Cybereagles

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:14 pm This place is DEAD.

Why? Because we wanted to cater to a small minority who whined constantly that they only wanted to discuss Nigerian football.

There is so much going on now with the World Cup qualifiers. In the past, we had Africans from all over the continent here discussing the ongoing competition. Now, most have left.

Keep in mind many Africans only found this forum, registered, and started posting here because they had an interest in Nigerian football in the first place. Their interest in the SE brought them here and the lively debates about African football, in general, kept them here.

Let league football stay in the other forum.

deanotito wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:29 pm I said it then and I’ll say it now. That move was a mistake. As you said, it was catering to a very small but very vocal minority.

Not just international football. Bring the club football back too

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:14 pm This place is DEAD.

Why? Because we wanted to cater to a small minority who whined constantly that they only wanted to discuss Nigerian football.

There is so much going on now with the World Cup qualifiers. In the past, we had Africans from all over the continent here discussing the ongoing competition. Now, most have left.

Keep in mind many Africans only found this forum, registered, and started posting here because they had an interest in Nigerian football in the first place. Their interest in the SE brought them here and the lively debates about African football, in general, kept them here.

Let league football stay in the other forum.

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:54 pm

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:14 pm This place is DEAD.

Why? Because we wanted to cater to a small minority who whined constantly that they only wanted to discuss Nigerian football.

There is so much going on now with the World Cup qualifiers. In the past, we had Africans from all over the continent here discussing the ongoing competition. Now, most have left.

Keep in mind many Africans only found this forum, registered, and started posting here because they had an interest in Nigerian football in the first place. Their interest in the SE brought them here and the lively debates about African football, in general, kept them here.

Let league football stay in the other forum.

SMDH

There's a feature known as "STRICTLY FOOTBALL" that aggregates the football subforums into one.

Eagles Nest remains for the Eagles.

If you want to read an aggregate of other football topics then click on "Strictly football"!

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:54 pm

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:14 pm This place is DEAD.

Why? Because we wanted to cater to a small minority who whined constantly that they only wanted to discuss Nigerian football.

There is so much going on now with the World Cup qualifiers. In the past, we had Africans from all over the continent here discussing the ongoing competition. Now, most have left.

Keep in mind many Africans only found this forum, registered, and started posting here because they had an interest in Nigerian football in the first place. Their interest in the SE brought them here and the lively debates about African football, in general, kept them here.

Let league football stay in the other forum.

SMDH

There's a feature known as "STRICTLY FOOTBALL" that aggregates the football subforums into one.

Eagles Nest remains for the Eagles.

If you want to read an aggregate of other football topics then click on "Strictly football"!

Enugu II wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:07 pm

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:54 pm SMDH

There's a feature known as "STRICTLY FOOTBALL" that aggregates the football subforums into one.

Eagles Nest remains for the Eagles.

If you want to read an aggregate of other football topics then click on "Strictly football"!

This is a site strictly for Nigerian football.
If someone wants to talk non-Nigerian football, there are numerous options other than a site dedicated to Nigerian football.
I also participate in such discussions but I respect the goal of this site.

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:54 pm SMDH

There's a feature known as "STRICTLY FOOTBALL" that aggregates the football subforums into one.

Eagles Nest remains for the Eagles.

If you want to read an aggregate of other football topics then click on "Strictly football"!

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:24 pm

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:54 pm SMDH

There's a feature known as "STRICTLY FOOTBALL" that aggregates the football subforums into one.

Eagles Nest remains for the Eagles.

If you want to read an aggregate of other football topics then click on "Strictly football"!

That feature is not obvious, hence not effective if we go by the result. The forum is dying and most people who previously discussed African football here have left.

It's not just about having a feature, but whether it's effective in fostering a community (which is what this forum is all about).

All I'm asking is to go partly back to a format that has been successful in the past. CE was a much more vibrant and diverse place then.

Enugu II wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:31 pm

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:24 pm

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:54 pm SMDH

There's a feature known as "STRICTLY FOOTBALL" that aggregates the football subforums into one.

Eagles Nest remains for the Eagles.

If you want to read an aggregate of other football topics then click on "Strictly football"!

That feature is not obvious, hence not effective if we go by the result. The forum is dying and most people who previously discussed African football here have left.

It's not just about having a feature, but whether it's effective in fostering a community (which is what this forum is all about).

All I'm asking is to go partly back to a format that has been successful in the past. CE was a much more vibrant and diverse place then.

Actually, the forum was successfully at a time period. What we need is more visuals and video to attract younger folks. The Euro football won't do it. A site can sustain Nigerian focused football with videos and newer stuff but going to European football dramatically changes the focus of the site. It certainly would not make sense then to still call it Cybereagles if it becomes deluged with discussions on European football.

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:24 pm

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:54 pm SMDH

There's a feature known as "STRICTLY FOOTBALL" that aggregates the football subforums into one.

Eagles Nest remains for the Eagles.

If you want to read an aggregate of other football topics then click on "Strictly football"!

That feature is not obvious, hence not effective if we go by the result. The forum is dying and most people who previously discussed African football here have left.

It's not just about having a feature, but whether it's effective in growing this community. Growing the community and attracting more members should be a goal too. If we don't, it'll just be a steady decline.

All I'm asking is to go partly back to a format that has been successful in the past. CE was a much more vibrant and diverse place then.

joao wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:36 pm ...Also the moderators should learn to merge topics and discussions that are glaringly similar.
That should reduce the clutter, and reduce derailment of threads by those bringing dissimilar
arguments into threads.

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:48 pm

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:24 pm

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:54 pm SMDH

There's a feature known as "STRICTLY FOOTBALL" that aggregates the football subforums into one.

