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1 hour ago, atomicfront said:

 

Like I have said numerous times but for some reason you guys choose to delete the reason this board has less and less posts is due to the moderators.  They merge so many threads and lock others.  How can you encourage people to post or participate if there are only three threads that anyone posted in a couple of days and when someone starts a new thread it is either locked or merged?  That is discouraging people from posting. I have never been on another forum where the moderators did this.  I can see if there are multiple threads about the same thing to merge them.  For example if the Ravens sign a free agent we don't need 8 threads about it.  But if the Ravens sign a free agent or their is a suggestion to sign a specific player that thread does not need to be merged into another thread.  

I have moderated boards before and new threads lead to more conversations and more posting.  I will say that the moderation is simply what killed the boards. I would post something in someone's new thread and then it would get merged into another thread and that would cause me not post again for several months.  

I think the only people that are left are people that feel they are in a club and the majority of Ravens fans stopped posting because of this.  Also putting the Message Board link at the bottom of a sub category makes it pretty clear that you don't want people to use the message board.  

I wholeheartedly agree. I quit coming to this site because of this fact.

15 minutes ago, allblackraven said:

Yup. If anything, comments on news would be the first to go in that case.

You are probably right, but I have always pictured this nonetheless, as the Ravens media does glean through social media.

The big piece that's not being mentioned is the forum having critical analysis of players, coaches, and the organization while "officially" being linked to the Baltimore Ravens. That can be very conflicting from a media perspective. Too easy to find negative press and/or "near" insider information and evaluations, no matter how off-base they may be.

27 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

This too.  It used to be front and center on the homepage.  I know this complain was brought up around the time of the update, and it was said that nothing was going to be done about it.  The product on the field contributes but we were probably pushed in this direction as well.

Yes. I feel like it was planned obsolescence. 

I personally think and IIRC, when the past format changes to the BaltimoreRavens.com website were enacted, the link to the forums became obscure; initially, I couldn't find the forum/boards link again. I think this change, plus the fact that the Ravens have cast a less that stellar product on the field has definitely led to this board's demise.

Case in point, the "Join the Conversation" link has disappeared on the website, pointing to the ominous sign of the forums going dark. I'm sure many didn't even realize this piece. I'm willing to bet those changes to a more mobile friendly, but less visually spectacular website killed things.

Too bad, as this board was the bees-knees.

There is also:

Extreme Ravens: http://forums.extremeravens.com/ 

and

Footballs Future: http://www.footballsfuture.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=8

and

Baltimore Sports and Life (I really like this site): http://www.baltimoresportsandlife.com/forum/index.php?/forum/4-baltimore-ravens/

Of course there are russellstreetreport.com and YBR/scout Ravens forums. 

This made me get nostalgic for the original and genesis of why many moved here, the Baltimore Sun sunspot forums.

I may be incorrect, but I think the talk forums on Baltimore Sun may no longer be behind a paywall: http://talk.baltimoresun.com/forum/7-ravens/

I miss those days.

Just start a new Facebook group to create and post topics. It works similar to the boards or move to another board. Russell Street Report,  Your Baltimore Ravens (scout), Extreme Ravens, Baltimore Sports and Life.

Your giving way too much credit to this year's draft class. I say 7 make the roster. Two are PS, two will be IR'ed. 

Reynolds, Canaday - PS

Moore, Judon - IR

1 hour ago, Edgar said:

Ramsey is way hyped because of his athleticism.Stanley will prove to be the better pick. 

I totally agree. I see high round bust written all over him. He makes up for his deficiencies with his athleticism.

On 3/27/2016 at 8:47 AM, Desert said:

Too OLD and slow, showing up to training camp out of shape for multiple years?. Cm-on Man, an ex speed rusher , over 33 , now with a bad wheel?

Ravens need to move on and get younger. If they think him an Dumervil can get 20 sacks , Dumervil will will have 19 of them.

Please, man! Doom gets sacks because of Suggs.

12 hours ago, Maryland said:

It seems like we start every game with a toss to Juszczyk in the flat for about a 6 yard gain. Can a traditional FB do that? Hah! No. 

We did the same thing with Leach. Juice is an offensive crunch, not a bell cow; and that is a problem.

Having Juice on this squad really kills the opportunity to have a max number of playmakers on the squad. But with that said, Juice really got better and showed something in the last quarter of the season.

They moved Waller to TE because he's not a good enough WR to make the squad at WO. Putting him at TE gives him an opportunity to make the squad in the absence of Boyle. If Waller makes the squad, he will be put on IR once Boyle comes back. Book it.

Camp IS a special player.

You have seen next to nothing of Waller to truly saw who's much better.

Waller has a chance for a few reasons, the most important being he's an actual draft pick. The Ravens have been loyal to their drafted WRs (look at injury prone Camp, Doss, Reed, etc). A Ravens drafted player (Waller) will never be easily cut over another team's undrafted player (Matthews) or even the team's undrafted player (D.Brown) after just his rookie season

Waller sucks.

Matthews took over for Waller on ST.

What is it about Waller that makes ANYONE think he has a shot to make this team next year????? He's a 7th rounder and he is a developmental player. Camparnero is wayyyy better. Matthews is much better. If Camp is healthy though training camp, he will be on the team.

Don't you think the Ravens learned this year what you get out of developmental players???

Why do we never play New England or Dallas at home?

Butler is playing lights out. He is the current #2 receiver for the Ravens. You forgot about him.

Clay is probably the odd man out when Camp comes back. Waller will be cut.

SSSr - wild card

2) Aiken

3) Perrriman

4) Butler

5) Campernaro

6) Matthews

7) Draft pick - if no pick, Givens

He didn't look to good today. I like the kid though.

The pants looked great!!!!

Well, I'll be!!! Creaky muscles and joints!

Man, that's a 0-16 squad you've assembled there.

Phantom IR move to get young guys on the field.

Maybe we should keep pitta next year. These guys have a lot of potential but they've all been pretty banged up and been up and down all year. Now this? We know we can rely on Dennis.

Are you serious? LoL

I personally don't ever see Maxx Williams taking over the starting spot from Gilmore. Gilmore's toolbox is too full.