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How many would join if I create a message board/forum for us to migrate to?

Wow. Not happy. Will not be engaging on FB or any other platforms because it doesnt allow for actual discussion. Just one or two lines of unsubstantiated, emotional garbage or "hot takes." Plus, i dont want to be bombarded with advertising while discussing the Ravens... But, i guess you cant really advertise on here and capitalize on the "engagement" so why bother. Im being unreasonable, but i dont care.

Wow. As a fan who left Baltimore in 2003 and found this community I can't say enough about how upsetting this is. Facebook has some of the worst 'Raven' fans.

Can someone tell the Ravens that cutting the costs of this board will not clear up any cap space?

Hello everyone, As most of you know, with our current home closing at the end of the month we've begun the process of creating and searching for a new spot. Thank you to those of you that have joined the new forum already. Great to see so many of you that love this community as much as I do. For those of you who haven't joined and want to, check out: http://baltimoreravens.boardhost.com/index.php But, with us being forced out of our comfort zone a lot of exciting ideas are flying fast and furious.... and a simple forum may not be able to house what we need, or provide all the features we've become used to. With that in mind, still don't hesitate to join what we have set up and start using it. But, with some of the great community members help, we're looking into upgrading to something better that will allow us to do some really neat things in addition to just chatting. It'll also give us the ability to scale as we grow bigger. We're grabbing some potential domain names now, but if anyone has some slick suggestions for what our new home could be called, feel free to post em and we'll start looking into availability of domains. So keep an eye out. We'll try to have everything settled and finalized before this closes down... but just in case make sure to get registered over at the current forum listed above. That way, at the very least we can all stay in touch while our ultimate, new swanky bachelor pad is being built. Awesome to see so many of us really invested in building something great. And build it we will. Thanks, Bold (remember to register at the existing new forum.... and let those Forum/Domain name suggestions fly; want to get something locked up)

At least we won't be exposed to your stupidity any longer

I'm a member there as well, but it doesnt have the same feel as this community. I like this group.

April Fools? Please?

Shuts down on April 1st, you say.

Cleveland Browns GM: "This is fake news!"

Turned down more money from the Browns lol

In honor of the forums closing, Lindsey Duke makes her return for the next 3 weeks or so!

WOOO!

That Flacco contract screwed us over. If only they done the 18 mil per year he wanted before the superbowl win we would still have our forum

Admittedly, I probably can't relate to rationale behind this decision as I'm likely ignorant as to what makes "this", go....but it strikes me as very, very, very lame. A board...THE board representing the Ravens is closing up shop because.......you can't keep up? Isn't worth the effort? Who exactly makes this decision....anyone know ? You can keep Facebook, etc

I probably needed a push to get off of here anyways, but it couldn't at least go through draft season? Ouch.

trolololololol

How ironic.

I'm already there and encourage others to join. I honestly have no clue what I would do without this forum, its like the government actually expects me to work.....while at work. Like I told you before, let me know if you need anything.

One of the best pieces of news I heard all day. I love this move. I suppose this also means the end of Webb. We can't pay all these safeties top dollar and the sad thing is, I believe, Jefferson was an UDFA in that horrible 2013 draft. Wow, what a change of events. Now we spent big money into the safety position two years in a row with a long-term and short-term option. This should go a long way and now all we need is a CB, which there are a lot of nice options available in the Draft.

I want to repeat my previous observation Matt Elam SS, Draft: 2013, Round 1, Pick 32 Total tackles: 131 ( ?!?) Sacks: 0.5 Interceptions: 1 Pass deflections: 7 Tony Jefferson SS, Draft 2013, undrafted Total tackles: 276 Sacks: 5.0 Forced fumbles: 6 Pass deflections: 11 Interceptions: 2 Defensive touchdowns: 1

Ever think that maybe the drop off in posting traffic over the last few years has been correlating to the steady decline of the team? There is a reason that there is only a small portion of the posters still active- because they are the die hard fans and will stick with the franchise no matter what. I think it speaks volumes about where this team is at now, that they would punish the core of the fan base - not to mention keep away a venue for newer fans to congregate online. I would say I'm surprised, but then again, this is the same franchise that traded away annual Bolden so we could get Marcus spears and Michael huff, so I guess I really shouldnt be surprised at all. Bad, bad move.

Frustrating but pls don't be another Nick Boyle.

@Admin 3 I think the execution is the poor part in all this. You should've waited to make this move until after the draft to close the forum on a high note. I will tell you I never use the social media avenues besides this one because I don't want my views attached to me personally and I like the anonymity provided here. Granted you could've justifiably given less, I think more advanced notice would've been wiser and prove to be a far better execution for your fan base of which the team supposedly values. While I may follow the Ravens on Twitter and Facebook but my participation there is nonexistent and it won't change at all because of this decision. While I understand the need to divert resources to more utilized avenues, I think isolating a portion of your fan base that prefer message boards fails to recognize the needs of a niche of your audience. I may have my own views I won't share right now on this issue, but I think that you're making a mistake in this decision since the money wasn't a deciding factor here, according to your statement. If that's the case, I don't see how retaining this forum negatively impacts your ability to properly give the more lucrative and in-demand social media avenues the attention they require.

