Time to update AN?

by pickinmachine on Mar 31, 2005 3:25 PM PST

Since the new season is just around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to discuss any potential updates to the site. Awhile back people talked about having box scores, or some scoring type system on the site that we could follow all season long. Basically something unique that we couldnt easily get from yahoo sports or anything like that.

Another idea I had was updating AN user account info. When you post comments it could show on the left side a little bio such as when you became a member, where your from, total number of posts, maybe a picture of something along with your tag line.

Another idea mentioned was a place to put pictures, or any other media that could be possible. Im not sure what the server status is of AN, but Id be down to donate some money to help defray some of the time/cost of things.

AN is the best sports blog site out there, but theres always things that could make it better. What do you think?

Poll

What would you most like to see added to AN?

Box scores, or some additional scoring or stats tracking page

27 votes

Updated user account information on posting

5 votes

Picture or media type page

15 votes

Who gives a shit, when does baseball start

58 votes

Other

5 votes

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What I would like to see

is the ability to edit posts.

"I'm good because I ground out to second a lot!" ~ Darin Erstad

by Zonis on Mar 31, 2005 3:45 PM PST reply actions

Nah

then we don't get to weed out the non-speelers and bad-grammarists.

Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that, I'll be over here, looking through your stuff. - Jack Handy

by Awesomus on Mar 31, 2005 3:47 PM PST up reply actions

YES!!!!

I want the ability to edit when I are using poor grammers and spelling.

by kvn on Mar 31, 2005 3:53 PM PST up reply actions

We just added the ability

to edit diaries yesterday. We're one step ahead :-)

But there isn't any way to edit comments. Sorry.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 31, 2005 3:59 PM PST up reply actions

Trust me, I have contacted them

but I haven't heard anything back. I've even tried my other media sources by several of them have the day off.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 31, 2005 4:10 PM PST up reply actions

What about a spell check?

"I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!!!" -Brick Tamland, Anchorman

by secret ASian man on Mar 31, 2005 4:12 PM PST up reply actions

get thee a Mac...

... and you can have spell check for everything you type in your browser. Or, I'm sure there's a FireFox plugin somewhere that can do the same thing.

by RickeySteals on Mar 31, 2005 4:34 PM PST up reply actions

SAFARI?

which OS?

by kvn on Mar 31, 2005 4:41 PM PST up reply actions

Yep, safari...

There's a preference somewhere (I'm at work, so I'm not in front of my mac) where you can have it automatically spellcheck everything typed into a textarea. It may be a system wide setting (as opposed to just safari), I'm not sure...

Or, I believe there's a spellcheck service where you can select any text and use the service to spellcheck it. I think both have been available since 10.2, but for sure they're around in 10.3.

by RickeySteals on Mar 31, 2005 4:57 PM PST up reply actions

Blez, ........A couple ideas;

1. A choice of viewing diaries as

Newest to oldest (The current option)
Most popular to least popular. Recent diaries posted within a 2-4 week span or the current month. Helps drop weak postings out of view.
Any month; 1, 2, 3, or (?) years ago. Since our baseball past time is cyclical it is fun to re-visit the dealings, rosters, AN reactions to similar past events. It will be fun looking back on the current activities of AN and new A's ownership in the years soon to come!

2. Search AN Function;

by date
player
person
topic
subject

3. Game audio

live via AN so we can comment on live games, while (live) on AN! The ST "webcasts" of games by ANers was great
Option for "text" of the audio or sound or both.
Choice of local or visiting team broadcast of course!!!

4. Audio option;

"comments to diaries' (Computer voice?)
AN interviews. (Recorded interview).

6. AN & A's: attending of A's games by AN "en masse"

game of the week?
games of the month?
AN Tail gate party?
AN Group commutes?
AN Bleecher's Day?
Mt Davis Day?
pregame or post game visits with players? BB? others?

7. AN "Pac Bell Day";

"Ferry to the Barry" Day?
1st annual "AN Swarming" to support A's Vs Gnats at PacB.

Wow!
Got Late!
Gotta go!

"all a's all the time." xbhaskarx 3/28/05

by A s Eh on Apr 1, 2005 12:12 AM PST up reply actions

How about

7. AN "Pac Bell Day";

"1st annual AN Urinates En Masse On Sans Baseball Championship Park Walls Day"

by OaktownTribesman on Apr 1, 2005 6:26 AM PST up reply actions

That is do-able, but out of respect for

our many lady ANers, please, cell phone cameras only

"all a's all the time." xbhaskarx 3/28/05

by A s Eh on Apr 1, 2005 6:41 AM PST up reply actions

Oh c'mon, Captain,

there isn't that manny of them.

I'd enjoy a "bio page" where you could see each member's pic, age, city, and credit card number. OK, but at least the first three.

Nico

by Nico on Mar 31, 2005 3:51 PM PST reply actions

Do you like the movie "Made"

with Vince Vaughn?

by Reg on Mar 31, 2005 5:25 PM PST up reply actions

Oops

Never mind. I saw that the poster's name was Captain.

by Reg on Mar 31, 2005 5:25 PM PST up reply actions

I like my anonymity

Am I a 32-year-old woman in Oakland?
Am I a 14-year-old boy in Israel?
Am I a 67-year-old man on death row?
Am I too damn shy to show up for AN day this summer?
Am I Billy Beane?
Actually, I'm Bobby Crosby and I can't see a damn thing.

by eebie on Mar 31, 2005 3:57 PM PST reply actions

Baker, this is sounding eerily

like my last experience with online dating.