Eagles Nest remains for the Eagles.

If you want to read an aggregate of other football topics then click on "Strictly football"!

That feature is not obvious, hence not effective if we go by the result. The forum is dying and most people who previously discussed African football here have left.

It's not just about having a feature, but whether it's effective in growing this community. Growing the community and attracting more members should be a goal too. If we don't, it'll just be a steady decline.

All I'm asking is to go partly back to a format that has been successful in the past. CE was a much more vibrant and diverse place then.

Eagles Nest as the name implies is about all things Naija football.

We have an International Football subforum.

We also have the ability for those who don't want to go to different forums to discuss football, to have them aggregate the two forums into a "Strictly Football" subsection. You get the same thing you are asking for.

I can't go to an Arsenal forum and be discussing African Worldcup qualifiers or the impact of EPL on African WCQ.

In fact, as an American football fan, my team fan site won't allow posts about other teams in the same division. They will move it to the rest of the NFL. Folks know the rule and they abide by it. Here we are talking about "convenience"? For whom?

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:14 pm This place is DEAD.

Why? Because we wanted to cater to a small minority who whined constantly that they only wanted to discuss Nigerian football.

There is so much going on now with the World Cup qualifiers. In the past, we had Africans from all over the continent here discussing the ongoing competition. Now, most have left.

Keep in mind many Africans only found this forum, registered, and started posting here because they had an interest in Nigerian football in the first place. Their interest in the SE brought them here and the lively debates about African football, in general, kept them here.

Let league football stay in the other forum.

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:10 pm

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:48 pm

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:24 pm

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:54 pm SMDH

There's a feature known as "STRICTLY FOOTBALL" that aggregates the football subforums into one.

Eagles Nest remains for the Eagles.

If you want to read an aggregate of other football topics then click on "Strictly football"!

That feature is not obvious, hence not effective if we go by the result. The forum is dying and most people who previously discussed African football here have left.

It's not just about having a feature, but whether it's effective in growing this community. Growing the community and attracting more members should be a goal too. If we don't, it'll just be a steady decline.

All I'm asking is to go partly back to a format that has been successful in the past. CE was a much more vibrant and diverse place then.

Eagles Nest as the name implies is about all things Naija football.

We have an International Football subforum.

We also have the ability for those who don't want to go to different forums to discuss football, to have them aggregate the two forums into a "Strictly Football" subsection. You get the same thing you are asking for.

I can't go to an Arsenal forum and be discussing African Worldcup qualifiers or the impact of EPL on African WCQ.

In fact, as an American football fan, my team fan site won't allow posts about other teams in the same division. They will move it to the rest of the NFL. Folks know the rule and they abide by it. Here we are talking about "convenience"? For whom?

The feature may seem obvious to you, but it is clearly not working in helping to grow this community.

I don't know if you're in business, but it's not about what is obvious or logical to you, but how others are responding to it. That is the real test. I once had a website where everything was working perfectly every time I tested it, but people kept reporting issues. It turned out from the logs that they were making mistakes. I had to look at why so many people were making a mistake and take responsibility for reorganizing things to cater for that.

The Strictly Soccer thing was not even obvious to me and I'm a mod here.

Instead of changing a working formula because of a small vocal minority, why not do the reverse and create a feature that can filter Nigerian football for those who only want to see threads on Nigerian football?

deanotito wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:29 pm I said it then and I’ll say it now. That move was a mistake. As you said, it was catering to a very small but very vocal minority.

Not just international football. Bring the club football back too

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:10 pm

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:48 pm

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:24 pm

Cellular wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:54 pm SMDH

There's a feature known as "STRICTLY FOOTBALL" that aggregates the football subforums into one.

Eagles Nest remains for the Eagles.

If you want to read an aggregate of other football topics then click on "Strictly football"!

That feature is not obvious, hence not effective if we go by the result. The forum is dying and most people who previously discussed African football here have left.

It's not just about having a feature, but whether it's effective in growing this community. Growing the community and attracting more members should be a goal too. If we don't, it'll just be a steady decline.

All I'm asking is to go partly back to a format that has been successful in the past. CE was a much more vibrant and diverse place then.

Eagles Nest as the name implies is about all things Naija football.

We have an International Football subforum.

We also have the ability for those who don't want to go to different forums to discuss football, to have them aggregate the two forums into a "Strictly Football" subsection. You get the same thing you are asking for.

I can't go to an Arsenal forum and be discussing African Worldcup qualifiers or the impact of EPL on African WCQ.

In fact, as an American football fan, my team fan site won't allow posts about other teams in the same division. They will move it to the rest of the NFL. Folks know the rule and they abide by it. Here we are talking about "convenience"? For whom?

The feature may seem obvious to you, but it is clearly not working in helping to grow this community.

I don't know if you're in business, but it's not about what is obvious or logical to you. It's about how others are responding to it. That is the real test. I once had a website where everything was working perfectly every time I tested it, but people kept reporting issues. It turned out from the logs that they were making mistakes. I had to look at why so many people were making a mistake and take responsibility for reorganizing things to cater for that.

The Strictly Soccer thing was not even obvious to me and I'm a mod here.

Instead of changing a working formula because of a small vocal minority, why not do the reverse and create a feature that can filter Nigerian football for those who only want to see threads on Nigerian football?

Orion wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:10 pm

deanotito wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:29 pm I said it then and I’ll say it now. That move was a mistake. As you said, it was catering to a very small but very vocal minority.

Not just international football. Bring the club football back too

I've asked in the past for CE members to be given the opportunity to vote on this.

I'm sure Cellular won't put this to a vote because it'll reveal that the people who want this isolated forum are a minority.