While it is not my call to make, this sort of thing is IMO explicitly why we don't have a "dislike" reaction here. (We do have it on That Other Forum I Help Run, but it's small enough that folks are generally allowed to blow off steam more, so it's less of an issue there. "Dislike"/downvote, IMO, does not scale up well.)
My understanding is that that is done for load management reasons.
If it could be fixed, I think it could help draw new members. To really see HF at its best you need to see the real time debates on issues that interest said person.
There really isn't a workaround for that which would let us pick-and-choose Interesting Threads, to the best of my knowledge.
Ahh, I may start sharing posts I see on HF that I know will drive debate on X, be cool if it draws more members
So when are the unmoderated politics boards coming back?
Seen someone on reddit say HFB is run by power hungry mods, they must've been talking about @Bear of Bad News
Not everyone has a shining experience here.And yet you are here nonetheless.
I thought about If tomorrow HFBoards was all of a sudden extremely less active than it was now , like 500 total posts on the main board and team boards combined. It made me incredibly grateful for how vibrant and polarizing this community is, it really is the NHL of online hockey discussion
This place has free expression, countless progressive hockey talk, countless regressive hockey talk , and on game nights I truly can’t think of a better enhancement to the NHL than HFBoards excluding watching it with loved ones.
And it goes on every single day of the year, HFBoards is the place to be!! And if you’re a part of it, you’re a chosen one
Completely agree with how the vast majority on Reddit are new to hockey whose knowledge of the game can’t compare to the best posters here. Their main objective seems to be appearing funny making edgy jokes, meanwhile on HF it’s discussion first and humor second. What I like a lot about HF is how the politics are kept to a minimum or at-least limited to certain spaces, meanwhile Reddit hockey is a cesspool of uncalled for conversations have don’t relate to the post at all. Not to mention how Reddit promotes groupthink with the downvote button, which causes unpopular opinions being burrowed by what the collective thinks. This website is the best we have, as depressing as that may be sometimes
I like TR&FA, even if I'll occasionally grumble otherwise during low points. It's the most volatile place I regularly go to, sure, but that makes the occasional calm and good-natured discussions all the more engaging and enjoyable when they do arrive.