As for the notion of Crosby being blind, it reminds me of my childhood, when my dad caught me masturbating and warned me, "Son, if you do that, you'll go blind," to which I replied, "Dad, I'm over here."

Nico

by Nico on Mar 31, 2005 4:14 PM PST up reply actions

That's classic

"May our feet be swift. May our bats be mighty. And may our balls be...plentiful."

by nothinlikethetown on Mar 31, 2005 4:17 PM PST up reply actions

Beat it!

This forum should not be used by its members to discuss the root of self-gratification. I suggest you shuffle your humor on over to another thread - another thread that could use a comedic hand to stimulate it along.

by LowcountryJoe on Mar 31, 2005 6:56 PM PST up reply actions

hear, hear

I have enough trouble being myself in the real world. Can't I be an A's fan and simply an A's fan on AN?

by BillybUcko on Mar 31, 2005 6:47 PM PST up reply actions

It might be nice

to have someplace where we can glance at the stats of our AL West competitors.

by kvn on Mar 31, 2005 3:59 PM PST reply actions

ANTV

The most logical step: ANTV! Instead of Blez posting just photos and transcripts of interviews, he can capture his A's-centric life, AN outings and meetings, player and staff interviews, etc, all on video and put it up here. It's blogging meets reality television.

by OaktownTribesman on Mar 31, 2005 4:20 PM PST reply actions

spycams!

we can even put them in the clubhouse for GnGGirl...or is she too young for that?

Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that, I'll be over here, looking through your stuff. - Jack Handy

by Awesomus on Mar 31, 2005 4:29 PM PST up reply actions

Instead of ANTV

Why not Radio. There are many Web-Radio stations out there. Hell, a forum I used to admin on had one on 3 seperate occasions (though the first two died to server meltdowns, both problems not having to do with the Radio).

Why not do an AN Radio with a bit of music or whatever, some taped Interviews, try to get some old games on it maybe. Or have someone man it live. Hell, you could even have someone do the Play by Play on it during the games for those who dont have access to the game on TV or Radio, and I guess are too cheap to get MLB.Radio.

"I'm good because I ground out to second a lot!" ~ Darin Erstad

by Zonis on Mar 31, 2005 5:11 PM PST reply actions

It's all about the image

Radio might be a good idea, but remember that many of us belong to the MTV generation that will only listen to radio as sort of a last resort.

And BTW I don't think MLB would be too happy about AN doing play by play broadcasts of games without paying for the rights.

by OaktownTribesman on Mar 31, 2005 5:25 PM PST up reply actions

Well, we arn't selling it

but I mean more like what we are already doing with the gameday threads, just having someone speak it over a webfeed. Considering the feed will hold somewhere between 10-40 people at best, I dont think there will be a huge drain on the MLB.com financial budget. Especialy since this will mainly be used by those who cant hear the Pro's playbyplay it.

"I'm good because I ground out to second a lot!" ~ Darin Erstad

by Zonis on Mar 31, 2005 5:36 PM PST up reply actions

Still

I think Blez will be asked to "cease and desist". People have been threatened by lawsuits for lesser things.

by OaktownTribesman on Mar 31, 2005 5:37 PM PST up reply actions

And everything I've heard about MLB

is that they are absolutely fanatical about their properties. That's why the official logo has completely disappeared.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 31, 2005 5:43 PM PST up reply actions

How 'bout something simple

the ability to access other diaries from within one.

BTW how come the posting time is about 10 minutes fast?

Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that, I'll be over here, looking through your stuff. - Jack Handy

by Awesomus on Mar 31, 2005 5:58 PM PST reply actions

Other ideas

How about an AN chat room? Though then I would have even less of a life than I already do...

To compelement that, how about a an AN "A's Game Date" service so those of us spending too much time in the AN chat room can try to get a life?

And how about more coverage for our prospects and minor league teams, maybe in collaboration with Brian Durack and Bobby Lee.

by OaktownTribesman on Mar 31, 2005 6:52 PM PST reply actions

A's game date

Hilarious. AN Personals...

"I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!!!" -Brick Tamland, Anchorman

by secret ASian man on Mar 31, 2005 7:13 PM PST up reply actions

I like the idea

of a Chatroom, and especialy the idea of being able to access the Recent Diary list from within diarys. Makes it so you dont have to constantly return to the main page to go to a new diary.

"I'm good because I ground out to second a lot!" ~ Darin Erstad

by Zonis on Mar 31, 2005 7:21 PM PST reply actions

How about a Roster Diary area?

How about a separate Diary Area that lists the roster. Then when you click on the link, at the top of the page you get a basic chart of stats, then below it a diary area anyone can post in. The diaries wouldn't pop up in the main diary area but would be off on their own so that if we want to check up on a specific player, we can go into their page and read recent posts about the guys. This roster page would also have a list of guys in the organization but not on the team so that if we wanted to check up on a guy like Quintanilla we could.

by tblazrdude on Apr 1, 2005 5:54 AM PST reply actions