If this site were just running I’d still visit but only about 1/5th the time. Stop buckling to the snowflakes that go crazy if any opinion different from their own is expressed and instead remind people that it is their choice to open a particular thread and to read comments.
Let more of the heated (and interesting) threads fly… more threads on global warming, trans athletes, vaccine injury, and who shot JR would be super.
You embarrassed yourself last night. You are the sort of troll who is the problem here. You are not entertaining but you think you are.
There’s about 3 posters that keep getting banned and making new usernames who are truly the worst of the worst. Just sucking up and banning them consistently would instantly fix 99% of the issues in a lot of threads.
I don’t offer suggestions because I don’t think it makes any difference. I think your moderators are running this place. They generally don’t give a damn about what we think.
I agree your race coverage is excellent. Where you can improve is in the area of investigative reporting.
Please investigate rumors and leads that people share on the board. Example: the Solinsky to Oregon story. I wish you guys would have interviewed Solinsky and/or Schumacher by now, plus get an update on whether or not Valby is going to stay at Florida.
Every other sport has investigative reporters who break or confirm news stories in timely fashion. Why can’t we have that for track and field?
I'm definitely a distance guy first, but I'd like to have a much better idea of which top US sprinters train together, who coaches them, and where they are based.
For distances running, we have these easily visible groups like BTC, OAC, etc. but hardly anyone can name the coach of someone like Fred Kerley or who he trains with off the top of their head. I know from recent news that Mu and McLaughlin-Levrone are coached by Bobby Kersee but that's about it.
LetsRun doing some sort of run-down / expose for each of the biggest USA-based sprint groups would be neat.
Some great ideas here so far. I'll respond to some that caught my eye.
RunnerSam wrote:
Have a section on the main page for an "Injury of the Month" where you link to the good existing threads on various injuries. Include links to articles, maybe interview an expert on the injury, a bunch of ways you could go. Randomly pick the injury or have people give suggestions. Examples: Upper Hamstring Tendinopathy Extensor Tendonitis Plantar Fasciitis Athletic Pubalgia
Wow. I really like this idea. I may make this my personal resolution for 2023. Can you come up with 12 injuries or maybe we just do 6?
12 examples, feel free to exclude some and include others. Might be dependent on the quality of the articles/threads/knowledge of the injury. There are a lot of good injury threads out there.
Sciatica Piriformis Upper Hamstring Tendinopathy Extensor Tendonitis Plantar Fasciitis Achilles Tendonitis Athletic Pubalgia Lateral Compartment Syndrome IT Band Syndrome Bone Spur (Hip, Foot) Iliopsoas Tendinopathy Osteoarthritis (tried to get an age specific or gender specific injury, this is more of a cause of injury)
General - Stress Fracture, Shin Splints, Runner's Knee, Muscle Strain, Calf Heart Attack ? I guess it wouldn't make sense to include more catastrophic injuries like ACL Tear or breaking a bone.
Is like to see why I was banned permanently on my other device despite never posting anything ban worthy. And then posters who are only here to troll like uncle, Dan M, etc post whatever, whenever.
Once again, the unregistered posting policy comes up for debate.
Who are the actual trolls ?
I am a Supporters Club member. Renewed last week for 2023. The BroJos know my name and address. They don't know me, but they know who I am.
If this site were just running I’d still visit but only about 1/5th the time. Stop buckling to the snowflakes that go crazy if any opinion different from their own is expressed and instead remind people that it is their choice to open a particular thread and to read comments.
Let more of the heated (and interesting) threads fly… more threads on global warming, trans athletes, vaccine injury, and who shot JR would be super.
Agreed. There should be a pure fiction board for Charlie, dann, fitzy and Carmine to tell their stories
End the LetsBullySeth thread. It serves no purpose except to encourage anti-social behaviour.
It would be weird for a site like LetsRun to now allow discussion about one of the arguably semi-big names of running. Also, please do not set the bar for bullying this low.
Wejo - As you can see from the posts here, its pretty clear that the "runnning thread" only is popular because all of us are tired of the trolls, period. Even with the box checked, I still get plenty of non-running threds that show up.
Time to revisit the concept of ONLY registered users posting on the boards so that we can finally stop dealing with the insanity of the right-wing, vaxx-deniers in every single thread. If everyone is registered, you could stop the amount of time that you and Rojo have spent walking this tightrope of letting users freely in then having to semi-police the whole thing constantly, or having the vast majority of us complain when yet another good discussion is torn apart by the trolls.
I'd be happy to re-register if it meant that i could somehow clean-up this message board experience.
I use as examples the guy that always posts crap like "USATF/NASA/Apple/YouTube/Adult Video Industry Must Build XR Virtual Track & Field Complex in World's Media and Fast Twitch Capital of Los Angeles"
I actually rather enjoy that guy's posts. He's consistent, and that's important.
I agree your race coverage is excellent. Where you can improve is in the area of investigative reporting.
Please investigate rumors and leads that people share on the board. Example: the Solinsky to Oregon story. I wish you guys would have interviewed Solinsky and/or Schumacher by now, plus get an update on whether or not Valby is going to stay at Florida.
Every other sport has investigative reporters who break or confirm news stories in timely fashion. Why can’t we have that for track and field?
FYI, I've been asking Jerry to come on our podcast for over a year now. So far, he hasn't.
I reached out to Solinsky yesterday about his Oregon move and have yet to hear back.
I agree your race coverage is excellent. Where you can improve is in the area of investigative reporting.
Please investigate rumors and leads that people share on the board. Example: the Solinsky to Oregon story. I wish you guys would have interviewed Solinsky and/or Schumacher by now, plus get an update on whether or not Valby is going to stay at Florida.
Every other sport has investigative reporters who break or confirm news stories in timely fashion. Why can’t we have that for track and field?
FYI, I've been asking Jerry to come on our podcast for over a year now. So far, he hasn't.
I reached out to Solinsky yesterday about his Oregon move and have yet to hear back.
Gault, even if you screw up once in awhile in an interview, it is not the easiest task you are charged with doing. I say overall you get a huge thumbs up because you have passion, you are inquisitive even if at times awkward, and you know the sport. Keep it up!