Suggestion: Create Subforum for Competition Predictions

[sciencenuetzel]

Originally Posted by INsight

This idea seems quite insightful.

+1

[serenagh]

Originally Posted by vhcook

What about Car Nack's Corner? If you think about it, that's already an unsigned predictions area.

When I created this thread, I did consider that. A couple of things came to mind (and they may all be addressable).

Car-nacks Corner lives in the back of the other forums- if it gets used for the more general predictions thread, I'd suggest we move it to the competitions section.

The title is subtle. Those of us ingrained in ChiefDelphi culture probably know about Carnack. But he's been less active recently (with the exception of the two 2016 threads), and having a more obviously titled Predictions thread might draw in those who skim more often, etc.

It's interesting to me that the predictions groups/individuals have chosen to post in the general forum, rather than in Carnacks' Corner. Many of them have added to this thread (thanks for your support!), and perhaps they can offer their reasons for doing so (I presume most, if not all of them, know of and respect Carnack). Perhaps there's an unwritten rule that that subforum is Carnack specific? '

In any case, I think that it's worth exploring fleshing Carnack's Corner out to a full predictions forum. But it might be valuable to consider changing the name and moving the tab (under competitions), at which point it might me just as simple to create a new subforum.

[NEforecast]

NEforecast predicts Car Nack's Corner will stay Car Nack's Corner, but that we will also create a seperate Predictions/Polls/Top25/FUN forum.

Car Nack is one of NEforecast's greatest meuntors in the FRC analysis realm.

[serenagh]

Originally Posted by NEforecast

NEforecast predicts Car Nack's Corner will stay Car Nack's Corner, but that we will also create a seperate Predictions/Polls/Top25/FUN forum.

I agree - that seems to be a good solution. How do we make this happen?

[EmileH]

Originally Posted by NEforecast

NEforecast predicts Car Nack's Corner will stay Car Nack's Corner, but that we will also create a seperate Predictions/Polls/Top25/FUN forum.

Car Nack is one of NEforecast's greatest meuntors in the FRC analysis realm.

I like the idea as well. I will shoot an email to Brandon Martus (CD's main admin).

[cadandcookies]

I'd definitely support this.

[AdamHeard]

What about a subforum for troll accounts?

Wrench, clamps, boltman, rivetman, etc...?

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

What about a subforum for troll accounts?

Wrench, clamps, boltman, rivetman, etc...?

Don't forget Andrew Schreiber...

[Basel A]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

What about a subforum for troll accounts?

Wrench, clamps, boltman, rivetman, etc...?

What about removing troll accounts in accordance with Chief Delphi rules?

[MARS_James]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

What about a subforum for troll accounts?

boltman, etc...?

I wish that was a troll account but I am not sure it is.

[BigJ]

Rivetman and WCBC were great, but then people had to ruin a good thing

[Rivet Man]

Hi Everyone,

Seems like we've gotten a little off topic. Wouldn't mind tightening the scope of the conversation back to OP's original idea.

I agree that creating a subforum could be a really good idea! Personally I'm always scrambling around the pages trying to read all the different posts and definitely more than a couple of times have just missed good threads entirely!

It'd be really nice to have a centralized system (much like how you should have for all your fasteners) that would make locating these competition predictions/reviews/insights a lot easier. It's definitely an area I would be pinned to!

Best Regards,
RM

[EmileH]

To clarify, there are already several subforums (District Events, Rules & Game Manual, etc.) This thread is just for adding one for the Looking Forward like predictions accounts so they don't clog up the General Forum with all those predictions every week.

Also Boltman is not a troll account. He is a mentor for team 5137 from California. HOWEVER, Rivet Man, #REKT, CLAMP, etc, I have my doubts....

[Rivet Man]

Originally Posted by EmileH

To clarify, there are already several subforums (District Events, Rules & Game Manual, etc.) This thread is just for adding one for the Looking Forward like predictions accounts so they don't clog up the General Forum with all those predictions every week.

Also Boltman is not a troll account. He is a mentor for team 5137 from California. HOWEVER, #REKT, CLAMP, etc, I have my doubts....

Hi EmileH,

Ah, thank you for the clarification! I still think this is a good idea. Bit like a dogpoint on a fastener, makes sure us users aren't getting our threads crossed!

Is there anyway that someone could just make a post that has links to a bunch of the threads? It seems as though there's still a lot to sift through...

Best Regards,
RM

[AGPapa]

Originally Posted by EmileH

To clarify, there are already several subforums (District Events, Rules & Game Manual, etc.) This thread is just for adding one for the Looking Forward like predictions accounts so they don't clog up the General Forum with all those predictions every week.

Just to add some more information, threads in those subforums (especially District Events) get very few comments because they don't get shown on most users 'portal' by default. Creating a new subforum is a very quick way to kill conversation.

Compare the 11 page discussion of the 2011 New Jersey regional to this 2 page discussion of the 2013 MAR Championship.

I'd hate for something valuable, like the Looking Forward posts, to end up in those hidden subforums. Perhaps we should just move the individual prediction threads for district areas (NEForcast, FiMInformer, CHS Platter, etc) into the District Events subforum?