I've learned that regardless of how successful a person (or a board) is, there still are going to be people that disagree with certain things, certain people, how things are run, and so on....but that's just how life is. Not everyone is going to agree with every decision Alan makes, but I think the board is by and large heading in the right direction. Yes, there are people that disagree with things (there always will be), and I think the problem with "the board not heading in a good direction" is due to tacky little quarrels and that's going to happen regardless of who owns the board.
My suggestion would be to continue to do the private signings and continue to try and find not only obscure guys but also star players that perhaps do not do a lot of signings (i.e. Ricky Williams) and make them as affordable as possible. I understand this is sometimes easier said than done but I think for the most part this has been done effectively.
Another suggestion would be (and this is very "technical", per se) to (under the baseball headlines), allow for all of the major sports headlines to be posted, not just baseball ones. I'm not sure if this would open the pandora's box for way too many articles but it's just that - a suggestion
A third suggestion would be to somehow implement an address bank. I'm not sure honestly if this is being worked on but it would be a great asset IMO.
A fourth and final suggestion (for now
) would be to perhaps separate the TTM successes if possible by sport and by entertainment. I know this would take a lot of work but it would allow people to be able to get to "football IP successes" that much quicker. Not sure if this is feasible but again, just a suggestion.
However, I DO like the active, hands-on approach Alan is taking to try and make this board better. By no means am I kissing up to anyone by saying any of this, but I personally like the board, I can navigate on the board pretty easily, and the information is pretty good.
Thanks and hope these help!