Future of the footy forum

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Mateinone, I think the people saying that they want no part of a social media integration, just don’t understand what’s being proposed. 
I think once they do understand, they’ll be ok with it, as I think you’re suggesting including the “option” to utilize and not actually making these people join facebook.

The anominity of posters is an interesting one, personally I think it’s a relic of a bygone age, but it’s also quite charming. We’ve had some wonderfully creative usernames over the years !

I wasin a messenger group at one point. It was made up of current and former CSC posters, and I noted that one poster in particular had a much quieter disposition in the messenger group than the testerone charged one displayed on CSC...
I’d presumed that was because in the messenger group we all knew who he was... But then again a quick read of FB will show plenty of angry ants making outrageous statements/threats seemingly without thought of anonymity. 
I guess to me the username/real name thing doesn’t really matter.

The only other thing I can think of at the moment is using the site on a Mobi... I’ll admit I haven’t tried for a couple of years, but the times I tried it was pretty useless.
I can usually wait to get home and use my iPad to catch up, but Trade/Draft period is always an anxious time, but then again the afl and club trade trackers have made it so that at least I’m informed about the changes, even if I can’t join the conversation.

I agree NorthernBlue on a mobile friendly site would be useful, I too have been frustrated trying to read the site via the mobile.

Your points about social media integration - perhaps I don't understand what's being proposed, I am not against modernisation but I will not join Facebook, Twitter or their clones. I briefly tried whatsapp and have since removed it, I was not impressed the contacts in my phone were sent information from Whatsapp when they have never used the service. The only social messenger group program I would consider would be Telegram (made famous by ISIS unfortunately), but it does work. Again I was careful about what I gave it access to but it does have a very good desktop app that works seamlessly with the phone version.

Posting links on social media the lead participants to our site where they can contribute I have no problem with, I don't even mind if they can return post from Facebook, but I won't be joining them in Facebook groups.