Effective immediately, I'm hosting a brand new message board forum for Boston Celtics fans and friends of Boston Celtics fans. For those who may not know me, I'm SlipperySam (not an unsavory character but nicknamed in honor of Celtics great Sam Jones). I have posted on Boston.com for a long time, and you'll never hear me offer anything but gratitude to that site for interesting me in pursuing my Celtics passion via the message board route.
For a number of reasons, I have decided to strike out on my own, and the forum is available to Celtics fans and non-fans who desire a troll-free environment in which to engage in congenial discussion and debate about the Celtics and basketball. And we may even stray off-topic from time to time as appropriate. The only rigidity on this forum will be a no-nonsense exclusion of trolls by IP address so they cannot return under other names. It's your forum at least as much as mine.
The URL to access the forum is: http://samcelt.forumotion.net/your-first-forum-f1/
The blog that you're now reading will henceforth be used to archive my writings and experiences related to the Celtics and for periodic discussion of Celtics history and tradition. The URL for the blog will continue to be: http://samsbostoncelticsfansite.blogspot.com/
When you visit the new message board forum, the URL will automatically direct you to our thread list. We already have some threads up-and-running, and they'll give you an idea of the type of quality, creativity and good-natured spirit we hope will always characterize this site. If you like the forum enough, we hope you'll register and become a member so you can post and enjoy the camaraderie.
There has been conjecture about the financial arrangements regarding the forum. Here are the facts. We are offering a 30-day free trial. At the end of the 30 days, if you wish to subscribe, there will be a $25 fee for the first year and an annual $15 renewal fee thereafter (all payable through Paypal). I understand that some people do not want to pay for something they feel they can get for free elsewhere. The difference is that I'm determined to provide something more than you can get elsewhere. And toward that end, I'll committing my intense personal attention to administering, posting, and moderating this forum. That extensive time expenditure will reduce my income-earning ability from the consulting company I've been running for 41 years. Hence the need for what I think is a very modest fee for what you'll be getting.
And what you'll be getting will be a unusually high level of quality and informative basketball discussion, news, stats, game-on threads, post-game reflections, contests, and other features now in early stages of formulation. Right now, we're running a poll concerning the infamous 15th roster slot. This coming Tuesday (Oct. 20), during the game-on thread (Celts vs. Knicks), we'll be running our first contest. The poster who, before the end of the first quarter, comes closest to guessing the eventual total number of points by both teams (combined) will win a free subscription to this site for the first year. And we'll be running another type of ongoing and very challenging contest on every game-on thread during the regular season, with the overall winner for the season being recognized at the end of the last game.
Without further ado, here are some of the useful and enjoyable features you can enjoy on this forum:
• Vigilant and reasonable moderation
• Permanent banning (by IP number) of trolls who are in obvious and deliberate violation of the rules of civility
• Private, timely warnings for less serious posting violations (so as to avoid being too quick with the ban button)
• Spell check
• Easy editing of your own posts
• Ability to send and receive private off-board messages to and from other board members
• (Optional) email notification of receipt of private messages and/or responses to your posts
• List of posts having appeared on the forum since you were last logged on to the site
• Continually updated listing of all members currently logged on to the site
• Easy process for conducting polls
• Avatars and personal profile options
• Emoticons (a raft of smiley faces, etc.)
• Ability to post images and videos
• Statistics about the board, including number of posts by each member
If, after examining the forum a bit, you're ready to take advantage of the 30-day free trial, here's the procedure for registering:
• Go up to the top of the screen and click on "Register."
• You'll be asked to agree to terms.
• You'll then see another screen where you'll select a "user name" (board name) and will provide your email address and a password you select (at least 6 characters). This does NOT have to be the password you use on your email account; you can select any passwork the system will accept.
• You'll then see another screen, where you'll be asked to reconfirm your password.
• You should receive instructions to go to your email account and open a welcome message. When you open that message, you'll activate your account on the forum. By the way, the message contains your user name and password, so you'd be well-advised to save it for future reference in case you forget either.
• At this in the process, REBOOT THE FORUM using the same URL:
http://samcelt.forumotion.net/your-first-forum-f1/ (VERY IMPORTANT)
• You're now ready to use the forum. When you have rebooted it, you'll be looking at the thread list again. Click on "NEW TOPIC" if you want to start a thread. Click on "POST REPLY" at the bottom of any thread to which you wish to respond.
• You'll probably want to play around with the forum site, which is fine. One possible place to start is by clicking on the word "Profile" at the top of your screen and then clicking on "Preferences." This will give you a bunch of choices on what you want displayed about yourself and what options you wish to use and avoid. We went through a learning curve in familiarizing ourselves with the site, and we're posting a list of tips to help you avoid going through some of the challenges we experienced. (That thread will be titled "TIPS TO USING THIS FORUM.") There is also a FAQ option at the top of the screen.
Have fun, and please let us hear from you. And, at any time, feel free to email me directly at SlipSamCelt@aol.com if you have any suggestions, concerns or gripes. I think you'll find me pretty responsive.
