A temporary modification to the guidelines

[Webmaster]

After receiving a lot of feedback and numerous discussions with our members, I've decided to make a small change on a trial basis.

Members no longer need to include their own thoughts when posting news. An accurate, descriptive title and link are still needed at all times. Many members now get their news here at FF first and feel that speed is important.

We will give this a try and if the quality of discussion degrades or there are other problems, the rule will be reinstated. It's up to all our members to keep up the quality of the forum.

I also ask that members stop derailing the discussion in the news forum with comments and questions about moderation. Use the PM feature if you have questions or comments.

Finally, all replies should still follow the original guidelines.

Guidelines for submitting a reply:
1. Only reply if you have something meaningful to add. One or two word posts, such as ‘Cool’ or ‘Bad trade’, don’t add anything to the news topics. We really want to encourage good discussion and analysis of the news.

2. Keep replies on topic. Reply with your opinion on how the news affects the player or team. Don’t reply with your general opinion on said player or team. For example, if the Cowboys make a trade, a quality response would be ‘this is a bad trade for the Cowboys because….’ A poor reply would be ‘I hate the Cowboys’.