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Future of ButlerHoops.com

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by Jared Grubbs, Nov 3, 2023.

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  1. Danville Bulldog

    Danville Bulldog Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    The Football Bets forum and Random Thoughts have really degraded the site. JMHO
     
    Danville Bulldog, Nov 5, 2023
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  2. DawgsMD

    DawgsMD Forum Psychiatrist VIP Member

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    At least the betting thread sure as **** beats the other random stuff discussed in the offseason.


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    DawgsMD, Nov 5, 2023
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  3. Danville Bulldog

    Danville Bulldog Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    It's just my opinion. I don't mean to offend anyone. I think the football betting and political stuff belongs elsewhere.
     
    Danville Bulldog, Nov 5, 2023
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  4. Jared Grubbs

    Jared Grubbs Administrator Staff Member VIP Member

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    The newer version of this forum software has a feature where you can mute entire threads, so you could completely hide those discussions and they wouldn't appear places like recent posts or anywhere.
     
    Jared Grubbs, Nov 5, 2023
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  5. Danville Bulldog

    Danville Bulldog Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    Jared, I assume it mutes these type of discussions only when you are logged in. For recruits and outsiders, gambling and political forums are a bad read for those who come to the site for Butler basketball. I'm guilty as much as anyone else, so I'm not condoning my own behavior.
     
    Danville Bulldog, Nov 5, 2023
    #45
  6. BUcheer

    BUcheer Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    Feels like a death in family as this forum going back to the Yuku days (and he who must not be named ran it) has served as a connection to others who share the same love for the Bulldogs as I do. Like all families we’ve experienced some crazy, incredulous highs and some divisive, sobering lows. I’d be willing to put more money towards keeping this forum together as Sad mentioned. How can we get that done? I like the closed community aspect and while we get off topic, the public forums attract complete knuckleheads that make some of our threads seem like child’s play.

    Thank you Jared for providing this “family” for as long as you have!


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    BUcheer, Nov 5, 2023
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  7. estar20dawg

    estar20dawg Administrator Staff Member VIP Member

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    I'm going to try to get the rebirth of this forum going, I'm working on going through the Xenforo setup now, not an IT guy, but working on it
     
    estar20dawg, Nov 5, 2023
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  8. Jared Grubbs

    Jared Grubbs Administrator Staff Member VIP Member

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    Hmm, I guess if we did a private forum that was paid only it could maybe work. It could be very cheap. Eliminating ads from the site completely would actually get rid of a good chunk the work I'm currently doing, as a large percentage of the issues people DM me about are related to ad blockers causing issues or weird ad displays on odd browsers/screen resolutions.

    Maybe we could get someone to step up and be a moderation/content lead of some sort and help keep things in line? If people have to pay to get access, even if it's extremely cheap, it would also prevent a lot of the trolls and such from showing up.
     
    Jared Grubbs, Nov 5, 2023
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  9. ButlerFan-in-Knoxville

    ButlerFan-in-Knoxville Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    If anyone knows the answer. The rivals site already has big east teams there with their own message boards. I believe there needs to be a community publisher or writer to make it happen. There are currently 6 big east teams with a message board there.
     
    ButlerFan-in-Knoxville, Nov 5, 2023
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  10. shoeevv

    shoeevv Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    Thanks
     
    shoeevv, Nov 5, 2023
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  11. Westside Dawg

    Westside Dawg Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    Count me in if there’s anyway to make a donation to help keep this (or a new site) going.


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    Westside Dawg, Nov 5, 2023
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  12. Westside Dawg

    Westside Dawg Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    Westside Dawg, Nov 5, 2023
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  13. BUcheer

    BUcheer Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    So if the site goes dark tomorrow is there a way to stay informed of any new efforts through someone on here? Or anyone with a Twitter account willing to stay in touch with Jared or other to keeps us informed? Or Jared are you willing to share on your Twitter account?


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    BUcheer, Nov 5, 2023
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  14. indienapolis

    indienapolis Active Member VIP Member

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    Thanks Jared for everything! I’m gonna miss the group banter.

    It sounds like the alternatives for now are this Reddit thread or Lukas’ discord? Or something estar is working on?

    I’m genuinely curious if the regulars around here are going to migrate elsewhere…


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    Last edited: Nov 5, 2023
    indienapolis, Nov 5, 2023
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  15. jkcdawgs

    jkcdawgs Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    I’ll be everywhere until one really establishes itself.
     
    jkcdawgs, Nov 5, 2023
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  16. Albick

    Albick Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    I suspect that many of us will be doing the same. Once an alternative attains critical mass, I suspect most of us will migrate there. It's just too early to tell which alternative that will be.
     
    Albick, Nov 5, 2023
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  17. cluelessdawg

    cluelessdawg Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    Thanks for setting this up. Already at 15 members! I just installed the Reddit app and joined. Let's see if it can gain some more steam. Like this post after you've joined the Butler Hoops Reddit page!
     
    Last edited: Nov 5, 2023
    cluelessdawg, Nov 5, 2023
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  18. cluelessdawg

    cluelessdawg Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    I also just joined Lukas' Patreon. $4/month for his content and Discord access is a heck of a deal! Discord-only is only $2/month!
     
    cluelessdawg, Nov 5, 2023
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  19. estar20dawg

    estar20dawg Administrator Staff Member VIP Member

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    I'm working on getting something up and running, if I have to create a new forum name it would be along the line of ButlerHoops 2.0, but the goal will be to get something up and running as soon as possible
     
    estar20dawg, Nov 5, 2023
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  20. BUBBALUM

    BUBBALUM Well-Known Member VIP Member

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    r/butlerhoops has been marked as banned for me.
     
    BUBBALUM, Nov 5, 2023
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