ the problem of the Twins Talk forum being … way less active than in the past. They are just one symptom, imho.

I didn’t even know, or more likely forgot, that he was even working for the White Sox.

I don’t know if true or not either, but agree with the perception. I don’t read many anymore because there just seems to be too much. Could be I’m just busier in my personal life and just don’t have the time anymore. And often there are too many on the same subject. As someone said above, some of the articles almost seem forced and the titling ‘clickbaity’ at times. While I appreciate that the writers have different takes and perspectives, it does feel at times to be oversaturated and wonder if that has caused a real downturn of activity in the Twins Talk forum. That and the formation of other forums, primarily the rumors forum, which I think, ironically, was to draw more people in and invite more posters to generate discussion. There are a few times when someone starts a thread in the forums that garners lots of really good discussion, then a few days or a week later an article coincidentally gets written on the same topic and draws discussion away from the forums. It is frustrating to those posters who bring a unique topic up for discussion only to see it ‘taken away’ from them. It makes it really difficult to try and encourage posters to start their own discussions, either in the forums or the blogs because so much draws attention away. I get that the reason this site was started was to encourage writers and bloggers, with the promise of promotion to the front page, but I wonder anymore how often that happen? Are writers being recruited from outside rather than promoted from within? I’d also like to see a return of poster-written game threads. It’s a LOT of work scheduling them and getting people to volunteer, but it was the one thing that could never be ‘taken away’ from the average poster, but yet it’s what we did. Mostly because it really was a LOT of work and over time interest waned and only 3-4 posters would want to do them anymore. But, for whatever reason, probably a combination of many things, the evolution of things has caused for less activity in the Twins Talk forum. Part of me thinks that’s unfortunate, but the other part just thinks that that’s just what it is.

If people want to post nonsense, think again. I’ll let yours stand in my quote to serve as a warning to others … don’t do it. If you can’t genuinely discuss a topic without snark and negativity, don’t post.

Stop it now … walk away.

Can they do it? 10 in a row? 3 sweeps in a row?

Yes, because on radio what you need is to talk less

I think they may have gotten a new job or something that keeps them busy. I miss them, too! They were my ‘go to’ about all the rules.

I had my brat last night with kraut, grilled onions and mustard ... it was divine 🙂

Other than game threads and keeping track of where former Twins players are now, there doesn't seem to be much use for the Twins Talk forum. Every topic of discussion seems to get covered, and then some, by the writers, making forum discussions repetitive. Although, many times it's the forum discussions that have started it, then out comes an article on the same topic. Still, regardless whether it gets started in the Twins Talk forum first, it becomes repetitive. And now we have the rumors and proposals forum there. With off-season and trade deadline talk and suggestions going into that separate forum, it really renders the Twins Talk forum pretty useless. The minors forum is great. Everything minors there. Of course, most of what's in there are articles that sort themselves there. Still, it does get mixed in with poster-generated threads. It's just really nice because it's all in one place vs what happens with the Twins Talk forum. The Other Baseball forum catches all the rest. While not used as much as the others, it's still a place for everything else, so I think it has a place here. I think there are now an over-abundance of forums.

With toe lint 🤢

I waved at him last night ... he waved back ... might have been someone else, but, weren't many people around, so, he waved back :)

I think they should turn it around a bit and say celebrate the home runs with the sausage, but y'all have to take a bite of it if you lose

Now that the curse is broken ... wish I could go again tonight ... hmmmm ... more blizzards ...

Yep ... that digs into it deeper rather than just 'reacting' based on perception

Yeah, we would have lost last night. Or maybe we would have won by more. That said, Santana is on the roster as backup/insurance for Kirilloff and has nothing to do with Martin being in Mpls or St. Paul. That would be Margot. That said, glad Correa is back. We are a much stronger team with him playing SS.

He would be going down anyway, then, when Duran or Topa is ready, which is soon. Even so, I wished he could stay.