I look forward to seeing and conversing with you. This will be fun. And GO CELTICS!
Best regards,
SlipperySam
For a number of reasons, I have decided to strike out on my own, and the forum is available to Celtics fans and non-fans who desire a troll-free environment in which to engage in congenial discussion and debate about the Celtics and basketball. And we may even stray off-topic from time to time as appropriate. The only rigidity on this forum will be a no-nonsense exclusion of trolls by IP address so they cannot return under other names. It's your forum at least as much as mine.
The URL to access the forum is: http://samcelt.forumotion.net/your-first-forum-f1/
The blog that you're now reading will henceforth be used to archive my writings and experiences related to the Celtics and for periodic discussion of Celtics history and tradition. The URL for the blog will continue to be: http://samsbostoncelticsfansite.blogspot.com/
When you visit the new message board forum, the URL will automatically direct you to our thread list. We already have some threads up-and-running, and they'll give you an idea of the type of quality, creativity and good-natured spirit we hope will always characterize this site. If you like the forum enough, we hope you'll register and become a member so you can post and enjoy the camaraderie.
There has been conjecture about the financial arrangements regarding the forum. Here are the facts. We are offering a 30-day free trial. At the end of the 30 days, if you wish to subscribe, there will be a $25 fee for the first year and an annual $15 renewal fee thereafter (all payable through Paypal). I understand that some people do not want to pay for something they feel they can get for free elsewhere. The difference is that I'm determined to provide something more than you can get elsewhere. And toward that end, I'll committing my intense personal attention to administering, posting, and moderating this forum. That extensive time expenditure will reduce my income-earning ability from the consulting company I've been running for 41 years. Hence the need for what I think is a very modest fee for what you'll be getting.
And what you'll be getting will be a unusually high level of quality and informative basketball discussion, news, stats, game-on threads, post-game reflections, contests, and other features now in early stages of formulation. Right now, we're running a poll concerning the infamous 15th roster slot. This coming Tuesday (Oct. 20), during the game-on thread (Celts vs. Knicks), we'll be running our first contest. The poster who, before the end of the first quarter, comes closest to guessing the eventual total number of points by both teams (combined) will win a free subscription to this site for the first year. And we'll be running another type of ongoing and very challenging contest on every game-on thread during the regular season, with the overall winner for the season being recognized at the end of the last game.
Without further ado, here are some of the useful and enjoyable features you can enjoy on this forum:
• Vigilant and reasonable moderation
• Permanent banning (by IP number) of trolls who are in obvious and deliberate violation of the rules of civility
• Private, timely warnings for less serious posting violations (so as to avoid being too quick with the ban button)
• Spell check
• Easy editing of your own posts
• Ability to send and receive private off-board messages to and from other board members
• (Optional) email notification of receipt of private messages and/or responses to your posts
• List of posts having appeared on the forum since you were last logged on to the site
• Continually updated listing of all members currently logged on to the site
• Easy process for conducting polls
• Avatars and personal profile options
• Emoticons (a raft of smiley faces, etc.)
• Ability to post images and videos
• Statistics about the board, including number of posts by each member
If, after examining the forum a bit, you're ready to take advantage of the 30-day free trial, here's the procedure for registering:
• Go up to the top of the screen and click on "Register."
• You'll be asked to agree to terms.
• You'll then see another screen where you'll select a "user name" (board name) and will provide your email address and a password you select (at least 6 characters). This does NOT have to be the password you use on your email account; you can select any passwork the system will accept.
• You'll then see another screen, where you'll be asked to reconfirm your password.
• You should receive instructions to go to your email account and open a welcome message. When you open that message, you'll activate your account on the forum. By the way, the message contains your user name and password, so you'd be well-advised to save it for future reference in case you forget either.
• At this in the process, REBOOT THE FORUM using the same URL:
http://samcelt.forumotion.net/your-first-forum-f1/ (VERY IMPORTANT)
• You're now ready to use the forum. When you have rebooted it, you'll be looking at the thread list again. Click on "NEW TOPIC" if you want to start a thread. Click on "POST REPLY" at the bottom of any thread to which you wish to respond.
• You'll probably want to play around with the forum site, which is fine. One possible place to start is by clicking on the word "Profile" at the top of your screen and then clicking on "Preferences." This will give you a bunch of choices on what you want displayed about yourself and what options you wish to use and avoid. We went through a learning curve in familiarizing ourselves with the site, and we're posting a list of tips to help you avoid going through some of the challenges we experienced. (That thread will be titled "TIPS TO USING THIS FORUM.") There is also a FAQ option at the top of the screen.
Have fun, and please let us hear from you. And, at any time, feel free to email me directly at SlipSamCelt@aol.com if you have any suggestions, concerns or gripes. I think you'll find me pretty responsive.
I look forward to seeing and conversing with you. This will be fun. And GO CELTICS!
Best regards,
SlipperySam
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