Suggestions to iimprove the site

First of all, I've got to give credit to Punk for updating the homepage constantly. While they are usually a bit short, they make for an enjoyable read, even for one who has pretty much already read the content ( as it's from the forum ) as the spin he put on them is funny.

Still, my advice would be to put the real names of the users you quote, or at least a credible nom de plume. From someone on the outside if you read that the fightbeat pannel consist of cdogg, Xplosive, mexicanweeding shirt,... at best it doesn't look credible, at worst, it make us looks like full blown retards (and before someone get his panty wet, it's not an attack on the 3 I named, my username ain't better )

Another one would be to start topic as open question, and mention to the users to ellaborate a little bit more than usual. Nothing to big but just put some meat around the witty one liner. You pick the best, put an introduction in the like of : Today we asked 3 boxing experts what do they think about Cortez retirement, too soon or too late ? and voila, it's an article who looks serious if we put our''creditential'' ( for example, Reed is a top notch Dallas based matchmaker, cdogg an accomplished historian of irish boxing ... )

 

On second thought, you're probably right. The way you're doing it now, without naming any alias is probably the best answer. Just that before, it sounded to casual imo when you listed the username of every quote you took from the forum

 

these new articles are the way to go

make them controversial and slip them into other forums to piss off their fanboys

 

I dig Azazel's suggestions, but I also think what Punk is getting at, a ridiculous, mythical panel of experts, is the way to go. I love the way it's presented

I also love that the articles contain the real mocking, sarcastic, hater angle. It's refreshing to read that instead of what other sites put up... boring, cliched "reports" written largely by people who, for very good reasons, don't make a living as journalists.

 

the site really doesnt need much inproving.. it is the best site in the history of the world already!

i think tags should be more used..

 

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When someone attacks my username it makes me a sad panda :Boo:

But yeah, I love Punk's absurd articles, they suit Fightbeat. Fightbeat needs to be different, we should make the articles as absurd or controversial as possible.

 

I did indeed ::

 

how about a series of over the top articles throughout the build up to Golota-Bowe III

be the only boxing OR pro wrestling website on the internet to give full coverage and be so enthusiastic about the event

 

I agree with others.. the articles are awesome.

i love including the forums thoughts... saying that martinez dropped like a attractive metrosexual or whatever.. LOL

also agree with over the top articles on stupid things like Bowe-golata..


i think you should let me write an article or two.. that would probably really really help the site

 

Fix the embedding.

 

Do it LOK.

ray:

 

That's an amazing idea :bears::bears:

 

Bowe-Golota 3 in a steel cage is the sporting event of the century.

 

Millenium!

 

Nut sacks will roll, cup protectors will die, scrotum's will be split in two, hungry wolves will clean up the remains.


ray:

 

i hope that Larry David guy is a commentator

 

I'm in favor of this. Great idea.

 

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Fightbeat should turn into the ONION of boxing......NOBODY cares about boxing NEWS....boxing NEWS made up of satire and comedy....GOLD!!!...

 

If LOK goes on record picking Bowe we need a counter argument from boss.

 

Where do I send my $5?