Ozzie needs to read these boards! We know better!

This is a hell of a move. We get younger, and better. We still have a lot of holes to fill, but if we can retain Webb at the same time(somehow) the secondary issue is to put to bed for now. Thank you Ozzie.

Since I grew up with him its weird and awesome at the same time lol

Excellent news at the end of a long, sad day! Him and Weddle will be formidable!!!

DAMN YOU. Let me have my moment!

It is like saying "we're going to tear down your house without your consent"

do you really wanna know why keys on his keyboard are sticking?

In one sentence please explain how you came up with this? Just one sentence please. I don't want to overtax my brain.

Just popped in to say one thing. Bollocks

So I get my little Ravens news alert on my phone ... all excited like ... we're we able to sign Williams? Finalized the deal for Jefferson? Found some help for a mediocre o line that's been further depleted? Nope - this is what we get instead.

Quality >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Quantity....It applies in every aspect of life....Would you trade Mosley for bunch of undrafted rookies? I would take 10 guys in this message board community over 100k trolls on FB or twitter or any social platform.... For monetary reason, I don't think there's a big jump, but slightly jump instead. For expanding pool of fans, I don't think there's any improvement; may be some bandwagon fans. If the Ravens organization want to expand their fan base, wouldn't it be better to have both message board and FB? PS: I think whoever made this decision isn't thinking about fans' feelings and the money they saved is not going to replace the heart and soul of this community...

If we can land Jefferson and Pryor/Alshon in the same offseason, I will never say anything bad about Ozzie again

"We like our guys", Anyone seen Tandon Doss or Deonte Thompson from the last time we "Liked our guys" at WR? Cut Webb/Pitta and get Alshon or Pryor, enough messing around with this terrible WR situation with no playmakers.

Awful news. I don't get on here as much, but it's not because I've migrated to social media platforms like FB and Twitter (and to discuss sports? Yuck!) I still come and browse as a guest sometimes because this community is awesome. If it's the end, it's been real. I hope it is an April Fool's joke though.

Ah. Your true colors. The actual reason is because idiots like you flooded the damn thing with your constant negativity, and your "I know everything so screw off" attitude. You literally turned every thread into a Flacco thread. That's YOUR fault. And the countless insults you threw at people is honestly sad. Teenagers post on this damn forum and you try and tear them apart. You're pathetic. It shows the kind of boy you are. Good riddance.

Eric Weddle taking over our FO during free agency, that's what I get from Woodhead signing.

I'm just stoked right now especially after a total bummer of a day! I still can't get over the forum closing folks. I now know how a death row inmate feels when he knows he's being executed on the 31st of March! lol

Jefferson was the #2 rated safety by PFF behind only Weddle. #1 run stopper but also only allowed a 44% completion rate in his coverage and a QB rating of 50 when targeted. He IS versatile. He and Weddle are a GREAT combo. Literally the number 1 and 2 Safeties according to PFF.

Sorry Admin 3. This is not intended directly at you, but the heads that made this decision are just plain short sighted and foolish. In the short term, you'll find no increase in traffic to your FB or twitter feeds and moreover will end up losing fan interaction which is critical to fan engagement. That is how the dollars flow - fans to club. I just hope whoever made this decision (probably anticipating some pushback but thinking it was needed to cut costs or whatever) better hope that the real powers that be - Owner Steve Bisciotti and President Cass are fully aware of this decision. Because if this novel business school churlish idea backfires, their heads will be the first to roll.

Is there anyway to keep this up through the end of the 2017 season? It's bad timing to close the forums right in the middle of free agency and a month before the draft?

Why did I just get a new TOS agreement again if the boards are actually closing? Why have new TOS rules if there will be no more board to post on at the end of the month?

In today's world it's all about costs. Shutting down this message board isn't the solution. It generates a lot of traffic like some of you mentioned it above. I'm okay if there's some ads/banner to generate some cash. Final drive to me is a useless product, I'm sure it costs a lot more to produce a video a day than to keep this board running. A message board is also a place for fans to talk/communicate to each other in a unique way esp. if it's the offical forums. I know social media plays a new role, but in the end a message board belongs to a package that the Ravens PR provide/"sell" their fans.

Theres having a difference of opinion.... Theres also hitting your face on your keyboard 5 times then hitting submit reply. I feel like he was the latter.

certainly hoping it is a joke

I would