Question or topic of the day - a new idea for the board

[BuffaloBill]

To the TBD community - 

 

For periods of the offseason new threads can be limited in number.  To supplement new threads, I want to propose an idea if seven+ of you are interested.

 

The idea is simple:

• Early AM of your assigned day you will create a thread - the question or topic of the day
• Identify the thread by staring it with “QOD -“ (for Question of the Day) 
• You may volunteer to take one weekday. You become responsible for that weekday. So, if you are unavailable (vacation or whatnot) an alternate for the day will be identified.  The two of you will need to coordinate to make sure your topic is ready
• If you want out, period, after being assigned a day, PM me and a replacement will be identified
• A mod will pin the thread
• People will respond in the thread as normal
• the next day the pin will be unpinned (replaced) - posters may continue to respond as normal here.
• To make the selection process as fair as possible, the most senior board participants will be given first dibs. Additionally, it will be my discretion to eliminate you from selection if your warning history is indicative of potential problems.
• We will try this until the start of camp to see how it works
• If popular enough maybe we continue it beyond then
• If this process becomes in any way problematic for the community, the mods, or SDS it will be eliminated as a board practice
• If there is not enough interest to get seven days of coverage the idea will die a natural death 

 

PM me if you are interested.  If you have preference for a particular day (i.e. you want Tuesday only) please note this in the message.  Also, if you have an alternate that you prefer to work with please let me know.

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

[Saint Doug]

Here’s a great one: has the Bills FO done enough to address WR this offseason?

[mannc]

I hereby nominate the “Would you get Tom Brady’s Autograph?” thread…

[Sierra Foothills]

  On 5/5/2024 at 2:33 PM, BuffaloBill said:

To the TBD community - 

 

For periods of the offseason new threads can be limited in number.  To supplement new threads, I want to propose an idea if seven+ of you are interested.

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Buffalo Bill, I don't quite grasp the concept. The excerpt above doesn't express to me the intention of your proposal.

 

edit: In what way(s) would this create a different type of thread? Is the intention to cut down on the number of threads or the number of responses to a thread? What is the benefit of implementing this?

 

Can you re-word for slow learners like myself?

 

Thank you.

 

Edited May 5, 2024 by Sierra Foothills

[WotAGuy]

Looking at the topics over the past couple months, it seems we’re already doing this.

Natural death can’t come soon enough. 

 

j/k

[RobbRiddick]

Question of the day: was it right of them to take me to court just for loving my dog? 

[I'm Spartacus]

  On 5/5/2024 at 3:35 PM, Saint Doug said:

Here’s a great one: has the Bills FO done enough to address WR this offseason?

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Or....why did they draft Coleman #1, seeing he is so slow?

[BringBackFergy]

It’s a good idea. Question: Let’s say a designated person starts a thread “QOD: Will Josh Allen rely on screen passes more this year?”  Nothing prevents someone else creating a thread “We should throw more screen passes this year”. Will similar threads to the QOD be deleted, merged or disregarded and left to die on the vine?

 

Thanks. I’ll hang up and listen. 

Tony from Tonawanda

[Rocky Landing]

I think it's a great idea. As far as who gets selected, and who gets denied, I would hope that some of our more contentious posters would get a day, or two, and I would also hope that different sides of the spectrum would be represented-- optimist vs. pessimist, if you will. Like maybe Wednesdays could be one of our "knowledgable jackasses" (we all know who they are), and then Thursdays could be the "hopelessly optimistic homers." (We know who they are, too...)

 

Be that as it may, great idea, and I'm really looking forward to it. It may take a week, or three to catch on, and certainly some questions, and some posters will have varying degrees of popularity, but I suspect that with some tweaking, it's going to become very popular.

[Buffalo Boy]

   If you see someone in tight bike shorts and you like it but then you realize they aren’t the gender you thought….

Is that wrong?

   This could go under the “ Asking for a friend” sub genre.

[mrags]

This seems like the type of thing an employee would think up because they were trying for a promotion. 

[Augie]

  On 5/5/2024 at 6:37 PM, mrags said:

This seems like the type of thing an employee would think up because they were trying for a promotion. 

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He might be worthy of the promotion. Clever people find ways to get other people to do the work and keep things rolling.  That sounds like boss material, right?   😋

[mrags]

  On 5/5/2024 at 7:00 PM, Augie said:

 

He might be worthy of the promotion. Clever people find ways to get other people to do the work and keep things rolling.  That sounds like boss material, right?   😋

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Notice I haven’t provided any usable content yet. I’m no sucker. 

[Draconator]

Question of the day: When is Josh going to get Hailee pregnant?

[BuffaloBill]

 

  On 5/5/2024 at 4:32 PM, Sierra Foothills said:

edit: In what way(s) would this create a different type of thread?

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It is not a different type of thread.  The subject depends on the person who is initiating the thread.  There is no value in duplicating what is already out on the board. Therefore, by definition it needs to be something new.  

 

  On 5/5/2024 at 4:32 PM, Sierra Foothills said:

 

Is the intention to cut down on the number of threads or the number of responses to a thread?

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No intent to stop, slow down or otherwise impede any other normal board activity.  This idea will only ensure there is at least one new thread per day. 

 

  On 5/5/2024 at 4:32 PM, Sierra Foothills said:

What is the benefit of implementing this?

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Just creates a new thread daily, that allows for normal board exchange within it. This is the only benefit.

 

 

 

[Rocky Landing]

  On 5/5/2024 at 6:37 PM, mrags said:

This seems like the type of thing an employee would think up because they were trying for a promotion. 

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I nominate you for one of the QOD posters. See my post above.

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

Maybe we should take a poll

[TBBills Fan]

  On 5/5/2024 at 8:24 PM, JakeFrommStateFarm said:

Maybe we should take a poll

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  On 5/5/2024 at 3:35 PM, Saint Doug said:

Here’s a great one: has the Bills FO done enough to address WR this offseason?

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Yes, I agree!  Wheres the poll?

[NoSaint]

  On 5/5/2024 at 7:01 PM, mrags said:

Notice I haven’t provided any usable content yet. I’m no sucker. 

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someday mrags is going to give us his golden post. A true game changer for bills fans far and wide.

[TBBills Fan]

  On 5/5/2024 at 9:39 PM, NoSaint said:

someday mrags is going to give us his golden post. A true game changer for bills fans far and wide.

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We all have dreams.