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Originally Posted by fitump56
Predicted and no suprises, yes, sad.
His forum was quickly becoming a winner, .
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So, the question to ask is, "Why was it becoming a winner?"
Both sites had / have knowledgable posters, although his site did have pro (MiLB) umps (known to be) participating
His site had more "social" threads (who is your favorite umpire? where are you from? exactly what brand of equipment does (insert name her) wear? etc.)
This site has more "negative" threads, mostly fomented by a relativley small group of posters.
Frankly, I (personal opinion) don't care about any of the social threads and didn't participate in them (unless it was to opine on a rules / mechanics type question).
The pro umps were nice to have, but I don't think any "new" knowledge was provided -- that is, the answers given here to the same questions would have been the same.
So, that only leave the trolling.
Here's a challenge to the "new guard" who wants to promote change: Physician, heal thyself.